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A letter from a friend to a loyal subject where ever he is in England, Scotland, France or Ireland that is wise and faithful, valorous and couragious, for the great honour of God and our royal sovereign, Charles the Second, King of Great Britain / by J.V.
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J. V., 17th cent.
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all Persons in all Nations in all Generations he is an implacable Enemy to the Sons and the Daughters of Men he sets the Church against the State and the State against the Church that so there may be neither Church nor State among them but the Devil shall be deceived of his expectation to his great shame and condemnation for I shall set all Wise Strong Rich and Learned Men against him yea all People in all Nations that do love the Peace and the Prosperity of their Souls and the Comfort of their Lives therefore I shall set the Turk and the Pope and the French King against him and all that do assist him and them because he has deceived them with a Religion that tends to their shame and will be to their ruin if they do not leave it in due time Therefore all that have a Soul to save I hope will leave that Religion which makes them the Devils Slaves He that winneth Souls from the love of the things of this World and from the service of the Devil the God of this World that Man is Wise and Stronger than the Devil he is Wise for himself and he is Wise for others that the Sons and the Daughters of Men may enjoy the greatest freedom the freedom of the Mind the greatest Liberty the Liberty of the Will and the greatest Power Power against Sin and the greatest Victory Victory over the World I am at War for them with the Devil who is the God of this World who doth do what he can with the things of this World to deceive the Sons and the Daughters of Men to win their Souls from them but before the Devil shall have his will over the Sons of Men he shall be chained and confined to his Den and there will I make him shake and quake by the Power of Faith and the Word of God which is an Iron Rod and a sharp Sword by which I shall smite him and wound him home I shall not fear him nor spare him but play and display upon him Hail-stones and Coles of Fire by the power of Faith and the Word of Gods Power Sir It was long before I did begin to make War with the Devil but having begun to make War with him in my own Person for the great Joy Peace and Prosperity of all Nations I shall not leave him but will vex and perplex him wound and confound him till all Strife Contention and Wars throughout the whole World doth cease and among all People in all Nations there be a free Trade great Joy and a lasting Peace that the Sons of Men may live Conquerors in the World and die Conquerors over Sin Death Hell and the Devil They must hate what is Evil what is Evil in themselves for it is weakness and foolishness to speak gainst Evil in others and to love and approve of it in themselves but they that hate what is Evil in themselves will begin to loath it and then to leave it and then to be weary of it and then the Devil will be weary of them This is the way for the Workers of Evil to leave the Devil and the Devil to leave them This is my great Design and the labour and travel of my Mind for the Devil to leave the Sons of Men and the Sons of Men to leave him that so he may take up his rest in his Den and not for to have any lodging among them but in his Den there let him roar rage and swell but no more cause the Sons of Men for to rebel They that do hate what is Evil in themselves and do love what is Good in others will labour to be good in their own Persons and to do much good in their Generation for the great honour of God the King and the Nation They that would overcome the Devil who is the author and cause of all Evil they must not slight and undervalue the Publick Prayers of the Church of England because they be suitable and seasonable profitable and comfortable for all Persons in all Nations for to inform them and to reform them if they be not wanting to themselves they be such Prayers that will teach Men to know how to Pray in their Families and between God and their own Souls from whom they may have what they can desire as truth of Grace strength of Grace and increase of Grace The Prayer of the Upright it is Gods Delight and tends to Mans great Peace Profit and Comfort it is Faith Prayer and Meditation that will drive the Devil from Mens Habitations so that they will enjoy great Consolation and be free from Condemnation and everlasting Damnation Prayer without Faith it is heartless and Faith without Prayer it is fruitless Faith and Prayer will purifie the foulest heart that the Devil cannot lodge there in any part they will strengthen the weakest Memory and comfort the saddest Spirit Faith and Prayer will make a weak Man strong in the Power of God as bold as a Lion for the great Honour of God and the King and Wiser than the Devil and all the workers of Evil who are Enemies unto him Therefore what Victory or Conquest any of the Sons of Men do get by the Power of Faith over Sin Death Hell and the Devil and over the workers of Evil the Glory of it is to be given to the God of Heaven and the Honour and the Profit of it to the King of that Nation who is over that Person Well might I declare in due time for the great Joy Peace and Prosperity of Mankind that our Royal Sovereign Charles the Second King of Great Britain would be the Chiefest and most Renowned Emperor in the World and over the World because I have been at War for him with the Devil who is the God of this World but I have not been at War with him with an Army of Men but by the Power of Faith I have him under my feet and shall triumph over him for the Glory and the great Glory of the most High and the great Honour and Exaltation of Englands Royal Majesty among the Sons of Men and above any of them above all Heathen and Popish Kings Priests Princes and Emperors in the World for the Honour and Renown of the Protestant Religion and the Government of the Church of England and and for the Peace and Prosperity of all Kingdoms Sir it has been a Sin and a great Sin of too many both in Church and State both Learned and Unlearned Men that they have not proved and improved their Wisdom their Knowledge their Power and their Courage for the Honour of our Royal Sovereign Charles the Second King of England Scotland France and Ireland as they might have done but they have too much improved it against him and his Royal Father our late Royal and Gracious Soveraign a King too wise mild and too good for a proud stubborn and rebellious Generation but the right hand of the Lord will find out all
