The Triple Presage OF HENRY ALSTED.

FIrst, From the year 1603. to the year 1642. The univer­sall Orbe shall finde a very great alteration; for in the space of those fourty yeeres, the seventh Revolution of the Pla­nets runs to end, (a) and the numbers in Daniel and the Apocalyps doe confirme the same; Thus saith he, nor un­advisedly in his Speculum Mundi, inserted in his Chro­noligie between the pages 482. and 483. The like to these he brings forth in his Encycl. published in folio, (Anno 1630) page 46. Because (saith hee) the seventh Revolution of the Planets doth fall upon the sixth Millenary, the universall and that indeed very great alteration of this world is portended from the yeere, 1604. even to the yeere, 1642. For this seventh Revolution being finished, the Planets doe return to their Beginnings from whence the end of the Kingdoms of the world is col­lected by men skilfull in Astronomy.

Observe here, that our Author took these things at the first (unlesse I be greatly deceived) out of Tycho Brahe himselfe; whose name never­thelesse he purposely concealeth. Let us therefore (if it please you) hear Ticho speaking in his own stile; this seventh Restitution of the Trigons (which began Anno 1603) from the creation of the world into their former estate, obtaineth a certain hidden consideration of Sabbatisme of Rest, and denounceth something peculiar above others, and of great moment, &c.

Secondly, From this year current 1603. to 1694. shall be a Protasis or Preparation to the thousand Apocalyptick years, which being over past [Page 4]the warre of Gog and Magog shad begin, and this shall bee concluded by that glorious comming of the Lord to Judgement; which when it shall be, he only knoweth. We know this only by the Scriptures, that a thousand years, and the Warre of Gog and Magog, (as it is called) shall precede or goe before the last Iudgement.

Thirdly, In Anno 1642. (to wit in Feb. 1642. and 1643. shall hap­pen the Conjunction of Saturn and Iupiter, in Aries the Ram (a signe of siery Triplicity) which portendeth the Revolution of some new Go­vernment or Empire.

These are the words of Alsted, or peradventure some other skil­full in Astrologie, out of whom (as his custome was) he transcribed the same. For my part I will not rashly interpose my small Iudgement of the decrees of this combination, much lesse foretell what sorrow thereby may be signified unto us even now instant from above. I am no Caldean, neither know I the Celestiall Signes: Those that suppose God openly signifies his pleasure unto men by Letters written in Heaven, or that the Changes of Common-wealths and Religions are described in the most excellent Regiment of the celestiall motions, may reape this Harvest, take the charge upon them, and with my consent attribute unto themselves the gift of Prophesie. Surely, I giving small credit, (which I ingenuously confesse) to Astronomantick doctrine, have determined wholly to forbeare all explication of Significations: Neverthelesse I doe wish that all and every one whatsoever doe expect that saving and most glorious day of our Lord Christs appearance to be warned by this most ominous Aspect, that they awaking from security (wherein the greatest part of mankind under this last age of the decayed world lyes buried) would forthwith reforme their Christian lives, and so pre­pare themselves as if they were even now to entertaine the Lord Christ. And so much concerning these things.

And now I will somewhat more briefly touch the said meeting or conjunction threatning most cruell and horrid warres, most ve­hement plagues, and other poysoning diseases in the yeare en­fuing.

Ecquid portendat terris Deus ille Deorum.
Norit, & oftendent tempore fata suo.
What it portends to mankinde, God doth know,
And in their time the firme decrees will show.

An Addition of the fiery Conjunction of Saturn and Iupiter in the yeare 1642. 1643. which denounceth many calamities to the World, or certaine Regions thereof.

