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To His Highnesse Lord Generall Cromwell, Lord Protector, &c. The humble cautionary proposals of John Rogers, minister of the gospel according to the dispensation of the spirit (now) at Thomas Apostles London.
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Rogers, John, 1627-1665?
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4 4 Remember the LAW of MOSES my Servant which I commanded for the Commonwealth with the STATUTES and the JUDGEMENTS which if you do not the Lamentation in Dan. 9. 11. will be ours O! all England have sinned in wanting the word is 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or being without thy Laws O Lord And therefore the curse is poured upon us and the oath written in the Law of Moses the servant of the Lord Lev. 26. 14 15 16. c. Dent. 28. 15 16 c. V. Prop. Take heed of Protecting the Carnal National Antichristian Clergy though they come in the name of Orthodox or Learned for so did the Scribes and Pharisees Zedekiah's indulgence to the Priests and false Prophets of the Nation imboldned Hananiah in his lies Iere. 28. 1 c. Which Zedekiah believing persecuted the true Prophets and brought dreadful destruction upon his own head So Ahab a notable Politician did protect his National Clergy or Prophets who were his not the Lords 2 Chro. 18. 5. and by their suggestion hated and persecuted the true Prophet Micaiah which proved his ruine Thus the Rulers that were led by the Priests proved Tyrants to the true Ministers of the New Testament Acts 4. 16 17. And whiles they would defend them they destroyed themselves Thus the worldly Clergy do ever flie to worldly Powers for Protection having none from God and for this end it is they flatter great men to engage them to their Ruine so do Antichrists now they are near falling and without the Lord hear prayers for you and deliver you from this fearful danger they will insnare you and cast you a sleep with their inchantments and render you unfit to follow Christ any further but under the name of the Ministry most miserably intangle and subtilly seduce you into Antichrists cause Which if they do will be your utter Ruine as Revel 4. 9 10. If any worship the Beast or his Image and receive his mark in his Fore-head or in his Head or in his Hand the same shall drink of the Wine of the Wrath of God c. Revel 19. 20. And the Beast was taken and with him the false Prophets with whom he deceived them that received the Mark of the Beast and them that worshipped the Beast these were cast alive into a lake burning with brimstone Therefore my Lord if a word from Iehovah on high may as yet be received look about you and before you with an ocule irretorto Make haste my Lord for Christs Protection against the Plagues that are as sure as God is Righteous coming upon Babylon and all that will cleave to her interest Luther was not too bold in the name of the Lord to tell his Lord Protector the Elector of Saxony Judico celeitud vest plus à me praesidii tutelae habituram esse quam mihi praestare Huic causae nullus gladius consulâ—re aut opem ferre potest c. That by his Prayers he had gained him more safety and protection then he had received from him and that the cause of Christ needed not his Protection but he needed that 's Protection The power of man indeed protects Antichrists cause but it is the power of God set a work by Faith and Prayer that protects Christs And Sive id credat C. V. Sive non credat says he Whether you will believe it or no yet this Way I will undertake to secure and protect your Highnesses Soul Body Estate and all viz. By Faith and Prayer if you ingage freely in the cause of Christ against Antichrist So say I my Lord in that Name which sent me which fills me with courage and confidence that if you will freely oblige for Christ and his Interest the Faith and Prayers of the Saints which were never higher then now shall protect you sufficiently in all emergencies but if you will ingage for Antichrist and his Interest the loud crying Faith and incessant high-spirited Prayers of the Saints will all ingage against you and never give Jehovah-Nissi the Lord our Protector rest till the excellency of Jacob have prevailed 2 Chron. 19. 6. Take heed what you do Thus the Lord hath stirred me up by an irresistable and restless power once more to lay his work before you for that he hath used you as a most glorious Instrument in the Three Nations by the Faith and Prayers of his people to make way for this work which if you reject will reject you and be the infallible forerunner of your fall Which that God may prevent is the fervent prayers of the faithful people night and day whose souls mourn in secret for you whose hearts ake and bleed abundantly on your behalf as for a man most dear in their souls but under most desperate temptations and dangers I have freely exposed my self in this my Masters service by whose spirit I am I hope full of power to all the sharp censures reproaches revilings and hard measures that I can meet with from Men or Devils chusing rather to have my peace within me then without me and to suffer with his afflicted Saints then to sin with the World Ruere cum Christo quam regnare cum Caesare It may be men will judge me proud or self-seeking as they thought of Luther if so I say also Inveniar sanè superbus c. Modo impii silentii non arguar dum Christus patitur Be it so yet I had rather men think so then I sit silent whilest Christ suffers Yea Prorsus Satan est Lutherus dum Christin vivit regnat Amen Though I be accounted a Devil or any thing I care not be it so so Christ may but reign But in these Proposals I am sure I have kept my sphere and followed the strong impulse of Gods own Spirit in me and many others however it be taken Wherefore the great God awake you to his work else the time will come when God will say Let him alone he is joyned to Idols Hos 4. 17. Now that the Hand of the Lord may be with you see what these five fingers point at to you which if you practise will be able to protect you as well as direct you in this dreadful day of the Lords controversie for Sion They concern you my Lord more then Caesars Paper did him Now that they may not prove a Hand Writing against you and a Cup of trembling put into your hands they are strengthned with a Divine generosity and shall struggle with you in the Faith Tears and Prayers of many who pray and mourn for you and amongst other Your afflicted faithful Servant for the Interest of our Lord Iesus JOHN ROGERS From my Study the 21 day of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Tebeth or the Tenth Month.