Sion Lies Waste
SYON lyes waste, and Thy Ierusalem,
O Lord, is falne to vtter desolation;
Against Thy Prophets, and Thy holy men,
The sinne hath wrought a fatal combination;
Prophan'd Thy name, Thy worship ouerthrowne,
And made Thee liuing Lord, a God vnknowne.
Thy powerfull lawes, Thy wonders of creation,
Thy word incarnate, glorious heauen, darke hell,
Lye shadowed vnder man's degeneration;
Thy Christ still crucifi'd for doing well;
Impiety, O Lord, sits on Thy throne,
Which makes Thee liuing Lord, A God vnknowne.
Man's superstition hath Thy truth entomb'd,
His atheisme againe her pomps defaceth;
That sensuall vnsatiable vaste wombe,
Of Thy seene Church, Thy vnseene Church disgraceth;
There liues no truth with them that seeme Thine own,
Which makes Thee liuing Lord, a God vnknowne.
Yet vnto Thee Lord — mirrour of transgression —
Wee who for earthly idols haue forsaken,
Thy heauenly image — sinlesse, pure impression —
And so in nets of vanity lye taken,
All desolate implore that to Thine owne,
Lord, Thou no longer liue a God vnknowne.
Yet Lord let Israel's plagues not be eternall,
Nor sinne for euer cloud Thy sacred mountaines,
Nor with false flames spirituall but infernall,
Dry up Thy Mercie's euer springing fountaines :
Rather, sweet Iesus, fill vp time and come,
To yeeld the sinne her euerlasting doome.
from Caelica by Fulke Greville. "That sensual insatiable vast womb."
Fulke Greville was six centuries removed from the Crusades. We are ten Centuries removed yet they persist. Indeed, the "living God" remains more unknown than ever.
One might look at Pope Urban's speech in 1095 supporting the Crusades in light of today's depredations, particularly the recruitment of bandits and criminals in service of the Lord.
"All who die by the way, whether by land or by sea, or in battle against the pagans, shall have immediate remission of sins. This I grant them through the power of God with which I am invested. O what a disgrace if such a despised and base race, which worships demons, should conquer a people which has the faith of omnipotent God and is made glorious with the name of Christ! With what reproaches will the Lord overwhelm us if you do not aid those who, with us, profess the Christian religion! Let those who have been accustomed unjustly to wage private warfare against the faithful now go against the infidels and end with victory this war which should have been begun long ago. Let those who for a long time, have been robbers, now become knights. Let those who have been fighting against their brothers and relatives now fight in a proper way against the barbarians. Let those who have been serving as mercenaries for small pay now obtain the eternal reward. Let those who have been wearing themselves out in both body and soul now work for a double honor. Behold! on this side will be the sorrowful and poor, on that, the rich; on this side, the enemies of the Lord, on that, his friends. Let those who go not put off the journey, but rent their lands and collect money for their expenses; and as soon as winter is over and spring comes, let hem eagerly set out on the way with God as their guide."
The scripture used to ennoble the Crusades held sway in Fulke Greville's time and remains active today further obscuring Fulke Greville's "living God".
Revelation 19:11-16 - "Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! He who sat upon it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war. His eyes are like a flame of fire, and on his head are many diadems; and he has a name inscribed which no one knows but himself. He is clad in a robe dipped in blood, and the name by which he is called is The Word of God. And the armies of heaven, arrayed in fine linen, white and pure, followed him on white horses. From his mouth issues a sharp sword with which to smite the nations, and he will rule them with a rod of iron; he will tread the wine press of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty."
Posted by: Kyril Alexander Calsoyas | September 21, 2024 at 09:47 PM