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A34097	A generall table of Europe, representing the present and future state thereof viz. the present governments, languages, religions, foundations, and revolutions both of governments and religions, the future mutations, revolutions, government, and religion of christendom and of the world &c. / from the prophecies of the three late German prophets, Kotterus, Christina, and Drabricius, &c., all collected out of the originals, for the common use and information of the English.	Comenius, Johann Amos, 1592-1670.	1670 (1670)	Wing C5507A; ESTC R24277	200,382	315

John de Medices maintaining their Liberty was so advanced that he not only got a great party but almost a Soveraignty in the City About the year 1433 it began to be changed into a Monarchy or single person By Cosmo his Son called Father of the Country The occasion was the faction of the Nobles against the Medice's who by an unjust Judgement banish Cosmo but recalled again the next year by the Commons and constituted in a manner Prince of the whole Commonwealth as the Father of his Country saving stil the Liberty of the City His Son by the same moderation and favour of the people which yet continued obtained in like manner the principality notwithstanding all the opposition of the Nobles to suppress which took up all his Son and successors time also At length but too late the people fearing to be made hereditary to this powerful Family chose another eminent Person But he knowing and considering the fickleness and unconstancy of the Multitude that new Houses as they are soon in so as soon out of their favour confers all his interest upon the Medice's again as a potent Family that had long governed the City Against whom another faction conspir'd but without effect And now they seek more firmly to establish themselves For about 1494. for clandestine transactions with the King of France come into Italy without the Magistrates they were ejected as Enemies of their Country but restor'd again through the Popes means by the King of Spain and Naples 1512. But afterwards Rome being taken and the Pope himself who was of this Family by Charles the fifth Emperor King of Spain Naples c. the Florentines recover their ancient Liberty again by the help of the French The Pope to revenge this affront transacts a Peace and Accommodation with the Emperor on this condition that he should restore Florence to the Medices which after two years Siege and resistance was recovered against the French An. 1530. by the said Charles who creates Alexander di Medices first Duke thereof who built a Cittadel to aw the People Catharine di Medices Queen of France was his sister Cosmo his successor 1537 extends the Dukedom far through Italy and by his great wisedom and prowess sways the affairs of Italy and 1569. was Crowned in the Court of Rome by the Pope first King of Tuscany but the better to pacifie the Emperor who pretended it to be his right to create Kings and Dukes it was turned into that of Great Duke only adding thereby only the title of Great and so has continued in this Family ever since Of Savoy Savoy lies between Italy France and Switzerland upon Germany c. Becoming a part of the Kingdom of Burgundy after the breaking of the Roman Empire passed with that falling Kingdom to the Empire of the Germans about the year 990. In the distractions whereof the several provincial Earls and Governours for the Emperors seizing on their several Provinces there arose thereout the great Estates of Sovoy Provence Bresse the Commonwealth of the Switzers and the Grisons c. In the year 999. Beroald of Saxony forc'd to flee out of Germany for killing the Emperor his Uncle's Wife for Adultery with the consent of the King of Burgundy then deprived thereof made himself Earl of Savoy La Bresse in France was by Marriage added thereto 1285. And 1363. the principality of Piedmont and so they become Princes of Piedmont and Earls of Nize Amadeé the 8th By the Emperor in the Councel of Constance is created first Duke thereof An. 1414. An. 1536. the then Duke was spoyled of all his Estates by the King of France But upon Peace made by their successors afterwards restored again 1558. Afterwards by Marriage they were ally'd and depended much upon Spain But Amadeé Victorio marrying the Daughter of Henry the 4th became ally'd to France changed his dependences and held more close to the French 1600. The Country of Bresse was given to the French for their pretentions to some other Estates His Son Charles Emanuel the 2d left at three years old in the hands of his Mother an 1637. The French upon pretence of preserving the Country for him against the incrochments of the Spanyards their neighbours in Milan made themselves Masters of the greatest part thereof being the Wars then newly began between France and Spain I suppose restored since in whole or in part An. 1662 the Duke of Savoy Persecute's the Waldenses in Piedmont and bordering c. There is a perfect antipathy and contrariety betwixt those of