we should alwayes fight the Heauen to gaine By Prayers Plaintes and charitable Deedes To raise vp Earth on Earth our Strength we straine So base a Courage worldly Honour breedes This doth prouoke the Darts of GODS Disdaine By which of some the wounded Conscience bleedes All headlongs runne to Hell whose Way is euen But by a narrow Path are drawn to Heauen 77 Of Vengeance now the Store-house opned stands O what a Weight of Wrath the World now beares Through Terrour straight why tremble not all Lands When GOD in Rage aThrone of Iustice reares And pours down Plagues whilst brandishing his Brands The Pest being past the World next Famine feares Still thinke that Mischiefe neuer comes alone Those who feare more what is the lesse doe moue 78 Since that the World doth loath celestiall Food That spirituall MANNA which Soules Nectar proues By Grace drawn forth from the Redeemers Blood A Gift no Guerdoun giuen to whom he loues Those who terrestriall things thinke only good Them Want shall trie whom no Aboundance moues For Ah of some so fat the Bodies be That of their Soules they not the Leannesse see 79 GODS Creatures oft condemn'd shall once accuse Those who in VVantonnesse them vainly spent And justly what vnjustly they abuse Shall vnto them more sparingly be lent That which they now superfluously vse Shall made a Curse not Natures Neede content A barren Soule should haue a barren Earth Oft temporall Plentie breedes a spirituall Dearth 80 Those in the Dust who still prophanely roule Whose thornie Thoughts do chock that heauenly Seede Which by the Word was sown in euery Soule Shall likewise want what should their Bodies feede What Most they trust shall once their Hopes controule By earthly Hunger heauenly Thirst to breede Thus those like Babes whose Iudgement is not deepe VVho scorn'd a Treasure shall for Triffles weepe 81 What Sauces strange a Fault which Custome clokes To vrge the Bodies Appetit are made Which Natures selfe sufficiently prouokes But of the Soule when carnall Cates it leade The Appetite which Ah euen Nature chokes What Art is vs'd to quicken it when deade VVhen Bodies do too much Soules nought disgest But when the Others fast are fit to feast 82 Base Belly-gods whose Boord is Sathans Bate Whose Iudgements to your Taste rest only thrall The LORD in wrath shall cut away your Meate And for your Honny furnish you with Gall Like lothsome Beasts since you the Acornes eate Yet looke not vp to see from whence they fall Sonnes prodigall who from your Father swerue You keeping worse then Swine shall justly sterue 83 To waken some which sleepe in Sinne as dead The LORD ere CHRIST do come all States to try Since being abus'd shall breake the Staffe of Bread And as we him make Earth vs fruits deny The Corne shall wither and the Grasse shall fade Then to nurce Men being rather bent to die As dutifull to him by whom they breed GODS Creatures pure his Rebels scorne to feed 84 Now in this Tyme which is the last esteem'd The Spirits impure do all in one conspyre And worke that GOD by Men may be blasphem'd To purchase partners of eternall Fire That who should them condemne hath vs redeem'd Makes Enuie blow the Bellowes of their Ire The wicked Angells irritated thus Not seeke their safetie but to ruine vs. 85 More neere doth draw Saluation to the Iust The more the Dragons Mind doth Fnuie wound That Men the Slaues of Death the Sonnes of Dust As Heires of Heauen with Glory should be crown'd And that perpetuall paines they suffer must Though all Immortall to no Bodies bound Nought true repose to the enuious brings Whom their owne harme or others good still stings 86 Mans Foe who first Confusion did deuise By long Experience grown profound in skill Through strength oft try'd our Weaknesse doth despise And knowes what best may serue each Soule to kill He to his part our Passions doth entise And to betray our Wit corrupts out Will Whom GOD not guardes those Satan soone may winne Whilst Force doth charge without and Fraud within 87 That Heire of Hell whom justlie GOD rejects Who sought by subtiltie all Soules to blind Not onely Shafts in secret now directs By Inspirations poysoning the Mind But euen a Banner boldly he erects As this Worlds Prince by publick power design'd