all their former frustrated successelesse and almost hopelesse malicious designs against the Puritanicall and Religious party in both Kingdoms and the intended accomplishment of the Presbyterian Government and Râ—formation of Religion in them which they so much feared and opposed by open force of Arms and secret policies who will now indeavour to continue and heighten our open divisions first plotted by them till we have weakned and destroyed each other by our civill wars and made our selves fit to be suddainly surprised and destroyed by their party when we have consumed and undone each other Thirdly That in these respects the Successes great Victories and slaughters in this unnaturall and unchristian Warre against our Protestant Brethren in Covenant are no matter of publike joy thanksgiving and triumph to the Conquerours as some vainly conceive but of greatest publike lamentation Humiliation and mourning it being both unnaturall uncharitable and unchristian for Members of the same body of Christ and sworn Christian Brethren ingaged by Covenant and God himself to protect and love each other with a pure heart fervently to murther and destroy each other an argument of Gods heavy wrath against usâ— tending to our desolations as the sacred Texâ—s and Presidents compared together will fully resolve the conscientious perusers of them Iudg. 21.1 to 18. 2 Sam. 1.12.17 18 c. 2 Sam. 2.12 to 29. to 3.30 c. 39. c. 4.8 9 10 11 12. c. 19.1 2 3 4. 2 Chron. 28.5 to 16. Ezek. 19.12.2.33.14 Ezek. 35.1 to the end Obad. 1. to the end Amos 1.9 10 11 12. Gen. 37.26 27. 1 Sam. 14.7.7 1 Kings 13.30 Psal. 35.14 Isay 9.19 20 11. c. 19.2.3 2 Chron. 15.5 6. Ier. 22.17 18. Ezek. 38. 21 22. Mich. 1.2 c. Zech. 7.9 to the end Mal. 2.10 Mat. 10.21 c. 1 Iohn 3.10 21 12. Exod. 2.11 12. Iudg. 9.5 to the end a sad story 1 Kings 12 14.15 2 Chron. 11.4 c. 21.4.12 13 14. c. Neh. 5.1 to 10. Iob 6.14 15. Prov. 6.16.19 Isay 66.5 Acts 7.26 Mat 12.25 Mar. 3.24 25 26. Gal. 5.14 15. Iam. 3.14 15 16 18 18. c. 4.1 9 10 11. Fourthly that the continuance of this unbrotherly Warre with Scotland will be the utter ruine of all the Presbyterian godly Party in that Nationâ— if God shall frown upon them and the utter subvertion of the Presbyterian Government there where the Prelaticall and Malignant party will soon get head and sway all to the strengthning and reviving of their numerous party in England or in case God give them after some overthrows a glorious Victory over the English Independent Forces as he did to the defeated Israelites over the Benjâ—mites Iudg. 20. it will certainly ruine all the Independent party in England who have so cheated and tyrannized over all sorts of men that they will never be able to make head again if once defeated and find all mens hearts and hands against them for their manifold extravagances and tyrannicall proceedings against all ranks and degrees of men subverting the whole frame of our civill and Ecclesiasticall Government And if the Presbyterian party in Scotland be much weakned and impoverished by the Victory and the Presbyteriall Ministers and Gentry of England discountenanced and thrust out of all power and reputation in the interim as they are through their cowardize and folly how far this may indanger and expose them to the Popish and Prelaticall parties power and malice hereafter is very considerable and how far their present Contributions though not voluntary without distresse or forcible coaction against their King and Brethren of Scotland and sitting still like idle neutrall Spectators without contributing the least visible assistance to either of them may be interpreted by their King and them to be a bâ—each of â—heir Nationall League and Covenant and of their Allegiance to their Soveraign in case they should prevail and restore the King to the Crown of England by their own Forces only without the English Presbyterians assistance to the indangering of their persons and Estates and the losse of all that favour and respect from either which their actuall conjunction with them might procure to the ruine of the Presbyterian as well as Independent party in England and setting up of the Popish and Prelaticall Malignant party in Supreme power and favour in this Realme is very considerable Fifthly that if the Scottish Presbyters and the Kings party in Scotland shall be both conquered by the English Independent Forces and unable to defend themselves or their King and to settle him in his Kingdoms then greater dangers are like to insue to our Religion and Kingdoms then otherwise in some wise mens judgments because the Independents as their present violent proceedings manifest wil probably use their Presbyterian Brethren in England no better then those in Scotland and extirpate them if they can and the King then will be necessitated to cast himself wholly upon the assistance of forraign States and Kings and their Forces as his last refuge which he hath hitherto declined as dangerous both to himself and his people If he in this extremity throw himself upon any Forraigners they must be either Papisâ—s only or Protestants alone or both of them joyntly If on Papists only which some think most probable First in regard of his Queen Mothers great interest in that party both in France and Italy being of that Religion Secondly in respect of the open differences and Wars already between us and France and Portugall two Popish Kingdoms which are like to continue and grow greater every dâ—y Thirdly in respect of that parties constancy and fidelity to the King and his Father Fourthly because that party is most powerfull and most likely to close with the King for the advantage of the Catholike cause and reducing of England to it's former obedience to the See of Rome so that without Gods infinite mercy it will necessiâ—ate him for a full compliance with them First to match into some great Popish Family upon the same and harder Aâ—ticles then were inforced on his Fathes by Spain or France Secondly to alter his Religion and professe himself a Roman Catholike and obedient son to the Roman Pontife as King Henry the fourth of France did Thirdly to Covenant and ingage with them for an utter extirpation of the Protestant Religion and of all Independents and Presbyterians as not only Heretikes in Religion but Regicides Traytors Rebells Covenant breakers pâ—rjured persons who make no conscience of Oaths Vows Protestations Declarations and professed enemies to Monarchy who have murthered his Father banished his Mother disinherited him of three Crowns and indeavour to imbroil and subvert all Monarchies and Kingdoms in Christendome Fourthly to swear and ingage to set up and tolerate none but the Roman Religion in his Kingdoms when he shall be restored to them by their assistance and Forces Fifthly to promise satisfaction of the greatest part of their expences in this war out of the Puritans and Protestants estates who have
