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St. Paules-Church her bill for the Parliament as it was presented to the Kings Matie on Midlent-Sunday last, and intended for the view of that most high and honorable court, and generally for all such as beare good will to the reflourishing estate of the said church. Partly in verse, partly in prose. Penned and published for her good by Hen: Farley author of her complaint.
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Farley, Henry.
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poore Widow cast in her Mite Then the peoples continuance in well doing For said he they gaue not a little at the first for fashion sake or in shew of deuotion and then grew weary but they brought in and cast into the Chest vntill there was sufficient Therein he also obserued how the End crowns the Action for to beginne well and not to end well is to bee a Christian by halfes and that in the worst halfe too And these mee thought were the principall diuisions of the Text whereat I was neuer a whit vext c. After the Sermon was ended I went in and at two of your Pillars neare Sir Christopher Hattons Tombe me thought I saw two Chests chained to two Pillars one hauing these words and verses in Capitall letters written in a faire Table hanging ouer the Chest as followeth viz. THE KINGS CHEST COme all good Subiects loyall and liege people With chearful harts to help this Church and Steeple For here 's the place of offering appointed By IAMES our sacred King and Gods Annointed Where such as with deuotion offer free Shall in true Register recorded be To their great honor fame renowne and praise From this time forward to the end of dayes His Highnesse hath begunne for your example Come then I pray it 's for Gods holy Temple THE QVEENES CHEST THis Chest which here inchained you doe finde Prepared for the gifts of * Or kind Women women-kinde Queen ANNE chiefe foundresse S. Paules wel-willer Commanded to be fixed to this pillar And ' cause she would her pious heart vnfold Shee first put in a Princely showre of gold Come Ladies then her goodnesse imitate And let Paules know shee shall be fortunate Nay come all women bring away your crownes Pounds shillings pence from Countries Cities Townes O let it be to all a ioy and pleasure To helpe this Church with some part of your treasure It is a blessed worke and well't doth suite That faithfull trees should bring forth holy fruite Your Offerings shall be kept in true Record Vntill the second comming of the Lord. Come then I pray and let this Prouerbe stand When Women giue they haue a luckie hand These two Chests one for the men and another for the womens Offerings me thought one told me were placed there not so much for the present Offering which was then in generall at your North doore for getting money to set on the Worke but for future during the time of your Reparation and were attended by one appointed by the King of purpose to * This Register or Record is humbly required by c. as a Grace to what he hath done record the gifts which should be brought in either as volūtary by the liuing or as Legatory by the deceased To the end his Maiestie might once a yeare see how his louing Subiects and loyall people did second his Highnesse and imitate his goodnesse to their power in his pious designes And thus I concluded my second Dreame viz. As wicked workes doe bring our soules damnation So pious workes are steps to our saluation 3. My third and last Dreame was in this manner Me thought I saw you suddenly renewed beautifully repaired and cured of all your euills and infirmities And then me thought appeared a farre more glorious splendor in the Heauens then that which I saw in my first Dreame and neare to the Kings Picture which me thought was rarely ingrauen and cut in stone vpon your Steeple I saw eight Angels flying vp and downe reioycing with great melody and sounding Praises with Trumpets and heauenly Voices as followeth viz. 1 Angell For this good worke King Iames shall rule in peace And ' cause by him the Gospell doth increase 2 Angell Hee shall be prosperous in all his wayes Hee shall haue health long life and happy dayes 3 Angell His Royall Seede shall mighty be and many And shall increase as much as ere did any 4 Angell Hee shall plant Colonies in euery Nation To forward still the Gospels propagation 5 Angell Like as the Sands on Sea or Starres in Skye So shall his People grow and multiply 6 Angell Hee shall haue conquest when hee goes