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A38773	The bloudy vision of John Farly, interpreted by Arise Evans. With another vision signifying peace and happiness. Both which shew remarkable alterations speedily, to come to pass here in England, also a refutation of a pamphlet, lately published by one Aspinwall: called a Brief discription of the fifth Monarchy. Shewing that the late Parliament was that beast mentioned, Rev. 13. that this representative is the image thereof, and that the fifth Monarchy will shortly be established in the person of Charles Stevvart	Evans, Arise, b. 1607.	1653 (1653)	Wing E3454; ESTC R208636	45,880	81

affirm are as much concerned in the late Kings death as any of them you speak off and ye do this King more injury then any man doth by perswading the King and people that what ye report in this matter is true so that you most unadvisedly set one against another And therefore the hearts of them that are in power are so hardned against the King that though they were willing to restore him to his right yet will they not do it least thereby they should fall into such bloud-thirsty mens hands as they fear you by your own words to be And I am perswaded as my reason tells me that your threatning of the late Parliament and Souldiery was the main cause why they put the late King to death for what is it that men will not do to save their own lives and estates Therefore they strike when you do but threaten But if you would enquire by humane sense and reason from whence these miseries came ye will finde that they did spring from the covetousness of some Clergy man 1 Tim. 6. 9. 10. 1 Tim. 3. 2. 3. for ye will finde a covetous man come to the Ministry and he must have two or three Church-livings whatsoever they cost him and he will get some poor Curates for a small matter to serve for him who although they be learned yet they shall never be able to get so much under him as will buy them books or hardly bread so that they being starved are not able to feed the people with knowledge whereupon they hire themselves a Lectorer and these hirelings being Wolves put on sheeps cloathing Matth. 7. 15. 20 21 22 23. and to fill their bags they will flatter the people and preach them all to be saints forsooth that follows them so they become Puritanes and say to the other stand apart and come not near me for I am holier then thou Isai 65. 5. 6. and while the one part of the Parrish are drunk at the Ale-house and on the Sundays run into all manner of incivilities for want of sober godly preaching Isai 5. 11 12 13. the other part with immoderate teachings do run in spiritual whoredom and drunkenness Isai 29. 9. And this hireling becomes famous for finding that pleasing to the people and profital for his purpose he will cast out words against the Church-Government and Bishops untill he be taken hold on and questioned for it Then most men cry him up for a gallant man and rail upon the Bishops as upon persecuters of godly men Then many others of that Coat seeing this hireling-Judas by this means to fill his bags so fast do take up his Doctrine John 10. 12 13. and 12. 4 5 6. Yea the Lawyer Physician finding this trade better then their own do follow it also for Lucres sake Hence the Puritanical faction getting enterance by the covetousness and negligence of the lasie Prelates now like a Canker runs over and poysons the whole Kingdom 2 Tim. 2. 16 17. and the Roman Catholick laughs at this sport getteth a place to play his Cards once more and thinketh to get the Game But we have another way to cure all this busines and that 's by calling a Parliament Of which if the priviledge had been maintained we had been happy by this time Now when the Parliament was called the Puritan and hireling Ministers of London c. began to stir up the Citie against the King Bishops Major part of the Parliament which properly was the Parliament who for fear of the tumults durst not appear Thus Judgement is turned away backward and equity cannot enter Isai 59. 13 14 15. And he that is righteous maketh himself a prey the truth hath no place for lies and faseshood prevaileth Therefore I say that on the authours of those tumults lies the Kings bloud and all the bloud that hath been spilt since notwithstanding the London Ministers Remonstrance at the Kings death who like Pylat seemed to wash their hands as being innocent of his bloud but woe unto them for they have gone in the way of Cain and run greedily after the errour of Balaam for reward and they shall perish in the gain-saying of Core Jude 11. for they maliciously preached up the people into disorder hoping thereby to raise themselves in the casting down of the Bishops every one seeking his own advantage but the wheel turns round such as were not thought on then now rules the roast so that they could not so fully compass nor enjoy the ends they aimed at How thirsty were the Presbyterian Ministers for the innocent Bishop of Canterburie and other mens bloud saying the cause of their God would never prosper untill such were put to death taxing the Bishop with Popery c. whereas indeed the Pope had not such an adversary on earth as the Bishop was who if he had lived would have drawn all obedience from him in a short time for the Pope feareth no Protestant so much as that man who cometh nearest unto him in order and decency yet keeps his principles in Faith and Doctrine And for those who are now in power they are not so much concerned in the Kings bloud as the generality of the people do imagine The Lord General Cromwell himself could not either do much for him nor against him at that time but as the stream of the Parliament Army and people went then so must he go or else be disabled ruinated and dealt with as a Malignant But many of them who are most guilty to clear themselves would fain lay all upon the Lord General saying that he was the busiest in bringing the King to his end suppose he was Divine providence so ordered the matter that it was his place for he was a servant in it to the Parliament to the Lord General Fairfax to the Army and to the people And if he had refused there were many that would have been glad of his place to have done i● so that his deligence faithfulness appeared in this as in whatsoever service else he is intrusted with although in many things he goeth on as he did in this with simplicity not knowing the consequence but hoping by the providence of God that all will be brought about to a good issue Others there be that say he promised with several solemne Oaths to the King when he was in the Army That he would do his best endeavour to save him and restore him to his Throne Truely whether it was so or no I know not God and himself knows best but of this I am sure that if he had gone about to do it then he could not have done it but would have disabled himself of power to do what he may be forced to do to that purpose now for I am perswaded so well of the Lord General and of many belonging to him that they have a desire to deal faithfully and truely toward God and man And I doubt not but they shall finde an

