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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 Mauri••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.
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 b••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 conti∣nuall light and day, a rock against which hell-gates can∣not 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 peo∣ple cannot see; Prometheus, [〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉] that is, Provi∣dence, 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 huma∣nitate;
and [〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉] Jupiter is the god of hospitality, who pu••••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.