From shape to shape this Proteus thus remoues Who first a Foxe and last a Lyon proues 88 He since his Kingdome now should end so soone Doth many Circes and Medeas make That can obscure the Sunne and charme the Moone Raise vp the Dead and make the Liuing quake Whilst they by Pictures persons haue vndone Do giue to some from others substance take Three Elements their tyrannie doth thrall But oft the fourth takes Vengeance of them all 89 Whilst in his Hand the Bolts of Death he beares Still watching Soules the craftie Hunter lyes With inward Fancies and with outward feares Whom he may tempt continuallie he tryes Whyles rumbling Horrour sounds assault the eares Whyles Monstrous Formes paint Terrour in the Eyes He who with GOD euen in the Heauen durst striue Thinkes soone on Earth Mens Ruine to contriue 90 As many did possess'd by Spirits remaine When first CHRIST came Saluation to beginne So lykewise now before he come againe Some Bodies daylie which they enter in By desp'rat meanes would be dispatch'd of paine Else bound in Body loose their Soules to Sinne And if that GOD not interpos'd his Power Straight euery Soule Hells Tyrant would deuoure 91 In some whom GOD permits him to abuse The Lord of Darkenesse doth at diuerse Houres His subtill Substance fraudfullie infuse Till they his Spirit his Spirit their Soules deuoures He as his owne doth all their Members vse And they as Babes with Kniues worke with his Powers O monstrous Vnion Miracle of Euils Which thus with Men incorporates the Deuills 92 When earst in Delphos after vglie cryes The Priestresse Pithia seeming to be sage Big by the Deuill delyuered was of Lies She to the Terrour of that senselesse Age Still panting swolne Hell flamming through her Eyes Roar'd forth Responses by Prophetick Rage She to her LORD whilst prostituted thus An Image was of whom he filles with vs. 93 Of those who are possess'd in such a sort Some to themselues whom Sathan doth accuse They Mad or He in them whyles brag whyles sport And whilst they would the Lookers on abuse Do secrets to themselues not known report And of all Tongues the Eloquence can vse All what each Age deuis'd obseruing still The Deuill knowes much but bends it all to ill 94 O Heauens be hid and lose thy Light O Sunne Since in the World O what a fearefull thing The Deuill of some so great a power hath wonne That what was theirs he doth in bondage bring Then from their Bodie speakes as from a Tunne As sounds from Bells or Floods through Rockes do ring Deare Sauiour ryse and in a Iust disdaine
A ♡ DOOMES-DAY OR THE GREAT DAY OF THE LORDS IVDGEMENT BY Sr. WILLIAM ALEXANDER KNIGHT AH Printed by ANDRO HART and are to be solde at his shop on the North-side of the high Street a litle beneath the Crosse ANNO DOM 1614 TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE ROBERT Viscount Rochester Knight of the most noble order of the Garter and one of his Majesties most honourable priuy Councell THAT the World may haue some publicke testimonie of that priuat loue which your Vertues long since had begotten with my thoughts my Lord this is a small sparke flowne from a great Flame towardes you whose glory is that you onely of all the subjects of this Isle haue the Altar of your honour adorned with offrings from both the Nations in this kind as if your Worth were the Center where both our affections should meete making an vnion in minds a course both worthy of the credite of your place and of your estimation with the world Who more great with Augustus then Mecoenas none so great with the Muses This subject may be thought by some of too melancholicke a Nature for your youth and state but yet is vnnecessarie for neither it may serue for that Macedonians Page who vsed euery Morning to call to him PHILIP thou must die though not so importunatly vrging yet when looked on it is a dumbe remembrer both of death judgement of all what was in the World of what is likely to be when it ends But long may you liue your Fortune still striuing to equall your Worth your Worth to exceed your Fortune and the World to admire both both being ripe before your yeares This for the present is but like vnripe fruits an imperfect piece wrested from a mind many wayes distracted involued in doubtfull