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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
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

Bible they will for swear themselves and murder their King and kill Rob and Steal by authority when like Davids Psalm 51. 3. their sin as a bloudy sheet is set before them It will make them roar like David saying I acknowledge mine iniquity and my sin is ever before me Against thee thee onely have I sinned by causing the enemies to Blaspheme thy word the holy Bible Oh now I will Repent and endeavour to restore the Kings Family and other Families which most unfaithfully and unjustly we have spoiled and I will pay my Vows and stop the mouths of the Blasphemers of thy word thereby so far as I am able help me Lord that I may prevail and appease thy hot indignation against me and I could wish that those of Feake and Simpsons party would Repent and be of the same resolution but I know of a certain there is a party in this Land that shall fall by their willfull impenitency Now I draw to a conclusion desiring all in generall to observe diligently the rest of the matter following in this little book and if any do desire to know further of me let them get the other books here mentioned for my part If it be the will of God I am willing to be offered for the defence of the faith of Gods elect Titus 1 1. But I cannot desire that God should not take me away in the midst of my days Psalm 102. 24. because I am already past it nor say as Jacob said to Pharaoh that I have not attaind to the years of the life of my Father Gen. 47. 9. for I have out-lived my Father and elder brother in years who died both a natural death therefore the remnant of days that now I have to live I count to be extraordinarily given me of God even to glorifie him wholly withall and If it please him that I die a Martyr and that in my death I glorifie God I hope he will give me strength to triumph that way but wo to such a party as takes my life violently from me for declaring to them the truth in love committed to my Charge Truly I have no cause to doubt these people for though they have not yielded to the truth yet they have been perswaded that my declaration was so much in the way of Gods spirit that they did not molest me at all when I delivered my Petition to the Counsel of the Army May 26. 1653. and spoke in the defence of King Charls at that time when I disputed it before them all four hours together I spake there more fully for him then ever I did by writing so that I may say this word of the Prophet to God was verified on me Isai 26. 3 4. Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose heart is stayed on thee because he trusteth in thee I may say experimentally that this is true even that I had such a peace of God as passeth all understanding Phil. 4. 7. that is peace and liberty to the soul and body Therefore I will trust in the Lord for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength Isai 26. 4. And now I am as the Paul of this time he was a Mechanick a tent Maker Acts 18. 3. I am a Taylor I plant and shew these things Apollo that is the eloquent ministers of Christ are to water them but God giveth the increase Acts 18. 24 25 26 27 28 1 Corin. 3. 6. I recommend all to God and his Ministers and I remain your faithfull servant in Christ Jesus Arise Evans from Long-Ally in Black-Friers Sep. the 13. 1653. Errata Page 6. line 21. for it signifies or firmness thereof the certainty Read it signifies the certainty or firmness thereof The bloudy Vision of John Farly interpreted with another Vision signifying peace and happiness c. BEfore I come to shew you the Visions it will be needfull to let you understand a little of the life and quality of this Mr. Farly according as I have heard it both from himself and others that knew him very well who acknowledged him to have been a Gentleman of good estate living near Wallington in Shropshire and always was counted a very honest man and of a milde disposition also in these troublesome times he payed all Taxes freely to both sides King and Parliament and yet was very much plundered and wronged by both untill at last they brought him so low that he was forced to moregage his own Lands and afterwards to fearm another Gentlemans Estate in Wales but having many crosses there likewise he was forced to leave that place also not being able to manage it for want of stock At this time he had a wife and eight children to maintain and very little money remaining so that he knew not what course to take for a lively hood But calling to minde that a Gentleman and a dear friend of his was in the Lord Generals life-guard and hoping by his means to get some place under the Parliament whereby to maintain his charge In the year 1652. He came to London with all his family and took a house at the upper end of Drury-Lane where he lived very poorly and could neither meet with his friend nor get any imployment but was in great distress for want of means to maintain his charge and to pay every one his own And on the 21 of January 1652. In the morning he being in his bed was very much troubled in his minde at his crosses but yet meditating and in his thoughts trusting in the Lord for supplie he fell into a trance and saw the following Visions and when he came to himself again being unaccustomed with such things he was much troubled at it and arising in haste told his wife thereof and immediately went forth to several of his friends Ministers and others and related what he had seen to them desiring them to give him their judgement there upon for he was afraid that his Visions did onely predict some misfortune to himself and when some of them told him they could not give him the Interpretation or at least would not but that these were matters of higher concernment he was the more afraid to conceal the same so that then they became a burthen unto him At last he came to another friends house and told these things also there and as they were wondring at the strangeness of those Visions and could make no construction thereof Nor what they did signifie one being there present that hath a book of mine called A voyce from heaven to the Common-wealth of England and lent it to him And likewise derected him to me saying it was very likely that I could give him the right Interpretation of those things and after he had read some part thereof he came to my house and being in a kinde of extasie sate down and showed me the book and declared the cause of his coming and how he had been all that moruing in several places to have his Visions

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