Selected quad for the lemma: heaven_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
heaven_n	lord_n	name_n	prophesy_v	2,061	5	11.1866	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A02779	A discoursiue probleme concerning prophesies how far they are to be valued, or credited, according to the surest rules, and directions in diuinitie, philosophie, astrologie, and other learning: deuised especially in abatement of the terrible threatenings, and menaces, peremptorily denounced against the kingdoms, and states of the world, this present famous yeere, 1588, supposed the greatwonderfull, and fatall yeere of our age. By I.H. physition.	Harvey, John, 1564-1592.	1588 (1588)	STC 12908; ESTC S103904	90,621	134

rather of such as should be diuerse from vs in religion or opposite and contrary vnto vs in lawes customes rites s●●tes maners or otherwise then of the right Antipodes or the inhabitants of the other side of the earth so called bicause they walke against our féete or mooue against our steps In fine is not the boysterous blast and terrible thunderbolt lastly denounced after so tragicall maner as vnconceiueable or inextricable as the residue Or is not al a vaine puffe of melancholique or outragious winde or rather of spiritish and féendish furie But what néedeth any farther inquirie or scrupulous discouery Who séeth not what store and varietie of obscure metaphors other tropes of continued Allegories of doubtfull Amphibologies and such like affected ambiguities is included within the bowels of this Sybilline oracle Which in my opinion pretendeth euen as much credit truth and assurance as an egge hath otemeale according to the common prouerbe yet such a iewell no doubt as shall hereafter againe and againe vpon euery light occasion be eftsoones and soone reuiued as if it were still and still to be effected so pliable and conuertible is the nature of such pretended prophesies and so continually practicable are the imposturall conueiances and cheuisances of such busie cheaters and coseners as vsually play vpon the aduantage of these sophisticall inuentions I might here repeate a whole Alchraon or Legend of like stuffe for to dismisse Sybilla Tyburtina is not the Nazilographon of Sybilla Erythraea Eryphila and other traditions of Sybilla Delphica Epyrota Phrigia Babylonica and the rest togither with the fantasticall books of Brigit full fraught with such pseudopropheticall woonderments But are any of them either in cause or in effect any sounder or more warrantable than the former And were it not then to little or no purpose to fill vp many leaues with such mysticall forgeries When as euery poreblind eie may now visiblie espie light at a little hole and ech sensible conceit can easilie estéeme the more by the lesse presly named in the notorious prophesie of that Franciscan Frier as it is reported by Lucas Lossius Melancthon and other euen verbatim thus Dominabitur Turca in tota Italia Germania Anno Domini 1600. May not also the holy inspirations of our late Cassandrae Brygit Hyldegardis and I know not what french Bardists animate his faint hart and incense his cold courage Which with one accord flatly auow that the Imperiall seate of the Turkish Monarchy shall one day be translated to Coleyn in Germany Mary sir this were merie tidings indéed and a gallant triumph for Amurathes iij. or any his successor if he or they might fortune to pierce so déepe into the bowels of Christiandome As what noble prince or man of armes would not hazard a ioint when such Diuinitie fauoureth him and warranteth his luckie procéedings Well if this be the staffe or scepter wherevpon he leaneth is he not like in fine notwithstanding a thousand such gewgawes vaine rumors and frustratorie incouragements to finde it litle stronger or surer than a weake réede or rotten poste and consequently to purchase himselfe the same déere rewarde which befell Croesus who fondly presuming of Apolloes oracle peruerted the maine force of his owne treasure euen then when he looked to haue subuerted the puissant might of his enimies Yet might not Croesus more warrantably relie vpō the great oracle of Apollo than this Turk or any of that Mahometicall generation vpon Frier Hilten Brigit or any like pettyprophet or demiprophetisse Or was not that leaden God of golden memorie more sacred at those daies or at least as solemnly consecrated after their ceremonious guise as any woodden Saint of the siluer Legend amongst whom these holy ones are recounted The Lord put a false or lying spirit into the mouth of all the prophets of Ahab and they forsooth prophesied vnto him goodly tydings that he should conquer Ramoth Gilead where afterward he was slaine notwithstanding the contrarie warrantie of that presumptuous prophesie 1. King 22. And is there not certaine hope that the great Turke reposing like trust or confidence in the like prophets shall inioy the like successe that king Ahab had There continue euen to this day as is credibly reported and written certaine furious creatures or mad rauing wizardes amongst the Mahometicians which breath out very strange blastes and monstrously disguised in their outragious humor run or stand pratling vpon such things as neither their Art nor nature are able to comprehend which distraught wights and hellish impes are there notwithstanding estéemed for Demigods and reuerenced as true heauenly prophets But alas are they any better then such as God by Ezechiell cap. 14. 9. threatned to sende for the ingratitude and peruersitie of the people To seduce or beguyle them that delight in the diuels lies rather than in his truth and so to punish sin by sin after the dreadfull rule of his iustice And doth it not also there follow that he which sent or excited them will finally destroy aswel those vngratious prophets themselues as that credulous and prophane people that beléeueth or trusteth them There was a secret reuealed vnto Daniell and Daniell conceiued the matter and had vnderstanding of the vision Daniel 1. 1. But whilest such furious madbrains and bedlames as these raue out themselues wot not what can other sober men descrie their outcries or make pure diuinitie of so vnpure and grosse humanity Tully said that if there were any diuination it was Animi integri and not vitiosi corporis diuinatio and Saint Paul himselfe said that the spirits of the prophets were in the power of the prophets 1. Cor. 14. But let infidels and miscreants and namely the Turks applaud and reioice in their Zidkiiahes 1. Kin. 22. I hope no christian kingdome or common wealth and namely England will not be misled or caried away with any such wizardly impostors to whom Michaiah and the right prophet of prophets euen Christ himselfe hath expresly preached and prophesied saieng Beware of false prophets which come vnto you in sheeps clothing but inwardly are rauenous woolues Yee shall know or discerne them by their fruits Do men gather grapes of thornes Or figs of thistles So euery good tree bringeth foorth good fruit and a corrupt tree bringeth foorth euill fruit A good tree cannot bring foorth euill fruit neither can a corrupt tree bring foorth good fruite Euery tree that bringeth not foorth good fruit is hewen downe and cast into the fire Therefore by their fruits yee shall discerne them Not euery one that saith vnto me Lord Lord shall enter into the kingdome of heauen but he that performeth the will of my father which is in heauen Many will say vnto me in that day haue we not in or by thy name prophesied and by thy name cast out diuels And by thy name done many great works And then will I professe vnto them I neuer knew you depart from me ye that worke iniquitie