The Triple Presage OF HENRY ALSTED.  
FIrst, From the year 1603. to the year 1642. The universal Orb shall find a very great alteration; for in the space of those forty years, the seventh Revolution of the Planets runs to end, (a) and the numbers in Daniel and the Apocalypse do confirm the same; Thus saith he, nor unadvisedly in his Speculum Mundi, inserted in his Chronoligie between the pages 482. and 483. The like to these he brings forth in his Encycl. published in folio, (Anno 1630) page 46. Because (saith he) the seventh Revolution of the Planets doth fall upon the sixth Millenary, the universal and that indeed very great alteration of this world is portended from the year, 1604. even to the year, 1642. For this seventh Revolution being finished, the Planets do return to their Beginnings from whence the end of the Kingdoms of the world is collected by men skilful in Astronomy.  
Observe here, that our Author took these things at the first (unless I be greatly deceived) out of Tycho Brahe himself; whose name nevertheless he purposely concealeth. Let us therefore (if it please you) hear Tycho speaking in his own stile; this seventh Restitution of the Trigons (which began Anno 1603) from the creation of the world into their former estate, obtaineth a certain hidden consideration of Sabbatisme of Rest, and denounceth something peculiar above others, and of great moment, etc.  
Secondly, From this year current 1603. to 1694. shall be a Protasis or Preparation to the thousand Apocalyptick years, which being over past the war of Gog and Magog shed begin, and this shall be concluded by that glorious coming of the Lord to Judgement; which when it shall be, he only knoweth. We know this only by the Scriptures, that a thousand years, and the War of Gog and Magog, (as it is called) shall precede or go before the last judgement.  
Thirdly, In Anno 1642. (to wit in Feb. 1642. and 1643. shall happen the Conjunction of Saturn and jupiter, in Aries the Ram (a sign of fiery Triplicity) which portendeth the Revolution of some new Government or Empire.  
These are the words of Alsted, or peradventure some other skilful in Astrology, out of whom (as his custom was) he transcribed the same. For my part I will not rashly interpose my small judgement of the decrees of this combination, much less foretell what sorrow thereby may be signified unto us even now instant from above. I am no Caldean, neither know I the Celestial Signs: Those that suppose God openly signifies his pleasure unto men by Letters written in Heaven, or that the Changes of Commonwealths and Religions are described in the most excellent Regiment of the celestial motions, may reap this Harvest, take the charge upon them, and with my consent attribute unto themselves the gift of Prophecy. Surely, I giving small credit, (which I ingenuously confess) to Astronomantick doctrine, have determined wholly to forbear all explication of Significations: Nevertheless I do wish that all and every one whatsoever do expect that saving and most glorious day of our Lord Christ's appearance to be warned by this most ominous Aspect, that they awaking from security (wherein the greatest part of mankind under this last age of the decayed world lies buried) would forthwith reform their Christian lives, and so prepare themselves as if they were even now to entertain the Lord Christ. And so much concerning these things.  
And now I will somewhat more briefly touch the said meeting or conjunction threatening most cruel and horrid wars, most vehement plagues, and other poisoning diseases in the year enfuing.  
Ecquid portendat terris Deus ille Deorum.  
Norit, & oftendent tempore fata suo.  
What it portends to mankind, God doth know,  
And in their time the firm decrees will show.   

An Addition of the fiery Conjunction of Saturn and jupiter in the year 1642. 1643. which denounceth many calamities to the World, or certain Regions thereof.  
