A WARNING TO THE DRAGON AND ALL HIS ANGELS.  
Mark ye this wicked persons, & ye friends of the unrighteous MAMMON.  LUKE, XXI. Take heed to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be overcharged with Surfeiting and Drunkenness, and the Cares of this life, and so that day come upon you unawares. For as a SNARE shall it come on all them, that dwell on the face of the whole Earth. 
A SNARE O DEVIL.  
Printed. M.DC.XXV.   

A GENERAL EPISTLE, TO The fold and Flock of CHRIST, and to them that are gone astray, that say they are Apostles and Catholics and are not, etc.  
GRace be to you and Peace from God the Father, and from our Lord JESUS CHRIST, who gave himself for our Sins; and in the absence of his Body for a remmbrance the Blessed Supper, till his second appearing. As often as we taste thereof, he takes it as a token we are not unmindful of his tender mercy that tasted Death itself for us; so many melting trials and torments, the innocent Lamb for a brood of Vipers, whose dam is Death whose sting is Sin, he that washed us in his own Blood unto whom there is no access but by Faith; Behold he cometh, and every eye shall see him. To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.  
It seemed good unto me, having a perfect understanding given me in these things, and the dispensation of them, an office not a trade; to root out, to pull down, to build, and to plant, by the grace and bounty of JESUS our Lord God. To present this Visitation to your view, joining you together of the first Ark, and universal great House, vessels of Honour and dishonour, some clean and purified, others having need of purging.  
Former things are come to pass, and new things I declare unto you; no age so weak, nor sex excusing; when the Lord shall send and will put his words in their Mouth. He poureth out his Spirit upon his hand-maidens; the rich are sent empty away, even so Father for it seemed good in thy sight.  
Pressed and constrained with obedience to him, and Duty towards you; saying no other things than the Prophets and Apostles did say should come to pass, that ye might know the certainty of those things, wherein ye have been instructed, whether you will hear or whether you will forbear.  
It is a salve to anoint and open the eyes of the blind, to bring them that sit in darkness a light, to lead them out of the Prisonhouse; others by means of remembrance, (whose anointing long since teacheth them all things) to stir them up; It is a true lookingglass, a large hourglass, Physic for the sick, wholesome for the whole, milk for the young, and meat for the strong. It is upon Record due, an old debt One and Twenty hun-yeares since; Unto me is given this stone to polish, unto me this grace is given.  
It is as it were a new Song to be sung before the everlasting Throne, a salutation for Strangers and the Brethren; if we love them that love us, if we salute the Brethren only, what do we more than others; yea but they come at the last hour, others having borne the heat and burden of the Day.  
Shall not the lost Son be found again, the Father of these that Blaspheme and are found liars; But in the eye of our weakness their prosperity will wove the web of envy; murmur not at the goodman of the House; Is it not lawful; is it no wrong (as he will) to dispose the riches of his own goodness; nay, rather may we not all say, we are unprofitable, we have both gone out of the way, there is none that doth good, no not one; nay, are not his judgements according to truth; O man grudge not his grace, dispute not his justice.  
But they have been, and will be to the world's end, our persecutors and slanderers, need they not so much the more our Prayers; recompense no man evil for evil; Therefore let the Congregations of the faithful Pray for them, poor, blind, distracted, naked, wretched people, and give glory to God, who hath done away the veil from these hidden mysteries, that hindered our steadfast sight, Though to blind minds and deaf hearts, this veil remains still untaken away.  
Wherein for mine own part, I challenge little, not so much as those that brought to the Tabernacle gifts of their own spinning of Blue and other colours; But rather to be in the number of those servants, that drew out the wonderful Wine for the Bridegroom's Feast, to bear it to the Governor and the Guests; though to cast in my mite with others I was never unwilling.  
Finally, to those that require a Sign, or think this Confidence; Boasting that high styles are not steps for the declining age of this weak world to climb, my age of this weak world to climb, my defence is no shorter than free.  
Lest any should think of me above or better then he seethe me to be, as others to suspect a forged pass; To present you with Pearls of that sort or holy things, I forbear at this time.  
If the debt be paid the secret of the multiplied oil is to myself; Though I shut the Door or shadow my name, I fear no faces, smiles nor frowns, for, the hope of Israel, to me no chains are heavy, it is no bought nor stolen fire, my ability nor boldness extending so high; yet a Candle too high mounted for Satan, and all his attempts to blow it out, thrived the Gospel the less, rejected of the jews.  
But all alike hit not the mark, they press forward, wranglers started aside like a broken Bow, the match is won, one Ford is not known to all Passengers; eleven strikes the clock saith he, twelve saith she; do these contradict those that are not against us or with us; Antichristians those that are not against us, are with us; Even so, glory be to him alone (the Set is ours) the hour and set time of whose judgement is at hand; and O Lord remember thy servants Abraham, Isaac, & jacob, & look not to the stubbornness, nor to the wickedness of this People, turn their hearts, preserve thy Church, and his victorious Ma.tie to tread down the power of his enemies, our Sovereign gracious Lord and the Queen, anoint them with thy holy Spirit, Crown them with Grace; and foreign Princes, especially the King's excellent Sister, with a happy life here, and eternal life hereafter. Be gracious to the remnant of JOSEPH, hear I beseech thee the Prayer of thy servant.  
The Servant of jesus Christ: O A SURE DANIEL. DANIEL,— I END AL.  

Postscript  TO mask my name with boldness to unmask Error I crave no Pardon, the manner let none despise; Dreams in times past have been interpreted, our Fathers in diverse manners have been spoken unto, the wind bloweth where it listeth.   

ELINOR AUDELEY 
 REVEAL O DANIEL, 
 TO THE GREAT PRINCE, the King of Great BRITAIN, FRANCE, and IRELAND, Defender of the Faith.  
THE INTERPRETATION OF THE VISIONS OF THE PROPHET DANIEL, revealing the Man of Sin; And the Morning Star, before the coming of the Day.  
IN the Visions of this Prophet are revealed the same things contained in the Revelation, which GOD gave to jesus Christ, to show unto his Servants things which must shortly come to pass; things that are not, to bring to nought things that are: And as he signified to his beloved Servant JOHN, the Contents of the secret Book by his Angel; Even so the Lamb slain by the eternal Decree purposed from the foundation of the world; Declared the same things to the man greatly beloved, his servant DANIEL, unfolded in this present exposition; drawing the juice of many sorts wanting room and leisure, to lay things in order, wherein the Scripture will repair the want of method. Being not willing for the lighting of a Match to make a fire, when the stroke of a Flint is of more facility; Speaking not to a People of a strange Speech and of a hard Language, but to the House of Israel; Avoiding man's enticing words; things without life, give no life, that revealeth not the testimony of JESUS; at whose Name, a name above every name, Let every knee bow. Hear all ye Children of my people, hearken O Earth!  
The first vision of this holy Prophet, was in the I. year of the reign of BELSHAZZER, King of Babylon; from which spiritual Babylon takes the denomination. One and Twenty hundred years since.  
Wherein he saw the four Winds of Heaven, or the loosed Angels bound in the great River Euphrates the ancient bounds of the great Roman Empire, that striven upon the great Sea, and the four great Beasts, that came up from the Sea diverse one from another. These blowing Winds had no power to hurt, till the servants of God were Sealed in the foreheads, at what time that Commonwealth became a Monarchy, persecuting the Church of God being then with Child, Travailing in birth, crying and pained to be delivered of the man Child, roaring like a Lion, the whole Forest ringing, ruling all Nations with a Rod of Iron; that breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: He is Alpha and Omega, so have the servants of God a Twofold sense. Besides man including some other of his Creatures, bearing the names of men, yet being neither Man nor Beast; Praise ye him Sun and Moon, etc.  
I heard the number of them: And here ended the Sealing of the first Covenant, a yoke which our Fathers were not able to bear, to establish the second, which is Spiritual, to put his Laws in their minds, with the Pencil of his Grace to write them in their hard hearts, a light Burden, for the letter of the Law, graven in stone is the sentence of death; But the Spirit giveth life to stony hearts, that were dead in trespasses and sins; yea, the whole valley of dead Bodies, turned into Stones and Earth, from ABEL the first Borne, to the last man taken up in the Field, they are all holy unto the Lord, their iniquity is forgiven and forgotten, as a Father, he remembreth their sin no more.  
Of these were Sealed to be of the seed of ABRAHAM, one hundred forty and four Thousand, twelve times twelve Thousand: Of which faithful Number JESUS CHRIST the Saviour of the world, the only begotten Son of the living GOD, in the likeness of sinful Flesh without Sin, the Lion of the Tribe of judah, was sealed on the Eight day of his Nativity; The Lioness bringing but one, and but once in her life.  
That with the sprinkling and shedding of his Blood, both Covenants might be sealed; These were the first Fruits unto God, and to the Lamb, having the Token of the everlasting Covenant, of the great mystery in those times, concerning CHRIST and his Church, put in the Flesh a Figure of the Heart.  
Which first Covenant remains to us a Pattern of tenderness, not made with hands, the Heart by a mutual respect being now the Closet or secret part, whereby we Gentiles are made the tender Spouse, the habitation of God, fellow heirs of the unsearchable Riches, joined to Christ the head, that in times past were the Children of disobedience and wrath, Aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, Strangers from the Covenants of promise, having no hope (without God) in the world, are now, who were sometimes fare off; of all Nations, Kindred's and Tongues; uncircumcised Philistines, not of his Brethren; not of the House of his Father, By the blood of JESUS CHRIST made nigh members, of his Body, of his Flesh, and of his Bones; greater love and felicity can none express.  
Of which great mystery, Hypocrites, next Harlots, whose counterfeit beauty deceives not him, whose praise is of men, and not of God; false Gods, are no partakers; the outward Token, being common to both. To assure us of which, receiving the earnest of his Spirit, that abideth, not crying Master; Carest thou not, that we perish; but Abba, Father.  
Thus our tackling lost without Anchor, to repair the ruins and weakness of these decayed, sunk weather-tempest driven bottoms, such Treasures of Millions expended and bestowed, what burden, what prizes, what things God hath prepared to be the lading of these vessels of honour; Eye hath not seen, ear hath not heard, neither hath entered into the hart of man: To which, all the Transported affections felt or feigned, enjoyed without pains or fear, may seem but light dotage, as Light and Darkness compared, compared with the Crown and weight of that Eternal bliss.  
The Four winds prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year; are the powers of these four great Beasts; showing their degrees of residence; also the final Blast is included; The Sea are the Nations of the Earth.  
The beginning and the ending, thus saith he to the Sea: Waves drowning one another, swelling into Mountains, for glory foaming out your own shame. Saying, hail to the Wood awake, according to your own understanding, you have made Idols and Images, not by my direction, but after the invention of the Craftsman, and have exalted your hearts and forgotten me, giving my Praise to graven Images, and my glory to another for your God, (not setting me before your eyes) you have gotten a Devil, a false Prophet, whom I sent to prove you; that takes my laws in his mouth, not of love, but for strife and envy: Thinks he to say; Lord, Lord, in thy Name we have cast out Devils, Preached, and Baptised; my answer is not unknown to you both, though you think to plead ignorance, persecuting and despising the number of my little ones.  
