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A36409 Great Brittains visitation by the Lady Eleanor. Eleanor, Lady, d. 1652. 1645 (1645) Wing D1994; ESTC R36098 7,636 43

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GREAT BRITTAINS VISITATION By the Lady ELEANOR Printed in the Yeare 1645 THE APOCALYPS PROLOGVE WHerein a revolution or returne Exprest as in those dayes it came to passe when as City and Countrey opprest so By such an universall imposed taxx Inns so full that for our only Saviour to be borne in No place but an open Stable afforded And thus like the truth which no Corners or Curtaines requires The joyfull tydings they in the wide field First saluted with them Shepheards that kept watch the glory from the Lord by night which shone round about them So lastly at his second comming or returne also reveald to be afore hand the watchfull Pastors saluted ouer Spirituall Flocks from him saying I am Alpha and Omega the morning Starre and evening both the first and the last As this the Lord of Sabbaths Angel whose countinance as the Sun and lighted at the evening of time with the seven Starrs c. And Golden Candlesticks all watch Lights round about him even so farther for the little Booke of Life who had its Swadle-Bands as it were unloosd with Seven fold Seales bound so fast up when wonderfull acclamation such in heaven Earth Revel 5 as came to passe with the Angel a multitude of the Heavenly Host suddainly praising God Luke 2 such Corispondencie ever between the Son of God and Gods Word which for ever and ever indures Maugre the Old Serpents malice And his Angels let loose againe as in the dayes of the Gospels first progresse And therefore to say the truth Though the Bottomlesse pit freely opend no wonder affording beside evill Spirits their Fellowship Munition also of all Kinds And the winds let loose out of their Prisons And Wrathfull Vialls the last powrd out Who shall commisserate their Condition when open house or Court as it were kept in Heaven inviting all Darkenesle notwithstanding preferd at last shall be before Light Like those frivolous and light excuses made of marriage its mutability preferd above the estate of Angels And before eternall life Farmes their Leases or the like as sold their life in blessed Paradice for such a toy Thus no marvel although the infernall pit opend where those Legions of Wormes or Locusts swarming out Our Pruining Hookes have turnd into Swords our union into division And so much for these present vigilent dayes of ours from which nothing conseald is or hidden even the things in the little golden booke as with no little expedition are presented here THE REVELATION OF JESVS CHRIST Interpreted SHews how ONE Isle calls unto another The I le of Pathmos unto the Iles of Great Brittaine The great day of the Lords comming revealing it Whereof let the Jsles be glad Now or Never Of whose Visitation from him which is and which was and which is to come what date the time beares the first witnesse these And from the seven Spirits in sight of the Throne or nearest there unto vers 4. Which as it signifies or figures the present Century or the last seven hundred years Also points at the present reigne when it began about Easter witnesse these And from Jesus Christ the first begotten of the dead And the Prince of the Kings of the Earth Vnto him that loved us and washed us from our sins in his owne Blood verse 5. Even as two for failing can witnesse Sonne and Father both crown'd or created Kings about the aforesaid Resurrection feast kept concluded thus And hath made us Kings and Priests unto God and his father to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever Amen verse 6. Behold he commeth c. as much to say the last father and sonne of that kind from the Conquest since when hath been 24. of them making up the blessed Prophets and Apostles number And so farewell the blessed yeares of Grace and time to be longer as in the yeare 1625. was revealed to his Hand-maid the first yeare of his reigne to whom the day of Judgement being at hand declared was dedicated in a booke by her And the generall Resurrection to bee in his dayes as from the Prophet Daniels mouth given to understand concerning the aforesaid time And at that time shall the great Prince Michael stand up which standeth for the children of the people or defender of the Faith even Great Brittaines troublesom time pointing thereat with the plagues pursuing one another for mortality as never since a Nation the like Of whose Jnauguration or standing up at the aforesaid Resurrection feast thus signified Many of them that sleepe in the dust of the Earth shall wake some to everlasting life c. Dan. 12. And for a faithfull witnesse So goe thy way Daniel as no few in their Mother Earths Bosome dayly take up their lodging of free cost till Michael his alarme awakens them where also the yeare 1625. untill which dayes Daniels visions to waite Thus cast up two Hundred ninety daies and three hundred and five and thirty 625. Dan. 12. But going on with John whose name to no Nation better known then unto Ours who stiles himselfe your Brother and companion in tribulation in the Isle that is called Patmos where confined was on the Lords day visited by the Holy Ghosts Angel the First voice saying J am Alpha and Omega and what thouseest write in a Booke and send it c. Wherupon being turned saw that dreadfull appearance ONE all looking from head to foot like fire that stood in the midst of those candle stickes of Gold and therupon falling dead at his feet by a touch of his Septer the seven Starrs in his right hand being a-againe revived come to himselfe was againe charged to write the things to come the mistery of the seven starres which he saw in his hand the Lord of Sabbath Even to display times Coate by CHARLES Waggon or Wayne to wit the seventh present Century about the midst of it even to looke for the generall Resurrection time as present past and future here with times voice testified from him which is and which was and is to come Wherefore in the day of Judgements likenesse was presented unto him the Booke of the Old and new Testament that Alpha and Omega Whose Body as it were clothed and girt The Bible in gilt paper bound with brasse Clasps which in such a yeare beares date 1700. When interpreted the booke of the Revelation as whatsoever spoken in darkenesse or in the Eare assur'd to be made cleare as the light And he that hath an eare let him heare what the Spirit of prophesie saith and in time repent and amend or expect a blow for his paines when he stands at the doore and knocks so long the Comforter sent saying behold J come quickly And he shall Sup and sit with mee that hears my voice opens the doore CAP. 4. THough hastning with winged time yet some more Evidence requisit in this a matter of such weight the day of judgement And so shewes a doore opened here as much to