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A81662 For the blessed feast of Easter. Writs. by the La. Eleanor Eleanor, Lady, d. 1652. 1646 (1646) Wing D1989; ESTC R231415 3,748 13

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FOR The blessed Feast OF EASTER Writs By the La. ELEANOR Let the Heavens reioyce and let the Earth bee glad Let the Field be ioyfull and all that is therein before the Lord for he commeth for he commeth to iudge the earth he shall iudge the world with righteousnesse and the People with his truth Printed in the yeare 1646. TO THE ISLES OF Great BRITTAIN these From PATMOS I LE BEcause the time short as here shewed in the NAME OF GOD Amen shall name the Child Namely the blessed LAMBE extold so and magnified in the Apocalyps Even the weeke of EASTER as much to say when the generall RESVRECTION time And this is the interpretation thereof of which aforesaid Feast covered under NO few figures Metaphors and the like Thus Given with such a speciall charge to keepe the things written therein verse 3 to wit containes Jnfalible fore-runners and signes when the End of time at hand for the Churches Preparation to stand on their gaurd lest surprised unawares And as here Times and Seasons mistery proclaim'd with Times treble voices grace and peace from him which JS and which WAS and which JS to COME And from the seven spirits before or in sight of the THRONE so shews withall His day of comming a GREATER then his proclaimed BY great BRIITAIN whose feast solemnized about the Resurrections feast March 27. Those first and last Princes or Kings Of which last time the Prophet Daniel Thus in his last And at that time shall Michael stand up the great Prince c. who seales it with these Dan. 12. And many that sleep in the dust shall awak c. including those observed Feasts aforeshewed for an expresse token of the generall Resurrection in their Reigne and at that very time and season Touching which turning again to the Revelation And with the Signe of the LAMB proceeding lation bearing the same date vers 5. And from Jesus CHRIST the faitfull Witnesse the first begotten of the dead PRINCE of the KINGS of the Earth That loved VS and washed VS from our sins in his own blood concluded With these and hath made us Kings and Priests c. To HIM be glory and dominion for ever and ever Amen Behold HEE commeth c. Saying J am ALPHA and OMEGA Even so upon the LORDS day shewed unto that happie man The Disciple whom he Lord above the rest entrusted The likenesse of the dreadfull day of JVDGMENT standing in the middest of Watch-lights saying feare NOT J am the first and the last King J have the Keyes of HELL and DEATH Write the things which Thou hast seen c. And he that hath an Eare let him heare the Spirit of Prophecie and repent Behold I stand at the doore and knock to Supp with him who holds the seaven Starres in his Hand The evening of TIMES Ensigne briefly beyond hope that pre vailed to open the seven Sealed Booke of Times Mystery after his much weeping because no man was found worthy to read or look thereon No not the Prophet Daniel who more then once was bidden go thy way Dan. 12. for the words are referred for the end of time Thou shalt rest c. Even so Glory Honor and Peace be ascribed to the Lamb Easter our Rest before whose face Rev. 6. Kings of the Earth Mighty men Great men Rich men and chiefe Captains then taking their flight as who able to stand in such a Storm of confusion then commeth the great day of the wrath of the Lamb. Revel Chap. 7. As herè the yeare of Grace 1644. followes when accomplished Or Seal'd those pernitious Windes till then not let loose And the Seales being sealed or oppened thus proceeds And after these things I saw foure Angels standing at the foure corners of the Earth holding the fower Winds that the wind should not blow Saying hurt not the Earth nor the Sea till Wee have sealed the Servants of God in the Foreheads And I heard the number of them that were Sealed and there Was seald a hundred and forty c. twelve times twelve serving both for the months and yeare and the equall houres divided between day and and night when those unrestrained windes And as he heard the number of the one Thenafter that or the following yeare which no man could number so he saw of all Nations standing before the Throne and before the Lamb saying salvation to our God that sitteth upon the Throne and unto the Lamb the yeare of our salvation to wit in the month of March renown through the world beginning about Easter And as by sitting on the throne expresses the Rest or Sabboth day when it began also observ'd by Christians so loug likewise every one by those Palmes in their hands Ensignes of Victory and Peace even proclaiming the Ioyfull yeare 1645. this victorious time of such thanksgivings wherein Babylon is blown up and thus the last yeare and the New Model signified hand in hand who have washed their Robes in the bloud of the Lamb and made them so fayre Wherefore there needs no further question to be made of that Albion Army who they are that serve him day and night since not unknowne the condition of souldiers companions of restles time of whose service hard to indge between the state of prisoners where desired death flees away and such liberty as they enioy which to be preferred or desired as the Prophets Esay 49 shewes or bindes them together here That thou mayest say to the prisoners go forth and them that sit in darkenesse shew your selves They shall hunger nomore neither shall the heat of the Sun smite them The Lamb is their leader asmuch as to say Easter shall bid them welcom to the Lords table and thus from their eyes teares wiped away by the Lamb in the midst of the throne when peace and the day of iudgement together going Revel Chap 14. AND following the Lamb whether he goeth and his Albion Troups in their Virgin springaray his fathers name having in their foreheads such a year of God of the interpretation whereof as followes And loe a Lamb stood on mount Sion and with him a hundred forty and foure c. where again the foresaid yeare of our redemption witnes these words These are redeemed from among men being the first fruits unto God and the Lamb And these whereas singing a new song before the Throne which song no man could learn but such a certain number a hundred forty foure which were redeemed from the earth no other then some watch word given as it were shewing When such a New time come to passe of Reformation That then our Redemption drawes neere As hereby shewed the houre come of his iudgement This for another signe Babylons fall first her Numerous Jdols cast downe it s faln it s faln The time exprest in that overflowing Wine presse of hers a thousand six hundred bearing date Wherefore no marvell though Syon tun●s up her Harps so long out of tune for such a blessed