THE EVERLASTING GOSPEL. Apocalyps●● And they sung a new Song before the Throne, and before the four Beasts and the Elders; ver. 24. And no MAN could learn that Song, but the 144, &c. Printed in the Year of our Redemption, Decem. 1649. The Holy Gospel, According to the Evangelist, By the Lady Elinor. EVen the same, that which was from the Beginning, then believed in, magnified unto the end of the world, as until the consummation of the Age (saying) Lo, I am with you, without end whose Kingdom. How it came to pass showing, in the first year of his Reign, first of his Name, Charles of Great Britain, in Berks the first of Shires, she then at her House Englefield Manor, of England's Realm, Daughter of the first Peer, Anno 25. the month of July in, so called after the first Roman Emperor, he slain, &c. Where the word of the Lord of Hosts, when came to her, the Heavenly voice descending, speaking as through a Trumpet of a most clear sound these words: Nineteen years and a half to the Judgement, and you as the meek Virgin. Awakened by which alarm early in the morning, whereof thus, signed with Divisions character, the years being divided, this magnified morning Star, story of Jerusalem of the Gentiles, Great Britain's blow foreshowing, Anno 44. accomplished: The same though come to pass, who nevertheless in stead of their acknowledged error, like those Priests and Elders, first who setting a Watch, then underhand by such large Doctrine endeavour to stop the people's mouths, that do as they are taught, promised to be saved harmless, the old serpent's policy, &c. And with this Revolution thus going on, in the first of his Reign, the beginning in of the year, when a Star within the Horns of the New Moon enclosed, of some judgement at hand, the ominous Forerunner: First, of the wisemen coming from the East, as follows; whose flight taken westward, through that heavy hand occasioned; the Cities unparalleled Plague, Bills to be cancelled never, or drowned in forgetfulness, increased to no less than weekly Five thousand five hundred and odd, the Age of the world; decreased as suddenly about the midst of Summer: all one as their being fed, that blessing thought upon, when the five thousand men with those loaves five, &c. no more than the fingers of their hand, any matter made of it, so thankful: whereupon (the aforesaid Visitation) the Term kept at Reding, County of Berks, other Courts at Maidenhead Town, the Parliament posting to Oxford, doing all homage to this New born BABE, ruling with the iron sceptre, them forewarning all in vain, Be wise, O ye Kings, Be learned, ye judges; that in such security held themselves then, and so much first for that, and his powerful word displayed, the priority thereof, thou Britain not the least, &c. And of his wrath then kindled, showed great Blessings and Corrections inseparable companions: wherewith proceeding, namely, without it done nothing that was done, its mouth the Oracle, Beginning and Ending of Monarchies, inheritance whose from East to West extends; concerning the aforesaid golden number, Nineteen years and a half, being in a Manuscript inserted, containing Germany's woeful Occurrences, and Great Britain's both, with what sign confirmed; showing further thus, who immediately after with her own hand within two days delivered it to the Archbishop Abots, he then at Oxford, of University the first, in presence of no few; with this for a Token given, the plague presently to cease; of whom took her leave, the Bishops Amen whereto went round. The Bills obeying the same before the month expired of August, witness when scarce deceased One thousand of all Diseases, whereas afore so infectious, five children dying for one aged, next Term supplied with others fled returned; so that of its late desolation appearance, no more than of Change or Amendment amongst them, none at all. And so pursuing the Prophetical History in the next place, That it might be fulfilled out of the Low countries, &c. as the Virgin when undertook her voyage, she fleeing for the Babes preservation thither; also constrained for printing the same, to go into Holland, those plain swathing-bands for wrapping it in, pretending in her husband's behalf the spa obtained a licence, since none for printing to be had here, inquisition and hold such, among them imprisoned about it formerly, till afterward all as free, Cum Privilegio out of date become. Where thus passing on the mean while ere her return thence, George Archbishop deceased, Anno 33. unhappily whose hands imbrued in innocent blood, Archbishop Laud, 19 of Septemb. translated, &c. reigning in his stead, successor of him, in stead of the Stag who shot the Keeper, presaging what murders him coming after, when as for another her soul pierced in no mean degree, what honour to be a Prophet amongst their own nation and rank; for example as specified on Record: no sooner arrived then apprehended, of her child ravished, a greater than the Parliament, the Word of God: And how recompensed for their service, referred, &c. where after a Candle being sent for, about the third hour in the Afternoon, that with his own hand had burnt it, saying, She hath taken good long time, till 44. for doomsday then; My Lords, I hope I have made you a smother of it: in truth his own fatal hour, those years of Nineteen and a half, reaching to his Execution month and Year, Anno 44. January, when parted head and body, like that aforesaid divided year, showed afore sacrificed by his ungracious hand, Author of this Division or Distraction, a cup filled to the brim afterward, as that judgement day, June Anno forty four complete: The restrained four Winds, &c. Apoc. 7. signified by them, extending to forty eight, that Blow January also, all standing at the stroke of FOUR; the foursquare City New Jerusalem wherewith agrees: Micah the Prophet (cap. 5.) his alarm to awaken the Age, speaking no parable, ●● her goods seized on, wherewith given the Oath, such and such ARTICLES for answering to: In which case not much to seek, of Scandalum Magnatum in that kind, against those little ones, the penalty of it, touched by whomsoever, a millstone a fitter ornament, &c. she not slow in appearing to receive their wild Sentence; the Dragon of Lambeth, Laud, his venom discharging last of all, even Anno Etatis 33. measured out by our Lord's age, when as brought to his Arraignment by wicked hands, how sacrificed this Testimony of his; a word also as ensues. And 〈◊〉 like measure October 23. she committed close Prisoner, Excommunicated, Fined to his majesty's use Three thousand pounds, and to make public Recantation at Paul's Cross, as extant on Record, Twelve Hands Signed by; also Edge Hill fight, and the Irish Massacre 23 of October, and Twelve of them at once Voted to Prison, for that Order of theirs nothing to stand of force there done without them: His Majesty lastly Fined his three Kingdoms to the use, &c. As for Paul's, a habitation for Owls, those notes set up, to set forth the residue, where the time would fail how the first Blow at Edge-Hill in Oxfordshire, the second Newberry, fought within a stones cast of her house at Englefield. And thou Bedlam-House, too little the Thousandth part to contain of them distracted since thence her coming, well knowing if the Master of the house called Devil, &c. what the Servant to expect; where so much for this time, accompanied with the Universal Tax, no Inferior Rack set upon in these days C. Stu. his Reign, as sometimes in Caes. August. second of that Monarchy, no small oppression, as the lineage of David a witness of it: closing it with these from her Name, Rachel's, signifying a Sheep, rendering Charles his soil for the Golden fleece bearing the Bell: so whom he hath joined of her Lamentation, 〈◊〉 Jacob's saying, Some evil Beast hath done it, needs not ask Whose Coat particoloured? also in pieces rent, since our British Union, &c. not without cause weeping, because they are not; and so all doing they know not what, even forgive, &c. And again thus, since Thus it was written, and thus it behooved to suffer, and to rise again. The New-Years-Gift to all Nations and People, jubilee. Decemb. 1649. FINIS.