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A89029	A standard set up: whereunto the true seed and saints of the most High may be gathered together into one, out of their several forms: for the Lambe against the Beast, and false prophet in this good and honourable cause. Or The principles & declaration of the remnant, who have waited for the blessed appearance and hope. Shewing, how saints as saints, men as men, and the creation shall have their blessings herein, as in the deliverance of the true Church out of Babylon, and all confusion; as in the most righteous and free-common-wealth-state; as in the restitution of all things. Subscribed W. Medley, scribe.	Medley, William, scribe.	1657 (1657)	Wing M1612; Thomason E910_10; ESTC R202911	20,825	28

everlasting Dominion and his kingdome is from generation to generation So that man is loudly called upon to come in and with all chearfulnesse and readinesse to submit himself unto the Government and rule of th● Prince of the Kings of the Earth THE WISDOM OF WHOSE THRONE SHAL DECIDE ALL CONTROVERSIES And great will be the Peace of this Day when the Beast and the Fals-Prophet is taken in opposing the Lamb with their Armies and cast alive into a lake of Fire Rev. 19.19 20. THE DECLARATION AS in the sight of that glorious Majesty JEHOVAHNISSI THE LORD OUR PROTECTOR being assured by the grace of God That the kingdomes of this world are of right the Inheritance of our Lord Jesus And being by the workings of his holy spirit and the Power of his love through the quickening of the new-man exceedingly stirred up as called upon this Bottome and hope having for many moneths waited for the day of the power of Jesus Christ And for a willing people which might take pleasure in her stones and favour the dust thereof To follow the Lambe in the Dispensations of his Judgements Withall considering That the stones of the sanctuary are powred out in the head of every street and the precious sons of Zion comparable to fine gold are esteemed as earthen pitchers The blood and lives of Saints poured forth The dishonour of the Name and glory of God so deare unto us The stop of that work and cause so eminently owned by God and sealed unto by the blood of thousands of our dear brethren in the High places of the Field Our bowels are troubled and we have waited for his salvation all the day long And being also throughly convinced of the Apostacy Hypocrisie Murders and Treason of OLIVER CROMWELL THE HEAD OF THIS APOSTASIE and those that are with him We were encouraged though but a Worm yet not without hopes of being raised up to be Instrumentall to Thrash the Mountains According to our Faith and hope and call from the world from the Earth from among Men to publish our Principle to the World That our Brethren in holes and corners in the severall parts of the Nation in all the Churches of the Saints might hold up their heads because of Redemption that draweth nigh That all men might see their Interest and concern as involved as wrapped up as comprehended in the Interest and Cause we Pleade for the onely and blessed POTENTATE That a STANDARD might be set up and displayed for all Saints that hunger after the Truth That wait for Justice and Righteousnesse That it might dwell in the Wildernesse and remain in the fruitfull field For all men for every poor heart that desires to stand up for Equity for Liberty for Deliverance from yoaks and Bonds whether in the Army that hath kept a good Conscience that hath not shared in the Apostacy and and wickednesse That hath not said a Confederacy with those that say a Confederacy that have not sold themselves to work wickednesse Or any others that may say God speed And also to ●ppear publickly with Councel Estates Lives Liberties Families Relations and all most Dear to us in this way as a Sacrifice and Offering prepared for the Lord Jesus who hath Redeemed Justified and Sanctified us by his blood hath made us unto our God Kings and Priests that we may r●ign with him on the earth and is made unto us of the Father Wisdome Righteousnesse Sanctification and Redemption And if he shall give us our Lives for a prey as those that will loose them shall save them though we are therein with trembling in this Evill and Adulterous generation We shall yet think it our duty having hear no continuing City but as wanderers as Pilgrims as strangers as having nothing yet possessing all things To give them up in the high places of the field as for his Navie his Kingdome so for his whole flock that all Saints weak as well as strong poor needy and foolish That have received the Adoption can cry ABA and are sealed with