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A rule from heaven, or, VVholsom counsel to a distracted state wherein is discovered the onely way for settling the good old cause and removing the maladies incident thereunto : and Mr. Pugh his prophesies opened / by Arise Evans.
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Evans, Arise, b. 1607.
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Eliah Matth. 11. 14 15. Therefore Christ comes not as men imagine but according to the Scripture as I shew you here and they that look for his coming in this way shall see him Heb. 9. 28 and the rest shall never see him but shall be shut up in darknesse There is abundance more reasons that I could give you to shew the beauty and excellency of this kingdome which I omit for the present because I intend to be brief and the time doth require it Therefore now I shall shew you some reasons to shew why this kingdome was not set up afore this time 1. Because our Saviour Christ foresaw that the Kings of the Gentiles would not have suffered the Gospel to be preached in their kingdomes if so be that the Apostles had gone then to put them down and set up of the poor to be kings over them 2. Because the Gospel of this kingdome was first to be preached in all the world for a witnesse to all Nations and then which is now comes the end of their kingdomes and Christs kingdome takes place Matth. 24. 14 30. and the Princes of the Gentiles shall mourn because they must bow to this kingdome and become servants to the poor 3. Because the Gentiles have their times limited Luke 21. 24. and though known then to none but the Father Acts 1. 6 7. So that the Apostle then speaking of it puts a certain time for an uncertain Revel. 11. 2. but now the tokens are come the time is manifested Matth. 24. 32 33. that all may see it 4. Because the Scripture was ingrossed heretofore in the great mens hands so that they might do as they pleased with the people that knew little or nothing of Scripture but when the Art of Printing was found and they had liberty to have the Scripture knowledge is increased among the People and shall increase So that they will not be ruled by the Kings set up after the manner of the Gentiles any more Here is the Good Old Cause that God raised our Army to stand for and if they will not stand for this kingdome and government of Christs own institution which I do shew here they shall fall and those that take up this Interest shall prevail Here you see the Reasons why this kingdome ought to be set up and Reasons why it was not set up before this time And if you ask me the reason why King Charles is so unfortunate since I make him to be the best of all Kings truely I answer Because his resolution is not right for he would come in and settle all things as formerly we had them therefore he cannot prosper but let him leave that resolution and resolve to stand for this way surely he shall find better fortune and be more glorious and more surer in his throne then any of his Predecessors though he seem to be a step lower then they were For I say to him that shall be King and to him that is Deputy and King also for a Deputy was King 1 Kings 22. 47. Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted But the rich in that he is made low James 1. 9 10. Here is matter of joy for both Mens Good Old Cause shall fall indeed Mr. Prin doth shew the right cause of this War as at first it was declared and that was but a pretence for they quickly routed such as stuck to that their Cause was to get all from the King Countrey and Church and to keep it and this they call the Good Old Cause and they that stand for this are counted the good people and well-affected but I am sure their Cause is neither good nor old and if the long Parliament come together and sit to maintain it according to their invitation let them beware of John lest they also be served as Baal's worshippers were 2 Kings 10. 25. and it was a wise saying of the Philistines to their King 1 Sam. 29. 4. Wherewith should he reconcile himself unto his master should it not be with the heads of these men Thus you see mens Cause and Gods Cause mens end and Gods end and intention Therefore let the Parliament at their next meeting settle this government for none else will stand for if the long Parliament go settle themselves as heretofore their Generall in time will break them and set up himself so that there shall be nothing but tossing the Nations to and fro in bloud until this way of Christ be setled And if you desire to know who hath wrote these lines you may come to know me by my face and form of my visage which of late hath been changed I nor any other can give a reason for it but this that it 's a Sign of God and a Seal to this work of God that should stop the Kings of the Gentiles mouths Isaiah 52. 13 14 15. But methinks I hear some say The Jews will have no such poor King as you set forth they refused King Jesus because he was outwardly poor I say God hath provided one that is so noble in birth and parentage for them that none is equall to him upon that account yet he and all such shall be servants to our poor Kings and the Jews shall be satisfied in my next that followeth both in English and Latine that was a long while ago given to the great Jewish Rabby Manasseh Ben Israel A word to the Souldiery and the people in general ANd truely the people are now in such amazement that they know not who to obey with safety for Lenthals Parliament sits though few in number to maintain as they call it a Free State but the main end of it is to hugge and make sure to themselves the unrighteous Mammon gotten by deceit Chiefly Church and Crown-Lands and this is a matter of joy to their party Bampfields Parliament as report goes look upon themselves as yet not dissolved but rejourned and have in their meetings more members then Lenthal But Prins Parliament exceeds both in regard of its Members and Right Cause which truth the Records of the times and all honest people can witnesse that the Army was raised for the defence of the King and Parliament as Mr. Prin maintains These Parliaments signifie nothing no nor the head-Officers of the Army but the noble spirits of the under-Officers and Agitators doth all Therefore you brave Britains stand up for Christs kingdom let not self-interest blinde your eyes the glory is yours for you are Christs chief Instruments Kings or Parliaments are as nothing before you yea you Souldiers can take down your head-Officers if they stand between you and Christ O go on as ye are Christians and go on as ye are bold Britains of a noble stock as ye have it in the introduction of this Book to set up Christs Kingdom Was it not a bold British Souldier under King Belinus the Britain that struck one of the grave Senators of Romes beard while yet they
