Wonderfull prophecies from the beginning of the monarchy of this land hidden vnder the parables of: Three young noble-men in a fiary fornace. A chast wife, and two old fornicators. The idol Belus and his dragon. Daniel in a den amid lyons. Their agreement with canonical prophecies: also in temperate defence of the apocryphals annexed to the canon of the Scriptures. Together with an essay touching the late prodigious comete; how farre forth the præsages thereof doe accord with such prophecies, as are found to pertaine to these our times. By all which, the discrete and wise in heart may gather touching things to come, what is forewarned vnto men; as for the general and publique, so also for their priuate and particular. By Robert Salter.

The Conclusion.

NOw therefore for Conclusion, let euery one as he ten∣dreth his trew & Aeternal good, settle himselfe thrif∣tily & carefully to search into his owne heart, & that with∣out wearinesse or Intermission, vntil he finde in which of these 4. wayes of our Prophets Parables he standeth, & ac∣cordingly shape his Course. With this rest to be laid vp, that if in order as to the Church, he finde not the world vn∣to him as in one of these States; or that in order as to himselfe, he beare not himselfe as by these precedents he is informed; The same man hath no comfort out of this Prophecy, nor out of any other that doth Analogize with it.

And such are the scorners of these times, whom the God of this world hath so blinded, that they begin to say a∣gaine

as some did of old [where is 〈…〉〈…〉] Things are to day as they were yester•••••• 〈…〉〈…〉 shalbe to morrow as they are to day. If we shal be sa∣ued we shal be saued, let vs liue as we list, and so moch at Reproofe and hate the Reproouer.

Oh that there were not so many of them in these dayes, which turne the sweetest juices of Wit, Learninge, Tongues, Fauor, Strength, Honor, Wealth, Place, yea Relligion and all into the floaty Gall of vpbraiding and contemning others. As I surmise there wil not be wan∣ting some that wil doe of this my Labour: vnto whom (if any be) I reply none otherwise then thus; That there are yet other things enfolded in this Prophecy per∣teining to the Influence of a Different Climat, which by the Rule of Prophetical wisedome; and Sacred Sobriety in Spiritual matters are not to be entrusted to Paper and Enke; and therefore haue I in them followed (I hope vpon good warrant) the Apostles Rule of Reseruation. Now my request to these men is, that they first please to make Essayes of their owne Illuminations vnto the Disco∣uery of those things. Which if they atteine vnto, it shal be to me a double comfort that I shal enioy their brotherly concurrence, whereby more hopefully then by my sin∣gle strength may be endeauoured the shortning of those Dayes which our Sauiour hath declared out of his incom∣prehensible loue and care ouer his Elect to be expedient that they be shortened vnto which worke euery good Christian is bound to conspire.

And herein I doe in the bowells of Christ Iesus desire these my deere brethren, that laying aside al bitter∣nesse and superfluity of Malice they wil joyne with me; That so in them and in me and in al that loue the comming of our Lord may be heard the Melodious Harmony of the Angels Singing, GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST.

Notes

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• Mundus alter & idem.
• 1 Ioh. 13.