designes the successe of some whereof I hope hereafter hauing purchased me fame from the World who for that effect will leaue no way of worth within the compasse of my power vnattempted may make me the more able to communicat it with another for none can giue what he hath not himselfe alwayes I purpose when my mind is more calme to end this Worke but neuer that desire which I haue To serue your Honour S. WILLIAM ALEXANDER To. Sr. W. A. LIKE Sophocles the hearers in a trance With Crimson Cothurne on a stately Stage If thou march forth where all with pompe doth glance To moue the Monarches of the Worlds first Age Or if like Phoebus thou thy Selfe aduance All bright with sacred Flames known by Heauēs Badge To make a Day of Dayes which scornes the Rage Whilst when they end it what should come doth Scance Thy Phoenix-Muse still wing'd with VVonders flies Praise of our Brookes Staine to old Pindus Springs And who thee follow would scarce with their Eyes Can reach the Spheare where thou most sweetlie sings Though string'd with Starres Heauēs Orpheus Harpe enrolle More worthy Thine to blaze about the Pole WILLIAM DRVMMOND A DOOMES-DAY OR THE GREAT DAY OF the Lordes Iudgement The first Houre THE ARGVMENT GOD by his workes demonstratiuely prou'd His Prouidence impugning Atheisme vrg'd The Deuills from Heauen from EDEN Man remou'd Of guiltie Guestes the World by water purg'd Who never sinn'd to die for Sinne behou'd Those who him scourg'd in Gods great wrath are scourg'd Some temporall Plagues and feareful Iudgements past Are cited bere as Figures of the last 1 THou of whose Power not reach'd by Reasōs hight The Sea a Drop we Earth a Mote may call And for whose Trophees stately to the sight The Azure Arke was rear'd although too small And from the Lamp of whose most glorious light The Sunne a sparke weake for weake eyes did fall Breath thou a heauenly Furie in my brest I sing the SABBOTH of eternall rest 2 Though All in all defin'd by nought confin'd O thou whose Feet the Cloudes for Dust afford Whose Voyce the Thunder and whose Breath the Wind Whose Foot-stoole Earth Seate Heauen Workes of thy Word Guards Hostes of Angels mouing by thy Mind Whose Weapons Famin Tempest Pest and Sword My cloudy Knowledge by thy Wisdome cleare And by my Weaknesse make thy Power appeare 3 Loe rauish'd LORD with pleasure of thy Loue I feele my Soule enflam'd with sacred Fires Thy Iudgements and thy Mercies whilst I moue To publish to the World my Spirit aspires LORD by thy Helpe this Enterprise approue That the Successe may second my Desires Make Sathans race to tremble at my liues And Thine rejoyce while as thy Glory shines 4 Yee blinded Soules who euen in Frailtie trust By moments Pleasures earning endlesse Paine Whilst charg'd with liuing Chaines vile Slaues to Lust Of Earth and earthly till en-earthd againe Heare hold and weigh my Words for once yee must The strange Effects of what I tell sustaine I go to Sing or Thunder in your Eares A Heauen of comfort or a Hell of feares 5 All my transported Thoughts at randone flie As stray'd to search that which they can not find Whilst silent Wondring makes a settled Eye A huge Amazement clouded hath my Mind How some dare scorne as if a fabulous Lie That Those should rise whom Death hath once declin'd And like to Beastes a beastly Life they leade Who nought attend saue Death when they are dead 6 But yet what I admir'd not strange doth seeme When as I heare O Heauens that such should breath That there be Men if Men we may esteeme Tronkes which are voyde of Soules Soules voyde of Faith Who all this World the Worke of Fortune deeme Not hoping Mercy nor not fearing Wraith There is no GOD Fooles in their Harts do say Yet make their Harts their Gods and them obey 7 The glassie Heauens which Glory doth array Are Mirrours of GODS admirable Might There whence forth spreads the Night forth springs the Day He fixt the Fountaines of this temporall light Where stately Starres enstall'd some stand some stray All sparkes of his great Power though small yet bright By what none vtter can no not conceaue All of GODS Glory Shaddowes may perceaue 8 What glorious Lights through crystall Lanternes glance As alwayes burning with their Makers loue Spheares keep one