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The new Jerusalem at hand by the Lady Eleanor Douglas.
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Eleanor, Lady, d. 1652.
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were accounted to be distraction but to this very day even with Learned Doctor Sybald fulfilling what honor Prophets receiue at home By whose hand no few of these Manuscripts were burnt This mans writing who wrote so long ago From the Hysope Nicity unto the Cedar Authority or Supremacy conversing with no Books but one the Book Sir Archibald Douglas right Heir of the Earldoms howsoever of Morton and Douglas the doughty likewise of person a choyce yong man and a goodly c. That Nations Captain by his Birth-right himself a Soldier by profession in Spain and Germany no ordinary Commander upon whom the first fruits of the Spirit came Quaeres or Questions To Dr. James Sybald Minister of Clerkenwel ANd whether the very perillous time now fulfilling what is written in Pauls second Epistle to Timothy Men shall be lovers of their own selves more then of God c. from such turn away And what is written in Mark 13. Of the troublesome last days ver 10 11. Of which I will say no more onely thus much Had you demanded of me in how many days the change which I speak of should be or known of what consequence it is ye would not so suddenly have indangered me as to have spoken a word of me to that purpose or where I was when ye see what will be and what ye have heard of me even very shortly you will be ashamed and heartily sorrow for your precipitate Opinion of me Now considering that you are preparing to morrow in the Forenoon on the uncertain Easter-day Also to receive your part of the Passover even kneeling at the Communion-Table consider these Texts and prepare an answer to the same Deut. 16. There thou shalt sacrifice the passover at the evening at the going down of the Sun That thou mayest remember it all the days of thy life 1 Cor. 11. When ye come together therefore into one place this is not to eat the Lords-Supper for in eating every one taketh afore his own Supper c. Iohn 13. and Supper being ended c. Concerning which tell me therefore in your Conscience is not the Lords-Supper in the Forenoon a most Belly-god invention Also the kneeling at the Communion Table doth not fulfil what is written in the first Epistle of Paul to the Corinthians ver 20.8 21. But I say the things which the Gentiles sacrifice they sacrifice to devils not to God and I would not that you should have communion with devils c. Also is not the Title of Doctors a most presumptuous thing Mat. Which love the uppermost rooms and chief seats and to be called Rabbi Rabbi and Matth. 23 Neither be ye called masters c. As also the names of Saints Psal When who knows how often he offends much less knows the secret sins of another Also according to your Conscience let me know your opinion of the Ministerial Priests Traditions hath not made the word of God of none effect or to have no power Mark 7. ver 13. and many such like things do ye Also let me know what is their reward that do crouch and make courtesies to boards when as it is written Keep thy foot or have a care thereof when thou goest into the House of God and be more ready to hear then offer the sacrifice of fools to wit lest thou crouch and make a crooked courtesie to a board which was but a stock even a block whatsoever it was and whatsoever it is and they worse then a block that make a cursed courtesie to it a besotted beast and a devil Sam. 28. going even to the very Devil of Hell with him who stooped with his face to the ground bowing himself likewise they try what reverence they can do unto him And lastly what is the reward of addition and diminishing the word of God Rev. 22. shewing For I testifie If any man shall add God shall adde the plagues written herein and if any shall take away God shall take away his part out of the holy city So taking in haste leave think of me what ye please Rest your faithful Friend ARCH DOVE Elijah Likewise know I desire you not to speak a word of this till the appointed time onely have a care in the mean time of your own soul Acts 2. Save your selves from this untoward generation From my Lodging at White-Fryers Anno 1638. your Easter-Eve To my much esteemed worthy Friend Iames Sybald Minister at Clerkenwel this Loving Friend IT seemeth your imployment is very much for if it were not so or if ye had remembred my desire I should have seen you according to your Promise in two days after that time ye was with me last Certainly if ye knew how near the Great Change is which I spoke of ye would have seen me before this Which unexpected Change whatsoever it be it being so exceeding near I request you whatsoever ye have to do let me see you this afternoon But a few words And likewise through CHRIST I charge you not to speak a word of this until you see