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A93935	An iron rod put into the Lord Protectors hand, to break all antichristian powers in pieces. Or, A discourse, which tends to a spirituall war with all sects and self-opinions, which are the Churches enemies: wil bring Englands everlasting happiness, and joyn all other lands into the body of Christs Church, to serve God with with [sic] one consent, Zeph. 3.9. All which was discovered to John Sanders of Harburn, neer Brimingham [sic]: by true apparitions, revelations, and many several visions, as the second book sheweth.	Sanders, John, of Harburn.	1655 (1655)	Wing S575; Thomason E842_23; ESTC R203488	52,643	75

is me if I declare not faithfully that which the Lord declareth to me either to King or Parliament Gourteous Reader some Errours have escaped the presse yet but one worth observation In page 38. line 32. for Monday read Wednesday The Table of the First Book FIrst here is shewed in this Book to your Highness and all others that please to hear or read it a Petition to move you with all expedition to goe about the work of God to finde out true Religion for the beautifying of Gods Church and then to build it up Page 1. Secondly the manner and time how Davids Tabernacle fell as well from the Christian Gentiles which were in Gospel-covenant as it did from the 12. Tribes of Israel in Rehoboams time under the Law and how there was never no true Religion in one body since they parted p. 2. Thirdly a short description of the Protestants ruinating in this land by this late war p. 5. Fourthly the true manner described how Davids fallen Tabernacle should be begun to be raised as in the dayes of old Amos 9 proved by Law and Gospel-rule to be the true Channel for the Church to run in first in this land and no other way then this can be proved which wil bring the whole world to one union of faith to serve God with one consent Zeph. 3.9 p. 6. Fifthly what a wilderness infectious poysoned and scattered condition the Church and people of God are in for want of a Church-government according to Patriarchal Prophetical Apostolical and Discipled orders the true manner of which is laid down in this Book p. 13. Sixthly true comparative signes first by the Stars secondly by the Moon that Christs true Religion is ready to breake forth into beautifulness more then ever it was in p. 15. Seventhly a godly direction and admonition for his Highness the Lord Protector to take the like care for the chusing of a High Priest to be Head in chief for Christs Church as Abrahams eldest servant did for a wife for Isaac the figure of Christ Gen. 24. This wil be the beginning of a fifth Monarchy under Christ Eightly the manner of the High Priests receiving of the number of 12. Apostolical Bishops to be Head Fathers of the 12. spiritual Tribes of Israel which are now scattered abroad Jam. 1. by the holy order of laying on of hands and of his and their receiving the number of 70. under them to make a body above the ordinary Ministers of Christs Church p. 22. Ninthly the true manner how to prove them whether their calling and election be of God or not by going to a spiritual war which is a contending for the faith or casting rods and lots with all Sects and self-opinions which are the Churches enemies Num. 17.18 Matth. 27.55 Joh. 19.23 Iude. p. 25. Tenthly the manner of the Whore of Babels fal and all false forms in one day in this land to be a patterned example for the whole world to follow and for the calling of the Jewes Turks Pagans and Infidels to the true faith p. 27. Eleventhly it sheweth the glorious time of the new Jerusalems situated government and of the Churches glory p. 31 Twelfthly it sheweth how that King Charles the Second-is appointed by God to be his chief King under Christ over the whole world and the Lord Protector if he will be obedient to the word of the Lord to be the second under him as Abrahams faithful servant to be chief Ruler for the King for by their agreement the Jews and Turks are to be called p. 36. And all that assist them and are faithful in their places that are now in power and wil be obedient willingly now they see Gods truth and righteous peace ready to break forth to yield to God and his true anointed King if they lose a Captaines place Major Colonel or General which now is held by troublesome fear then it wil be no more loss to them then theattaining to a Knight Lord Judge Earle Duke or Deputy King or Prince by this peaceable agreement til the end of all things come to dissolution over this Land and many more for them to be Governours As I am commanded of God to threaten those that have gotten into other mens possessions contrary to godliness or good consciences and so prove themselves by it to be enemies in that to Gods glorious Gospel and the Primitive Churches practice so I am commanded of God to threaten all with the danger of their own ruine and the displeasure of God that will not forbear plotting and mutyning and so hurt the Kings agreement Doe you think it is possible to stand in a strong wind and throw chaff against the wind and it not fly back upon you Do you think it is possible to doe Gods work before his time be It is but the Devils policie to cause you so to think God is neer arising to deliver his people and to restore his Church Therefore wait patiently till the time be for the day is neer a dawning TO HIS HIGHNESSE the Lord PROTECTOR MAy it please your Highness to vouchsafe the reading of this little Book which God caused me your servant in the Lord Iohn Sanders to indite unto you who hath come oftentimes on purpose to speake with you being compelled by the power of the holy Ghost which enableth me to foretel things to shew you what Gods wil is toward you if you will believe and obey the Lord. O my Lord wo is me if I be either fearful or negligent to give you and all others warning since God hath called me and shewed me a sword of Justice which proceedeth out of his mouth which he is now arising to draw forth not onely against you and your power but against all the chiefe governours of the world unlesse speedily you and they deny your own wayes and imbrace Gods wayes Those that so doe it shal go wel with them My Lord I shal in these first lines forbeare making use of any other mens labours study or Scripture phrases lest you should rather think it to be brain knowledge then the dictates of Gods Spirit I conceive your Highness believeth that where God appears by visions and Christ takes up the roome the holy Ghost carrieth them on by a real true power they wil be so guided and shewed Gods waies and wil according to their gift and talent to write or speak the mind of God without either study or natural parts when God pleaseth The Scriptures are given of God to be as a touchstone for them that feare God and obey his wil to try the spirits whether they be of God therefore let them be your Judge but have especial care of wresting them endeavour to let them arest you in this life and you shal have rest in the life to come Truly my Lord if such like counsel which natural men wil not own but count foolishness doe not guide you you wil not only stumble in points of Religion as many