You only have I known, of all the Families of the Earth, whose transgressions do hasten your judgement; Therefore I will punish you for your iniquities, you shall be like the Morning Cloud, and the early dew that passeth away as the Chaff that is driven with a scattering whirlwind out of the Flower, as smoke out of a Chimney vanishing away; And I will be like a Lion, as a Leopard by the way I will wait and observe you, and as a Bear that is bereft of her Whelps, I will tear the Kall from your hearts and devour you; But to the faithful I will be a King, a Saviour; as an Eagle stirring up her Nest, fluttering over her young, bearing them upon the wing; So I will preserve mine inheritance, my Portion as the Apple of mine eye.  
These are the words of the First, that was like a Lion, his strength shall overcome the rest, and take their Dominion away, having no number or finite parts expressed; the time of whose undivided Kingdom is infinite and always; As his years have no end, his Crowns are many; This is the Lion of the Tribe of judah, having of Flesh a tender hart; a man's hart was given unto it; The Prince of the Kings of the Earth, the first and the last; And because he is the root, and made of the seed of DAVID; He is here accounted amongst these Beasts; This is he that sat upon the white Horse, the Circle of the Earth, to judge and make War; beholding the Inhabitants like Grasshoppers; and a Bow and a Crown was given unto him; He is the Lord of Lords, the King of Kings, and of his Kingdom there is no end.  
The second Beast like a Bear, the Seaventh head, that had Three ribs in the Mouth between the Teeth of it, signifying, Three hundred years; this is the devouring Reign of the Heathen Roman Emperors, which lasted so long, licked by the Devil; In the infancy of which Empire, the Son of God was Crucified, and the City of jerusalem destroyed, wherein the yearly Sacrifice or feast of the Passover was solemnised, that in her might be found the Blood of Prophets and Saints, and of all that were slain upon the Earth, in which first seventy years, the Apostles and seventy finished their testimony what they had seen and heard, after which followed the overspreading of abomination spoken of by our Saviour, making the Sanctuary desolate, defiled with Carcases which can neither see, hear, nor walk, abominable carrion, the house of Prayer, made the Gallery of the Devil, for his devices to stand in.  
And this is he that sat upon the Red Horse, Having a great Sword given unto him, to make War with the Church of God, devouring much Flesh, Burning, Scorching it with fire, Hail mingled with Blood, destroying Trees, and all green grass, smote every Herb, and broke every Tree; and here ended the first Woe with this second Beast, all fire and horrible Cruelty, such as there was none like it in all the Land of spiritual Egypt since it became a Nation, and shortly after began the next Woe, where the fire is not mentioned, because the smoke is so great, thick darkness or heresy, false doctrine extinguishing the Light of truth, which shall continue until the third Woe, Hell fire, and Brimstone or Blasphemy, issuing out of their Mouths, a great cry from him that sits upon the Throne, when Redness shall be turned into Paleness to the Maid behind the Mill, the Captain in the Dungeon, free and bond, because of the last Plague the second Death.  
The third Beast that was like a Leopard, or half a Lion, an Ape between Man and beast, whose feet or first footing, were as the feet of a Bear, that had upon the back of it four Wings, like a Fowl or painted Bird: Two of the Eagle, and two of the Dragon; signifying his time, Four hundred years before the coming in of Antichrist, then came the King of Babylon to jerusalem, and besieged it, taking the advantage of the Night, what Links or Torches brought him thither I read not, but Moonlight there was little, though he were on his way or Wing, but letted Two hundred years before.  
Bearing also four heads, four standing up for it, showing the division of the Empire into so many parts, being then too large and great for the government of one man. This is the Dragon of Egypt; that Monarchy that began with the Christian Emperors, whose deadly wound (Death to the Soul) was washed in the Blood, and healed by the Stripes of the heavenly Samaritan; There is now no healing of the Bruise, it is putrified, the Wound is grievous; the Leopard cannot change his spots; bind thy Tire upon thy head, forbear to cry: O Virgin daughter of Egypt, in vain shalt thou go up into Gillead and take Balm, or use Medicines, thou dost run in vain. And this is he that sat upon the black Horse; the Ethiopian cannot change his skin, less man than the Minotaur; more Monster than a Centaur, engendered of black Clouds, carried about of every Wind, to whom is reserved the Blackness of Darkness for ever: Black will take no other hue; having a pair of Balances given into his hand, without respect of persons, to measure to all men, rich and poor, free and bond, a measure of Wheat for a penny, and three measures of Barley for a penny; Ho! every one that thirsteth, and he that hath no money, Come buy and eat, give not your money for stones in stead of Bread, say not Ignorance is better than Knowledge, Neither hurt the Oil and the Wine; Touch not a Lords anointed, and do his Prophets no harm, that Nourish you with truth and understanding.  
The last Beast the fourth, that is the Eight, and was Seven heads and is not, and is of the Seven, and goeth into perdition, that had great Iron Teeth, that devoured and broke in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet thereof, and was diverse from all the Beasts that were before it; having a Mitre of Ten horns, signifying also, though the Crowns be not here expressed, so many hundred years his Limited time, the Ten days of tribulation in the Apocalypses, wherein the Devil shall have power to cast the faithful into Prison; (After the Tribulation immediately of those days; Two shall be in the field, etc.) Nine of which number are expired, and some part of the last hundred, but how many are to come; by these horns precisely cannot be aimed at without the Art or Science of Chronologie; This is judas the Devil, the King of Babylon and Egypt, the reign of Antichrist Pope of Rome, count the Letters of his name for it is the number of his time, whose name is Death; hated mortally of his time, whose name is Death; hated mortally the King of Rome and Italy: This is he that sat upon the Pale Horse, the son of Perdition, of all Complexions the darkest, nearest to corruption, threatening alone, a hart charged with so much wickedness and malice as the Red Horse, all the sanguines in the Rainbow, and the Sword cannot set out more of Brutish cruelty; had he wings to his will, and of time length to the height and bigness of his insatiable mind; NERO, TITUS, DOMITIANUS, these beasts of the Earth, their hearts and policies paralleled would seem but a Cur coupled or compared with this greedy Wolf. A Bull as bloody as the Bear.  
Whose land is covered with Locusts and Darkness; even darkness that may be felt rising out of the depth of the bottomless pit of Satan's malice very grievous; yet had all the faithful light in their dwellings that they might not lose the way; for it was Commanded these Armies of Scorpions besieging the holy City, having pernicious stings, both ways voluptuous and malicious, The power of the Enemy that they should not hurt the grass of the Earth, neither any green thing, by any means nothing should hurt them, but only dry Trees or boughs, bearing no fruit of repentance, those men that have not the Seal of God in their graceless foreheads, that they should not kill these wretched blind miserable People, but that they should be tormented five Months, as in those days the most part, most Lamentable in the siege of jerusalem by Famine were tormented so long compassed with a Trench, kept in on every side, Seeking death, and desiring to dye, etc.  
This did the Lord because the Princes of Egypt, hearkened not to mild MOSES; but hardened their hearts, and did evil in the sight of the Lord, after the Abominations of the Heathen; Therefore saith the Lord, I am against thee o Dragon, which liest in the Hart (the midst of the Rivers) which said my Rivers are mine own, I have made it for myself; I will put hooks in thy Claws, and leave the Throne into the Wilderness, where there is no water; and all the Inhabitants shall know that I am the Lord, because they have been a staff of Reed to the house of Israel, when they took hold of thee by the hand, thou didst break and Rend all their shoulder, and when they learned on thee, thou brakest, and made all their loins to be at a stand, with the Burdens of Brick and Rubbish thy Officers did lay upon them.  
Thou hast given them Stubble for Straw, vapour of smoke for Victual; thou hast made their lives bitter unto them; Therefore the Lord is against thee whose healed Wound is festered, turned wild again, become Antichristian and incurable, thou that hadst the Balances in thine own hand; Thou that art like a Leopard or a young Lion of the Nations, as a Dragon; or a Whale in the Seas, with thy Diadem of Ten horns, crowned with Ten Crowns, so many Antichristian hundred years, Nine of which account are cast, past, and expired.  
Troubling the waters with thy feet, and foulest their Rivers; the whole Sea of Rome, the third part of the main Sea is become Blood; Behold the Lord is against thee and against thy Rivers, which are turned into Wormwood (woe due O Rome) and Hemlock; Even the Third part of the waters, the streams of justice and Mercy are become poison and Bitterness; I hate and despise your Images, Feast days, Processions, Solemn assemblies, saith the Lord; who required those things: I commanded, judgement should run down free as water, and Righteousness as a mighty stream; Woe the Bloody City.  
You are impudent and disobedient Children, as the day of your Visitation, so are your sins hidden from you, when you shall say for shame to the Mountains Cover us, and to the Rocks and Hills fall upon us; you will know your transgression, the long Wings of the morning, the Caves of MAKADAH shall not preserve you, Lightning, Thundering Cannons, the whole Globe at a shot, shivering your Bodies, sinking your Souls, and making your hearts to hop: Ear never heard, neither hath entered into the hart of man such horror, forsaken of all, but the Devil and his Angels, burned and buried alive, of all the Creatures not a drop of water remaining, of Light not a spark, Rebels these terrors as Shot or Hailstones from Heaven Pell-mell, shall drive you into a Bottomless gulf headlong; the great day of his wrath is come, saying to the fiery Lake; Hid us from the face of him that sits upon the Throne.  
When the faithful scattered People shod with the everlasting Gospel of Peace, after all their labours and travail in this Wilderness, shall enter into the Land of Rest: Here is the Body of the Beast destroyed; PHARAOH and all his Multitude of unbelieving Lousy orders; even all his Host of furious Horsemen as Locusts, eating every herb, and all the fruit of the Trees the hail had left, drowned in Hell Fire the bottomless red Sea, that may boast rather of their Blains and Boils, than Vermin, which their own Magicians deny not to be the manifest finger of God; vaunting they win by their Cozening game termed Chastity, the joys of heaven, and Secret bosom Alms in breeding Lice: Such unclean Rags past mending, I did mean to cast away, but since you will not hear MOSES and the Prophets, I will bestow some labour to air them for you, and your patched Coats waxed old and bad to make bags for heavenly Treasure, well may they stop Bottles when your Reward is weeping and gnashing of Teach; in those days, all the Water I find the Saints will supply you with, to cool your blistered Tongues.  
Masters though to simple Peoples you seem to make straight steps, it is no news to say you incline too much on the left hand. Think ye the Crowns like Gold can deceive us; or hair as the hair of Women; The veil of shamefastness, showing sobriety and subjection: Think ye those long locks like separited Nazarites, can cover your knotted crowns from the Raizer, or hide your pined Bodies pinched of Provender like neighing Horses prepared to the Battle, It is not unknown to us, the golden Cup, and these gilded counterfeit Crowns like false Hair to cover Baldness; Both came out of one Furnace: they are yet unpaid for.  