what GOD will do shortly whatsoever it be unless a very Great Change be shortly then think of me what ye will Exitus acta probat Ye may believe me for I think ye know it had been better for the Lord Major of this City Anno Dom. 1638. to have heard me from the LORD then to have had the Plague of GOD amongst them which came just then how soon the seven Elected Eldermen did charge me not to come near them nor write any more unto them which did so offend GOD as his Plague hath continued amongst them until this day Therefore do not vilifie my Request So till I see you Rest January 19. Anno Do. M.DC.XXXVIII Your faithful Friend * Rev. 2.28 THE MORNING STARRE I pray you bring no servant with you near the place where I am for I am exceeding loth for to be known to be near the city until I be seen at Court which now God willing will be shortly I am sure there is none knoweth I am so near you no not one except my servants Therefore I request you let me not be discovered by you nor by your words concerning the contents of my Letter Likewise do not think to lose much time with me for one sentence shall be sufficient To a Messenger of the LORDS Dr. James Sybald Minister at Clerkenwel at London this Loving Friend MY self though your Well-wisher hath constantly been committed willingly within the Chamber and Study where ye left me about two Year since It was not the Lords Will know hitherto that I should write unto you since the 20 of June Anno Aetatis 1638. Because the Great Change which he moved me to tell you was to be suddenly know it was not to be accounted according to the computation of man but according his own to wit it was not plainly to begin until some few days hence according to our computation his mercies being above all his Works He gives his very enemies a space of time for to consider their own doings that they might repent Though now adays most of all the men of this world cannot possibly be moved lawfully for to be obedient unto him nor to be just So saith ELIAS and verily ELIJAH who desireth you if you love your self or your own good for to come unto him about two a clock this afternoon otherwise assuredly the LORD will not let me do you the good which I intend who lets you understand none of the unjust within this Kingdom before long will be able to stay therein So think of this and do which I lawfully desire for the best till I see you Vale. And so rest Your faithful Friend DOUGLASE Decemb. 19. Anno Do. 1639. From the JACOBIN or Carmelistain Fryers to wit of old From the Carme Freere Frater as Fray may be well applyed truly unto any one of all the many many sorts of Fryers whose Fray hath continued too long and now it must it must be returned to them And here happy Readers with this Manna communicated to wit the Divine Prophesies of this Man know herewith ordain'd and enacted as heretofore a Rebel against the Father proclaimed he that Despised the Son likewise unable to gainsay it they a Reprobate Church sitting in the seat of Scorners which acknowledge not the fulfilling of these now John 16. All things which the Father hath are mine Therefore I said that he shall take of mine and shall shew it unto you and he shal shew you things to come as much to say Even manifested the truth of those sacred Mysteries contained in the Revelation of Iesus Christ which God gave unto him c. Cap. 1. Things for the future treasured up by no other Spirit to be unfolded but by the same Spirit of truth wherewith were written at first or penn'd and for that purpose the same poured forth again in the last days And so these by that Spirit then persecuted witness Rev. xi The Beast ascended on t of the bottomless Pit or Abyss one in old Samuels likeness Bishops c. Also which testifies whosoever despiseth the Spirit of Prophecy guilty of all the Blood of the Prophets shed And therefore lest your sentence that Ye stiff necked c. ye do always resist the holy Ghost as your fathers did so do ye Acts 7. provoke him not who is a consuming fire according to their works Iew and Gentile both high-minded who rewards them as referred to the prophet Malachi accompanied with what judgements cap. 4. when that blessed time arising with healing in his Wings ver 2. the meek dove Messenger of peace displaying her golden feathers as the lightning out of the East shineth even unto the West Mat. 24. the Spirit of Prophesie vouchsasing a visit absent from the Church so long comfortless saying I have the Keys of Death and Hell a Scepter of seven Stars in whose right hand Re. cap. 1. pointing to times Mystery the present Century and at this time so much for admonishing all He that hath an ear let him hear c. and fare him well that will not a story by whom related of Alexander the Great c. on the Scaffold as well might have told a tale of his Horse These from Whitehall sometime Wolseys the Cardinal Febr. 1648. 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