and lost the kingdom 1. Sam. 15. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Aspin wall concerning your throwing away of our Laws therein you talk idly for do you think that your generation who are of no such wisdom and learning as our former Parliaments were can make better Laws in one year then out Laws be which were in making and â—â—â—â—…ing above five hundred years and had not our former Parliaments the word of God for their direction therein as well as you or any now a daies and were they not more sober and prudent in the understanding of those Lawes I pray entertain no such foolish conceit And you tell us likewise of the Statutes of Omri Mica 6. 16. that is even such things as you set up for if you observe Jeroboam Omri and Ahab though they had many sorts of worship yet any one abject of the people served to be a Priest or a Teacher of them 1 Kin 12 31. 2 Chro. 12 8 9. 1 Kin 16. 25 26. And must the statutes of David be cast away because the statutes of Omri be nought must the statutes of K. Hen. 8. K. Edw. 6. and Q Eliz. which are against popery be cast away because other Kings statutes are Idolatrous and for popery And further you tell us an untruth That Jehojada the Priest having the supreme authority in his hand took men recommended to him by some others whom you call the Church to put them in civil authority No Sir Jehojada had not as you affirm the supreme Authority then for it is evident Athaliah did reign that six veers while he was guardian to the Kings Son 2 Kings 11. 3. But in the seventh yeer he being the Priest of God God stirred up the Spirit of Jehojada to do right to the King Princes and Levites so that he sent to bring the Princes who by right were rulers over hundreds and took an oath of them to be true to the King and presented him before them and they by his command gathered the faithful Levites to come to their charge neither took he anv mans advise in the businesse nor was any upon the attest of others received by him and put into Civil Authority as you falsly assert for he had the Spirit of God to direct him as our every one to his charge and place and directed them in what they should do as from the mouth of God and all of them did so obey Jehojada that the work was perfected even the King set on his Throne as you may see 2 Kings 11. 2 Chron. 23. But you seem by such falâ—e grounds to set up the tenent of the Romish Church which is if a man by birth be Heir to a Kingdom and ought there to rule yet if the Church of Rome do not approve of him they will deprive him if they can and give his right by their attest unto another whereby to enjoy that Civil power so that their Church do unjustly in this thing Thus there will be brave stir when your divided Churches which are part of Iron part of clay even the toes of the Image Dan. 2. 33 34 42. go about to set up men by their attest to govern in Civil Authority Then Jack Straw is set up by one Congregation and Hob. Carter by another to throw him down so that there shall be an endlesse war among them until the Stone cut out of the mountain without attest of hands to justify it smite the Image upon the feet and break it to shivers Dan. 2. 34 35 45. for the King needs not the attest of men because all know him to be the Ruler by right Another untruth you would force upon us on that Text in Gen. 49. 10 which saith The Scepter shall not depart from Judah nor a Law-giver from between his feet untill Shilo come from Judah many Kings have sprung who gave good laws kept the Scepter what say you of David and Salomons writings are there therein no Laws given out by them sure they had power from God to do it and Iesus Christ himself alloweth of their Laws insomuch that he somtimes defends himself thereby against his enemies and did not Jesus himself come of Iudah who removeth that earthly Scepter from Iudah according to the word and gives it to Shiloh which Shiloh we must understand to be another Tribe come from Japhets loyns and not from Sem Gen. 9. 26 27. yet you say the kings of Iudah gave no laws nor could any give laws till Iesus came How contrary to the truth even to Christs own words this your assertion is is manifest by the Scripture Christ would noâ— be troubled with such outward things for when the people would have enforced him to be their King he absolutely refused it Joh. 6. 15. neither would he be so much as a Iudge in a civil cause Luk. 12. 13 14. nor would he take but rather give tribute Mat. 22. 17 to 22. 17. 24. to 28. Therefore your assertion is utterly false and you force the Text to a quite contrary sense as you do in all the rest of your Pamphlet wrest other Scriptures Now for the law of Christ it is altogether a spiritual law which serveth not for any particular Country but for all in general as a rule whereby to frame laws Therefore saith Christ By me kings reign and Princes decree justice by me Princes rule and Nobles even all the Judges of the earth Pro. 8. 15 16. that is what laws they make according to his word are made by him For this cause the Apostle Peter saith 1 Pet. 2. 13. Submit your selves to every ordinance of man for the Lords sake first to the king as supreme then to them that are sent by him And why because whatever is done by the king and his nobles or judges is done by the Lord Iesus for they being his ministers Rom. 13. 4 5 6. are directed by him and the kings heart is in the hand of the Lord Pro. 2â— â— therefore his mouth cannot err in judgment Pro. 16. 