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The blacke yeare Seria iocis.
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Nixon, Anthony.
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himselfe by me Kings raigne Pri 〈…〉 haâ—â— dominiâ—n Paul confesseth plainâ—ly that the weapons of their war-fare are not carnall but mightie through God thâ—â— is spirituall And it manifest by the practise of the Apostles and all their precepts commaunding all Christians to obey their rulers their Kinges Princes yea though they werâ— persecutors and the Apostles nâ—â—er had any such authoritie committed to them Christ himselfe saith this Kingdome was not of this world and refused to be made a King Christ himselfe paid tribute vnto Câ—sar co 〈…〉 nded others to giue the 〈◊〉 and all other dâ—etie of subiectiâ—â— and obedience to Caesar. 9. Ninthly The Pope of Rome holdes that he hâ—â—h absolâ—tâ— pâ—wer to forgiue sinners But the Scribes in the Gospel could say none can fâ—rgiue sinnes but God Iob saith who can bring a cleaâ—e thing out of filthines there is not one And Esay saith speaking in the person of God I eâ—â—n I 〈◊〉 he that pâ—tteth away thine iniquiâ—ies for mine owne sake and will not remember thy siâ—â—es And Paul confidently affirmeth when he saith Who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods chosen it is God that instifieth who shall condemne it is Christ which is dead yea or rather which is risen againe who is also at the right hand of God and maketh request for vs. Againe the Lord iâ—â—â—â—w to anger and of great mercie forgiuing iniquity And in another place God speaking in â—i◠〈◊〉 person said Tâ—â—â—s â—e 〈…〉 th 〈◊〉 fâ—◠〈…〉 ds 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and transgr 〈…〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 c. 10. Tâ—nthly the Church of Rome doth teach that the Scriptâ—â—es c 〈…〉 noâ— all thoâ—â—gs nâ—cessarie â—â—salâ—atiâ—n but their vâ—written traditions must as they say â—e all receiâ—ed with â—qâ—â—ll and like authoritie for so â—ath the Counâ—â—ll of Trent determiâ—â—d But S Iâ—â—h saith that these thinges are written that yee may bele 〈…〉 and that in bâ—lâ—â—â—ing yee may haâ—e life eternall And Saint Paul saith that the Scriptures are profitable tâ— reprâ—â—â—â— to teach and correct to instrâ—ct and pâ—â—fect thâ— man of God and fâ—â—ther that the Scriptâ—â—es are able to â—ake men wise vnto salnatiâ—â— and God himselfe doth say yee shall pâ—â— noâ—â—â—ng to the word whâ—ch I coÌ„manÌ„d you neithâ—r take â—â—ght there froÌ„ Againe whatsoeâ—er I commaâ—nd you that taâ—e hâ—â—d yâ—â— doe put nothing thereto nâ—â— take ougâ—t thâ—re from And S. Iohn in his Reuelation saith that If any man shall adde to tâ—is thing God shall 〈◊〉 vnto him the plagues which are written in this booke and shaâ—â— taâ—â— awâ—y lâ—s part out of the booke of life I might yet adde further touching the Offices of Christ for that the Church of Rome will yeeld that the Office of Christ consisteth in these three poinâ—es namely that he iâ— both a Prophâ—s a Priest and a â—â—â—g which in wordes onely not in deedes and veritie they wâ—ll acknowledge For how miserably the Church of Rome hath mangled and defaced the reuealed will of this sacred Prophet their vnwritten traditions their popish Canons their owne deuises makes too apparanâ— Touchâ—ng his Priesthood which consisteth in two things namely the offering vp of himself for once a ful perfect sufficient sacrifice his intercession to his father which remaineth to the worlds end it is so pittifully defrauded abused and dshonoured by them as no pen with any modestie can set downe As by their purgatory picck-puâ—sc their propitiatory Masses for the quick and the dead the blasphemous titles attribute to the Virgin Mary For he callâ—th her the Quâ—â—n of 〈◊〉 the gate of Paradice their life sweetnes â—he â—easure of â—race the reâ—â—ge of sinners and the Mediatrix of â—â—n And not onely to her but to Saintes departed they intreate wiâ—h like inâ—ercession and holde them theâ—r mediators Touching how they deale with Christ in hiâ— rule and gouerment the Pope he will raigne in mens consciences and will be tituled with Holy vniuersall Mother Church which cannot erre holy father the Pope Bishop vniuersalâ— Prince of Priests supreame head of the Châ—râ—h Vicar of Christ and the admiration of the world â— Touching his iurisdiction hee challengeth to himself both the swords that is the keyes of the spirituall and the