the people stood still AND PURSUED AFTER ISRAEL NO MORE NEITHER FOUGHT THEY ANY MORE which we heartily pray may be the fruit and issue of these sad and serious Meditations of those who drive on no other design but the preservation of Religion and their native Countrey from totall and finall desolation FINIS A brief DESCRIPTION Of the future History of Europe from Anno 1650 to An. 1710. Treating principally Of those grand and famous Mutations yet expected in the World as The ruine of the Popish Hierarchy the final annihilation of the Turkish Empire the Conversion of the Eastern and Western Jews and their Restauration to their ancient Inheritances in the holy Land and the FIFTH MONARCHIE of the universall Reign of the Gospel of Christ upon Earth With principal Passages upon every of these out of that famous Manuscript of PAVL GREBNER extant in Trinity-Colledge Library in Cambridge Composed upon the Occasion of the young KINGS Arrival into Scotland to shew what will in probability be the Event of the present Affairs in ENGLAND and SCOTLAND Ludit in humanis 〈…〉 Printed in th◠〈…〉 TO THE Ingenuous and wel-affected Readers GENTLEMEN I Here present you with a mishapen Embryo having neither had time for Perfection nor life to actuate Acception A meer Chaos and disordered Discourse is it yet for matter treating of wonderfull and famous Events which iâ— this European world are quickly to be performed It is true that Primi foetus sunt horridiores aâ— commonly defective in mature Conceptions and ripenesse of judgement Yet they that reade this Pamphlet seriously will finde those Passages opened I will not say fully explained in Scripture which Commentator never yet disclosedâ— nor Divine unfolded In such aâ— intricate Laâ—â—rinth it is easie to stray therefore I am confident Charity will usher your Iudgements and your love cover mine Infirmities I know I have slipt in many places but for the present can neither tell where nor howâ— Some Ariadne might do well to lead the way and I shall be as ready to follow Secundae cogitationes sunt meliores If I finde those Non-entities to be accepted with but as much respect as worse ware every day is it shall not irk me to bestow a week or two in licking it over into a better form and putting a handsomer Coat upon it's back There are several passages in it which I know will not resent with our Great Ones but Amicus Plato amicus Socrates yet Magis amica veritas which shall prevail though all the world gather in battalia against it I must confesse it is too too abortive for it came into the world in fewer hours then Tostatus bestowed in translating the five first Chapters of Genesis out of Greek into Latine I wish it may obtain the end for which I made it that is to move us all with repentance to meet God in these great Mutations and Changes he is bringing upon us in this Land that every one would strive to reform one from Hereâ—ies Sects and Schisms to suffer the Scriptures to be our Rule and the holy Ghost our Guide both in Faith Religion and Discipline that so God may put out his hand in amending the Bodyâ— Politick in the whole that judgement may depart from us destruction flee far from us that Peace may dwell within our wals and plenteousness within our Palaces I study multum in parvo and hope to give satisfaction to all but such as are wedded more to their wils then reasons For these I have no more but this A good winde at their backs to the Anticyra's that they may drink Hellebor lustily to purge their Brains that they may be more quick and their Eye-sight clearer I quote strange Authors in this Work and good Reason for the Work it self is strange Yet they in whose hands these Authors are and they are not in every Library shall finde I have both dealt with them truly and cited them faithfully And for the Tractate it self it will with the learned be either Laudatus aut saltem excusatus either of which shall content me at this time Farewel A brief DESCRIPTION OF THE Future History of EUROPE from Anno 1650 to An. 1710. 1. HAving with silence and admiration beheld these ten years the horrid Broyls and civil Tumults in these Western Coasts of Europe I cannot but adore the Justice of God upon his enemies and his paternall chastisements upon his Church for sin It hath made me oftâ—n wonder to behold how virulently and barbarously Protestants could oppose and massacre one another when the Romish Froggs can live in an established amity among themselves and laugh at our follies I will not say it is Jesuiticall projects which sets us by the ears together so much as our own Seditious and Schismaticall spirits and want of Charity If we would but ponder how much Popery hath won upon us by these Warres and Divisions what fearfull occasions we have given to the professed enemies of Christ to blaspheme his Name and deride our Religion it would much provoke us to end our Controversies and band against the common Enemy The Empire hath got but a wofull Booty by her 30 years Warres having weakned her self with the losse of Six Millions of valiant Souldiers and enticed that Imp of Mahomet to prepare an Army of 200000 now in the Field and ready to march within the bowels of Germany We in England have gained no better by our civil Warreâ— but in stead of one Tyrant to advance a douzen over us and from the height of Liberty to runne the broad way up the next hill to the height of Slavery Our Western Sun is set on whom the eies of all Protestants were â—ixt to have composed their differences and united them into a mutuall League against the Romish Dragon and the false Prophet Nor was any insufficiency in him to the performance of so glorious an Enterprize had not the sins of his own Subjects hastned his untimely Fate Behold then what profits our Warre hath brought us and what a blessing our sins have deprived us of How fearfull are the Judgements of God and his anger against sin when the Church is dilacerated the Commonwealth disjoynted and dismembred in every part thereof the lust of Tyrants the pleasure of Pesants the barbarousnes of Souldiers dissentions of Churchmen sad and tragicall ends of Nobles confusions in Families countenancing of Heresies and applauding of Blasphemies are so rife and ripe amongst men On the contrary how happy are Kingdomes how blessed be Commonwealths when Princes Magistrates and other subordinate Officers each in their severâ—ll place and calling strive to promote the glory of God with the Liberty Honour and Tranquillity of Subjects where the Ministry is incouraged Universities countenanced Courts of Judicature upholden Subjects be unanimous and accustomed to the Exercise of Piety and Godlinesse lastly when both Prince and people aim joyntly at the advancement of the Gospel and mutuall commodity of one another so that
what is impossible to be regained and seeing a new storm of Devastations hanging over our heads by the young Kings late arrival in Scotland where he is received as absolute Soveraign which filâ— mens hearts with pensive thoughts and doubâ—ings what will be the end of these wofull beginnings For my part I am a zealous adorer of a Parliament nor deserve I to censure the Actions of our Representatives yet will I not promise the Term of an Age to our novel Government but think veâ—ily a change to the old Model is nigh at hand It is casual to the best Kingdoms to have Interregnums but as we stand now we shall neâ—ther be for six years together a Body Politique nor a true Church of God That excellent Astrologer of Misnia Paul Grebner was more then an Inquisitour into the Effects of Starres being questionlesse indued from above with a Prophetick spirit not to be desired much lesse expected of all He plainly affirms That as England ever was a Monarchy within it self since it was discovered by the Romans so shall it so continue and remain even then when all other Kingdoms and States in Europe are swallowed up of the FIFTH MONARCHIE of the Lion of