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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

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

Reade these few leaues and see the Demonstration Which take and coppy out with expedition For I must leaue you now to Vertues guard To whom present it without intermission And he to you for this will giue reward I tooke my penne as he gaue me commission And thus I writ the Visions exposition The EXPOSITION 1 One in a shape diuine BY these words is meant the Spirit of Truth the Reuelation of the Mysterie of Iesus Christ the diuine and heauenly operation of the holy Ghost Transported by the windes as swift as thought Which is inspired and breathed into our soules thoughts and consciences from the mouth of the most sacred Trinitie as Acts 2.2 it is said that when the Apostles receiued the Holy Ghost suddenly there came a sound from heauen as of a rushing and mighty winde and it filled all the house where they sate Whose face more gloious then the Sunne did shine The Word of Truth may well be said to be farre more glorious then the Sun in brightnes and shining in respect of the integritie and eternitie thereof for the Sun onely giueth light vnto the outward eyes to guide our naturall feete from stumbling But this gratious visitation in Christ Iesus hath lightned the darknesse of our hearts to guide our mindes and affections lest we stumble at errors and deadly sinnes and so fall into perdition S. Iohn 1.4 speaking of the worthines of the word saith It was life and the life meaning Christ Iesus was the light of men Me to an vnknowne Climate quickly brought By this is to be vnderstood a Representation vnto vs of such places where the light of the Gospell hath not yet shined and where the word of Truth is not yet preached as amongst the Heathen people Pagans Infidels Virginians and other the like barbarous and bruitish Nations and as it was with vs Gentiles in the time of the Law before our vocation as it is written wee were sometimes strangers from the promise Eph. 2.12 Where of Strange things that were within that Nation And of their Natures he gaue true relation That is the Spirit of grace doth demonstrate vnto vs the strange Religions and Heresies of those forraine Nations their vaine superstitions and blinde Idolatrie and the effects and euents of their errors 1. Cor. 4.5 He will lighten things that are hid in darknesse and make the Councels of the hearts manifest 2 He shewed me Oare of Gold All is not gold that glistereth neither is this meant to be materiall Oare but that which indeed if it had beene of the right touch would haue been farre more pretious then gold It is meant by their Religion which being of a counterfeit stampe is but a superficies faire without but drosse within for instead of worshipping the liuing God they adore a dead Idol of gold and sometimes of wood and stone some of them also worship the Sun the Moone and the Starres some put their trust in their Coyne saying with the couetous miser Pecunia omnia potest I pray God too many of those Idolaters be not amongst vs nay some worship the Deuill himselfe We reade in the 2. King 16.3 That Ahaz King of Ierusalem made his sonne to goe thorow the fire after the abhominations of the Heathen as a Sacrifice to the Idol Molech Also in the 2. Kings 21. It is said of Manasseth that he built the high places which Hezekiah his father had destroied and he erected vp Altars for Baal and made a groue as did Ahab King of Israel and worshipped all the hoast of Heauen and serued them And as in those times they worshipped the Gods of their Nations 2. King 17.29 So is it now with those ignorant incredulous people in our daies which know not the true God which being tried As mettals vse to be in burning fire One should haue thought would haue beene purified But contrarie it turn'd to filthy Mire The Gospell of Christ Iesus is compared to a burning fire most vehement which maketh a change of things through all the World as in Luk 12.49 Christ saith I am come to put fire on the earth speaking of the Gospell so then this is the meaning of the last verses That the Religion of those Idolaters and Heathen people being compared and examined with our Catholike and Apostolike Doctrine it needes no other touchstone it shewes both inside and outside that in respect thereof it is base and vilde and as durt and drosse to pure gold as a pibble-stone to a pretious Diamond If we diligently peruse the Scriptures we shall finde that Idolatrie is forbidden 500. times in the New and Old Testament with seuere punishments And God himselfe for the vilde wickednesse and abhomination thereof hath pronounced that the entisers of Idolatrie seeme they neuer so holy should be slaine Deut. 13.5 Blessed is the Tree whereby Righteousnesse commeth but that is cursed that is made with hands both it and he that made it He because he made it and it being a corruptible thing because it was called God Wisd 14.7.8 And whosoeuer kept it afterward Should be with sprights and goblins strangely scard Heere is to be noted that after our consciences haue beene throughly tried by the word of God and that we haue receiued by the spirit of Grace the knowledge of Christ Iesus if we reuolt againe from the truth to serue strange Gods the Lord will giue vs ouer to the temptations of Satan hardnesse of heart blindnesse of vnderstanding and will bring vpon vs warre famine and all the curses mentioned in the Booke of his Law and in the end death and destruction after death perpetuall damnation It is euident in diuers places of the Old Testament in euery booke that the Kings of Israell so long as they kept the Commandements of God and obserued his Lawes as the Lord hath appointed not according to their owne imaginations they prospered in all their doings and many blessings were vpon them But when they went a whoreing after strange Gods the vengeance and wrath of God came vpon them with many heauy curses pronounced whereof reade 2. King 17.7 Exod. 22.20 also 23.32.33 Deut. 17. from 2. verse to 8. also 29. from the 18. to the last verse also 30.17.18 Reuel 21.8 3. Besides the operation of this Oare Was whosoeuer toucht it to make blinde And sottish so that they could neuer more Haue wit or sight in any perfect kinde Heere are described the effects of Idolatrie blindnesse and dulnesse of vnderstanding So heere are blinde Gods and blinde People 2. Sam. 5.8 When king Dauid and his men went to Ierusalem vnto the Iebusites he promised preferment to those that would smite the Lame and Blinde meaning the Idols which his soule hated as the text mentioneth And Salom. Wisd 14.26.27 saith that the worshipping of Idols which ought not to be named is the beginning and the cause and end of all euill for either they be mad when they be merrie or prophesie lies or liue vngodly or

