Predictions of the overthrow of popery, and the landing of the Prince of Orange in the west written by George Wither Esquire, in the year 1660 ; and some proposals for perpetual Parliament written by the same author in 1652.

Predictions of the overthrow of popery, and the landing of the Prince of Orange in the west written by George Wither Esquire, in the year 1660 ; and some proposals for perpetual Parliament written by the same author in 1652.

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PREDICTIONS OF THE Overthrow of Popery, And the Landing of the Prince of Orange IN THE WEST: Written by George Wither Eſquire, in the year 1660. And ſome Propoſals fo•… ▪ PERPETUAL PARLIAMEN• Written by the ſame Author in 1652.

PREDICTIONS OF THE Overthrow of Popery, And the Landing of the Prince of Orange IN THE WEST:
Written by George Wither Eſquire, in the year 1660. And ſome Propoſals fo [...] ▪ PERPETUAL PARLIAMEN [...] Written by the ſame Author in 1652.

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TO Act the laſt Scene which proceeds their Doom,

They now new vampt upon the Stage are come;

And, though that with the King, as if his Friends

They ſeem to ſide, they come for other ends,

Which he not yet diſcerning, in his Grace

Vouchſafes them a conſiderable Place,

And of prevailing they already boaſt,

As if they ſaw the LAMB and all his Hoſt

Quite overthrown, which me as confident

Hath made that God their proud hopes will prevent,

And overthrow that Tyranny out-right,

By what they Dream ſhall raiſe it to its height.

But many Tryals muſt the Saints abide,

And very much their patience will be try'd

Here and elſewhere before that Act is done,

Which with an Anti-mask is now begun.

Our Friends inhabiting beyond the Waters,

And who were of our Tragedy Spectators,

Now Twenty years (though they perceive it not,

Or ſeem not to perceive it) in that Lot

[Page]Which theſe have caſt for us, deſigned are

(Or in what follows next) to have a ſhare,

For Hamans PURS on foot; not only here,

But likewiſe almoſt every other where.

And theſe think that to take them by his Gin,

With moſt ſpeed, is, with us firſt to begin.

But there's a Counter-Mine, which will be ſprung,

To blowup them, and all their Mines e're long, &c.

—wherein they ſee

The Beaſts late deadly wound nigh cur'd to be,

They on a ſudden, are become as Jolly,

As if they thought it to be cured wholly;

And, to impoſe their Mark, will now begin

To be more ſtrict than ever they have been;

So that e're long, few men ſhall live in peace,

Bear Office, or a free Eſtate poſſeſs

Where they have power, unleſs they marked are

In Hand, or Forehead, with their Character.

But, if that, whereof ſome imperfect views

Far off appear, accordingly enſues,

There will to thwart their hopes, a new Star blaze

Within the Weſt, that ſhall the World amaze;

And influences through the Ʋniverſe

So quickly, and prodigiouſly diſperſe,

That, aided by concurring Conſtellations,

It ſhall have ſome effects upon moſt Nations,

And cauſe ſuch changes, as will make a ſtand

In thoſe Attempts which they have now in hand.

Yet know, it will but a diverſion be,

Not that which muſt from Bondage ſet us free.

We, on this ſide the Water are not yet,

Printed Anno 1652.

Confus'd enough, that order to beget

Which muſt eſtabliſh us, and ſhall therefore

Purſue Self-intereſt a little more.

With new Wine our old Bottles muſt be fill'd,

(Endangering Wine and Bottles to be ſpill'd)

Till ſuch as are in power be pleaſed to hear

The Counſel of a ſlighted Engineer.

With new Cloth our old Garments patcht muſt be,

(Whereby the Rents made wider ye ſhall ſee)

[Page]Till every old Rag be worn out, and then

The Robe ſo rent ſhall be renew'd again.

And they that own it, be ſecured more,

And much more dignified, than heretofore.

If they who muſt compleat it, make their choice

By Lot divine, as well as humane voice.