the Holy spirit of promise may together grow up unto an holy Temple in the Lord As naturally caring for the well-fare of all the Lambs of the whole household of God and with them for the Creation as all having a place in our hearts That all may be delivered into the glorious liberties of the Sons of God for whom and to whom we hope the grace of God given to us will help us to witnesse a good witnesse And we are herein the more bold in the zeal of the Lord of hosts in the Power of his might in the Authority and Majesty of the holy and blessed spirit as knowing That whether w● sleep or wake we shall live with him Whether we live or die we shall stand in our Lot in the blessed inheritance with the Saints in light at the end of the dayes If sown in corruption yet raised in incorruption If sown in dishonour yet raised in Glory If sown in weaknesse yet raised in Power If we shall not tast of death though the cup be alwayes sweet to us as we are in Christ and live the life of faith and as for him Waiting upon him in the way of his Judgements till our Lord shall appear y●t changed in a moment in the twinckling of an eye and made like unto his glorious body Then to us to die is gain and to live is gain so that tribulation nor distress● or persecution or Famine or nakednesse or perils or sword neither Death nor Life nor Angels nor Principalities nor Powers nor things present nor things to come nor height nor depth nor any other creature shall be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus Nay we are more then conquerours through him that loved us Wherefore in the Name of that dreadfull Majesty having born our Testimony and Witnesse against the Apostacy of this Army and their General so long so loud forwarning them of the Vengeance of the Lord and of his Temple and the judgements which God will execute upon Babylon and them as a part thereof and degenerated into that Mystery of Iniquity that Puddle of finne that bloody City Wee doe Invite and Call the Lords People That hath laid hold of this glorious Hope That are upon their Watch that keep their Garments of what Form Opinion or Judgement so ever Yea in the tender bowels of our Saviour we beseech you Brethren laying aside all particular Opinions and matters of difference as we have done ours To come in and be united with us in this Bottome this blessed Cause and Administrations of the Kingdome of the Sonne of man and the Saints wherein not onely the Father Son and Spirit are concerned withall the Angels And all Dead and Living Saints of this Faith of this hope That glorious company Noah Abraham Isaac Jacob David Job Daniel Peter Paul all the Patriarcks Prophets Apostles Martyrs Saints Men the Creation Heaven and Earth but also as that Rock the close Chambers The City of Refuge the hiding place in the Day of Indignation and Vengeance your Persons Lives Estates Families Wives and Children will be herein Blessed Preserved and Delivered For as in the womb of this cause there is the Man-childe so in the bowels thereof there is choise mercies for all for the inward and outward man health strength and peace in so much that even whilest we are at wars with the Draggon Beast and False-Prophet we shall be at peace among our selves Besides above all and in all having the Peace of God which passeth all understanding There is also under this BANNER in this Camp in this Cause preservation and protection for all civill and honest men who are also invited to eat the flesh of Kings Captaines and Mighty men So those that have simplicity and integrity in the Army we warn them of the vengance to come that they oppose not the Lamb that they do not yet like mercinary men hired to shed blood stay in this Prophane Apostate and Backsliding Army but that they submit unto the Lord Jesus and his BANNER and come and List themselves with us under his command who is coming forth conquering and to conquor And forasmuch as it is the day of the Lords vengance for the controversie of Zion and blood of Saints and his Portion and Inheritance And being perswaded that the Lord has now a controversie and war with the powers of Babilon in these Nations and withall those that are guilty of or engaged in this Apostacie whether in Church Army or Common-Wealth as wel as with OLIVER CROMWEL the head of this Apostacie We do now in the name and Authority of the LORD KING-JESVS call upon all the Lords people our Brethren Sisters and Friends with every one that professeth the name of God that are yet in Babilon in one respect or another either in Church Common-Wealth upholders and supporters of that state or Army to come out of her to come from amongst them least partaking of her sins you also partake of her plagues For the Lord commandeth now every where to Repentance Therefore hearken to the Gospel of the Kingdome and of repentance which saith fear God and give glory to him for the houre of his Judgement is come THE END ERRATA Page 8. line 24 read because of p. 14. l. 15. r. born of l. 17. r. born from p. 19. l. 6. r. Magistrates p. 22. l. 18. r. in