A LETTER FROM A FRIEND TO A Loyal Subject Where ever he is in England Scotland France or Ireland that is Wise and Faithful Valorous and Couragious for the great Honour of God and our Royal Sovereign CHARLES the Second King of Great Britain By J. V. LONDON Printed by Tho. James for the Author M.DC.LXXX A LETTER from a FRIEND TO A LOYAL SUBJECT Honoured Sir ALL that do profess the Faith should Countenance and Encourage that Man that can manifest the Power of Faith for the great Honour and Exaltation of a Kings Person and the great Joy Peace and Prosperity of many Nations which will be brought about in a short time by that Man in whom the Lord of Hosts doth make bare his Arm to manifest his Wisdom and Power among the Sons of Men for the great Joy Peace and Prosperity of them for the Glory of his great Name and to have the Devil and all the Workers of Evil brought to shame that so his Gospel which is the Gospel of Reconciliation and the glad Tidings of Salvation may run and be glorified among all Nations where it is not and may flourish more and more where it is that so the Heathens may be Converted and Jews and Gentiles brought into one Fold that so all Strife Contention and Wars throughout the whole World may cease and among all People in all Nations a free Trade great Joy and a lasting Peace which will be brought about in this Generation for Englands great Honour and Exaltation and for the great Shame Contempt and Terror of all them that are for Strife and Contention Sedition and Treason for Wars and Confusion by John Varney a Friend to the Sons of Men in the work of Faith and the labour of Love for them in such high and honourable Work that will prove pleasant profitable and delightsome to many Persons in all Nations and Victorious Glorious and Crowning Work that will Crown the God of Heaven with much Glory among the Sons of Men and our Royal Sovereign Charles the Second King of Great Britain with great Honour and Power over them over all Heathen and Popish Kings Priests Princes and Emperors in the World The words of our Lord and Saviour when he was upon Earth with the Sons of Men his words were words of Life and of Power among them so are the words of that Man in all Generations that doth believe in him and can manifest the Power of Faith for him Therefore let every Soul be subject to the highest Powers for there is no Powers but of God the Powers that be are ordained of God Men and Devils have their Power from God but the Power of Faith it is the Power of God it is not the Power of any Mortal Man but it is the Power of God in Man the Power of God with Man the Power of God for Man and the Power of God above Man and above all the Powers of Hell do what they can The time is come that all they that are Enemies to the Protestant Religion and to the Government of the Church of England that have slighted and undervalued Divine Faith which is better than Strength or Weapons of War or Silver or Gold either a Person or a Nation will be ashamed when they come to consider and understand that it is by Faith I stand I stand in the Love and Favour of God I stand by the Wisdom and Power of God Therefore as by Faith I stand so by Faith I shall quit my self like a Man and make all that are Enemies to God and Man throughout the whole World to tremble as the Devil and all the Workers of Evil that are engaged with him and for him against the Protestant Religion and the Government of the Church of England which is for Unity Peace and Concord for Piety and Vertue which would have all the Sons and the Daughters of Men cease to do evil and learn to do well and in every Grace and Vertue to excell which is for the honour of the Protestant Religion and the Peace and the Prosperity of all Kingdoms Therefore all that call themselves Christians and Protestants in England Scotland France and Ireland and do not conform to so excellent a Government which is for Love and Vnion to prevent Strife and Contention Sedition and Treason Wars and Confusion they be foolish proud stubborn and rebellious Children but they that will do what they should not do must be made to do what they would not For though Men are not to be compelled to be Religious yet they are to be subdued when they Rebellious By the Laws of the Land by the Command of them that have Power in their hand they ought to be made Servants and Labourers to them that do conform that is to bear most Burdens to pay most Taxes to furnish our Royal and Gracious Sovereign with Men and Money when he doth require it and may have occasion to use it This will be the way for to bring home many that be gone a stay and to reprove rebuke and to condemn them that will not obey this will be the way for Papists to become Protestants and for Protestants and Papists to become good Christians and Loyal and Obedient Subjects This will be the way for to prevent much Evil that it may not come upon the Nations to remove much Evil that is come and to procure and secure great Honour Peace and Prosperity to our Royal King and many Kingdoms This will be the way that we shall become as fair as the Moon as clear as the Sun and as terrible as an Army with Banners so that we shall become a Wonder to our Selves a Terror to our Enemies and a Crown and a Glory to all Kings and Kingdoms This will be the way for the workers of Evil to become workers of Righteousness so that Righteousness will run down like a mighty stream and the Wickedness of the Wicked will come to an end to the great shame contempt and terror of the Devil who is the Author and Cause of all Evil among the Sons of Men. He is that Prince of the Air that is every where to make Strife and Contention Sedition and Treason Wars and Confusion among all Persons Families Cities and Kingdoms He sets Learned Men one against another to confound and destroy each other he sets the Wise against the Strong the Strong against the Weak and the Rich against the Poor to bring Desolation among all Persons and Nations He sets the Turk against the Pope and the Pope against him and the French King against them both and is it not time for me to set my self against them all for their great shame and down fall but I shall set my self most against the Devil because he hated Man from the beginning and did endeavour to destroy him as soon as he had a Being he is a Murderer he caused Cain to kill his Brother Abel he has caused all Wars and Murders that have been among