PTolomy Cardan, etc. And all the Astrologers of the meaner sort do maintain, that the most ponderous conjunction of Saturn and jupiter portendeth terrible wars, decays of Kingdoms, translations of Governments, mortal plagues, and the most prodigious of prodigious things of that kind: (c) On the other side, almost all our Divines as also many Astronomers of the best rank, do exceedingly deride those things, only as melancholy dreams, and their great volumes, do judge mere hodge-podges of most frivolous toys (as the judgements of Haly, the conjunctions of Albuma, and the Aphorisms of Cardanus, most worthy to feel the fire, and be charmed with the smoke. I am not he that will interpose my sell an Areopagite or a Palaemon, between so many and so great men most courageously contending, neither is it my office to compound so great controversies agitated with such fervour on either fide, sigh my nature hath always hitherto abhorred to foretell events from the Stars; I confess that the supercelestial Bodies according to their Aspects, and divers Angles beholding, do prevail over these subcelestial bodies, I confess also that the meeting of the superior Planets (which the Annals of all Ages do testify) are accompanied for the most part with an Iliad of evils, and consequently have much efficacy and portent: but that whatsoever it is, with Tycho Brahe in the like matter, I suppose is placed out of man's knowledge and determination; wherefore sigh my mind doth waver in the balance, inclining both ways: I am resolved to supersede or omit (if any thing should be attributed to conjunctions) the most dire prediction whatsoever it be of the effects of this presaging conjunction: I am not, as a little before I signified, of their Tribe that do boldly pronounce things to come of the Stars, or of those that feigning divine inspiration, would be accounted Prophets by the credulous & superstitious common people, though by men that have more wit and learning, they be esteemed Impostors: Briefly, here is no need indeed of my Conjectures, (d) the Belgic Compilers of Prognostications, I well know in their divinations from year to year by occasion hereof, do interweave certain Prophecies, or rather fooleries, whereby they immodestly cast no light blemish, aswell on the Art as on themselves. The French Almanac makers also (a God's name) as so many Interpreters of Heaven, and the Stars Chamber-fellows, do set before your eyes, and as it were with the finger show, in their yearly shootings forth, all the evils and more described in the fatal Tables of Heaven. In the interim, I much marvel that both of them do find those on whom they may put them; seeing (to speak as the case is) it skilleth no more what those raw unlearned fellows shall judge of this unlucky Aspect, or other placing of the Stars, then if the blind or bleer-eyed should judge of colours, which they cannot readily discern. For such Prognosticators use to heap together in one medley without election or exquisite judgement, many and vain things out of many Astronomers futility or foolish babbling. And so it comes to pass that scarce in many pages, can be found one line that may altogether agree with truth and experience: (e) Moreover, is there any credit to be given unto soothsayers prophesying public calamities, change of Kingdoms, deaths of great men, and destructions of Cities, where for the most part they shamefully err in foretelling Meteors, as rain, and other missile changes of the Air, etc. which the Prognostications in great number every year published, may sufficiently prove, foretelling the dispositions of every day, often contrary and most often false.  
Whatsoever it be, if any contemner of Divine tokens through the insolency of his wit, do babble that the meeting of Saturn and jupiter, happens according to the usual course of nature, and therefore signifies nothing; that Prophet of Germany, thrice famous Luther, (not I, a man of no name) shall answer him, saying, Because it seldom happens, though it, hath natural causes, it portendeth somewhat. The which very same also, one of the Nobles of Urania, affirmeth in these words, What is annual and for the continual periods less unaccustomed, that doth the less trouble the rule of the worldly Occonomie, then that which seldom happens. The which amongst other things (he goes on) the conjunctions of Planets which seldom happen, do show by manifest Indication of their effects. Moreover, the Sun that great Viceroy of Heaven, and most bright lamp of the World, and the other luminary of this universe the Moon do presignify certain supernatural things; so often as they incurte defects, or be in Eclipse, (f) from their appointed ministrics apparanly deficient, which they plainly admit in their natural courses, of which thing that man of (g) many tongues, and also great divine and sometimes the Miracle of Preachers, now in the greatest delights with the Blessed was not ignorant. Likewise, that most specious meteor and most beautiful Phanomenon or appearance, Eccl. 43.11.12. Iris, or vulgarly called the Celestial Bow, (g) though it be a natural thing, viz. an emphasis in the air from the Sunbeams reflecting on a dewy Cloud, yet it doth significantly express by its azure Circle appearing in the Clouds, that Covenant which God most merciful made with men after the Deluge; namely, that this world should be no more destroyed by water. And also by another Cloudy Circle which is seen near it, that which elsewhere S. Peter doth Prophecy without doubt seemeth to be signified, namely, that the world shall one day be consumed with sire, the second Epist. 3.7.10.12. Let him that desireth to read more of the malignity of this conjunction of Saturn and jupiter, go to the Appendix of a Book lately published in English touching the Comet in 1618.  
Hitherto, we have delivered nothing but thunder, greatly to be feared even of us English, for our late divarication from the even poise of Piety, hence to the superstition of the Gentiles, thence to the Cyclopean contempt of sacred things: Hitherto I say, our book hath again and again inculcated, (h) Woe, woe, as that Prophet (and the same most unhappy) of jerusalem, so that any one appalled or affrighted may say of this Book, as some one of the name of Allant while he lived, of the Church of Rome.  
