Of the general Great DAYS APPROACH.  
To His Excellency Sir Thomas Fairfax General.  
FROM The Lady Eleanor Da: & Do.  PSAL. 
The Lord reigneth, let the earth rejoice; Let the great Isles be glad thereof.  
Printed in the Year 1648.   

A. & O.  
FRom him which is, and was, and is to come, the alone peacemaker, his Majesty expressly these the Revelation, by his Handmaid interpreted:  
Showing, that as the word of the Lord, that Manna, came in the wilderness to him, sent afore from God, he first of his Name, last of the old Prophets, and first of the new; So to his servant John again in the Isle of Patmos, sent unto the Gentiles, to whom by way of Characters and other sacred Tokens, signified the express time of the Lords return, the mystery unfolded: of which as follows;  

Cap. 1.  
Who on this wise, with no slender charge, Blessed is he that reads, and they that hear the words of this Prophecy, and keep the things written therein; for the time is at hand (Verse) And with precious time to be short, that returns not, the happy Reader which would a taste of this Angelical food have, ministered to john by the Angel, whose Name signifies both the Grace of God, and the Year of Grace, as joann Anno, etc. by these shall understand, that the Gospel's progress or pilgrimage 'tis to be paced out, by Noah's days, or like his few and evil, jacobs'; which attained not to those of his predecessors: as by this account of the Gospel's coming short of the former, both before the Law and under, fulfilling seventeen Centuries, like his seventeen years sojourning in Egypt, before ended the tedious days of his laborious life, Sevenscore and seven years, his Ladder reaching from Earth to Heaven.  
And thus with the expedition of Church's captivity in spiritual Babylon finished; john, with these joyful Tidings the Time at hand, salutes the seven Churches, Grace and Peace unto you, from him which is, and which was, and which is to come; and from the seven Spirits before the Throne, besides the familiar Voices of Time also, personating the Holy Spirits gift; even his watchful servants day and night, these next to eternity, about to take their leave, remember their service to the churches, especially sabbath days, where inclusive Times whole family, with the Anniversary day Easter, the Resurrections feast, the year when gins and ends, those spiritual, etc. Who all with one voice and consent cry down Time's person, no more allegiance due, or adored with superstitious Ceremonies longer:  
From voices to good tokens, all to the same end and effect, verse. And from jesus Christ the faithful witness, etc. the first begotten of the dead: The prince of the Kings of the earth that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, the Lamb of God, etc. a  able to contain certainly the whole world, even from judas Iscariot that Traitor in grain, to the Red old Dragon, to present them in their primitive estate in his appointed time, in whom we live, move, and have our being every one: where points to the custom of former ages of the Church, their administering about Easter, Baptism, and the Lords Supper.  
Which seven weeks for spiritual exercise how employed before the Holy days, too well known: And the Holy Spirit made their open pastime too, such a gift bestowed upon them, possessed with Sodom blindeness reigning such.  
Nevertheless, with the words of this prophecy, This tree of Life come to his full ripeness; going on showing a greater Potentate then either Cesar slain, who set the year, arrived at their sunset that Monarchy: or then C. R. Defender, etc. with his monthday 27 about Easter, and priests in his presence, in whom bleeding commiseration none such, never too soon in shortening such Reigns hereby as shadowed out.  
And so proceeding with another expression of his much love, exceeding solomon's to the queen of the South, which could but ask and have; (vers.) and hath made us Kings and Priests (unto God and his Father) to whom be power and dominion to ages of ages, Amen; in the Churches old age, as much to say, Princes every one & Preachers God and the Father, etc.  
Whereof Eden that parted River that became four Heads a figure, where in those three Gold very good; The Onyx-stone, and the unknown Bdellium, the Manna likened to it, compared to a round white seed, whence comes doubtless our Orient Pearl, that queen of Egypt's for one, as well bestowed upon a Swine, the Gentiles Emblem; how it fares with them even to this day in holy things.  
And the whole sacred current flowing this way of Old and New concurring, as the Tabernacle for example, shows wrought with blue, purple and crimson, in which the Table, the Shewbread, and the Candlesticks, those Memorials also the significant Ark foursquare, containing the Tables of the Law, he pot of Manna, and the budding Rod: of the four winds, who may doubt too, unknown whence they are: And the fourth part of the World, because but three formerly, or with doubting Thomas, etc.  