the North. His Prophecie of our Civil Wars of the Fate of our late King and the Restauration of his Son to his Fathers Dominions runneth thus in Ban. 72. Per idem tempus Rex quidam Borcalis nomine Carolus Mariam ex Papisticâ— religione sibi assumptam in matrimonium conjunxerit ex quo evidet regum infelicissimus Unde populus ejus ipso abdicato Comitem quendam perantiquae Familiae regno praeponet qui tres annos aut circitèr durabit hoc quoque remoto Equitem quendam bellicosum in ejus locum assumet qui paulò ampliùs regnabit Post hunc eliget nullum Interea unus è stirpe Caroli in littore regni patres sui cum Gallicis Suevicis Danicis Hollandicis Burgurdicis Germanicis auxiliis stabit omnes inimicos suos cruentissimo praelio superabit posteà regnum suum felicissimè administrabit eritque Carolo magno major And in Ban. 74. he saith Circà Anno 1663 Brittaniarum Rex antiquum cum Belgarum Ordinibus foedus amicitiam rumpet ob ereptas sibi ab ipsorum piratis naviculas quasdam qui pertrepidi ad novum Danorum Regem nomine Christiernum confugient qui utrosque primò compositissimis orationibus deinde muneribus in concordiam alliciet About the same time a certain Northern King named Charles who shall marry Mary of the Popish Religion to his great unhappinesse so that his people rejecting him shall set up an Earl of a very ancient Family who shall continue three years or thereabouts he dying they shall elect in his stead a warlike Knight who shall rule a little longer after him they elect none But in the mean one of Charles his Stock shall land on the Sea-coasts of his Fathers Kingdom and with French Swedish Danish Hollandian Burgonian and German Forces in a most cruel battell shall vanquish all his Enemies and afterward most happily govern his Kingdom and be greater then Charls the Great And about the year 1663 the King of the most ancient Brittains for the losse of some Ships at Sea shall break his League and Amity with the States of Holland who fearing shall to the new King of Danes named Christiernuâ— for succour and he by fair Intreaties and large Gifts shall win either side to Agreement Nor ever doth he speak of England in all that famous manuscript but as of the most warlike and potent Kingdome in Europe Therefore all good Christians ought to wish the new Warre were concluded rather by an happy Agreement and Composition then by Sword and Musket and the King placed on his Throne rather with the hands of his loving and and rejoycefull Subjects than with the swords of Forreigners For if the beginning of his Restauration be in bloud and tumbling of garments in bloud the Accomplishment of it will be with burning and fuel of fire That this future History of Europe may be more fully and clearly understood I intend to set it down by way of Chronology upon the principall passages in Ezekiel and the Revelations as I lately collected it out of the two MSS. of Grebner and Ioannes Baudensis and afterward subscribed certain Notes and Animadversions upon the same THe woman travelleth viz. The Jewish Synagogue bringeth forth Christ whereupon ensueth the battel between Anno Christi 1 Michael and the Dragon Christ and the Devil Anno Mundi 3947 Christ being persecuted of the Devil by Herod in his Infancy flieth into Aegypt in his appointed time of 34 years suffereth and ascendeth into Heaven The Devil enraged Anno Christi 34 that he could no more persecute Christ raiseth persecutions Anno Mundi 3981 Anno Christi 65 against the Primitive Church by Nero and others Revel 12. per tot Anno Mundi 4012 Anno Christi 70 The first Seal openedâ— The white Horse and his Rider with Anno Mundi 4017 the crowned Bow signifieth the purity of the Gospel in the Primitive Church Revel 6.2 Anno Christi 71 Satan is bound for a 1000 â—ears from raging against the Church Anno Mundi 4018 Revel 20.2.8 Anno Christi 65 The second Seal opened The red Horse is the massacre of Anno Mundi 4020 Christians in the ten general Persecutions about Aâ—no 65 to An. 330. Revel 6.3 4. Anno Christi 104 The third Seal opened Simon Magus Ebion and Corinthus Anno Mundi 4051 trouble the Church with damnable and infectious Heresies Revel 6.9 6. Anno Christi 173 The fourth Seal opened Horrid Famine devouring Pestilences Anno Mundi 4120 and outragious Wars waste and depopulate the Roman Empire for cruelty to Christians Revel 6.7 8. Anno Christi 194 The fifth Seal opened Mutual Massacres of the wretched Caesars Anno Mundi 4141 beginning at Pertinax and ending at Licinius slain by Constantine the Great Revel 6.9 10 11. Anno Christi 288 The sixth Seal opened Dioclesian and Maximilian give over Anno Mundi 4235 their Caesarships because they could not eradicate Christianity Constantine strengthened with their Armies and Provinces warreth upon Licinius slayeth him destroyeth the Pretorian-Camp abolisheth Heathenism and setteth up the true Worship of God Revel 6.12 to the end The seventh Seal opened And silence in Heaven for half an hour viz. The Church enjoyeth rest thirty years all the time that Constantine Anno Mundi 4255 the Great reigned Revel 8.1 Yet clouds of persecution Anno Christi 308 Anno Mundi 4286 arise in the interim in the sky of the Church and the seven Angels Anno Christi 339 prepare themselves to blow the seven Trumpets for the space of 23 years even all the reign of Constantines three sons Revel 8.2 3. Anno Mundi 4310 Iulian that wretched Apostata bending his utmost endeavours to Anno Christi 363 ruine the Gospel licenceth 17000 Jews to return to Ierusalem to
summa Reddet Occasum sub leges mittet inermem Thus Englished Alas ill race to dismall Fates reserv'd By whom dire Beasts are tamed and preserv'd See what thou wert and art Thy first issue Inclines to War Plague doth the next subdue But Lion fierce sprung from the Northern shore Shall bring from deepest Hell and waves that rore A blasing Army he shall men o'rerun Cities and cattel yea the Moon and Sun Shall he remove and Father-like the least Make highest and give Laws to the weak West Yet he that returns back in reviewall of the conjunctions and fiery Triplicities may see how they have in part prognosticated the present troubles and and distractions of Europe with the Common-wealths of England and Scotland Anno 1603 in the first great conjunction of Saturn and Iupiter in the fiery triplicity K. Iames came to the Crown of England and so was fulfilled that Prophecie which an holy Anchoret made 890 years agoe English men for that they wonneth them to drunkeinesse to treakson and rechlesenesse of Got's house firsten by Dancs thenth by Nortmans and the thrid time by Scots whom they holden lest worthen of all they shallen be overcompn Then the world shallen be unstable and so various and diversable that the unstablenesse of thoughts shallen bâ— betookeineid by many manner diversity of cloathing This could never be fulfilled but by a Scottish King swaying the English-scepter and therefore never came to passe till the Union of the two Kingdoms under the said King As the second Conjunction Anno 1623. found Germany and most of the West involved in civil Wars and as the third An. 1643. found the King and Subjects of England in the field one against the other so the fourth Conjunction An. 1663 in Sagitarius shall begin those destructive Combustions in Italy which shall allure the Protestant Armies to make a third all-conquering Party in the same and the fifth An. 1683 in Leo shall bring forth the Conversion