the King as also John Lilburn and divers others rewarded for their services all which fell as commonly the enemies of Israel fell by the hand of their own party Judges 7. 22. 2 Chron. 20. 22 23. And as concerning the Churches how many men have been slain and hurt whilest they were in obstructing the work about St. Pauls Church How were those men cast down mained and spoyled when they went about building a Preaching place for the Anabaptists in the stone Chappel thereof What became of the Lord Brook that grand enemy of Gods Worship when he thought his armour inpenetrable how was he smote in the head from the Cathedral Church at Lich-Field as Goliath was by David I Sam. 17. 4 5 6 7 49. I have said little in comparison of what might be said in this matter but if I should say all that can be said yet they would not regard it Psal. 28. 5. for they are blinded with their prosperity in the War though they may know by the things visible against them that one days loss now will keep them under for ever and that day is not far off for it is with them as David saith Psal. 55. 19. Because they have no changes Therefore they fear not God And as Job saith they prosper and the rod of God is not upon them Therefore they say unto God depart from us for we desire not the knowledge of thy waies Job 21. 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14. But ye that hope for deliverance are to consider that by your manifold afflictions ye are corrected to refine you that ye may be made holy 1 Pet. 1. 15 16. and more innocent then Doves more wise then Serpents Matth. 10. 16. more precious then the gold of Ophir Isai 13. 12. Malach. 3. 17. The end which God hath in afflicting you is to bring you to such a condition And then the Assyrian the rod of his anger who thinketh not to cut off a few Nations shall be burned Isa. 10. 5 6 7 16 17 18 19. For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous Psal. 125. 3. and the family of David that is the Kings friends when they sin God will correct them with the rod of men 2 Sam. 7. 14. 15. Psal. 89. 32 33. for God makes his rod most usually of wicked men by which he corrects his children therefore say not that there is no hopes but rather comfort one another look upon Portingals deliverance did not God reveal it afore-hand unto them even by a poor Cobler that could not write a word but got little Scool boys to write for him who Prophesied many remarkable things that came truely to pass and among the rest he Prophesied that in 1640. they should have a King in Portugal again Although the King of Spain for this cause sought by all means to prevent it yet when the time came Notwithstanding the set year was far spent they considering that none of the poor mans Prophesies had ever yet failed but that all had been truely fulfilled they were thereby so much the more imboldned so that God stirred up the Spirits of the Nobles and Valiant men of Portugal and smote the Souldiery with terrour that as it were in a moment the King was set on his Throne And suddenly had all the strong holds throughout the Land surrendred unto him and there was not three men kill'd in the quarrel Then why may not God do as much for England Or why may not those ten Valiant Commanders that took the Kingdom from the late King CHARLS and according as God had decreed gave it for sometime to the late Parliament or as it is in Scripture language to the beast Rev. 17. 12 13 17. And then afterward according as God did put in their hearts to destroy the very same Parliament take the Kingdom again from them as you may see how it was done Rev. 17. from vers. 12. to the end of the Chapter I say why may not God now also move the hearts of the said ten Commanders to give the Kingdom to him whose right it is I mean the present King CHARLS Ezek. 21. 27. We say and it is a proverb among us that if a man lie in a ditch and cry God help me and not use his own ability to get out he may lay there and perish But if a man call to God for help and withall do what he can to help himself surely God will help him for if you understand your selves when you say God help us It doth not argue that God shall do all and you nothing but it doth argue that God will help you in what you go about to do and that if you put too your strength God will strengthen and prosper you therein when your actions be right good and lawfull and that especially in the fulfilling of his word For there is nothing more easie then to fullfill a Prophesie because God is assistant to them and active with them that do it How was God with Josuah to incourage him 2 Kings 9. Josuah 1. How was God with Jehu with Josiah with Nebuchadnezar with Cyrus Yea good Josiah must die for going out against Pharaohn-echo King of Egypt who had a command from God to go against the King of Assiria 2 Kings 23. 29. 2 Chron. 35. 20 21 22 23. And what great rewards did God give them that fulfilled his word 2 Kings 10. 30. Isa. 45. from verse 1. to verse 15. 2 Chron. 36. 22 23. 1 Macchab. 2. 55. How prosperous were the late Parliament against the late King Why because it was Prophesied he should fall how prosperous was the Independents against the Presbyterians Why because it was Prophesied that they should fall how prosperous was the Army against the late Parliament and how easily did they dissolve it Why because it was Prophesied they should fall how easily did the Portingals set up their King Why because it was Prophefied of before Then why cannot they as easily set up the King as they did dissolve the Parliament And why even because the word is gone forth for it Isa. 55. 10 11. For there is no word gone forth against them as yet notwithstanding all the muttering of their false Prophets against them It is to be considered also what a heavy judgement befell those Nobles of Israel who searched the Land of Canaan that when they came back perswaded the people that there was no hopes of getting that Land and that it was but in vain to go up and fulfill the Lords word by possessing it Genes 15. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21. for all those Nobles died immediately of the plague before the Lord Numb. 14. 36 37. And because the people gave ear to their perswasion the Lord would have destroyed them all had not Moses stood up and besought the Lord for them yet for all that the Lord would let none of that generation go up into the Land of Canaan save Caleb