Savoy and Piemont An. 1664 or 63 he further persecutes the Waldenses or Protestants who resist stoutly and defend themselves by War through assistance of Neighbours and go arm'd to their work and Harvest At last Peace soon made c. Of Lorrain Lorrain lies between Germany and France of small compass now not above 100 miles long and sixty or seventy broad but formerly a large and potent Kingdom after the division and breaking of the Roman Empire undergoing various fortunes sharings and partitions between the Emperor and French At last the Emperors conquer'd it from the French At length An. 981. This part now remaining and something more was given by the Emperor to his Cousin Charles a second Son of France and afterwards Heir to the Crown had he not been outed by Hugh Capet and made Duke thereof An. 1078. By Marriage it came to Godfry of Bologn afterwards King of Jerusalem as also his Brother Baldwin Duke of Lorrein first in his stead then also King of Jerusalem upon whose absence it fell to their Nephew who obtained it of the Emperor Earl of Limburg and so came to the Limburgers An. 1430. It came to René Duke of Anjou and King of Naples of which outed by the King of Arragon and making the King of France Heir to the other leaves only Lorrein to his Son An. 1473. For want of Heirs Male it came to the Earls of Vaudemont by the Mothers side where it continues still About 1100 the rest of Brabant till then a part was torn from it by several upon their absence in the holy War An. 1329. The Earldom of Guise was added whence that potent Family of the Dukes of Guises who being head of the holy League pretended to the Crown of France against Henry the 4th as an Heretick and therefore incapable c. since which the Catholicks of France will have none but Catholicks to be capable to have or hold the Crown of France and that they are no longer his Subjects bound to obedience than that he 's Catholick yet this is but vulgar opinion bred amongst them ever since but no constitution Henry the 3d who was yet of the League perceiving and at length sensible of the Guises ambition and practices for the Crown even against himself c. sends for the two Brothers to his Court at Blois and there commands them to be slain in his Chamber in his presence which fact so enraged

many years and to this very day seeking to please not men but God For I can with Paul a chosen Vessel to bear the Name of Christ before the Gentiles and Kings and the Children of Israel Act. 9. 15 confidently say that I have the same Spirit of Faith So that I dare say I believed and therefore have I spoken what I have spoken and written what I have written 2 Cor. 4. 13. And first indeed to my beloved Adjunct John Comenius then residing in Hungary afterwards departing by command of the Lord into Holland that he would make all these things known to Christian Peoples in the Tongue known to the Europaeans the Latin But for the Turkish Nation that he would take care to have the Sacred Books of both Testaments adorn'd in their Tongue at the Cost and Charges which the Princess the Mother of the Ragotzi 's ought to furnish him with But She esteeming more the Dirt of the Earth Gold than the Words of God although often admonished did none of those things and which is more was the cause why her Sons also did nothing about those things And therefore God took away Mother with Father and Sons and the Vncle Ladislaus one onely Granchild Francis being left To what end He himself onely knows But that they object That the Crown of Hungary was promis'd to them It is true But the Condition often iterated That they would purge this Land from Idolatry deliberating and consulting upon this matter with the Eastern and Northern But what did it profit to be admonish'd When neither They nor the King of Swede would do any of those things they drew themselves by their disobedience headlong into destruction as the World now sees Therefore I Drabricius publickly profess That I believe with my whole heart that Divine Promise made by Haggai I am with you faith the Lord Chap. 1. 13. and iterated by our Lord Christ himself Behold I am with you always even unto the end of the World Mat. 28 27. And again pronounced by Haggai Chap. 2. v. 22 23. I will shake the Heavens and the Earth and I will overthrow the Thrones of Kingdoms and I will break in pieces the strength of the Nations c. And to Christ declaring the distress and pressure of Nations Luk. 21. 25. And that I expect yea now see with mine Eyes how the Lord overthrows the Chariots and the Riders that every one may fall by the Sword of his Brother Hag. 2. 23. And that by it the glory of God may be revealed That all Flesh in like manner may see that the Mouth of the Lord hath spoken Isa 40. 5. by us Two also to you O Nations That the will of God is That the Beast counterfeiting a Lamb but speaking like a Dragon together with the false Prophet that wrought Miracles before him seducing those who had received the Mark of the Beast be both apprehended and cast alive into the Lake of Fire burning with Brimstone Rev. 19. 