see what shame it is for Christians to take Gods name in vain seeing the Gentile gods would not take the name of Sâ—â—x in vain What can such Christians look for that have no more reverence to Gods sâ—cred name but to be debarred from Nectar and Ambrosia even from life and immortalitie For the Lord will not hold â—hem guilâ—lesse that take his name in vain 4. As Sâ—â—x assistâ—â— Jupiter against the Titans so â—â—heâ—on assisted them by affording water to them when they sought against Jupiter therefore as Sâ—â—x was honoured for her loyaltie so Aâ—herâ—n for disloyalty is thrust down to hell By this princes are taught to reward their faithfull and loyall servants and to punish such as seâ—k their ruine SYLVANUS see PAN. CHAP. XVII T TANTALUS HE was the son of Jupiter and Plote the Nymph who feasted the gods with the flesh of his owne son Pelops which they so abhorred that they all abstained from eating except Ceres who unawares eat up the childs shoulder but the gods restored him to lif again and gave him an Ebonie shoulder as for Tantalus they thrust him down to hell where in the midst of plenty he is slarved with hunger and thirst The INTERPRETER 1. IF the Gentile gods did so much abhorre the eating of mans flesh how much more doth the true God detest the sacrifices of mans flâ—sh and therefore would not suffer Abraham to offer his son Isaac in a sacrifice but furnished him with a Ram instâ—ed of his son 2. The love of Tantalus was great to his gods in that he offered to them his owne son but not his onely son and that he offered him to them that were his gods but the love of God is far greater in offering for us his onely Son for us I say that were his vassals yea his enemies 3. As Pelops was cut in pieces by his owne father to be a sacrifice to the gods so doth God our heavenly Father mortifie us by afflictions that wâ— may be a fit sacrifice for him 4. Pelops was advanced to great wealth and power as his Ebonie shoulder signifieth Ebonie being an Embleme of wealth and the shoulder of strength or power so was he also advanced to great honour for that famous part of Greece was called Peloponesus by him thus God after our sufferings here will advance us to eternal honour power and riches hereafter 5. If Tanâ—a lus was so willing to parâ— from his son and to bestow him upon the gods why â—hâ—uld we be unwilling to bestow on God or on his poor members some part oâ— our goods how are they to blame that are impatient and rage when God by death calls away their friends and children 6. In Tantalus we may see the picture of a Sâ—holar Student or one transported with contemplation who though he abound in wealth yet minds it not but is carried from all worldly thoughts to divine meditation no more injoying thesâ— earthly things then Tantalus did the rich and sumpâ—uous dâ—shes of meat that were set down before him 7. In Tantaluâ— we see the condition of a rich miser who abounds in all oâ—â—ward wealth and yet hath not the power to enjoy it Quaeriâ— aquas in aquis poma fugacia captat he starves in the middest of his plenty and wants the things which he possesseth and hath not that which he hath 8. Here also we may see the condition of a bloody Tyrant who is in continual fâ—ar and anxiety as Dionysius shewed to the flattering Philosopher setting before him a Princely Table richly furnished but durst not eat because of the naked sword which hung by a horse-hair over his head so over Tantalus a great stone hangs ready to fall upon him â—a sileae jam jam lapsura and the Furies sit at his table with grim countenances snaky â—airs and burning torches intimâ—ting the terrors of an evil conscience which suffer not the Tyrant to enjoy or take delight in all his plenty or outward splendour as we read of that bloody king who murthered Boetius and Symmachus Furiaâ—um maxima juxtâ— â—ccubat manibus prohibet contingere mensaâ— 9. Pelopâ— married with lair Hippodamia the daughter of king Oenomaus whose horses none of all her suitors could tâ—ne therefore many lâ—st their lives onely Pelops obtained her to shew that they onely shall obtain true happinesse who can subdue the untamed and unruâ—y horses of theiâ— lusts and affections but most men are ovâ—rcome by them therefore they come short of Hippodamia and lose their lives onely he that with Pelops is innocent wise and valorous shall attain to this happines 10. Tantalus was punished both for his cruelty in murthering of his son for his curiosity in desiring to know whither the gods could finde out what he had done and for his pratling iâ— that he revealed the secrets of the gods to mortal men but let us take heed of these sins of Tantalus if we would escape the puâ—ishments of Tantalus 11. Of all the gods onely Ceres eat up his shoulder but she restored it again stronger then before because she made it of Ivorie this may I think betoken our death and resurrection for Ceres is the earth which will eat and consâ—me our flâ—sh but she shall restore it again in the last day far stronger and durable than