of the Jews but the sixth Conjunction happening in Taurus An. 1703 shall behold that which many glorious Saints and children of God have read of and â—ejoyced and desired to see and yet could not see them For now Revel 22.1 â—hall the Sea that is the miserable estate of the World by Wars Desolations and Sicknesses be destroyed and no more extant Now shall the time of Tribulation War and desolation the time of torments temptation heresie and persecution be utterly abolished from the memory of men For a new Heaven and a new Earth a renovated Church purified Saints shall succeed in the room of those Wolves who in sheeps-cloathing devoured the Flock of Christ. These are the dayes for the hope of which the stones of â—ion cry day by day though little esteeming seven thousand deaths in regard of that precious assurance gâ—aven in their Brests that they shall then and in that day behold the Lord which hath mercifully gathered them from all Nations and hath so wonderfully preserved them from the sorcery of Babylon which hath destroyed all the Earth that leadeth them in and out befâ—re Pagans Hereticks and Idolaters before the covetous and foolish-wise of this world so prudently and so invisibly that they seeing are not seen and living are not known But from these low things let us ascend up to Scripture further to prove the certainty thereof Daniels Image as it gave the first so it gave the fullest Knowledge of this great Mystery of the Church of God Dan. 2. per tot In which Image is described in brief the Estate of the World from the very day God revealed this to Daniel and he to Nebuchadnezzar to the full and final End and Conclusion of time By the golden Head silver Arms brazen Belly and iron Legs we must understand the Chaldean Persian Macedonian and Roman Monarchies which successively one after another tyrannized over mankinde by cruelty and by cruelty came to as miserable Destructions in the end The feet part of Iron and part of Clay denoted the declining Estate of the Roman Empire after that indiscreet Division of it under Charles the Great into the Eastern and Western under the present Papacy and now-vulturizing house of Austria which hitherto doth and shall continue until An. 1694. Therefore the Stone cut without hands in the 34 verse which smote the Image on his feet that were part of Iron part of Clay and so brake them to pieces that the Iron Brasse Clay Silver and Gold became as chaff of the Summer-flowers that the winde carried them away and no more place was found for them And the Stone that smote the Image became a great Mountain and filled the Earth must needs be understood of a glorious Monarchy of the Church of God upon Earth which by the Conversion of the Universal Nation of the Jews shall overcome all her Enemies and reign triumphantly in all Nations under Heaven in universality uniformity integrity and innâ—cency of life and conversation This blessed and happy estate of Christs Church upon Earth after the aforesaid battel of Gog and Magog described Ezech. 38. and 39 Chap. of which enough before is graphically deciphered in the nine last Chapters of the same Prophet beginning at the 40 where under a specious and large type of restoring the old Jewish Temple with the Sacrifices chap. 40. the measuring ordering and disposing of it in every thing thereto belonging chap. 41. as the chambers of the Priests in the Temple the holy Utensils chap. 42. the glory of God filling the house chap. 43. his paternall upbraiding the Israelites for their antient Idolatry and demonstrating his great and affectionate love to them for the present chap. 44. is contained as I said before a pithy discourse how powerfull and magnificent these new converted Christians shall be how holy learned and unanimous their Ministers should be how ardent and studious they shall be in communicating the Gospel of Christ to such as yet sit in darknesse and in the shadow of death chap. 45. how vigilant their Princes and Magistrates shall be in being keepers of the house of God that is in incouraging the Ministers tam praemio quà m paenâ to instruct the people in the knowledge of the truth that so both Ministers and people may render due obedience to their common Saviour in love to God and charity toward men And again the reserved portions of Land for the Temple City Priests and Princes all in just measures and dimensions the waters issuing out of the Temple ever increasing in Latitude and Profundity the severall divisions of the particular lots of Priests Temple Levites the City and the Princes secondarily repeated in the 45 46 47 and the last Chapters evidently declare the undoubted certainty and verity of this wonderfull mystery that the Jews shall repossesse their antient possessions and severall inheritances in the Land of Iudea how devout pious and chearfull they shall be in the worship and service of God intimated by
Sad and serious Politicall CONSIDERATIONS Touching the invasive War against our Presbyterian Protestant Brethren in Scotland their late great Overthrow and the probable dangerous consequences thereof to both Nations and the Prorestant Religion Which may serve as a SATISFACTORY APOLOGY for such Ministers and People who out of Conscience did not observe the publike Thanksgiving against their Covenant for the great slaughter of those their Brethren in Covenant Printed in the Yeer 1650. Sad and Serious Politicall Considerations THE English Independents new invasive War against their Presbyterian Protestant Brethren of Scotland and late great rout and slaughter of their Army meeting with variety of censures and constructions according to the diveâ—sity of mens inclinations and interests some prudent Christians ingaged to no parties whose interest is onely the preservation propagation and safety of the reformed Protestant Religion against the common Enemies and Underminers thereof have these sad melancholy apprehensions thereof That it is a dolefull Prologue and tragicall Scene not onely to the approaching ruine and desolation of both Kingdoms for their manifold crying sins but likewise to the speedy subversion of the true Protestant Religion and extirpation of all zealous Professors thereof through our three Kingdoms and in forraigne parts upon these ensuing considerations 1. That the Kingdoms of England and Scotland make up the greatest Body of the Protestant Religion in Christendom being best able to defend themselves and succour other Reformed Churches when indangered and designed to ruine by Popish Enemies as the Lords and Commons declared long since in their Protestation to this Kingdom and the whole world 22. Octob. 1642. and in their Order of the seventh of October 1643. And therefore the ruine of the Protestant Party in these Kingdoms is the readiest way to indanger conquer ruine all other Reformed Churches in the world and extirpate the Protestant Religion in all other Countries as they there likewise Declare 2. That the Pope of Rome Jesuites Priests Papists and their Confederates upon this ground have for many years last past by open force and secret practices endeavoâ—red the extirpation of the Protestant Religion and most zealous Professors thereof throughout these Kingdoms and made it their chiefest designe to reduce them to their pristine obedience to the See of Rome which by the Popish Negotiations with Spain the Papisticall Match with France the Agency of the Popes Nuncio's the practices of Priests and Jesuites in England countenanced and protected against the force of Lawes and the confederacy of Popish Prelates Clergie-men and Courtiers with them in these Designes they had almost totally accomplished and brought to full perfection in all our Realms as the whole House of Commons in their Remonstrance of the state of the Kingdom 15. Decemb. 