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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

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

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 Gen. 49.9 WHO SHALL ROVSE HIM VP Deut. 33.27 The eternall God is thy Refuge and underneath are the everlasting Arms and he shall thrust out the Enemy from before thee and shall say Destroy them Isai 60.22 A little-one shall become a thousand and a small one a strong Nation I the Lord will hasten it in his time Isai 62.10 Lift up a STANDARD for the People Rev. 19.2 For True and Righteous are his Judgements for he hath judged the great Whore which did corrupt the Earth with her Fornication and hath avenged the Blood of his Servants at her hands Printed in the Year 1657. I. VVHilst the Lords own People in these Three Nations were in a very Low Condition and state of Persecution continually hunted by Cruel Adversaries through the Treasonable Practices Oppression and Tyranny of the late King and the Cruelty Rage and bloody Persecuting Spirit of the Bishops and Prelates insomuch that the Land was filled with Blood See large Petition to Parliament 11. Sept. 1648. And the people of these Nations inslaved to the Lust and pleasure of the King The freedome of the People being directly Opposite to the Prerogative of Kings in their Estates and Liberties Robbed and Spoiled of their Common-Rights and Priviledges and their Representatives deprived of their Law-making-Power and subjected to the Negative-voice of a single Person and Dissolved at Will and Pleasure so that a perfect Yook of Bondage was upon the Bodies and Consciences of men The Lord by his wise Providence raised up an Instrument to worke Deliverance and Salvation from the hands of this Common-Enemy in which should we note the wonderful passages of Providences from time to time would be marvellous Afterwards i. e. about the midest of the War The Instrument became more refined See Speech to l. Parliament p. 2 3. The Lord winnowing the Forces of this Nation and putting them into the hands of men of other Principles than those engaged at first Soe crossing the designes of men and causing his own to take place which he carried on in all the late warres yea to this day So the thoughts of his heart take place in all Generations he raised up a poor and contemptible company neither vers'd in Millitary affairs nor having much natural Propensity no them and this through owning a Principle of Godlinesse of Religion This Army Declared They were not meer mercinary men Declarat June 14. 1647. hired to serve an Arbitrary power of State But took up Arms in Judgement and Conscience for the defence of the peoples just Rights and Priviledges and to vindicate the power of the Nation in Parliaments against all Arbitrary Power Violence and Oppression Declarat in Scotl. Anno. 1650. and all particular parties and interests And being perswaded in their consciences that the King and his Monarchy was one of the 10. hornes of the Beast spoken of Rev. 17 c. And being witnesses to so much of the innocent Blood of the Saints he had shed in supporting the Beast and considering the loud cries of the Soules of the Saints under the Altar they were extraordinarily carried forth to desire justice upon the King that m●n of blood Withall desiring to let those of Scotland know That they were not Souldiers of fortune nor meerly the Servants of men having not only PROCLAYMED Jesus Christ King of Saints to be their King by profession but desired to submit to him upon his own Tearms and to admit him to the EXERCISE of his ROYAL-AVTHORITY in their hearts and to follow him whithersoever he went c. And the work with this Army was generally owned and acknowledged as the Cause of God Which so soon as it came to be owned The state of Affairs put upon that foot of Account the Lord blessed them in all their undertakings Insomuch that after the Army was New-modelled and the war put upon an Offensive and purely Active Account with Execution upon the Adversary where ever he was found they never lost one Field-Battail in any of the three Nations II. The Lord having thus Owned and Blessed this Cause in the hands of this Army The King brought to Tryal and Justice Executed upon him as a Murderer a Traytor and an Oppressor and Common-Enemy of the Nation A Statute in Parliament made against his posterity and any other that should now pretend to be Chief-Magistrate and so declared of these Nations condemning them guilty of high Treason after these wonderful successes The great Deliverance and marvellous Solvation to use the words of the General wrought at Worcester by a signal hand were it weighed See Speech to l. Parliament p. 5. The Old Parliament notwithstanding God had used them Eminently in the wars against the King Dissolved as in the Judgements of the Saints and Churches Unfit for the further carrying on the Worke and Cause These poor Nations freed from their Yoaks and Bands in a great measure and in a very hopeful and blessed way to obtain a very thorough Reformation and perfect deliverance The Lord Jesus Christ unanimously owned in the Army and in many of the Churches of the Saints and in the several parts of the Nation as LORD and KING The Power therefore was now by the wonderfull providence of God given into the hands of this professing victorious overcoming Army And thereby an opportunity given into them to serve the Lord fully according as they had Declared Accordingly The Generall and Officers of the Army to manifest to the world their singlnesse of heart and integrity pag. 18. and that they did not grasp after the Power their selves to keep it in a Millitary hand no not for a day were incouraged as in the Dissolving the old Parliament The consent and affections of the Officers of the three Nations at land pag. 26. and their Brethren at Sea though no Artifice had been used to perswade their approbations to this work flowing into them from all parts beyond their expectations besides their approbations and consent unsought for to the other work And above all which is esteemable very many Papers from the Churches of God throughout the Nation wonderfully approving both what had been done in removing Obstacles pag. 17. and approving what herein was done To the Exercising an extraordinary way and course beyond and contrary to the ordinary way of Elections and constitutions of