before for the body that is sowed in weaknesse shall be raised in power and this mortall shall put on immortality TARTARUS see LETHE and PLUTO TELLUS see RHEA TETHYS see OCEANUS TEREUS HE was the son of Mars and the Nymph Bistonis who after he had married with Progne king Pandions daughter ravished Philomela his wives sister and cut out her tongue that she might not discover it which neverthelesse Progne understood by Philomela's letter written with her owne blood this caused her kill her onely child Itys which she bore to Tereus and boâ—le him for his supper he being inraged at this horrid wickednesse ran at his wife with his naked sword but she was turned into a Swallow and so escaped him and he into a Lapwing but Philomela into a Nightingal The INTERPRETER 1. THe Lapwing hath a long bill representing that sword with which Tereus ran at his wife and the tusse on his head represents a Crowne and his delight in raking and picking the dung of other creatures gave occasion to this fiction to wit that king Tereus was turned into a Lapwing a sit transformation that the filthinesse of inoâ—dinate lust in which Tereus delighted might be reprâ—sented by the filthinesse of the dung in which the Lapwing takes pleasure so the red spots on the Swallows breast represents the blood of the child with which Progne was defiled and the continual mourning groaning and complaining of the Nightingal expresse the complaints of Philomela for the losse of her Virginity and Tongue 2. Because the two sisters ran to Athens to complain of their wrongs and Tereus ran after them to expresse the suddennes and celerity of their flight they
into beasts and made â—aves to Cybele for profaning her temple 4. Here we have the picture of a whore who runnes swiftly in the broad way that leadeth to destruction if any thing stay her course it is wise counsell and admonition for wisdom is presented by gold It is she that kils the Boars that is wanton and unruly youths wounding both their bodies souls and estates and therefore hath a sharp spear to draw water out of rocks because many who at first were senselesse like stones being deepely wounded with remorse for their former folly and stupidity fall to râ—pentance to weeping and lamenting considering what they have lost and as Atalanta defiled Cybeles temple so doth a whore pollute her body which is the Temple of the Holy Ghost so doth the whoremaster make his body all one with the body of an harlot and so both degenerate from humanity and participate of the cruelty and lasciviousnesse of Lions and by this meanes become miserable slaves and drudges to Cybele mother earth that is to all earthly affections and lusts 5. As Atalantas course was interrupted by golden apples so is the course of Justice oftentimes stopped with golden bribes 6. Here we see that one sinne draweth after it another worse then the former fornication begetteth profanesse and profanesse cruelty and miserable servitude to earthly lusts 7. Let us with Atalanta run the race that is set before us and wound the boare of our wanton lusts and draw water from our rocky hearts let us take heed that the golden apples of worldly pleasure and profit which Hippomenes the Devill slings in our way may not hinder our course commit not spirituall fornication with him in the temple of Cybele lest God in his just anger make our condition worse then the condition of the brute and savage beasts ATLAS WAs the son of Japetus and brother of Prometheus or as others say he was begotten of heaven and the day if this was not another Atlas he was King of Mauriâ—ania and had a garden where grew golden apples he was turned into a mountain by Perseus Jupiters son upon the sight of Gorgons head because he refused to lodge him The INTERPRETER 1. ATlas was said to be transformed into a mountaine either because he was confined to that hill being driven from his own country by Perseus or else bâ—cause he delighted to be upon that hill or because he called it by his owne name 2 Atlas is the name of an high hill which for the height thereof being higher then the clouds was said to support heaven and to be begotten of heaven day because of the continiall light on the top of it as being never obscured with mists clouds and vapours 3. This is the name of him who first found out the knowledge of Astronomy and invented the Spheare which some think was Henoch and for this knowledge was said to support heaven 4. This is the name of a king in Mauritania who perhaps from the bignesse and strength of his body was called a mountain and was said to have a garden of golden apples because of the plenty of golden mines in his Kingdom 5. God is the true Atlas by whose Word and power the world is sustained that mountain on which wee may securely rest who onely hath golden apples and true riches to bestow on us 6. The Church is the true Atlas a supporter of a kingdome the childe of heaven the hill on which God will rest on which there is continuall light and day a rock against which hell-gates cannot prevaile