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A29937	A prophetick demonstration of many remarkable passages ... as they were found in a manuscript intitled, The mistery of observable predictions upon the present state of Reynelus & Romulus, or, The unrid[d]led] hyraglip of a she fox nurs'd by a she wolf in a stile answerable to Miltons heroick verses on lost Paradise ...	Bryan, Robert, 17th cent.	1680 (1680)	Wing B5249; ESTC R1248	12,236	26

A Prophetick Demonstration OF Many Remarkable Passages Observed and Gathered together as they were FOUND IN A MANUSCRIPT INTITLED The Mistery of Observable Predictions upon the Present State Of REYNELVS ROMVLVS OR The unridled Hyraglip of a She FOX Nurss'd by a She Wolf In a Stile Answerable to Miltons Heroick Verses on lost Paradise Causes Discovering how Death first contracted Vpon the Stage stands where its part is Acted The First Part of Seasonable Cautions c. Now Published for publick Benefit Which being Divided into Four CHAPTERS Therein is Treated the Matters Contained in the following Table having Relation by the unridled Hyraglips To the Discovery made of the Late POPISH PLOT LONDON Printed by J. S. for R. B. in the Year 1680. A Table of the Contents CONCERNING I. All Changes come upon the Body of Nature 2 ly The Mistery of the Golden Fleece 3 ly The Enchanted Kingdom and Dominion of the Draggon c. 4 ly The several Transformings of the Wolvish Nature Vnder some Weighty Considerations VPON I. Eternity 2 ly The Creation of the World 3 ly Paradise 4 ly What is most aptly and chiefly hince applyable unto the present State of New Rome She being built Nurssed up and maintained by the French Interest in the same manner as Romulus being Nurssed by a Wolf was the Builder of Old Rome The Preface OR EPISTLE TO THE READER READER FOrasmuch as the Insuing Treatise bareth an unusial stile it being a Comment upon the Hyraglips of the Antients and those Poetical fixions wherein hath been buryed their knowledge of a Deaty whom under divers signeficant terms and Charectors do in effect confess the same things published by that Holy and worthy Prophet of GOD Moses who it is believed did write our first four Cannonical Books of Scriptures from Genises to Joshua for this reason we give you to understand first that by those many Names of the Power of God which is but one is lively displayed the Virtue and Power of that One upon whom all Second Causes have their dependance And then because what is attributed to this one who hath variety of Names to make him so distinguishable in his works Secondly the use of those many Names are to let you understand how by the variety of Opperations in that one Spirit GOD did hath and will effect the purpose of his decreed resolutions to bring to pass all things which by the Counsell of his will and wisdom he Eternally Intended and therefore considering that the same which those Poets do call Aether and Dies Coelus and Terra Coelum and Vesta c. is intended by Moses concerning the Generations of the Heavens and Earth wherein the Firmament and Day were the two first seperated properties of the work of GOD you by the same Rule may trace a coherance between the Writings of these the Poets or Prophets to the Gentiles and Moses the Prophet of GOD unto the Jews who then were accompted his only People Moreover Thirdly concerning the Names of those Healthenish Gods and Godesses Saturn Jupiter Neptune Pluto Juno Venus c. they being the Names of certain Powers properties and Virtues of the Heavens and Earth attributed unto Persons that in the Older Ages of the world might and did bare those Names as doth also the Stars of that birth under which Each hath it particular signification you are to consult that as by Saturn TIME is signify'd so whatever is generated in Time being the product of Saturn and Ops signifying Natures Necessity of help in that work Occeanus also signifying the mighty deeps or Abiss upon which the darkness remained while the Earth was in its Chaos void of Form it doth appear that untill the Spirit of GOD had breathed and did move upon waters of the unform'd world in its first nothingness the Generations of Oceanus which now are brought forth of such Abiss did nevertheless till the Spirit of Nature became separate from its Heavens by the disjoyning of TIME from Eternity lay hid in the Chaos of Terra So that Fourthly where any word or Term remains dubious you are to proceed unto that part by which it is explained and you will finde such a coherence in the whole that shall give you to understand a prophetical Interpretation of those Mistical