the work which God had been carrying on with such blessings such Victories in the wars against the Dutch at sea Concluding a peace with that Nation upon very Low Unsafe and dishonourable Tearms Whereby the Blood spilt in that war and the Treasure spent seems to be altogether lost as to the good of the Nation and the guilt thereof lies at his door VII That the said O. C. hath Apostatized from his professions and avowed principles Hath left the Cause and Work the Lord so eminently owned him in whilst he yet seemed to walk with him hath contracted the guilt of Bloodshed unto himself hath thereby justified the Tyrants and Persecutors in all Ages which have hunted the true Seed That his persecution of Gods witnessing people his establishing and upholding the corrupt interests of the Clergy and Lawyers in these Nations his Oppressing the people by Taxing them to maintain a constant standing Army to uphold his Interest and Lordship over them from which there is not hopes of Deliverance for as in the 29. Article of his Government if there shall not be cause to keep up so great a defence at Land and Sea but there be an abatement the money saved thereby is to remain in banck for publick service as it s Termed doth exceed considering the hand from whence it comes the Rage Oppression and Treason of the late King for which he was brought to Justice That he is guilty of high-Treason in the account of God and Man in the erecting of his Government binding his Iron-Yoak upon the neck of the poor captive daughter of Zion See Speech to l. Parliament p. 22. whi st she had thought Summer had been come from the voice of the Turtle heard in our Land and upon the people of these Nations And of Tyranny and Cruelty in the excrcise thereof Whilst as himself said One of the great issues from the Blood and Tryals of late upon these Nations See Instrument of Government was to have a people called to the Supream Authority upon an avowed account But he without Call from God or man hath imposed a yoak hath continued our burthens swearing to Govern according to the Lawes which are so corrupt so degenerate and but thensome maintaining the Prerogative and unlimitted power of LORDSHIP and against which we have contested That he is a Truce-breaker and a False-Swearer And hath justified Amaleck that smote and oppressed Israel in their coming out of Egypt Exod. 17.8 14 15 16. Deut. 25.17 18 19. and against whom God will have war to all Generations So that he hath sinned against the Lord Jesus Christ against his people the dispensations of his power The cries of the Souls under the Altar the blood of all Saints and the Martyrs of Jesus hath transgressed in the acoursed thing hath dealt treacherously with the people of these Nations hath not judged the cause of the Fatherless nor the right of the Needy Jer. 5.28 30. but hath overpassed the deeds of the Wicked so that a wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the Land And we may say as of the sin of Gibeah There was no such deed don Judges 19.30 nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the Land of Egypt unto this day VIII That since this grievons Apostacy we have been retired into the clefts of the Rock Cam. 2.14 Isa 9.6 Jer. 30.5 6. and secret places of the Stairs The Lords people have been in pain as for the bringing forth of the man childe every mans hands has been on his loyns as a woman in Travel and all faces are turned into paleness because the voice of Trembling of Fear not of Peace The Testimony hath also been continued by the Lords people against this wickdnesse ever since the visible turning aside both in private and publick to which the Lord hath also given his Witnesse and Seal by his very marvellous appearances against them from time to time in blasting their Designes Mich. 5.9 Zech. 2.9 Zeph. 3.8 as in that of Hispaniola for his works we are not to forget whereby He has shaken his hand against them and seems to be arisen to the Prey We are therefore perswaded that no surther Addresses ought to be made unto him Prov 29.1 For he that being often reproved hardeneth his neck to do yet more weckedly shall sud denly be destroyed and that without Remedy But that as Samuel Saul Apostatizing and breaking the Commandement of the Lord in not destroying the sinners the Amalekites and fighting against them until they should be consumed 1 Saem 15.18 19 20 24 25 35. but flying upon the spoyle and doing evill in the sight of the Lord and yet withall justifying himself in his evill as going in the way of the Lord for which he was left of God rejected the Kingdome and his name blotted out though afterwards he said I have sinned and acknowledged his evill in transgressing the commandment of the Lord withall praying for pardon of his sin and desiring to worship the Lord for sook Saul in his Apostacie and came no more at him till the day of his death and tooke an horn of oyle and anoynted David a man more righteous with whose seed the Lord hath made an everlasting Covenant 1 Sam. 16.1 2 Sam. 23.5 Psal 89.3 4 34 to 38. Prov. 8.20 ordered in all things and sure A Government more pure more just wherein is promised The wisdome the spirit of God to lead in the way of Righteousnesse in the midst of the paths of judgement So the people of God preserved yet faithfull and unsported from the defilement and pollutions of this Apostacy through the grace of God seeing God had given his people victory over their enemies and by his Providence had given the power of these Nations into the hands of Saints as had also the General and his Officers who now we contend against May in the Name and Authority of the Lord of hosts for our Lord King Jesus Christ his Saints and People for his Cause now buried in this Apostacy for the people of these Nations RISE VP unto the PREY unto the work as JOSHVA and ZEROBBABEL did with all the Remnant of the people whose hearts God had stirred up in their work May rise up against the evill doers Hag. 1.14 Ps 94.16 See Decla Iune 14. 1647. and stand up against the workers of iniquity And according to his own principles the principles of the Parliament and Army the Parliament Declared it no resisting of Magistracy to side with just principles The safery of the people being above Law as in the large Petition 11. Sept. 1648. especially an unjust and wicked Law And so the Army Remonst Albans 16 Novemb. 1648. if any Arbitrary power be attempted to be exercised over a people the people are not bound thereby but free And if a Person trusted with a limmitted power to rule according to Law shall

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