Musicke they one Measure dance Like Influence below like Course aboue And all by Order led not drawne by Chance With Majestie as still in Triumph moue And prodigall of light seeme showting thus Looke vp all Soules and gaze on GOD through vs. 9 This pondrous Masse though oft deform'd still faire Great in our sight yet then a Starre more small Is ballanc'd as a Mote amidst the Aire None knowes how hung yet to no side doth fall And yearely springs growes ripe fades falls rich bare Mens Mother first still Mistresse yet their Thrall It centers Heauens Heauens compasse it both breed Bookes where of GOD the gnorant may reed 10 What ebbes flowes swells and sinkes who constant keepes Which from the Earth burstes in aboundance out As she her Brood would wash or for them weepes
theirs the wicked neuer can attaine 29 Ah why should Soules for senselesse Riches care They Mercie need it is a way to Wrath The first Man he was made the rest borne bare Those floting Treasures come and go with Breath Not mortall Goods no mortall Euils they are Which since being dead can naught afford but Death Their seed base Care their fruite is burd'nous Paine A losse when found oft lost the Loosers gaine 30 The greatest good which by such Wealth is sought Are flattering pleasures which whilst fawning staine A smoak a shaddow froth a dreame a thought Light slyding fraile abusing fond all vaine Which shewes when staying soone dissolu'd in naught Do to the mind as Clouds to Skies remaine As of Heauens Beauties Clouds would make vs doubt Through mists of Minds the Spirit peepes faintlie out 31 That King of men admir'd of GOD belou'd Whom such none did preceede nor yet succeede Who Wisdomes Minion Vertues Paterne prou'd He slow'd what hight of Blisse this Earth could breede Whose Mind and Fortune equall Meruailes mou'd Whilst Wealth and Wit striu'd which should most exceede Yet he when quicke was cross'd and scorn'd when dead By Happinesse too much vnhappie made 32 Her store franck Nature prodigally spent To make that Prince more then a Prince esteem'd Whilst Art to emulate her Mistresse bent Though borrowing strength from her yet stronger seem'd He wanted naught which might a Minde content What once he wish'd or but to wish was deem'd For thousands Reason rested on his Will Great fortunes find obsequious followers still 33 With GOD the Father he who did conferre And of the Sonne plac'd for a Paterne stood He to Gods Law did his vile Lust preferre His Lust as boundlesse as a raging flood Who would haue thought he could so grossely erre Euen to serue Idoles scorne a GOD so good The strong in Faith when GOD abstracts his Grace Like Men disarm'd fall faintly from their Place 34 GODS Way cannot be found his Course not knowne As Thoughts he did enlarge or else restraine Some were made Saintes who Saintes had once ou'r-throwne Some highly Holy turn'd to be Prophane To mocke Mens Iudgement magnifie his Owne Whilst GOD by both did glorified remaine Let None presume nor yet all Hope despise Who stand feare fals who fall exspect to rise 35 Through Hell to Heauen since our Redeemer past Thinke that all Pleasure purchas'd is with Paine But though first Death none shall the second tast Whom GOD predestinates with him to raigne Choos'd Call'd made Holy Iust and Glorious last Twixt Heauen and Earth them holds a spirituall Chaine Whose fastning Faith whose Linkes are all of Loue Through Clouds by GODS own Hand stretch'd from aboue 36 Let not the godly Men Affliction feare GOD wrestle may with some but none ou'r-throwes Who giues the Burden giues the Strength to beare And greatest Seruice greatest Guerdon owes Those who would reape they at the first must care GODS Loue his Faith a good Mans Trouble showes Those whom GOD tries he giues them power to stand He Iacob tost and stay'd both by one Hand 37 Since first being chus'd ere made much more ere prou'd A Soule elected cannot lose though stray And let none aske what so to doe GOD mou'd His Will his Word his Word our Will should sway He hated Esau and he Iacob lou'd Hath not the Potter power to vse the Clay And though his Vessels could why should they pleade If to Dishonour or to Honour made 38 Some dare tempt GOD presuming of his Grace And proudly sinne as