where is the garden of golden apples the Word and Sacraments 7. A King is the Atlas of his Common-wealth both for strength and greatnesse there is the day and light of knowledge in him which the people cannot see Prometheus 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is Providence is his brother by the meanes of his knowledge and providence the Kingdome is supported and his gardens are filled with golden apples that is his treasures with mony 8. Hee deserves not to be called a man but a monster who will not be hospitable for homo ab humanitate and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Jupiter is the god of hospitality who puâ—â—isheth the violation of it 9. As Perseus the son of Jupiter sought lodging from Atlas but could have none and therefore turned him into a senselesse hill So Christ the Son of god knocks at the dore of our hearts whom if we refuse to let in we shew our selves to be more senselesse and stupid then the hill Atlas AURORA THe daughter of Hyperion and Thia or as others wâ—â—â—e oâ— Tâ—tâ—â— and the Earth the sister of Sol and Luna drawn in a chariot sometimes with foure horses sometimes with two onely shee uâ—eth to leave her husband Tithonus with her son Meâ—â—non abed in Delos shee made old Tithonus young again by means of herbs and physick The INTERPRETER 1. AVrora was said to be the mother of Lucifer and of the windes because at certain times the star of Venus is seen in the morning and then shee is named Phosphorus or Lucifer and at sometimes in the evening then shee is called Hespeâ—us Vesper Vesperugo Aurora is said to be the mother of the windes because after a calm in the night the windes rise with the morning as attendant upon the Sun by whose heat and light they are begot if winds be vapours or if they be nothing else but the motions of the air then they may be called the daughters of Aurora for thâ— Sun with his heat and light moves the air Aurora or the morning bâ—ing nothing else but the first appearing of the Suns light and so perhaps aura a breath or winde may be derived from Aurora 2. Aurora is the daughter of Hâ—periâ—n which signifieth to goe above for 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 it is from above that wee have the light of the Sun and every other good thing even from the Father of lights her mother is Thia for it is by divine gift wee enjoy light and nothing doth more lively represent the Divinity then the light as Dionys. Areopagit sheweth at large Shee is the daughter of Titan that is the Sun who is the fountain of light and of the Earth because the light of the morning seems to arise out of the earth 3. The leaving of her husband abed with her son is only to shew that all puts of the earth doe not enjoy the morning at one time but when it is morning with us it is evening with those of the remotâ—st East-countries from us whom shee leaves abed when shee riseth on us and leaves us abed when shee riseth on them for all parts are East and West and all people may be called her husbands and sons for shee loves all and shines on all and by â—â—r absence leaves them all abed by turns 4. Her chariot signifieth her motion the purple and rose-colour doe paint out the colours that wee see in the morning in the air caused by
because this mixture is perpetuâ—ll and the strange shapes shew the varietie of strange forms brought in by generation shee had no power over Vlysses became the soul cometh not by mixtion of the Elements or generation 3. By Circe I suppose may be fitly understood death caused by Sol and Oceanus grand-childe because death and corruption proceed out of heat and moysture the poysoning of her husband shews that death is no accepter of persons Sol carried her in his chariot for where the Sun shines there is death and corruption her turning of men unto beasts shews that man is like the beast that perisheth yea a living dog is better then a dead man but shee hath no power over Vlysses that is over the soul which is immortall death hath no power the four hand-maids that gathered poyson for her were Adams pride gluttonie infidelitie and curiositie which made Adams death poyson all his posteritie 4. By Circe may be meant the divell who hath caused beastly dispositions in the nature of man and hath poysoned us all as Circe infected Vlysses fellows but not himself so he poysoned Jobs body but had no power over his soule and because God had set his love upon man and had rejected him for his pride being an Angel he to be revenged poysoned man as Circe did Scylla 5. Circe is physicall knowledge consisting much in herbs shee is the daughter of Sol because herbs proceed of his heat shee turneth men into beasts because some physicians searching too much into nature become beasts in forgetting the God of nature shee dwelt on a hill full of physicall simples to let us understand wherein the Physicians skill and studie lyeth hee hath no power over Vlysses the soule but the bodies of men hee may poyson or preserve his four hand-maids are Philosophie Astronomie