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A voice from heaven to th[e] common-wealth of England with additions.
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Evans, Arise, b. 1607.
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1653
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give it him Now these three overturns in Rev. 8. 13. are called three woes that follow the voice of the 5. 6. and 7. Angels Rev. 9. 1. When the 5. Angel sounds you see Essex falls from the King and opens the way of rebellion as I foretold the said Earl he should do before this Parliament began And this woe ruinates the Protestant party till ye come to ver. 12. where he saith one woe is past And ver. 13. 14. the 6. Angel soundeth and four Angels that were bound were loosed This signifies the tolleration and liberty to all sorts to preach And now independency gets up and this second woe falls on the Presbyterian party untill you come to Rev. 11. 14. where he saith the second woe is past and behold the third woe cometh quickly Rev. 11. 15. the seventh Angel soundeth and then the King and Protestant party gets the power again gloriously And this third woe falls on the Independent party So that after 3. woes or 3. overturnes the Crown comes to him whose right it is by a decree of God Ezek. 21. 27. And the purpose of God shall stand according as he hath sworne Isa. 14. 24. And what is decreed against it shall not stand Isa. 28. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. Consider what I have said and the Lord give you understanding in all things 2 Tim. 2. 7. FINIS To His EXCELLENCY THE Lord Generall Cromwell AND His Honourable Councell of the Army at White-Hall The Petition of Arise Evans living in Black-Friers desireth in Gods glories behalf the Kingdoms behalf your Honors behalf and the whole Worlds behalf That you would with your Most serious thoughts consider these few lines following Humbly shewing THat the Petitioner having the knowledge of Gods secret Counsell being called thereto hath declared it freely to all these 19 years as you may see in his Book called A Voice from Heaven written in the yeare 1651. and directed to the Commonwealth of England And also further the preparation of God in him to the same purpose from his Nativity to this time And the effects thereof you have also in his Book called An Eecho to the Voice from Heaven written in 1652. In which Books is sufficiently shewed Gods determination by the actions God hath done in fulfilling the words of your Petioner from the date of the said Books to this time and you may conclude God wil fulfill the remainder thereof so that as sure as the Parliament is dissolved so sure shall the King come to his Throne as it is sufficiently proved in the aforesaid Books And indeed if your Honors look into your Petitioners Works and seriously read his Books you shall find that he would not turn water into bloud or smite the earth with a curse Rev. 11. 6. as it hath already been done by these unnaturall civill Wars but rather would turn bloud into water and water into wine to cherish the heart of the sorrowfull And that the waters and tears of repentance might wash away the guilt of blood and become wine of consolation to this Nation in their union with their KING without which conjunction to their native and right KING there is no hopes of peace certainty and safety to this Nation Most Noble Worthies whose actions are glorious though yet imperfect the great Mountain Parliament is become a plain before you Next in order the KING is to be exalted signified by the head-stone as you see Zach. 4. 7. Crown all your actions by setting him up and be glorious for ever For I am sure if you speedily proclaim him KING you will glorifie God thereby and save an Ocean of English bloud from being spilt and have such conditions of perfect peace from GOD and the KING that you and your seed may be his glorious Nobles for ever And therefore because time is short use your Jewell for the best advantage while you have it lest you lose it as the said Parliament did for want of using it aright according to the Petitioners instructions The Petitioner doth humbly desire your Honors to set up the KING upon his throne Charles Stewart by name Do this and live for ever 1 Joh. 2. 17. John 11. 26. He humbly desires you also to read these said Books May 16. 1653. present And your Petitioner shall ever pray c. I Did not think to put this Petition into print so suddainly but that I find the general spirit of the Nations and men of all sorts of judgements exceedingly disquieted as not knowing what to do at this time but crying to me as if they expected that God will do some great things by me for the settlement and peace of this Nation It is truth I dare not deny it and to Gods glory be it spoken that I have received Talents from him which I must not hide but shew to all how far God is pleased to proceed how far God is pleased to proceed in his work by me beseeching all men to look unto him who is the Man of Peace to them I meane King CHARLES Every one saith to me why do not you who have this wisdome of God go to the General and shew him the way and to the Councell to shew them these things Alas I am at too far a distance from them for to be heard by them Men in such places cannot hear such a low voice as mine is It must be a generall Petition of the whole Nation joyned together as one man that they will hear Therefore I could wish that the Souldiery did but hear a voice behind them saying Return to your first Principles You went out to fight for King and Parliament but now there 's none I know that God will bring in the King again and my hearts desire is that I might perswade men that the Kings coming to his Throne might be without bloud-shed and that no party should any longer retain a spirit of revenge And to set you in a way of composure I could wish that all both Souldiers and others would Petition our worthy Senatours to make their peace with the King and to receive him upon good and glorious terms for the King and subjects For if the King come in by the sword you will become Slaves and force him to use tyranny For Tyranny is a fit punishment for Rebels neither would I have any to Petition our Worthies with kisses or fine words as Judas came to our Saviour that had his band of men to second him or as at the beginning of these times the Scots Presbyters and Covenanters came with their Petition on their Pikes-points to our late King Let not men presume to do so now be their party never so great For though now they think that the Authority hath a dependency upon them and that there is no Authority left save that Yet there is a spark of fire remaining as it were under the ashes which is able at an instant to devour them all Therefore I beseech you Petition in simplicity