Albions England A Continued Historie of the same Kingdome, from the Originals of the first Inhabitants thereof: With most the chiefe Alterations and Accidents theare hapning, vnto, and in the happie Raigne of our now most gracious Soueraigne, Queene Elizabeth: Not barren in varietie of inuentiue and historicall Intermixtures: First penned and published by William Warner: and now reuised, and newly inlarged by the same Author: Whereunto is also newly added an Epitome of the whole Historie of England |
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CHAP. LXXIX.
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CHAP. LXXIX.
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CHAP. LXXIX.
By Demonstrations stoore appeares (whom nothing can define)
Of Procreations all to be one Worke-master deuine.
But, Man, it is not to be found, not therefore to be sought
Was is his Substance:nather how ower selues by him are wrought.
If Beasts could paint, him like themselues, saieth one, they would purtray:
As foolishly doth man, that past him-selfe cannot conuay.
Yea far he is to seeke of what his proper Nature is,
And in the least of Substances doth comprehension mis.
What more is Man than God is worke? and all things are as much:
He may in sort discourse of Kindes, the Cause he cannot touch.
No maruell, for no lesser thing the greater comprehends:
Gods Nature past all Kenning of Mans Senses quite extends:
Nor more from Man of Science than those Senses had discends.
For God to Man, Man to himselfe, and lesse lye hidden: then
But by Effects all to be knowne of God is knowne of Men.
Of Procreations all to be one Worke-master deuine.
But, Man, it is not to be found, not therefore to be sought
Was is his Substance:nather how ower selues by him are wrought.
If Beasts could paint, him like themselues, saieth one, they would purtray:
As foolishly doth man, that past him-selfe cannot conuay.
Yea far he is to seeke of what his proper Nature is,
And in the least of Substances doth comprehension mis.
What more is Man than God is worke? and all things are as much:
He may in sort discourse of Kindes, the Cause he cannot touch.
No maruell, for no lesser thing the greater comprehends:
Gods Nature past all Kenning of Mans Senses quite extends:
Nor more from Man of Science than those Senses had discends.
For God to Man, Man to himselfe, and lesse lye hidden: then
But by Effects all to be knowne of God is knowne of Men.
But all Effects, and names to God his Essense come more short
Than Suns-shine to the Suns-selfe, than to Action spaer report.
How many workes, worth wonder, worke ower Wits, nor wonder we
(Twixt Creature and Creature though some proportion be
Of knowledge, but twixt them and their Creator no degree)
That Beasts conceiue not what is Man, by what of Man they see?
Nay, Man sees Man his working and his works, but sounds his Minde,
As if should one discribe the Sunne that neuer was but blinde.
Great though Mans works, yet his Cōceits doth far his works exceed:
But far them both exceeds his Mind, whence either Sparks-like breed:
Yea, thogh thou bearst the like, mans Mind thou seest not by his deed.
As touching thy Creator then thus farforth, Man, be mute:
Him by his works discribe not, nor his Substance doe dispute:
For worthy him Forme, Substance, Name, can no man attribute.
Than Suns-shine to the Suns-selfe, than to Action spaer report.
How many workes, worth wonder, worke ower Wits, nor wonder we
(Twixt Creature and Creature though some proportion be
Of knowledge, but twixt them and their Creator no degree)
That Beasts conceiue not what is Man, by what of Man they see?
Nay, Man sees Man his working and his works, but sounds his Minde,
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Great though Mans works, yet his Cōceits doth far his works exceed:
But far them both exceeds his Mind, whence either Sparks-like breed:
Yea, thogh thou bearst the like, mans Mind thou seest not by his deed.
As touching thy Creator then thus farforth, Man, be mute:
Him by his works discribe not, nor his Substance doe dispute:
For worthy him Forme, Substance, Name, can no man attribute.
Because of him all Beings be, and he of whom are All
Ought to be euer, him therefore, Eternall, Men do call:
Because to Be and not to Liue were nothing, and the Same
Whence is all Life should be selfe-Life, Him, Liuing God they name.