Charactors and Hyraglips of the Antients under which knowledge hath been lockt up from the more vulgar capacities until this time come for every thing to be reveal'd and stand unseal'd the reason of which both why was lockt up in proverbical dark sayings and Sentences those Misteries now to be unridled and also of the Time for its unsealing every one will come to read in themselves who are once come to finde the key as also why the Arms of Englands principality are signify'd and represented by that Noble Species of a Lyon Rampant Passant Couchant or Dormant and why by the principality of France is signifyed a Wolf pawing on the Flower de Luce these with the Fox Ape Swan Peacock Goose c. being Heraglips that we have seen and of the reason of our application have so much on our side as every one must be forced to confess unto the truth thereof that owns or pretends to such reason unless while scrupeling whether or no Romulus was nurss'd by a Wolf they fall into a flat denyal of New builded Rome to be nurssed and supported by the French power and Interest But our indeavours are Candidly for the Readers Benefit Who am Reader in all Service of Love thine Robert Bryan A PROLOGVE To the Insuing TREATISE GODS Wisdom first found out away Foundations of all Worlds to Lay Vpon a Cause more firmly fix'd Then all the Seeds of Nature mixt In one Great Mass the Chaos was Of matter unform'd by Natures Laws Though we confess the Abiss was To every thing a Second Cause Of Form distinct to Natures Soul And every Orb about doth rowl Of the Great Worlds Universe On whom GODS Power did Impress The Seal of Forms that are distinct Among themsels as Causes link'd Together in One Golden Chain Intelligable to remain And this doth draw about the whole Of all the parts that have one Soul Causing the End with the beginning To meet together as one wining The Game and prize at stake was laid In Natures womb none can upbraid Because Eternity did will A Cause Eternal to fulfill Those things which being brought about Are the Effects of what doth sprout From Cause of Nature in a Lump In whom all Second Causes Jump According to purpose decreeing All Causes of Nature and being As well unto the parts as whole Of matter and great worlds Soul CHAPTER I. Concerning all changes come or made upon and in the body of Nature subject to the revolution of matter in time under some weighty-Considerations upon Eternity WHere what is past and flown meets in that one Whence causes present effecteth things to come Before and after are those parts of time Nature in whom's pur

Did prove by Tasting as forbid to us Who disobeying fell under the curse Of that which self procur'd in Nature frayl O'er whom the Enemy came thus to prevail For III. Watch'd over was the Tree such Fruit did bare By the Old Serpent and Enchanted were Both Fruit and Garden where Pluto did feed His Queen of pleasure who grasp'd flowers of Seed That Ravish'd was by gathering such a prize Which coveted now opens Natures Eyes To sense the Good and Evil of that Life Which she in hell must loose to end the strife As he the Draggon out charm'd his Art doth loose By strength of Teeth to bite or to abuse The Power in Nature plac'd which must arise To Glory in such Draggons first surprise IV. Dying to live was then the way prepar'd Against the sting of Death that all men fear'd While living to dye Nature her course thus stear'd By Death to kill a Death in Life once cur'd All pangs on Life by Death eas'ly indur'd Are unto those in whom Lifes Crown Insur'd But How Nature from its Paradise did sink Into a lower station where did link Causes together of that Golden Chain Under whose drawing power doth remain Subjects of her Dominions now become Vasels unto a Lord for what was done V. How he the Draggon thus came to prevail O'er Nature Subjects and his sting Intaile On her posterity by allowance took That Heavens suffering caus'd in her forsook By Angels of that Sphear their station kept Of Glory from Heaven reveal'd where Adam sleept The Mistery of which a secret was That Angels into prying became a cause Seals while remaining on Gods Book none can Vnloose untill times come that God in Man Hath taught a World Misterys to understand Of whole to be fulfill'd is now at hand VI. In order unto which take Observation Of what befell the World in its first station Where Saturn Angel of time with his sharp Sith Did seperate what from Coelus he did deprive By Circumcise of parts that Terra did catch When he by hand and Sith did thus dispatch Cause of Coelus's sufferings to seperate That which Blood of such wounds did Generate