A Rule from Heaven OR VVholsom COUNSEL TO A Distracted STATE Wherein is discovered The onely Way for settling THE GOOD OLD CAVSE AND Removing the Maladies incident thereunto and Mr. Pugh his Prophesies opened By ARISE EVANS 1 Thes. 5. 20. Despise not Prophesyings Mat. 6. 33. But seek ye first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness and all these things shall be added unto you LONDON Printed for the Author and are to be sold at his House in Long-Alley in Black-fryers 1659. The INTRODUCTION ALthough we have been of all Nations the most sinful yet from time to time God in Mercy did deal with us that we Britans might be a People saved to the Glory and Honour of his free Grace as it is written Isa. 43. 2. This people have I formed for my self they shall shew forth my praise And as it is seen from age to age Gods Justice is such that it will not pass by the sins of any people but especially his own people as you see Amos 3. 2. so he owning us did severely punish us for our sins at all times First by the Grecians when our Royal City of Troy was destroyed and then after we came hither by the Romans Saxons Danes Normans yea God made use of all the Nations round about us when we sinned to punish us for our sins not according as our enemies willed who would have utterly destroyed us nor according to our deserts who deserved no less then utter destruction but God according to his purpose corrected us in mercy and measure And when our City of Troy was destroyed and we scattered from thence to seek a new habitation some of us came to Italy which Country long after gloried in being Trojans but the Nobles followed Brute their Prince and from all parts as they were informed came unto him into Grecia where in time Brute became potent having with him in Towns Woods and Desarts a strong Party when at the Request of Brute Pandrasus King of Greece would not grant them Liberty in his Countrey or leave to depart out of his Country but went about to punish them Brutus overthrew the King in battle took him prisoner that Pandrasus King of Greece to reedeem himself according to agreement made between them was glad to furnish him with a Navy and much Treasure and give him his Daughter to wife whereupon Brute and his company leaving Grecia came through many Countries found many more of the dispersed Trojans fought many Battels victoriously got much honour and riches and made no stay until he came to this Land which God had promised him in a Vision at Leogitia And coming by Gods Providence to this Land we found here certain Giants descended from Ham the son of Noah who then called the Name of this Land Albion from Albion the fourth son of Neptune that was the first King which reigned here of that Race those Giants did oppose us but we destroyed them all and the name of the Land we called according to the name of Brute Britain and as we searched the Land we found in many places of it but most of them inhabiting North-Wales a people descended from Japhet the son of Noah called Samotheans This Samothea by Moses Gen. 10. 2. is called Meshech and he came here within 200 years after the Flood he excelled all the men of that age in wisdom learning and knowledge both in Divinity and Philosophy and being skilful in the Law of God and Man he was exceedingly given to the Religion of his Grandfather Noah which he upheld in his Family and when the earth was dividid Gen. 10. 5 25. he had for his portion in Europe all the Country lying between the River of Rhene and the Pirenian Mountains which Lands he peopled with such number as could be gotten in those days but he chose for his own habitation this Island and called it Samothe he dwelt in North-Wales and Samothea begat Magus Magus begat Sarron Sarron begat Drius Driâ—â—… begat Bardy these five Samothea Maguâ— Sarron Drius Bardy reigned here long time before Albion came and they were so famous for learning that every one of these erected a Colledge of himself so that the Greeks Persians Athenians even all the Gentiles had their Characters and Learning from these Colledges first which then was pure Knowledge though afterward corrupted by new devises among them of other Countries who thought they were no body if they did not adde to it When we Britains being descended of Gomer the son of Japhet found these Samotheans our Brethren not onely because of kinde but also for their Learning and Vertue we were right glad to meet with them so that we joyned with them and became one people and in short time after things in Britain were so settled specially in matters of Religion that as I may so say we were Christians above a thousand years before Christ was born First we believed in the onely true ever-living God Maker of all things Secondly we had three Names to the same God by which we called upon him and did worship him believing that he was three in One and One in Three Thirdly we believed that the soul is immortal and that when one died his soul entred into another body prepared of God for him so that if he that died was a good man his soul was raised and went into a more honourable and glorious body but if he that dyed was a bad man his soul descended and went into a more dishonourable and base body God in this case judging every man according to his works done in his body thus we believed the Resurrection and surely it doth in some measure agree with the Gospel as may be proved by many Texts and was not the soul of Elijah in John the Baptist which made our Saviour affirm that John was Elijah Mat. 11. 13 14. Fourthly for the Government of this Religion the Land was divided into 28 parts where were seated 28 Flamines whereof three of them were called Archflamines which were then as the Bishops and Archbishops of our time but after a more perfect manner for then there was three Archflamines over the Britains which did signifie the Trinity and Personalty of the Godhead but our Church of England had but two Archbishops Therefore it was not a hard thing for Lucius King of the Britains to stablish the Christian Faith in his Kingdom it being all one with that they had in Doctrine and Government onely differing in Names and Ceremonies so that Lucius which was the first Christian King in the world quickly and without violence brought the Britains to the Christian Faith who hearing Christ preached immediately believed and were baptized that Lucius changeing the word Flamine into Bishop thus altering few Names and Ceremonies the work of reformation in Britain is done quickly And in Contemplation of these things I see Jesus while he was on earth viewing the Daughters of the Gentiles to finde out his Spouse and among