As witness this, Trinity in Unity (Exodus the 3.) say, The Lord God of your Fathers, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, etc. This is my memorial to all generations; four several times repeated, to beware of going less, no vain repartition from the Lords own mouth, a Lesson to his first Ambassador Moses, bore footed, before the thorny Bush, the fiery Throne, the fourfold Aleluiah voices, saying, Amen, Revel. with that foursquare virgin City, unfolding as much, said to have the glory of God; measured (144) her reign.  
So now to return home to the matter of his coming in his cloudy chariot, thus advertised, verse. Behold, he cometh with clouds, etc. Even so, Amen: to the greater sort, as a thief in the night welcome, or some open enemy, even wounded by Jew and Gentile both.  
Of his Name, sacred every tittle; thus, I am A. and O. the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come; the Almighty, where the truth of it: the burden of the word of the Lord the acceptable year proclaims at hand, witnesd to be with the Scriptures, the Original Languages as pointed unto manifests, the old & New, where the first gins the last ends (as it were) the Sun's rising of the one, the others setting, like Antipodes the Hebrew and Greek; and so of the Old-year end, married to New-year's day.  
And as here by his own Example recommended, john our brother and companion; what patience requisite in a Prophet, shows he to the Isle of Patmos confined, situated in the Egean sea by that Tyrant, etc.  
So a Revolution withal as the Noonday visible, and the Stars in the firmament, directed to this Isles three, from him which is, was, and is to come; the very voice of the present Reign, the first of his name, etc. even this kingdom, where began the Reformation, (as it were) by several languages or ways to them revealed, his second coming.  
And these the sum of the blessed words of this prophecy, the day of judgements summons to Great Britain foreshowed.  
Showing upon the Lordsday how it came to pass a great voice of a trumpet behind him heard, meditating it may be how long to the Resurrection, or about the meaning of those, What if I will he tarry till I come? answered by the Resurections alarm appears, saying, I am Alpha and O mega, the first and the last; and what thou seest, writ in a book, etc. at which turned about that dreadful apparition beheld, one in the likeness of the Son of man, a very book at all points, as it were in fine paper gilded, bound and clasps: the flaming Eyes some combustible stuff declares, not only but the sharp instrument two edged coming out of his mouth, the cutting or opening of the leaves.  
And so for his voice as the sound of many waters, even the floods voice lifted up, as the days of Noah, the coming of the Son of man, the evening of time come, the seven golden Candlesticks, and the seven stars in his right hand, by whose influence john revived, dead afore, unanimously the same Vision the Prophet Daniel saw, saying, a thing wus revealed, but the time was long (as it were) belongs to the time of the end to be understood, as referred to those one and twenty prophetical days, when withstood so long by the Persian prince, Dan. 10. it being thereabout since Cyrus, so many hundred years since this Secret revealed to him. And thus much for the BOOK and its Contents, with his Commission signed and sealed with those mystical letters, and stars seven, to remember the Church to stand on their guard and be watchful, those lights almost extinct, Bishops about 27. in the first place.  
A piece drawn in the Ancient of days likeness; a Robe girt (as it were) spurs and sword, an ireful aspect, answerable to his confused voice, a rod in his right hand, or sceptre, endued with such power, with his age, etc. the least touch; his watchword or Motto, verse. I am the first and the last; I am he that was dead, and am alive to ages of ages, and have the keys of He and Death; consisting of variety of expression, sounding the Resurrections Alarm, he standing in the midst of those Sentinels, or walking in that solinary place, not the least among the Isles; like his walking in the fiery furnace, beheld by the King of great Babylon, at whose command the same was heated seven times more than afore; a forerunner of his own judgement of seven times, etc.  
And from these significant things, and those his last words, Behold, I am with you all days, until the consummation of the age (Mat. 28.) as follows, showing the holy Spirit not in power only visible to all; but in person again sent before the last Day, to some one even a Revolution or return to be of the former; Also of the very time gives to understand from his standing in the midst of so many watch-lights (to wit) about the midst of such Century, to look about us then, with our brother John, who turning saw and heard these, presaging too some special judgement being foreshewd then, accompanied for a testimony of it, with no inferior persecution; And the prophesy accomplished accordingly, this to be the day of judgement Herald, verily to all Nations, etc.  
Much more to be provided for aforehand then the years of scarcity the former when brought forth by handfuls, where Joseph the prisoner so advanced, surely more to looked after then tything of Rue and Rosemary, or great tithes either; Howsoever by them the Day of judgement passed over; From moreover, who wrote to a Lady that loving Epistle, so He that hath an ear, etc. (even which accompanies the times general Outcries, and News cried) let him give ear to the truth of his presence and company will enjoy, who stands without and knocks, freely offers to sup, etc. to sit in his Throne with him.    
FINIS.