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
forth the measuring Line By labour in motion strives to undermine Which to prevent Eternity contriv'd How all the Laws of Nature might be reviv'd On a Foundation firmer then that of self Which undermined may be by Natures Elph But Kingdom of self thus undermin'd doth cause Establisht under the Draggons Jaws This new revive of Nature and her Laws For II. Where Sathan had made his Seat those now do dwell Whom God will make witness against his hell As nature renewed unto her rights once lost Comes up adorn'd with beauty of wisdoms cost Thus Nature a subject was to a first cause Of being to the whole and of those Laws Wherein the minde of God on her Impress'd Had a commanding power to make all bless'd Before was open'd the Eternal Womb Of Seeds Eternal Eternally there Sown By an Eternal power thus Generating Causes of form to all of Gods Creating III. Before we say unseal'd was that shut down Under Eternal silence without renown A hiden cause there was of all that 's thence Awaken'd from Natures Womb to complyance Which cause of form was cause of births there strove According to a power each seed did move Where Lurk'd the cause why Man from GOD was drove For matter of form while closing with its cause Is subject unto natures will'd form and laws Who like an Ass is bended down between Two burdens born while couchant she is seen Yeilding compliance to all within the Scene IV. Unmanifest as God eternally That one before and after all was he Therefore what we Eternal Nature call Dwelling of God unmanifest the all Was the before and after cause adorn'd Will'd manifest in matter once unform'd Being to forms of Nature from that cause Of all in one Gold chain so powerfull draws Where cause of self as whole stands now divided Variety disclosing the strif decided By Vnity in whom qualities distinct Are swallowed up in one the whole is linkt V. But while shut up were various opperations In one Eternal Womb all seperations Of matter will'd by causes did obey The seperating cause without delay Thus causes in God of Soul to Natures frame Was one creating cause caus'd him supream To be over those causes had a dependance On will to seperation caus'd by attendance Of Seeds unformed occasion to Imbrace They took by opertunity to come in place Where births distinct accordingly were form'd From cause of self as self now stands adorn'd VI. From the Intelligable Ideas made seperate Are causes of form in Nature uncreate In Nature as seeds Ideas thus were plac'd But Shaddowy in matter they form Imbrac'd For in Gods minde was plac'd in unity Ideas of form that had Community With him the one of all while uncreate Was form to matter he did seperate According to causes distinguishable Among themselves from the Intelligable As such the Worlds Soul that did admit Variety of Seeds so causing it VII But will of causes Atracting forms distinct Was will unable till quicknings there had linked In one that Golden Chain Nature complying Caus'd will of one to be a cause denying Power otherways to causes then they serv'd To magnify that cause in whom reserv'd Was a reward of Justice by equal measure Proportioning effects to be the treasure Of will to all causes made seperate To serve that one whose Power did Antidate All disobedience made by will Inthrawl'd Another Lord to serve then truth Instawl'd VIII Thus changes in Nature had variety Of causes Subjecting unto vanity Not willingly by God who otherways Subdued in hope our forms again to rise Throw all these changes he suffering did will Eternal Glory form'd that to fulfill Which our frail Natures wakened by deaths sting Unto his praise decreed about did bring For he decreed effects to every cause Proportionable unto Natures Laws As cause of whole and consequent of parts Dependant upon one whom causes thwarts IX Thus Thwart as they are thwarted by decree Of God that one who holds Supremecy Did causes of hurt by change first operate Till God had turn'd the course of Natures fate Brought through her changes to a better State And hence all cause of various opperations Effects produceth as various in their Stations While we under the Moon-light walk of will Ordained to rule the changes do fulfill His purpose decreed that then shall stand reveal'd To be lights Fountain when its Suns unseal'd Under whose righteous wings Nations are heal'd X. Mean time as Children of the day let 's walk And not like Bats by Night the Sun