Scepter of the Laitie Not onely subduing all Bishops vnder him aduaâ—â—cing himselfe aboue Kinges and Emperors causing some of them to lye vnder his feeâ—e some to holde the stirrope Kings to leade his horse by the Bridle Some to kisse his feeâ—e placing and displacing al degrees of people pretending power and authoritie to inuest Bishops to giue benefices to spoile Churches to giue authoritie to binde and lose to call generall councelles to sette vp religions to cannonize Saintes to take appeales to binde consciences to make lawes to dispense with the lawe and word of God to deliuer from purgatorie and to commaund Angels c. By which it appeares that as hee presumeth to goe beyond Christ in this world so wold he if he knew how expulse him also from heauen Now in equall ballance single eye honest heart it may easily be censured whether the church of Rome be the spouse of christ and whether Gods word allowe and warrant his dooings I haue but in briefe past ouer the particulars for to discourse of these pointes would aske large volumes Yet I doubt not but all indifferent men may beholde by this vppon what rocke these Treasons haue beene builded if the cause as is pretended hath beene in regard of Religion and their conscience and such of what condition soeuer 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 beene and are still ledde on to daunce after the Pipe of Priestes Iesuites and Seminaries may see what ground and warrant they finde to approue and allowe their actions liues in desending and setting foorth the Kingdome of their Maister the Pope whose creeping in corners whose outward holynesse whose Hypocrisie Masses Dirges Beades Crucifixes Prayers Vowes whippings crosses and Agnus deies haue heatherto brought foorth nought bâ—â— rebellion and disobedience to Prince and breach of Lawer and gouernment Sybil Erithraâ— speaking of Rome telleth that her name dooth comprehend manye woefull destinies and that in these verses translated out of Greeke into Latine by Castalion Porro quater decies complebis terque trecentes Annos atque octo cum te pertingere metam Tristia fata tuo completo nomine cogent Nowe after what sorte that Prophecye is fulfilled Castilion shewes in his Annotations vpon the same place namely that Antychrist should bee ouerthrowne and strangled with linnen that is with interpretations of holy Scripture imprinted in paper made of linnen That Rome else-where hath a name according to her nature it is apparant by a certaine answere of Pasquill Roma quid est qualis docâ—â—◠〈…〉 ordo Quid docuit iungâ—◠〈…〉 s. 〈◊〉 amor est Amor est qualis praeposterus vnde hoc Roma Noli dicere plura 〈◊〉 Heereof also in respect of her outward falshood which is lincked oftentimes wâ—â—h the spirituall â—ornication she is worthyly called in holy scripture an Harlot c. Let vs â—â—en abandon all good respects of her and her popish instruments let vs tuâ—ne froÌ„ these seducers their curssed Doctrine and superstitious ceremonies imbrace the pure word of God and willingly â—nd thankefully come to heare the same taught and preached And if this yeare the premises remembred and their treacheries from time to time duely considered proue not blacke and fatall to them that was intended to be balefull to vs If I say their pride â—w not now suppressed to the rooting out of their Hypocrisie the setting forth of Gods glory foâ— which euery faithfull Christian prayeth we may then expect their conspiracies to be still secretly continued tâ—ei◠〈…〉 tes to be encouraged and his Kingdome so happy made by the late discouerie not to be yet from imminent dangers throughly freed or secured FINIS In vita Anselmi Arist. Li. Li. 2. Rhetor. ad Theodectten cap. 10 Galen de cog amin Morb. C. 2. Quintil. l. 2. Cap. 3. He that to all will heere be gratefull thought must giue accept demaaud much little naught Horat. Lib. Serm. 2. Horat. L. 1. Epist. Ouid. lib. 〈◊〉 fast Act. 8. 1. Mat. 12. 17 Reuel 12. 6. 7. 1. Kinges 19â— c. 2. King 16 Ma. 22. 29. Ioh. 5. 39. Coloss. 3. 16. Act. 17. 1. Cor. 1â— Luke 16. Lu. 23. 43. Ioh. 5. 25. Phil. 1. 2. 3 2. Cor. 5 1. Reu. 14. 13 1. Pet. 1. 9. Gen. 6. Ierem 7. Rom. 3. 10. Heb. 11. 〈◊〉 Ro 14. 23. Ioh. 15. 1. 〈◊〉 Mat. 26. 27 1. Cor. 11. 23. 28. 1. Cor. 1â— 26. 28. Luke 1. Dan. 2. 20. 4. 14. â—1 2. Cor. 10. 4. Ro. 13. 1. 2 3. 4. 1. Pet. 2. 13 Tit. 3. 1. Ioh. 18. 36. Iohn 6. 15. Ma. 22. 21. Mark 2. 7 Iob. 14. 4. Esa. 45. 11. Rom. 8. 33 34. Numb 14. â—8 Exo. 34. 7. 2. Tim. 3. 15. Deut. 4. Deut. 1â— Reuel 22. Libro 8.