Forms of those Causes from Coelus once disjoyn'd Their Mother Earth Imbrased under like kinde Of a disjunction made twixt her and Coelus ' Gainst whom she did conspire with Natures Bellows What to do VII To blow up Natures Cole unto a fire Her Subjects could not quench under the Ire Of Instigated Saturn to unthrone His Father Coelus when an Eunuch grown For From Heaven was then cast down those monsterous shapes Which were cut off by Saturn as Coelu's escapes Until this time of Circumcision came Thereby made Circumventive to Coelus of blame Whence Gyants these sprung up Monstroufly form'd With many Heads of beast that was ten horn'd For unto Earth was cast Members defil'd No more to Generate in Heaven a Child VIII But then sufferings of Coelus from that cause Blood spilt and sown on Earth ' gainst Natures Laws Created vengance from the Throne of Power Retaliated on him who did devour In cutting off those Members his own race Whom when made vomit up did him displace From the usurped Seat whence he disthron'd Of Members was depriv'd and unbemoan'd In his Exile where none but Janus dar'd In Italy to harbour what was spar'd By Sword of Jove who Nourish'd was in Creet And was confind where miseries do meet How IX As into time was brought hells hot desire Which did create Eternal flames of fire Those forms to destroy which Nature gave In Childhood to be nurss'd towards their grave While open throat of Saturn down doth swollow All principles to Blood in whom did wallow Natures first birth cast forth in open Field Vnswadled there while none respect did yield Like to Celeus unto Saturns Daughter Who took in Ceres while she wandring after Her Proserpine whom ravish'd and led to hell From her was lost with Pluto constraind to dwell What X. A Subject of Pluto though in hell a Queen She in Natures adorn doth sometimes seem While Plutus her Mothers Son by Jason hides The Gold that Ram did carry o'er Neptunes tides Whom Horse begot on Cerees did cause that shame She bares for Neptunes sake where rests the blame Of what she having let in the first was lost While second in Earth appear'd hers in third crost But Angel of Justice Heavens did retain A thundering Jove in Vesta did remain Whom Saturn on Ops did Generate to be Heavens restitution made of Liberty But do you Ask XI How from the fall of Lucifur did rise The Draggon unto Power for our surprize How Lucifur cast down and under chain Of Darkness there kept was so to remain Reserv'd unto the Judgment of a day By fire trys what thus from God did stray And yet how loos'd was such the Draggons power Who in all Ages labour'd to devour How he both loose and bound at once could be To serve Gods Justice and himself go free How while Christ in his suffering Saints did Reign He vengeance could escape from being slain XII This all to Answer is a task too great For humane wit or Art that may create More scruples then requir'd it to explain Because the Book thus seal'd must so remain Untill the Time is come to stand reveal'd All Misterys in Nature to be unseal'd For How bound think ye was he thus did prevail By such Vice-Roy the Beast over that Tail Made up of Heavens third part that had been drawn After the Draggon their head on whom did fawn Slaves of his Dominion Flattery did love From such his Tail he after him did move CHAP. IV. Concerning the Kingdom Power and Dominions of such the Draggon and Whore in and unto the Beast deliver'd up under several forms he had Power to transform himself into wherein by the appearance of the Wolf the Nurse of Old Rome is unridled a Prophetical Demonstration of a Mistery including the Power of France under the Kingly Dominion of a Wolf pawing on the Flower Deluce NEptune with Triple Forck thrust Triple Crown From Earth towards Natures Heavens for her renown To whom by crook she drew its Glory down Who now grown whore upon that Beast doth ride That carryed Phryxus o're this Neptunes Tide Which Beast in the Lambs form hath Draggons voice And is the now grown Ram of the whores choice That Life unto the Beast with wounded Head Recover'd by healing that once almost dead Unto which Beast the Draggon gave up his power With Seat and great Dominion to devour All those who were not shelter'd in his Tower II. And cause his wounded Head again was heal'd Unto and in his Image Life stood reveal'd The Mistery of Power reviv'd once was fast seal'd That he both Live and Spake did with a voice Of a commanding power with Natures choice Unto a shape with Monsterous Heads and horns Wherein he worship'd was in several forms For With Seven Heads and horns Ten came he On the