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B01023	Britaines glorie, or An allegoricall dreame: with the exposition thereof. Containing [brace]the heathens infidelitie, the Turkes blasphemie, the popes hypocrisie, Amsterdams varietie, the Church of Englands veritie [brace] in religion. And in our Church of England, [brace] the kings excellency. His issues integritie. The nobles and gentries constancie. The councels and iudges fidelitie. The preachers puritie. The bishops sinceritie. / Conceiued and written by Robert Carlyle gent. for the loue and honour of his king and country.	Carliell, Robert, d. 1622?	1618 (1618)	STC 4650; ESTC S91360	33,166	58

in the Reuel 21.10 descending out of Heauen from God And by the Trees Corne Vines and Herbes is vnderstood how plentifully the word of God aboundeth there for sometimes the Gospell of Iesus is compared to a Tree Reuel 22.2 Which beareth 12. manner of fruits and gaue fruit euery moneth and the leaues of the tree serued to heale the Nations with This is the tree of life Christ the life of his Church and is common to all his and not peculiar to any one sort of people Sometimes the Gospell is compared to Corne as in the parable of the sower Math. 13.3 Behold a sower went out to sowe c. Sometimes it is compared to Vines as before is mentioned in the 14. staffe And in respect the Gospell is the Spirituall foode of the soule it may be compared to herbes and any other sustenance which is the naturall foode of the bodie applying the one to the soule spiritually as the other is applied to the body naturally from whence The Tyrant had before beene banished Who when he kept it was not so perfidious As is the man that keepes it now Religious This our Nation is the Paradice where the Pope sometime did beare such great authoritie as before is relation made in the 14. staffe And from whence he and his errors were abolished as in the 19. staffe Whose perfidious treacherie he himselfe hath heere already at large demonstrated But the Lord be praised wee haue now a Religious Soueraigne Lord King James who is supreame head and gouernour of our Church vnder God to whom for sinceritie and truth in Religion the speech of Saint Paul may be appropriated Eph. 4.20 That he hath learned Christ and hath heard him and beene taught by him as the truth is in Iesus that is he hath cast off concerning the conuersation in time past the olde man which is corrupt through the deceiueable lusts and is renewed in the spirit of his minde and hath put on the new man which after God is created in righteousnesse and true holinesse And for integritie of life he is like vnto Samuel 1. Sam. 12.3 And for vprightnesse in heart he is like vnto those worthy Kings Iosias Hezekiah and Dauid whose deserued commendations are singularly set forth in the Booke of Ecclus. cap. 49. And God grant that he may long liue to multiply his vertues in himselfe and his Royall issue 28. For hauing Children he instructs them how They may those Trees Corne Vines and hearbs best keepe From Caterpillers Cankers and the Sow That longs into that place by stealth to creepe To spoile the Paradice Of which there were Some by that Tyrant left of purpose there By the Caterpillers and Cankers is meant al such as either enuie or wish hurt to or depraue derogate or speake ill of the true Preaching of the Gospell of Christ of what Religion or Sect soeuer they be But by the Sow is particularly intended the Papist of which sort their be too many yet remaining that doe much hurt secretly to the weake members of our Church animated and set on by the Pope but by the Religious care of our vertuous King the Paradice is pretty well rid of them the Church is reasonably cleered and the word of God more plentifully planted amongst vs then heeretofore it hath beene And heerein all the World may see his Maiesties great prouidence in the education of his children for the continuance and vpholding of the Gospell according to the commandements of the Lord Deut. 11.18.19 Therefore shall you lay vp these my words in your heart and in your soule and binde them for a signe vpon your head that they may be as a frontlet betweene your eies and you shall teach them your children speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house and when thou walkest by the way and when thou liest downe and when thou risest vp 29. So that this Paradice is like to flowrish Vntill the finall period of all things For his faire issue know well how to nourish Those holy Plants and those cleere water-springs Running there-through to keepe from foule pollution Till all things haue their finall dissolution Heere is set forth the excellent towardnesse of our renowned Prince Charles Prince of Wales Frederike Prince Elector