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A66767 Predictions of the overthrow of popery, and the landing of the Prince of Orange in the west written by George Wither Esquire, in the year 1660 ; and some proposals for perpetual Parliament written by the same author in 1652. Wither, George, 1588-1667. 1689 (1689) Wing W3179; ESTC R12194 2,197 4

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PREDICTIONS OF THE Overthrow of Popery And the Landing of the Prince of Orange IN THE WEST Written by George Wither Esquire in the year 1660. And some Proposals fo●… PERPETUAL PARLIAMEN● Written by the same Author in 1652. TO Act the last Scene which proceeds their Doom They now new vampt upon the Stage are come And though that with the King as if his Friends They seem to side they come for other ends Which he not yet discerning in his Grace Vouchsafes them a considerable Place And of prevailing they already boast As if they saw the LAMB and all his Host Quite overthrown which me as confident Hath made that God their proud hopes will prevent And overthrow that Tyranny out-right By what they Dream shall raise it to its height But many Tryals must the Saints abide And very much their patience will be try'd Here and elsewhere before that Act is done Which with an Anti-mask is now begun Our Friends inhabiting beyond the Waters And who were of our Tragedy Spectators Now Twenty years though they perceive it not Or seem not to perceive it in that Lot Which these have cast for us designed are Or in what follows next to have a share For Hamans PURS on foot not only here But likewise almost every other where And these think that to take them by his Gin With most speed is with us first to begin But there 's a Counter-Mine which will be sprung To blowup them and all their Mines e're long c. wherein they see The Beasts late deadly wound nigh cur'd to be They on a sudden are become as Jolly As if they thought it to be cured wholly And to impose their Mark will now begin To be more strict than ever they have been So that e're long few men shall live in peace Bear Office or a free Estate possess Where they have power unless they marked are In Hand or Forehead with their Character But if that whereof some imperfect views Far off appear accordingly ensues There will to thwart their hopes a new Star blaze Within the West that shall the World amaze And influences through the Vniverse So quickly and prodigiously disperse That aided by concurring Constellations It shall have some effects upon most Nations And cause such changes as will make a stand In those Attempts which they have now in hand Yet know it will but a diversion be Not that which must from Bondage set us free We on this side the Water are not yet Confus'd enough that order to beget Which must establish us and shall therefore Pursue Self-interest a little more With new Wine our old Bottles must be fill'd Endangering Wine and Bottles to be spill'd Till such as are in power be pleased to hear The Counsel of a slighted Engineer With new Cloth our old Garments patcht must be Whereby the Rents made wider ye shall see Till every old Rag be worn out and then The Robe so rent shall be renew'd again And they that own it be secured more And much more dignified than heretofore If they who must compleat it make their choice By Lot divine as well as humane voice Whereto Self-seekers never will agree Until enforced by some streights they be Before the Sons of Jacob entrance found Into their Promis'd Land they had a round Or progress to fulfil and many years They in the Desarts were Probationers By several hardships thereby to improve The Seeds of Faith new sown at their remove From Egypt and by Signs and Wonders shown To make unto themselves their frailties known But they at each restraining of their Lust Brake forth into repinings and distrust Yea into flat Rebellion into rearing Of Idols when his Law God was preparing Into a wicked causless Murmuring Against the Means of their delivering From Egypt's Tryal and into Wishes vain That they might thither back return again For which of many hundred thousands none Enjoy'd the Promis'd Rest but two alone And we are just like them yea we have done Since God to bring us from our Thrall begun The very same things in the Wilderness Of our Probation and our Carcases Shall there be left unless we do betimes Make an Attonement for our passed Crimes And with unfeignedness that course pursue Which leads unto the Rest that is in view c. There is a course whereby without disgrace Or danger you may bring that work to pass And free your selves from that great cost and pain Which without thanks or profit you sustain Afflicting others too by those Confusions Which are increast by your irresolutions Until a better therefore shall appear Be pleased that Expedient to hear And by those preventions or that good It promiseth you find a likelihood Take heed that no self-interest divert That approbation whereunto your heart Inclineth you for God will find you out And cross the Counter-work you go about In England and in Wales there is a Shire For ev'ry Week that 's numbred in the year By Twelve according to the Months divide The Counties with their Persons qualified For Knights and Burgesses proportioning As near as may be to an equalling The number of the whole so or so many Unto each Month without omitting any Ascertain then the Month and Day wherein Each twelfth part an Election shall begin The middle of the Week appearing best As being furthest from the day of Rest On each first Wednesday of each Month let those By whom our Deputies are to be chose Respectively convene in ev'ry Shire Upon that Month and Wednesday ev'ry year Which is to them assign'd and having chosen At Months end let each twelfth part of the dozen Send up their Chosen men to represent Their Shires and Boroughs in the Parliament And on that very Day in which they come Let all their Predecessors give them Room Thus one Month some and Month by Month for ever Let each twelfth part still orderly persever To take a turn till ev'ry Shire hath had A Month in ev'ry year and having made Their choice let them still enter and withdraw Successively by a perpetual Law No man a place of Trust supplying there At one Election longer than one year The Book Intituled The Perpetual Parliament is designed to be Reprinted and presented to all the Members FINIS Printed Anno 1652.