to fight And shall put all his enemies to flight 7 Angell And at the last to end our blessed story Hee shall be crown'd in heauen with endlesse glory 8 Angell Where Angels and Archangels euer sings All prayse and honor to the King of Kings S. Pa. So be it Fa. Amen This glorious sound of the Angels so much inflamed my spirits with diuine desires to heare and see more being also rapt and rauished with ioy at your beautifull appearance that I suddenly start vp in my bed and was thereby awaked And thus haue I ended my third Dreame and as briefly as I could repeated all three of them S. Pa. Did you not write a Booke of this at large and giue it to his Maiestie when you presented the Table Fa. Yes that I did but for want of a Friend in Court I failed of my desires which was to haue published it such ill successe had I with my Petitions that although his Maiestie seemed well pleased with any thing I gaue him in your behalfe yet could I neuer get Reference vpon any So that oftentimes I went by Chearing aliàs Charing Crosse in the Morning and home by weeping Crosse at night S. Pa. What time of the yeare did you fall into these contemplatiue Dreames Fa. Vpon the Eue of S. Iames the Apostle it beganne but it continued long after as you shall see by the Prologue which is before the Dreame in the Booke which I gaue to the King in this manner The PROLOGVE VVpon the Feast of IAMES th'Apostle last At ten a clocke i' th night and somewhat past I went to bed and after I had pray'd I turnd me on my right side and so laid Intending there in quiet sort to sleepe Vntill the Larke did sing or day did peepe So musing broad awake a little while At last a slumber did mine eyes beguile And what I thought but then before I slept I dream'd thereon and in that Dreame was kept Foure houres at least nay as I now remember It did not end vntill the last Nouember Except some thrice and then I felt some paine So dream'd so wak't then dream't then wak't againe As if I had beene * It might haue made a better head then mine ake aboue three times made of dreame and sleepe Sometimes I laught and sometimes waile and weepe By which I cal'd to mind a sacred Theame That all mans life is but a Sleepe or Dreame A Span a Flower a Ship at Sea a Bubble Like to a Tale that 's told like Grasse like Stubble Like any thing that soone doth change and fade Such is the life of man whom God hath made I meane in this life fraile and transitory Vntill he doe attaine the life of glory And then beganne my waking dreaming Story S. Pa. Now I pray thee
St. PAVLES-CHVRCH HER BILL FOR THE PARLIAMENT As it was presented to the Kings Matie on Midlent-Sunday last and intended for the view of that most high and Honorable Court and generally for all such as beare good will to the reflourishing estate of the said CHVRCH Partly in Verse partly in Prose Penned and published for her good by HEN FARLEY Author of her Complaint For the Lord will comfort Zion and repayre all her decayes Hee will make her Desert like Paradice and her Wildernesse like the Garden of the Lord. Mirth and ioy shall bee found there Thankesgiuing and the praise of melody Isaiah 51. 3. Anno Dom. M. DC XXI TO THE HIGH Court of PARLIAMENT All blessings from the Highest be euer present in your high and Honorable Designes for CHVRCH and COMMON-WEALTH MAy your Wisedomes be pleased to accept these my Labours as an humble suite out of my zeale for the good of Gods House What honour shall accrue therby I will euer attribute to his glory and your goodnesse only intimating to your memories something fitting to bee considered of at this time not as an arrogant teacher but as an humble Remembrancer Neuer had any Church more need of Reparation and Reformation for euery day shee consumeth and euery base fellow pisseth against her doores and defileth her walles as if Shee only who should be the only She for Beauty and Example were the only contempt and scorne of all the rest Her West doore and Brazen Pillar where his Maiestie kneeled and prayed for good successe to his Pious intendment for her restauration is the most odiously and ignominiously abused and because there is no power by lawes and penalties to punish the offenders they are so bold that none of her Officers or others dare controule them I most humbly referre the consideration thereof to your Graue Wisedomes it being the only cause that hath moued me to publish this worke There are many of my Honorable Masters among you the Commissioners appointed by his Maiesty for