LIGHT For the JEVVS Or the Means to convert them in Answer to a Book o◠theirs called The Hope of Israel Written and Printed by Manasseth Ben-Israel Chief Agent for the Jews here 1650. Shewing the time of King Charles coming in his War with Holland and the Issue of it Also the Emperour Wars with the Turk and the Event of it given as 〈◊〉 Sign to the Jews to know when to stand up in their own Land and how to prevail Esai 60. 1. Ephes. 5. 14. Wherefore he saith Awake thou that sleepest and stand up from the dead and Christ shall give thee Light This Book was Written Eight years ago and delivered into the hands of Mr. John Androws a Person of Quality living in Castle-Yard and never published till now 1664. Printed for the Author LIGHT For the IEVVS Or the Means to convert them in Answer to a Book of theirs called The Hope of Israel VVritten and Printed by Manasseth Ben-Israel Chief Agent for the Jews here 1650. Shewing the time of King Charles coming in his Wars with Holland and the Isue of it also the Emperous Wars with the Turk and the Event of it given as a Sign to the Jews to know when to stand up in their own Land and how to prevail Esai 60. 1. Ephe. 5. 14. Wherefore he saith Awake thou that sleepest and stand up from 〈◊〉 dead and Christ shal give thee Light London Printed for the Author 1656. TO THE JEVVS NATION BEloved of God there is no true Christian but must needs acknowledge your Nation of old to be the People chosen of God in a singular manner and that from you we have received the Oracles of God and knowledge of our Salvation And since you have been under dissertion groping in the dark this 1650 we that have received the Light which ye refused because it was so determined of God I say we now knowing what you look for and how it is made manifest among us ought to lead you by the hand to the Light that shins upon us through this dark and tempestious Cloud of War and to bring you to your Messiah whom ye seek and desire to see though we own no Messiah but Jesus Christ The consideration of these things made me by the good hand and providence of God upon me to him be the Glory when I saw in what manner you described your Messiah to labour to bring you to him for at first when I saw that Learned Piece of your Famous Senator Manasseth Ben-Israel called The Hope of Israel an effectual door was opened unto me on your behalf that I could not but shew as 〈◊〉 in several Books who it was that you called your Messiah and because the more I looked into the matter the more and more Light God gave me to see the more certainty of his Truth in manifesting your Messiah beyond what my Tongue or Pen could express Therefore being not satisfied in what I had written I wrote this little book following and directed it to Manasseth Ben-Israel and when I had got it Translated into Latine and written fair I gave it him and after a short time the Interpreter that spake between us went unto him to know his thoughts upon it and he answered That the time wherein their Messiah should appear was come but that KingCharles Steeward was he that he could not believe for he could not believe that ever KingCharles should rise again and be restored to his Empire but said he Oliver Protector or the King of Swedland is more liker to do it then he and specially the King of France is the most likest to be our Messiah If he be a Gentile and be in this part of the World for he had as he said a great deal of confidence in the words of an Ancient French Author that declares much to that purpose Then said I to the Interpreter Manasseth Ben-Israel will not believe me yet tell him from me that the Glory of the Protector and King of Swedland will soon vanish away and concerning the King of France he is mistaken the French King is not the King of France but Deputy for the King of England is the King of France it being conquered near three hundred years ago by King Edward 3d. And moreover tell him that many which were well-wishers to King Charles then they were told of his coming to his 〈◊〉 shortly answered That they should 〈…〉 ve to see it were taken away by death for a reward of their unbelief as Mr. White Prisoner at the Fleet and others have observed it so he may die quickly also But I say he that lives five years to an end shall see King Charles Steeward flourish on his Throne to the amazement of all the World for God will bring him in without blood-shed But I had no answer to these last words Therefore finding Ben-Israel not to believe I left him and purposed speedily to direct this Book to you in general and put it out in Print with some Addition being perswaded that some of your Nation have the English Tongue that are able to Translate it into such a Language as all may understand it The main cause why Manasseth Ben-Israel cannot believe is because of the low Condition