PTolomy Cardan, &c. And all the Astrologers of the meaner sort doe maintain, that the most ponderous conjunction of Saturn and Iupi­ter portendeth terrible wars, decayes of Kingdoms, translations of Go­vernments, mortal plagues, and the most prodigious of prodigious things of that kinde: (c) On the other side, almost all our Divines as also many Astronomers of the best rank, do exceedingly deride those things, only as melancholy dreames, and their great volumnes, do judge meer hodge­podges of most frivolous toyes (as the judgements of Haly, the conjuncti­ons of Albuma, and the Aphorismes of Cardanus, most worthy to feel the fire, and be charmed with the smoak. I am not he that will interpose my selle an Areopagite or a Palaemon, between so many and so great men most courageously contending, neither is it my office to compound so great controversies agitated with such fervor on either fide, sith my na­ture hath alwayes hitherto abhorred to foretell events from the Starres; I confesse that the supercelestiall Bodies according to their Aspects, and divers Angles beholding, doe prevaile over these subcelestiall bodies, I confesse also that the meeting of the superiour Planets (which the An­nalls of all Ages doe restifie) are accompanied for the most part with an Iliad of evils, and consequently have much efficacy and portent: but that whatsoever it is, with Ticho Brahe in the like matter, I suppose is placed out of mans knowledge and determination; wherefore sith my minde doth waver in the ballance, inclining both wayes: I am resolved to supersede or omit (if any thing should be attributed to conjunctions) the most dire prediction whatsoever it be of the effects of this presaging conjunction: I am not, as a little before I signified, of their Tribe that doe boldly pronounce things to come of the Starres, or of those that feigning divine inspiration, would be accounted Prophets by the credu­lous & superstitious common people, though by men that have more wit and learning, they be esteemed Impostors: Briefly, here is no need in­deed of my Coniectures, (d) the Belgick Compilers of Prognosticati­ons, I well know in their divinations from yeare to yeare by occasion hereof, doe interweave certaine Prophecies, or rather fooleries, where­by [Page 7]they immodestly cast no light blemish, aswell on the Art as on them­selves. The French Almanack makers also (a Gods name) as so many Interpreters of Heaven, and the Starres Chamber-fellowes, doe set be­fore your eyes, and as it were with the finger shew, in their yearly shoo­tings forth, all the evills and more described in the fatall Tables of Hea­ven. In the interim, I much marvell that both of them doe finde those on whom they may put them; seeing (to speak as the case is) it skilleth no more what those raw unlearned fellows shall iudge of this unluckie Aspect, or other placing of the Starres, then if the blinde or bleer-eyed should iudge of colours, which they cannot readily discerne. For such Prognosticators use to heap together in one medley without election or exquisite iudgement, many and vaine things out of many Astrono­mers futilitie or foolish babbling. And so it comes to passe that scarce in many pages, can be found one line that may altogether agree with truth and experience: (e) Moreover, is there any credit to bee given unto Sooth-sayers prophecying publick calamities, change of Kingdomes, deaths of great men, and destructions of Cities, where for the most part they shamefully erre in fore-telling Meteors, as raine, and other missile changes of the Aire, &c. which the Prognostications in great number every yeare published, may sufficiently prove, fore-telling the dispositions of every day, often contrary and most often false.

Whatsoever it be, if any contemner of Divine tokens through the in­solency of his wit, doe babble that the meeting of Saturn and Iupiter, happens according to the usuall course of nature, and therefore signifies nothing; that Prophet of Germany, thrice famous Luther, (not I, a man of no name) shall answer him, saying, Because it seldome happens, though it, hath naturall causes, it portendeth somewhat. The which very same also, one of the Nobles of Ʋrania, affirmeth in these words, What is annuall and for the continuall periods lesse unaccustomed, that doth the lesse trouble the rule of the worldly Occonomie, then that which seldome happens. The which amongst other things (he goes on) the conjun­ctions of Planets which seldome happen, doe shew by manifest Indication of their effects. Moreover, the Sun that great Vice-Roy of Heaven, and most bright lamp of the World, and the other luminary of this universe the Moone doe presignifie certaine supernaturall things; so often as they incurte defects, or be in Eclipse, (f) from their appointed ministrics apparanly deficient, which they plainly admit in their naturall courses, of which thing that man of (g) many tongues, and also great divine and [Page 7]sometimes the Miracle of Preachers, now in the greatest delights with the Blessed was not ignorant. Likewise, that most specious meteor and most beautifull Phanomenon or appearance, Eccl. 43.11.12. Iris, or vul­garly called the Celestiall Bow, (g) though it bee a naturall thing, viz. an emphasis in the ayre from the Sun-beames reflecting on a dewie Cloud, yet it doth significantly expresse by its azure Circle appearing in the Clouds, that Covenant which God most mercifull made with men after the Deluge; namely, that this world should be no more de­stroyed by water. And also by another Cloudy Circle which is seene neare it, that which elsewhere S. Peter doth Prophecie without doubt seemeth to be signified, namely, that the world shall one day be con­sumed with sire, the second Epist. 3.7.10.12. Let him that desireth to read more of the malignity of this coniunction of Saturn and Iupiter, goe to the Appendix of a Book lately published in English touching the Comet in 1618.

