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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

in the Reuel 21.10 descending out of Heauen from God And by the Trees Corne Vines and Herbes is vnderstood how plentifully the word of God aboundeth there for sometimes the Gospell of Iesus is compared to a Tree Reuel 22.2 Which beareth 12. manner of fruits and gaue fruit euery moneth and the leaues of the tree serued to heale the Nations with This is the tree of life Christ the life of his Church and is common to all his and not peculiar to any one sort of people Sometimes the Gospell is compared to Corne as in the parable of the sower Math. 13.3 Behold a sower went out to sowe c. Sometimes it is compared to Vines as before is mentioned in the 14. staffe And in respect the Gospell is the Spirituall foode of the soule it may be compared to herbes and any other sustenance which is the naturall foode of the bodie applying the one to the soule spiritually as the other is applied to the body naturally from whence The Tyrant had before beene banished Who when he kept it was not so perfidious As is the man that keepes it now Religious This our Nation is the Paradice where the Pope sometime did beare such great authoritie as before is relation made in the 14. staffe And from whence he and his errors were abolished as in the 19. staffe Whose perfidious treacherie he himselfe hath heere already at large demonstrated But the Lord be praised wee haue now a Religious Soueraigne Lord King James who is supreame head and gouernour of our Church vnder God to whom for sinceritie and truth in Religion the speech of Saint Paul may be appropriated Eph. 4.20 That he hath learned Christ and hath heard him and beene taught by him as the truth is in Iesus that is he hath cast off concerning the conuersation in time past the olde man which is corrupt through the deceiueable lusts and is renewed in the spirit of his minde and hath put on the new man which after God is created in righteousnesse and true holinesse And for integritie of life he is like vnto Samuel 1. Sam. 12.3 And for vprightnesse in heart he is like vnto those worthy Kings Iosias Hezekiah and Dauid whose deserued commendations are singularly set forth in the Booke of Ecclus. cap. 49. And God grant that he may long liue to multiply his vertues in himselfe and his Royall issue 28. For hauing Children he instructs them how They may those Trees Corne Vines and hearbs best keepe From Caterpillers Cankers and the Sow That longs into that place by stealth to creepe To spoile the Paradice Of which there were Some by that Tyrant left of purpose there By the Caterpillers and Cankers is meant al such as either enuie or wish hurt to or depraue derogate or speake ill of the true Preaching of the Gospell of Christ of what Religion or Sect soeuer they be But by the Sow is particularly intended the Papist of which sort their be too many yet remaining that doe much hurt secretly to the weake members of our Church animated and set on by the Pope but by the Religious care of our vertuous King the Paradice is pretty well rid of them the Church is reasonably cleered and the word of God more plentifully planted amongst vs then heeretofore it hath beene And heerein all the World may see his Maiesties great prouidence in the education of his children for the continuance and vpholding of the Gospell according to the commandements of the Lord Deut. 11.18.19 Therefore shall you lay vp these my words in your heart and in your soule and binde them for a signe vpon your head that they may be as a frontlet betweene your eies and you shall teach them your children speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house and when thou walkest by the way and when thou liest downe and when thou risest vp 29. So that this Paradice is like to flowrish Vntill the finall period of all things For his faire issue know well how to nourish Those holy Plants and those cleere water-springs Running there-through to keepe from foule pollution Till all things haue their finall dissolution Heere is set forth the excellent towardnesse of our renowned Prince Charles Prince of Wales Frederike Prince Elector Palatine and the Lady Elizabeth his wife as the issue of our royall King which may well be said to be faire and beautifull Not as Absolon That was comely in outward proportion onely 2. Sam. 14.25 Nor as Saul which was a goodly yong-man and a faire 1. Sam. 9.2 for among all the children of Israell there was none goodlier then he in person Nor as the daughters of men whom the