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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A67240	A remarkable revelation of the wandrings of the Church of England i idolatry, superstition and ceremonies from the first motion throught each particular station to the first great period : in parallell with the children of Israel in the desert from Rameses to mount Sinai / by H. Walker ...	Walker, Henry, Ironmonger.	1641 (1641)	Wing W382; ESTC R4877	4,728	8

A REMARKABLE REVELATION OF THE WANDRINGS Of the Church of England in Idolatry Superstition and Ceremonies from the first motion through each particular Station to the first great period IN PARALLELL With the Children of Israel in the Desert from Rameses to mount Sinai By H. Walker Cantab. Printed by Tho Harper 1641. A remarkable Revelation PAul tells us that the journeyes of the old Church the Isralites is to be remembred of us that wee may profitably bring it to our owne estate and he calleth their wandring and stations and what in them fell out types and examples to us 1 Cor. 10. Their standings and journeyes were 42. which number as Austin saith is rare and excellent comprehending 6. and 7. which being multiplyed make 42. to teach us that as after six dayes of the worlds Creation the Lord rested on the seventh day to the children of Israel after six sevens that is 42. journeyes of pilg●image entred into the land of Canaan the country of rest In par●llell of which 42. moneth of yeares or propheticall dayes amounting to 1260. yeares doth reveale the space of time of the English Churches pilgrimage and wandrings in the Popish Ceremonies before she be brought to the Canaan of true reformation I. The first station of the children of Israel was at Rameses Gen 47. 11. where they being opprest by cruell bondage under Pharaoh as is exprest in the twelve first Chapters of the booke of Exodus were forced to wander towards the wilder●esse This was fulfilled in our English Christian Church in the dayes of Gratianus who ruled this our Brittish nation Anno Dom. 390. who being brought under foot subdued and spoyled by the Picts were forced to send to Rome for ayd Siricius being Bishop there at which time the pride and unsatiable avarice of the Clergy was so great that they drew the Empero●rs to assist them in the establishing of such wicked Lawes as proved then the undoing and impoverishing of many subjects Plat de vita Pont f. lege 27. de Epis. Clo. in c. Th. II. The Israelites removed from Rameses to Succoth Ex. 12. 37 a journey of 8. miles which they undertooke when like distracted and forlorne people they were constrained to carry their dough to bake at Succoth because they were thrust out of Rameses Exod. 12. 39. This was fulfilled in this our Land after Gratianus was dispatched Anno Dom. 420. when the Brittish were without any certaine government the Cl●rgy being the chiefe and the people were so sore distracted that they were constrained to petition to Aldrocnus a King in France to send his brother Constantine to varquish their enemies and be made their King before they could bake their dough in peace Holl. fol. 108. III. The Israelitish Church removed from Succoth and pitched in Etham Exod. 13. 20. a journey of 8. miles which was the entry of so vast a Desert that had not God been to them a pillar of a cloud by day and of fire by night they had all perished in the wildernesse and beene u●terly ruined and destroyed vers. 21. This was fulfilled in our Brittish Nation in the dayes of Vortiger who by treason fraud and great deceit being made King did with his Nobles and Prelates live in su●h gluttony le●hery and other vices Anno Dom. 450. that practising so great enormities each man turned the point of his speare against the godly and innocent persons Holl. fol. 110. It was onely Gods providence that stayed the utter destruction and ruine of the whole nation IV. The old Church of Israel removed from Etham to Migdol Exod. 14 2. that i● 16. mil●s where the people were in that distresse that being p●r●ued by Pharaoh when the Red Sea was before them and mountaines over which it was not possible for them to passe on both sides of them could see no way to escape yet by Gods miraculous deliverance they passed over the Sea dry shod and the waves fell upon Pharaoh and drowned him and his hoast as is exprest in the said 14 Chap. of Exo●us This was fulfill●d in our Christian Brittish Church Anno 480. when whilst Vortiger his N●bles and Prelates did cast off religion and persecute the people of God there fell miraculously fire from heaven upon the Castle where they were with the King and the house fell upon them and the fire burnt and consumed them H. Hunt V. They of the Israelitish Church removed from Migdol and pitched in Marah Exod. 15 23. a journey of 40. miles where the water was too bitter for the people to drinke untill God directed them to a tree which being dipt in those waters did make them sweet verse 25. This was fulfilled in this our Brittish Church Anno Dom. 510. in the reigne of Uterpendragon who being himselfe exceeding lustfull which vice did the more increase in him because it was countenanced by the Clergy that were about him by whose policy and magicke was mixt a bitter cup for the people not onely to delude the Ladies to uncleannesse but to deprive the Nobles of their lives till it pleased God to direct the grave Worthies of his Councell through their consultations to contrive way for a redresse Isa. cr. Holl. fol. 128. VI The Israelites removed from Marah and pitched their sixth station in Elim Exod. 15. 27. a journey of 8. miles where the people like pilgrims were faine to ●it by the wells where multitudes of Harts resorted with other beasts from among the Palmes to refresh themselves with the water thereof Tr. Pet. This was fulfilled in this our Brittish Church in the dayes of K. Arthur Anno Dom. 540. when amongst the people the right faith was not ●nely brought into great danger by the Pelagian heresie then broched by naughty persons but the whole body of Christian Religion was utterly abolished so far as the Saxons prevailed who at this time disquieted the Brita nes by cruell war●es whereby they were driven to hide themselves in woods and pitch their situations by the water brooks VII The Isra●litish Church removed from Elim to Suph that was 6. miles southw●rd where they rested themselves by the Red Sea Numb 33. 10. G●d seeing their murmurings at the waters of Marah and knowing how ready they were to rebell against him brought them backe to behold againe the place where Pharaoh and his hoast was overthrowne to put them in remembrance that they give eare to Gods commandements and keepe his ordinances Genes 15. 26. This was fulfilled in this our Brittish Church Anno Dom. 570. when Almighty God seeing the uncleannesse of the Clergy and the abominations of the Governours brought them againe into great distresse suff●ring their enemies to prevaile against them by bringing in Cutha the brother of Cheuling King of the West Saxons to fall upon them by whom their ungodly governours were slaine admonishing them to repent and turne to the Lord and give eare to his commandements lest they also perish Ales●a Gilda VIII The children o● Israel passed