Hitherto, we have delivered nothing but thunder, greatly to be fea­red even of us English, for our late divarication from the even poyse of Piety, hence to the superstition of the Gentiles, thence to the Cyclopean contempt of sacred things: Hitherto I say, our book hath againe and againe inculcated, (h) Woe, woe, as that Prophet (and the same most unhappy) of Ierusalem, so that any one appalled or affrighted may say of this Book, as some one of the name of Allant while he lived, of the Church of Rome.

Bella sonat, sonat arma, minas sonat, omnia Martis.
Warre, armes, and threats, it founds, all things of Mars.

Wherefore lest the minds of mortall men with so many portents and so great evils imminent, should be sore troubled; Take the Prophecie of Tycho Brahe of the most happy and more then golden age that will follow a while after, which may bee a comfort in this age of the vilest mettle and dregges of ages, especially to us in these most dangerous times.

The most comfortable Prophesie of Tycho Brabe, touching the most blessed age even now at hand, which to gratifie those that are greatly perplexed, I offer for a Conclusion.

I Hold it worthy of observation, that even as the Trigonick Restitutions which were exhibited in odde number, as the first, third, and fifth, were healthful to the world so I may foretel this seventh (which began in 1603) especially delighting in odde number to be of a certain great good and more happy estate: neither also are these different from the most ancient prophesies of most wise & divinely illuminated men, (k) who prophecied that before the universall conflagration or burning of all things, a certaine peaceable and concordant age should for a time be one earth, wherein the tumultuos con­fusions of politike administrations or governments, & variety of Religious should be transmuted or changed, and adopted or fitted to a more conforme Analogie of Gods will. The which we may plainly gather out of the Prophets themselves, who foretold that a certaine golden age should sometime be on the earth, wherein men shall make plough shares of their swords, and sithes of their speares; neither shall one people beare armes against another, nor learne to fight any more; they shall live under their Vines and figtrees and none shall fray them away. As Micheas the Prophet hath it, chap. 4. and Isa. chap. 11. doth prophesie of the same in this manner: The Wolfe shall converse with the Lambe, the Leopard lie downe by the Goat, and a little Childe shall lead a Calfe and a Lyon coupled together, and the Cow and Beare shall feed together, their young ones lying together, and the Lyon like the Oxe shall feed of straw, and the sucking Infant playing upon the nest the of Aspe, and when hee is weaned, he shall put his hand into the Cockatrices Denne: There shall be no evill, or wickednesse done in my holy H [...]ll, because the earth shall be full of so great knowledge of the Lord, even as the Sea is covered with waters: Then also those things which, I say 60. are referred to the mysticall Ierusalem, or the state of Christianity more perfect then hitherto, where amongst other things it is said, For brasse I [...] in gold, for iron silver, for wood brasse, for stones iron: and I [Page 9]will turne thy oppression into peace, and thy exactions intorightousnesse; Cruelty shall not then be heard in thy land, nor destruction or calamity within thy borders, thy walls thou shall call health, and thy Gates praises. And what goes before and follows, where at length he thus concluds. I the Lord will bring that to passe in its time, There are also found more places, aswell in the Prophets as in the Apocalyps promising an unwonted and little hoped for felicity (of earthly things, surely, so great as hitherto hath been in no age of the world. That there­fore the truth of the prophecie may be fulfilled, which cannot deceive (for they are altogether uttered by the truth-telling spirit of God) it is certaine that this will bee before the universall destruction of things, What then, if in this new passage of the Trigons, all those things have their event allotted.