20. But the Beast being destroyed and the Whore drunk with the bloud of the Saints and the bloud of the Martyrs of Jesus burnt with fire Chap. 17. 16. That the Kings of the Earth who have committed Fornication and lived deliciously with her bewail her and lament for her standing afar off for fear of her Torments and saying Alas alas That great City Babylon that mighty City For in one hour is thy Judgment come Rev. 18. 9 10. But at the length Babylon being overturn'd that all Nations of the Earth run together into the Unity of the Faith and Acknowledgement of the Son of God unto a perfect Man unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ Eph. 4. 13. I Drabricius dare I dare with the Apostle Paul say That I in my Writings have not sought my own things as appears others do Phil. 2. 21. but the things which are Jesus Christs doing nothing through strife or vain glory but in humility v. 3. For I have learnt out of the VVord of my God That God resists the Proud but gives grace to the Humble 1 Pet. 5. 5. and puts down the Mighty from their Seats and scatters the Proud in the Imagination of their Hearts and exalts the Humble Luk 1. 51. And because with the Apostle I believe with my Heart and confess with my Mouth That Prophecy never comes by the will of Man but holy men of God to be inspir'd by the holy Spirit and to speak 2 Pet. 1. 21. Therefore I hope also that it will be given unto me from the Lord and my God to overcome the malicious Enemies of God and mine 1 Joh. 2. 3. Because the VVorld passes away and the Lusts thereof but he who doth the will of God abideth for ever v. 17. Therefore into whose-soever Hands or Eyes of those known or unknown to me in any Nation mine and my beloved Adjuncts Labour shall come I beg and pray and in the Name of God with Adjuration intreat Grieve not the holy Spirit of God whereby you are seal'd up unto the day of Redemption Eph. 4. 30. Being solicitous to keep the Unity of the Spirit in the Bond of Peace v. 3. That we all may be one Body and one Spirit as we are call'd into one hope of our Calling v. 4. For there is one Lord one Faith one Baptism one God and Father of all who is above all and through all and in us all v. 5 6. who believe that we are Called and Chosen Rom. 8. 33. And that our names are written in the Lambs Book of Life who was slain from the beginning of the World Rev. 13. 8. If any have Ears to hear let him hear v. 9. Let him hear I say and weigh well who is that Lord of the holy Prophets who is wont to send his Angel to shew unto has Servants the things which must shortly be done Chap. 22. 6. He himself namely who is the Alpha and Omega the Beginning and the End who Is and who Was and who is To Come Chap. 1. 8. That Omnipotent Prince of the Kings of the Earth who hath lov'd us and washed us from our sins in his own Bloud and hath made us Kings and Priests unto God and his Father to whom be Glory and Empire for ever and ever Amen! v. 5 6. Take heed also All I beseech you of that Pharisaical haughtiness to disdain others and say I thank God I am not as other men or as this Publican Luk. 18. 11. For God resists the Proud but gives grace unto the Humble Jam. 4 6. Detract not from one another Brethren For he that detracts from his Brother detracts from the Law v. 11. As that light Soul Veterine does to me his Brother and which is more the Servant of Christ and Minister of the Gospel and Pastor of Souls whom the Apostle reckons worthy of Double Honour 1 Tim. 5. by by word of Mouth and Pen lyingly spreading concerning me whatsoever he can unto my contempt even also

a long time before and make him Emperor again A Novelty never heard of before in this Kingdom it being the Grand Segniors common policy to strangle all the yonger Brothers However Mustapha younger Brother of Achmet was preserv'd either because Achmet being a younger Brother himself took pity on him or because he having no children of his own was not permitted to kill him But no sooner had they set Mustapha up again but they pluckt him down the next year and make him lay down his Empire 1623. and set young Amurath 4th or Morat in his place since which things Turkish Majesty and Authority has grown vile amongst them Morat the 4th a younger Brother also of Osman's spends his stomach against the Persians and with incredible preparations and an eight years Siege and War recovers Bagdad or Babylon as they call it Ibrahim Brother also of Morat preserv'd by his Mother in his Brothers life time and by her depos'd again for interdicting her the Court spends several years in the Wars of Candy against the Venetians without success for which and his being too much under the power of his Wives whom he follow'd more then his Wars was strangled by his Subjects in the year 1648. whom Mahomet the 4 th ten years old succeeded and continues War against Candy now reigning Lord of all this vast Empire containing all Dacia and Greece the greatest part of Sclavonia and Hungary the Isles of the Aegean Sea and a great part of