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B01023	Britaines glorie, or An allegoricall dreame: with the exposition thereof. Containing [brace]the heathens infidelitie, the Turkes blasphemie, the popes hypocrisie, Amsterdams varietie, the Church of Englands veritie [brace] in religion. And in our Church of England, [brace] the kings excellency. His issues integritie. The nobles and gentries constancie. The councels and iudges fidelitie. The preachers puritie. The bishops sinceritie. / Conceiued and written by Robert Carlyle gent. for the loue and honour of his king and country.	Carliell, Robert, d. 1622?	1618 (1618)	STC 4650; ESTC S91360	33,166	58

as it was with the Israelites when they prouoked the Lord with strange Gods by changing his seruice for their superstitions Deut. 32.28 They are a Nation void of Councell neither is there any vnderstanding in them For if the Romish Catholikes were directed by the true light of the Gospell which maketh all things manifest Eph. 5.13 they would easily discerne the delusions of the Pope and his Ministers who deceiueth them as the Serpent deceiued Euah 24. And that my gaine may be enlarg'd the more I haue deuis'd a Law on Paine of death That none the Iuyce of Grapes shall tast before The Iuyce of Weedes be mixt whereby of breath I haue bereaued thousands with this blade Which for that purpose onely I haue made Here is set forth the tyrannie and bloody persecution of the Pope We reade Acts 8.1 that Stephen was stoned to death for the Gospell of Iesus Christ and that at that time there was a great persecution against the Church which was at Ierusalem and they were all scattered abroad through the Regions of Iudea and Samaria except the Apostles But if we turne ouer all the Histories of the Iewes and Gentiles we shall not finde greater examples of crueltie and more diuellish plots of treachery against the true Church of God then hath beene acted and conspired by the Pope and his confederates Priests Iesuites Fryars Monkes c. and their followers Witnesse that heauenly Communion of Saints that great companie of Martyrs which haue patiently suffered death for the Gospell by his cruell and bloody hand some in this our Nation and those an infinite number some in France Italy Germanie and other places beyond the Seas So that if there were no other argument this were sufficient to proue that his inuentions proceed from the Deuill and not of God nor good men Wee reade in the Reuel 17.4 of a vision described of a woman araied in purple and scarlet and guilded with gold c. This woman is the Antichrist that is the Pope with the whole body of his filthie creatures who afterwards in the 6. verse of the same Chapter inferring his mercilesse seueritie is said to be drunken with the blood of Saints and with the blood of the Martyrs of Iesus 25. The Angell answer'd for this Impious fact A iudgement on thee suddenly shall come Worse then the Serpents curse for his vilde Act Which in deluding Euah he had done Vengeance from Heauen shall one day driue thee out From this faire Vineyard with thy Rabble rout Here is set forth the iudgement of him and all persecuters The vision of the beast mentioned Reuel 17.8 is meant by the Romane Empire which being fallen into decay the whore of Rome vsurped authoritie and as he proceeded from the Deuill thither shall returne as in the Margent of the Text. The words are these The beast that thou hast seene was and is not and shall ascend out of the bottomelesse pit and shall goe into perdition And Reuel 18.2 the ouerthrow of Rome is described vnder the name of Babylon thus And the Angell cried out mightily with a loud voice saying It is fallen it is fallen Babylon that great Citie and is become the habitation of Deuils and the hold of all foule spirits and a Cage of euery vncleane and hatefull bird Againe Reuel 19.19.20 the destruction of Rome is prefigured in these words And I saw the beast and the Kings of the earth and their warriours gathered together to make battaile against him that sate on the horse and against his souldiors that is the Pope and the worldly Princes shall fight against Christ but the beast was taken and with him that false Prophet that wrought miracles before him whereby he deceiued them that receiued the beasts marke and them that worshipped his Image These both were cast into a lake of fire burning with brimstone which will be accomplished at the second comming of Christ Also Reuel 20.10 there is his perpetuall damnation set forth in these words And the Deuill that deceiued them was cast into a lake of fire and brimstone where the beast and the false Prophet shall be tormented euen day and night for euermore 26. Who pitifully shall