1641. and other subsequent Declarations and they and the Scottish Commissioners in their Impeachments against the Archbishop of Canterbury largely remonstrate 3. That the most zealous Protestants then branded with the name of Puritans and Presbyterians in England and Scotland were the principall and only obstacles to the finishing of this their neare compleated Work Whereupon the Jesuiticall Popish and Prelaticall prevailing Fâ—ction resolved to root them out of this Kingdom by force or drive them out with fear and rid them all out of the way For the better effecting whereof they thought it necessary to reduce Scotland to such Popish Superstitions and Innovations as might make them apt to joyn with England in that great change which was intended Whereupon new Popish Canons and a Liturgy reformed much after the modell of the Papists Misâ—alls were prest upon them and all the Arminian and Popish Doctrines broached maintained and new Popish Ceremonies practised in England were in deavoured to be planted and set up in Scotland 4. That this their dangerous ripened Designe finding no publike but onely private opposition in England by particular persons who were â—ined pillori'd stigmatized deprived of their ears close imprisoned banished and ruined by the Star-Chamber and High-Commission to the publike terror of all others thereupon the Scottish Puritans and Presbyters were the first visible Instruments raised by God to give a publique check to their successefull design beyond their or our expectations 5. That hereupon the Jesuiticall and Prelaticall Popish Party raised two severall Armies successively to suppresse and extirpate the Puritan and Presbyterian Party in Scotland as the only remoâ—a's to their design and were most active and forwards in their leavies and contributions against them indeavouring to ingage the Protestant Party in both Nations in a bloudy civill Warâ—e to their mutuall ruine to which the Puritan and Religious party in England were most averse First privately murmuring and afterwards publiquely protesting against this Warre as dishonourable and dangerous to Religion and both Kingdomes in the Parliament in April 1640. purposely summoned to raise moneys to carry on that War which they refused to grant to so ill a purpose and did all they could to blast their malicious designs and warre against Scotland whereupon the Popish party caused that Parliament to be dissolved and did all they could by violent arbitrary courses and illegall Loanes and Taxes to raise Forces and moneys to maintain a warre against them imprisoning and prosecuting those who resisted or refused to assist them in this warre in the self-same manner as those in present power have done divers of their Christian Brethren for manifesting their dislike and backwardnesse to assist them in this ungodly invasive warre against their Protestant Brethren in Covenant against many publique Ingagâ—ments and not giving publique thanks to God for their late overthrow 6. That the Scottiâ—h Puritans and Presbyterians advance with their Army into England in the year 1640. of purpose to preserve the Religion and protect themselves and their English Brethren from slavery and ruine was the priâ—cicipall and only means under God of preventing their own and our thraldome to no pâ—ry and Tyranny of frustrating all the Jesuites Papists and Prelaâ—es designs of securing Religion Laws Liberties and conveâ—ing the last Parliament which through Gods blessing on their indeavours through the assistance of the Scottish Commissioners and countenance of their Army over-powered the Popish and Prelaticall Faction brake all their former Projects in pieces suppressed all their Popish Innovations Doctrinall and Ceremoniall reconciled the differences between both Nations setled a firm unity and amity between them by an Act of Oblivion and Pacification abolished the High-Commission Star-Chamber Extravagances of the Councell-Table the Bishops Courts and Votes in Parliament Ship-money Impositions and all other illegall Taxes quickned the Laws against Jesuites Priests and Popish Recusants passed a Law for Triennuall Parliaments and another against the untimely adjourning proroguing and dissolving of themselves at the Kings own pleasure and thereby put our Religion Laws Liberties and Propertiâ—s in a farre better condition of security and the Popish and Prelaticall party into a farre
worse and more hopelesse and desperate condition then ever heretofore 7. That to prevent and frustrate these Laws and this security the Jesuiticall and Prelaticall party whilest they were in agitation indeavoured all they could by subtill practices slanders and private solicitations to raise jealousies and divisions between the Scottish Commissioners and Army and the Parliament to ingage the Scottish and English Armies each against other or to make the Scots stand neutrall to the Parliament that so they might bring up the English Army from the North to London to over-awe and suppresse them and hinder the Union between both Kingdomes which through the fidelity of the Scots and of some Officers in the English Army was timely discovered prevented and a firme Union between both Kingdomes setled by Acts of Parliament passed in the Parliaments of both Nations 8. That these Acts of Pacification and Union between both Kingdomes and the Religious party of both Nations the extirpation of Prelacy and the Popish Hierarchy and the establishing of a Presbyterian Government and Uniformity in Doctrine Worship and Discipline in both Kingdoms were apprehended prosecuted and resolved upon by the most religious Protestant party and Parliaments of both Nations as the readiest probablest and most effectuall means under God to preserve and secure their Religion Lawes Liberties against all future invasions and to frustrate all Popish and Prelaticall Designâ—s against them and were accordingly esteemed and looked upon by the adveâ—se Popish and Prelaticall party who thereupon attempted with all their policy and power to uphold Prelacy and retard and prevent the establishment of â—resbytery as fatall to all their hopes and Designes and thereupon improved all their intâ—rest both at home and with forraigne â—rinces to raise what Forces they could to break this Dâ—signe and the â—arliament too before they should accomplish it 9. That when the Jesuiticall Popish and Prelaticall party in England Ireland Scotland and forraigne parts had taken up Arms and raised great Forces to hinder the settlement of the Presbyterian Governmentâ— suppresse the late Parliament subvert the Protestant Religion introduce Popery and Tyranny extâ—rpate the Puritan and Religious party in England and Ireland and were grown very strong and pâ—evalent in both the Scottish Presbyterians now invaded and defeated out of their brotherly love and Christian affâ—ction in this extremity of danger for the preservation of our Religion Liberties Lawes Parliament and the godly party in England Ireland at both Housâ—s earnest solicitatioâ— did readily and chearfully