Anatomie and Botanie or skill of simples 6. Sinne is a Circe chiefly drunkennesse and whoredome which poyson men and turn then into Swine Circe hath both a cup and a rod with which shee poysoneth men so in sin there is a cup of pleasure and the rod of vengeance though Vlysses fellowes were poysoned yet he would not himself be enticed by Circe but by means of the herb Moly and his sword hee hath defended himself and made Circe restore his fellowes again to their wonted shapes so Governors and Magistrates must not be overtaken with the Circe of drink and fleshly pleasure howsoever others are but they must use Moly that is temperance in themselves and use the sword against this Circe in others COELUS THis was the son of Aether and Dies who married with Terra and of her begot Giants monsters Cyclopes Harpes Steropes and Brontes hee begot also of her the Titanes and Saturn Mother Earth being angry that Coelus had thrown down his sons to Hell caused the Titans to rebell against him who thrust him out of his kingdome and Saturn out off his testicles out of the drops of bloud which fell from them the Furies were engendred The INTERPRETER 1. COElus and Terra make an unequall match therefore of them proceed strange and monstrous children the matches of Nobles and pesants prove for the most part unfortunate and mischievous Sique voles apte nubere nube pari 2. By Coelus I understand the upper region of the air for the aire is called heaven both by Poets and Divine Scripture this may be said to be the son of Aether and Dies not onely because it is alwayes cleer free from clouds and mists but because also it hath the nature of elementary fire to which it is next for it is hot and dry as that is and more properly may this fire be called Aether from its continuall burning then the heaven which hath no elementary heat at all his marriage with the earth of which Titans Cyclopes c. are procreated doe shew that those fiery Meteors in the upper region of the air are procreated by its heat and motion of these thin and dry smoaks which arise out of the earth the names of Steropes and Brontes shew that lightning and thunder are generated there in respect of their matter which being received within the clouds of the middle region cause the rumbling as if there were some rebellion and warrs within the clouds Saturne his sonne that is Time the measurer of heavens motion shall geld his father that is the Heaven shall grow old and in time shall lose that power of generation for this shall cease when there shall be a new heaven and upon this new change in the heaven the Furies shall be engendred that is the torments of the wicked shall begin 3. They that geld ancient Records Fathers and Scripture are like Saturne rebelling against heaven being encouraged thereto by those spirituall monsters enemies of truth who were thrust down from heaven and that light of glory wherein they were created unto the lowest Hell and of this gelding proceeds nothing but Furies that is heresies schismes dissentions 4. Saturnious Tatianus and his Scholars the Encratites Originists Manichaeans and all other hereticks who have condemned matrimonie as an uncleane thing and not enjoyned by God they are all like Saturne being assisted by their brethren the Monsters of hell and doe what they can to geld their father Adam of his posteritie and to rebell against heaven and what ensueth upon this gelding or condemning of wedlock but furies and all kinde of disorder and impurity 5. The children of Heaven and of the light must not as Coelus did joyn themselves in their affections to the earth for of this union shall proceed nothing but Monsters to wit earthly and fleshly lusts thoughts and works which will rebell against our soules and geld us of all spirituall grace and of our interest in the kingdom of heaven and then must needs be engendred the Furies to wit the torments of conscience CUPIDO OF Cupids parents some say hee had none at all others that hee was engendred of Chaos without a father some say hee was the sonne of Jupiter and Venus others of Mars and Venus others of Vulcan and Venus others of Mercury and Venus c. Hee was the god of love painted like a childe with wings blinde naked crowned with roses having a Rose in one hand and a Dolphin in the other with bow and arrows c. The INTERPRETER 1. I finde Cupid painted sometime standing close by Fortune to shew how much fortune prevails in love matters and sometimes I find him standing between Mercury and Hercules to let us see that love is most prevalent when it is attended on by eloquence and valour 2. There is a twofold love to wit in the Creatour and in the Creature Gods love is twofold inherent in himselfe and this is eternall as himselfe therefore hath no father nor mother Or transient to the creature This love was first seen in creating the Chaos and all things out of it therefore they said that Love was engendred of Chaos without a father and