Though ESAU should lend you Tears, yet shall ye come and worship before the feet of them, you now despise and persecute; There is no blessing reserved, the Mourning day is at hand, the Armour you bear shines with the Brotherly affection you bear us, we fear not your fury; Go ye Cursed, here is your farewell, receive the Portion of Hypocrites, and eat the fruit of Lies rejoicing and trusting in your own counterfeit Righteousness, painted flames, such false Coin will not pass. Eternal life is free gift purchased by Grace; receive the wages of Sin; venomous Armies, the power of the Enemy led by the Star called Wormwood, To those that have not drunk or smoked out their eyes, as visible as Lightning of a Lamp fallen from Heaven, threatening War, Famine, with Pestilent Mortality; the fourth part, the whole Christian world infected by that strumpet Hagge Rome and Italy. Lastly, the name of his Paleness was Death, because he is the last, and Hell followed with them with deadly malice, Reigning till the day of judgement, after which he shall swim with his fellows, and bathe in the Lake that burns with Fire and Brimstone.  
These three Beast signified by the great City divided into Three parts, so many several persecutions of the Church under great Babylon, With a bold stroke, the last is not drawn in colours lest to the life; the fourth Beast (the false Prophet, their Popes falleth,) the bitter Star turning judgement into Gaul of Asps fall'n from Heaven, Signifying the losing of his Keys, (pride will have a fall) for which he was cast out of the presence of God: God and Mammon cannot be served together; here hath he the command of the bottomless Pit, smoking with Heresy and ignorance; The Keys of the Kingdom of Hell, which trust so much he boasteth of, given him by the Dragon the Devil, to deceive them that dwell upon the Earth; saying in the sight and opinion of men; Let it be known this day, that I have done all these things at thy word; that these are thy Keys; I am thy Apostle; and if I be the man of God, let fire come down from Heaven and consume all those, that obey not my orders, and Laws; and at what time ye hear the sound of my Instruments; fall down and worship the Image, that I NABUCHANDNEZAR have set up, whose breath is in my hand, and whole are all my ways to glorify me; and who so falleth not down, &c,  
This Baal's Prophet the last Beast, having devoured and broken in pieces the Roman Empire, exercising all the power of him whose Rome he usurpeth; the Lord saying, I that form the Light, and create Darkness; I that make Peace, and create evil, I will strengthen the Armies of the King of Babylon, and put my Sword into his hand. But I will break PHARAOH'S Arm, and and he shall groan before him, with the groaning of a deadly wounded man; Moreover, thus saith the Lord of Hosts that keeps back no man's pay.  
The King of Babylon caused his Army to serve a great service against CHILDRIC King of Tirus, every head was made Bald of his Race, and every shoulder peeled, yet had he no wages for his Army; Therefore the Land of Egypt shall be his for his labour, because they wrought for me saith the Lord; for there shall be no more a Prince in Egypt whose brightness was Excellent, and the form thereof terrible to all the world; But rather a painted Image, a Vassoll, that the working of the poisoned Potion in the golden Cup, the mystery of iniquity be not hindered, A base Kingdom the basest of all Kingdoms, neither shall it exalt itself any more above the Nations; for I will diminish them, it shall be no more the confidence of the house Israel.  
Having now the spoil of the Land for his Army and the Sword and Balances in his own hand to make a prey of mercy and truth, with his Horns and heels as weapons to war and wear out the Saints given into his hand until a time and times; and the deviding of times, Three days and a half Two and forty Months Three years and a half, half the mystical week, until the Day of sudgement; to make Merchandise of every thing, that no man may buy or sell without his Mark, marked with his fiends foot; which is his Seal, the signet of the Fisherman that beareth the name of the Beast.  
The number of his name is then the number of a man, which is the number of his Age or Days, but this is the number of his Months; Natural Beasts not living so long, the years being not so many as the days are to few. As one saith, the number of his Months are with the Lord; Also half the mystical Week is delivered by the same measure. The latter Six Months added to the former Six hundred, making as complete Fifty, as Threescore make Five years; Here is Wisdom the counsel of times and seasons revealed, according to the eternal purpose, which the wisdom of the Father put in his own power, God hath numbered thy Kingdom and finished it, thou art weighed in the balances, thou tyrant, that boastest of thy wit, and art found wanting grains innumberable, thy Kingdom is divided, and given to the people of the Saints of the most Highest, whose Kingdom is an everlasting kingdom etc. Therefore let him that readeth count this number well, and well mark, the mark of the Beast, is the Signet of the Fisherman, which men take in their right hand, wherewith his Band are branded in the foreheads, and this is the Caractor and colours that distinguisheth his Traine-Souldiers from the followers of the Truth.  
Therefore thus saith the Lord to the King of Babylon, Antichrist thy days be few, The great day of my wrath is at hand, even for the Elects sake, and the Souls that rest under the Altar, crying for Execution and Vengeance upon thee, whose Bodies thou hast beheaded, burned and buried alive, slain for the Testimony they held, the time is shortened, thy Bishopric shall be void, and become a habitation for Devils; and because thou remember'st not to show mercy, by swift destruction thy memory shall be cut off from the Earth, thy Damnation slumbreth not, as a thief in the night, and as a snare it shall come shortly upon thee; Thou hast loved cursing, in blessing thou hast not delighted, but as a cloak for Covetousness, selling to thy Merchants for money, those foul ointments to fill thy Bag, calling and crying from thy Exchange and dark shop; if any man Thirst to commit Whoredom, spiritual or carnal, Treason, or Murder, let him come to me and drink of my Golden Cup, Incest or Parricide; Hoc misterium firmiter profitemur; what do ye lack; we can sell you for Gold, Silver, and precious stones, thin Wood, Brass, Iron, and Marble, all manner of Vessels, in Nunneries or Stews, what will ye give; These execrable odours, and thy Brazen browed Bulls, casting flakes of Fire and fulminations in the sight of men from their noisome Nostrils and Thundering throats, as with a Garment thou hast clothed thyself, thou hast rob me even of this whole Nation, therefore prepare thyself thou cursed for everlasting fire, prepared for the Devil and his Angels, which shall enter into thy Bowels like water, and soak with thine ointments, as oil into thy Bones, and mingle with thy marrow; thus let the Enemies of the Lord be rewarded, yea, in the mean time let them be their own executioners; let one JUDAS with Poison burst out the Bowels of another; let their hope be as the giving up of the Ghost, and their righteousness wherein they trust, in thy remembrance as water that passeth away; Let them curse, but Bless thou o Lord to whom vengeance belongeth, show thyself, lift up thyself thou judge of the Earth, and to this proud man of Sin render a reward; let him not have the upper hand, sitting upon the Throne of Iniquity in thy Temple, showing himself that he is God, Consume him o Lord with the Breath of thy mouth, and destroy him quickly with the Brightness of thy coming.  
Lastly, this Beast his habitation is compared to a woman for Sorceries, shamelessness and gorgeous trimming, arrayed in Purple and Scarlet, the Virgin daughter of the King of Egypt, is become the Whore of the King of Babylon, the faithful City is become a Harlot, having in her hand a Cup full of abominations, Witchcraft and Blasphemy, viz. worshipping Idols of Gold and and Silver, Brass, Wood, and Stone, mixing holy things with filthy excrements, remission, the forgiveness of sins, and calling the foul Synagogue of Satan, the Church of God, and these are the spices and spirits wherewith her Cup is brewed; and this is the Golden Cup wherewith the Kings of the Earth have been made so drunken with, a Cup of Sodom, Wine mixed with the Blood of Dragons, and stirred with the stings of Asps; Is this meat indeed, and drink indeed, the sauce cometh after; Is this the true Mother; is this the Woman she is taken for, with eagle's wings; her child caught up unto God and to his Throne, and having a crown of Twelve Stars; in no wise in her there is no Bowels of a Mother, though they strive to the end of the world.  
Her judgement followeth; And a name was written upon her forehead BABYLON, The Mother of Harlots, and Abominations of the Earth, the Print is not small, yet not so large as the mystery is deep; It was written, and therefore to be read: Thus, the hidden mystery of this Enigmatical writing is here, the secret of numbers to teach us to number her days; The numbers are these, and I heard the number of them, Two hundred thousand thousand horsemen, having breast plates of fire and Gunpowder or hyacinth, force and fury in stead of faith and love, alluding to the double number of NINUS Horsemen, wherewith he subdued so many Nations in Seventeen years: The double confirmation of this mystery seventeen hundred years also, being the limited time fixed to finish her war, which began with the Lamb, and ended in subduing his Saints and Servants; And as the fiery Army needing no fuel, were to the Army of NINUS, consisting of Twenty hundred Thousand, amounting a hundred to one, so is the account of the time, when the spreading Vine of the Earth, the clusters of her Grapes being ripe, she shall be cast into the great winepress of the wrath of God. These Tyrants, (here is wisdom to look into these accounts) shall make her desolate and naked, and eat her flesh, and burn her with fire; for God hath put it in their hearts to fulfil his will, when Babylon the glory of Kingdoms, shall be as Sodom and Gomorah, the time is near, the days shall not be prolonged.  
The Father of this goodly Baby, (yet ancient, no novice in her whoredom) for so he nameth himself, there is no need to name him (at whose entrance the Fourth Angel or Wind was loosed) as he is sufficiently notorious, so is he mistaken Satan that old Serpent, begetting the Imp of Fornication, before ever the Beast and his false spouse came together, deceivers as seldom wanting cloaks of craft to hide their shame, as their offspring fail in Lineaments and likeness too their Parents, seven heads no less marks than Mountains, seeing as incredible as superfluous and monstrous, were it not the Evidence and demonstration of that Synagogue to prove her title and visibility, drunken with the Blood of Saints and Martyrs, In steed of her Mother's milk and breast she sucks her hart-Blood, whose Father was a Liar and a Murderer from the beginning.  
To Administer the rites of their unrighteous mystery; This City Bab, hath City Gossips, NINEVY is not invited; she repent at the Preaching of the poor Prophet, she is none of them; But Babylon for her Pride and impudence at this Antichristian solemnity or show of Christianity; The Mother of Harlots; for her stiff neck is preferred before her, whose name this shameless place, never to be outworn or blotten out, bears in her fatal brazen forehead.  
Besides, this Lady sitting upon her Beast, seventeen Kings to bear up her Train, decked with Gold and precious Stones, and Pearl, whose name is also Semiramis or jesabel, for magnificence millions of men, viz. a hundred times Twenty hundred Thousand; Her Altars, Images, Sorceries, and Blood of Prophets and Saints, Saying in her hart, I sit a Queen and am no Widow; a Lady for ever, I am, and none else besides me; there are Seven Kingdoms.  
Five are fallen down dead drunk, upon whom the Lord hath poured out the spirit of deep sleep, and closed their eyes, they shall revert nor rise no more; After slumbering the other Two, (though they have fall'n from the truth,) shall stagger and come to themselves again; and that Must now grown sour and stolen, their lust shall be little to taste thereof again; The first Kingdom or ONE IS, are the British Islands, the right Inheritance of King JAMES the first of that Name of Great Britain and Ireland; for the Isles feared the judgement of the Lord and saw it; Even the ends of the Earth were afraid and drew near. The other is not yet come, and when it cometh, it can continue no long space, the end of the world is so near.  
O senseless poor Beasts who hath bewitched you; why lie ye still, who hath bitten you; arise, choose not Death rather than life; how are ye swollen, why should your Carcases be dung, and meat for the fowls of Heaven? Why will ye dye, stand up; why go ye backward; what astonishment is this that hath taken you; be recovered, understand, halt not, yet hear the word of the Lord; cursed cattles, backsliding Heifers he delighteth in Mercy; provoke not him with your strange vanities and Brutish abominations; The day of the Lord is at hand.  
