THE ANTIQUITY OF REFORMATION: OR, AN OBSERVATION Proving the Great TURK a Triangle, and the rest of the world ROUNDHEADS.  
Wherein is showed, a difference between the Government of the WORD of GOD, and best Reformed CHURCHES.  
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London Printed by B. Alsop, and R. Harper, at the Bible and Harp in Smithfield. 1647.   

THE ANTIQVITY Of Reformations: or, an observation, proving the Turk a Triangle, and the rest of the world Roundheads. etc.  
SOme Reformations have been from Heaven, the first in Heaven itself, where according unto Dyonisius the Areopagite, Disciple of St. Paul, is an Hierarchy or order of Angels; some whereof uncontented with their state, for ambition were cast out. Secondly, because Adam and Eve had eaten the forbidden friute, were extruded Paradise. Thirdly, for that all flesh was grown corrupt, their thoughts evil continually, did take by violence one from another, the world was drowned except righteous Noah, and his family; who found favour of God. Fourthly at the Tower of Babel, where men did endeavour to rely on their own wisdoms, and so resist God, who sent a confusion of language and opinions, one to pull down the pride of another, which continues to this day; for at Rome are 360. different opinions, among Priests in Religion, where few know Religion but Priests, according to Cardinal Bellarmine's discovery; which is at large set forth by Bishop Hall 1609, In England were about 15 different opinions in Religion, among Protestants, where Religion is in their own language, but among Lawyers the more where few know the Law, but Lawyers, according to King james in a speech to the Parliament 1609; published by authority.  
The Turk he uncomplyeth with the last Reformation from heaven, by the advice of the jew Abdala & the Monk Sergius a Christian, (Authors both English and Scotch affirm) to obtain the Majorality of all the world, which he hath attained unto, from being a Merchant's man: for Maximus is God himself, the Turk Major, having in possession in these days, Babylon in Astia, gran Cairo in Africa; Constantinople in Europe; and all the Land within that Triangle, by following the policy of the sacred Trinity, the rest of Asia, the rest of Africa, and the rest of Europe are round about him, and therefore called Roundheads; because they follow false Tradition of policy, from heathens which knew not God.  
The policy which the Sacred Trinity teacheth, is manifest in the sacred Scripture; first, God the Father he adviseth to increase and multiply to fill up the earth, God saith save the men, and kill the vices, to fill up the mansions in heaven, which he would go to prepare, God the Holy-Ghost writeth, keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace; that is suffer no controversy of Law of Religion, but decide them in 3 days, and he doth that who doth soon. The Merchant therefore of Arabia, which was Mahomet the Turk, took from the whore of Babel diversity of wives and Concubines to increase & multiply to fill up the earth rather than mar men, which diversity of opinions causeth because of two evils the least is to be chosen; saves his men, and kills the vices, rather than let them kill one another, by association, fortification, and garrison and enlarged his confines with superflurty of generation, suffereth no controversue of Law or Religion, but decides them in 3 days, and so keeps the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace, making it his main aim, to have a care of the main, to be Lord Major of the world, as a Merchant of a City, is commonly ambitious, to be Lord Major of a City, Doctor Sibbs in his Sermon called the spiritual man's aim, stirreth up all Christians to make it their main aim, to have a care of the main, to reign with Christ in Heaven; as the Turk doth to reign on earth: the way thereunto, is by a connexion of the tradition of policy from the Sacred Trinity, to the tradition of Divinity from the same; for the avoiding, plunder, and murder, forbidden by the Law of Moses, which is into der to preparation, for the fulfilling of the Prophet Dannells prophesy of latter times; (pointed at by the fingere of our Saviour) that they that turn many unto righteousness, shall shine like stars in the firmament for ever and ever, and so become Children of light, and not of darkness; as Bi. Andrew's, who beareth the name of the titular Angel of Scotland writeth, So perfect a thing is the light, as God himself is said to be right; 1 john, 1.5. his Son our Saviour to be the light of lights, His Spirit light, the light of his holy Spirit. The Angels that be good, be Angels of Light, yea whatsoever here on earth is perfect; the King is called the light of Israel, the Apostles called Lucis Mundi, and the Saints of God where ever they be in the world, shine as lights in it, heirs to the Father of light, per modum naturae, as the children from the Father; per modum emanationis as beams from the Sun, god is light and in him is no darkness at all, ascribe it not to Pater luminum but to Princeps Tenebrarum; to the Prince of Darkness, not to the Father of light, but ascribe all good from the small left spark, to the greatest beam, from the least good giving to the best and most perfect gift of all, to him, to the Father of lights.  
Queen monet ut facias, quod cum facis, ille momendo  
Laudat; & hortatu comprobat acta suo.  
Witness the League and Covenant, which doth endeavour a conformity unto the government of best reformed Churches, where the Law is as plain e as the Gospel an end of controversy in all causes and courts, in three months by Statute & so the government in provision will agree, with the Monarchal, Cardinal, Episcopal, and Mercantall; but the Marcantall is in the superlative degree, because in possession of more than the other three, by following the policy of the sacred Scripture, taught him by the jew and Christian aiming more at wisdom than wit but in Christendom at more wit than wisdom, by following diversity of opinions which is contrary to nature, Corruptionis incrementum, reformationis necessitatem facit, Ergo. our Saviour promised to hasten his coming for the elects sake, else no man would be sved, because the adversary of mandkind, striveth to make all men as bad as himself. And as Britain hath been reform 4 times, by Romans, Saxons, Danes, and Normans; so now a days it happeneth by the good will of God that the Scots do endeavour to prepare Englishmen, for the 5 reformation from heaven, foretold by SS to be according unto righteousness & true holiness, that Christ may reign in his Ordinances, the summum bonum of policy and eternal felicity, like Orpheus a primitive Poet, who did endeavour to reduce men from barbarism, to humanity and civility; so they from heathenism, to Christianity in policy, to be Christians by policy as well as Religion, to save the men and kill the vices rather than one another, and enlarge his confines with superfluity of generations. For to plunder men as fast as rich, kill as fast as populous,  to the fourth Reformation by the Norman, is an abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel the Prophet whose derivation was from Rome, as the learned french historian Philip de Comines a Roman Catholic observeth By this fifth Reformation herewritten, many men think is meant, no destruction to any but to comply with Scots & Parnell because they have the major voice, and then no man can deny, but that to the Word of God men will their words and acts apply, and not be perjured But govern according to best reformed Churches, and controversy in 3 months, eat murder, fraud, plundering, and lurches.   

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john Downame.  
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