are taught to beware of cruelty and security for they are here justly punished 8. The State of Rome which at first had two eyes to wit two Consuls became a Polyphemus an huge body with one eye when one Emperour guided all this Giant fed upon the flesh of Christians in bloudy persecutions but when shee was drunk with the bloud of the Saints Vlysses that is wise Constantine thrust out the eye and weakned the power of Rome of that Giant which had made so much thunder of war in the world and so many chariots for Mars 9. A Common-wealth without a King is like great Polyphemus without an eye and then there is nothing but Cyclopian cruelty and oppression great men feeding on the flesh of the poor then is nothing but intestine wars and broyls the servants of Vulcan making thunderbolts and chariots for Mars Aetna resounding with the noyse of their hammers on the anvill Brontesque Steropesque nudus membra Pyracmen So it was in Israel when every man did what hee lifted 10. An envious man is like Polyphemus hee hath no charitable eye hee feeds and delights himselfe with the ruine and destruction of other men 11. The Sun in the firmament is that great eye in the forehead of Polyphemus which is put out oftentimes by vapours and mists arising out of the earth CHAP. IV. D DAEDALUS HEe was a famous Artificer who having killed his sisters sonne fled to Creta and was entertained of King Minos whose wife Pasiphae being in love with a Bull or a man rather of that name shee obtained her desire of him by the help of Daedalus who shut her within a woodden Cow and shee brought forth the Minotaur or man with a Buls head which the King perceiving shut the Minotaur and Daedalus with his son Icarus within the Labyrinth that Daedalus had made but by a thred hee got out and flew away with wings which hee made for himselfe and Icarus who not obeying his fathers advice but flying too neer the Sun fell and was dâ—owned the wings he used were sailes and â—ars The INTERPRETER I. PAsiphae being taken with the love of Astronomie and with the knowledge of the twelve celestiall signs especially of the Bull which Daedalus taught her gave occasion to this fiction of Pasiphaes falling in love with the Bull. 2. Dedalus was a cunning Artificer who found out divers tooles and instruments for workmen and the first that either made images or made their eyes movable Hence cunning engines and workes are called Daedali machera Daedalaea opera 3. Hell is the labyrinth into which wee were cast for our sins by a juster Judge then Minos and should have been devoured by Satan the Minotaur had not Christ helped us out by the thred of his word and wings of faith 4. They that give themselves to unlawfull pleasures with Pasiphae shall bring forth that monster which will devoure them 5. Daedalus made this labyrinth and was cast into it himselfe so the wicked are caught in their own nets and fall into the pit which they dig for others 6. Daedalus was guiltie of murther therefore is justly pursued for murther is never secure 7. Icarus is justly punished for refusing to hearken to his fathers counsell a good lesson for all children 8. Let us take heed of curiosity pry not too much into the secrets of God lest wee have Icarus his reward for all humane reason is but waxen wings 9. Here wee see for the most part that young men are high-minded and proud but pride alwayes hath a fall 10. Astronomers and such as will undertake to fore-tell future contingencies or will take upon them such things as passe humane power are like Icarus they fall at last into a sea of contempt and scorn 11. The golden mean is still best with what wings soever wee flye whether with the wings of honour or of wealth or of knowledge and speculation not to flye too high in pride nor too low in basenesse 12. If wee will flye to Christ with the wings of faith wee must not mount too high in presumption nor fall too low in desperation 13. Wee see by Pasiphae that a dishonest and disloyall woman will leave no means unattempted to fulfill her lustfull and wanton desires 14. Many women are like Pasiphae outwardly they seem to be mortified having the skin of a dead cow or wooden cover but within they burn with wanton lusts DEUCALION HE was the sonne of Prometheus and Pandora a just and religious man who was the first that built a Temple to the gods when the earth was drowned hee and Pyrrha his wife were saved on Parnassus and being advised by Themis they flung behinde them the bones of mother earth that is stones and they became men and women with which the earth was again peopled The INTERPRETER 1. DEucalion was said to make men of stones because he brought them down from their habitation in the stonie hils to dwell in the fruitfull plains below 2. Parnassus on which hee was saved was called first Larnassus from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 an ark or covered cockâ—boat in which hee and his wife were saved 3. By the circumstances of the dove which Deucalion sent out and by the ark in which he was saved it is plain the Scripture hath been used in the contriving of this fiction 4. Deucalion may