sau'd assur'd to be Nor care not much what Course they doe embrace Since nought they say can change GODS first Decree No None find Heauen but heauenly Wayes first trace The Badge the Bearer shewes the Fruits the Tree Who Safetie doubt do as you might deserue Who trust be thankefull both GOD better serue 39 With Gifts fit for their State all are endew'd Grace Mercie still Wrath Iustice doth conuoy GOD cleares their Sight of whome he will be view'd And blindes Them here Whom hence he will destroy Those whom he did elect those he renewd Those whom he leaues They sinne and sinne with Ioy Such liue like Beasts but worse when dead remaine Beasts dead lose Sence Death giues them Sence with Paine 40 This froward Race that to Confusion rinnes Through Selse-presumption or Distruct of GOD Shall once disgorge the Surfet of their Sinnes Whilst what seemes light then prou's a burdnous Lod With Them in Iudgement once when GOD beginnes To beate to bruise them with an yron Rod Whilst ayrie Pleasures leaden Anguish bring Exhausted Honny leaues a bitter Sting 41 Yet wicked Men whom foule Affections blind Dare say O now that Heauen not Brimstone raines Let vs aliue haue what contents the Mind And dread when dead brags of imagin'd Paines The Debt we sweet the Intrest easie find At least the Payment long deferr'd remaines Who Shaddowes feare whilst they the Substance keepe But start at Dreames when they securely sleepe 42 Ah filthie Wretch thy Fancies higher lift That doth encroach which then would'st thus delay Then Eagle Arrow Ship or Wind more swift Match'd only by it selfe Time slides away Straight of all Soules GOD shall the secrets sift And priuat thoughts with publicke Showts display Then when Times glasse not to be turn'd is runne Their Griefe still growes whose Ioyes were scarse begunne 43 Whiles rais'd in haste when Soules from him rebell By Inundations of impetuous Sinne The Floods of GODS deepe Indignation swell Till Torments Torrents violently runne Damnations Mirrours Models of the Hell To shew what hence not ends may heere beginne Then let me sing some of GODS Iudgements past That who them heare may tremble at the last 44 That glorious Angell bearer of the light The Mornings eye the Messinger of Day Of all the Bands aboue esteem'd most bright As is among'st the rest the Month of May He whom those Giftes should haue engadg'f of right Did swolne with pride from him who gaue them stray And sought a Traitour to vsurpe his Seate Yea worse if worse may be did proue ingrate 45 His starrie Taile the pompous Peacok streames As of all Birds the basenesse to disproue So Lucifer insulted in his Beames As since Narcissus with himselfe in loue And better Angels scorn'd whilst drunke with dreames If Enuy not at least Disdaine to moue Those who grow proud presuming of their State They others do contemne them others hate 46 To Wickednesse the Wicked soone accords That stryfe which one deuys'd all did conclude Their Armour Malice Blasphemie their Swords Their darts of Enuy only aym'd at Good And when they mette they vs'd not many Wordes Thoughts vtter most when they are vnderstood By bodies grosse when they no hinderance haue The Spirits being pure may others mindes perceaue 47 As where Vncleannesse is the Rauens repaire The spotted Band swarm'd where he spent his Gall Who fondlie durst with GOD foule foole compare And his
States with Steell array Whilst Worldlings would but Worldly Treasures winne No euen Religion must make Peace decay And Godlinesse appeare the Ground of Sinne Then let the World exspect no Peace againe When sacred Causes breed Effects prophane 22 Such Warres haue bene such some are yet to be What must not once plague Adams cursed Brood Ah that the World so oft those Flammes did see Which Zeale had kindled to be quensh'd with Blood Whilst disagreeing thoughts in deeds agree Some bent for Sprituall some for Temporall Good Hells Fire-brands rage whilst Zeale doth weakly smoake When Policie puts on Religions Cloakc 23 All Nations once the Gospells Light shall see That Ignorance no just excuse may breed Trueth spreads in spite of Persecution free The Blood of Martyrs is the Churches Seede That it contemn'd or they condemn'd may be All on the Word their Soules may