lament thy case The aspect thereof will be so vehement It is written of the whore of Babylon Reuel 8. ver 8.9.10.11 That her plagues shall come at one day death and sorrow and famine and she shall be burnt with fire for strong is the Lord God which will condemne her And the kings of the earth shall bewaile her lament for her which haue committed fornication and liued in pleasure with her when they shall see the smoake of her burning and shall stand a farre off for feare of her torment saying Alas alas the great Citie of Babilon the mightie Citie for in one hower is thy iudgement come And the Marchants of the earth shall weep and waile ouer her for no man buyeth her ware any more By that is meant both they that temporally haue had profit by the strumpet and also the spirituall Marchants shall for sorrow and want of their gaine cry out and dispaire for besides their spirituall liuings the Monkes and Friars as sometimes they were heere in England being stewards to Cardinals Bishops and Abbots were temporall Marchants and held and occupied Farmes Mannors and Graunges c. But others shall reioice at thy disgrace And for deliuerance from thy mischiefes sent The Children of God shall reioice at the fall of Antichrist as in the Reuel 19.1 praises are giuen to God for iudging the whore and for auenging the blood of his seruants in these words And after these things I heard a great voice of a great multitude in Heauen saying Hallelu-iah Saluation and glory and honour and power be to the Lord our God for true and righteous are his iudgements for he hath condemned the great whore which did corrupt the earth with her fornication and hath auenged the blood of his seruants shed by her hand And therefore double shalt thou punisht be For thy delusion and vilde Tyrannie In the 137. Psal ver 8.9 They are said to be blessed that could repay the like to Babylon where the Israelites were so tyrannously handled O daughter of Babel worthie to be destroyed blessed shall he be that rewardeth thee as thou hast serued vs blessed shall hee be that taketh and dasheth thy children against the stones But in the Reu. 8.6 speaking of the whore of Rome it is said that her reward shall be double For there was a voice heard saying Reward her euen as she hath rewarded you and giue her double according to her workes and in the cup that she hath filled to you fill her the double 27. And then mee thought I was translated thence Into a Paradice replenished With fruitfull Trees Corne Vines and Hearbes By this Paradice is meant the Kingdomes of England Scotland and Ireland A comprehensible Type of the incomprehensible excellencie of the holy Ierusalem spoken of

what shall the ende be of them that obey not the Gospell of God and if the righteous scarce be saued where shall the vngodly and sinner appeare 1. Pet. 4.17.18 Also 2. Thes 2.8.9.10.11.12 The Apostle Paul speaking of the wicked man that shall be reuealed saith The Lord shall consume him with the spirit of his mouth and because that wicked mans comming is by the working of Satan with all power and signes and lying wonders and in all deceiueablenesse of vnrighteousnes among them that perish he sheweth because they receiued not the loue of the truth that they might be saued Therefore God shall send them strong delusion that they should belieue lies that all they might be damned which belieued not the truth but had pleasure in vnrighteousnesse Many examples may be produced out of the Scriptures to proue and declare the iudgement of God against the wicked will be terrible and fearefull at the day of his second comming and that Hell is prepared from the beginning for the Deuill and his Angels and all wicked persons One more onely shall suffice to shew the Description of Hell that these wicked blasphemers all others may be affrighted in their consciences and conuert and be saued Isa 30.33 The Prophet saith that Tophet is prepared of olde that is Hell It is euen prepared for the King he hath made it deepe and large the burning thereof is fire and much wood the breath of the Lord like a Riuer of brimstone doth kindle it These are Tabacconists that for this turne Did whil'st they liu'd before-hand learne to burne These Tabacconists are those blaspheme's spoken of before and such as dispise the word of truth and the Gospell of Christ Iesus whose wickednesse is said to burne as fire whilest they liue Isa 9.18.19 For wickednesse burneth as a fire it deuoureth the bryars and the thornes and will kindle in the thick places of the Forrest and they shall mount vp like the lifting vp of smoake By the wrath of the Lord of Hoasts shall the Land be darkened the people shall be as the meate of the fire 8. Then suddenly he