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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A78484	Certaine prophesies presented before the Kings Maiesty by the scholers of Trinity Colledge in the Vniversity of Cambridge. 1. Touching England in Generall. 2. Touching the court. 3. The church. 4. The seas. 5. The university. 6. The gentry. 7. The City. 8. Ports and castles. 9. Land. 10. Rome. With some other remarkable prophesies of divers other learned scholers, concerning the estate of the church, and people, wherein is to be read many remarkable passages worthy of observation.	Trinity College (University of Cambridge)	1642 (1642)	Wing C1727; Thomason E118_41; ESTC R11851	2,616	8

CERTAINE Prophesies presented before the Kings Maiesty by the Scholers of Trinity Colledge in the Vniversity of Cambridge 1. Touching England in Generall 2. Touching the Court 3. The Church 4. The Seas 5. The University 6. The Gentry 7. The City 8. Ports and Castles 9. Land 10. Rome With some other Remarkable Prophesies of divers other learned Scholers concerning the estate of the Church and people wherein is to be read many Remarkable Passages worthy of observation Printed at London for T. B. 1642. Certaine Prophesies presented before the Kings Maiesty by the Scholers of Trinity Colledge in the University of Cambridge 1. Touching England in generall THe Church is something Ceremonius which shall be tryed but first harkned for and nothing heard a long time but when the vertex of the Organ doth perpendicularly point out our Zenith then shall it be heard 2. Of the Court. Wonders Wonders we see as in a Land-skip an honourable throng of Noble persons as cleare as if we were under the same roofe concerning whom it seemes by their gracious browes and courteous looks something they sow which if it be indifferent they will favourably accept if otherwise they will pardon and these be noble Courtiers 3. Concerning the Church Though Romes Iliad draw the Moone so neare that indeed you would sweare that the bush of Thornes that is in it pricks your eyes yet shall there come a Christall of a large Arch-multiplied Millions which by refractious Opticks and strength searcheth like the eye of Truth all Closets that have windowes 4. Concerning the Seas I see a Stranger sayling towards Dover Pier c. 5. Concerning the Vniversity See an Hall thrust full of bare heads some bald some busht some bravely brancht well larded with Townes-men grave wise and modest 6. Concerning the Gentry Wee heare an humming noyse of laughter the Court and University are merry with an old Gentleman in a Comedy 7. Concerning the City The City shall have a Glasse which with the helpe of an other refractive prospect shall serve to see fifty miles and that the dimme sight of threescore may looking find the same sight with them of thirty 8. Concerning Ports Castles and Forts Wee see Cariatus Persius landing at Dover attended by two Porters that seeme to groane under the burden of two load of paper and hee hath brought with him from beyond sea a strange observation 9. Concerning the Land Oh Caelestiall Musick but it seemes farre off at the first then strange and after a silence againe most Angelicall and heavenly one verse of which I set down viz. Sing sweetly that our notes may cause The Heavenly Orbes themselves to pause And at this Musick stand as still As at Jove his amarous will So now release them as before Th 'ave waited long enough no more 10. Concerning Rome In the last place have at Rome I see the Pope his Cardinalls and his Mules the English Colledge and the Iesuits there writing and doing shall be discovered though they have long stood and are growne 〈◊〉 old The Prophesies and Predictions of Master Wilson and others ROme and Romish both City and Country as it standeth now under the Pope and his Mitted Bishops and Clergie shall not onely be subject unto ruine and destruction but that most certainely it is to be pulled downe loosing by little and little their riches glory strength credit of Religion and holinesse which made them honoured followed and feared of Kings and Nations this fall draweth on apace and hasteneth The great swarms of popish Priests Friars Monks and Cardinalls and the whole Popish Hierarchy and pontificall Clergy which like filthy locusts springing out of smoake fly together in so great heapes in the west shall be blown away with an east winde It is worth the taking notice 1. That the bare profession of being a member of the Latin Church 2. of the Romish Church 3. The crisme in the Sacrament of confirmation of which many do so boast shall plainly appear to be a publike signe and token to be the mark of the beast The great degenerate stars of the Church who through pride and ambition fall into heresie and impiety shall fall themselves Twelve hundred and threescore years is the space of time wherein from the first rising of Anti-christ all his encrease his waxing wounding reviving and taking heart againe to execute his cruelty in that City which was the Queene of the world where he and his Favourite should bath themselves in pleasures after the said 1260. yeares are accomplished then shall these things be All things in the world doe take their time the bird to build her nest the husbandman to sow his seed the marriner to go to sea the gardiner to set his trees the sick Parient to take physicke the cooke to season meats and the dresser of his Vineyard to gather his fruit It will be too late for birds to build in Summer to sow in harvest to goe to sea when after the ship is launched to transplant trees when they are old to take physicke when we are dying to season meates when they are unsavory and when winter is come to gather fruit The five foolish virgins came too late Dives in hell repented too late the time present is only ours is the figtree fruitlesse never shal fruit grow on it more But oh alas are wee not like the Ephesians wee have lost our first love or are we not like the Laodiceans we are neither hot nor cold or the twilight neither day nor night or the Autumn neither fair nor foule or one sick of an ague one day well another ill or a man in a lithurgie neither alive nor dead or an Hemaphrodite neither male nor female or to those creatures called in Greek Amphibia which live in water or on land or the marigold which shutteth and openeth with the sun I would to God that we were either hot or cold that as the hollowest regions bring forth sweetest spices so zealous professors might be greatest practisers of good workes that as the sun in the heaven is switest at her setting so the sonnes of God might be best at their ending But is it so no the more we are taught the more ignorant many are the older we are the colder in religion We have indeed many of us as it was said of Aristogriou Mert●m or rather religioneman linguâ relion in tongue but when tryall is made of us every Phocion can espy our halting And then with Archilocus we think it better Clypeum abjicere quam interire even to cast off all Religion then to undergo the least disgrace or losse for religion The Moon desiring to be aparrelled as the rest of the planets answer was made her that her divers changes could admit no kind of habit and whilst we desire to be attired with the robes of Christians it is to be feared that if we tread not the moon under our feete wee shall never be cloathed as the Church was with the sun But notwithstanding the change of times and instability of most people there is neverthelesse some who keep close unto God for whose sake God of his infinite mercy and God hath appointed times seasons sorow and joy and every thing in due and proper time and running their race towards heaven are with joy brought thither in Gods own time of whom Prudentius saith Generosa Christi secta nobilit at viros Cui quisquis servit ille verè est nobilis He noble is that comes of Christ his race Who serves this Lord he surely is not base