the Taurick Chersonese in Europe and in Asia innumerable Provinces and Regions and in Africk all Egypt the kingdoms of Tunis and Algiers with the ports of Snachem and Erocco And whose stile is as swelling as their Empire Solyman stiling himself in his Letters to alerius Grand-Master of the Rhodes SOLYMAN King of Kings Lord of Lords most high Emperor of Constantinople and Trabezond the most mighty King of Persia Syria Arabia and the Holy Land Lord of Europe Asia and Africa Prince of Mecca and Aleppo Ruler of Jerusalem and Soveraign Lord of all the Seas and Isles therein The Turks first invaded Candy Anno 1645 and have ever since with all their might year after year attempted it and drove them out of all but Candy to which they have laid close Siege this two years last past without intermission and made several Mines Batteries and Assaults against it this present year but repulsed with incredible Courage and Warlike behaviour So that there has not been the like Siege known in this our Age. 'T is thought the Turks have lost near fourscore thousand men against The issue whereof the Pope has more cause to fear than any other Prince next to the Venetians themselves The Foundation and Revolutions of the present Empire of Russia The Prince hereof in his Ambassies with the Turk Emperor and Pope King of Swede and Danes c. stiles himself Tzar or Emperor though with the Poles only Great Duke Therefore we shall add this to the Empires also The last Emperor but one of the old Royal line was John Basilid that most famous Tyrant who extended his Empire even unto Persia and the Caspian-Sea made War upon Livonia or Liefland where receiving great defeats and losses acted with rage and fury commits horrible slaughters every-where both of his own as well as of his enemies and kill'd his hopeful Son John with his own hands With this king the English first began to confederate To him succeeds An. 1583 his Son Theodore of a good disposition the last of the former race who dying without issue Russia becomes distracted with unheard of Confusions and Miseries For through fault in Government and the Line failing there sprang horrible Factions and Commotions in the kingdom for ten years scarce to be parallel'd in History For John Basilid having two Sons left Demetrius and Theodore the former was secretly made away and kill'd before his Father's death and Theodore leaving no issue leaves the kingdom to his Brother-in-law who proving an unmerciful Tyrant The Jesuites take occasion to suborn a certain Scholar of theirs in their Colledge in Poland a Russe by Nation for the true Demetrius made away so cunningly that none of the Russians especially the fickle-minded multitude doubted but that it was the true and lawful Heir indeed and therefore generally flock to him which the other Tyrant seeing either with Grief or Poyson ended his dayes An. 1605. and the false Demetrius made absolute Monarch of Russia The king of Poland and the Pope favouring the design But the Russes soon smelling him out by his forreign manners and customs The Nobles conspire against him and behead him the next year The Impostor slain the stronger Faction thus prevailing make Zusky the Chief their Conspiracy An. 1606 Emperor But then presently another Demetrius as escaping by Miracle and by and by in opposition to him a third begin to peep up one in the Western the other in the Nothern parts by several Factions so that stil Demetrius as often as slain rises again But this last soon vanished Hereupon the Poles the Swedes and the Tartars take their advantage break-in on every side under pretext of help and the Russians become a prey to them all The Swedes help Zuskie and the Poles Demetrius Anno 1611 the Swedes take Novograd and the Poles Smolensko The Russes weary of these Impostures and Confusions seek out for a forreign Prince An. 1612 some for the Pole others for the Swede The Pole takes Mosco it self and with Fire and Sword lay it in the dust 200000 Russes perishing therein The Swedes eject the Poles out of Mosco again But the Southern Russes take Zusky send him into Poland and by recommendation and the power of the Polanders chuse the King of Polands Son create him Great Duke and the Northern chuse Charles the Brother of Gustavus Adolphus King of Sweden But the Russes loth to fall under the power of the Poles and desirous of settlement after such tiresome confusions and seeing themselves a scorn and prey to strangers do by the advice and counsel first of a Butcher only seek out a fit person of their own Nation and make choice at last of their Patriarch of Mosco's Son An. 1615 who presently makes this Butcher Treasurer and General and at length settles this vast Empire and manages it in a more constant way of Peace with the Turks Tartars Poles and Swedes than any of his predecessors before and founds the present Family and Empire Yet the second Demetrius's Widow hires the Cossacks to set up her young Son not of age who takes many Eastern Provinces of Russia with the Title of Kingdom for her Son the fourth false Demetrius But this Kingdom lasted but two years for both Mother and Son were taken and slain by the Russes So the Emperor first makes peace with Swede who restor'd to him the Great Dukedom of Novograd but keeps Livonia and other Northern Provinces with the City Novograd and add it to their Crown