be the type of a Minister he must be the son of Prometheus and of Pandora that is he must have both prudence and forecast as also all gifts fit for his function his name should be Leucalion which may be made of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to moisten or water and 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to call for their office is to water the barren ground of mens hearts to call them to repentance and grace they must be just as Deucalion was and build up the living temple of God they must strive to save both themselves and others from the floud of Gods wrath and if others will not be saved yet let them doe their duty and be Deucalions still and so they shall save themselves when others shall perish Pyrrha which may be derived from 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 must be their wife that is they must have the fire of zeale and Gods word must be in their mouth like a fire to burn up the chaffe Parnassus the hill of the Muses must be their place of retreat and aboad without Universitie-learning they are not fit to save themselves and others and when they come downe from Parnassus or come abroad out of the Universities they must strive of stones to raise up children to the God of Abraham and they must fling behinde them all earthly and heavie burthens forgetting that which is behinde and striving to that which is before and so they shall make the stony hearts of men hearts of flesh 5. By this fiction the Gentiles might have taught themselves the doctrine of the resurrection for if stones cast on
the ground could become men why should they not beleeve that our bodies fallen to the earth shall in the last day resume their ancient form by the power of him who first gave it 6. Magistrates and such as would bring rude and barbarous people to civilitie and of stones to make them men must have the perfections of Deucalion prudence religion justice c. Themis or Justice must be their counsellour without which nothing should they doe but chiefly let them take heed of covetousnesse they must cast the love of earthly things behinde them and so they shall make men of stones that is men will be content to forsake their stonie caves and rocks and will frame themselves to the Citie life And what are men without religion and civility but stones representing in their conditions the nature of the place where they live 7. Deucalion turned stones into men but Idolaters of stones make gods such a god was Jupiter Lapis among the Romans by whom they used to sweare and these stony Gods turned the worshippers into stones for they that make them are like unto them and so are all they that worship them the Idolater is a spirituall fornicator committing whoredome with the earth which affordeth the materials and hee brings in the forme 8. It is not the least happinesse to hide ones selfe in Parnassus amongst the Muses for a Scholar to spend his time privately and quietly in his studie whilest the tumultuous floods of troubles and crosses prevail abroad in the world 9. Here we see that God is a punisher of impietie and a preserver of good men 10. By Deusalion and Pyrrha may be understood water and fire heat and moisture of which all things are generated in the earth DIANA SHee was the sister of Apollo and daughter of Jupiter and Latona the goddesse of hunting dancing childe-bearing virginitie who still dwelt in woods and on hils whose companions were the Dryades Hamadryades Orades Nymphs c. shee was carried in a silver chariot drawn with white staggs shee was painted with wings holding a Lion with one hand and a Leopard with the other on her altar men were sacrificed The INTERPRETER 1. DIana was wont to be painted sitting in a chariot drawn with two horses the one white the other black by which doubtlesse was meant both the swistnesse of her motion and the diversity of her aspects for the white horse represented her brightnesse in the full and the black her darknesse in the wane or change 2. Diana is the Moon called Apollo's or the Suns sister because of their likenesse in light motion and operations the daughter of God brought out of Laâ—ona or the Chaos shee came out before her brother Apollo and helped to play the mid-wife in his production by which I think was meant that the night whoreof the Moon is ruler was before the day the evening went before the morning so that the Moon did as it were usher in the Sun therefore the Calends of the months were dedicated to June or the Moon Shee hath divers names for her divers operations as may be seen in Mythologists in Macrobius she is called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 fortune from her variablenesse as both being subject to so many changes and causing so many alterations Scaliget observeth that shee was called Lya or Lua from lues the plague because shee is the cause of infection and deseases by which the soul is loosed from the body shee was called Fasceliâ— from the bundle of wood out of which her image was stolen by Iphigenia Agamemnons