of King Charles and the great power of his Enemies at present What of all that doth not he himself say in the 26. Sect of his Book called The Hope of Israel That all your Wisemen which speaks of your Messiah say That he must be slain and then rise again to be your Captain and Deliverer But suppose King Charles be so low that he is a dead man for so he is by the Edicts of his Enemy Cannot God raise him again and certainly he will do it For we have many Ancient Propheticks saying which tells us that a dead King shall rise and do glorious things One is this When the dead King shall set on his Crown then shall the World turn upside down And London in Truth shall tremble that day expecting the words the dead King shall say But he shall treat them well that it be a wonder and shall settle Truth Peace and good order Anothers this When the dead King sets on his Throne Grace shall grow to them that walks in his way then all men shall enjoy the main Resurrection specially men of Religion namely all men that have been true but false men will run away to hide themselves being not able to abide the presence of him that sits on the Throne And doubtless all this is spoken of King Charles Steeward for he consists all of Wisdom and Love When he was in France the people rose against the French King and his Mother that they were forced to flee for that Nation thought to do as England did and destroy the French King for they made great provision for War and had hired the Duke of Lorain to come with a great Army to help them but King Charles saved them by his Wisdom for he
King Charles came of the Tribe of Ephraim as much as Ieroboam did by a Female line For in old time many Noble Christian Families of Jews came and dwelt in this Land whose Seed though obscure are among us to this day but it is uncertain and I shall not stand to maintain it It is the fault of every one he would ingross all to himself his Neighbour should have nothing by his good will The Jew would have all the preheminence to himself The Gentile having Jesus and all things with him would have the Jews to have no snare with him but God is the Disposer of all these things you Jews would have both Messiah to come Loynally from your Nation not considering that God by Noah from the beginning made the same promise to Iaphet as he made to Shem Gen. 9. 26 27. so that the one Messiah comes from Shem and the other from Iaphet this is Gods Decree and the Root of the History and God who hath fulfilled it in part will have it so perfectly fulfilled though men do what they can against it Therefore deceive not your selves by expecting an Ephraimite of the Seed of Ephraim Loynally to come and be your Messiah for if Ieroboam had been an Ephraimite yet it doth not follow that your Messiah must needs come of that Tribe also but your Conversion mystically yet clear to me is set out and signifyed in Abraham sending of his servant to take a wife for his son Iacob Gen. 24. where you are first to observe that by Abraham is signified God the Father by Isaac is signifyed Jesus Christ by the servant is signified Charles Steeward and by the wise Rebeckah is signifyed you Jews Observe it thus again that Abraham is the Father of the Faithful that Isaac is the promised Son and that in Isaac his Seed or Rebeckah is called â—y which Seed called chiefly is signified your Call and Conversion to Jesus Christ and consider that this Servant of Abraham who is sent to call Rebeckah is the Steeward of his house that Ruled all he had and a Gentile of Damascus by which sending of this Steeward Gen. 24. 2 3 4. Gen. 15. 2 3. is signified God sending of Charles Steeward to call you and bring you to Jesus Christ as the other brought Rebeckah to Isaac Now by this emblem also you may see the manner of your Conversion to God in Jesus Christ and that you shall be brought to him by one that is a Steeward by Name and a Gentile also Therefore him whom you call the Messiah is a Gentile and nor a Jew but the true Messiah unto whom he is a Jew even Jesus Christ to whom be the Glory for ever and ever Amen And to conclude Beloved Elect of God if you had been here in land thirty years agone to see the Beauty of our Church and the Worship of God as it was then Established among us according to the institution of David the Singers in their Courses dayly praysing God in the beauty of Holyness all things being 〈◊〉 decently in order according to the Word of God without any superstition or Idolatry I say if you haâ—… been here then to see it you would have said that our Reformation and Worship was that way prophesied of by the Prophet Isai. 35. 