sometyme feed The Word by which All Helpe or Harme must haue Those Knowledge damnes whom Conscience can not saue 24 When bent to mitigate his Fathers Wrath Mans mortall Vaile the God-head did disguyse The VVorlds Redeemer was engadg'd to Death And rais'd Himselfe to show how VVe should ryse Those twelue whole Doctrine builded on his Breath To beare his Yoke all Nations did entyse They Terrours first and then did Comfort sound For ere the Gospell heale the Law must wound 25 In simple Men who seruile Trades had vs'd The Wysest of the World are greatest Fooles The holy Ghost one Trueth all Tongues infus'd And made them teach who neuer knevv the Schooles Yea vvith more povver the Soules of Men they bruis'd Then Rhetorick could do vvith golden rules The Spirit vvhen GOD the Soules of Men conuerts Doth moue the Teachers Tongues the Hearers Hearts 26 As Temporall Power nere to the hottest Pole At first being sprung then spred in other parts One State ou'r all did to the Starres extoll By morall Vertues and by Martiall Arts Till colder Climats did that Heat controll Both shovving stronger Hands and stouter Hearts That Miserie Reliefe Plagues follovving Sinne Slaues Libertie Lords Bondage did beginne 27 The Light of Heauen first in the East did shine Then ranne the Course kept by the Earthlie Light And did as Zeale in Realmes ryse and decline Still giuing Day to some to others Night The Faith of Men yet toyl'd it first to fyne And left no Land till loath'd not forc'd no flight The Gadarens in their Land did CHRIST confyne Till to his presence they preferr'd their Swyne 28 Where are these Churches seuen those Lanternes seuen Once Asias glorie grac'd by sacred Scroules With Monsters now as then with Martyrs euen The Turke their Bodies Sathan rules their Soules Lands then obscure are lifted vp to Heauen Whose Soules like Linxes look whilst theirs lyke Owles Those whom the Word renown'd are known no more Those know GOD best who scarse knew Men before 29 The Worlds chiefe State old Rome with Glory gain'd Of which the losse her Nephewes shame did seale The Gospells Trueth at Rome once taught remain'd Yet from that puritie her Heires appeale Thus temp'rall Power and Spirituall both Rome stain'd Growne cold in Courage first and last in Zeale The Church first stood by Toyles whilst poore still pure And straight whilst Rich being rent fell when secure 30 From offring Grace no Storme the Word can stay Ere Iudgement come to those who will receaue In this last Age Time doth new Worlds bewray That CHRIST a Church ouer all the Earth may haue His Righteousnesse shall barbarous Realmes array If their first loue more ciuill Lands will leaue To Europe may America succeede GOD may of Stones raise vp to Abram Seede 31 The Gospell once being preach'd in euery Place To Lands of which our Fathers could not tell And when the Gentiles all are draw'n to Grace Which in the new Jerusalem should dwell Then shall the stubborne Jewes that Trueth embrace From which with such Disdaine they did rebell Who first the Law last shall the Gospell haue CHRIST whom he first did call shall last receaue 32 When GOD would but be seru'd by Jacobs Brood By his owne Mercie not their Merites mou'd The Gentiles did what to their Eyes seem'd good And Sathans Slaues the workes of Darkenesse lou'd They vnto Idoles offred vp their Blood Yea bow'd to Beasts then Beasts more beastlie prou'd Those whom GOD did not chuse a God did chuse And what they made did for their Maker vse 33 But when that onely Soyle too narrow seem'd To bound GODS Glory or to bound his Grace The Gentiles Soules from Sathan he redeem'd And vnto Shems did joyne of Japhets Race The bastard Bands as lawfull were esteem'd The Strangers entred in the Childrens place The Infidels grew glorious by their Faith Whilst Mercies Minions Vessels were of Wrath. 