assist us with their Forces in both Kingdoms and thereby through Gods bâ—essing were a great means of weakâ—ning and subduing our Enemies and preseâ—ving our Religion Lawes Liberties Lives from utter destruction which brotherly assistance with so powerfull an Aâ—my of above twenty thousand Hoâ—se and Foot in our greatest dangers was so welcome to us that the House of Commons on the second of February 1643. Ordered publike thanks should be given in all Churches for the aid and assiâ—tance come in by our Brethren of Scotland And when the malignant party there in their absence for our preservation had pâ—evâ—iled and routed only some few of their Forceâ— nothing considerable in comparison of those lately slain and defeated left behind for their defence both Houses were so sensible thereof that they appointed a speciall Dâ—y of Humiliation for the miseries of Scotland throughout all the Parliaments Qâ—arters by their Order of 2. September 1645. which was accordingly observed so much did they and we then condole thâ— least overthrow and misery of our Scottish Brethren in Covenant â—being members of the selfâ—same Body of Christ as if it had been our own Whereas now on the contrary we invade slay dâ—stroy and ruine these our brotherly Assistants rejoyce triumph at their misery appoint publike Daâ—es of Thanksgiving throughout the whole Nation for their grâ—at slaughter and overthrow and hang up the Ensignes taken from them in Westminster Hall as publike trophies and testimonies to succeeding ages of our gratitude and brotherly kindnesse towards them and of our religious observation of our solemne Nationall League and Covenant with them not long since made and entred into upon their coming in to our assistance 10. That in the extremity of our dangers by the prevailing Popish party the Parliaments Ministers and religious people both of Scotland and England did resolve it most necâ—ssary and essentiall for Gods glory and their sâ—fety to enter into a more sacred and stricter union then formerly for defence of their Religion King Parliament Lawes Liberties the extirpation of Popery of Prelacy and the bringing of all our Kingdoms to uniformity in Doctrine Worship and Discipline by a solemne Nationall League and Covenant as the onely means under God to prevent all future differences and breaches between all the godly people of both Nations to preserve and secure Religion Lawes Liberties and priviledges of Parliament against all present and future attempts whatsoever and dash in pieces all the designes practices hopes of the Jesuiticall and Prelaticall Faction in all our Kingdoms which League and Covenant was accordingly agreed upon by the Parliament and Assemblies of Divines in both Kingdomes and after that most chearfully and solemnly taken and subscribed not only by the Scottish Parliament Army Clergy and Generality of that Nation but by all the Members of both Houses of our Parliament the generaâ—ity of all the godly Ministers and people in England and Ireland and by all or most Officers and Souldiers in the Parliaments Armies who many of them carried it in their hats hands and fixed to their pikes as they marched and amongst others it was taken and subscribed by Oliver Cromwell himself and Ireton and every man by Ordinances of both Houses was disabled to injoy or exercise any Civill or Military Office or place of Trust whatsoever in the State or Army who did not solemnly take and subscribe itâ— whereupon it was almost universallyâ— taken and subscribed in a most sacred and solemn manner throughout the Kingdome and followed with many glorious Victories and Successes till the Popish and Prelaticall Malignant party in England were totally subdued all Counties and Garrisons fully reduced to the Parliaments Command and a happy Peace and settlement of our Reliigion Laws Liberties upon most safe and honourable terms indeavoured expectedâ— and almost accomplished by a personall Treatyâ— with the KING in the Isle of Wight 11. That to prevent this Peace and Settlement the Officers of the Army who love to make a Trade of War thereby to gain and keep all Civill and Ecclesiasticall power in their own hands and to inrich themselves with our three Kingdoms spoils and ruine confederating with some few Members of the Commons House against their Trust duty Oaths Protestations the very Letter of this solemn League and Covenant and all the ends thereof forcibly seized condemned and beheaded the late King secured and secluded the greatest part
ever it hath done in England or Germany This is the felicity of the Church the fifth Monarchy in Nebuchadnezzars Image the ministeriall not personall Reign and Kingdom of Christ upon â—arth which must not endure for ever as Archer would have it nor for a 1000 years as Alsted dreams but for a very short time that all Nations none excepted may professe Gods worship and none plead ignorance before his Tribunall presently after which the dissolution of the world shall come after which time shall be no more IV. This Digression made I return to my purposed method That fearfull and ominous Night-torch which prognosticated all that misery to Germany and great Brittain which they have now suffered was the forerunner of all our evils This Comet Longomontanus and D. Bambridge say appeared but 28. dayes indeed it was neither observed in Denmark nor at London before Novemb. 18. or 21. but Erycius Puteanus observed it Novemb. 11. the first time as he testifies in the first book of his learned Paradoxologie pag. 33.38 so it appeared for the space of 37. or 38. dayes foreshewing that first Germany Livonia Swethland with other North-parts of Europe then Scotland England and Ireland should feel the terrible effects thereof in warre and famine for the space of 37. or 38. years even from An. 1618. till An. 1656. This Comet was strengthned by a fearfull conjunction of Saturn and Jupiter An. 1616. July 18. The effects of both which were not to be confined in those terrible concomitants of war perpetrated in Germany which L.B. and D. Vincent so pathetically delineate but were to end in the judgements of God upon Europe for neglecting the downfall of Antichrist ruine of Rome annihilation of the Sodomiticall Order of the Society of Jesuites and in the extirpation of all Kingdoms and free States of Papists to make way for the Lion of the North to erect his FIFTH MONARCHIE in the ashes of Germany wherein shall be established the eternall felicity of the Church by the conversion of the Jews and fulnesse of the Gentiles M. Shirley Fellow of Trinity-Colledge in Cambridge once shewed me a Letter from his learned friend Buxtorf dated An. 1624. May 3. wherein was contained a Prognostique Prophecy of the before-mentioned Comet and Conjunction sent him from that incomparable Astrologer Iohannes Baudensis Nephew to Paul Grebner which for the strangenesse and rarity of it I will here insert Caeterùm quòd de patriae nostrae afflictissimae statu consilesco indignaris nihil profectò scribendum nunc habâ—o nisi omnia ut Poetae verbis utor in pejus ruere retrò sublapsa referri Tam Danus quà m Caesar â—nixè laborant ut miseram Germaniam quamprimùm pâ—ssum iri spectem Nec milites utriusqùe quiequam aliud meditanâ—nr nisi strages vastitatem Accepi nudiustertiùs à Johanne Baudensi amico mihi multimodis charissimo sententias nostratium Astrologorum de horribili illo Cometâ— qui Anno 1618. apparuit nuperrimâ Saturni Iovis