Therefore awake ye Drunkards, weep and howl all ye drinkers of Wine, because of the new Wine the Deep Cup, the day of the wrath of the Lord is at hand; ye Kings of the Earth and Rulers of Sodom, who have committed fornication, and lived deliciously with this indulgent Witch, the mother of Harlots; when ye see her brought to the stake and utterly burnt with fire; how will ye stand, for strong is the Lord who judgeth her; what will ye say; ye shall stand a fare off, or wish in vain the Mountains to cover you, howling and gnashing your Teeth for fear of her Torment, whoso sins as the smoke of her Burning have reached up unto Heaven; saying alas, alas, Sodom, alas, Babylon, Rome the great City, the head of the Monarchy; for in the twinkling of an eye, an hour unlooked for, thy judgement is come, is that a time to cast dust on your heads?  
Never more shall we hear in thee the voice of Harpers and Pipers, awaking and calling for rewards to Saints and our Lady; and Trumpeters when we do our Alms; Never more shall we see in thee Idols or Images so ancient, the curious device of the Crafts-man, nor the sound of the grinding Millstone; our Altars decked as a shop, shining with the light of so many Tapers and Candles. Nor the voice of the Bridegroom, called the head, and the Bride by Prelates and so many Kings our holy Mother; The Net is spread, she is taken in the Snare, in grinding the face of the Poor, she that so much glorified herself, in a day and an hour her Plague is come.  
The Thrones of these Earthly Kingdoms cast down the ancient of days shall appear; his long Train, and the great white Throne whereon he sat, from whose Face the Earth and the Heavens unclean in his sight fled away, in whose presence ministered Thousand thousands, and Ten thousand times Ten Thousands; also the Two Witnesses are brought forth, the Books of the Law and the Prophets, to judge every man by his works, or according to his faith, for if they believe not the writings of MOSES; how can they believe his words of whom MOSES wrote, These Books shall accuse them, the witnesses which God the Father beareth of his Son; The other Book is the Book of Life, written with the names of Saints that shall live for ever; To whom the just judge shall deliver the possession of that Kingdom that shall never pass away to be destroyed, but remaineth for ever, even for ever and ever.  
The foul Beast, some of his purtenances will be wanting, if his horns be not farther Considered; four came up out of the North part of his head, the French Emperors; of the South side six Spanish; before whom, there were Three of the first, their Race plucked up by the Roots; amongst these came up an other little Horn about the midst of the time: in this Horn were eyes, like the eyes of a man, in workmanship striving to set Nature a pattern; curious in all Arts, and doing honour to virtue, but wanting the gift of grace, opened a fearful Mouth; the King of the East, whose look is more stout than the highest of his fellow Horns.  
Hitherto is the end of the matter of these earthly Monarchies, and the day of judgement hath been also declared the matter of the end: The Story is yet but chalked out, Therefore in these following Visions is contained more at large, the occurrence of theose days before mentioned, even to the end of the world; Wherein my desire is, not as he that rolleth a stone to return upon himself, but to make it a twisted Threefold Cord, to draw up the weight that presseth so hard of infidelity.  
The Prophet beheld till the ancient of days did sit to judge the quick and the dead, and the Beast cast alive into the Lake Fire, his Body destroyed and given to the Burning flame, to be tormented day and night, for ever and ever.  

DANIEL. CHAP. VIII.  
IN the third year of BELSHAZZER a Vision appeared unto DANIEL alone, even to himself, and he heard a man's voice that called, saying; GABRIEL, make the man understand the Vision; so he came near unto him, and said; O Son of man, the time of this Vision extends to the end of all things; behold therefore I will make thee know what shall come to pass, even to the last day, the great day of Wrath and Indignation, for at the time appointed the end shall be.  

MEDES AND PERSIANS  
THE ROUGH GOAT.  
SEND ME SPANIARDS  
THE GOTHE ROAGVE.   
The first matter given him to vanderstand, is the breaking in pieces of the Roman Empire, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt; where also the members of our Lord's Body are Crucified, signified by the Ram, the He Goat is the Turk; The Roman Emperors the Two horns in the East and West, are also signified by the Kings of Media and Persia. The four Kingdoms standing up out of that Nation, are the Isles of Great Britain, France, Spain, and Turkey.  
Lastly, the Goat himself shall be hunted by a King of a fierce Countenance, not regarding the person of the old, nor showing favour to the young, casting down some of the host of PHARAOH, and of the Stars to the ground: For the transgression against the daily Sacrifice was the Host given over: A King understanding dark sentences which are some part of the holy Scriptures, through policy and supposed wisdom, he shall cause the craft of the Devil to prosper, for by Peace and affected pity, and satisfying the ambitious minds of some Christians, he shall not only draw them to deny the faith, but many others following their example: Not by his own power, but by the Devil's policy he shall be mighty, whose look is more stout than his fellows, But by the great day of the Lord, he shall be broken without hand.  
Now in those days, when the Goat was come close unto the Ram, and had cast him down and stamped upon him; The Prophet that beheld as by a perspective these remote things, heard also one Saint speaking, and an other Saint said unto that certain Saint that spoke, how long is the time for this Vision to the end of the world, that the holy City of God, and his chosen People be no longer trodden under foot; And he said unto me unto Two Thousand Three hundred days; Then shall the Sanctuary be cleansed, and the holy People justified.  
The days be so many years to the end of the world, beginning at the Vision, which was about the year of the world, 342.5.  
Of the certain Saints speaking, or the number of wonderful secrets, I omit to speak, that to the most part might appear (being in this Land, and these late days) but some tale of a Phoenix, though to be testified of more than five hundred men and women besides myself.   

DANIEL. CHAP. IX.  
AFter these Visions in the first year of DARIUS the Son of AHASHVERUS, the Prophet understood by Books and Computations, the number of years whereof the world of the Lord came to JEREMIAH the Prophet, concerning the desolation of jerusalem, that seventy years should be accomplished; And whilst he was speaking in Prayer, and presenting his supplication before the Lord for the holy Mountain the People of God, even for the holy City the Church, that to the end of the world must be trodden under foot, whereof that ruinons' place the City of jerusalem, is a figure trodden down at this day. Yet was this Hebron built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.  
The man GABRIEL which was caused to fly swiftly, touched him and said (alluding to the former matter of his study and meditations, as of troublous, appetites, and Cogitations sometimes Dreams are derived) O DANIEL I am come unto thee again to give thee more skill and understanding; Seventie weeks are determined upon the holy City, signifying the time, not only when the Son of God by his suffering should make reconciliation for sin, but a time and times and part of time, three days and a half, half the mystical Week, to make an end of Sins to finish transgression, and to make a new Heaven and a new Earth, wherein dwelleth everlasting righteousness to seal up the Visions and Prophecies with the Seal of assurance, that all these things are past and true, and to anoint the most holy King and Kings, and Lord and Lords, the first and the last.  
And here again the Angel GABRIEL willeth him to know and understand the things of which he shall inform him; The first is this, that from the going forth of the Commandment, which is the beginning of the Creation to the building of the new jerusalem, the second coming of Messiah the Prince the Son of God, it shall be Seven Weeks or Seven Months, as it is spoken by EZEKIEL the Prophet; Then the desolate City the Sanctuary shall be walled in, in a troublous time, to make a separation between the Sanctuary and the Profane place.  
And in the midst of this Prophetical week, after Threescore and Two weeks, Messiah shallbe cut off, the Son of God salbe Crucified and be delivered unto the Gentiles, & they shall scourge him & put him to death, the People of the Prince (for it was not lawful for the jews to put any man to Death) these People the Roman Nation shall destroy the City of jerusalem and the Sanctuary; at the end of which War there shall begin a flood of Fire (kindled in our Saviour's days) during the Reign of those Ethnic Bears; and the abomination of desolation standing where it ought not; then let him that is in judea fly to the wild Mountains for safety; for in those time's judgement did begin at the house of God; and if first justice did begin at his Children and Servants in this life, what shall the end be of his Enemies, whom he hates in the world to come, that have not obeyed the Gospel of God.  
These Floods the Serpent will cast out of his Mouth, a time and times & half a Time, to try them of the holy Covenant, their boldness, what confidence they have concerning the Lord's oath, and whether they will persever in this holiness and righteousness all their days to their life's end, and not rather fear his power, who is Satan the Prince of this world, or at least the furious cruel hands of his torturing Instruments.  
Whose lives cannot satisfy their malice; for had not the senseless earth shown more pity than they, opening her Mouth to help these poor outcasts, their torments had been endless; Sooner they may swim, and sink in their Blood, then daunt or foil their courage, not abashed for their Boasts, threats, nor fiery Bands they fear them not at all; their Triumphs are graven upon the Palms of the Lords hands, he forgets them no more, than a Mother forgets her newborn Son, her sucking child, when the Tongue cleaves to the roof of the Mouth for Thirst, to have compassion on him; be of good cheer, you have peace in Christ, though tribulation in this world; persecutions are but like the Travel of a Woman, who hath sorrow because her hour is come, but as soon as she is delivered of the Child, she remembreth no more the anguish, for joy a man-child is borne into the world.  
The Lamb, the Bread of life shall feed them, they shall hunger nor thirst no more; he shall wipe all Tears from the eyes of his Children; these vild Bodies, subject to all infirmities, shall then be made like his own glorified Body, of more perfection than our first Parents, a living Soul that shall not dye to Sin; neither shall the heat of the Sun smite them; for he shall have mercy upon them, and lead them to living Fountains of truth, clear as Crystal; these that come to him, or overcome the world, hunger no more, they have rest and peace for pain, and by their white Robes and Palms in their hands, the Ensigns of peace and victory; they shall be known, neither to be Heretics or Schismatics, but his servants that have fought for his Kingdom that it should not be delivered up unto Antichrist.  
The followers of him, who shall shortly tread these Traitors in the great Winepress of the wrath of God, who have turned away their Ears from the wholesome Scriptures, the Leaves of which are for the healing of the Nations, that they might be rubbed with the Profane fables of Drunken doting old wives.  
But with all the faithful the Lord shall confirm his truth and Covenant for a Week from the beginning of the world until the last end thereof; This week is Seven thousand years, consisting of years, Months and weeks; finished when the Kingdoms of this world, are become the Kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ, and he shall Reign for ever and ever: When the Tenth part of the City fell, the Ten days of Tribulation are ended; Seven thousand names of men slain in the great Earthquake, Dies Solis, Dies Lunae, Dies Martis, Dies Mercurij, Dies jovis, Dies Veneris, Dies Saturni; the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory unto the God of Heaven.  
For we must not be ignorant of this one thing, that one day with the Lord is as a Thousand year, and a Thousand year as one day; In the midst of which Week, the Lord shall cause the oblation and Sacrifice to cease, saying, Sacrifice and Offering thou wouldst not, but a Body hast thou prepared me without spot, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first Testament. The Blood of which first Testament of Beasts, God enjoined to purify the patterns of heavenly things, the Vessels of the Ministry, but the heavenly things themselves with better Sacrifices (which are the Consciences to purge them from dead works, that they may be clean vessels to serve the living God.)  