daughter but I should thinke that shee was called Lya from loosing or untying of the girdle which yong women used to do in her temple called therefore 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 in which temple virgins that had a mind to marrie used first to pacifie Diana with sacrifices she was also called 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 that is earthly because they thought there was another earth in the moon inhabited by men doubtlesse in that they called her Hecate or Proserpina the Queen of hell they meant the great power that she hath over sublunarie bodies for all under the Moon may be called Insernus or Hell as all aboue her is heaven this free from changes that subject to all changes and perhaps shee may be called Hecate from the great changes that shee maketh here below every hundreth yeer she may be called Diana from her divine power Juno from helping Proserpina from her creeping for though shee is swift in the lower part of her Epicycle yet in the upper part thereof she is slow Luna quasi una as being the only beautie of the night ' Dyctinnis from a net because fâ—shers and hunters use nets and of these shee is said to have the charge for the Moon-light is a help to both they called her 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 quasi 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 from cutting the air Lucina from her light her hunting and dancing was to shew her divers motions for she hath more then any planet six at least as Clavius observes her virginitie sheweth that though shee is neere the earth yet shee is not tainted with earthly imperfections shee is a help to child-bearing for her influence and light when she is at full is very forcible in the production and augmentation of things her conversing on hills and in woods shews that her light and effects are most to be seene there for all herbs plants and trees feel her influence and because shee hath dominion over the fiercest beasts in tempering their raging heat by her moysture shee holds a Lion and Leopard in her hand whose heat is excâ—ssive but tempered by the Moon her silver chariot shews her brightnesse the staggs and wings do shew her swistnesse and because her light increasing and decreasing appeareth like horns therefore the Bull was sacrificed to her as Lactantius observesâ— her arrows are her beames or influence by which shee causeth death and corruption in respect of her corniculated demidiated and plenarie aspect shee is called triformis and trivia because shee was worshipped in places where three ways met The dancing of all the Nimphs and Satyrs shews how all take delight in her light her hunting is to shew how in her motion shee perâ—uâ—s and overtakes the Sun 3. A rich usurer is like Diana for he is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 an earthly man a great hunter after wealth who hath his nets his bands and bils he wounds deeply with his arrows Proserpina and Lya for he creeps upon mens estates and he brings a plague upon them though he dwells in in rich Cities yet his hunting and affections are set in hills and woods that is in farmes and mannors which by morgages and other tricks hee catches he is carried in a silver chariot drawn with staggâ—â— because fearfullnesse doth still accompany wealth with which he is supported he would fain fly up to heaven with the wings of devotion but the Lions and
in love with Tâ—â—honus may be meant that he used to rise betimes in the morning and imployed that time chiefly about his businesse no fitter time for the Muses with whom shee may be said to be in love when Students give themselves then to meditation 3. Tithonus lived tâ—ll hee was of an exceeding great age to shew that early risers are long lived whereas they that love too much sleâ—p specially in the morning breed and cherish grosse humours by which diseases are bred 4. Tithonus lived so long till hee was weary of his life and what wonder seeing this life at best gives no true content much lesse in old age which is it selfe a disease and that incuâ—able which Solomon calls the evill dayes wherein a man takes no pleasure as old Barzillai shewed to David 5. Old Tithonus is turned into a grashopper to shew that old men are much given to chatt ng and pratling therefore Homer saith Iliad l. 3. that the old Trojan men sitting in the gates were 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 like grashoppers in a wood sitting upon treâ—s 6. Tithonus was carried up to heaven by Aurora even so holy meditations and prayers in the morning should carry our mindes and affections up to heaven thus David mounted up in the morning chariot of devotion into heaven and oftentimes prevented the morning watch of Tithonus See more in the word AURORA TITYUS HEe was Jupiters son of Elara who being hid by Jupiter within the earth for fear of Juno at last was born not without a great gap in the earth this huge child who was therefore called the earths son afterward offering violence to Latona was killed