the reparation of the said Church of whose furtherance in this and much more I haue no doubt and of whose noble fauours I haue had some taste So trusting in the Almighty they will continue the same and humbly beseeching your pardon protection and Patronage I remaine in my Prayers as I first beganne Prostrate at your feete in all loyall and humble obedience during life H. F. S. PAVLES to the BOOKE THose that reade thee with good will As my friends respect them still But if Carpers wince or strike Tell them they are gall'd belike Sure I am my Authors minde Was to please in euery kinde And his Worke well order'd is If it be not ta'ne amisse The BOOKE to PAVLES NOt S. Peter nor S. Paul Nor our Sauiour could please all Therefore let no man aliue In that vaine of pleasing striue I will gladly please each friend And the rest pray God amend S. Paules her Reply THen be gone incontinent To the Court of Parliament And in truth and reuerence Without filed Eloquence Speake the best thou canst for mee So farewell God prosper thee The Author breaking forth in ioy at this Conference saith in the behalfe of the Church and himselfe thus IF my Booke passe currant there Then be gone all griefe and feare For mine eyes shall shortly see What my soule long wisht should bee To my hearts high exaltation And the honor of our Nation That 's your speedy reparation Before S. Paules doth speake any more She approueth how shee may speake c. though but stone c. AS it is said that Ships doe fight When t is the men that in them bee So I poore Church pray speake and write When t is my Friend doth all for mee For neuer yet could wood or stone Doe any of these things alone A Posie of sundry Flowers and Herbes gathered out of the Garden of Gods Word knit vp together and set in the Frontispice of this Worke for the smell of euery good Reader as a sweet odour to the rest that followes It being full of diuine Caution and Example viz. HAGGAI 1 Chap. Ver. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. THis People say the * This is Blacke Time and a fearefull hearb If Hearb-grace or Gods mercy did not grow by it to quench his anger with mans repentant teares c. Time is not yet come that the Lords House should be builded The Branches of this Time are many viz. Then came the Word of the Lord by the Ministery of the Prophet Haggai saying Is it time for your selues O Yee to dwell in your seiled houses and this House lye waste Now thus saith the Lord of Hostes Consider your owne wayes in your hearts ye haue sowen much but ye bring in little ye eate but ye haue not enough ye drinke but ye are not filled ye cloath you but ye be not warme and he that earneth wages putteth it into a broken bagge Get you vp into the Mountaine and fetch In this branch being the middle branch doth Gods mercy appeare if man will be warned wood and build this House and I will be glorified and I will take pleasure in it saith the Lord Ezra 6. 10. That ye may haue to offer sweet Sauors to the God of Heauen and pray for the Kings life and for his Children Ye looked for much and loe it came to little and when ye brought it home I did blow vpon it And why saith the Lord of Hostes because of my house that is waste and yee runne euery man into his owne * If the Separatists and Browniti-call vermine of this time would but smell well to this Branch they might learne to loue me their mother Church much more then they doe I meane as I am an ancient house of God house Therefore vpon you the Heauen is staied from Dew and the Earth is staied from yeilding her increase And I haue called for a drought vpon the Land and vpon the Mountaines and vpon the Corne and vpon the Wine and vpon the Oyle and vpon all that the Earth bringeth forth vpon Men and vpon Cattell and vpon all the labour of the hands When Zorobabel the sonne of Salathiel and Ioshuah the sonne of Iosedech the high Priest with all the remnant of the People heard the voice of the Lord their God and the words of the Prophet Haggai as the Lord their God had sent him Then the People did * This Herbe may well be called Sage or Sapience for the Feare of the Lord is the beginning of Wisdome feare before the Lord. And the Lord stirred vp the spirit of Zorobabel c. and the spirit of all the People and they came and did the worke in the house of the Lord of Hostes their God Ezra 7. 27. c. Blessed be the Lord God of our Fathers which This is Carduuâ— Benedictus or Blessed Thistle hath put such things as these into the heart of our good King to