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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A81643	The doubtfull almanack. Or, A very suspitious presage of great calamities yet to ensue. By G. Wither.	Wither, George, 1588-1667,	1647 (1647)	Wing D1956A; Thomason E370_23; ESTC R201298	6,797	9

THE DOUBTFULL ALMANACK OR A very suspitious presage of great Calamities yet to ensue By G. WITHER WHere the Head is not obeyed it is in vain to seek remedies that State must needs fall in peeces where out of point of Conscience the soveraign powers are maligned for no other thing more then for pressing Conformity to wholsome commands It is held a bad signe of reconciliation when after the long feude between two enimous parties there ariseth a third a perfect neuter equally distant from both still favouring the weakest till at length it self becomes the strongest difference is sooner comprimed between two then three the third standing as a partition wall of purpose that the other should not joyne It is observed by Josephus the great Cronographer of the Jews that in Jerusalem when the time of its long before denounc'd destruction by our Saviour drew neer there were three Leaders of that civill and lamentable dissention amongst them the City being divided into the jurisdiction of the Temple the high and the lowe Town it is recorded by the same Josephus that the Governour of the Temple and Captain of the Chief Town had often times come to an agreement had it not been for him of the Base Town in like manner that the Chieftains of both the upper and lower Towns had easily come to reason had not the Captain of the Temple ever oppos'd for such is the nature of Civill distraction where three are interest in it there will ever impede the corresponding of the other two lest they souldred into one should charge him vi unitâ therefore keeping them enemies he is sure of subsisting if not of gaining but once made friend he is certain to be reduc'd if not ruin'd To set the staffe at our own doore and to come a little nearer home At the first rising of the thrice unhappy dissension in England for a long season there was no talk but of two parties standing upon the punctilioes of their own Rights that of Kings challenging the full extent of his Prerogative th' other of the Parliament maintaining the Petition of Right and Priviledge of Parliament And although these had some sharp encounters yet were not good men out of all hope of reconciling them as witnesse the great hopes yea almost assurances that to judicious men did appear of it twice at Oxford and far more clearly for a good many daies at Vxbridge but when once the Independent party burst out and sung no note but a Base when they came not onely to presence but to precedencie yea presidencie Deus 〈…〉 incr●●uil malum to what a height swell'd the tide of our miseries Quo cruore madebant omnita what blood hath been spilt how is peace not onely deferr'd but is some are jealous even delaid so that we may but truly say with Philosophers Omnis Ecclysis fit interpositione tertii The matter is but marr'd if not quite destroy'd by the intervening of a third Whether this partie hath not tried le sec et le vert as the Frenchman saith what lies in them both in Countreys Towns and Citie Coetera silentin praeterienda I dare go no higher to keep the wheel off this factious Civill broyls still afoot let those enquire it who by their daily undoing have most reason to resent it The next malum omen which offers it self as Avis sinistra an unluckie bird auguring the continuation if not an increase of our miseries is that Sects and Schismes Absolon like sit at the entrance of the gate courting enticing alluring and fawning upon all passengers to the intent to win them to her and to wear her livery And because I have toucht upon Absolou let us see if his proceedings in the at chievement of his wicked designed purpose from the beginning to the end of it doth not per omnia quadrare up and down the same with the course of Hereticks and Schismaticks in these dayes let us then scan his actions and take his carriage apeeces Absolon not so foule within but as fair without proper of personage beautifull of visage quaint of language affable in carriage pitifull and compassionate toward Suiters in his usage he sits at the entrance of the Kings gate every man may have accesse to him If some 〈…〉 daunted with the presence of his gallant feature glittering apparell or consideration of his high dignity as being not onely King Davids Son but Heir apparent to the Crown why Absolon will call him to him ask him his matter and that he may have him the readier he offers him his hand to kisse the better to encourage him he would hear his cause out and whatsoever it were in its own nature the Plaintiffe ever departed from Absolon possest with the justnesse of it and that it might have passed on his side had not King David and his Officers of Justice been in fault through their negligence if not worse Thy cause is good saith he passing good questionlesse but there is none deputed by the King to bear thee By the King oh what a blow doth Absolon give his Father here he insinuates the King to be wholly carelesse of the welfare of his Subjects although Prince was never more tender he endeavours to make the world beleeve that he cared not which end went forward with them but were Absolon in solio had he to do as he should leastwise as he would matters should not be so carried Quia sibi vult Absolon what means Absolon by all this Surely to withdraw the heart of the common people from his Father and to fasten them upon himself knowing full well that if he could be master of their affections he should soon have both their hands and purses that being the load-stone that drew the rest Absolon was reasonable well assured of that what 's behinde A fit place and that somewhat remote from Court is to be thought on where he may have some time and opportunitie to draw to a head for neer David that could not so well be done he having too many sage and trustie Worthies about him that would soon crush his cockatrice in the shell Absolon hath a clue for this a way to bring 't to passe the better to effect it undescride he varnisheth with Religion in all humble wise he acquaints his Father with a Vow he had made of such a sacrifice that he would offer unto God in case he should see his Fathers face in peace after his banishment for his unnatural murther of his brother Ammon he earnestly sollicites leave for the accomplishment of this sacrifice in Hebron King David well meaning David as gladly condescends to the motion as t was him crav'd a Prince a great while since Davids daies did himselfe the greatest injurie when he intended to his people the greatest boon joyfull that his Son of a murtherer was become a sacrificer dismisseth him to his sacrifice not onely with a consent but a blessing The Lord God accept thy sacrifice Absolon hath his