Bella sonat, sonat arma, minas sonat, omnia Martis.  
War, arms, and threats, it found'st, all things of Mars.  
Wherefore lest the minds of mortal men with so many portents and so great evils imminent, should be sore troubled; Take the Prophecy of Tycho Brahe of the most happy and more than golden age that will follow a while after, which may be a comfort in this age of the vilest mettle and dregs of ages, especially to us in these most dangerous times.   

The most comfortable Prophecy of Tycho Brabe, touching the most blessed age even now at hand, which to gratify those that are greatly perplexed, I offer for a Conclusion.  
I Hold it worthy of observation, that even as the Trigonick Restitutions which were exhibited in odd number, as the first, third, and fifth, were healthful to the world so I may foretell this seventh (which began in 1603) especially delighting in odd number to be of a certain great good and more happy estate: neither also are these different from the most ancient prophecies of most wise & divinely illuminated men, (k) who prophesied that before the universal conflagration or burning of all things, a certain peaceable and concordant age should for a time be one earth, wherein the tumultuos confusions of politic administrations or governments, & variety of Religious should be transmuted or changed, and adopted or fitted to a more conform Analogy of Gods will. The which we may plainly gather out of the Prophets themselves, who foretold that a certain golden age should sometime be on the earth, wherein men shall make plough shares of their swords, and scythes of their spears; neither shall one people bear arms against another, nor learn to fight any more; they shall live under their Vines and figtrees and none shall fray them away. As Micheas the Prophet hath it, chap. 4. and Isa. chap. 11. doth prophecy of the same in this manner: The Wolf shall converse with the Lamb, the Leopard lie down by the Goat, and a little Child shall lead a Calf and a Lion coupled together, and the Cow and Bear shall feed together, their young ones lying together, and the Lion like the Ox shall feed of straw, and the sucking Infant playing upon the nest the of Asp, and when he is weaned, he shall put his hand into the Cockatrice's Den: There shall be no evil, or wickedness done in my holy H●ll, because the earth shall be full of so great knowledge of the Lord, even as the Sea is covered with waters: Then also those things which, I say 60. are referred to the mystical jerusalem, or the state of Christianity more perfect than hitherto, where amongst other things it is said, For brass I 〈…〉 in gold, for iron silver, for wood brass, for stones iron: and I will turn thy oppression into peace, and thy exactions intorightousnesse; Cruelty shall not then be heard in thy land, nor destruction or calamity within thy borders, thy walls thou shall call health, and thy Gates praises. And what goes before and follows, where at length he thus concludes. I the Lord will bring that to pass in its time, There are also found more places, aswell in the Prophets as in the Apocalypse promising an unwonted and little hoped for felicity (of earthly things, surely, so great as hitherto hath been in no age of the world. That therefore the truth of the prophecy may be fulfilled, which cannot deceive (for they are altogether uttered by the truth-telling spirit of God) it is certain that this will be before the universal destruction of things, What then, if in this new passage of the Trigons, all those things have their event allotted.  
(l) All these things full of vigour, Tycho Brahe never to be named without a new title of praise, a man also nobly learned in divine knowledge. There will be haply some Novices and Tycho-carpers, to whom a man so great will seem exceeding rash, yea, half a Heretic, and his prophetic words, an old Wife's dotage, and with one foot at the least to enter on the threshold of heresy; They saying with S. Paul's Antagonists, Acts 17.19. May we not know what this now Doctrine whereof thou speakest is? And with the wrested words of Saint jerom, Whosoever thou art that maintainest new decrees, I pray thee why, after four hundred years (a thousand and six hundred) dost thou ondeavour to teach us what we knew not before? Why, dost thou publish what Peter and Paul would not utter? the Christian world hath subsisted to this day without that Doctrine of yours, we being old, will hold that belief, wherein being children, we were born.  
To these I answer, that surely this Doctrine of the Millenary felicity is not new, yesterday, or of a very late invention, but worthy of reverence for the very ancientness thereof: forasmuch as it flourished a thousand and four or five hundred years since, and almost in the very first beginnings of the rising Church. And truly, (m) most holy and learned men, in the next Ages after the birth of Christ, have taught things not only consonant or agreeable with those of Brahe, but also some things somewhat hard, and more unpleasing to the ears of common Divines, without any filth or stain of Heresy or of declining from uprightness of belief, touching the Sabbatisme or time of rest to come upon the earth: (n) Others have taught a double resurrection, first, a particular resurrection of some faithful people, especially Martyrs and Confessors; secondly, an universal resurrection, which the Catholic Church do firmly believe as a principal Article of Christianity, and have judged it to be between either of the golden Ages of 1000 years; read gentle Reader, and perpend or diligently consider, Apoc. 5.10. and 20.4.5.6. where these things (by my Interpretation) are written as in the beams of the Sun.  