(l) All these things full of vigor, Tycho Brahe never to be named without a new title of praise, a man also nobly learned in divine knowledge. There will bee haply some Novices and Tycho-carpers, to whom a man so great will seeme exceeding rash, yea, halfe a Here­tick, and his prophetick words, an old Wives dotage, and with one foot at the least to enter on the threshold of herefie; They saying with S. Pauls Antagonists, Acts 17.19. May we not know what this now Doctrine whereof thou speakest is? And with the wrested words of Saint Ierom, Whosoever thou art that maintainest new decrees, I pray thee why, after foure hundred yeares (a thousand and six hundred) doest thou ondeavour to teach us what we knew not before? Why, doest thou publish what Peter and Paul would not utter? the Christian world hath subsisted to this day without that Doctrine of yours, wee being old, will hold that beliefe, wherein being children, we were born.

To these I answer, that surely this Doctrine of the Millenary fe­licity is not new, yesterday, or of a very late invention, but wor­thy of reverence for the very ancientnesse thereof: forasmuch as it flourished a thousand and foure or five hundred yeares si­thence, and almost in the very first beginnings of the rising Church. And truly, (m) most holy and learned men, in the next Ages after the birth of Christ, have taught things not only consonant or agreeable with those of Brahe, but also some things somewhat hard, and more unpleasing to the eares of common Divines, without any filth or staine of Heresie or of declining from uprightnesse of beliefe, touching the [Page 10]Sabbatisme or time of rest to come upon the earth: (n) Others have taught a double resurrection, first, a particular resurrection of some faithfull people, especially Martyrs and Confessors; secondly, an uni­versall resurrection, which the Catholick Church do firmly beleeve as a principall Article of Christianity, and have judged it to be between either of the golden Ages of 1000 yeeres; read gentle Reader, and perpend or diligently consider, Apoc. 5.10. and 20.4.5.6. where these things (by my Interpretation) are written as in the beames of the Sunne.

Neither is there any cause that the said Resurrection of some whom God peculiarly segregated to receive such reward, may make any one doubtfull, seeing such particular Resurrection happened when Christ, the lover of mankinde, suffered, or (which by the sacred Hi­story seemeth unto me more likely to betrue) when he rose againe: At which time there arose together with him our first Parents the ho­ly Patriarchs and Matriarchs, (o) pious Kings, and divine Prophets, that is to say Adam, Eve, Noah, Abraham with Sarah, Isaac, Iacob, Iob, Moses, David, or at least (as others are of opinion) Iohn the Bap­tist, Zachary, Elizabeth, Simeon, (o) Ioseph the Husband of the bles­sed Virgin, together with others that saw Christ in the flesh: (p) For seeing these were known to Christs Disciples, they could therefore the better testifie of his Resurrection.