34 That chosen Flock whom to Himselfe he drew Who saw not Jacobs fault nor Israels sinne When we regener'd they degener'd grew To lend vs Light their Darkenesse did beginne Yea worse then we when worst GODS Saints they slew And when that his Vine-yard they come to winne They first his Seruants kill'd and then his Sonne Nought growes more fast then Mischiefe when begunne 35 Sonnes of the second Match whom CHRIST should crownè Ah bragge not you as Heritours of Grace The naturall Branches they were broken downe And We wild Oliues planted in their Place Feare feare lest Seas of Sinnes our Soules do drowne Shall He spare Vs who spar'd not Abrams Race As they for lacke of Faith so may we fall What springs in some is rooted in vs all 36 Till ours be full though Israels Light lyes spent Our Light shall once them to Saluation leade Is GOD like Man that he should now repent That Promise which to Abrams Seede was made For his great Haruest ere that CHRIST be bent The Iewes shall haue a Church and Him their Heade Both Iewes and Gentils once one Church shall proue We feare their Law they shall our Gospell loue 37 This Signe it seemes might soone accomplish'd be Were not where now remaines that Race of Shems The Gentils Dregs and Idoles which they see Makes them loth all for what their Law condemns To be baptiz'd yet some of them agree Whilst them their Mates their Mates the World contemnes And why should we not seeke to haue them sau'd Since first from them Saluation we receau'd 38 When the Euangell most toyl'd Soules to winne Euen then there was a Falling from the Faith The ANTICHRIST his Kingdome did beginne To poyson Soules yet ere the Day of Wrath Once shall Perditions Child that MAN OF SINNE Be to the World reueal'd and plagu'd to Death GOD may by Tyrants scourge his Church when grieu'd Yet shall the Scourge be scourg'd the Church relieu'd 39 The ANTICHRIST did come with Power and Might By Signes and Wonders to delude the Eyes Thus Sathan seemes an Angell whyles of Light That who the Truth contemn'd may trust in Lies And this with Iustice stands euen in
hath chang'd thrise thrise about He bursted forth neglecting Mothers Grones Though from him first as poore fond weake Teares flow Doth straight of GOD a talking Image grow 31 So sowne by Death where rests fraile Mortalls Seede The Earth conceau'd shall to grow Big begin And though at first a mouing Masse doth breede Shall stay from Trauell till the Time forth rin Whilst vitall Moisture Ashes dry doth feede That marrow Bones Bones Flesh Flesh takes on Skin Till all at last being to Perfection worne Graues are deliuered Mankind is new borne 32 The spirituall Powers shall soone haue repossess'd Their ancient Rowmes recognised by Grace Which were they thence by Natures Rigour press'd To Death by Sinne morgag'd but for a Space But now redeem'd who had bene thus distress'd All Members moue Power pour'd in euery Place What could corrupt all worne vnto an Ende They spirituall Bodies bodied Spirits ascend 33 Then shall not Weaknesse passing each Degree A Progresse haue Perfection to attaine But from Infirmitie made freely free They Shape Proportion Strength and Knowledge gaine All Qualities at once accomplish'd be That to augment there nothing doth remaine The first and second Birth do differ farre First Men were made now rais'd then grew now are 34 Some Gentiles fond who from the Trueth did stray When by Apostles told did scorne this once Yet trusted Grounds which vaine Inuentions lay By fabulous Doctrine Learn'd and Fooles at once That by Prometheus Men were made of Clay And by Deucalion quickned out of Stones Thus had their Soules to see the Trueth no Eyes Who loth the Light GOD giues them ouer to Lyes 35 Great Armie oft as if one Bodie moue Whose Soules it seemes the Trumpets Sound doth swey So when this Charge is thundered from aboue One Moment makes who were or are obey O strange Alarme what must this meeting proue Where Ruine only hath prepar'd the Way All knowne when mustred though not numbred th aire A dreadfull Censor no Mans Spot will spaire 36 Those which the Depthes disgested did containe As bent to drinke those who them oft did drinke To Heauen exhald though still'd through Fruites by Raine That daintie Tasts more delicate them thinke Their Tronkes drawn downe when once throwne vp againe Though dead and buried moue not swim nor sinke A Death which Drunkards do deserue to haue To lie with Liquor in a liquid Graue 37 With Kisses cold of Thetis choak'd of late Who her three Mates faln in her Bosome leaue Some Windes and Waues against each Rocke do beate Till them for Food the scaillie Troupes receaue That Fishes