Because should Vnderstanding lacke to Life such Life were dead,
And Vnderstanding voyde of Power were lame, and he that bread
Them both ought in himselfe haue both for All, him Men therefore
Call Might, & Mind: as who would say, all Power & wisedoms Stoore.
Because to Be, Liue, Know, haue Power, if Goodnes be away,
Is small, and far from God all Good, him therefore, Good, Men say.
But these, and whatsoeuer-else whereby is God commended
Be (but not God) finite, in time or place els comprehended.
He then, the Action of all Powers, must needs a Spirit bee:
In Power and Goodnes infinite, from Quantitie cleane free.
Parfection of Parfections, All of All, not to be am'd,
But mightier than by formes or words can be purtray'd or nam'd.
Sufficeth vs to know he is what all Things els are not:
Vnmouable, vnchangeable, boue Nature, vn-begot,
Vnpassiue, vnmateriall, vncompounded, Infinite,
In Spirit not in Body, nor in Quantitie but Might.
Who, when he shall be studied most is comprehended least:
Of whom, when to assoile his king a Sage had oft increast
His times for Studie, farther off than at the first he ceast.
Lord, Darkenes is thy Couert, in thine outter Courts I tier,
Said One right Wise: and farther no Philosophers aspier.
Yeat speake we of those outter Courts in else-what and in vs,
And somewhat to our purpose here from thence-Effects discus.
Ought to be euer, him therefore, Eternall, Men do call:
Because to Be and not to Liue were nothing, and the Same
Whence is all Life should be selfe-Life, Him, Liuing God they name.
Because should Vnderstanding lacke to Life such Life were dead,
And Vnderstanding voyde of Power were lame, and he that bread
Them both ought in himselfe haue both for All, him Men therefore
Call Might, & Mind: as who would say, all Power & wisedoms Stoore.
Because to Be, Liue, Know, haue Power, if Goodnes be away,
Is small, and far from God all Good, him therefore, Good, Men say.
But these, and whatsoeuer-else whereby is God commended
Be (but not God) finite, in time or place els comprehended.
He then, the Action of all Powers, must needs a Spirit bee:
In Power and Goodnes infinite, from Quantitie cleane free.
Parfection of Parfections, All of All, not to be am'd,
But mightier than by formes or words can be purtray'd or nam'd.
Sufficeth vs to know he is what all Things els are not:
Vnmouable, vnchangeable, boue Nature, vn-begot,
Vnpassiue, vnmateriall, vncompounded, Infinite,
In Spirit not in Body, nor in Quantitie but Might.
Who, when he shall be studied most is comprehended least:
Of whom, when to assoile his king a Sage had oft increast
His times for Studie, farther off than at the first he ceast.
Lord, Darkenes is thy Couert, in thine outter Courts I tier,
Said One right Wise: and farther no Philosophers aspier.
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And somewhat to our purpose here from thence-Effects discus.
As from the Sunne his Body is a Shyning bodilesse,
Shead through the Aier on All, nor aught of it doth aught possesse
By Intermixture, but it is it-selfe intierly still,
In Essence, Power, and Presence aye all Actions to fulfill:
So issueth from the Minde of Man a world of things, not one
Whereof doth intermixt with aught, but resteth Minde alone:
Because that greater than be we of our Conceits be none.
If from the Sunne, and from Ower-selues (poore Shadowes to the same
That made both it, and vs, and All) such high Effects do frame:
What shall we say, but that that God is All, in All, of All,
And we such Sots as looking him but lose ower selues we shall,
O Essence more inscrutable, than All compaierd to it.
Be Shadowes vnto Substances, or any Titles fit:
Vouchsafe by glorifying Thee, Loue, Feare, and Holinesse,
Thee, All-containing Selfe-contain'd, we spiritually possesse.