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

Armes compleat And search each beast that thither comes to eate 37. And they with compleat furniture addrest In single combat shunne no fierce assault Such manly courage resteth in their brest From an whole host they neuer will reuolt But fight couragiously and winne the day And carry conquest for their Prize away By this third Guard is meant the Reuerend and learned Bishops of this Kingdome which are compleat in all things that appertaine to their place and calling and they are like a neast of Eagles whose eies stedfastly looke vpon the Sunne without winking whose iudgements discerne Diuine Mysteries whose profession in Ecclesiasticall gouernment is sutable to Christs and the Apostles prescription whose preaching writing manifesteth the truth of their Religion and whose godlinesse and vertue is seene by their life and conuersation whose learning aboundeth like the Sea and whose wisedome extendeth throughout the whole Land God forbid that euer bastard egge should be hatcht in this neast for what greater confusion then errors diuisions in Religion These are they that search the Papists inside though they appeare neuer so faire in the outside These are the Tutch-stones that trie the false faith of Recusants These make the Priests and Iesuites appeare to the World as they are like the Scribes and Pharises Math. 23.21 Hypocrites which make cleane the outside of the cup and of the platter but within they are full of bribery and excesse And like painted Tombes which appeare beautifull outward but within are full of dead mens bones and of all filthinesse These are Gods warriors and Champions that are strong in the Lord and in the power of his might Ephes 6.10 That haue put on the whole Armour of God their loines girded with veritie and hauing on the brest-plate of righteousnesse and their feele shod with the preparation of the Gospell of peace and haue taken the shield of faith the helmet of Saluation and the sword of the spirit Let no simple Romish Catholike presume to make triall of their profound knowledge lest as they deserue they suffer a disgracefull repulse 38. This goodly Paradice thus is safely kept From vncleane beasts chiefely from Wolues and Boares By Vertues care and prouident respect Who chiefe Commander is and keepes the dores And lets all in and out and sets these guards Whom for their paines he daily giues rewards 39. And so the Lambes and silly Sheepe feed free From the Wolues rapine and the Swines infection Plentie of Corne is alwaies seene to bee And fruits great store by Vertues good direction Good Sallet hearbes abundant water cleere As if it were distil'd in Riuers there Oh that I had the spirit of perfect wisedome that I might heere set forth our Salomon our Royall king in his true shape of whose excellencie I am rauisht with admiration O King the Lord hath annoi●●●● 〈◊〉 with his holy Oile as he annointed his seruant Dauid Ps 79.20 Prosper with thy glory Ride vpon the word of truth and of meekenesse and righteousnesse Ps 45.2.4 It is thy goodnesse and carefull prouidence O King to elect such worthy and wise Bishops Councell Nobilitie and Iudges for the defence of this Kingdome who are as Guards and bulwarkes Forts and defences against the Rauening Wolues the mercilesse Papists who as they are the enemies of Christ may bee so called Mat. 10.16 also That seeke to deuourethe sillie Lambs your poore subiects Acts 20.29 Thou art the sole Commander and Supreame head vnder God of this our temporal Paradice the Lord make thee great in the Kingdome of Heauen at the day of thy dissolution By thy protection we haue plenty of spirituall Corne the bread of life plentie of spirituall fruits and hearbs the foode of the soule and plentie of spirituall water to refresh our spirits to wit the Word of God truly taught amongst vs the Gospell of Christ Iesus which as I haue shewed before is thus in seuerall places so compared And vnder thee O King we are happy aboue many other Nations for the peace and tranquilitie of our Land 40. And those three Guardes me thought deuoutly prai'd For the continuance of this heauenly place And God graunt Vertue happinesse they said And his posteritie with increase of grace Mercy and peace for euermore And then Legions of Angels answered Amen St. Paul writing to Timothy 1. Tim. 2.23 declares that it is a good and acceptable thing in the sight of God our Sauiour that supplications praiers and intercessions be made for Kings and for all that be in authoritie And heerein is obserued the allegiance of these eminent persons and the generall loue and dutie of the people whose daily Inuocations of God according to the Apostles direction are deuoutly made for all Spirituall and Temporall blessings to be multiplied vpon the King and his Royall issue which the Lord grant may be infinite without number or measure Amen FINIS