The Fourth Monarchy, That of the Romans whose seat was more Northerly then any of the former three, was the most active and warlike of the Four, and extended its Dominion by extreme and unwearied industry further then any had done before. And those irruptions of enemies and Armies which gave the greatest check to the Roman Greatness, and often plumed or pulled off the Feathers of that mighty Eagle, were still made by those people who lived and were bred up in climates more cold and Northerly then they; as all Histories do with one consent make good. Insomuch that it grew into a Famous Proverb;1 All evil comes from the North, that is, all troubles, invasions, and devastations are brought upon the Nations by some hardy people or other coming out of the North. And the holy Scriptures of the Prophets are full of ⟨p. 364⟩this observation (Jer. 1.14, 15.) Then the Lord said unto me, out of the North an evil shall break forth upon all the Inhabitants of the land. For lo I will call all the families of the kingdom of the North, saith the Lord, and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throne at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, &c. By The North in this prophecy, he means Chaldea and Babylon, which are situate North from Jerusalem. And by all the families of the kingdoms of the North, he means all the Northern parts under the obedience of the King of Babylon, who should readily follow and serve him in his wars against Judea. Again in the same Prophet (Ch 4.6.) I will bring evil out of the North (Ch. 6.1.) Evil appeareth out of the North (ver. 22) A people comes forth from the North (Chap. 10.22.) Behold a great commotion out of the North. And when the Lord promised to remove far away from his people the Northern Army, (Joel 2.20.) he therein promised them the removal of all Armies and troubles, because the North had most of all, if not alone troubled and harassed them with Armies. Again, In the North, the Gospel (which is the highest teaching and instruction) hath been more generally and more clearly published then in the Southern parts of the world; so that in allusion to that of the Prophet (Isa. 30.26.) we may say, That the light of our Northern Moon hath been as the light of the Southern Sun, and that the light of our Sun hath been seven-fold to theirs, even as the light of seven days.
The Fourth Monarchy, That of the Romanes whose seate was more Northerly then any of the former three, was the most active and warlike of the Foure, and extended its Dominion by extreame and unwearyed industry further then any had done before. And those irruptions of enemies and Armyes which gaue the greatest checke to the Romane Greatness, and often plum'd or pull'd off the Feathers of that mighty Eagle, were still made by those people who lived and were bred up in climates more cold and Northerly then they; as all Historyes doe with one consent make good. Insomuch that it grew into a Famous Proverb;1 All evill comes from the North, that is, all troubles, invasions, and devastations are brought upon the Nations by some hardy people or other coming out of the North. And the holy Scriptures of the Prophets are full of ⟨p. 364⟩this observation (Jer. 1.14, 15.) Then the Lord sayd unto me, out of the North an evill shall breake forth upon all the Inhabitants of the land. For lo I will call all the familyes of the kingdome of the North, saith the Lord, and they shall come, and they shall set every one his throane at the entrance of the gates of Jerusalem, &c. By The North in this prophecy, he meanes Chaldea and Babylon, which are scituate North from Jerusalem. And by all the familyes of the kingdomes of the North, he meanes all the Northerne parts under the obedience of the King of Babylon, who should readily follow and serve him in his warres against Judea. Againe in the same Prophet (Ch 4.6.) I will bring evill out of the North (Ch. 6.1.) Evill appeareth out of the North (ver. 22) A people comes forth from the North (Chap. 10.22.) Behold a great commotion out of the North. And when the Lord promised to remove far away from his people the Northerne Army, (Joel 2.20.) he therein promised them the removall of all Armyes and troubles, because the North had most of all, if not alone troubled and harrazed them with Armyes. Againe, In the North, the Gospel (which is the highest teaching and instruction) hath been more generally and more clearely published then in the Southern parts of the world; so that in allusion to that of the Prophet (Isa. 30.26.) we may say, That the light of our Northern Moone hath been as the light of the Southern Sun, and that the light of our Sun hath been seven-fold to theirs, even as the light of seven dayes.
- 1Omne malum ab aquilone.