8. and called the way of Holyness which way yet shall be Established among us within this eight years more perfectly then at that time for then the Enemies had too much Liberty and did blasphem and brought contempt upon the true Worship of God to the Ruin of it and making it desolate they have brought us to confusion so that there is no face of Religious-VVorship among us now but insteed thereof we have vain Bablings Jang 〈…〉 and VVranglings about we know not what Something we would have but alas doting about questions we are not able to resolve on anything that is good neither can we agree in any thing but in persecuting of that Truth which we once loved and in which Truth is our Eternal happiness This hath been the Case of England many years Now even since we break in peices the Bonds of Peace Unity and Amity which Bonds once we kept and were made happy by it All this came upon us for our sins and murmurings against the true VVorship of God established among us yet we do not repent of it neither dare we return nor can we do any good for our selves until our God come and break the Yoak of our Adversary and set us at Liberty again but chiefly these things came upon us for your sake to fulfill Gods VVord to give Light to you to free you that you may be 〈…〉 med Delivered Converted and 〈…〉 ght to your King Jesus Christ which is the desire of your Servant for his sake Arise Evans Blackefriers in Long Alley March 16. 16â—â— The Postscript BEware of Amsterdam that damned Rebelious City of Holland that provoks God to his face in which Atheists and Devils have their abode It is a Cage of every unclean and hateful Bird Revel. 17. 2. that shall seek to hinder your Conversion by King Charles therefore God abhors it and will destroy it For the covetous State of Holland doth receive any sort of Sectuaries to them for their mony and are become rich and proud by it A fore this time when they begged a relef from England and had it then they called themselves the poor distressed States of Holland now being rich and proud they disdain all Kings and call themselves the High and Mighty States of Holland would have England to be theirs but the English under the English State puld them down a little and the same English men under King Charles when he comes to his Throne shall destroy them for as they are like Tyrus they may see themselves as in a Glass and that is their dome Isa. 23. 7 8 9. Ezekiel Chap. 26. Chap. 27. Be Valiant ye English men and utterly destroy them for the Lord Commands you and be will help you then shall no pricking Brier nor any grievous Thorn be of all that are round about you to trouble you Ezekiel 28. 23. 24. This Book was written Eight years ago and delivered into the hands of Mr. Iohn Androwsa Person of Quality living in Castle-Yard and never published till Now 1664. FINIS †but mistake me not for though the day of Iudgement in some places is said to be as a lightning a moment a twinckling of an eye for shortness Mat. 24 27. 1 Coâ—in 15. 52. Yet in other places of Scripture that day is said to bea long day containing Summer and Winter Zecha 14. 6 7 8 9. and St. Pet. speaking of the day of Iudgement speaks as if it were a thousand years 2 Pet. 3. 7 8 9. Hence I do infer that though this day is as a Moment in regard of its breaking forth yet regad of Gods Mercy to bring sinners to the Truth it may last a thousand years
Captain and Deliverer who will bring you to present happiness if you follow him 2. I say those Jews who would come into England without his command come against God and their Messiah appointed of God for them and therefore if they come they shall in a short time be spoiled and destroyed 3. I that tell you these things am a man that have had the Spirit of Prophesie this twenty four years and I have declared above twenty two years agone all the Judgements that came since upon this Nation as thousands of English can witness it And that then I was a Prisoner three years upon that account And you may see more of this in my Book called A voice from Heaven and my Book called the Eccho to the Voice from Heaven 4. I tell you that King Charles Steeward by descent as his Star did manifest is the first Born of Iaphet the Elder Son of Noah Gene. 10. 21. And therefore the said King Charles by right is Heir to all the World And God will give him and his Seed-Royal in due Season the preheminence of it And all the Jews shall be converted unto Jesus in him Iohn 6. 56. and be an eminent people under him and his Seed-Royal in places of preferment and in your own Land Flourish Thus much I see from the Holy Scriptures and Visions But you will say How can King Charles be the said Messiah seeing our Wisemen say that he must be the Son of Ioseph and come of the Tribe of Ephraim and that he must die in the last War of Gog and Magog and afterward rise again for to enjoy the dignity of a Vice Roy as Ioseph was in Egypt 1. I answer that the two Messiahs are signified in them Shem and Iaphet because they were to come out of their Loyns Jesus of Shem and of Abraham and David Charles of Iapeht and by adoption in Jesus Of Abraham and Ephraim or by imputation and not by a carnal Generation because Iaphet the Elder was to come first into the Tent of Shem and so to be exalted by that voluntary Act of condescending and giving the honour to his Brother Shem according to the will of his Father Therefore the saying of Noah to his sons Gen. 10. 