Prophecies concerning the return of popery into England, Scotland and IrelandProphecys concerning the return of popery into England, Scotland and Ireland

Bishop Gauden.

These, and such like, are the uncouth expressions used to usher it, under the names of Liberty, Curiosity, sublimity, nothing but Ignorance, Idleness, Atheism, Barbarity, Irreligion, and utter confusion in this Church: or at best, (as I shall afterward more fully demonstrate) they are but van-couriers, or agitators for Romish superstitions and Papal usurpations; the end of all this gibberish is, Venient Romani.

THese, and such like, are the uncouth expressions used to usher it, under the names of Liberty, Curiosity, sublimity, nothing but Ignorance, Idleness, Atheisme, Barbarity, Irreligion, and utter confusion in this Church: or at best, (as I shall afterward more fully demonstrate) they are but van-courriers, or agitators for Romish superstitions and Papalusurpations; the end of all this gibberish is, Venient Romani.

Put all these fine fancies and affected phrases together, with all those strange phantasms in Religion, which of late have haunted this Church, like so many unquiet vermin, or unclean spirits; truly they spell nothing but, first, popular extravagances, which are the embasings and embrovlings of all true and reformed Religion; next they portend Popish interests and policies prevailing against this Church and state, whose future advantages are cunningly, but notably, wrapped up in these plebeian furies, and fondnesses, as grocery wares are in brown paper. Be confident, the spirit of Rome (which is very vigilant and and active (doth then move most potently upon the face of our English waters, when there is to be seen nothing but a sea of confusion, a mere Chaos of the Christian and Reformed Religion.

Put all these fine fancies and affected phrases together, with all those strange phantasms in Religion, which of late have haunted this Church, like so many unquiet vermin, or unclean spirits; truely they spell nothing but, first, popular extravagances, which are the embasings and embrovlings of all true and reformed Religion; next they portend Popish interests and policies prevailing against this Church and state, whose future advantages are cunningly, but notably, wrapt up in these plebeian furies, and fondnesses, as grocery wares are in brown paper. Be confident, the spirit of Rome (which is very vigilant and and active (doth then move most potently upon the face of our English waters, when there is to be seen nothing but a sea of confusion, a meer Chaos of the Christian and Reformed Religion.