Thus he once suffered, the uncreated in likeness of a Creature like feeble sinful flesh, sown in weakness and dishonour in the Dust, but raised in Power & the Brightness of his Fathers. Glory, the express Image of his person, over whose excellent Nature, void of violence and deceit, the Grave could get no victory, no more than the womb can keep back a son at the time of perfection, redeemed from the Bowels of the Earth, and ransomed by the riches of his own unsearchable Treasure and quickening Spirit.  
This seeming ugly Serpent, rather some shadow or his skin, at whose approach men turn pale and quake more terrified then hurt; But rocking Babes the faithful a sleep, others run raving with staring frenzy for fear, as if this once appointed so were fits to be chased away, not calling to mind the Resurrection of JESUS CHRIST, hath opened his jaws, his Sting cut out and nailed to the Cross, that bold Champion scorning to be his executioner, setting his victorious foot upon the Traitor's head, by spiritual alliance kin to the Devil, proud of advantage, bites the Heel of our Saviour with his rotten Teeth, for want of his Poisoned sting.  
But hear o Death unstop thine Adder's ears from whose Mole-sighted eyes, the light of Repentance is hid, behold thy time and Plague is at hand; thy pined crying Prisoners, thou shall restrain their liberty no longer, that say our Bones are dried and our hope is lost, when shall we dwell in the Land of the living; behold, thy Caves and Castles shall be destroyed & broken down, and the Earth that opened her Mouth and swallowed up the Flood shall cast it up again in the twinkling of an Eye, thou shalt give up thy accounts, for of the Sons and Daughters of the Lord, thou shalt not keep back so much as the least, whose names are written in the Book of life.  
And lastly, Viper, seed of the old Serpent, thy sentence is for that bold attempt; Fuller of malice then hurt, thy house shall be burned with unquenchable Fire, the Place sown with unsavoury poisoned Salt, and thy Carrion-carkasse swallowed up of thine own Brood the second Death.  
All which mystical Week or Seven Months formerly mentioned, as it is spoken by the Prophet EZECHIEL; The Land of Israel shallbe burying of Gog that Satan, that the Land may be cleansed.  
Hitherto are the matters talked of between the man GABRIEL and the Prophet.   

DANIEL. CHAP. X.  
IN the third year of CYRUS King of Persia, a thing was revealed to DANIEL (whose name was called BELTESHAZZER) and the thing was true but the time appointed was long. These are the things not only come to pass, in this latter age of the world, but at this time and in this day; signified by the Son of God to the Prophet.  
PRINCE OF PERSIA.— I CAN POPE FRIARS.  


Devil.  I can Pope Friars. Man hold up my Train?  

Pope.  Kings I Depose, and all their Race, to Reign.  

Devil.  And Popes to Friars I can turn again.   
The Prince of the Kingdom of Persia, (that Lord by whom the Lord of Lords was withstood,) is Satan the Devil, MICHAEL one of the first Princes that came then to help him; This is JAMES King of Great Britain, and the man who is raised on high: The one and Twenty days; the Lord making no forfeiture, are so many Hundred years, beginning at the Vision, and ending this present, 1600. And so long the words of this Vision have been closed & sealed up; Even till now the time of the end.  
This most Blessed person the Saviour of the world, remained with the Kings of Persia, the Roman Emperors (signified so unto DANIEL being the present Monarchy) till there arose up a new King in Egypt which knew not JOSEPH, and said unto his People; Behold, the People of the Children of Israel are more, and mightier than we; Therefore set over them Taskmasters to afflict them with Burdens, but the more they did afflict them, the more they multiplied and grew. These Kings placed in the highest Thrones, to walk in his Statutes to execute his judgements, but because they gave more Ear, and hearkened rather to false Prophets then to ELIAS and MOSES, for severity and meekness; Representing the Law and the Gospel, suffering their Bodies to lie dead in the streets in an unknown Tongue, even he the Lord departed from them; and with the sword of his Mouth will fight with their Prince Satan, renewing always his old quarrel against the Church of God.  
And here these Kings forsaken of JESUS CHRIST, for one secret friend which is the Devil, they have two open Enemies, the Turk and the Pope, making their Crowns his footstool, this did not CAESAR, by these Three the Empire being divided, what can remain but the bare Image; or the Image of the Picture of him, whose deadly wound was healed: Bearing at this day, as Thunder goes before Lightning, for their fatal device, the sad Fowl blazoned with the ominous Colours of the black Horse; for fear, but half displaying her wings, in stead of her beak she casts her heads, the Eagle hath Mewed her Feathers; Though thou exalt thyself as the Eagle, and though thou set thy nest amongst the Stars, thence will I bring thee down saith the Lord.  
These things hitherto mentioned concerning the last Vision is the preamble for this that followeth, for here the Son of God whose eyes were like a flame of fire; and his feet like fine brass, saith he will show unto the man greatly beloved, that which is noted in the Scripture of truth, which is the Revelation, the sayings of which are faithful and true, that there is none, or but one, that holdeth with him in these things, which is the true Interpretation of the Scripture, but MICHAEL our Prince of Great Britain and Ireland, that fights and contends with the Enemies of the Lord, about his Body, disputing with them, have transubstantiated & changed the truth of God into a lie, worshipping and serving the Creature more than the Creator, for which cause God gave them up, etc.  
Now followeth that that is noted in the Scripture of that Prince. After the Temple of God was opened in Heaven, wherein was seen the Ark of his Testament, overlaid round about with gold, wherein was the golden Pot that had Manna, and AARON'S Rod that budded, and the Tables of the Covenant, And over it the Cherubins of glory, covering the Mercy-seat, and Lightnings and voices, and Thunders, etc. This is the militant Church that brought forth the Man-child, the word of God, caught up unto God, and to his Throne, after which the Woman fled into the Wilderness, where she was fed A thousand two hundred and threescore days, which are so many years.  
The first account beginneth from the destruction of jerusalem, when the abomination of desolation, did stand in the Holy place, the years being the same spoken in the last Vision of the Prophet DANIEL, though thirty years be taken away, because the Court without the Temple was left out, given unto the Gentiles, for the Reign of the first Christian Emperor.  
These years do reach to the days of those blessed Men, when the light of the Gospel did first begin to shine, after the great Mist, lasting a Thousand two hundred and ninety years, days of darkness and gloominess of Clouds, and thick Mists, when the third part of the Sun was smitten, and the third part of the Moon, and the third part of the Stars, which are innumerable; After these days were passed, there was war in Heaven, MICHAEL and his Angels, fought against the Dragon, and the Dragon fought, and his Angels the jesuites, and prevailed not, neither was their place found any more in Heaven.  
Heaven is here taken in this place for the Church of God, the fray is fought by seconds, by MICHAEL is meant King JAMES; The Dragon needs little exposition, It is the Pope, for MICHAEL overcame by the blood of the Lamb, and by the testimony of so many Bishops, and other faithful, crowned with the Glory of Martyrdom; Therefore rejoice ye Church of God, ye Congregations of the faithful, and ye Professors that dwell amongst them, and woe to the Earth and to the Sea, the Congregation of that Synagogue the Sea of Rome, Satan's seat, where Satan dwelleth, for the Pope, the Dragon, the Devil is amongst you, having great wrath, because he knoweth he hath but a short time, two woes are past, and behold the third woe cometh shortly.  
Blessed are the Dead that dye in the Lord, for they rest from their labours, and their works follow them, and this is the truth noted in the Scripture of Truth, of MICHAEL, And God make the name and Throne, of the King his Son, better, and greater than his.  
Though I own no defence for the name of an Angel given to a Mortal man (in this Prophecy) yet to satisfy as well the Envious as the Ignorant, they shall find the Son of God sometimes called by the name of the first ADAM, DAVID who shall feed his Flock like a Shepherd, and gather his Lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, styled a man after Gods own Hart; and in another place from his own Mouth, holding it no derogation to his Divine Nature, to apply to himself by Parables the properties of an austere Master, a Cruel usurer, or the unjust judge, May by the same Authority give the name of MICHAEL, or like unto God in some respects unto this Prince who fought the battle of the Lord, more like an Angel than a Mortal Man; as to the other the name of Dragon, because he spoke as a Dragon.  
As this young Dragon hath acted his part, his Sire or Dam the old Dragon, his marks may not be forgotten, whose Horns have been formerly mentioned in a Mitre and Diadem, his seven Heads are so many Rulers, as it were Husbands or several sorts of Magistracy, governing that Commonwealth, and the seven Crowns are seven Hundreth years, being the time from Rome's foundation to the first Emperor. Equaeva polo, Eterna, Antiqua, Caput Mundi, Celsa. Deum locus. Coelestis. Names of Blasphemy.   

DANIEL. CHAP. XI. DARIUS' THE MED.— I DREAMT THUS.  
BEsides this Prince of victorious and blessed memory, who came to help the King of Kings, that sat upon the white Horse, whose name is the word of God, to fight the Battle in Heaven against the Prince of the Kingdom of Persia, here is an other of like happy memory, that hath the Honour to have his name Recorded in this holy ancient Prophecy, CONSTANTINE the Great, named, DARIUS the Mede, reigning thirty years. In the first times of which renowned Monarchy the Lord stood to confirm and strengthen him After whose time three Kings stood up together in Persia, dividing the Empire, which breach, made way for the fourth, the fourth Beast, corrupted with Riches and liberty; Fare richer than they all, By whose strength through his riches, Christian Princes were stirred up against MAHOMET, growing not a little great by their ruins.  
And a mighty King shall stand up, the great King of Tyre, the absolute Monarch thereof, and all the dependences Northward, that shall rule with great dominion, and do according to his own will, and when he shall stand up the fundamental Laws of his Kingdom shall be broken and infringed; And the Kingdom shall be divided towards the four winds of Heaven, and not to his posterity, nor according to his Dominion which he ruled, for this Kingdom shall be plucked up, even for others, besides those that were planted therein; his natural subjects by a dispensation being freed from their oath of obedience.  
Caroli Magni Christianissimi Romanorum Imperatoris Corpus hoc conditum est sepulchro.  
After this the King of the South was strong, and he was strong above the King of the North, and he had dominion, and his Dominion is a great dominion.  
These two Kings, the King of the North, and the King of the South parting the ten Horns, the Princes of Tyre and Ethiopia; In the end of years they shall join themselves together, for the King's Daughter of the South shall come to the King of the North to make an agreement, but she shall not retain the power of the Arm, neither shall he stand nor his Arm, or they shall be Childless, and she shall be given up, And they that brought her sent away destitute of a Father, and for saken of her Brother.  
But out of a branch of her roots, which are her Father and her Mother, signifying their Incestuous Marriages, One shall stand up in his Estate very hardy, and shall come with an Army, and shall enter into the fortress of the King of the North, or the King of Tyre, and deal against them and prevail; And shall carry Captives into Egypt, their Gods and their Prnices, and with their Precious Vessels of Silver and Gold, and he shall continue more years than the King of the North in the Monarchy; So the King of the South, or the King of Ethiopia shall return into his own Land, the Land of Dust and Ashes, where his worst Enemies do not envy his quiet possession: But his Sons who succeeded each other in the Monarchy, shall be stirred up against the King of the North, and shall assemble a great multitude of Forces, and one of them shall certainly come and overflow with a flood of Fury, and shall pass through, and prevail against them of the Holy Covenant; but after that he shall return and be stirred up, even to his Fortress or best Fenced place by them.  