Conjunctione En tibi vaticinium si noâ— Apostolicum at longè ni fallor plusquà m Astrologicum Surrexit Deus gladium eduxit Clades magnorum Imperatorum strages populorum regum funcra rerum-publicarum eversiones monarchiarum mutationes assassinationes principum ducum illustriorum violenta superba consilia proditiones rebelliones inter Subditos in hoc coelo nostro Europico exorientur Exporientur religiosi à potentioribus Legum institutorum Ecclesiastiâ—orum mutationem à plebeijs novarum rerum inexplebilem cupiditatem Boreales Europae partes ferro morbo peste laborabunt depauperabuntur divites Principes Dominijs exuti erunt exulabunt patres filij post longum turbâ—rum intercapedinem in integrum restituentur Hic quoque Cometa terribilem Romae ruinam singulisque Europae civitatibus incendia minitaturâ— Clerici Papicolae praecipuè Cardinales de gradibus suis dejicientur Loiolistae ubique ad mortem rapientur nec Gallis aut Hispanis animus erit carnificum lâ—queos evitare Quinimò cernimus etiam in terrâ sanctâ— Ã veteribus incolisâ— oriturum Regnum quod â—rit Christianis miraculum Orbi terriculamentum Novique Imperij Revolutio istis succedet sub quo generale gaudium laetitia voluptas humano generi subministrabitur improbis ubique de medio sublatis Haec omnia per Regem quendam Borealem peragentur qui pacem Religionem Securitatem per totum Orbem miraculosè stabilibit Whereas you are angry that I keep silence concerning the estaâ—e of our most distressed Countrey Truly I have nothing now to write but that all things that I may use the words of the Poet grow worse and woese As well the King of Denmark as the Emperour earnestly endeavour to see miserable Germany destroyed as soon as may be neither do the souldiers of either of them think of any other thing then slaughter and desolation I received the other day from my dear Friend Iohn Baudensis the opinions of our Astrologers concerning that terrible Comet which appeared Anno 1618 and about the later Conjunction of Saturn and Iupiter Behold thou then a Prophecie if not Apostolical yet if I mistake not far beyond Astrological GOD hath arisen and drawn his sword There shall happen in these our European Regions the destruction of great Emperours the slaughter of people Funerals of Kings subversions of Common-wealths mutations of Monarchies massacres of Princes and illustrious Commanders violent and proud Counsels Treasons and Rebellions amongst Subjects Clergie-men shall finde a change of Laws and Ecclesiastical Constitutions by those of greater power and an insatiable desire of new things amongst common people The Northern parts of Europe shall be greatly oppressed with Warre Sicknesse and Pestilence Rich men shall be impoverished Princes cast out of their Dominions The fathers shall be banished and after a long space of trouble their children shall be restored to their former condition This Comet also threatneth the terrible ruine of Rome and burnings in all the Cities of Europe The Papistical Clergy especially the Cardinals shall be cast down from their Dignities the Jesuites every where shall be drawn to death neither shall the French-men or Spaniards have courage to save their necks from the halters Furthermore We discern a Kingdom to arise of the most ancient Inhabitants in the holy Land which to Christians shall be a Miracle and to the World a terrour and these shall obtain the Revolution of a new Empire under which shall be administred universal Gladnesseâ— Joy and Delight to mankinde the wicked being every where taken away All these things shall be effected by a certain Northern King who shall miraculously establish Peace Religion and Security throughout the whole world Thus far the words of this Letter And how punctually all these things are come to passe let the world judge We in England have felt the misery of the one and are ready stript to suffer the calamities of the other having for the present lost
rebuild their Temple but God destroyeth them all by Lightnings and Pestilences Horrible Earthquakes cast up into the Air the foundations which had been buried in rubbish till then Therefore Daniels compute of the Temples finall ruine must but begin then there begin his two Numbers Chap. 12. ver 11 12. of 1290 and 1335 which in all must but make 1335 years which added to 363 make up and point to Anno Christi 1698 the joyfull Jubile of the Churches Deliverance from all Adversity Anno Mundi 4373 The first Trumpet blown Fire and hail war and bloudshed Anno Christi 426 cast into the troublesome Sea of the Roman-Western-Empire by Valentinian and the succeeding Emperours untill the end of the Western-Empire The savage Inundations of Goths Huns Vandals and Bulgarians into Italy Revel 8.7 Anno Mundi 4553 The second Trumpet blown Boniface that Mountain of fiery Anno Christi 606 Combustions obtaineth of Phocas the Popish Supremacy Hence wars betwixt the Emperours and Popes Revel 8.8 9. Anno Mundi 4613 The third Trumpet blown The Romish Bishop the great Anno Christi 666 Star of the Western Christian Clergy falleth from the Heaven of Truth and Godlinesse and of a vigilant Pastour becomes a ravenous Robber of the Church and the gifts thereof Revel 8.10 11. Anno Mundi 4946 The fourth Trumpet blown The Pope fallen from Piety Anno Christi 999 and his Clergy from the Pulpits Christ the Sun of righteousness with his Merits the Church the Moon and the Ministers the Stars thereof are eclipsed and vilified by Sylvester II Revel 8.12 13. Anno Mundi 5018 Satan loosed out of prison beginneth to rage by Gregory VII Anno Christi 1071 against the Gospel of Christ Revel 20.4 Anno Mundi 5140 The fifth Trumpet blown The Vicar of Christ with his Anno Christi 1195 Keyes openeth hel's mouth to let out his Cloister-fiends and satanical Locusts to overspread the Earth of Christendome described by Iohn most graphically Revel 9.9 to 13. Anno Mundi 5245 The sixth Trumpet blown The Ottoman Empire ariseth invadeth Anno Christi 1300 first the Eastern-Empire of Constantinople and winneth it then flieth upon the Germane Emperour with barbarous millions of invincible Armies Revel 9.13 to the end The saying Revel 9.15 of the Turks preparation for a day a moneth and a year beginneth now Which Number allegorically taken maketh 398 years which added to A. 1300 the year of the original of the Turkish Empire sheweth that A. 1698. shall be the final downâ—al of the same Anno Mundi 5462 The last Trumpet is blown The Thrones Principalities and Anno Christi 1517 Dominions in Heaven rejoyce that God would now at length take his Churches Cause in hand and raise up Luther and other Sons of Thunder to vindicate the quarrel thereof against the Romish Antichrist to the ruine of his Kingdom Revel 11. from ver 15. to the end By eating of the Book Chap. 10. Measuring the Temple and slaying the Witnesses Chap. 11. is understood the Reformation by Luther and downfall of the Papacy under Charles the fifth Anno Mundi 5504 The first Vial poured out England Scotland and Ireland by Anno Christi 1559 the Reign of Queen Elizabeth renounce the Papacy which generates the ulcers of spight and malice in the Romish Church against England Revel 16.2 Anno Mundi 5518 The second Vial poured out Martin Chemnitius and others pronounce Anno Christi 1572 the vengeance of God against the mortiferous Sea of the Councel of Trent Revel 18.3 Anno Mundi 5528 The third Vial poured out The stinking Waters of the Papacy Anno Christi 