doth bawk Seeing a better State God hath ordained For those who by his Power have sin refrain'd And him doth love whom evil hath restrain'd Changes must be before our Resurrection Compleated is to out live that Infection Which Death by 'ts sting hath made on Nature frail While her comply did Misery Intail On us her Subjects may the hurt bewayl But le ts arise in Life unchangable And leave behinde the form tangable XI For Act of causes sinfull comes of self Where cause of Act was will'd by Natures Elph Who seperated birth is of that seed Which sown in Natures Garden prov'd a weed For though to will God being first did give Which will of different seeds came thence to live Yet will of self no power had to Act Till change prevail'd to Natrulise wills Fact Which self Intaild upon the will of Nature Not absolute though free in every Creature Where causes of will are link'd all in one chain Draws after will Effects caus'd to remain And XII Where change of minde preceedent cause is made Of change on bodys to Glory ne'er shall fade Repentings are a needfull change begun Till unto the unchangable were come Where united stands a body with that minde Which Glorify'd is Glory to finde Therefore though we in bodys vile have dwelt This change begun on Nature we have felt As well as on our minds having a part In the first Resurrection where our heart With its affections plac'd above are set On Heavenly things renewings doth beget CHAP. II. Concerning the Creation of the World in Nature wherein stands represented the Mistery of the Golden Fleece that was carryed to Colchos WHen God the Word began first to Create The Earth being void of form was Nihils Seat While Darkness Oceanus over spread And on the face of Neptune Spirit shee l Which was a Power supream will'd seperation Of light from darkness of his first Creation But while the Heavens and Earth were thus Created The Stage of Nothings form therein stated Fixation was requir'd while apt to fly Was matter volatile bove Natures Sky Gods Spirit therefore breathing on those waters Whose Face was the first beauty of all matters II. A Firmament thus made the Curtain was Of Nature forms out-spread shewing a cause Why unto Coelus and Terra Aether and Dies Parents were feign'd under Natures Surprize As also how Nature surpriz'd while Reign'd The youngest Son of Coelus and Terra thus feign'd Both why and how we
Septentrion Angle where Waters be That fills the Sea whence he came up to shew How out from thence being come his power doth grow Over those waters that do over-flow III. Those Waters many whereon She doth set Lady of pleasure that doth pain beget Are Peoples Tongues and Nations o'er whom she rules As Queen who is that whore the world befools On seven high Hills also spread forth her Sate Did She who rides on him whose horns shall hate That bloody City built on Mountains high Which plainly doth the Beast and Whore discry Who both when taken alive with Draggon great Are cast into the Lake fire uncreate Eternally prepar'd to be their fate That ' gainst God did presume from such their sate IV. For while this Whore exalted was on him Whose frightfull and Monsterous form unto Men Fray'd first the Ewe Theophness with Wolfs shape As things transform'd thus stood for her escape Who flying from the Wolf while Ram prevail'd Hath on her shoulders Eagles wings Intail'd While thus we say the Wolf Man was fear'd He like a Wolf to Theophiness appear'd Who now stands Cloath'd the Ram that once was shorn And is Enchanting Neptunes better form Whose Fleece again being grown all men adore The Rising Sun who once went down before V. 'T was Romulus that first began to build The City call'd by 's Name in Natures Field The Wolf that nurss'd him was Nature adorn'd In such a shape that Neptune had transform'd Lovers of Theophiness as frightfull Beasts of prey They did appear the harmless Ewe to fray Which caus'd the flight on Eagles wings of she Our true Theophiness is Mother sets free Her seed and Children dear from the Wolfs Ire Who in his Stomach Nurss'd brood of Hells fire For what Romulus thus built she Fox became Call'd Reynelus thus Nurss'd under Wolfs blame Of what VI. Of nurssing him did build a City great Whom thus She Fox became found in the cheat Was of her Mother Wolf who sought advise From Reynelus how they an Interprise Might bring about to storm the Lyons Den To whom Wolf Reynalds sent it to look in And view the State of Lyon how stood Guarded The