And the King of the South, or one of these Brothers shall be provoked with Choler, and shall come forth and fight with the King of the North, who shall set forth a great multitude, but the multitude shall be given into the hands of his Enemies, and himself shall be his Prisoner carried a Captive into Ethiopia.  
And when the King of the South, or this Persian King hath taken away the multitude, his heart shall be lifted up against God; and he shall cast down many of his servants Ten Thousands; but neither he nor those that come after shall be strengthened thereby.  
(For at the end of Years, which are now expired, there shall certainly come a King of the North, and he shall set forth a multitude greater than the former, a great Army and with much riches, and he shall do according to his own will, etc.)  
And in those former days there shall many stand up against the King of the South; also the Robbers of the Christians, these Extortioners shall exalt themselves, to establish the Vision of the Prophets, and the Figures of the Law, which Prophesied until JOHN; for the first things that are but shadows, are now vanished away, to establish the second, but they shall fall, So the King of the North shall come and cast up a Mount, and take the most fenced Cities; and the Arms of the South shall not withstand, neither his chosen People, neither shall there be any strength to withstand, But he that cometh against him, shall do according to his own will, and none shall stand before him; and he shall stand in the glorious Land which by him shall be consumed; He shall also set his face to enter with the strength of his whole Kingdom, and upright ones with him; thus shall he do.  
And he shall give him the Daughter of Women, or a Queen by decent, whose Royal blood was corrupted, and stained by the usurping authority of a Tyrannous Husband, but she shall not stand on his side, neither before him, for he dying she was brought home, and shortly after Married to another,  
After which agreement dissolved, and the League broken, his Successor shall turn his face unto the British Isles, and shall take many Prisoners, but a Prince for his own behalf, rather than the honour of God of a happy daring shall cause the reproach offered to cease without his own reproach, he caused the shame to turn upon him that opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God. The Lord sometimes providing the remedy before the sore, as careful Physicians have Drugs in store for all diseases, preparing the disobedience of VASTHI, and the unlawful divorce, for the preservation of the jews, to hang proud HAMMON and all his wicked Sons, so this Prince throwing under foot his Cap of Maintenance (whose visage was unmasked, by a Monk not long before) those Babel Monasteries, unmeet Cages for such Craignes, Ostriges, and chanting Owls, digesting not only all the thorney. Choking Heresy of false Prophets, but the rusty Purgatory fictions of Heathen Poets, The doings of these unclean and hateful birds, Though as the eating of dung I loathe them in my Mouth, yet since our Saviour and Lord himself vouchsafed to cast his Eye towards those secret privy places, bidding us take heed of their Deserts, I may not stop my Nose or Mouth for niceness, but rather think it my part to empty such houses of office, it weakness did not prevent and hinder my willingness.  
Yet with mine own hand according to my might (God willing) I will throw one stone at this Thracian Witch, the wicked Prophet; If I cannot break his head, I will break his Harp if I can, before he pass headlong down to Hell the stream: Neither will omit her Holiness (though her native Soil and Sex may challenge some favour) how they shall walk then, Inseparably hand in hand together; And as certain of their own Poet's mention, her untimely Death, stung by the false Scorpion, that lurked so close in the grass, of his gamesome villainy.  
This Beast (or rather Devil) for so he seems by his description, by the stamping of his Ox feet. Long teeth of Iron, nails of Brass, and ten Horns, or at least some horrible Monster in his likeness, takes upon him to give, by his Mark to all the world most cursed Dispensations: To please HEROD it shall be lawful to Marry his Daughter to her Husbands own Brother, the Uncle to his Niece: Thus unnatural he is not satisfied in most prodigious manner to abuse himself, but others must do Incestuously by his Example. These vomited things, are now savoury meat, neither can Satan, cast out Satan: Then it is granted they can Err, which Cunning lesson had he not learned of his lying Father, his Kingdom long since, had been divided and broken in pieces. Be it never so unlawful, like the Law of the Medes and Persians, the Decree may not be changed.  
Thus out of the sentences of the holy Scripture, this Spider sucks sometimes his poison, saying in his Hart, All the Kingdoms of the Earth are mine, My Father the Devil hath given them unto me, and rather of my Estate then abate a button; I will teach men as many lies to damn them, as we can both invent, that with the breath of my Mouth I blow in and out the fire of Purgatory, where People believe some Souls are blood-raw, others roasted to death, that I make the Creator, sacrifice and sell their Saviour, which puts me in mind of judas my Brother, whose hanging I could hearty lament, had he not like a passionate fool, so ill played his last part.  
Admit of his weakness he did repent, is a wise man the Trumpet of his own shame? to say he had Erred to be his own accuser, what did he gain by this; some say forsooth, This Confession of friends and foes, might be, to leave the subtle Elders, and their generation the jews, without excuse, though we eat both of one Sop, I like not the Example, I mean the manner; It is old and weak, and lame Arguments will follow fast enough; Idle Confessions, are no secrets to me, I like not his tragical speech, it was timorous, had it been by boasting, scoffing, or to advance his service, as it proved earnest, more might be said in his defence. I do the same myself: but let it pass, my plot was no pen to blot his name, and had it prevailed, the fire is witness, his frailty had never flown so fare.  
When I call to mind my predecessors, no small puff can blow my pride down, shall I degenerate, or not follow their steps, JUDAS the Apostle, and JULIANUS the Emperor, no Ringleaders of that Nazaren poor Sect, that leave the certain Bliss of this world, to believe 0253 200 Scripture promises made to the Fathers had I been in their days, though they were courageous, both faithless, and false enough, I can lift my heel as high as theirs, I had gone before them in their own craft.  
Yet since it was not remorse of Conscience, but the ungrateful answer of the chief Priests, and all his hopes frustrate, this cast the Man away, my Pardon as beneficial to him as to others, shall cost him nothing, this accident upon that ill advised answer: WHAT IS THAT TO us LOOK THOU TO THAT, was the first motive that made me coin Absolution, which passeth now for currant Silver, being all the Fees the desperate Traitors get of me towards their hanging, this ditch-water I give the poor souls for Aquavitae, when they go to the Gallows.  
If some will say this stone is cast too far, I say but a Dream of like, or less horror, would have started, or as throughly awakened themselves to behold so great a Tyrant, a Prince so gracious & good, his Kingdom with so much pride, and spitefully invaded; All his natural Subjects become disobedient Rebels, except a Remnant of some few, forsaking their lives, that loved not their lives to the Second Death, suffering for their loyalty & love unexpressable, fiery exquisite bloody torments, his Citizens amongst whom he Inhabited, with one voice Crying out all at once. Away with this Man, saying, we will not have this Man to reign over us, himself (o gentle Dove) dumb as a Sheep before the sheerer, hanged by the hands as an offscouring, set up like a Mark for an Arrow, reviled, made a derision, as their Music, to his People, sweeting drops of blood down to the ground, the bars of sorrow preventing the passage of Tears, (all in vain) in so strong and Agony, more for grief and anguish of them and their Children? then his own fear, of those unspeakable pains and torments, Crying with a loud voice, unable to conceal that passion, MY GOD, MY GOD, WHY HAST THOU FORSAKEN ME, my tongue cleaveth to my jaws, thou hast brought me into the dust of death through his tender Mercy, shedding from his pierced side, blood from the wound, for a sensible Testimony of a true Sacrifice, and water to Baptism and wash them, whose hard hearts could not weep for themselves. He wist the Spirit of the Lord, was departed from him.  
Stones rend, the Earth quaking, not Ghosts walking, but Graves opening, and dead Bodies amazed, and awaking, The whole Globe Mourning in Sable blackness, except Man, at the dreadful Funeral of this most mighty Prince; The Son as Chief, covering and hiding his astonished face, with hideous Clouds, as black as Sackcloth of hair, to utter the height and depth of silent speaking sorrow, by whose dark veil and train the shadow of Death, turning the Day to Night, wherein all Creatures are a Corpse, and the world but a Tomb, detesting and abhorring his Beams of light should bear witness, the true light of Men, by mankind was so ungratefully and unkindly extinguished, the express Pure Image of the Maker, the Prince of life, The Person of God, (not made) turned to a lump of Clay, by a shameless accusation, an  sentence, and a cursed Executoner. To Slay these Lords that have dominion over us, he pulled the house down upon his own head, the mighty deliverer of Israel.  
His God head and death being Incompatible, choosing rather to forgo, and forsake the one, then forget his promise, leave the will of his Father undone, or his work unfinished; His sufferings being by a vacancy of Power, as sometimes cold, may abate and abolish the sense of feeling, yet retained by the vital parts, the loss is not irrecoverable.  
Whose Hart would not melt, Hair stare, and Hands become faint, to write or hear such a story.  
Yet here is not an end, what shall he do, now chased as a Bird between Heaven and Earth since his resurrection, pulled by Bits to pieces, thrown to hungry Hell hounds, the Devil's Dogs, Cannibals; did not his power to deliver his Darling, surmount the greedy arrogant policy of these Barbarians; spoken without aggravation both one Spawn, acting (in their Copes, I might say, party coloured fools Coats) like painted Peacocks, the part of HECUBA, the frantic Trojan Wives and POLLIXINA; Such pomp and gaudiness of Masking garments, being fit for the Theatre than the Temple, the state thereof requiring rather Mourners with all their BACCHUS Savage Ceremonies, apish and affected Fashions, No Vice on a Stage, with senseless jests to move the vulgars' laughter, good folks ashamed; So ridiculous, without understanding babbling like Parrots or Children, a Tongue they know not; yet no Babes or Children in Malice, Piping without distinction; Pricketh not this the hearts of the hearers, twanging upon a Harp, Instead of an Egg, ask a Scorpion; and saying Amen to any Paternoster.  
Is there any sorrow like this, whose Mirth is so great; whose heart so hard, as not to be greeved for this affliction; can we forbear to bow ourselves, and not to Travel for these pains; To hear the Ark not only is taken, but help Lord alas, to see the Heir apparent of the living God so dishonoured and mangled amongst his Enemies! O the wonder of wonders, a lying Wonder, to see creatures endued with sense and reason, believe a senseless Miracle; here is the Doctrine or spirits of Devils, three unclean spirits, Three Frogs forged one like another, or a false lie spit up by the Devil, the Beast, and the false Prophet from their unclean slimy Mouths, Into the Ovens and kneading Troughs of the Kings of the Earth, and of the whole world, to gather them to the Battle of the great Day of God Almighty; Also to decide the question) with full consent) when this doctrine working miracles was conjured up. When Transgressor's are come to the full; the water dried up, that the way of the Kings of the East might be prepared; The Tartars whose look is more stout than his fellows. Righteous art thou o Lord, which art, which waist, and shall be, because thou hast judged thus; for they have shed the Blood of Saints and Prophets; and thou hast given them up to blaspheme the God of Heaven, to believe a lie, false teachers that teach, thou hast given them Blood to drink; the Blood of the living God, as it were the Blood of a Dead man; here is a sore lie, a grievous Soare, well may such mad Dogs gnaw their Blistered Tongues.  
Then shall stand up in his estate, a raiser of Taxes in the glory of the Kingdom; but in few days he shall be destroyed in the strength of his Age, neither in anger, nor in Battle, but in a sport of Tilting by a splinter in his Eye.  