Moreover, others of the elders and chiefe Doctors of the Church have taught that Christ himselfe from the first Resurrection to the se­cond shall remaine on the earth, and raign there 1000 years with his Saints and Elect in very great peace, and with incredible felicitie of all delights abounding every where. That eloquent and fluent wri­ter worthy to be compared with Cicero alone, the most eloquent of Romulus his Nephews (according to the judgement of Heinsius in his Oration, Pro Biblioth 3. pag. 29) may speak for all, The Sonne of the highest and greatest God shall come to judge the living and the dead, He shall converse with men 1000 years, and shall rule them with most upright government, and then they shall bee living in their bodies and not die, but through the same 1000. years they shall beget an infinite multitude, and their Of-spring shall be holy and deare unto God. (p) And those that shall be raised from beneath, shall bee as Judges to the being. And after a few things inserted, hee addeth, The Moone [Page 11]shall receive the lustre of the Sunne, and shall bee no more diminished, and the Sunne shall be seven times brighter then now it is: And the Earth shall open her fruitfulnesse, and shall of her owne accord bring forth most plentifull fruits; the rocks of the mountaines shall sweat ho­uey, wines shall run downe in rivers, and floods with milke shall abound. And presently after, There shall be in all this time no bloody beasts, no birds of prey, but all things shall be peaceable and pleasant. Lions and Calves shall stand together at the stall; the Wolfe shall not prey on the Lambe; the Dogge shall not hunt; Hawks and Eagles shall not hurt; Infants shall play with Serpents. To conclude, then shall come to passe those things which the Poets declared to be done in the goldentimes, Sa­turne reigning. Afterwards he added to the former things, thirteene Verses of Virgil. out of the fourth Eclogue, but their order changed after this manner, 38.39.40.41.28.29.30.42.43.44.45.21.22. Therefore men shall live a most peaceable and plentifull life, and shall likewise reigne with God. And the Kings of the Gentiles shall come from the borders of the Earth with gifts and presents to adore and ho­nour the great King, &c. This is the doctrine of the holy Prophets, which we Christians doe follow; this is Christian wisedome. Such things Lactantius lib. 7. Div. Instit. doth recite, wherein some say­ings at the first sight specious, but more deeply looked into, except as the sayings of man (to use the words of Paul) I cannot approve. Neverthelesse with a gratefull and benigne affection I judge the Au­thour to be excused; for the great number of illustrious Writers both of the East and West Churches, which before him seemed as it were to give their authority unto this opinion.

(q) But why should I cite the Name or Words of Lactantius for confirmation of this opinion; Papias the Bishop S. Iohns Disciple, Irenaus, and Iustine Martyr, most neare the Apostles times; and almost even with those, Tortullian, and Hilary, and though more sparingly, Saint Augustin, and Ierom his Contemporary (good God how great men) have with eloquent and openwords almost confir­med the same opinion.

(r) Yea further this opinion of the Thousands, not only increaseth, but waxeth strong with the moderne (to passe over the middle) Di­vines of greatest name, namely Piscator a notable Commentator of the holy Bible, Coelius secundus a man of great knowledge, Alph. [Page 12]Conradus, Matthias Cotterius, have fully yeelded to the same, though in certaine small things here and there they vary amongst themselves. And above all Advocates Card. Gallus, in his Clavis Prophetica, Mr. Mede our Countrey-man (past all exception) in his Clavis Apoc. Mr. Archer of the personall Reigne of Christ published in English Anno 1641, and lastly that Henry Alsted most conver­sant in the Apocalyps, most full of most deepe senses, and high myste­ries in his truly golden work inscribed Diatribe of the thousand A­pocalyptick yeares (which is a little Booke, but of great sedulity and diligence) doe manfully and solidly defend the same opinion. Forasmuch as he taking away all scruple of doubting in this matter, as one who liketh and hath a care of these divine secrets worthy to be knowne, translated the same most worthy to be wished, out of the Latine into the English tongue.

