Forraign and domestick prophesies

Furtherance to the scope of Prophesies.

REnowned Inhabitants of Great Brittain, both VVelsh and English, you have presented to your view Collections of Prophesies, both forreign and domestick, touching the fate of most (if not all) of the Kingdomes of the earth.

Wherein you may take notice of two wonderfull observati∣ons: First, that all the Kings and Kingdoms of the world are terribly threatened and fore-warned of their subversions, de∣structions, and desolations, and wholly to be subdued and con∣quered; except Great Brittain and Ireland, against whom there is not the least menacing of danger to be any further co••quered or made desolate.

Secondly, all these prophesies (as well forreign and domestick) with unanimous voice and harmonious consent, cry out a Con∣querour and Refo••mer of the universal Church of Christ, from the Brittains or Island of Great Brittain; who, by the fore∣seen and general consent, is agreed upon to be the Instrument or instrumental cause of subduing and conquering of most of the Kingdomes of the world.

Suppose that some, both of forreign and domestick Prophets, might be seduced and misled, either by their own fancies, or spi∣rit of lying; I hope you will not conclude thereby, that all are seduced and m••sled; nay, rather you will grant, that some of them might be free from suspition, and guided by the spirit of truth, as the real accomplishment of what they fore-told can bear witnesse; your due observation of which, and of their viva voce in their particularities, (I presume) will oblige you to esteem of these Coll••ctions as of truthes; otherwise, as to injure the just, can be no lesse then great impiety.

According to the real in ention and hearts integrity of these Prophesies, I make bold to minde you, day and night to square

your lives as becometh chosen Instruments for bringing to pass the glorious works here destinated for you, and likewise yield laud praise to the L••rd of hostes for his favourable acceptance of you to advance his glory, above all the rest of the children of men, which is a priviledg that former ages have not en∣joyed.

True it is, you may finde in our Brittish Prophesies, herein collected, terrible threatnings against the Land of Brittain, e∣specially the English Nation, which were all in force till the late extirpating and suppressing of Papists and Popery, with their idolatrous and superstitious rites and ceremonies, the down∣fall of Bishops, the ejecting of lazy drones and scandalous Mi∣nisters from the ministery, especially till the late starting up of a Brittish Conquerour, the ushering in of the late Warrs be∣tween the divided Nations of Great Brittain, together with the heavy slaughter of both sides; all which (I say) have put a period unto their menacings against the English.

The accomplishment of which heads have brought in a per∣fect attonement, reconc••liation and union between the Nation of England, bearing the name of English, and the race of the antient Brittains, so that formerly they were in the esteem of proyhesies, like two divided streams of rivers, running at a di∣stance, till their meeting in a bottom of a valley, then run their natural race in one entire body and individual course to the Ocean.

So the English and Welsh, after the accomplishment of the aforesaid heads, are from thenceforth reputed by our proph••sies as one body ordained by a decree from heaven to steer their course with mutual love, and are made instruments to performe and bring to passe the glorious works of Christ and his King∣dom, in subduing of his enemies and reforming of his Church; wee are told by holy writs, that all these Kings and Kingdoms of the world that set themselvs against the Lord Christ and his kingdome, shall be bruised with a rod of iron, and broken to pieces in the end; and these prophesies tell you, that this end, or their destruction is not farr off from this present generation.

Your diligent perusal of these will tell you, That there is not the least menacing of danger (I mean by any future conquest) to this Nation, but rather proclaimed (as you are already told) to be made Conquerours and Subduers of Kings and Kingdomes: I confess that this Nation (with∣out Gods providence) shall be further troubled and mole∣sted for a short while, with disturbing enemies both with∣in and without; the enemies without shall be sure of losse and repulse; the enemies within, as sure of condigne punishment, for their unadvised and treacherous attempts, yet those unadvised courses shall shortly vanish; for one brother will be awed by anothers punishment, and all of you shall be made sensible, That Plots, Combinations and Confederacies shall not prevail against the decree and ordi∣nance of heaven.

Behold, how the Lord of hostes began his judgments at his own house; I mean with his beloved Spouse here in England; and how well shee is purged by this time of her Romish Wolves and their Idolatrous Rites and Ceri∣monies, of her haughty and corrupt Bishops, and also of her lazy drones and scandalous ministers: the next workes of the mighty Lord amongst you by consent of prophesies, will be the work of Reformation in his Church here a∣mongst us of Brittain.

And then are it be long, you shall finde that this lovely Spouse will spread her tender wings over the misty and darksom Kingdoms of Europe, and make them shine with the glory of her brightnesse and innocency, farr surpassing the light of Torches in the darkest night, which shall like∣wise extend to the terrestrial Jerusalem, the abode of the holy Apostles of old: Holy Writs tell us, that the despised and dispersed Jewes, the natural branches of the Olive-••••ee, shall be called or grafted in again; Shall wee call the whole Nation here to England to be converted? a blessed deed, if there were a possibility for it; but I conclude that that will not or cannot be. Then I demand by whom

will they be converted? will the Great Turk do it? or will that holy Father, the Pope, take them in hand? Surely none of these. But these Prophesies tell us plainly, that those two Grand Enemies must first fall to destruction, and then will the appointed time appeare for their grafting in again to their own Olive, and that by meanes of Eng∣lish Divines, which shall preach Christ crucified to their eares, (whose mollified hearts (although now obdurate) shall willingly receive; and then shall they weep family by family, and turn to the Lord. So much from the very scope of Prophesies.