1583 are infected with bloud in murthering of the Popes and Romanists in Rome the slaughters of the Spaniards in the Low-Countreys and the Discomfiture of the Spanish-Armado in Anno 1588. Revel 16.5 6 7. Anno Mundi 5540 The fourth Vial poured out The Protestant Champions Pareus Anno Christi 1605 Polanus Whitakers Perkins Andrews King Iames and others pour light upon the Sunne of the Gospel in writing against Bellarmine Stapleton Campian and other Papists Revel 16.8 9. Anno Mundi 5565 The fifth Vial is now pouring out The Swedes in Germany Anno Christi 1630 An. 1632. The English in England 1640 combine against the Papists Jesuites proscribed in Poland and Swethland Anno 1648. This Vial shall end in the ruine of Rome Anno 1666. Revel 16.10 11. Anno Mundi 5594 The sixth Vial beginneth to be poured out Three barbarous Anno Christi 1659 Nations sack Hydruntum in Apulia made enrodes into the Eastern Coasts of Italy and sack them with fire and sword Factions and Massacres in Rome and Tuskany The Pope contemned and invaded The Western Christians make an Army and fire Rome in the 2419 year after Romulus laid the foundation thereof as Sibylla prophesied Oracul lib. 4. Revel 16. from ver 12. to 17. Anno Mundi 5595 The faithfull and true Warriour riding upon a white Horse Anno Christi 1660 descendeth from heaven with his Souldiers riding upon white horses to fight against the enemies of his Church The Angel in the Sun calleth to all the fowles of heaven to come to the feast of God to eat the flesh of Kings Captains mighty Men and horses Rev. 19.11 17 18. And I saw the beast and the Kings of the earth and the Warriours gathered together to warre against him that sate on the horse and against his Souldiers But the beast was taken and with him the false Prophet that worketh miracles before him whereby he deceived them that have received the beasts mark and them that worship his image These two were cast alive into the lake burning with fire and brimstone c. Ibid. 19 20. Anno Mundi 5601 Vrbs antiqua ruit multos dominata per annos Anno Christi 1666 Destruiturque armis gens scelerata suis. Go out of her my people that ye be not partakers of her sins nor receive of her plagues Forasmuch O Rome as thou glorifiedst thy self and livedst in pleasure saying I sit a Queen am no widdow and shall see no sorrow therefore shall thy plagues come upon thee in one day death sorrow and famine and thou shalt be burnt with fire for strong is the Lord God that judgeth thee The Kings of the earth shall bewail thee and thou shalt never more be inhabited the light of a candle shall shine no more in thee and the voice of the Bridegroom and of the Bride shall be heard no more in thee Rejoyce O heavens for righteous are Gods judgements He hath condemned the great Whore Then they sung Hallelujah and her smoak arose up for evermore Rev. 18.7 8 20. 19.3 Anno Mundi 5614 Rome being destroyed Jews dwell amongst Protestants and begin Anno Christi 1679 to search into the Scriptures and learn the waies of God Anno Mundi 5618 A gâ—eat Conjunction of Saturn and Iupiter in Leo. The Jews Anno Christi 1684 converted in the West prepare to unite with their Brethren
A Collection of Orders Ordinances p. 354. Exact Collection p. 4. to 14.97.98.508 * Exact Collection p. 10.199 492 493. †M. Baylies Canterburians Self-conviction The Scots Impeachment against â—Arâ—hbishop Lawd * Exact Collection p. 10.11.12.492 †Exact Câ—â—lâ—ction p. 10 11.12â—â—3 97.492.508.894.595 A Collâ—â—â—ion p. 308.309.354.417.419.457.458 * Exact Collection p. 11.12.13.199.492.493.508 †Exact Collection p. 17.18.98.229.493 * Exact Collection p. 594. 〈◊〉 605. A Collâ—ction p. 309. to 313 327 358.359.3â—0.399 404 41â—.420 to 428.458.453 †Exact Collection p. 97 98 218.564 * Exact Col. p. 56.57.58.666 564 to 605. A Collection p. 308. â—o 312.354.355.363.371.372.428.441.467.677 c. 66â— 711.767.798 to 810.933 †A Collection p. 428. * A 〈◊〉 p. 721. †A Collectioâ— p. 309.310 311 312.327.358.359.39â—.399.404.416.42â—â— toâ— 428.458.459.694.751.768.769.798.802.806 c. 878.879.889 * A Collection of Ordinances p. 426. †The History of Indepâ—ndâ—ncy †A Collectâ—on of Ordinances p. 424.425.426 †2 Chro. 11.4 c. 28.6 7.8 9 10.11 2 Sam. 26 27. Acts 7.26 Gal 5.14 15. Obad. 10. c. 1 Cor. 6.1.6 7 8. 1 John 3.12 * John 13.34 35. c. 15.12 Rom. 12.9 10. c. 13.8 9 10. Gal. 5.13 14. Ephes. 1.15 Col. 2.2 1 Thes. 3.12 c. .4.9 Heb. 13.1 James 2.8 1 Pet. 1.12 c. 2.17 c. 3.8 1 John 3.11.14 16 17 18.23 c. 4.7.11.12.16.20.21 c. 5.2 2 John 5. †Gildas de excidio Britanniae Fox Acts Monuments Vol. 1. †Gen. 4.10 11. Jer. 51.35 Ezek. 35 5.6 7 8 9. The Occasion of writing this Treaâ—isâ— Thâ— subject â—â—ttâ—r of â—â—is ensuing Discourse The Confutation of the wicked Opinions of the Millenaries of the Personall Reign of Christ upon Earth after An. 1700. A Dâ—claraâ—ion oâ— the eâ—fects of the blaving Comet Anno 16â—8 Grebners Prophecie of our laâ—e King and his Son now King ☜ ☜ A true Explication of thâ— Number in Rev. 20.8 The estate of England with other Prâ—vinces of Europe from Anno 1650. to An. 1698. Certain remarkable Numbers in Scripture whereby â—he Epoch'â— of the ruine of Tuâ—k Poâ—e and the conversion of the Iews are more â—ully strengthned A Prâ—gnostick of the Estates of câ—â—tain years Of An. 1657 Of the Eclipse in An. 1654. Baudensis Prognostication of Anno 165â— 1658 1661 1663. A Description of the 7 â—iery Triplicities The Exposition of Nebuchadnezzarâ— Image in Dan. 2. The Exposition of the 12 last chapters of Ezeckiel The Exposition of the end of Dâ—niâ—ls 11 chap. â— The Exposition of Rev. 9.15 The coÌ„mon Objection of Divines against the V. Monarchy and the universall kingdom of the Gospel here upon Earth drawn from the badnesse of the Times Answered Certain Epigrams of Petrus Damiani of â—he ruine of Tuâ—k and Pope c. never yet before printed Prophesies of Hieronymus Savanatola A Prophecy lately found in France of the future â—stâ—te of the world till An. 1710. The true Explanation of the Prophecy oâ— the coÌ„tinuâ—nce of â—he Turkish Empire found in M. Fox's Actâ— and Monâ—mentâ— pagâ— 746. A Prophecy of the year 1â—98 found in the study of Iustâ—â— Lypsiâ—â— â— A true Exposition of a Esdr. 11. câ—â— Evidences out of Scripture that the ten Tribes shall be brought out of Tartaria India and converted to the Gospel as well as our Western Iews A large Discourse of a probable coâ—jecture that the ten Tribes of Israel were placed by Salmanasser in Armeâ—ia and Media that from thence they passed into Tartaria and so into India Other excellent Proofs of the future conversion and Monarchy of the Iews 1 From Abraham â— 2 From Isaac 3 From Iacob 4 From the New Testament Act. 1. 5 From Moses Song Deut. 32. 6 From the history and life of Ioseph What uses Protestants ought to make of this blessing of the conversion of the Iewsâ— Description of the four Monarchies Reasons of the V. Monarchy Prophecies of the LION of the North. 1 Of the true Merlin in K. Lucius daies An. Ch. 130. 2 Of Grebâ—erâ— Who shall be King of this V Monaâ—chy Not the Spaniard Nor the Swede Object Answ. Of the Effects of that fatal Star which appeared in the head of Cassiopea An. â—â—72 The Description of the flourishing Monarchy of the Gospel in America and India about Anno 1710 and A. 1763. A Prayeâ— to God to uâ—ite his Church end the afflictions of it and to hasten the conversion of the Iews with the monarchy of the Gospel