_Happy is the Man who at my Altar stands, Great_ Cypselus _who_ Corinth _now commands. Happy is he, his Sons shall happy be, But for their Sons, unhappy days they'll see._ Now, being able to have so large a prospect of future things, and of the fate of many Generations, it might well be granted he was not ignorant of the Fate of _Crœsus_ his Sons, and well understood it was in vain to think to translate his misery upon them. 4. In the Fourth part of his reply, he clears himself of Ingratitude which Hell it self cannot hear of; alledging that he had saved his life when he was ready to be burnt, by sending a mighty Showre, in a fair and cloudless day, to quench the Fire already kindled, which all the Servants of _Cyrus_ could not doe. Though this Shower might well be granted, as much concerning his honour, and not beyond his power; yet whether this mercifull Showre fell not out contingently or were not contrived by an higher power, which hath often pity upon Pagans, and rewardeth their vertues sometimes with extraordinary temporal favours; also, in no unlike case, who was the authour of those few fair minutes, which, in a showry day, gave onely time enough for the burning of _Sylla's_ Body, some question might be made. 5. The last excuse devolveth the errour and miscarriage of the business upon _Crœsus_, and that he deceived himself by an inconsiderate misconstruction of his Oracle, that if he had doubted, he should not have passed it over in silence, but consulted again for an exposition of it. Besides, he had neither discussed, nor well perpended his Oracle concerning _Cyrus_, whereby he might have understood not to engage against him. Wherein, to speak indifferently, the deception and miscarriage seems chiefly to lie at _Crœsus_ his door, who, if not infatuated with confidence and security, might justly have doubted the construction: besides, he had received two Oracles before, which clearly hinted an unhappy time unto him: the first concerning _Cyrus_. _When ever a Mule shall o'er the Medians reign, Stay not, but unto_ Hermus _fly amain._ Herein though he understood not the _Median Mule_ of _Cyrus_, that is, of his mixed descent, and from Assyrian and Median Parents, yet he could not but apprehend some misfortune from that quarter. Though this prediction seemed a notable piece of Divination, yet did it not so highly magnifie his natural sagacity or knowledge of future events as was by many esteemed; he having no small assistance herein from the Prophecy of _Daniel_ concerning the Persian Monarchy, and the Prophecy of _Jeremiah_ and _Isaiah_, wherein he might reade the name of _Cyrus_ who should restore the Captivity of the Jews, and must, therefore, be the great Monarch and Lord of all those Nations. The same misfortune was also foretold when he demanded of _Apollo_ if ever he should hear his dumb Son speak.