for that many write that flowe with phrases and yet are barrein in substance and such are neyther wise nor wittye others are so concise that you neede a comentarie to vnderstand them others haue good wittes but so criticall that they arraigne other mens works at the Tribunall seate of euery censurious Aristarchs vnderstanding when their owne are sacrificed in Paules Church-yard for bringing in the Dutch Curtezan to corrupt English conditions and sent away Westward for carping both at Court Cittie and countrie For they are so sodaine witted that a Flea can no sooner friske foorth but they must needs coÌ„ment on her Others shal be so subiect to affectioÌ„ that wheÌ„ they haue don any thing worthy of praise they eyther like Hennes that goe cackling in regard of their new laid Egge and blaze their owne workes abroad or indeauour by secret insinuation to bee commended by others as the Italian Poet did who hauing made an Epigram which much pleased himselfe shewed it to some of his friendes praysing it aboue the skies They presently demaunding who was the Author He for very shame of pride would not tell them it was his but with a fleeting countenance gaue them to vnderstaÌ„d that the verses and the laughter were Cosiâ—-germaines and issued both froÌ„ the same proud heart Therin discouering both his owne selfe-loue and vanitie Doctor Aloander with a myraculous insight espied that by reason of some retrograde influence it should happen that this yeare many Countries shall bee highly troubled with warres Commotions sicknesses and Plagues The Spirit saith hee among the Godlyc shall warre with the flesh and honest plaine dealing shall bee at deadly fewde with Peter Pick-thanks secret insinuation A dreadfull debate shall be betwixt the Wife and the Husband who shall beare moste sway and authoritie insomuch as the wife shall sitte playing in the Chamber aboue when the Husband shall stand working in the shop belowc There shall be also as much strife among Players who shall haue the greatest Auditory as is warre among the foure knaues at Cardes for superioritic Brokers and Vsurers shall so pinch the poore this yeare that for euer after they shall be no better then Knaues by estimation Land-lords and Lease-mongers shall peele their Tennants raysing rents and taking houses ouer mens heads to the vndoing of Man wife and Children Gentlemen that were wont to keepe good houses and maintaine Hospitalitie in the Countrie shall this yeare depart from thence giuing ouethouse keeping and come to London And eyther keepe a chaÌ„ber there or waite at the Court vncalled with a man and a Lackey after him where he was wont to maintaine halfe a score proper men to attend on him and thirtye or fortie other persons besides euery day in the weeke Tapsters shall this yeare in Sommer be indyted for mingling their bottle Ale with small Beere and Ale-wiues in winter for filling three pots to one toste and for selling flesh on Frydaies without lycence Many black tempests shall be in Taphouses for Cannes shall flye about and light on mens heads without winges and with the rich poore men shall bee accounted knaues without occasion Some shall be so costiue in their stomackes as they shall cary hollowe hearts vnder holy shapes and weare braue hoodes that haue but bare learning Those that can flatter least shall speede worst Qui nescit dissimulare nescit viâ—ere And he that cannot verba dare ad voluntatem and sooth vp his superiours in their follyes and imperfections shall as hardly thriue this yeare as it is likely that men will be affraide of a good fyre at Midsomer if it bee possible to haue a frost of three weeks continuance in Iuly For tell but Quintus that his breath doth stincke And doe not cogge and say 't is sweete and cleere Hee le let thee passe and neuer bid thee drinke When as Auphidius shall haue good cheere For now who loues to play a worldlings part Must teach his tongue refraine to tell his heart Hee is a gaâ—â—ant fit to serue a Lord And at the Court to haue a speciall place Which can both claw and sooth at euerie word And sweare that 's rare which doth deserue no grace And when his Lord an idle tale doth tell Cryes by this hand you haue spoke passing well In this dangerous yeare shal happen many Combattes betweene the flesh the spirit our inordinate passions will wee nill wee shall not cease almost hourely to rise vp against Reason and so molest vs perturbting our rest and inward quietnes For example whereof I wil recite vnto you what was related in the life of S. Anselme once Archbishop of Canterbury that as hee walked into the fields he saw a Shepheards little Boy who had caught a Bird and tyed a stone to her legge with a thrid and euer as the Bird mounted vp to soare aloft the stone drewe her downe againe The reuerend old man much mooued at this sight fell presently a weeping lamenting thereby the miserable conditions of men who no sooner indeauour to ascend to heauen by contemplation but the flesh hales the heart backe againe and drawes to earth enforcing the soule to lye there like a Beast which should haue soared in the heauens like an Angell Some shall haue so much wit that they shall surfet on it and striue so long against the streame as their bodyes shall faile to carrie their heads any longer Some shall haue such large consciences as they shall build fayre houses by briberie gather much wealth by contention and crueltie and ere they are aware heap vp riches for an other wretchednesse for themselues For Vna opibus poterit nox quoque obesse tuis Water shall this yeare bee so weake an Element in the world that men and women shall scarce haue teares sufficient to bewaile their sins and there shall be such a dearth of Onyons that Widdowes shal want moysture to follow their Husbands to their Funeralles Fewe shall wax beggers by giuing of Almes for in our time the world is so far from giuing as a Nigards purse will scarce bequeath his maister a good dinner Many shall be so seduced by blinde opinions that digging a pit for others they shall fall into it themselues and cry peccaui when the Popes pardon shall not preuaile against their Treachery Coyne shall â—uaile more then coÌ„science for they that haue the one are not much troubled with the other study nothing lesse then to doe good nothing more then to doe hurt and spitte their worst least they should die in the Deuils debt Few that are poore shal haue more money then they need and many that are wealthy not so much wit as they want The hearts of the wicked shall be so hardned as they shall say â—ush we can neuer be cast downe for there shall no harme happen vnto vs. yet the fattest Oxe we sâ—e is readyest for slaughter and the felicitie of fooles is their owne destruction It is hard saith