25 26 27. is the Ground-work of all that is spoken concerning the Messiah and from that Ground did all the Prophets Prophesie of the Messiahs yet there was ground given to Noah for his saying to his Sons From the Beginning Cain should have had condescended to Abel for God ordained it then that the Elder in love and respect should serve the Younger for God had respect to Abel and Cain should have had respect unto him for that cause and not to have hated him and slain him for it 2. I say King Charles is called the Son of Ioseph not that he cometh out of his Loyns but because he is like unto him for as Ioseph was beloved of his Father above all his Bretheren in so much that he made him a Coat of Honour as Kings Children had 2 Sam. 13. 18. It being of divers colours like a Kings Parliament Robe for which cause he was hated of his Bretheren and because of his faithfulness to his Father and his Visions they hated him yet more and sold him away to the Ishmalits Gen. 37. So in like-manner because King Charles the first was beloved of God his Father and honoured above all his Scots Bretheren they hated him and because of his Wisdom Faithfulness and Visions of God they hated him yet more and sold him away to the English Parliament Marchants And as Ioseph was long in affliction before he was exalted Gen. 39. Gen. 40. So King Charles suffered much for a long time being imprisoned and at last slain and he shall be likewise exalted by his Resurrection in the King Charles his Son both in person and power as he saith in the conclusion of his last speech to his Son in his book Let my Memory with my Name ever live in you for the King believed that God would raise him up again in his Son And as Ioseph being a Stranger in Egypt yet was he exalted above all the Egyptians except Pharaoh there King who adopted him and gave him that power Gen. 41. So King Charles being a Stranger by Nation and not a Jew shall be exalted above all the Jews except Jesus the King who doth adopte him and give him that power In these things King Charles is like Ioseph and therefore by an Allegory he may be called his Son Thus he is also an Eprathite I have all wayes found that England in Scripture is signified to us by Mount Ephraim and more perticularly in Dan. 11. 45. is called the glorious holy Mountain between the Seas And that the Prophesie of Hosea which speaks much of Ephraim is very much fulfilled among us now for England feeded one Winde and followeth after the East Winde which hath blasted the glory of our Church and Kingdom and made it desolate Hosea 12. 1. For following the Winde-breath and lyes of Sectuaries coming from New England Holand and other places East from us hath spoiled the glory of our Nation And much more I could shew to prove that England in Scripture is signified by Mount Ephraim and specially is that Ephratah spoken of by David Ps. 132. 5. 6. and by Micah 5. 2. From whence your Messiah comes for the present King Charles Steeward is an English man born but an Ephrathite born in Mount Ephraim by Scripture account And I finde that there was in the Country of Israel two sorts of Ephrathies First the Seed of Levi born in the Land of Ephraim were called Ephrathites 1 Sam. 1. 1. Secondly they that were of the Seed of Caleb by his Wife Ephratah 1 Chorn. 2. 19 24 50. were called Ephrathites Ruth 1. 2. And these last Ephrathites did much signifie the English for Ephratah who was joyn'd to Caleb of the Tribe of Iuda was an obscure woman whose kindred is not known which woman signifies a strange Land that should bring forth light to Israel which woman is first called Ephrah that is a Mother 1 Chron. 2. 19. and then after that is called Epratah 1 Chorn. 2. 24. 50. 1 Chron. 4. 4. that is Mother of many Nations as Abraham was first called Abram that is a Father and then afterwards called Abraham that is a Father of many Nations Gen. 17. 5. yet it is more then probable that this woman called Ephratah was a Gentile because the place from whence her Name is derived Gen. 35. 16. 19. was called Ephrah by the Ancient Inhabitance of the Land of Canaan I mean some Holy Ones such as Melchizedek and the like else the Name Ephratah had not been of such esteem in Israel as we see David and Micah laies it for a Ground-work and as David enquiring for the Habitation of the Mighty God of Iacob which God of Iacob signifieth the second Messiah by your term or the third person