sonnes of God saw were faire Gen. 6.2 For this is but the beautie of the flesh which withereth and decaieth like grasse 1. Pet. 1.24 But their beautie is an euerlasting beautie which excelleth the beautie of all other Princes in Christendome and like the Sunne appeares glorious to the whole World their beautie is the Deuine beautie of their soules made and fashioned after the image of Christ Iesus The holy plants of that Paradice they haue learned of their royall father to nourish that is they allow and maintaine the Gospell truely preached amongst vs and to keepe those cleere watersprings from pollution that is that the word of God be not defiled with Heresies whereupon dependeth a great hope of the prosperous estate of this kingdome for the Lord hath promised that whosoeuer meditateth his word continually his daies shall be multiplied and the daies of his children as long as the Heauens are aboue the earth Deut. 11.21 30. And how prouision is by Vertue made To keepe the Caterpillers from the Trees Js thus A fire vnderneath is laide Whose smoake consumes them as in swarmes of Bees Is vsed commonly to rid the Drones And so they proue continuall fruitfull ones Vnder the name of Vertue is comprehended our royall King Iames for whose desert no lesse name can be giuen him seeing that God hath endued him with such full measure of Faith knowledge temperance and godlinesse which is euidently seene in that he is continually carefull and prouident that the Gospell of Christ may haue free propagation and so proue fruitfull amongst his subiects and that it be not hurt or violated by ill affected people who as Caterpillers are consumed with fire so are they vtterly destroied by the truth of the word professed which is also compared to fire Luke 12.49 31. And that the Corne from Cankers may be cleane Thousands of carefull Laborers are fitted To polish cleanse and winnow by which meane None but good Seede is to the ground committed The like care is to cleare the hearbs from weedes So there good Corne and good hearbs onely breedes That the word of God be not mingled with the false Doctrines of Heretikes thousands of diligent preachers are prouided who are called Laborers Math. 9.37 who as Saint Paul saith 2. Cor. 4.2 haue cast from them the cloakes

of God maketh the wicked afraid The Israelites hauing seene the mightie power of God feared the Lord Exod. 14.31 Adam after he had sinned was afraid of God Gen. 3.10 And the word of the Lord is heerein fulfilled for the Lord threatneth they shall be afraid in their chambers which prouoke him by Idolatrie Deut. 32.25 Northward from hence there is within a Land Amidst the Sea a fruitfull Paradice made Where goodly Vines in curious order stand Which proue exceeding plentifull That is within this Iland of great Britaine which lieth Northward from Rome the Gospell of Iesus Christ which is compared to a fruitfull Paradice of Vines which plentifully abound and the profession thereof is spreadth oughout the same like as goodly Vines florish and spread The Prophet Dauid speaking of the Church Psal 80.8 compares it to a Vine Thou hast brought a Vine out of Aegypt thou hast cast out the Heathen and planted it thou madest roome for it and diddest cause it to take roote and it filled the Land the mountaines were couered with the shadow of it and the boughs thereof are like the goodly Cedars shee stretched out her braunches vnto the Sea and her boughs vnto the Riuer I am the Vine saith Christ and my father is an husband-man Iohn 15.1 And there I sometime great authoritie did beare Too great was the Popes authoritie in this Kingdome when before the Reigne of King Henry the eight he had the supremacie 15. And those faire Vines to all estates were free As well the Plough-man as the Potentate And euery beggar might sufficed bee Without controlement of the Magistrate The freedome of the Gospell is two-fold free of expence and restraint The Apostle Paul 1. Cor. 9.18 speaking of the Preaching of the Gospell saith thus What is my reward then verily that when I preach the Gospell I make the Gospell of Christ free that I abuse not mine authoritie in the Gospell that is that I be not chargeable to them to whom I preach seeing that they thinke I preach it for gaines And the same Apostle 2. Tim. 2.8.9 exhorting Timothie to be constant in trouble to suffer manly and to abide fast in the wholesome Doctrine of our Lord Iesus Christ bids him remember that Iesus Christ made of the seede of Dauid was raised againe from dead according to Saint Pauls Gospell wherein the Apostle