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A96291	A declaration to Great Britain and Ireland, shewing the downfall of their princes, and wherefore it is come upon them: because Christ is riding on his white horse, conquering his enemies till he have destroyed Antichrist, who hath made the nations drunk with the cup of her fornications: and till he have destroyed Mahomet, that great deceiver of the people. / Written and directed to Great Britain, and all other nations; by me Robert Wharton, wel-wisher to my countrymen, and to all the faithfull in Christ Jesus throughout the world. With an humble advice to the Army. This treatise is approved and commended, and thought worthy to be printed, by Master Hugh Peters.	Wharton, Robert, fl. 1649.	1649 (1649)	Wing W1575; Thomason E555_35; ESTC R204066	18,927	28

the Master cometh If the Lord be on his way destroying his enemies in his fury leading them into captivity that have led into captivities killing them with the sword that have killed with the sword Revel 13.10 Then is it time for the people of the Lord yea the Ministers of Jesus Christ to be united together and seek to the Lord to have the Root of bitternesse that is among them plucked up by the roots which hath been a great cause to Gods people to stagger and stumble in this time when the Lord is executing his enemies Truly it hath been a great cause of giving advantage to the enemy to laugh us to scorne yea it hath given them advantage to take up the sword againe which hath been the cause of much bloud-shed since Oxford giving up and may be the cause of more if not speedily prevented by an agreement among Ministers who are divided who knoweth whether the Lord hath done with his enemies will begin with his people or no and chastise them in the sight of their enemies will not this grieve you shall see the Lord lashing you in the sight of your enemies for them to laugh at you The Lord open your eyes that the errours which are between you may be plainly seen by you so that they may be plucked up by the roots and cast into hell from whence they came Now the Lord bring you together in love that your differences may be so ended that the Lord may smell a sweet savour in giving your selves up together in love to the Lord so shall the people of the Lord greatly rejoyce and your enemies be dismissed of their prey they long and look for thus will there be a great advantage unto a happy peace in the Nation then shall the glory of the Gospell breake forth in this Land like a burning shining light to the whole world which will be a great means to darken errours then shall the Ministers be seene once more like the Stars in Christs right hand whom their enemies did once seeke to pull down by proclaiming them Traitors Then will the Lord delight to do us good and bring down the power of the enemie still more and more till he have quite overthrowne Antichrist and plucked down his throne which shall be downe in his appointed time which time is set and known to the Lord even to the very day and houre appointed which being done Mahomet his time must suddenly follow then then down must come all other thrones where the red Dragon hath his power and when all these Kingdomes of the world are subdued to the obedience of Christ Then shall the Dragon be quite conquered and chained up for a thousand years Revel 20.3 Then shall that Prophesie be come to passe which was spoken by our Saviour Christ to his Disciples in Luke 21.24 concerning the destruction of Jerusalem where he saith And they shall fall by the edge of the Sword and shall be led away captive into all Nations thus hath that appeared long ago sixteene hundred years the next Jerusalem must be trodden down of the Gentiles untill the time of the Gentiles shall be fulfilled Now according to the Prophesie of our Saviour Christ When all the Kingdomes of the world are subdued to his obedience then shall the Jews become an United Nation again and Jerusalem shall be builded a glorious City the Lord Christ raigning spiritually among them But to consider of the great mercy of the Lord in bringing down the power of our home-bred enemies what enemies had we in the Parliament to keep back the work the Lord had going on for the defence of his people how did they seeke wayes to overthrow all by treachery by sending money and other provisions in the time of my Lord of Essex and so made our enemies proud over us had not the Lord curbed them and kept them under but when they could not prevaile then did they take my Lord of Warwicke and placed Committees in his roome yet that would do them no good they were so befooled by the mercy of the Lord then to try another project they chose Sir Thomas now Lord Fairfax to be Generall and gave him a large Commission thinking it should break his necke now judge ye how treacherous they were to the Seats they sate on and to the City yea and to the destruction of the Lords Inheritance O miserable men how did they lift themselves up in their wicked wayes as ye shall heare After my Lord Generall had