Neither is there any cause that the said Resurrection of some whom God peculiarly segregated to receive such reward, may make any one doubtful, seeing such particular Resurrection happened when Christ, the lover of mankind, suffered, or (which by the sacred History seemeth unto me more likely to betrue) when he risen again: At which time there arose together with him our first Parents the holy Patriarches and Matriarches, (o) pious Kings, and divine Prophets, that is to say Adam, Eve, Noah, Abraham with Sarah, Isaac, jacob, job, Moses, David, or at least (as others are of opinion) john the Baptist, Zachary, Elizabeth, Simeon, (o) joseph the Husband of the blessed Virgin, together with others that saw Christ in the flesh: (p) For seeing these were known to Christ's Disciples, they could therefore the better testify of his Resurrection.  
Moreover, others of the elders and chief Doctors of the Church have taught that Christ himself from the first Resurrection to the second shall remain on the earth, and reign there 1000 years with his Saints and Elect in very great peace, and with incredible felicity of all delights abounding every where. That eloquent and fluent writer worthy to be compared with Cicero alone, the most eloquent of Romulus his Nephews (according to the judgement of Heinsius in his Oration, Pro Biblioth 3. pag. 29) may speak for all, The Son of the highest and greatest God shall come to judge the living and the dead, He shall converse with men 1000 years, and shall rule them with most upright government, and then they shall be living in their bodies and not die, but through the same 1000 years they shall beget an infinite multitude, and their Offspring shall be holy and dear unto God. (p) And those that shall be raised from beneath, shall be as Judges to the being. And after a few things inserted, he addeth, The Moon shall receive the lustre of the Sun, and shall be no more diminished, and the Sun shall be seven times brighter than now it is: And the Earth shall open her fruitfulness, and shall of her own accord bring forth most plentiful fruits; the rocks of the mountains shall sweat hovey, wines shall run down in rivers, and floods with milk shall abound. And presently after, There shall be in all this time no bloody beasts, no birds of prey, but all things shall be peaceable and pleasant. Lions and Calves shall stand together at the stall; the Wolf shall not pray on the Lamb; the Dog shall not hunt; Hawks and Eagles shall not hurt; Infants shall play with Serpents. To conclude, then shall come to pass those things which the Poets declared to be done in the goldentimes, Saturn reigning. Afterwards he added to the former things, thirteen Verses of Virgil. out of the fourth Eclogue, but their order changed after this manner, 38.39.40.41.28.29.30.42.43.44.45.21.22. Therefore men shall live a most peaceable and plentiful life, and shall likewise reign with God. And the Kings of the Gentiles shall come from the borders of the Earth with gifts and presents to adore and honour the great King, etc. This is the doctrine of the holy Prophets, which we Christians do follow; this is Christian wisdom. Such things Lactantius lib. 7. Diu. Instit. doth recite, wherein some say at the first sight specious, but more deeply looked into, except as the say of man (to use the words of Paul) I cannot approve. Nevertheless with a grateful and benign affection I judge the Author to be excused; for the great number of illustrious Writers both of the East and West Churches, which before him seemed as it were to give their authority unto this opinion.  
(q) But why should I cite the Name or Words of Lactantius for confirmation of this opinion; Papias the Bishop S. john's Disciple, Irenaus, and justine Martyr, most near the Apostles times; and almost even with those, Tortullian, and Hilary, and though more sparingly, Saint Augustin, and jerom his Contemporary (good God how great men) have with eloquent and openwords almost confirmed the same opinion.  