nor understand his counsel Therefore Kings begin to know from his Oracles old and new founding in this very Book also that the Lord be not inraged against you and you perish in the way But how First By puting an end among your selves and all Christian People to WARS because now is the time for the King of Peace to Raign c. O Christian Kings Princes Common-wealths be Ministers of this Peacemaking King and cease to be a reproach to Christ For God will scatter the Nations that delight in War 2dly All mutual PERSECUTIONS for Religion are presently to be laid aside also which God never commanded but Satan began by Cain and by Ahab and Jezabel and the Babylonians and Antiochus and Caiphas with their bloudy Hypocrites and continued by Nero and other Pagans But among Christians only the impious Arrians dispairing to defend the depravity of their Opinion by Scripture first attempted to usurp against the most manifest Doctrine and practice of Christ and the Apostles and the holy Doctors and Martyrs of the Church who had rather be killed and devoured like Sheep then kill and devour like Wolves Thirdly Not to permit him neither who usurping primacy in the Church and supposing it to be defended by him with Sword and Fire hath now for some Ages raged do not suffer him to continue his rage and cruelty but that he also laying aside his Savageness may become a Lamb of Christs flock or an innocent Lyon Be mindful of that wise saying of Steven King of Poland that God hath reserved three things to himself 1. Creation out of nothing 2. Foreknowledge of things future 3. Domination or Lordship over Consciences Which the Roman Pope hath attempted to usurp and without either any Divine command or humane leave hath dared to build himself a Kingdom over all Kingdoms of the World and to maintain it by Sword and Flame And to lord it over the Consciences of all men even of his Brethren the Bishops and that which is more of Kings themselves who represent the divine Majesty on Earth Which what is it else but to climb into Gods Throne which if ye O Kings the Vicegerents of Divine Majesty on Earth continually tolerate God protests that he will no longer tole ate And to that end begins his Judgements against him and you and the world 4thly That what the season of the present Broils and Troubles of the world require of you O Kings that every one of you most solemnly proclaim to all your People universally publick Prayers Fastings and amendment of life and thereby true and general repentance after the example of the King of Nineveh Because this is the time of which Christ sayes that there shall be great Tribulation such as hath not been from the begining of the World nor ever shall be O ye Sons in high places now God arises to judge the Earth and to take his inheritance in all Nations 5thly If upon universal repentance God spare you a most solemn reformation and amendment of things is to be thought of Inquire into the Books of the Lord old and new hear your St. Bridgets most excellent counsel when St. Bernard inquired the counsel of God from her He that sat upon the Throne opening his mouth said Hear all my enemies living in the World because I speak not to my Friends who follow my will hear all Clergy men Arch Bishops Bishops and all inferior orders of the Church hear all Religious and Regulars of what soever order hear Kings and Princes and Judges of the Earth and all Ministirs and Subjects Hear Women Queens and Princesses and all Ladies Mistresses and Servants and all of what soever order and degree great and small that inhabit the world these words which I even I who have created you now speak unto you c. After complaining of all their sins impieties and vices Therefore I swear by my Deity that if you dye in the state wherein you are you shall never see my face nor escape my punishments c. Therefore return ye unto me with humiliations and I will receive you graciously as Sons c. And therefore for such an universal and serious return because serious and solemn thoughts once at length are to be entred upon counsel is given you even in these Books O Kings of convocating an UNIVERSAL COUNCIL out of all Christian People Holily to conspire together in a common universal repentance and universal serious deprecating and amendment of so great exorbitances now among us c. and to return all from curiosities and niceties about Articles and Questions of Faith which hath distracted us and from the many by-paths of error which we are run into and from earthly desires and lusts which have led us away into mutual strifes and Wars unto the simplicity and puriry of the Christian Faith and Life That all Christian Dissensions Strifes Hatreds Wars Devourings and Destroyings may be changed into