Palatine and the Lady Elizabeth his wife as the issue of our royall King which may well be said to be faire and beautifull Not as Absolon That was comely in outward proportion onely 2. Sam. 14.25 Nor as Saul which was a goodly yong-man and a faire 1. Sam. 9.2 for among all the children of Israell there was none goodlier then he in person Nor as the daughters of men whom the sonnes of God saw were faire Gen. 6.2 For this is but the beautie of the flesh which withereth and decaieth like grasse 1. Pet. 1.24 But their beautie is an euerlasting beautie which excelleth the beautie of all other Princes in Christendome and like the Sunne appeares glorious to the whole World their beautie is the Deuine beautie of their soules made and fashioned after the image of Christ Iesus The holy plants of that Paradice they haue learned of their royall father to nourish that is they allow and maintaine the Gospell truely preached amongst vs and to keepe those cleere watersprings from pollution that is that the word of God be not defiled with Heresies whereupon dependeth a great hope of the prosperous estate of this kingdome for the Lord hath promised that whosoeuer meditateth his word continually his daies shall be multiplied and the daies of his children as long as the Heauens are aboue the earth Deut. 11.21 30. And how prouision is by Vertue made To keepe the Caterpillers from the Trees Js thus A fire vnderneath is laide Whose smoake consumes them as in swarmes of Bees Is vsed commonly to rid the Drones And so they proue continuall fruitfull ones Vnder the name of Vertue is comprehended our royall King Iames for whose desert no lesse name can be giuen him seeing that God hath endued him with such full measure of Faith knowledge temperance and godlinesse which is euidently seene in that he is continually carefull and prouident that the Gospell of Christ may haue free propagation and so proue fruitfull amongst his subiects and that it be not hurt or violated by ill affected people who as Caterpillers are consumed with fire so are they vtterly destroied by the truth of the word professed which is also compared to fire Luke 12.49 31. And that the Corne from Cankers may be cleane Thousands of carefull Laborers are fitted To polish cleanse and winnow by which meane None but good Seede is to the ground committed The like care is to cleare the hearbs from weedes So there good Corne and good hearbs onely breedes That the word of God be not mingled with the false Doctrines of Heretikes thousands of diligent preachers are prouided who are called Laborers Math. 9.37 who as Saint Paul saith 2. Cor. 4.2 haue cast from them the cloakes

BRITAINES GLORIE OR An Allegoricall Dreame with the Exposition thereof Containing The Heathens infidelitie The Turkes blasphemie The Popes Hypocrisie Amsterdams varietie The Church of Englands verity in Religion And in our Church of England The Kings excellencie His Issues integritie The Nobles and Gentries constancie The Councell and Iudges fidelities The Preachers puritie The Bishops sinceritie Conceiued and written by ROBERT CARLYLE Gent. for the loue and honour of his King and Countrie LONDON Printed by GEORGE ELDE 1618. Directions for the Reader THe Dreame is implicate or Allegoricall in Verse The Exposition is explicate in Prose The Staffes are numbred for the speedie turning to the Exposition of euery Staffe which also beare the same numbers without which the Mysterie of the Allegory will hardly be vnderstood The Heathens infidelitie is conteined in the first foure Staffes The Turkes blasphemie from the fifth Staffe to the eight Amsterdams varietie from the eight to the thirteenth The Popes Hypocrisie from the thirteenth to the seuen and twentieth Our Churches veritie from the twentie seuen to the last The Kings excellencie is handled in the 27.28.30.38 and 39. Staffes His Issues integritie in the 29. Staffe The Nobilitie and Gentrie handled in the 33. Staffe The Councell and Iudges in the 35 Staffe The Preachers puritie in the 31. Staffe The Bishops in the 36. and 37. Staffes Errata Page 5. line 27. for pure reade poure Page 19. line 25. for which reade doth TO ALL VERTVOVS Nobilitie reuerend Clergie and well affected Gentrie ROBEKT CARLYLE wisheth grace mercie and peace in Christ Iesus RIGHT Noble Religious and worthie persons the Title Page demonstrateth vnto you that the plot of this fabricke hath a generall scope and is erected vpon all your seuerall reputations so that for the interest which you may challenge in this structure I will entitle you with the Dedication For in so much as God hath giuen you the inheritance of knowledge Religion and Vertue you are also coheires of the commendation thereof And because this building is thus magnificently