Whereto Self-ſeekers never will agree,

Until enforced by ſome ſtreights they be.

Before the Sons of Jacob entrance found

Into their Promis'd Land, they had a round,

Or progreſs to fulfil, and many years

They in the Deſarts were Probationers,

By ſeveral hardſhips, thereby to improve

The Seeds of Faith, new ſown at their remove

From Egypt, and by Signs and Wonders ſhown

To make unto themſelves their frailties known.

But they at each reſtraining of their Luſt,

Brake forth into repinings and diſtruſt;

Yea, into flat Rebellion, into rearing

Of Idols (when his Law God was preparing)

Into a wicked cauſleſs Murmuring

Againſt the Means of their delivering

From Egypt's. Tryal, and into Wiſhes vain,

That they might thither back return again▪

For which of many hundred thouſands none

Enjoy'd the Promis'd Reſt, but two alone.

And we are juſt like them, yea, we have done,

Since God, to bring us from our Thrall begun,

The very ſame things in the Wilderneſs

Of our Probation; and our Carcaſes

Shall there be left, unleſs we do betimes

Make an Attonement for our paſſed Crimes;

And with unfeignedneſs that courſe purſue

Which leads unto the Reſt, that is in view, &c.

There is a courſe whereby, without diſgrace,

Or danger, you may bring that work to paſs,

And free your ſelves from that great coſt and pain,

Which without thanks or profit you ſuſtain;

Afflicting others too, by thoſe Confuſions

Which are increaſt by your irreſolutions.

[Page]Until a better therefore ſhall appear,

Be pleaſed that Expedient to hear,

And by thoſe preventions, or that good

It promiſeth, you find a likelihood,

Take heed, that no ſelf-intereſt, divert

That approbation, whereunto your heart

Inclineth you; for God will find you out,

And croſs the Counter-work you go about.

In England and in Wales, there is a Shire,

For ev'ry Week that's numbred in the year.

By Twelve, according to the Months divide

The Counties, with their Perſons qualified

For Knights and Burgeſſes, proportioning

As near as may be, to an equalling

The number of the whole, ſo, or ſo many

Unto each Month, without omitting any.

Aſcertain then, the Month and Day, wherein

Each twelfth part an Election ſhall begin;

(The middle of the Week, appearing beſt,

As being furtheſt from the day of Reſt.)

On each firſt Wedneſday, of each Month, let thoſe

By whom our Deputies are to be choſe,

Reſpectively convene in ev'ry Shire,

Upon that Month, and Wedneſday ev'ry year,

Which is to them aſſign'd; and having choſen,

(At Months end) let each twelfth part, of the dozen,

Send up their Choſen men, to repreſent

Their Shires and Boroughs in the Parliament;

And on that very Day, in which they come,

Let all their Predeceſſors give them Room.

Thus one Month ſome, and Month by Month for ever

Let each twelfth part, ſtill orderly perſever

To take a turn, till ev'ry Shire hath had

A Month in ev'ry year; and having made

Their choice, let them ſtill enter and withdraw

Succeſſively by a perpetual Law,

No man a place of Truſt, ſupplying there,

At one Election, longer than one year.

The Book Intituled, The Perpetual Parliament, is deſigned to be Reprinted, and preſented to all the Members.

FINIS.

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Predictions of the overthrow of popery, and the landing of the Prince of Orange in the west written by George Wither Esquire, in the year 1660 ; and some proposals for perpetual Parliament written by the same author in 1652.

Wither, George, 1588-1667.

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1689

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95675

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— Predictions of the overthrow of popery, and the landing of the Prince of Orange in the west written by George Wither Esquire, in the year 1660 ; and some proposals for perpetual Parliament written by the same author in 1652., Wither, George, 1588-1667..

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s.n.,. [London :: 1689?]. (Reproduction of original in Huntington Library.) (Caption title.) (In verse.) (Imprint taken from NUC pre-1956.)

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