Neither should it seeme wonderfull, that the most able part of the Ministers of the holy word, otherwise very studious of the truth, in this most learned age doth not so suddenly assent, seeing the con­trary opinion from the time of Saint Ierom even to ours, for the most part hath prevailed. For as in other Arts of inferiour degrees, so also in Divinity, many great men suffer themselves very hardly to be moved from the opinions which at first they learned. Notably and to the purpose saith Tycho Brahe himselfe (s) Men otherwise not un­learned, doeso religiously observe those things, which they have received by inveterate authority of their Ancestors, that although plainly and by themselves without a Monitor, they observe those things to bee [...]; they account it a haynous offence and impute it to lightnesse to depart from their opinion long approved, and by diuturnall use con­ [...]: And therefore it is now no more marvell that men do so contend in matter of Religion for their Ancestors opinions, howsoever the holy Sereptures may openly enough sometimes evince the contrary. (t) And agreeably to this elsewhere, Such is the nature of mankinde, that they may not presently desist from their long received and approved opinions, though erroneous; but a commutation or change by little and little, if not otherwise, may be made from darknesse to light: even as wee see in the appearing morne those things which the light of the day not sudden­ly, but by degrees doth minister unto us, untill the Sunne it selfe risen drives away all darknesse. Some such thing also in matter of Religion [Page 13]appeares to be done, and it is to be hoped even as the morning doth ne­ver suffer a Relapse into nocturnall darknesse, howsoever sometimes her progresse is obscured by thicker Clouds: So also that the truth it selfe, whether Theologicall or Philosophicall, shall not suffer a Retrocesse or going backwards; but successively by little and little put forth it selfe out of the darknesse wherewith it is over-clouded. Thus farre goes Tycho Brahe, whom we so often before have very honourably men­tioned. Lastly, in what yeare this new world and halfe-heavenly condition of mortall men shall happen, and the Church militant, if I may so speak, shall beginne to triumph, it is a matter very dispu­table. Some doe assigne one yeare, some another; yet they all agree in one full voice, that it is neare and even at our doores. Alsted the Standard-bearer of millenaries in our age appointeth the yeare of Grace, 1694. to be the first of this most wished age. Others say it is most uncertaine, whose judgement I hold to bee the most cer­taine. I wish and wish againe that this millenary Kingdome, if God shall bee so pleased, may happen in our dayes. I will close up this pleasing contemplation (which hath refreshed again, as I hope, Those whom the terrifying premises dismaid) with the words of Saint Iohn the Divine, or rather of the holy Ghost guiding his pen;

Apoc. 20.6.
Blessed is he that hath part in the first Resurrection.
Grant, O Lord, that we may be partakers thereof.
FINIS.

The Annotations whereunto you are re­spectively directed by the Alphabeticall Let­ter in this precedent Work.

(a) The great Revolutions, or (which is even as) the greatest Conjunctions of Saturne and Iu­piter, have happened almost in the yeares shewne in this Table.

Revol.From the be­ginning of the world.Before ChristNotable Persons.
00004000Adam
18003200Enoch
216002400Noah
324001600Moses
43200800Elias
  After 
54000ChristIesus Chr.
64800800Char. Gr.
756001600K. Iames.

(b) God speaks with men not only by the mouthes of his holy Prophets, but sometimes by the Elements composed into divers Formes and Images for their Terrour.

(c) Our chiefe Antiquary hath very well noted, that the Con­junctions and Oppositions of Sa­turne and Iupiter have been mor­tall to us of England.

For mine owne part, I have observed the English Sweat, or sweating sicknesse, hath gone thrice over all this Kingdome. First, in Anno 1485. a little after the great Conjunction in Scorp. Againe, but more mildely, yet accompanied with a plague, in Anno 1518. after the opposition of Saturne and Iupiter in Scorpio and Taurus. Lastly, in Anno 1551. when another Conjunction of Saturne and Iupiter did execute her powers.

(d) The false Astrologers in their most frivolous Prognostications use to prescribe indifferently to All borne even under a different The­ma of Heaven, on what day it is good or bad to cut a veine, purge the body with a medicine, draw forth blood with Cupping Glasses, or leeches, travell into a strange Countrey, shave the head or the beard, or paire their nailes; Also warres, the death of Princes, dear­nesse of Victuals, and I know not what, with a shamelesse brow they blush not to foretell.

(e) One to try the truth of this Art, forthwith in the beginning of the yeare took his Kalender, and where the Authour had set downe [Page 15]raine he writ faire weather, where calme, winde; where cleare, clou­dy: And at the end of the yeare, having summed up the Predictions on either part, he found himselfe a better and more certaine Astrolo­ger by many parts then the Almanack maker. I. H.