received such a large Commission from them then did they give him nothing but prest men that swore they would run to the King and would not suffer a Drum to be beat up to gaine souldiers in love to him then did my Lord of Essex his men stand out by thousands being loth to forsake their old Generall and serve a new Generall then see further their ase practises when the King was got out of Oxford to range abroad spoil then was the Generall to beat against dead walls at Oxford where he lost his men then in the mean while they caused the Leiutenant Generall and Colonell Vermuten who followed the King in the Reare to withdraw to their Quarters so in the mean time the King fell on Leicester where was lost much bloud on both sides and the City taken by the enemy thus may you see what treacherous Parliament men did hatch for the upholding their Covenant they made to the Lord and sought to destroy all the work the Lord set them to do ô wicked covetous men what falls both to God and man seeking after nothing but covetousnesse and treachery now are ye abhorred both of the Lord and men a hissing to all Nations now are your servants become your masters yea and without a great returne unto the Lord and great satisfaction to the Nation whom ye have deceived ye are but miscrable Leicester's bloud cries out against you for revenge the Lord lay it to your hearts that are guilty of it that it may not be laid to your charge at the great Day when the Lord Christ shall come to judge the World But to consider the sad condition we were brought into by their evill ways I cannot forget how did the Royall Party cry out all was their own and what will become of the Round-heads now truely that time ought not to be forgotten then how did the people of the Lord slock together both night and day and how did they prevaile with the Lord even when we were at the lowest then was helpe and deliverance most precious then did the Lord arise like one out of a sleep rowzed up the spirits that were halfe dead then were out enemies smote on the hinder parts then was there no treacherous Hotham to be found then were out enemies utterly routed so did the Lord graciously for us till our enemies were vanquished thus did the Lord crosse the designes of wicked men and broke their bands asunder

not know that Christ is on his white horse riding on his journey conquering and overcoming his enemies Revel 6.2 And hath not he set you as watchmen upon the wals to give the people notice what he is a doing is he not going forth to conquer the Kingdoms of the world that they may become the Kingdoms of the Lord and his Christ Then I pray consider what ye have to do forget this darling of the world and set not the people a mourning after him that spared not our bloud but reach the people to mourne after him whom we have pierced with out sins even the Lord Jesus Christ But now let us consider who are our friends concerning the great worke that is now in hand begun in the World are they not they whom you have stirred up in your Sermons to fight the Lords battell against the mighty did you not take up that Text concerning Meroz saying Curse ye Meroz curse ye bitterly the Inhabitants thereof that come not out to helpe the Lord against the mighty have ye not said let him that hath no sword sell his cloke and buy one how have you been the cause partly of raising this Army and how have they prevailed against your enemies even by your prayers I pray remember the condition we were in many times and how the Lord preserved you and us by their hands and how were dayes of thanksgiving stirr'd up by you to the Parliament to cause the people to rejoyce with you and shall all this be forgotten I pray remember Leicester worke what a case were we in then when the Countrey said What will become of the Round-heads now how did you call us together to fasting and prayers and how were your Prayers heard by the Lord and a gracious return from the Lord was sent you by the hands of these men from Nasby then how did we and you blesse the Lord for this great mercie so that ever after out enemies could never prevail such was the great mercie of the Lord to you and us I pray remember what you said some of you when you saw these men give large and mercifull Propositions when they had conquered your enemies at Oxford did you not say that they would prove pricks and thorns in their sides and ours and did it not so come to passe as we have seen and now they have overcome them again by the mighty power of the Lord Christ dashing Babylons brats in pieces ye goe about to hinder them giving their enemies occasion even to curse them as I have heard sure this is a sad case when ye shall seeke to weaken their hands thus strive not against them for had not this been of the Lord they had never done so much as they have therefore count not them your enemies for ye shall have cause to say once more to call them your friends when ye shall see plainly what the Lord is a doing Who knoweth whether the Lord be going to make a new heaven and a new carth or now as is