Parliaments in calling together a company of men pag. 23. such as knew the Lord for they allowed not themselves in the choice of one Person in whom they had not this good hope that there was faith in Christ and love unto all his Saints and People and which had made observations of his marvelous Dispensations and might be trusted with this Cause And therefore as being brought into their hands by Gods owning blessing and calling out a Millitary Power And comming together through difficulties through strivings pag. 25. through blood The work hitherto on foot This precious cause sealed too by the blood of thousands of Saints prosecuted with the Millions of Treasure of this Nation And the sole Power and Government of these Nations was committed and given up into their hands by the Generall and Officers of this Army which was declared by an Instrument in Parchment under Seal who professed the Eminent hand and Call of God in bringing them together pag. 18. That they were called to that Work by as wonderfull providences as ever past upon the sons of men in so short a time That they were called by God to Rule with him pag. 19. and called to be faithfull with the Saints who had been Instrumentall in their Call That God hereby did manifest that day to be a day of the Power of Jesus Christ pag. 22 Psal 110.3 having through so much Blood and tryals as have been upon these Nations made this one of the great Issues thereof to have a People called together to the supream Authory upon an Avowed account That they were as like the forming of God as ever People were pag. 22. That they were called with a high-Call That their power might be a way and doore to usher in things that God hath promised pag. 24. and prophesied of and to set the hearts of his People to wait for and expect not vainly looking on that prophesie in Daniel pag. 25. THE KINGDOME SHALL NOT BE DELIVERED TO OTHER PEOPLE i. e. then Saints That therefore they own their Call as marvellous pag. 24. and of God and being unprojected unthought of by them and those then called Accordingly the whole number being 140 all save two accepted their Call So that now as the Lord whose paths are wonderfull and unsearchable had put the Forces into the hands of Saints and made them Over-comers and so instrumentall herein He also by his great Providences which look so directly like the exalting of his Son and Interest The giving the Power unto Saints and the breaking worldly Constitutions and Powers Now gave the Millitary and so the Civil power of these Nations at Sea and Land into the hands of Saints upon this avowed accounted for our Lord Jesus Christ his People and the good of these poore Nations Wherefore both scripture and providence doth call the Saints to the work of the Kingdom of our Lord and the power of the Nations So then hitherto there was great cause to say EBENEZAR III. This Assembly comming together according to the Call and Providence of God after much seeking the Lord by prayer They Voted and afterwards Declared themselves the Parliament and supream Authority of this Common-Wealth Afterwards according to their Trust proceeding to redresse those great Evils and grievances which lay as Burthens upon the neck of Gods people and the Nations As the abolishing the Court of Chancery pag. 13. the regulation of the Law of which the General complained to them in his Speech as much groaned under But now sworn to Rule according to that pattern The taking away the Power of Patrons to make Presentations And to remove that Antichristian way of Ministers maintenance by Tythes c. Upon the passing whereof The contrary party notwithstanding that which had been Declared before the Lord and to the Nations consulted the dissolution of that Power Whereupon without either Debate Vote Order Act or Ordinance of that Assembly they pretended to Resigne their Power to the Generall Who had for some time designed the setting up of himself and his party and had now for that purpose prepared in a readinesse his Instrument of Government now bound upon the neck of this People for whom God had thus appeared Therefore A Collonell with a Leivt Collonel and their Souldiers came to the House the faithfull party sitting whilest the other