by Apollo's arrowes and thrust down to hell where hee covers with his body nine acres of ground and his heart is still eaten up by ravens and still grows again The INTERPRETER 1. BY Tiâ—yus may be meant the corn which is by Jupiter that is by the air and the earth somented and produced this covers many acres of land and is killed by Apollo's arrows that is by the heat of the Sun is brought to maturitie and so is cut down by the mower the raven that eats up his heart which grows again is the moysture of the earth which putrifies the corn and then it growes again 2. An envious man is much like Tiâ—yus his heart is eaten up with envie and yet is still growing Invidia Siâ—uli non invenere Tyranni Tormentum majus Hee may be truely said to live in hell 3. By Tityus his ravens may be meant the tortures of an evill conscience â—ormenting men even in this life when wicked men therefore are wounded by Apollo's arrows that is by the word of God sharper then swords or arrows they begin to have hell within them and then the ravens pick and tear their hearts thus at Peters Sermon the hearts of the hearers were pricked that they cried out Men and brethren what shall wee doe 4. Although Tityus was so big that hee covered nine acres of ground yet hee is punished by which we are taught that there is neither greatnesse strength or power that can avoyd the â—and of divine justice 5. He that is in love with a woman whom he cannot obtain iâ— like Tityus he hath a Raven continually picking his heart and lives in a kind of pleasing hell or a hellish pleasure Vulnus alit venis caecocaâ—pinur igno TRIPTOLEMUS sâ—e CERES TRITON see NEPTUNUS and OCEANUS TYPHOEUS or TYPHON HE was one of the gyants the son of Titan and Terra he was about â—o shut Jupiter out of his kingdom but he was shot with his thunder and thrust under the Isle Inarimâ— oâ— as some write under hill Aetna in Sicilie The INTERPRETER 1. TYphon was brother to Osiris king of Egypt who having killed the king invaded the kingdom but was overthrown at last by Isâ—â— this man because of his cruelty was said to be nursed by a Dragon and surely bloody Tyrants are not better then the foster-children of Dragonâ— and the sons of earth and of the race of gyants and scourges or plagues sent by God to punish a people as they writâ— that Typhon was 2. By Tiphon may be meant subterraneal exhalations oâ— vapors cauâ—ing earthquakes and sometimes eruptions of fire ashes stones and pestilentiâ—l smoakes flying up high in the ayre as if they meant to pull Jupiter out of his throne theâ—e are said to be the sons of Titan and of the earth because they are bâ—got by the heat and influence of the sun in the hollow or spungâ—â— places â—f the earth 3. The Devil is the very Typhon wâ—o by his pride opposed God and was thrust downe to hell the greatnesse of Typhons body argues the greatnesse of Satans power his snâ—ky hands and serpentine feet do shew that his actions and ways are cunning and deadly the stretching out of Typhons hands from East to West and the touching of the starres with his head are to shew that his malice is every where diffused 4. The Pope is another Typhon the son of earth for he hath turned Christs heavenly kingdom into an earthly Monarchy he makes war against heaven by opposing Gods ordinances he hath stretched out his hands from East to West that is his Empire he hath with Typhon lifted up his head to heaven exalting himself above every thing that is called God his snaky hands and feet shew that his wayes and actions are full of poison and serpentine craft and if we consider his cruelty against Protestants he may be said to have had a Dragon for his Nurse he breaths nothing but fire out of his mouth to intimate his blasphemies or edicts to burne hâ—reticks he was sent as a plague to punish the world but at â—ast shall be overcome by the breath of Gods mouth as Typhon was by Jupiterâ— thunder Enceladus and Typhon never shooke or troubled Aetna and Inarime so much as he hath moved and troubled Italy and indeed the whole world but it was Juno the goddesse of wealth that produced this monster out of the earth and it was wealth that raised the Pope to that pride and greatnes by which he hath troubled the world ever since And lastly as the gods were so affrighted at the greatnesse and bignesse of Typhon when he challenged Jupiter that they sled into Egypt for fear and turned themselves into beasts even so did the kings of Europe for feare of the Popes greatnesse threatnings and excommunications hide themselves in the Egyptian darknesse of ignorance and cowardly like beasts submit their necks and crownes to his disposing CHAP. XVIII V. VENUS SHe was the daughter of Jupiter or aâ— others say she was begot of Caelus his tesâ—icles which Saturn cut off and the Sea-froth shee was the goddesse of love and beauty The INTERPRETER 1. THe Platonists make a Coelestial and a Terrestrial Venus so they make a Heavenly and an Earthly Cupid the one being nothing else but the love of Heavenly things as the other is of