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. 1689 Approx. 9 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 3 1-bit group-IV TIFF page images. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2006-02 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A66767 Wing W3179 ESTC R12194 12931264 ocm 12931264 95675 This keyboarded and encoded edition of the work described above is co-owned by the institutions providing financial support to the Early English Books Online Text Creation Partnership. This Phase I text is available for reuse, according to the terms of Creative Commons 0 1.0 Universal . The text can be copied, modified, distributed and performed, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. Early English books online. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 1, no. 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Copies of the texts have been issued variously as SGML (TCP schema; ASCII text with mnemonic sdata character entities); displayable XML (TCP schema; characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or text strings within braces); or lossless XML (TEI P5, characters represented either as UTF-8 Unicode or TEI g elements). Keying and markup guidelines are available at the Text Creation Partnership web site . eng Anti-Catholicism -- Great Britain -- Poetry. Religion and politics -- England -- Early works to 1800. Great Britain -- History -- Restoration, 1660-1688 -- Poetry. 2005-07 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2005-09 SPi Global Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2005-10 Mona Logarbo Sampled and proofread 2005-10 Mona Logarbo Text and markup reviewed and edited 2006-01 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion 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. 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 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 Vniverse 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 , 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 ) 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 . 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 . Notes, typically marginal, from the original text Notes for div A66767-e10 Printed Anno 1652.