party was scarcely got to Whitehall and forcebly broke and Dissolved them turning them out of doores And onely for proceeding in those things for neglect whereof the Old Parliament was pretended to be Dissolved IV. That those Members of the House pretending to Resigne their power by subscribing an Instrument at White-hall there prepared for that purpose comming to the House carly in the morning and from thence going away before many of the members came together without any consent or hearing of their fellows then in the House wat onely in a private or single capacity when out of the House And their Act at White hall onely a personall Act. So that the Right which Oliver Cromwell pretends to the Government of these Nations upon this account is invalid without face of Authority or power And the necessity he pretended thereunto a Designed and created necessity V. That hereupon the said O. C. contrary to the dispensations of Gods glorious providences which these Nations were under his own professed and avowed Principles The frequent Declarations of the Army Against Absolute Power in the persons of any as rendring that state where it is no better than Tyranny and the people subjected to it no better than Vassals and for free Councels and Parliaments His own Engagements Covenant Promises and Oath The Trust committed to him The known Lawes of the Nation made against Lordship and Monarehy after the very wonderfull out goings and appearances of God and still in force against the law of God The tennor of Scriptures the exaltation of the Lord Jesus upon the Throne of these Nations The Interest and Rights of the Saints the priviledges of the people and the good of the Creation Hath exalted and lifted up himself and his own interest Vpon the glorious Victories and marvellous deliverances no otherwise wrought then by the Lord Arm for these in slaved Nations upon that blood of Saints and others which hath been poured out so plentifully so freely in the late Wars for the purchase of those things we are once more robbed of upon the Millions of Treasure expended in the late Wars The free-will Offerings of Saints and the good people of these Nations Vpon the very inheritance the Rights the Mercies of the People And those fruits of Righteousnesse and truth which all hoped to reape from the blood of their Friends and Brethren their Treasure and these tedious wars but now robbed and spoiled of them VI. Afterwards greatly to the aggravation of his horrible sin wherein he hath justified the wicked and condemned the Generation of the just he put a stop to

as a constant standing Rule for the inward and outward man wherein are Laws 2 Tim. 3.15 16 17 Isa 42.4 ch 8.20 Deut. 4.7 8. Gal. 6 16. Luke 16.29 31. Mal. 4.4 Isa 42.21 Mat. 15.13 2 Tim. 1.13 Statutes Precepts and Judgments for all cases conditions and actions of civill millitary and spirituall concerns either in particular or more generall tearms For so they were to the COMMON-WEALTH of Israel the onely type of the LAMBS GOVERNMENT Though doubtlesse in the Anti-type light and perfection will more exceedingly abound So that now the bowels of the poore the needy the afflicted the languishing the thirsty souls the oppressed and almost devoured People shall all be refreshed revived by the constant administration of Justice the sweet current of judgment and streams of righteousnes that shall flow down ever into their bosoms and wounds from this fountain and spirit of this Law 8. That a SANHEDRIM or SVPREAM-COVNCELL this Interest now up once removed men of choicest light and spirit indued with judgment righteousnesse wisdom knowledge understanding able men men of truth and of known integrity Numb 11.16 17 Isa 32.1 c. 33 5.6 c. 9.7 Exo. 18.21 22. Deu 1.13 2 Sam. 23.3 Phil. 1.11 Iam 3 17. Isa 11 2. ch 28.6 fearing God haters of Coveteousnes being filled with the fruits of righteousnesse full of mercy and good works without partiality and without hypocrisie In whom may abound the spirit of Councell and might And upon whom may abound and abide the Lords spirit which shall be the wisdome light life and glory of this day be duely chosen and constituted upon and according to the principles of Right and Freedome 9. That such a Councell so constituted shall be the REPRESENTATIVE for our Lord and King of the whole Body of the Saints whose Day this is and people in the Nations 10. That the said Representative as Princes under Christ from whom with his People their Power is derived Isa 32.1 shall Rule in judgment or have the exercise of the chief-magistracy and the power of Administring the laws residing in them Shall Consult and provide