OF Times and Seasons THEIR MYSTERY.  
By the Lady Eleanor.  DAN. 2. 
And Daniel answered and said, The Name of God be praised; for Ages of Ages; for Wisdom and Strength are his; for he changeth the Times and Seasons, etc.  
Printed in the Year. 1651.   

A PREFACE or APPEAL.  
THe Revelations Gospel; blessed Book of the Prophet David's Generation cometh not (as testifies) by flesh only, this Man-child of the Woman seed, but diversely as in days of old God spoke then; so now of his Sons coming after one and the same way, by things past, as though present, as follows of that Tyrant Herod again and his followers; who with an Iron Sceptre, the Revolted Nations subdues, whose Rod instead of Kissing, to depose him, taking Counsel with one consent.  
Touching which Sacred Oracles, for as much as no few having taken upon them, unacquainted with such Pedigrees Mystery, untimely to gather of this Paradise Tree, this hidden Manna, consisting of Time's Mystery and Seasons; breathed by the Father the breath of life. Therewith Miracles and Gifts of Tongues not Equivalent.  
Have here conceived not amiss concerning this Conception by the Holy Ghost, the Father's proper Darling, by a touch to thee Reader: Which living Tree to unfold what date it bears. Offspring of David arrived its Maturity or Period attained. Those Olive Leaves prescribed for healing the Nations malady or evil, to his servants the Prophets for whose cure aforehand being revealed, by him styled his friends servants, not being of their Masters Privy Counsel, even things shortly to be done, attends or waits no longer; as shows, for the time is at hand (Rev. 1. cap.)  
Notwithstanding his then reply, it is not for you to know times and seasons, precious reserves in the Fathers own hand, or dispose for after ages; which Key of David pretended to be in their pocket, a Legacy left only to them and their assigns, a strain or note too high for vulgar spirits. His eyesalve anointed with Balaams.  
And thus of Jew and Gentile, born under one Planet or Sign, on this wise signified, no obscure Characters, (Rev. 12.) And there appeared a great sign in Heaven, a woman clothed or arrayed with the Sun, enthroned above the Moon, Crowned with twelve Stars, no other the Golden Zodiacs signs, assigned to those parts, she pained to be delivered: the party otherwise called a prisoner. At such a time appears, etc. not any thing more perspicuous and clear. Where enlarged thus. And there appeared another sign in Heaven, Behold a great Red Dragon, having seven Heads, etc. And he stood before the Woman, even points to the sign Virgo, by the word Virga, Arod; where Scorpio follows. The Dragon's Tail imparts no less, the third part of Stars drawing after him, with Michael's alarm, the Archangels. The Sun's appointed progress displays about the fall September, etc. Day and Night, when going to halfs for the hours: with the Serpents losing his place then, by the flaming sword expelled, wherewith proceeding sufferings of this her seed, no new Gospel but that from the beginning, as he wrote to that Lady. So of this Deified persons description, adorned with those Celestials innocence in its colours, she in travel, etc. That Ostetrix where embrued, stood before her in his proper colours also with open mouth, drawn from head to tail, the Episcopal Antichristian Order (attended with his Train) styled The old Serpent the Devil, that Father rather, as much to say, Anno Dom. Octobris Michaelis, Coram Patri totius Angliae, etc. Such a one she appeared, personally to receive their judgement, thence even to be carried away by water close prisoner to the Gatehouse, witness. And the Serpent cast out of his mouth water after the Woman, as a flood, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood; wherewith he in the seventeenth Century shut up in the Ark Noah. Those days cast into the account. As Item, Against them his waging War; those keeping the Commandments: Idolatry for questioning it: Incensed that remnant that had not bowed the knee to Baal's Altar.  
All with one voice. How marvellous are thy works: Witness Babes, Sucklings, Heavens, Moon and Stars, ordained to praise his Name, whilst others as fallen into a Lithargy, snoring