aime both to King and people forthwith he mounts his Chariot and with a train but of fiftie Laques and two hundred chosen men out of Jerusalem he speeds unto Hebron there indeed he sacrificeth yet sends to Giloh to Achitophel while he offered nay the same Scripture observeth 2 Sam. 15.12 That during his sacrificing the conspiracie grew strong It is recorded of one of the most politick Kings that ever reigned in France Lewis the 11. that he ever held his most serious and important consultations and ever expedited his weightiest affairs in a Monastery when the world thought that the good King went so often thither for no other reason but his Souls health viz. to make his Confession receive Absolution hear Masse receive the Sacrament and the like which the simple vulgar thought the onely businesse of repairing unto Religious Houses King Lewis was contriving how to undermine the Constable of France who put him in fear of joyning either with the King of England Edward the fourth or Charles Duke of Burgundie both them his professed Enemies Lewis in his Monastery spent his Canonicall houres in projecting some way to cast a bone between his two confederate Enemies to set them at odds one against the other the better to draw one of them viz. Edward of England into League and Amity with him which he effected both to the utter confusion of the Conte St. Paul the Constable and to the small profit of the Duke of Burgundy these and the like were the Beads that he said daily over during his abode in his Monastery Oh nothing is so favourable for the covert of black designes as some exercise of Religion be sure that be strongly pretended when ye mainly intend this and all 's well To act devotion whilest one plots villany frees the designe not onely from suspition but procures a good opinion to it men have been are and ever will be taken with fair out-sides they not being able for the most part to see clear through this glasser Sed haec per transennam by the by this Let us return to our matter And having seen Absolon act his first part let us see how ste behaves himself in the second why now knowing his own strength having well considered the concourse of people to him view'd their number observed their qualitie he takes off the mask shews himself to the world in his own shape causeth it to be proclaimed throughout the Land by sound of Trumpet that Absolon was King in Hebron David perceives too late that Absolons sacrifice was no peace-offering upon the receit of the news and true intelligence of the strength of the rebellion he is fain to flie for 't leaving Jerusalem to a new Master who is not long before he takes possession of it all men flocking to him and worshiping a rising Son except Sadok and Abiathar Gods chief Priest in ordinarie and some other those stuck to David although little reason in humane judgement for it yet to David they adhere these were orthodox Seers call in to Gods vineyard Gods way these men would not countenance rebellion with their presence they will hide for it rather they knew that although it were an ill weed and grew apace yet it is not of long continuance but is at length cut down these two Priests of God with their Sons will not applaud it though triumphing But not to digresse from our Story Absolon makes a glorious entrance into Jerusalem there takes possession of the Palace royall nay to make known to the world in what vile esteeme he held his Father and fearing lest men should not take notice enough of it he defiles his Fathers Concubines in the open view of Jerusalem and that all men might know that he had as good a will to despoil his Father of his life as of his honour he marcheth into the Field with a puissant Army and give him but a pitch'd battel both for King and David where had not God miraculously stood to him Absolon of a traiterous perfidious Rebell had become a rightfull King I have done with the example and should come unto the Parallel were it not that one thing I observe in the Catastrophe of this memorable Story will not let me slip over it before I have toucht it Absolon is routed yea I may justly speak it hang'd up for his unnaturall and undutifull rebellion by God himself his chiefest ornament serving for his halter yet David by his deserved destruction was not onely ensur'd of his life but restored to his Crown and pristine dignity one would think that David Si quis mortalium alius if any man living had no cause to be sorie for his riddance out of the way and was he not so it should seem by that most heavie dolorous and pathetick dittie that he breath'd forth at the tydings of his fall O Absolon my son my son would to God I had dyed for thee O Absolon my son my son Absolon that formerly murthered one of his brothers and that at a feast in his own house Absolon that had endeavoured all in him to steal the heart of his people from him by slandering his Government and promising mountains if he could but once get to the helm a wile much practised amongst us within these few yeers Absolon that had in the clear day light openly defied his Fathers 〈◊〉 Ab●●●●● that had no● onely privately conspired to take off his Crown but openly sought his life in a bloodie battell Absolon who built his imaginary greatnesse upon no other foundation then the ruine of his Father yet the death of this Absolon doth David take so ill that his victory is no victory with him because he is not alive nay he preferres his own life to his own Would God I had dyed for thee O Absolon my son my son Beside David could not choose but apprehend digitum Dei Gods signall justice upon his Son for his notorious rebellion and his marvellous mercie toward him in his preservation Cui igitur in lacrymas effunditur David What means David to take on in this manner whereas to all mens thinking he had matter of exceeding great joy triumph and thanksgiving Naturam expellas furca licet tamen usque recurret It is an old saying Murther will out and it is a true saying Nature will not be hid David lookt upon the person of Abshlon Oculo affectus and Oculo sensus with the eye of the body and eye of naturall affection Upon his converlation he onely lookt with the eye of understanding and that of grace we are more moved for the losse of that wherewith the bodily sence and naturall affection are delighted then we rejoyce for the removall out of the way that whereby Gods Law is slighted and humane society violated Again David although a man after Gods own heart yet David had the seeds of corrupt nature in him still it is Proprium quarto modo to nature Quod Deus vult nolles to antipodize