promised in Revel 21.1 Know ye not that when a Noble man goeth to take possession of a great place or house full of lumber that he will cause his servants to cast out all the lumber that he may place his royall furniture in the roome and will not a great Landlord throw out such tenants out of his inheritance that will pay no rent but abuse such tenants that will pay honestly to their power then I pray consider what the Lord Christ is a doing is he not coming to take possession of his in heritance that he bought so dearly of his Father and is not all the world his to do with all his pleasure wil he be tide to the spirits of men to do what they please surely no I pray remember how long the Church hath been in the Wildernesse of the world and how the red Dragon hath cast out flouds time after time to devoure her and how he hath sate like the great Prince of the World upon thrones usurping authority over the Nations and playing the tyrant over the Lords inheritance and now he finds his time grow short and his Kingdoms shall be taken from him he grows mad but now is the time come that he must be cast out one throne after another that the Kingdoms of the World may become the Kingdoms of the Lord and his Christ Revel 11.15 If this be so that the Lord is coming as chiefe Generall with his bow in his hand shooting at his enemies and with his Crown on his head conquering the Kings of the earth and the mighty men trampling them and their crowns under his feet that would not bow to his golden Scepter Psal 2.9 Revel 19.17 18. If this be so that the Lord hath begun already to take possession as may appeare by his doings here as consider what he hath done ever since the persecution in Queen Maries days how have they prospered that have had the mark of the beast in their forehead or that have lent a hand against this work that is going on in the world how hath Spain sped for coming here how hath Denmark sped for sending strength hither to help the King against the Lords work was he not almost beaten out of his Countrey by the Swedes and what became of that Army that the Queen brought over hither all the Irish French and other Nations came not they to their graves and look on Spain and France they must lash on another while we were busied here what King would not help his brother King rather then his Commons should over come him will be an example for other Nations to do the like yet all this will not do therefore let us consider what this power is it is not the power of man nor the sword of Gideon but the power and sword of the Lord as it hath appeared plainly by many examples in this land now if this be the Lords doings here What will be his doings in other lands among the great and lofty Nations where he hath to do Isa 27.23 Me thinks I see them begin to shake now is that red Dragon troubled now are his forces mustering together for the defence of his Babylonians among the Nations but all will not do for now hath the Lord been performing that promise that is spoken of in the 63 of Esay Now is he delivering his people and now he hath begun looke for no change but to goe forward in the World till he hath quite subdued that great enemy of the world that hath so long tyrannized over the Lords inheritance If it be so that the Lord be summoning in the Emperours and Kings with their mighty men to appear before the Bar of his Justice then is it time for us to looke about us and be like the Virgins that have their lamps trimm'd and their lights burning that they may waite on their Master the Lord Jesus Christ Matth. 25. who saith Watch for ye know not when

mightily prospering his owne worke yet for all they see such mighty overthrowes given to out enemies yet would they go on plotting their evill designes but when our parts got the better then would they give way patience by force thus did they linger out the time thinking all would turne but the Lord laughs them to scorne making them the out-cast of men Yet one thing is to be noted after the Armies had conquered their enemies giving them large Propositions that they should arise no more in opposition they broke their Articles and rose againe as did appear in Kent Wales and Essex and other places then how did they brag and vapour when the Army was parted and engaged and indeed put to such hard service that the Heavens seemed to frowne on them yea and the whole World caused them to frowne with many that before had taken their parts which made their condition to seem very sad then did the Lord seem once more to appear for them and gave them power over their enemies then were they utterly reuted in every place where they were gathered together then did the Scots invade the Land thinking to overcome all and so become masters over us who came not to sight for the King onely but to enslave the Nation as did appear if this be so then what mad spirits have we that would rather take all and become Slaves to another Nation then to be crost of our foolish wills the Lord charge our mad spirits that we may see what is for our good unite us together