(f) Bee advised by those delightfull and also grave Sermons which are studiously read almost of all men, made by the Bishop of Winchester, fol. 719.

(g) If there be any omen in Ecclipses, surely very much evill will be brought by that horrid Ecclipse of the Sunne (and the greatest of all that we Brittaines have seene in many ages) Aug. 2. 1654. For the whole Luminary about ten of the Clock in the forenoone, the Moone being darkened, shall lie hid halfe a quarter of an houre, whereby deep darknesse shall possesse London, and the neighbouring places, chiefly Kingstone, unlesse a grosse circumsolar ayre doe bring it reliefe.

(h) Iesus the Brother of Ananias, a husbandman, seven yeares and a halfe continually cried, Woe to Ierusalem; At length he added, woe also to me, and at the same words, being stricken from a sling, he gave up the Ghost, Gesep. lib. 5. of the Destruction of Ierusalem, Chap. 44.

(i) The first Trigonick Restitution was finished in Enoch and the flourishing estate of the Church. The third in Moses, and the de­liverance of the people out of the Bondage of Egypt. The fifth in Christ and the reparation of humane salvation.

(k) The Ancient Patrons of this opinion, touching the future fe­licity of the Church in this life, confirmed it out of Mar. 10.30. (see Maldenat in this place) out of Matth. 5.5. (D. Hart Conc. fol. 291) Chiefly out of the Revelation 5.10. and 20. vers. 4.5.6. whereunto adde 66 places which Alsted out of V. and N. T. alleadgeth in his Diatr. de mille annis Apocal.

(l) Note that Cerinthus and his followers, called Millenaries, were condemned by that name of open heresie, because they most pleasantly dreamed, or supposed, that this Earth should be not so much a paradise of spirituall delights as a stewes of most filthy volup­tuousnesse, Euseb. lib. 3. chap. 25. Aug. of Heresie chap. 8. And the same opinion is held not only by the circumcised Iewes, but also by our re-baptized Anabaptists.

[Page 16] (m) Many Ecclesiasticall men and Martyrs have said these things, Ierom lib. 4. upon Ieremy.

(n) The first Resurrection seemeth to be due unto the Martys and Confessors as their prerogatives, because they glorified Chirst before others here in their bodies, nothing terrified with the cruell threats and torments of men; for it is just (faith Tertul.) with God to ex­alt his servants when they are afflicted in his name, Lib. 3. Contra Marc.

Many have many things of these first fruits of the Resurrection, Vir. Pineda. Salian, Annals, tom. 6. fol. 422. 433. Bi. Bilson, fol. 217. and Wil. Comm. upon Gen. 256. Lorin. upon Acts 7. pag. 29. and abun­dantly D. Kellet in his Miscellany part. 2. and here and there in page 12. and 240.

(o) Gerson is of opinion that Ioseph then rose and appeared to his most honoured spouse, and comforted her, Barrards Evang. Hist. tom [...] pag. 311.

(p) The Poets dreame of the golden age arose from hence, because the Prophets doe so deliver and declate many things, as even finished: For Visious by Gods Spirit were obiected to their eyes, and they saw those things in their sight as to be done and ended: when same had by little and little divulged their prophesies, they thought that all those things were compleat in the old times, Lact.

(q) S. Ierom in his Book De virisillustrib. doth recite a numerous Catalogue of the ancient Fathers that were of this opinion.

(r) D. Hakwill in his Apology (edition the second) pag. 476. com­mendeth many of his time, vehemently giving their suffrages to the Army of the foresaid reverend Antiquity contending for the Mil­lenary Kingdom.

(s) Tycho Brahe Astron. progymn. tom. pag. 541. & 512.

(t) Though the greater part of our fresh Divines, borne away with the violence of the common torrent, think otherwise; neverthelesse, it is nothing prejudic all to this most divulged and most received opinion in the prime ages of the Church.

FINIS.

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