Concord Peace Love Safety and Felicity and to this the only way is a COUNCIL truly universal truly free truly congregated in the Holy Ghost Arise O Christian Kings help things every where grown desperate the Patronage of this Book belongs to Kings because it comes in the name of the King of Kings and is printed with priviledge of the King of Kings and committed to the favor of all the Kings of the Earth every where to spread and divulge it and contains nothing hurtful to any but profitable and most useful to all If you hear not these divine counsels O Christians the Lord will send more Plagues Intestine Wars Famine Plague Savage Beasts i. e. Men worse then Beasts so that Christians shall be more savage and rage one against another more inhumanly then Turks and Barbarians because the condemnation of the great Whore is at hand Not for our selves O Kings and Princes do we the Publishers of this Book require your protection thereof but for your selves and the Christian People lest you perish from the fury of all the divine premointions It is comfort and protection enough to us from God who can boldly say with Hildegardis I have both spoke and writ these things not according to the invention of my own heart or of any man but as I have seen heard and perceived them in the Heavenly places or visions through the secret mysteries of God Therefore hear ye who preside in the place of God on Earth undertake so to manage this cause of God against Satan or of Satan against God for so different persons interpret differently that it may be ended and none may err concerning these things This lyes upon you upon a double right 1st because you are Kings 2dly Because you are the Churches nursing Fathers c. Therefore constitute forthwith a Judgement O ye who judge the Earth wherein may be decided whether our God that hath pity towards us all in common speakes here things profitable to his Reaple or some Devil instil things hurtful If the latter that the

person beheld lately again appeared unto him and repeating the same words disappeared That the next day following after Prayers in the Temple and Sermon heard returning into the Suburbs the self same person returned accompanying him and reiterating what he had before said vanished That after this going to Langenovia he remained a whole week with his Mother lame of his feet and molested with many disquietments of mind But that when after he was returning back again to his business to the City that person met him in his Fathers Field recalling those former things to his memory That thence betaking himself homewards and lodging at Sagan as he went to Church in the morning the same Man met him again in the street in the same feature yet not in mourning habit now but of a Jacynth colour That he therefore after Sermon went to the chief Pastor of the Church M. Meisner and related the Matter as it had hapned and desired advice Who gave him this That continuing fervent prayers to God he would for a little while longer suppress this thing in silence and as much as he could shake those things out of his mind mindful of that They have Moses and the Prophets let them hear them Yet adding that he would not be wanting to his duty to exhort men to Repentance and that that Vision if it came from God as Author would return again That Christopher therefore obtaining this answer went away and going his way home makes his Kinsman whom he had turn'd a little out of the way in his Journey to see and when at home his Wife also conscious to the whole matter Being yet admonished on all hands to hold his peace lest the fame thereof being carried to the Magistrates or the Ministers he might run some danger And from that time that he never made any one acquainted with it yet perpetually disquieted in his own Conscience till on the 14 th of April 1619. The same person cloathed in Jacynth habit appeared unto him again At which sight he was now not only not afrighted but filled through and through with a certain intimate and unwonted joy But being asked after first saluting of him whether he had taken care of the things he had commanded him and when not knowing what to answer he stood mute That that man with eyes lifted up to Heaven said Not unto us not unto us O Lord but unto thy Name give Glory And turning to Christopher said on But why did you neglect to perform that Or has not thy God deserved a greater thing than this at thy hands Who hath Created Redeemed Sanctified and Regenerated thee to the hope of eternal Life Behold thy God hath delivered up his Son to death for thy sake and dost thou refuse to lend him thy Tongue and to yeeld thy self an Instrument of his Work I declare plainly unto thee except thou shalt do this thing that thou shalt not have quiet in thine heart Nor this only but thy Name also shall be blotted out of the Book of Life Why dost thou fear men that are lighter then the Leaves of the Trees making a noise Who indeed shall pass this three-fold Judgment and Censure upon these things Some shall threaten thee others shall