CERTAIN Prophecies presented before the King's Majesty by the Scholars of Trinity College in the University of Cambridge. 1. Touching England in General. 2. Touching the Court. 3. The Church. 4. The Seas. 5. The University. 6. The Gentry. 7. The City. 8. Ports and Castles. 9 Land. 10. Rome. With some other Remarkable Prophecies of divers other learned Scholars, concerning the estate of the Church, and people, wherein is to be read many Remarkable Passages worthy of observation. fanciful depiction of an astrologer Printed at London for T. B. 1642. Certain Prophecies presented before the King's Majesty, by the Scholars of Trinity College, in the University of Cambridge. 1. Touching England in general. THe Church is something Ceremonious, which shall be tried, but first hearkened for, and nothing heard a long time, but when the vertex of the Organ doth perpendicularly point out our Zenith, then shall it be heard. 2. Of the Court. Wonders! Wonders! we see as in a Landscape, an honourable throng of Noble persons, as clear as if we were under the same roof; concerning whom it seems by their gracious brows, and courteous looks; something they sow, which if it be indifferent they will favourably accept, if otherwise, they will pardon: and these be noble Courtiers. 3. Concerning the Church. Though Rome's Iliad draw the Moon so near, that indeed you would swear that the bush of Thorns that is in it pricks your eyes; yet shall there come a Crystal of a large Arch-multiplied Millions, which by refractious Optics, and strength searcheth like the eye of Truth, all Closets that have windows. 4. Concerning the Seas. I see a Stranger sailing towards Dover Pier, etc. 5. Concerning the University. See, an Hall thrust full of bare heads; some bald, some bushed, some bravely branched, well larded with Townsmen; grave, wise, and modest. 6. Concerning the Gentry. We hear an humming noise of laughter, the Court and University are merry with an old Gentleman in a Comedy. 7. Concerning the City. The City shall have a Glass, which with the help of an other refractive prospect, shall serve to see fifty miles, and that the dim sight of threescore, may looking find the same sight with them of thirty. 8. Concerning Ports, Castles, and Forts. We see Cariatus Persius landing at Dover, attended by two Porters, that seem to groan under the burden of two load of paper; and he hath brought with him from beyond sea a strange observation. 9 Concerning the Land. Oh Celestial Music; but it seems fare off at the first, then strange, and after a silence again most Angelical and heavenly; one verse of which I set down, viz. Sing sweetly, that our notes may cause The Heavenly Orbs themselves to pause; And at this Music stand as still, As at Jove his amorous will: So now release them as before, waited long enough; no more. 10. Concerning Rome. In the last place have at Rome; I see the Pope his Cardinals, and his Mules, the English College and the jesuits, there writing, and doing shall be discovered, though they have long stood, and are grown 〈◊〉 old. The Prophecies and Predictions of Master Wilson and others. Room, and Romish both City, and Country (as it standeth now under the Pope, and his Mitted Bishops, and Clergy) shall not only be subject unto ruin, and destruction, but that most certainly, it is to be pulled down, losing by little, and little their riches, glory, strength, credit of Religion, and holiness, which made them honoured, followed and feared of Kings, and Nations, this fall draweth on apace, and hasteneth. The great swarms of popish Priests, Friars, Monks and Cardinals, and the whole Popish Hierarchy, and pontifical Clergy, which like filthy locusts springing out of smoke fly together in so great heaps, in the west shall be blown away with an east wind. It is worth the taking notice, 1. That the bare profession of being a member of the Latin Church, 2. of the Romish Church, 3. The crisme in the Sacrament of confirmation, of which many do so boast, shall plainly appear to be a public sign, and token to be the mark of the beast. The great degenerate stars of the Church; who through pride and ambition fall into heresy and impiety, shall fall themselves. Twelve hundred and threescore years is the space of time, wherein (from the first rising of Anti-christ, all his increase; his waxing, wounding, reviving, and taking heart again, to execute his cruelty in that City, which was the Queen of the world, where he and his Favourite should bathe themselves in pleasures) after the said 1260. years are accomplished, then shall these things be. All things in the world do take their time, the bird to build her nest, the husbandman to sow his seed the mariner to go to sea, the gardener to set his trees, the sick Parient to take physic, the cook to season meats, and the dresser of his Vineyard to gather his fruit. It will be too late for birds to build in Summer, to sow in harvest, to go to sea when after the ship is launched, to transplant trees when they are old, to take physic when we are dying, to season meats when they are unsavoury, and when winter is come to gather fruit. The five foolish virgins came too late, Dives in hell repent too late, the time present is only ours, is the figtree fruitless, never shall fruit grow on it more. But oh alas, are we not like the Ephesians, we have lost our first love, or are we not like the Laodiceans, we are neither hot nor cold, or the twilight, neither day nor night, or the Autumn, neither fair nor foul, or one sick of an ague, one day well, another ill? or a man in a liturgy, neither alive nor dead: or an Hemaphrodite, neither male nor female, or to those creatures called in Greek Amphibia, which live in water or on land: or the marigold which shutteth and openeth with the sun? I would to God that we were either hot or cold: that as the hollowest regions bring forth sweetest spices, so zealous professors might be greatest practisers of good works: that as the sun in the heaven is switest at her setting, so the sons of God might be best at their ending But is it so? no: the more we are taught, the more ignorant many are, & the older we are, the colder in religion. We have indeed many of us, as it was said of Aristogriou, Mert●m, or rather religioneman linguâ, relion in tongue: but when trial is made of us, every Photion can espy our halting: And then with Archilocus we think it better, Clypeum abjicere quam interire, even to cast off all Religion, then to undergo the least disgrace or loss for religion. The Moon desiring to be aparrelled as the rest of the planets, answer was made her, that her divers changes could admit no kind of habit, and whilst we desire to be attired with the robes of Christians, it is to be feared, that if we tread not the moon under our feet, we shall never be clothed as the Church was with the sun. But notwithstanding the change of times, and instability of most people, there is nevertheless some who keep close unto God, for whose sake, God of his infinite mercy, and God hath appointed times, & seasons, sorrow, and joy, and every thing in due and proper time, and running their race towards heaven, are with joy brought thither in Gods own time, of whom Prudentius saith, Generosa Christi secta nobilit at viros, Cui quisquis servit, ille verè est nobilis. He noble is that comes of Christ his race, Who serves this Lord, he surely is not base.