白蓮教某者，山西人，大約徐鴻儒之徒。左道惑眾，墮其術者甚眾。一日將他往，堂中置一盆，又一盆覆之，囑門人坐守，戒勿啟視。去後門人啟之，見盆貯清水，水上編草為舟，帆檣具焉。異而撥以指，隨手傾側；急扶如故，仍覆之。俄而師來，怒責曰：「何違吾命？」門人立白其無。師曰：「適海中舟覆，何得欺我？」又一夕，燒巨燭于堂上，戒恪守，勿以風滅。漏二滴，師不至，儽然而殆，就床暫寐，及醒燭已竟滅，急起爇之。既而師入，又責之。門人曰：「我固不曾睡，燭何得息？」師怒曰：「適使我暗行十余里，尚復云云耶？」門人大駭。奇行種種，不可勝書。
白蓮教裡有個人，是山西人，大概是徐鴻儒的同夥。他用邪術迷惑眾人，受他矇騙的人很多。一天，他要到別處去，在堂屋裡放了一個盆，又拿另一個盆蓋在上面，吩咐徒弟坐著看守，告誡他不要揭開來看。他走後，徒弟揭開盆，看見裡面盛著清水，水上有一條用草編成的小船，船帆和桅杆都齊全。徒弟覺得奇怪，用手指撥了一下，船隨手傾斜了。他急忙把船扶回原樣，仍舊蓋上盆。過了一會兒，師父回來，生氣地責問：「為什麼違揹我的吩咐？」徒弟立即辯解，說自己沒有。師父說：「剛才海里的船翻了，你怎麼能騙我？」又有一天晚上，師父在堂屋裡點了一支大蜡燭，告誡徒弟仔細看守，不要讓風吹滅。到了二更，師父還沒回來，徒弟疲憊睏倦，便上床暫睡了一會兒。醒來時，蠟燭已經熄滅，他急忙起來重新點燃。隨後師父進來，又責備他。徒弟說：「我根本沒有睡，蠟燭怎麼會滅呢？」師父怒道：「剛才害我摸黑走了十幾里路，你還說這種話嗎？」徒弟大為驚恐。這人種種奇異的行為，多得寫不完。
白莲教某者，山西人，大约徐鸿儒之徒。左道惑众，堕其术者甚众。一日将他往，堂中置一盆，又一盆覆之，嘱门人坐守，戒勿启视。去后门人启之，见盆贮清水，水上编草为舟，帆樯具焉。异而拨以指，随手倾侧；急扶如故，仍覆之。俄而师来，怒责曰：「何违吾命？」门人立白其无。师曰：「适海中舟覆，何得欺我？」又一夕，烧巨烛于堂上，戒恪守，勿以风灭。漏二滴，师不至，儽然而殆，就床暂寐，及醒烛已竟灭，急起爇之。既而师入，又责之。门人曰：「我固不曾睡，烛何得息？」师怒曰：「适使我暗行十余里，尚复云云耶？」门人大骇。奇行种种，不可胜书。
白莲教里有个人，是山西人，大概是徐鸿儒的同伙。他用邪术迷惑众人，受他蒙骗的人很多。一天，他要到别处去，在堂屋里放了一个盆，又拿另一个盆盖在上面，吩咐徒弟坐着看守，告诫他不要揭开来看。他走后，徒弟揭开盆，看见里面盛着清水，水上有一条用草编成的小船，船帆和桅杆都齐全。徒弟觉得奇怪，用手指拨了一下，船随手倾斜了。他急忙把船扶回原样，仍旧盖上盆。过了一会儿，师父回来，生气地责问：“为什么违背我的吩咐？”徒弟立即辩解，说自己没有。师父说：“刚才海里的船翻了，你怎么能骗我？”又有一天晚上，师父在堂屋里点了一支大蜡烛，告诫徒弟仔细看守，不要让风吹灭。到了二更，师父还没回来，徒弟疲惫困倦，便上床暂睡了一会儿。醒来时，蜡烛已经熄灭，他急忙起来重新点燃。随后师父进来，又责备他。徒弟说：“我根本没有睡，蜡烛怎么会灭呢？”师父怒道：“刚才害我摸黑走了十几里路，你还说这种话吗？”徒弟大为惊恐。这人种种奇异的行为，多得写不完。
There was a certain man of the White Lotus sect, a native of Shanxi, probably one of Xu Hongru’s followers. He led people astray with sorcery, and a great many fell under his spell. One day, as he was about to go off somewhere, he set a basin in the hall and covered it with a second basin. He told a disciple to sit and guard it, and warned him not to open it and look. After he had gone, the disciple opened it. The basin held clear water, and on the water floated a boat woven of straw, with sail and mast complete. Curious, he poked it with his finger, and it tipped over at his touch. He hurriedly set it upright as before and put the cover back. In a moment the master returned. “Why did you disobey me?” he said angrily. The disciple at once protested that he had done no such thing. “A ship just capsized at sea,” said the master. “How can you lie to me?” Another evening the master lit a huge candle in the hall and told the disciple to watch it closely and not let the wind blow it out. By the second watch of the night the master had still not come, and the disciple, worn out and weary, lay down on the bed for a short nap. When he woke the candle had gone out, and he jumped up and lit it again. Soon the master came in and rebuked him again. “I never slept at all,” said the disciple. “How could the candle have gone out?” “You just made me walk more than ten li in the dark,” said the master angrily, “and you still talk like this?” The disciple was terrified. The man’s strange doings were of every kind, too many to write down.