wonder most shall slight But thou take heed thou regard none of these things Then the Spirit began to inform him That the face of the present times was partly joyful partly sorrowful Joyful for that they were times of Grace in which the Light of the Divine Word hath shined in such clear brightness unto men sorrowful for that men would not see this Light but keept their hearts darkned with Errors and infidelity That these things were more at large explained by the Spirit but that all things were not retained in his memory At length that the Spirit said Unless men shall go about seriously and in good earnest to amend themselves That God was about to punish them grievously with Sword Famine and Pestilence And reaching forth his right hand to Christopher warned him further to put off all fear That no hurt should besal him and lastly added thereto I will hasten my Word to accomplish it And that these things said he disappeared But that he was left there alone amazed at first then casting his eyes round about on all parts he saw on one side a white company of them that sung and tryumphed but on the other a black company of them that wailed and howled and that being astonished with the Vision he returned home In the Year 1620. August 1. As he was again going to Gorlitz the same Person that had so often before appeared now also unto him while he bent his course from Newhammer to Schonberg at nine a clock in the Morning inquiring of him Whether he had dispatched his Commands I have said he but got nothing but mocks for my pains He went on admonishing That without regarding those things he would boldly do the business For that he had more things to make known unto him not onely concerning men of inferior rank but the King of Bohemia himself c. November 25. After several wonderful Visions Then the Spirit crying unto him by name injoyn'd him to relate all those things he had seen c. to the Senate Commanding him also to take a Journey to the King with other Messages c. All which things accordingly Christopher rehearsed on the 30 th of November in open Court at Sprottavia the whole Council of the Senate the Kings Judge and the Pastors of the Church present December the first Being delivered by the Magistrates to the Pastors of Sprottavia he suffered a severe examination That as he would be safe of his Salvation he would plainly declare whence he had these things or whether or no he did not feign them or being feign'd by some one else he did not spread them in the name of Visions They inculcated to him That he would consider well how great things they were he undertook what an horrible crime he would incur if there were deceit under-hand To how great danger he exposed his Conscience how he would stir up the Wrath of God and men against him and involve Wife Children and many others with himself into great mischief He having heard all things with a chearful mind and nothing afraid Answered That he took upon him all the Curses And wisht all those things might happen if he ever spake any thing besides those which he saw and heard and received in command That no such things ever hapned to him so much as in a dream much less was feigned by himself a man ignorant of all things Nor that any of those things were received or heard from any man But that all those things were so represented to him by Visions But whether the Spirit was a good or evil one he could not discern and therefore asked counsel and information whether any thing here was contrary to the express Word of God or no But yet

were the two first Fathers who were order'd to learn the China Charecter and Language and sent thither Who at last entred into the City Canto but fain to return twice disappointed of their design till in the end they make a new attempt furnished with all curiosities together with a solemn Embassy in form to the Vice-Roy of Canto and so were received with all possible demonstration of respect as before hath been related of Riccius c. In process of time many were Converted and Baptized among whom were some Mandarines and Calao 〈…〉 chief Governors and Officers of the Kingdom But the Priests and Priestlings stir up Persecution against them make them odious and abominable and Teachers of new Godds imprison torment and banish them But at length through the favour of great persons they obtain'd freedom and peace and the Christian Religion the more spread But by the way Had the same measure been meted to the Jesuites there by Heathens as they mete to fellow Christians here or as we say had they serv'd them in the same sauce they might have had indeed a few Martyrs and Confessors perhaps but never Evangelists and Preachers or Apostles of the Chinois unless at Stake only We shall not go about here to give the History of the manner of their proceeding in conversion of those Infidels and Idolaters but only present you with their Compendium or Catechism of the Divine Law in the China Tongue as we promised at the beginning together with the Letters of their Queen and chief Minister of State