beautified with excellent Statues no lesse persons then your selues adorned with all the golden and pretious robes of faithfull Saints meruaile not that I giue it a glorious name for if the Arke of God was called The glory of Israel being a type onely 1. Sam 4.21 Then the Gospell of Christ Iesus the foundation of this frame shall make it glorious eternally I haue beene curious in the workemanship of this Edifice and carefull lest my blunt edged Chissell in the caruing of your pictures and inscription of your Trophies should blemish your personages or dash out one letter of your fame If I haue done well I shall be glad for my Countries sake If I haue committed any one error I disdaine not to haue it amended in this worke by such as are better experienced then my selfe Meane time I desire my loue and good will may be louingly accepted And so I rest Yours most deuoted R. C. The Dreame 1. THe Dreame is this One in a shape diuine Transported by the Windes as swift as thought Whose face more glorious then the Sunne did shine Me to an vnknowne climat quickly brought Whereof strange things that were within that Nation And of their natures he gaue true relation 2. He shewed me Oare of Gold which being tried As Mettals vse to be in burning fire One should haue thought would haue beene purified But contrarie it turn'd to filthie mire And whosoeuer kept it afterward Should be with Sprights and Goblins strangely scard 3. Besides the operation of this Oare Was whosoeuer toucht it to make blinde And sottish so that they could neuer more Haue wit or sight in any perfect kinde Except by bathing in one Riuer pure In Europe Northward where they might haue cure 4. In this strange Countrie also was a flower Which this good Angell had no sooner gather'd But within one halfe quarter of an hower As a thing blasted suddenly it wither'd And as the Marigold by the Sunne is spread This by the Sunne shut vp and seem'd as dead 5. The Angell then transfer'd me to a Land Where huge deformed vgly Giants breed Which spoil'd and burnt good corne which there did stand And set Tabacco that foule stinking weede One bad me taste but the Angell bad me leaue For that would me quite of my life bereaue 6. For this is not a man as you suppose But a black fiend which humane shape assumes That takes Tabacco thus through mouth and nose And brings from Hell these deuillish perfumes I started back seeing it was a Deuill And praied good Angell saue me from this euill 7. Be not afraid quoth he thou shalt that see Before that we depart this wicked Land Which neuer eie beheld And then to me Appear'd damn'd creatures in the flames to stand Thse are Tabacconists said he that for this turne Did whilst they liu'd before-hand learne to burne 8. Then suddenly he snatcht me vp and flew Vntill he came vnto a thick-set Wood Where trees of all sorts many thousands grew And likewise Shrubs innumerable stood And looke how many Trees and Shrubs there were So many seuerall fruits they all did beare 9. Some were like Apples but were Crabs in tast And in the eating had but sowre digestion Some were as bitter as the Oaken mast More fit for swine then any mags refection Some were delicious sweete and perfect good Such as at first in Edens Garden stood 10. But as that fruit was good and lushious The Scituation of the Trees was bad For none of them by meanes of Vnder-bushes Sufficient roome to sprout their branches had So th●● for want of elbow-roome a Tree Not halfe so fruitfull was as else might bee 11. Vnfruitfull briars choakt their sappy roote And with sharpe pricks did goad their tender Rinde Thornes would not let their springing Armes to shoote Sprigs of wilde Trees about their branches twinde As if they all malicious enuie had At that good fruit seeing their owne was bad 12. Pitty it was the husband-mans respect Did not roote out these inconuenient lets He might haue remedied that great defect By burning vp those preiudiciall sets For those Trees properly are made to burne As some to build and some for other turne 13. This when I had perused curiously The Angell led mee to a goodly Vine-yard Kept by a Tyrant who swore furiously That hee would kill mee with his bloody whineyard The Angell sau'd mee and compel'd him to Declare the mischiefes which hee there did do 14. Then thus the Tyrant timerously said Northward from hence there is within a Land Amidst the Sea a fruitfull Paradice made Where goodly Vines in curious order stand Which proue exceeding plentifull And there I sometime great authoritie did beare 15. And those faire Vines to all estates were free As well the Plough-man as the Potentate And euery beggar might sufficed bee Without controlement of the Magistrate That all degrees by vertue of that Grape Grew perfect