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A08755 Looke vp and see vvonders A miraculous apparition in the ayre, lately seene in Barke-shire at Bawlkin Greene neere Hatford. April. 9th. 1628. Dekker, Thomas, ca. 1572-1632. 1628 (1628) STC 1904; ESTC S101623 6,335 24

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together make foure and twenty pound and better At the hearing of this horrid Thunder all men especially about Sheffington were so terrified that they fell on their knees and not onely thought but sayd that verily the day of Iudgement was come Neyther did these feares take hold only of the people but euen Beasts had the selfe-same feeling and apprehension of danger running vp and downe and bellowing as if they had bin mad It is in the Countrey credibly reported that some other Thunder-stones haue bin found in other places But for certainty there was one taken vp at Letcombe and is now in the custody of the Shriefe Many do constantly affirme that the shape of a Man beating of a Drum was visibly seene in the Ayre but this wee leaue to prooue Others report that he who digged vp the Stone in Bawlkin Greene was at that instant stricken lame but God bee thanked there is no such matter Report in such distractions as these hath a thousand eyes and sees more than it can vnderstand and as many tongues which being once set a going they speake any thing So now a number of people report there were three Sunnes seene in the Element but on the contrary side they are opposers against them that will affirme they beheld no such matter and that it was not so Admit it were how oftentimes haue three Sunnes foure nay fiue and sometimes more appeared in the Ayre both in England and other Countries round about vs They who out of their Astronomicall iudgements write of such apparitions alleadging and proouing by strong arguments that such disturbances in the Caelestiall bodies of the Sunne Moone and Starres do more often from Naturall causes than Supernaturall Howsoeuer it is not fit that any man should take vppon him to write too broad and busie Comments on any such Textes as these Let vs not be so daring as to pry into the closet of Gods determinations His workes are full of Wonders and not to be examined Let vs not be so foolish as turne Almanacke-makers and to Prognosticate Prophesie Foredoome or Fore-tell what shall happen faire weather or foule to our owne Kingdome or any other scarcity or plenty Warre or Peace for such giddy-brayn●d Medlers shoote their arrowes beyond the Moone The Heauenly designes are of a higher Nature than to hold any correspondence commixture or coniunction with the phantasticall compositions of Humane frailty Gods Bookes are not so easily opened Mans eyes are too weake-sighted too dull-poynted to looke into his Voluminous and Misterious Wonders The Learning of all the Vniuersities in the World is meere ignorance to the Almighties vnderstanding Lay by therfore thy Iacobs staf●e thou that art too scrutinous to looke into the Thunderers treasury forbeare to take the height of these false imaginary Sunnes and fright not thy Countrey with thy ouer-daring foolish and vaine glorious predictions I speake not this to Arme any Man with security negligence or misbeliefe or to make him thinke that God when he shewes vs such signes such rods from Heauen doing so but seldome does it to no purpose But let not vs be too inquisitiue what that purpose is the wranglings of Schooles is not so vnpleasing to ignorant standers by as our contentions and quaeres about this businesse should be to God Enough it shal be for vs to see and feare to heare and not meddle to apprehend what our weaknesse can and to admire the depth which we cannot read The Master of the houshold being angry it is the duty of vs his seruants to doe our best to please him keepe him quiet and not to prouoke him to a higher indignation least in his iust fury which euery day euery houre we are apt to run in to he vtterly confounds vs and bring vs to nothing Which the Almighty for his owne mercies sake forbid forget and forgiue our sinnes Amen FINIS Psalme 67. Deut. 20. 2 King 5.41 Ruth 1.20 Psal. 65. Psal. 104.