to the Pope and their Answers c. A Compendium of the Divine Law 1. Perhaps some one may ask what God is 'T is answered God is no other thing then the Creator of all things as also the great Governor and Lord of all things who made the Heavens who made the Earth who made Spirits who made Men. 2. The Heavens Earth Men and all things before were nothing and afterwards were Therefore before the Heavens Earth Men and all things there was some Lord necessarily before to create them 3. Because all things cannot be made of themselves all have that from out of which they are made or a Maker of them as Towers Palaces and Houses cannot be made of themselves but must necessarily be the work of some Artificer 4. Therefore the Heavens Earth Men and Creatures how can they be created of themselves There is therefore an Author of these things whom we name God If men do name an Age Puencu and make others like themselves and a first Grand-father Parent 5. Then these also were after the Heavens and the Earth were All had a Father and a Mother from whom they were procreated And of these to make a Creator of Heaven and Earth of Men and of Things is a great Error 6. Some will say The Heavens Earth Men and Things seeing they depend on God in their Creation I am bold to ask This God of whom does he depend in his Creation 7. 'T is answer'd God is the first Root and Principle of Things If he had dependence in his Creation for that very thing he would not be God 8. For things either have a beginning and end as Herbs Trees Fowls and creeping things or they have a beginning and no end as Heaven Earth Angels Devils and the Intellective souls of Men God only is without beginning and end and can give a beginning and end to all things 9. If there was not God there would not be other created things As for Example Of one Tree the Flowers Fruits Boughs Leaves and Body are all generated out of the Root If there be not the Root for that very thing the rest will not be But 10. Coming to the Root of the Tree by no means is there another Root out of which to be sprung or proceed God seeing he is the Root and Foundation of all things out of what other thing can himself proceed 11. God when he first created all things in the beginning he divided the Heavens from the Earth created all species or kinds of things Afterwards he created Male and Female the Male was call'd Adam 12. The Woman was call'd Eve For these two had not Father and Mother and are the first Parents of all People All else as Fo Ki not excepting those whom they make Immortal All have 13. A Father and a Mother of whom they are born and they could not avoid it but that sooner or later they should be corrupted and die God seeing he is the true Lord of Heaven Earth Men and Things c. together withal created all things 14. That they should be for mens use Consequently it altogether behoves us Men to love and worship God By not loving and worshipping great sin is thereupon committed For example A couple of Parents produce a Son 15. They nourish cloath educate him If the Son know not to honour Father and Mother certainly he is called disobedient and most grievously sins How much more 16. Seeing God is the chief Parent of Men does it not behove us to love and reverence him since it is now declar'd what God the Lord of all things is It is easie to explain the the things of this Age or World that is of Mankind 17. This same Man hath naturally two parts Soul and Body His Body although it be corrupted and die his Soul cannot he extinguished even to eternity For in this Age or time of the World Souls have three differences 18. The lowest Order is call'd the Vegetative Soul namely the Soul of Herbs and Trees This Soul helps Herbs and Trees to live and grow Herbs and Boughs or Wood cut down wither and perish 19. Their Soul follows and is extinguished The middle Order is called the Sensitive Soul to wit the Soul of Fowls creeping things and Beasts 20. This Soul gives faculty or Power to Fowls creeping things and Beasts of living and growing and makes withal that they hear and see through their ears and eyes and tast and smell through their Pallates and Nostrils through the rest of their Members that they feel pain and pleasure but yet they cannot discourse and reason and when they die even their Soul also is extinguished 21. The highest Order is call'd the Intellective Soul to wit the Soul of Man This withal contains the faculty of the two Souls the Vegetative and the Sensitive Therefore it can give a faculty to men of living and growing together also of feeling and sense 22. Moreover it gives him a faculty of discerning all reason to discern all things by His body although it die yet his Soul is perpetually conserv'd nor is extinguished Therefore the Men of this Age only fear dead men and do not fear dead Animals That arises from the natural discourse or reason of man that he can animadvert and think after the death of men Moreover the Soul of man not dead 23. Remains and therefore can fear But the Soul of creeping things and Beasts is