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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A46355	The strange and wonderfull visions and predictions of William Juniper of Gosfield in Essex relating to the troubles of England, as they were by him delivered to Dr. John Gauden then at Bocking, and now Lord Bishop of Exon.	Gauden, John, 1605-1662.	1662 (1662)	Wing J1191; ESTC R10908	8,698	20

in the rational soul which may sometimes if rightly disposed and cleared as it were through little cranies or crevises look forward and foresee things to come beyond its senses or whether there be such a spiritus mundi general correspondency or conspiring of that one harmonious spirit which is in all things under the Sun that by some consent or secret sympathies it so affects some mens minds and fancies who are tuned and fitted for such special impressions that they have some sense of things to come while yet their neerer causes are wrapped up and undisclosed Or lastly whether the wise and blessed God may not be pleased sometime to grant some such special indulgence to some men as to St. Paul in a dark night and dismall storm especially in cases where providential Riddles seem so contradictory to the rules of right reason and justice to Morality and Religion where the scandal of mens actions pretending to godlinesse is exceeding great where their hypocrisies are most impudent cruel and oppressive as in Athauasius his speech of Julian the Apostate Nubecula cito transibit that he was but a cloud which should soon vanish Lastly where even such as fear God are prone to be grieved and perplexed at the long prosperity of wicked men who speaking lyes in hypocrisie seek to make God the Patron and Protector of their sins I will not determine any thing only this I am confident of That there was nothing of falsity vanity affectation or ostentation in this Good man Nor were the impressions upon his fancy transient and volatile as is usual in Dreams which soon lose themselves and vanish without any retriving but these were still pregnant and constant the same in their quick representation not impertinent as to the aspect of our Affairs nor yet extravagant or unapt as to the Schemes or Emblems and appearance of them which made me think them not wholy unworthy my notice of them nor of my communicating them upon this occasion to others who may if they are wise make a good use of them if they are vain foolish people these will not much add to or detract from that folly which is most predominant in them This is certaine there is no effect but hath it's cause though nothing be more uncertain than to assigne the Genuine and proper causes of things especially such as are under no regular method and course of elementary nature but fall under that infinite variety which befalls the soul of man in its motions Sensible Fancyfull Rational and Religious Among which none have more in all Ages amused the world than those which have been in the way of Dreams concerning which who so desires to be satisfied shall do well to read those Authors Ancient and Modern who have made the best calculations of them This is sure nothing is lesse to be seriously regarded by wise men than Dreames which are as pebles on the Sea shore of various formes and colours none like another yet among these sometimes there may be found one or two that are very splendid and precious stones no way to be undervalued or lightly cast away and such it may be these were and will by others as well as my self be esteemed FINIS Books newly Printed and Sold at the Star in St. Pauls Church yard 1. THe Reconciler of the Bible inlarged wherein above 3000 seeming Contradictions throughout the Old and New Testament are fully and plainly Reconciled Usefull for all those that desire to understand the Sacred Scriptures aright unto Salvation in Folio 2. A New Book of Loyal English Martyrs and Confessors who have indured the Pains and Terrors of Death for the Maintenance of the Just and Legal Government of these Kingdoms both in Church and State FINIS