(r) Yea further this opinion of the Thousands, not only increaseth, but waxeth strong with the modern (to pass over the middle) Divines of greatest name, namely Piscator a notable Commentator of the holy Bible, Coelius secundus a man of great knowledge, Alph. Conradus, Mathias Cotterius, have fully yielded to the same, though in certain small things here and there they vary amongst themselves. And above all Advocates Card. Gallus, in his Clavis Prophetica, Mr. Mede our Countryman (past all exception) in his Clavis Apoc. Mr. Archer of the personal Reign of Christ published in English Anno 1641, and lastly that Henry Alsted most conversant in the Apocalypse, most full of most deep senses, and high mysteries in his truly golden work inscribed Diatribe of the thousand Apocalyptick years (which is a little Book, but of great sedulity and diligence) do manfully and solidly defend the same opinion. Forasmuch as he taking away all scruple of doubting in this matter, as one who liketh and hath a care of these divine secrets worthy to be known, translated the same most worthy to be wished, out of the Latin into the English tongue.  
Neither should it seem wonderful, that the most able part of the Ministers of the holy word, otherwise very studious of the truth, in this most learned age doth not so suddenly assent, seeing the contrary opinion from the time of Saint jerom even to ours, for the most part hath prevailed. For as in other Arts of inferior degrees, so also in Divinity, many great men suffer themselves very hardly to be moved from the opinions which at first they learned. Notably and to the purpose saith Tycho Brahe himself (s) Men otherwise not unlearned, doeso religiously observe those things, which they have received by inveterate authority of their Ancestors, that although plainly and by themselves without a Monitor, they observe those things to be 〈◊〉; they account it a heinous offence and impute it to lightness to departed from their opinion long approved, and by diuturnal use con●●●●●●: And therefore it is now no more marvel that men do so contend in matter of Religion for their Ancestors opinions, howsoever the holy Sereptures may openly enough sometimes evince the contrary. (t) And agreeably to this elsewhere, Such is the nature of mankind, that they may not presently desist from their long received and approved opinions, though erroneous; but a commutation or change by little and little, if not otherwise, may be made from darkness to light: even as we see in the appearing morn those things which the light of the day not suddenly, but by degrees doth minister unto us, until the Sun itself risen drives away all darkness. Some such thing also in matter of Religion appears to be done, and it is to be hoped even as the morning doth never suffer a Relapse into nocturnal darkness, howsoever sometimes her progress is obscured by thicker Clouds: So also that the truth itself, whether Theological or Philosophical, shall not suffer a Retrocesse or going backwards; but successively by little and little put forth itself out of the darkness wherewith it is overclouded. Thus fare goes Tycho Brahe, whom we so often before have very honourably mentioned. Lastly, in what year this new world and halfe-heavenly condition of mortal men shall happen, and the Church militant, if I may so speak, shall begin to triumph, it is a matter very disputable. Some do assign one year, some another; yet they all agree in one full voice, that it is near and even at our doors. Alsted the Standard-bearer of millenaries in our age appointeth the year of Grace, 1694. to be the first of this most wished age. Others say it is most uncertain, whose judgement I hold to be the most certain. I wish and wish again that this millenary Kingdom, if God shall be so pleased, may happen in our days. I will close up this pleasing contemplation (which hath refreshed again, as I hope, Those whom the terrifying premises dismayed) with the words of Saint john the Divine, or rather of the holy Ghost guiding his pen;  Apoc. 20.6. 
Blessed is he that hath part in the first Resurrection.  
Grant, O Lord, that we may be partakers thereof.  
FINIS.   

The Annotations whereunto you are respectively directed by the Alphabetical Letter in this precedent Work.  
(a) The great Revolutions, or (which is even as) the greatest Conjunctions of Saturn and jupiter, have happened almost in the years shown in this Table.  
Revol. From the beginning of the world. Before Christ Notable Persons. 0 000 4000 Adam 1 800 3200 Enoch 2 1600 2400 Noah 3 2400 1600 Moses 4 3200 800 Elias   After  5 4000 Christ jesus Chr. 6 4800 800 Char. Gr. 7 5600 1600 K. james.  
(b) God speaks with men not only by the mouths of his holy Prophets, but sometimes by the Elements composed into divers Forms and Images for their Terror.  
(c) Our chief Antiquary hath very well noted, that the Conjunctions and Oppositions of Saturn and jupiter have been mortal to us of England.  
For mine own part, I have observed the English Sweat, or sweeting sickness, hath gone thrice over all this Kingdom. First, in Anno 1485. a little after the great Conjunction in Scorp. Again, but more mildly, yet accompanied with a plague, in Anno 1518. after the opposition of Saturn and jupiter in Scorpio and Taurus. Lastly, in Anno 1551. when another Conjunction of Saturn and jupiter did execute her powers.  
