Mistris respice finem, respect your end, or rather the prophesie like the Parrat, beware the ropes end Anti.
He was brought to this, By a vaineProphesie of Nicholas Henton Kin.
Me thought thy very gate didprophesie A Royall Noblenesse: I must embrace thee, Let sorrow split my heart, if euer I Did hate thee, or thy Father Edg.
If I were bound to Diuine of this vnity, I wold not Prophesie so Men.
Hadst thou bin kild when first thou didst presume, Thou hadst not liude to kill a sonne of mine, And thus I prophesie of thee.
Then the prophesie is come to passe, For Somerset was forewarned of Castles, The which he alwaies did obserue.
Thus was the prophesie of Augustine fulfilled, though he was long before departed this life (as Beda saith.
And (whether, to the intent that his words should be the better beleeued, or whether vpon too much trust of his owne cunning) he offered himselfe to suffer death for it, if his prophesie prooued not true.
Among the precise Jewes you shall find Poetes, and for more majestie Sibilla will prophesiein verse.
That Heresies should arise, we have the Prophesie of Christ; but that old ones should be abolished, we hold no prediction.
I cannot but marvail from what Sibyl or Oracle they stole the Prophesie of the worlds destruction by fire, or whence Lucan learned to say, Communis mundo superest rogus, assibus astra Misturus.
Just Heav'n thee like Tiresias to requite Rewards with Prophesie thy loss of sight.
What saiethe saint Jeroyme amongis his dolorous lamentacions upon the prophesie of Jooelle?
Up to the ears in love, that I may hear No more of these rude murmurings; and discreetly Carry your stomachs, or I prophesie A pickel'd Rope will choak ye.
Every man of the Children of Israel shall pitch by his own standard with the Ensign of their fathers house; upon enquiry what these standards and ensigns were there is no small incertainty; and men conform not unto the Prophesie of Jacob.
But Danaus hauing knowledge by someprophesie or oracle, that a sonne in law of his should be his death, refused so to bestow his daughters.
Neuerthelesse the truth of this prophesie afterwards too plainlie appeared, when England became the habitation of new strangers, in such wise, that there was neither gouernor, bishop, nor abbat remaining therein of the English nation.
Which way so ere my griefe Doth throw my sight to court releese, I shall but meete despaire; for all Will prophesie my funerall: The very silence of the roome Will represent a tombe.
Come likewise my Castara and behold, What blessings ancient prophesie foretold, Bestow'd on her in death.
And offer thence to prophesie Successe in peace, and the event of warres.
And this was written by John himself, whom the opinion concerned; and as is conceived many years after, when Peter had suffered and fulfilled the prophesie of Christ.
Then said the king; “Lauds be giuen to the father of heauen, for now I know that I shall die heere in this chamber, according to the prophesie of me declared, that I should depart this life in Ierusalem.
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