And in his estate shall stand up a vild person, or a Luxurious, to whom they shall not give the honour of the Kingdom, but he shall come in peaceably and obtain the Kingdom by Flattery; and with the Arms of a Flood, or as the sudden inundation of Nilus; so shall the Faithful people be overflown from before him, they shall be broken by a cruel Massacre, yea, also the Prince of the Covenant, and after the league made with him, even the Great King of the North, he shall work deceitfully with the holy people; for he shall come up and shall become strong with a small people, he shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the Province, for he shall do that which his Fathers have not done, nor his Father's Fathers, he shall scatter among them the prey, spoil and riches of the wicked; yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong Holds of Satan for a time, not to the End; And he shall stir up his Power and his great Courage against the King of the South with a great Army, & the King of the South shall be stirred up to Battle with a very great and mighty Army, but he shall not stand for they shall forecast devices against him; yea, his own Dogs (styled Gods) that feed of the Portion of his meat shall destroy him.  
After whose decease his Army shall overflow, and many of the righteous shall fall down slain, and both these King's hearts shallbe to do mischief, and they shall speak lies against the known truth, both at one Table, but it shall not prosper; for yet the end of all things shall be at the time appointed, Then shall he return into his own Land with great riches, and little profit; and his hart shall be against the holy Covenant; therefore the next blow was at the hart. And he shall do exploits, and return to his own Land.  
At the time appointed, he shall return even the King of the North spoken of before, that should certainly come after certain years with a great Army, and a multitude greater than the former with much riches, and shall come towards the South, but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter; for he shall wound as it were his own sides. The Ships of Shittim shall come against him; therefore he shall be grieved and return against his own strength, and have indignation against the holy Covenants; So he shall do; he shall return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy Covenant; these Ships built with precious Wood, whose Anchor is the Lord, tossed too and fro with floods of  men in the Sea of Babylon, and compassed with the Waves of death; but when they cry unto the Lord, and are at their wit's end. He who walketh upon the Sea, draweth nigh unto them, and bringeth them out of their distress; he maketh the storm a calm, as a Child, even so suddenly he stilleth the roaring Waves of this Tempestuous Sea, lifted up with the stormy winds of Satan's malice.  
Therefore thus saith the Lord unto Tyrus, O thou that art Scituate at the entry of the Sea; which art a Merchant for the People for many Isles. Thus saith the Lord God; O Tyrus thou hast said, I am a perfect beauty. Thy Borders are in the midst of the Seas, thy buildings have perfected thy beauty; they have made all thy Ship Boards all of Fir Trees of Senir; they have taken Cedars from Libanan, to make Masts for thee; of the Oaks of Bashan have they made thine Oars; the Company of the Ashurites have made thy Benches of Ivory, brought out of the Isles of Chittim; Fine Linen with broidered work from Egypt, was that which thou spreadest forth to be thy Sail, Blue and Purple from the Isles of ELISHAH, was that which covered thee, etc.  
And Armies of the  shall stand on his part; they shall pollute the Sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily Sacrifice, and shall place therein the abomination, that maketh the house of God desolate, turning it into a Den of Thiefs (the daily Sacrifice, or the Lord's Supper shall be taken away to place the Devil's Idol, the Supper of the Lord, instituted in remembrance of our Redemption; as the Passeover was a Commemoration that the Lord passed over the houses of the Children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians and delivered them. DAVID a man after Gods own heart, poured out unto the Lord, the Water of Bethelem, that he so sore longed to drink, the blood of Mortal men, that went in jeopardy of their lives, yet damned people are told they drink of God our Lord JESUS CHRIST his heartblood. Showing themselves more thirsty after it, than the greedy jews, these bloodsuckers will have it before his side be pierced.  
And such as do wickedly against the Covenant, to break the Commandments of God, the vow, vowed in their Baptism, by which they forsake the Devil; with all the Covetous and Carnal desires of the flesh; these unclean vild persons shall be corrupted by flatteries, and easily drawn from the truth, to believe a lie, that they may be damned, that hath pleasure in unrighteousness, but the People that know God and fear him, shall be strong, he shall cover their heads in the day of Battle, and they shall do exploits, yet they that understand among the People, and their Teachers that instruct them; these shall fall by the sword, and by flame and imprisonment, and by spoil of their goods many days; yet fear none of these things, for he that neither slumbers nor sleeps, will arise and take his own quarrel into his hand, and you shall be helped with a little help; Therefore trust not in multitude of Forces, neither them that will cleave to you with flatteries, for they will work deceitfully, as they have done in former times, nor expect a final end of these persecutions, Satan will sift, the tail corn is his own. If they call the Master of the house BELZEBUB, what respect can ye look for that are of the household. And in the King shall do according to his will, and he shall exalt himself and magnify himself above every God, and shall speak marvellous things against the God of Gods, great words against the most High, and shall wear out the Saints of the Most high, and think to change times and Laws, and shall prosper till the indignation be accomplished, for that, that is determined shall be done, Neither shall he regard the God of his Fathers, nor desire of Women, neither shall she retain the power of the Arm, being a branch of ungrafted Roots; nor regard any God, but shall magnify himself above all; In his estate he shall honour the God of Forces and Battle, being terrible to the servants of God and his Enemies; a God that his fore fathers knew not; or an Altar shall he honour with Gold and Silver, and with Precious stones, and pleasant things; thus shall he do in the most strong holds with this God, a stranger for many years to the Apostles and their followers, whom he shall acknowledge and increase with glory; and he shall cause in stead of Shepherds, Dogs and Wolves, in sheepskins, to rule over many, as Lords over God's heritage, and they shall not only divide the Land for filthy lucre, but make Merchandizes of men's Consciences. But if GOD spared not the Angels, what shall become of these cursed Children, that have not only lost the Flock, but gone astray and run away themselves, following the way of BALAM the Son of BOZER, who loved the wages of unrighteousness, having eyes full of Adultery; even when they speak their great swelling words of Vanity and Absolution; at that time they allure to the Lusts of the Flesh, and much Wantonness, leading simple women into Captivity, promising liberty, that are themselves the servants of Corruption, wallowing in the Myre like filthy Swine to cleanse themselves by wresting the Scriptures to their own destruction, licking up again the unsavoury meat themselves could ill digest not long ago, and running down headlong into the deep Lake of Fire and Brimstone, whose latter end is worse than their beginning; it had been better for these men to have continued Heathens as they were at first in the pollutions of the world, then after they have known the way of righteousness, to turn from it, crucifying the Son of God afresh, and putting him to open shame.  
And at the time of the End shall the King of the South push at him, with all his Spanish Pikes, and the King of the North shall come against him like a whirlwind, with Chariots and with Horsemen, and with many Ships, The Lord of Hosts send them Victory; and he shall enter into the Countries, and shall overflow and pass over; he shall enter also into the glorious Land Domina gentium, and many Countries shall be overthrown; but these shall escape out of his hand, even Edom and Moab, and the chief of the Children of AMMON his Confederates, he shall stretch forth his hand also upon the Countries, and the Land of Egypt shall not escape; But he shall have powers over the Treasures of Gold and of Silver, and over all the Precious things of Egypt, and the Libyans and the Ethiopians shall be at his steps. But tidings out of the East and out of the North shall trouble him, therefore he shall go forth with a great fury to destroy and utterly to make away many; And he shall plant the Tabernacles of his Cedar's Palace between the Seas in the glorious holy Mountain; yet he shall come to his end, and none shall help him.  
Therefore take up a lamentation for the King of Tyrus, whose Cedars are for the building of both Houses; and say thou hast been in EDEN the Garden of GOD; every precious Stone to garnish the foundation was thy Covering, the Ruby, the Topaz, and the Diamond, the Berill, the Onyx, the jasper and the Saphire, these things were prepared for thee. Thou art anointed the Cherube that Covereth, thou wast upon the holy Mountain of GOD, and thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the Stones of Fire: but because thou hast lifted up thy heart, and said; I am GOD, I have subdued three Kings. I sit in the midst of the Seas, and hast defiled thy sacred Houses, I will bring thee to Ashes, and none shall help thee. As I live, saith the Lord, I will even do according to thine anger, and according to thine Envy, which thou hast used out of thy hatred against them, and I will make myself known amongst them, when I have judged thee, and thou shalt know that I am the Lord, and that I have heard all thy Blasphemy, which thou hast spoken against the Mountain of Israel, Saying, they are laid desolate by Massacre, they are given us to consume by the sword; thus with thy mouth thou hast Boasted against Me, therefore shortly when the whole Land of Israel rejoiceth, I will make thee desolate, than thou shalt know that I the LORD do Sanctify Israel, when my Sanctuary shall be in the midst of them for ever.  
Therefore, o King of the North, arise from thy Throne, lay thy Royal Robe aside, and cause a Decree through Tyrus to be published; saying, Let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence or unnatural shedding of Blood, that is in their hands, etc. Who can tell if GOD will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we go not into Perdition.   

DANIEL. CHAP. XII. JAMES, CHARLES— ARE MICHAELSS.  
AND at that time shall MICHAEL stand up, the great Prince that defends the Faith, CHARLES King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland, which standeth for the faithful Children of our Nation, the Saints of the most Highest. As the Angel of God, so is my Lord the King, to discern good and bad; therefore the Lord thy God will be with thee for ever.  
And there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a Nation, even to that same time, blessings and great felicities, being for the most part accompanied with Corrections, and extraordinary Calamities; Devotion and Religion of happiness, in this life the Highest, not exempt from superstition and heresy; And at that time thy People shall be delivered; Every one whose name is found written in the Book, etc.   depiction of a crown 
ALL TRUTHS CESAR.  
Behold the Lord is at the Door, as a man come from a fare journey; All that sleep in the Dust of the Earth, shall hear his voice and awake, and come forth, those that have done good to the Resurrection of life; These have their part in the first Resurrection, and those that have done evil unto the Resurrection of Damnation. Then the Angel came down from Heaven, having taken from the false Prophet the Key of the Bottomless pit, having in his hand a great Chain, he shall next lay hold on the Dragon the Devil; and he shall be bound a Thousand years, or one day, which is all one with the Lord; he shall shut him up, and set a Seal upon him, for the wrath of the Lord that day, shall be a sufficient mark that the Nations be deceived no more.  
This Thousand years is the great day of the Lord, to pour out his wrath and just indignation upon his Enemies; But the wise Virgins with Palms in their hands, that have not been deceived by the subtlety or force of flatterers, shall shine in their Robes, as the brightness of the Firmament; Kings Daughters attended by honourable Matrons, as Stars for ever and ever, prepared for the Bridegroom's Marriage, whose Wife the Bride and Queen, hath made herself ready clothed in fine Linen clean and white, arrayed in a Garment of Needlework wrought with Gold of Ophier, the Daughter of Tyre shall be there with a Gift; she shall be brought to the King, with gladness and rejoicing, they shall enter into his Palace, saying, O King, thy Throne is for ever and ever, thou lovest righteousness and hatest wickedness; therefore God thy God anoint thee with gladness above thy fellows.  