againe and make us a happy Nation that we may serve him who said First seeke the Kingdome of Heaven and all these things shall be added unto you But to looke further how many opportunities had our enemies and lest all friends friends in the Parliament friends in the whole Nation except a few that the Lord had chosen for us friends amongst all Nations yea even the whole World except a few the Lord had chosen and the weaker sort to which maketh me call to winde a Speech that the Dutch Embasadour said when he had seen the Kings Army at Oxford and our Army that attended their motion said he the King hath a gallant Army but you have a good God to sight for you which was as much as if he had said If ye have not the Lord to fight for you ye are undone then judge ye after all these examples and great deliverances whether the Lord hath fought for us or no Yet one great worke I must not forget concerning the Leiutenant Generall and his Brigade 2 Remember when the Scots came first into England to oppose the King about Religion out Parliament for their assistance in that worke sent them a great Summe of money and so to depart the Land which when the French heard of it they made a play of English men and Scotch men the English man was stript naked from the shoulders to the Waste and the Scotch man beating him where he pleased this being done Low were English men laught to scorne as the Scotch men could laugh at t is at their pleasute which was the greatest blot that ever English men had put on them but take notice how this blot was wiped off the Scots with a great Army marched into the Land thinking to be masters of all as did appear by their actions but their cause being unjust the Lord strengthened the hands of our souldiers to sight against them who very valiantly scattered them like a myst marched into their Countrey had their Demands caused their enemies to be disbanded entertained in their chiefe City with great respect came off with honour to our Nation and shall we be unthankfull unto the Lord for such mercies as these be desiring to have them shall we be ungratefull to our friends that have wiped off such a staine from the Nation with the ventring their lives the Lord forbid this great evill that reignes in their spirits that ever we should turne against our friends that have spilt their bloud tosave us from being destroyed the Lord humble both Ministers and people that we may see our owne misery and amend that the Lord may be pleased to unite the Nations that we may become the Temples for the Lord Christ to dwellin then shall holinesse be our delight and the Lord will delight to do us good so shall we dwell safely and none shall make us afraid but for my part that have wrote this Book I have desired that my hand might be dried up like the hand of Jeroboam never to pluck it in again and my tongue cleave to the roofe of my mouth then that I should write any thing against the Honour of Christ I never took the like worke in hand before now but all my prayer is that the Nations may be united againe and that the Lord Christ may reigne over us The Lord give us such a Parliament as may hate covetousnesse that they may doe that which is just for the poore Commonalty that above all they may seeke unto the Lord to know what is his will concerning a true Government for his Worship and this being done surely the Lord will delight todwell among us which will be the happiest condition that ever Nation lived in which that it may be so the Lord strengthen us with his holy Spirit to go on in a loving way both Ministers and people and so the Lord prosper us all while we are so seeking and doing his Will to whom be ascribed all Glory and Honour both now and evermore Amen I pray marke well and consider what Instructions we have in Psalm 146. so likewise in Isat 58. To the Worthies of the ARMY BUt unto you the Noble Champions of England whom the Lord hath rade Conquer ours over his enemies conquering those that were like the mighty Anakims of the Land whose command was obeyed through three Kingdoms and whose name was honoured upon the great Ocean how hath the Lord made you like Josuah and Caleb conquering the enemies of the Lord Christ and like David cut off the head of Goliah and shall not the Lord be honoured by you for all this surely that were a great dishonour to the mighty worke he hath put into your hands to do I pray consider how the Lord hath given all the Land unto your hands to dispose of scattering your enemies and making them amazed now doth all Nations stand and waite to see what will be the intent of your actions some say that ye are hypocrites making a stirrup of Religion to yet up into the saddle and sion thence to the Throne some say that now ye are become Masters of all ye will become mighty men over your brethren serving your own turnes and to the poor Commons whom ye have fought for shall be worse enslaved then ever by having many Task-unsters reigning over us Should it be so your latter end would be worse then your beginning yea and the Lord would serve you