the three and my Talent was to shew first the Church-government And after in my ficknesse the Angel revealed to mee againe how that all Countries would rise in a triumphing manner with all sorts of Musick and so come up to London with great joy to establish the King and overthrow all the enemies of Christ and his Gospel and cast them out of power and then all sword-powers would begin here to cease and as a pattern other Nations should follow I should have spoken of the manner of the sicknesse and more of Gods great goodnesse to me but for brevity-sake I end with praises to God The reason why God suffered the two two black Fiends to accuse me for the groat as I wronged my Masters horses of their allowance gave me warning after for ever wronging my fellow servants more if it should lie in my power after As much it signified and breatned to any that either are have been past or shal be for time to come put in power above men to be Rulers either in Church or State if they wrong defraud or smite with the fists of iniquity Matth. 24. They that doe so without repentance to God and restoration to man like Zacheus God and their own conscience will finde them out and Satan wil bring bils of indictment in this life or after For we have all one Maste in Heaven Satans transforming himselfe into a glorious shape and perswading me to renounce my infant-baptism and the feigned apparition of Jacobs Ladder signified all Sects and self-opinions that are tempted by Satan to renounce their infant-baptism to go after the feigned River of Jordan perswading others to follow their steps up Jacobs Ladder which is not the true way to Heaven Therefore as Christ saith Neitherbeleeve nor follow them Matth. 24. A short description of some of my great Troubles AFter the first Apparitions Revelations Temptations and Visions that the Lord bad made knowne unto me his unworthy servant many of his secret determined intents which suddenly were to befal the King and Parliament both Church and State and a meanes how it might have been prevented and a true peace setled if they would but have denied their own corrupt wayes to have imbraced Gods wayes And further when the word of the Lord came first unto me by his holy Angel to cause me to goe on Gods message first to the King and then to the Parliament to declare God● mind unto both parties as I have shewed before and what great troubles I must undergoe by crosses imprisonment violence from my nearest friends losse of goods if I refused to goe at first to displease them yet after many troubles I must goe at last When God had restored me to health and strength of body again after my sicknesse through my friends perswasion I left Gods message undone and cast his will behind my back but many times I should talk of it to many of my friends and others telling them in what manner God had appeared to me and what a charge was laid upon me from God to presse me on to discharge my conscience I oftentimes speaking of it with griefe but they most of them would be stil perswading me that it was a temptation of Satan and his delusions and would bee arguing much with mee that in these dayes God did not appeare by either apparitions visions or revelations saying those things were now ceased Thus their perswasion wrought upon mee by Satans temptation to let Gods work alone for the space of above three years In this time I had some great troubles The first of them was when I thought I should have been married to a Neighbours daughter as lived neere my Masters dwelling one of a good portion and parentage Shee was my first love being made sure one to another by strong promises in the way of contract between our selves it was broke by false pretended friends and so parted I looked upon it no other way then this I was assured that God did cause my proceedings in the world to be crost because I had not been obedient to what I was commanded of Gods holy Angel and confirmed by sure signes Within the compasse of a year after I was married to another rich mans daughter of my own trade being set up to follow the calling of an Ironmonger at Hales Owen five miles from Brimingham lived peaceably with my Wife kept neer 60. Nailors at work to make iron ware I kept great trading and many horses to send ware up unto other Countries for to serve whole sale to many Chapmen In this time I had many troubles and losses which if I should lay them down in particular what I had before I was forced by God to goe on his message and those as I have endured since in the manner as they have befel me and Gods mercy to me in delivering and preserving me from one time to another in no ordinary way but in a miraculous way the like was scarce ever heard of by any if I should put them in a Book it would be larger then could be read in the lengest day in the year and yet all true and good reading to shew the wrongs as I have endured by my neerest friends and she that was my Wife with some of her friends and many more which before I went on Gods message shewed great love towards me but when I went on purpose to the King when Colonel Graves was his Keeper at Holmby they were all great friends but after profest enemies against me by Satans malice to wrong me in the highest degrees that ever was heard of by any man in such nature since the world began not onely once or twice but several times in several yeares yet I praise God I can speak it with a good conscience in the sight of God and man that there is none of my greatest enemies can say upon truth neither wil they I believe that I in all my troubles as I have undergone I ever wronged man woman or child willingly not so much as to use any extremity against any of my greatest enemies but stil committing all to God and praying for my greatest enemies which are sure fignes and strong testimonies to all that know me that I have been all this while guided preserved and carried on by a miraculous providence of Gods holy spirit First when I went to speak with the King Colonel Graves was his Keeper at Holmby I being compelled by God to leave all and goe to foretel King Charles what would suddenly befal him if such things were not done as the Lord had shewed me concerning his agreeing with the Parliament to erect and set up the true Religion of Jesus Christ in the good old way and that the Magistracy should be as a wall to the true Ministry I having these things in my breast to declare to the Kings own person by word of mouth I comming very neer to the Kings Majesty being at bowles that day at Boulten Court two