After this Thousand years the great Day of the solemnity finished, the Bride being safe in her closet and Marriage chamber, Satan the old Serpent shall be loosed a little season, as Prisoners are set at liberty when they go to the place of Execution to receive his final sentence of everlasting Damnation; yet hoping in his vain imagination and hart that cannot repent to deceive the Nations that are at rest, to take a prey, to go up to the City that is in safety that needs no Wall, neither the light of the Sun or the Moon, etc.  
Unto whom the just judge from his Throne of Glory with a terrible look, for fury, jealousy shall come up into his face, shall say unto him; Art thou he whom I have spoken of in old time by my servants the Prophets to give the Nations warning of thee, how thou didst not only like a fool deceive thyself, when thou saidst, I will ascend up and be like the most highest, but like a cursed creature didst deceive their innocent Parents, be prepared therefore, and prepare thyself and all thy Company, and see whether thou canst be a guard unto them; or what defence they can make for themselves who could not be ignorant, and ought not to be careless, because by mine own Mouth I gave them warning, that after many days thou shouldst be visited and brought a Prisoner into the Land which is now brought back from the Sword and cleansed, though it lay waste a time, and the Villages thereof unwall. For these I commanded them straightly to watch both concerning the things I foretell them should come to pass; as also of this hour, lest like a Thief, or as the Flood came upon their forefathers the , they should be surprised unawares, because I told you of these things before departed, I know ye not, nor that Captain your false Prophet, are ye those that eat my flesh and drink my blood, whence are ye, I never knew you more, than you knew mine, or Me; cursed and deformed crew, with stiff necks, double crooked hearts, deaf Adders, and blind People with eyes, go ye cursed into everlasting fire.  
We have eaten and Drunk in thy presence, all the world was taxed by the Prince of our Nation; and thou hast taught in our streets; Their iniquity is the greater, thrust them out. Lord, Lord, come out Dogs and Swine, Apes and Satyrs, hence here all Liars, Scoffers at the truth, unclean persons, for here shall enter in no wise any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh Abomination, or maketh a Lie, but they which are written in the Lamb's Book of Life.  
But thou o DANIEL, shut up the words, and seal up this Book to the time of the end; Now that the whole world might take notice, and discern when this Sealed Prophecy shall be opened, the time is more than once repeated, even at the time is more than once repeated, even at the time of the end, when the King of the South shall push at the King of the North, and the King of the North shall come against him like a Whirlwind, for till then, though many shall run too and fro by the Art of Navigation, discovering an other Hemisphere, Sailing by the Compass and the Needle, found out by expert men, and knowledge increased, furnishing Magnificent Libraries with printed Books, By which two Arts, chief the Gospel shall be published to all Nations; yet the Character of this Book shall not be read, till the time of the end; which time is easy to be known, even without the Notice of the years closed up in this Book; where Eagles are gathered together, you suppose some Carcase to be there: The Figtree, when her Branch is yet tender, and putteth forth her leaves, ye know that Summer is near; jerusalem when it was compassed with Armies, the Desolation was nigh. In like manner, when ye see these things come to pass foretell you, know the end is nigh, even at the door; But of the day and hour knoweth no man, no not the Angels that are in Heaven; neither the Son but the Father; the account in this Book of note, being by Centuries of years.  
Then I DANIEL looked, and behold there stood other Two; the two Olive Trees, the Tree of Life, either of them bearing Twelve manner of Fruits, the Two Witnesses into whom, after Three days and a half, the Spirit of Life from God entered; and they stood upon their feet. The one on this side of the bank of the River; and the other on that side of the bank of the River; The foundations of the wall of the City, jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone.  
And one said to the man clothed in Linen, that was upon the waters of the Rivers, that cried with a loud voice, as when a Lion Roareth; Lord wilt thou at this time restore again the Kingdom of Israel, how long shall it be to the end of these wonders, or tell us when these things shall be, and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world.  
And he held up his right hand and his left hand to Heaven, showing his Resurrection and Ascension, and swore by him that Liveth for ever and ever, Heaven and Earth shall pass away, but my Word shall not pass, neither this froward generation; this Nation till all these things be done spoken of by my Mouth and the Prophets; there be some standing here, which shall not taste of Death, till they see the Son of Man coming in his Kingdom, his servants will fight for him. So shall even all my words be fulfilled.  
It is not for you to know the times and seasons which the Father hath put in his own power; But go thou thy way and rest, and stand in the Lot. Seal up those things which the Seven thunders uttered, and write them not, it shall be for a time and times and half, than all these things shall be finished, as a Hen gathereth her Chickens, or as a scattered Army in that day the Holy People shall be gathered together, in the mean time many shall be purified and made white by the fiery Trial; The wicked shall do wickedly, and shall not understand, but the wise, it is given unto them to understand the mysteries of the Kingdom of Heaven.  
And from the time that the daily Sacrifice shall be taken away, or the yearly Passeover by the destruction of jerusalem, to place the Abomination that maketh desolate; there shall be a Thousand Two hundred and Ninety days; Hear is the Measure of the Temple, and the Altar, and them that worship therein; And here is also the breach of the first Commandments, spoken of by our Lord; the abomination that maketh desolate not only the Sanctuary but the City; the first ripe Apples that hang so high against the Sun; The Devil thought if he could reach these, the rest were his own; therefore to pluck them down in the primitive times, he began to rear his Ladder in the holy Places to set up his plurality, adding the Images of living Mortal men to be worshipped with Divine honour, and vain supplications, as if themselves were present, making no doubt, having no egress and regress in time to bring his own amongst them into the number, in which expectation he failed not much; for who is this here, that sits in the Temple of God, as if there were Two Gods, besides his PIGMALION-like Image; the parts of which are seldom cold, if there be heat in the Kisses of such holy People.  
The swiftness of time is such, I cannot gather all the Spices and dropping Myrrh of this Tree, I can fix no longer speaking what manner God will sit alone in his holy Temple, abhorring not only the people but the place where a Coleague is joined with him in office; therefore of the next branch.  
Suppose a man after his Marriage to a young Virgin, should say, my experience is more than yours. I cannot always walk hand in hand with you, neither may I keep you in a Cloister that will not be for your health or my profit, neither must you forget your Covenant to be subject to my desires not tending to the harm of either of us; I love you as mine own Body, if I should not love you, I should not love myself; you are tender and fair without blemish or blot, so I would have your mind also without spot or wrinkle like your face, many strangers will strive to be your Servants; not all for your beauty but some for malice and envy to me: Though your intent be good in all things, yet because I am very jealous of mine honour, entertain none in that manner; though they be silent for a time, and conceal themselves, in the end they will draw your affection from me; Besides, much resort though she be never so chaste, is dalliance the mark of a known Harlot, which sort of women I would have you differ from, and no mark I know more fit to put a difference between you then this; For much entertainment will not only waste our substance, better employed upon more necessary occasions, but consume time in unprofitable idleness.  
Is there no consequent, yes doubtless, I am the Lord thy God, thou shalt have no other Gods but me; thou shalt not make Images of any likeness to bow or humble thyself before them; for of my honour I am a jealous God, you are mine, I bought you to enjoy the liberty of my service; I brought ye out of the house of bondage, which no other God could do; thou shalt love the Lord thy God, and keep his charge and his Statutes.  
When ye go forth to show the way of truth to other Nations, this spiritual dalliance, which in the end turns to whoredom, beware of it for it shall be a mark between them that hate me and you that keep my Comandements; and though I will not at any time be fare from you, yet you shall fall by Captivity and persecution to spread my name, or for the Trial of your Faith, when you see their Idolatry pull down their high Places, Preach against them; say, Little Children, ignorant people that understand not the slights of Satan; Beware of Idols, tender natures encounter strongest motions; top-sails are first assaulted; No man so well knows his own frailty, as the Lord your God knows how prone Devotion is to Superstition.  
Also when ye go in and out amongst the Heathen folk, or if the Lord give them into your hands, as the Amalikites were given into the hand of the Children of Israel, when the Prophet said; what meaneth this bleating in mine ears; saul's excuse shall not avail you; to say, we set them up for Saints before the Lord, the Images of JUPITER for jesus Christ; the Statue of HERCULES for CHRISTOPHER; VENUS and the little Lad, for the blessed Virgin, as holy as Scarecrows in a Garden of Cucumbers.  
You that cannot make one hair white or black, will ye go a Whoring after your own inventions, to humble yourselves before Pageants, Pictures, Images with eyes that see not, Ears without hearing, etc. More senseless than a Beast; yet these rare Mamets', the light of the Sun is too dark for them without Candles; when the Members of Christ go naked, these must be clothed, not for warmness but for wantonness; and these are the Babies made and dressed by the Devil, and decked to please his Children, abhorred, and abominable in the sight of the Lord.  
Lastly, with these lines the Temple of God is Measured, and them that worship therein. Measuring is for Numbering; place is put for time, and sometimes space a thousand six hundred furlongs; Signifying the persecution of the Church so many years, reward her even as she rewarded you. To rise therefore and Measure the time, begin from the taking away of the daily Sacrifice or the Destruction of jerusalem, and count a thousand two hundred and threescore years, wherein for the absence of the Church in the Wilderness, the two Witnesses did Prophesy clothed in Sackcloth, so many years of Mists and darkness, to these must be added some days of fair weather, a hundred forty and four thousand, amounting to four hundred years and odd, having their father's name written in their foreheads, these sing as it were a new song; These are Virgins not (defiled with women) Chaste conversation, not commanding lasciviousness, by forbidding Marriage, waxing worse and worse.  
The Temple was not built in a day, it is three Stories; the four hundred years are to be divided into three several parts, Seventy years and odd, until the destruction of jerusalem, when the Apostles finished their testimony, thirty years are restored for the reign of CONSTANTINE the great, the remains remain for these last times, being the same eighteen thousand Measures spoken by EZEKIEL the Prophet, the Measure of the Temple within are not summed up, I presume not to look into the account, the Measure of it round about without, I heard the number of them cast up, Eighteen thousand Measures, every Measure six Cubits, according to the Measure of a man. That is, of the Angel, three hundred years & odd; and the name of the City from that day shall be God is there, that said Son of Man, the place of my Throne, and the place of the soles of my feet, where I will dwell in the midst of the Children of Israel for ever, and my holy Name shall the house of Israel no more defile, etc.  
Blessed is he that waiteth and cometh to the thousand three hundred and five and thirty years, these are the blessed times of JOHN WICKLIFF & JOHH Hus, both famous Martyrs, and burning Lights, set up to show forth the state and beauty of the truth, one burnt alive, the other after he was dead, being hard to judge in which of these, the Devil the Father of lies, Antichrist his crucifying Son, and the Dragon, expressed most malice; from which cursed triplicity, three Monsters of the bottomless Pit, God deliver us, who will give us a Crown of life; Come Lord JESUS, the grace of our Lord JESUS CHRIST be with you all.  
Amen.  
Last of all, the whole world is numbered and those that work abomination therein, and the delights thereof, weighed in the balances, are found lighter than vanity itself. There is nineteen years and a half to the day of judgement, july the 28. M.DC.XXV. Six hundred and threescore Months are excluded, from this last Age of seventeen hundred years. And I think that I have also the Spirit of God.   
DANIEL.  He that is unjust and filthy let him be so still, and he that is righteous and holy, let him be so still; for behold he will come quickly, and his reward is with him. Blessed are they that do his Commandments. 
FINIS.