for the safety and welfare of the State and People shall determine and give judgment in all supream matters of civill councell not to prescribe forms of Worship for their Brethren Deut. 16.18 19 20. Isa 11 4 nor to take the Power upon them given to the Church according to their present light And shall Rule and Govern the People with just judgment And that freely without respect of Persons or taking of gifts or bribes And the poor with righteousnes and equity And shall save the children of the needy Ps 72 2 4 12 13. with him that hath no helper So as that all just and honourable ends for which they are intrusted may be answered 11. That the power of ordering and disposing the Militia and forces of Zion at sea and land so as the great and glorious ends for which they are raised i. e. the glory of God the enthroning and glorifying of his son The doing of his will on earth as it is done in heaven The carrying on of his work in other Nations the lifting up of truth the redeeming of whole Zion into one as the middle wall of partition is broken down the manifest good of mankinde The restoration of the whole Creation Be not obscured or hindered neither in any degree Ennervated But that according to the will of God u●to all these Interests in their several capacities degrees and stations the fruits of Righteousnesse of Truth of Judgement of victory be borne be in this Representative 12. That for the most equal and constant administration of Justice and execution or Judgement and ease and benefit of the people Deut. 4. ● 7. Deut. 16 18. Exod. 18.21 that the blessing of the Lord may be upon this Common-Wealth and God nigh in all things we call upon him for there may be a Court of Judicature in each respective general division of the nation or Counties so called to sit once in every three Monthes or oftener if it shall be found necessary at the chief City or other place of such Division To Determine and give Judgement in Capital Crimes and Causes whether civil or criminal without respect of persons Yet so as all hidden hard and high matters That ariseth between Blood and Blood between Plea and Plea and between Stroak and Stroak or other wayes matters of controversie be brought before the SVPREAM COVNCEL who are to direct or give Judgement therein according to the Property Nature and Reason of the Case so as that there be not a Deviating from the Law or the Testimony And if any find themselves to be grieved or oppressed or if there be any other wayes just cause there is libery of appeal reserved from them to the SVPREM-COVNCEL 13. For that Israel in their Common-Wealth had not only Rulers of Thousands but of Hundreds Fifties and Tens Exod. 18.21 22. that the people might have justice at all seasons therefore there be Judges Authorized and appoynted for every Market-Town or Town of Value for the said Townes and the Villages nere unto them to sit constantly once in every Moneth if need require to hear and determine Civill Causes Pleas of lesse value and Crimes not Capital and which deserve corporal punishment Fine or the like So that we may have Judges and Officers in all our Gates which Iehovah may give unto us Deut. 16.18 Y●t reserving libertie of appeals from them to the Court of Justice in the County 14. For the better current of Justice and Righteousnesse and the most speedy dispatch of all affairs incident to these respective Courts each Court to make choice of such Officers and Ministers of Justice from among their Brethren as shall be needful and warrantable by the Law and the Testimony 15. That the power of all subordinate Courts Judges Deputies Assistants c. shall be derived from the Supream-Councel who are to issue out Warrants for their Elections and meet Qualifications And whether some of their own Number with Assistants to be chosen by the Free-men may be Authorized for the purposes aforesaid or otherwayes is left to the judgement and wisdome of the Councel 16. That every man Plead his own Cause And that there be no Councel Retained by any Exod. 23.2 Lam. 3.36 Judg. 19.30 ch 27 7 8. Numb 22.7 17. Acts 24.5 But in doubtfull matters and other necessities the Pleaders be-rewarded by the State and imployed as Assistants to the Judges as indifferent persons to finde out the truth of the Cause and not to obscure and overthrow it as has been too often seen 17. That it having been found by experience inconsistent with the good and welbeing of the governed the supream power actualy in the great Councel as the Representees of the whole Body of the Saints be not perpetuated upon the persons of any during life o● any Tearm of years or longer then they shall