suffered trouble as an euill doer euen vnto bonds but the word of God is not bound thereby shewing that notwithstanding his imprisonment the word of God hath his race and increaseth That all degrees by vertue of that Grape Grew perfect wise sober temperate Who seeke wisedome early shall finde it that is they that study the word of God diligently and with a desire to profit shall finde wisedome Riches and honour are with her euer durable riches and Righteousnesse that is spirituall treasures and heauenly things Pro. 8.17.16 Moses exhorting the people to keepe the ordinances and lawes of God Deut. 4.6 tels them that is their wisedome and their vnderstanding in the sight of the people which shall heare all those ordinances and shall say onely this people is wise and of vnderstanding and a great Nation The wisedome of the World is but foolishnesse with God 1. Cor. 1.20 But vnto them which are called both of the Iewes and Grecians Christ is the power of God and the wisedome of God for the foolishnesse of God is wiser then men and the weaknesse of God is stronger then men 1. Cor. 1.24.25 Also the wordes of God are the words of sobrietie and truth as appeareth in the Acts of the Apostles 26.25 where the Apostle Paul rehearsing his conuersation to approue his Innocencie being accused before Festus said I am not mad noble Festus but speake the words of truth and sobernesse 16. But I by craft and deuillish inuention Desiring their subuersion cut those Vines Vnseasonably to hinder their extention In growth and spreading The Deuill and the Pope haue euer yet beene enuious against the propagation of the Gospell and haue laboured by all the deuises that possibly they could to extinguish or at least to obvmbrate the true light thereof wherefore it was a subtile deceit of the Pope to haue the word of God set forth in the Latine Tongue which the common people could not vnderstand whereby the knowledge of the Gospell was like the Sunne in Eclips and could not be so generally spread as if it had beene written in their naturall English so thereupon it may be said that it was vnseasonably cut to hinder the extention thereof The Apostle Paul 1. Cor. 14.1.2 speaking against prayer and seruice in a strange tongue exhorteth men to follow after loue and couet spirituall gifts and rather that they may prophesie that is to expound the word of God to the edification of the Church for he that speaketh a strange tongue speaketh not vnto men but vnto God for no man heareth him that is vnderstandeth him Also in the 4 and 5. verses of the same Chapter the Apostle saith he that speaketh strange language edifieth himselfe for he profiteth none saue himselfe greater is he that prophesieth then he that speaketh diuers tongues except he expound it that the Church may receiue edification And as oftentimes As J with blood the Rootes should haue made moist A poyson strong I closely in did foist That is As often as the Pope and his Ministers should haue sincerely deliuered the word of God to the people according to truth whereby it might haue taken roote in their hearts So often they preached their owne inuentions bringing in many horrible new heresies which poisoned the peoples vnderstanding Saint Paul gaue them other direction 2. Tim. 2.15 Studie saith he to shew thy selfe approued vnto God a workeman that needeth not be ashamed deuiding the word of truth aright But the words of that holy Apostle 1. Tim. 4.1.2.3 are truely verifide in the Pope and his Ministers Now the spirit speaketh euidently That in the latter times some shall depart from the faith and shall giue heede vnto spirits of error and doctrines of Deuils meaning false teachers which speaking lies through hypocrisie haue their consciences burned with an hot Yron forbidding to marry and commanding to abstaine from meates which God hath created to be receiued with giuing thankes of them which belieue and know the truth And as for the Gospell as it is professed by them Deut. 32.32.33 there it is decyphered Their Vine is the Vine if Sodom and the Vines of Gomorah their Grapes are Grapes of gall their Clusters be bitter their Wine is the poyson of the Dragons and the cruell gall of Aspes 17. Which to conceale from mens detection This trick I had I suffer'd none to come Within that Paradice to make collection To cast a mist before the peoples eies that they might not discerne the false Doctrine and superstitious ceremonies which were then brought into the Church the Pope would suffer none to haue the bible in

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