Palace of that Prince and how warded Was Fort of Leo and who there stood centry Or kept the Gates through which he mak's his entry Fox taking leave of Wolf his errand run Having more craft then Wolf whose tale was done VII And when to Lyons Den come in did peep Who unto Wolf brought word Lyon did sleep Which did encourage Wolf to travel on Towards the Lyons Fort as Fox had done And thither coming without fear of danger Found Fox a lyer and no Forrest Ranger For Wolf no sooner peep'd in Lyons Den But rous'd he stood to meet Wolf half-way in While crafty Fox fleed towards Henroost to hide Her self from danger of the Wolfs betide Under whose paw was left Wolf who had nurss'd A City builder she Fox became now curss'd So that VIII Who plow'd hath with our Heifor may be bold That they this ridle shall come to unfold Mean while consider where the Wolf was left And whether fleed the Fox Guilty of theft Who while to Goose doth preach on Goose doth ride To whom she proves a grave the Goose doth hide Therefore let Goose beware while Fox doth teach Peacock a lesson ' gainst pride he don't Impeach Goose for an Ape of France and leave the Swan In his white plums to pride reade they that can For now on Stage are brought with their black feet Both Peacock Swan and Ape whom Fox doth greet For what IX To hear a Sermon made although the Text She would not give till Goose to her sate next Upon whose back she leapt setting a stride The prey she made of Goose whom Fox doth ride For Hen-roost Fox was hunting while she left The Wolf to Lyons paw of power bereft To help her self thus fallen under paw Of Lyon Rampant keeps all Beasts in awe While Necessity indeed of Justice was A Foster Mother and a Second Cause As Death awakend Justice to Execute Made hungry grave its power to prosecute What X. Causes in Nature why thus hath prevail'd Death unto heirs on whom it stands intail'd And How needfull 't was the Wolf should come they know Who are awakend ' against Deaths overthrow Till then the Wolf may paw upon the flower That is no meat with ease he can devour Whose stomach crav's to nourish deaths hungry power And feeds upon those bodies wherein Life Is cas'd remaining years of Natures Strife Throw Death to live again Gods Loyal Wife 11. And thus her Sate on whom the Change prevail'd Over the Seed to whom death stood intail'd Is now seen Ram by whom the wound was heald Of head on Monster Heaven hath reveal'd To be the form reviv'd for him to whom The Draggon gave up his Seat Power and Throne So that you plainly now may see what rides And what unto the who such Beasts betides Him that hath carry'd her who rules the form On her begotten in a blustring storm Carry'd once to Colchos in form of a Ram Phryxus that Rod o're Neptunes Ocean 12. Through all transformings hitherto hath appear'd Uncloath'd the Wolf that in a Ewe-skin fear'd Self in a shape begot by fire of Lust 'Twixt twain what 's made a grave to hold the Just When crucify'd by her that was the Nurse To Romulus the Sire of Natures curse The form was held as Wolf then did afford Her Nourishment of twain with one accord Who though she be thus inwardly a Wolf Yet stands in Sheeps-skin clad a greedy Gulph And swallow'd in by craft beguiled minds While bait was cover'd hurtfull as flock finds 13. Now mark you well the Cause of false Larums By Shepheards of that Flock and sound of Drums Have cry'd the Wolf is come to Stupify The Ears so oft deceiv'd by their grossly Till come he did and shall though self secure They all are grown who look not to Indure Tryals by fire preparing for a day Brings Sheep to sold again had went astray When naked such Wolf time will bewray Who though a Wolf he thus be inwardly Yet in Sheeps-skin is clad from their discry By Sheepheards are lead and left when dangers by 14. But how the Wolf doth come if you will know Considering thus his cloathing her below Mark well no time that 's past can time prevent Decreed to bring about the whole event Untill is ripend Fruits by Fire try'd That its consuming flames cannot abide Though on the Flower de Luce this Wolf doth paw In him Nurss'd up by her keeps Kings in Awe Contented are their Subjects should be hers The time those horns have power that she confers Yea and transfers from those shall disobey To drink her Cup brimfull the prize doth sway Errata REader thou art desired with thy Pen to amend any litteral faults that have escap'd in Correcting chiefly Hiraglip make Hyragliphick FINIS