snatcht me vp and flew Vntill he came vnto a thick-set Wood Where trees of all sorts many thousands grew And likewise shrubs innumerable stood And looke how many trees and shrubs there were So many seuerall fruits they all did beare Heere is represented vnto our eies the confused mixture of opinions and Sects in Religion of Amsterdam a Towne within the 17. Prouinces where it is certainely known that there be more varieties of Doctrines then in any one place of the World as namely Protestants Papists Atheists Anabaptists Brownists Arians the Familie of Loue and such like and I thinke some of no Religion at all wherefore the place is compared to a Wood the people to Trees and their Sects to fruits which may fitly be said to be of seuerall kindes in respect of the difference of opinions Euery tree is knowne by his fruit whether it be good or euill Math. 12.33 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth good things and an euill man out of an euill treasure bringeth forth euill things Math. 12.35 9. Some were like Apples but were Crabs in tast And in the eating had but sower digestion This may be vnderstood of the fruits of Mans inuentions which carrie onely a similitude of goodnesse but are bad in themselues as the Crab is like to an Apple but is lesser and far worse in taste Such is the hypocrisie of the Brownists whose digestion is sower that is their punishment certeinely will be very grieuous vpon themselues Seeing that the earth which sinneth not shall be made wast because of their wickednesse as in Micah 7.13 Notwithstanding the Land shall be desolate because of them that dwell therein and for the fruits of their inuentions Some were as bitter as the Oaken Mast More fit for swine then any mans refection These are the fruits of the flesh which in many things are brutish Ro. 7.18 I know saith the Apostle Paul that in me that is in my flesh dwelleth no good thing for to will is present with me but I finde no meanes to performe that which is good Gal. 5.19 The workes of the flesh are manifest which are Adulterie Fornication Vncleannesse Wantonnesse Idolatrie Witchcraft Hatred Debate Emulations Wrath Contentions Seditions Heresies Enuie Murders Drunkennesse Gluttonie and such like To all these euery man is naturally prone but two of these may be appropriated to the fruits of the Papists to wit Fornication and Idolatrie the one being tolerated the other allowed by their Religion so that it seemeth they neuer learned this lesson of Saint Paul or else they scorne to allow his Doctrine or else it is out of their booke But let them know as Saint Paul saith That such shal not inherit the kingdome of God Some were delicious sweete and perfect good Such as at first in Edens Garden stood These are the fruits of Righteousnesse and of the Spirit and may be said to proceed from a true zealous Protestant Gal. 5.22 The fruit of the Spirit is Loue Ioy Peace Long-suffering Gentlenesse Goodnesse Faith Meekenesse and Temperance 10. But as that fruit was good and lushious The scituation of the Trees was bad For none of them by meanes of vnder-bushes Sufficient roome to sprout their branches had So that for want of elbow-roome a Tree Not halfe so fruitfull was as else might bee Many times it fals out that the godly are hindred by the wicked that they cannot shew their good workes in such measure as they would For the profession of the true Gospell of Iesus Christ is oftentimes ecclipsed in them by the darke cloudy meetings and mixture of Heresies of others among whom they liue so that it doth not shine with his perfect light especially among such as either refuse to heare the Gospell of Christ at all or else if they heare it they will peruert it and make the construction thereof according to their owne fantasies So these vngodly people are compared to vnder-bushes that hinder the propagation of Gods holy word and the growing and prospering of the fruits of the Spirit And they are like to the Pharises that neither would belieue the Gospell themselues nor suffer others to belieue Math. 23.13 Add like to the Iewes spoken of in the 17. Chapter of the Acts of the Apostles where Paul being in Thessalonica as his manner was went into their Synagogue opening and alleadging that Christ must haue suffered and risen againe from the dead and some belieued but the Iewes which belieued not tooke vnto them certaine vagabonds and wicked fellowes and made a tumult in the Citie and would haue brought Paul out to the people 11. Vnfruitfull briars choakt their sappy roote And with sharpe pricks did goad their tender Rinde Thornes would not let their springing Armes to shoote Sprigs of wilde Trees about their branches twinde As if they all malicious