Men Men may those Fishes eate Chang'd Qualitie and Forme whose Flesh may haue Mans Substance it may transsubstantiat oft But shall the same that first mount last aloft 38 Muse doe not striue aboue thy Strength to mount As Mortalls Braines those Hosts could comprehend Which not Seas Sands nor yet Heauens Starres can count Then whilst swarm'd forth they Heauens high Court attend All Faculties of Memorie surmount Being raisd from Dust more thicke then Dust in End But yet a Part most known by Fame design'd May leaue a more Impression in the Mind 39 The first great Troup inunding from the Deepes Which long haue wandred with the watrie Brood Which glutted Neptune in his Caues did keepe When all his Guests were surfaited of Food Are those amidst the roaring Waues who sleepe Since first they fell drown'd by the generall Flood Those who of GOD the Threatnings still did scorne Till Death at once one Fleece ouer all had shorne 40 What strange Deluge from that Deluge doth flow Of Monstrons People terrible to see Whose Stature showes what time it had to grow The Duarfes with them with vs would Giants be Ere bended was the many-colour'd Bow All that had falne rise from corruption free Where raging Depths had Iustlie lodgd their Dust Still drown'd when dead who burn'd aliue with Lust 41 Thence comes the Tyrant who did sway the State Where fertile Nilus mollifies the Mind Whom to confirme his owne with Wonders great GOD did obdure and made by brightnesse blind With guilded Slaues which flattering his conceat The LORD to him would needs inferior find Those all like him by his example made As oft to sinne he shall to Iudgement lead 42 Mad Man to whom by wondrous Blowes abroad The Arme of GOD had justlie Terrour brought Foole who had seene the proofe of Arons Rod What danger was thou might in time haue thought Whilst vaine Magicians emulatiug GOD The same in show but not in substance wrought Vaine Sophists to be mock'd but mocke the Eyes Trueth naked trueth Lies are though painted Lies 43 What made thee doubt that he whom thou did spie Turne Streames to Blood might mixe them with thy Blood That he who made thy Lands first borne to die Would saue the liues of his friend Abrams Brood Where his might march he who the Depths did drie That he would make them drowne who him withstood But those whom GOD will lose he makes them blind Those headlong runne who are for wrack design'd 44 Those who with haste the Hebrue Hoste pursu'd Whose glancing Armes each Eye shouts fill'd each Eare Who lack'd no stately show which might when view'd In them breed Courage and in others feare The Troupes by them contemn'd ere seene subdu'd Who did themselfes as if in Triumph beare And spuing Blasphemie from Prides low hight Euen challenge durst the LORD of Hostes to fight 45 Lo from the Mudde they now creep poorelie out As from a Prison which vpbraids their Blame And spoyld of all which compasse them about Ryse naked vp yet kept by feare from shame They heare Heauens Trumpet horriblie to shout Which straight they thinke their Sentence will proclaime And euen great Pharo vyle amidst his owne Can by no signe more then the rest be known 46 What Fooles then ryse who neuer could be pleas'd Though settled Owners of a fertile Ground Where vnder them euen Thousands were well eas'd And then their Masters more contentment found Whose traitrous Hopes still on new conquests seas'd Till death did show how litle might them bound That as all Lands could but strict limits giue Last for the Seas vaste like their Mynds did striue 47 Ah for Mans madnesse who enough can mourne From whom still pure that there might rest no place Who makes his rage euen in the Depths to burne And standing runnes in walking woods his race Makes Neptunes Azure all to purple turne And filles with blood the wrinkles of his Face What thirst of Mischiefe thus torments Man still That it no Sea can quensh nor Land can fill 48 The Grecian Seas shall giue those Bodies back When floting Athens camp'd in Wooden Walls Which Mountaines Plaines and Floods dry Fields wold make Scourg'd all the Windes rank'd Nature with their thralles Which all conspyrd seeme to procure their wrack Both Sea and Land being famous by their falles As if that King who could not