(d) The false Astrologers in their most frivolous Prognostications use to prescribe indifferently to All borne even under a different Thema of Heaven, on what day it is good or bad to cut a vein, purge the body with a medicine, draw forth blood with Cupping Glasses, or leeches, travel into a strange Country, shave the head or the beard, or pair their nails; Also wars, the death of Princes, dearness of Victuals, and I know not what, with a shameless brow they blush not to foretell.  
(e) One to try the truth of this Art, forthwith in the beginning of the year took his Calendar, and where the Author had set down rain he writ fair weather, where calm, wind; where clear, cloudy: And at the end of the year, having summed up the Predictions on either part, he found himself a better and more certain ginger by many parts then the Almanac maker. I. H.  
(f) Be advised by those delightful and also grave Sermons which are studiously read almost of all men, made by the Bishop of Winchester, fol. 719.  
(g) If there be any omen in Eclipses, surely very much evil will be brought by that horrid Eclipse of the Sun (and the greatest of all that we Britons have seen in many ages) Aug. 2. 1654. For the whole Luminary about ten of the Clock in the forenoon, the Moon being darkened, shall lie hid half a quarter of an hour, whereby deep darkness shall possess London, and the neighbouring places, chief Kingston, unless a gross circumsolar air do bring it relief.  
(h) jesus the Brother of Ananias, a husbandman, seven years and a half continually cried, Woe to jerusalem; At length he added, woe also to me, and at the same words, being stricken from a sling, he gave up the Ghost, Gesep. lib. 5. of the Destruction of jerusalem, Chap. 44.  
(i) The first Trigonick Restitution was finished in Enoch and the flourishing estate of the Church. The third in Moses, and the deliverance of the people out of the Bondage of Egypt. The fifth in Christ and the reparation of humane salvation.  
(k) The Ancient Patrons of this opinion, touching the future felicity of the Church in this life, confirmed it out of Mar. 10.30. (see Maldenat in this place) out of Matth. 5.5. (D. Heart Conc. fol. 291) Chief out of the Revelation 5.10. and 20. vers. 4.5.6. whereunto add 66 places which Alsted out of V and N. T. allegeth in his Diatr. de mille annis Apocal.  
(l) Note that Cerinthus and his followers, called Millenaries, were condemned by that name of open heresy, because they most pleasantly dreamt, or supposed, that this Earth should be not so much a paradise of spiritual delights as a stews of most filthy voluptuousness, Euseb. lib. 3. chap. 25. Aug. of Heresy chap. 8. And the same opinion is held not only by the circumcised jews, but also by our rebaptized Anabaptists.  
(m) Many Ecclesiastical men and Martyrs have said these things, jerom lib. 4. upon jeremy.  
(n) The first Resurrection seemeth to be due unto the Martyrs and Confessors as their prerogatives, because they glorified christ before others here in their bodies, nothing terrified with the cruel threats and torments of men; for it is just (faith Tertul.) with God to exalt his servants when they are afflicted in his name, Lib. 3. Contra Marc.  
Many have many things of these first fruits of the Resurrection, Vir. Pineda. Salian, Annals, tom. 6. fol. 422. 433. Bi. Bilson, fol. 217. and Wil Comm. upon Gen. 256. Lorin. upon Acts 7. pag. 29. and abundantly D. Kellet in his Miscellany part. 2. and here and there in page 12. and 240.  
(o) Gerson is of opinion that joseph then risen and appeared to his most honoured spouse, and comforted her, Barrards' Evang. Hist. tom● pag. 311.  
(p) The Poet's dream of the golden age arose from hence, because the Prophets do so deliver and declare many things, as even finished: For Visious by God's Spirit were objected to their eyes, and they saw those things in their sight as to be done and ended: when same had by little and little divulged their prophecies, they thought that all those things were complete in the old times, Lact.  
(q) S. jerom in his Book De virisillustrib. doth recite a numerous Catalogue of the ancient Fathers that were of this opinion.  
(r) D. Hakwill in his Apology (edition the second) pag. 476. commendeth many of his time, vehemently giving their suffrages to the Army of the foresaid reverend Antiquity contending for the Millenary Kingdom.  
(s) Tycho Brahe Astron. progymn. tom. pag. 541. & 512.  
(t) Though the greater part of our fresh Divines, borne away with the violence of the common torrent, think otherwise; nevertheless, it is nothing prejudic all to this most divulged and most received opinion in the prime ages of the Church.  
FINIS.