Shead through the Aier on All, nor aught of it doth aught possesse
By Intermixture, but it is it-selfe intierly still,
In Essence, Power, and Presence aye all Actions to fulfill:
So issueth from the Minde of Man a world of things, not one
Whereof doth intermixt with aught, but resteth Minde alone:
Because that greater than be we of our Conceits be none.
If from the Sunne, and from Ower-selues (poore Shadowes to the same
That made both it, and vs, and All) such high Effects do frame:
What shall we say, but that that God is All, in All, of All,
And we such Sots as looking him but lose ower selues we shall,
O Essence more inscrutable, than All compaierd to it.
Be Shadowes vnto Substances, or any Titles fit:
Vouchsafe by glorifying Thee, Loue, Feare, and Holinesse,
Thee, All-containing Selfe-contain'd, we spiritually possesse.
Thus proued is A Godhead, and disproued more than One:
Whence, and to which Totalitie begins and ends alone.
Thus of this skillesse Search of Him not to he found. In fine,
The Trinitie of Parsons in this Vnitie Deuine,
The blessed Virgins Sonne (to him my Soules knees here decline)
In Doctrine like (if better Pens preuent not this of mine)
May task ower future Muse: Or so at leastwise we pretend
Till when (of whatsoeuer worth) this worke of Ours hath End.
Much haue we done, hence-outed: more we purpos'd to haue pen'd:
Which to intelligensed Men, more daring, we commend.
Well wotting, Acts heroick, and great Accidents not few
Occur this happie Raigne, here-hence of purpose, blanched vew.
Nor shall be said the Net-danc't fals of diuers wish't more trew.
Mong'st others ones: whom Vulgares, through preiudicate applause
(His selfe-Orewening acting for their ecchoing) late did cause
That he and his Sedusees sinn'd against our Queene and lawes.
Ah, should one errant Star such stoore of Stars dis-skied draw:
Their rained Wild-Beasts might haue warn'd affections wild to aw:
The Contrarie greeu'd many Hearts, and pregnant Eies it saw.
Nor perpetuitie my Muse can hope, vnlesse in this,
That thy great Name, Elizabeth, herein remembred is.
May Muse, arte-graced more than mine, in Numbers like supply,
What in thine Highnes Praise my Pen, too poore, hath passed-by:
A larger Field, a Subiect more illustrious None can aske,
Than with thy Scepter and thy selfe his Poesic to taske.
Thy Peoples Prolocutor be my Prayer, and I pray,
That vs thy blessed Life and Raigne long blesse, as at this day.
Whence, and to which Totalitie begins and ends alone.
Thus of this skillesse Search of Him not to he found. In fine,
The Trinitie of Parsons in this Vnitie Deuine,
The blessed Virgins Sonne (to him my Soules knees here decline)
In Doctrine like (if better Pens preuent not this of mine)
May task ower future Muse: Or so at leastwise we pretend
Till when (of whatsoeuer worth) this worke of Ours hath End.
Much haue we done, hence-outed: more we purpos'd to haue pen'd:
Which to intelligensed Men, more daring, we commend.
Well wotting, Acts heroick, and great Accidents not few
Occur this happie Raigne, here-hence of purpose, blanched vew.
Nor shall be said the Net-danc't fals of diuers wish't more trew.
Mong'st others ones: whom Vulgares, through preiudicate applause
(His selfe-Orewening acting for their ecchoing) late did cause
That he and his Sedusees sinn'd against our Queene and lawes.
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Their rained Wild-Beasts might haue warn'd affections wild to aw:
The Contrarie greeu'd many Hearts, and pregnant Eies it saw.
Nor perpetuitie my Muse can hope, vnlesse in this,
That thy great Name, Elizabeth, herein remembred is.
May Muse, arte-graced more than mine, in Numbers like supply,
What in thine Highnes Praise my Pen, too poore, hath passed-by:
A larger Field, a Subiect more illustrious None can aske,
Than with thy Scepter and thy selfe his Poesic to taske.
Thy Peoples Prolocutor be my Prayer, and I pray,
That vs thy blessed Life and Raigne long blesse, as at this day.
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