10. Now to leave Gods rule and set up silly mean fellows to be judges they to search for precepts that are as you say scattered up and down the scripture whereby to rule all Countries in all causes and then be subject to their wresting those Scriptures what way they please would be a brave way of judging the people who having no known laws whereby to walk must be alway waiting what scripture the Iudge will make use of to please his fancy either to make them offenders or to favour them and if you say the Iudge must allow a dispute then may the greatest offender beat him with his own weapon and escape no Christ hath not promised to rule by such vile persons but by men of eminency viz. by kings princes nobles judges who decree justly Pro. 8. 15 16 and if that land be blessed whose king is the son of Nobles Eccl. 10. 17. then that land is cursed whose rulers are sons of clowns that
wayne and their voice which said behold take notice of the Moon signifies the Comet or blazing Star that appeared in December 16â—2 near the 7 Stars which Star or Comet doth presage the dissolution of this present power speedily also Judg. 5. 19 20. Job 38. 7. 31 32 33. Amos 5. 8. And whereas you saw a sign post with the sign of the Moon to it and of the sport of bloud that appeared upon it and overspread both it and the skey by the sign of the Moon is signified that when this Parliament is destroyed they will make an Image or a representation of the same Parliament and in that divisions will break out into bloud which will overspread the Kingdom more then ever it did Joel 2. 31 32. Rev. 13. 14 15. Psal. 55. 9. And whereas you saw a man sitting by the picture of the Moon with a light like a candle in his hand and another man coming to him with a candle unlighted and lightning it at the other mans candle and so depart and then the man sitting by the picture of the Moon his giving thanks to the spectators Is signified that a great Commander at this time of division shall be hard put to it and be forced to issue forth a Commission to one that shall help him and he will be very gratefull unto such as shall discover the treachery and plots that are intended against him Psalm 132. 17. Isa. 24. 13. And whereas you saw a Chariot with milk white horses coming out of a Court hard by you and the Chariot all of fire so that you fled before it and could have no place of safeguard and that another Chariot came against it That signifies that the King and Court interest now begins to be violent and hot on foot again prevailing notwithstanding there is another Chariot or power coming against it which will meet in London streets so hot that all will in that day be forced to shut up their shop-windows and doors for fear so that he which is without doors shall not finde a place wherein to hide his head Isa. 21. 6 7 8 9. Amos 9. 11 12 13. Isa. 24. 10. And whereas you saw a street on your right hand in the which you thought to escape but found it beset with a multitude of men and that he which came foremost had a Tortch lighted in his hand before whom you fell as a dead man yet your remembrance was perfect and he having compassion on you calls to you takes you up blows in your cars to see if that would revive you but seeing it would not do doth pronounce that you must be washed in bloud and after you are washed you are revived and follow him The foremost man signifies the King who shall enter his Kingdom at this time and in compassion lovingly shall send forth his Declaration and proclamation to his people But they will not come in to him nor stir no more then you did when the man call'd to you took you up and blue in your ears then seeing that he must do it the King will resolve to proceed with Fire and Sword to wash the Kingdom with bloud then the Kingdom will come in to him and he will prevail Judges 7. 16 19. Thus by compulsion he must draw his people after him Song 1. 4. And whereas you saw that you came into a great Church where men washed all the posts with bloud It signifies that God will now avenge himself on such as have destroyed defiled and robbed his sanctuaries I mean Cathetheral Churches and other Churches and things dedicated to Gods service Insomuch that God will for that cause require the bloud of those who are guilty of these Crimes to satisfie his hot indignation and to cleanse his sanctuaries with bloud for if the Lord Jesus was so sore offended with those that sold Doves for the sacrifice in the Temple at Jerusalem and so zealous for it that he would not suffer any to carry a Vessel through it how much more is he offended with those that so highly abused robed and destroyed the Christian Temples builded for him to be worshipped in Mark 11. 16 1â— Joh. 2. 14 15 16. Jer. 50. 28. Jer. 51. 11 51 52. Malach. 3. 9. Rom. 2. 22. And whereas you saw your self departing out of the Church and as you were at the door heard the rushing of a mightie winde with noise of Chariots clattering together with beholding of men armed in multitudes and sumptuous spacious buildings It signifies that in the Citie of London there shall be great busling troubles and most terrible fightings in all parts thereof at this time Jer. 23. 17 18 19 20. And whereas you saw that as you returned again and found another way to go out of the Church you were burthened with a bundel of blown bladders which vanished from you as you went saving onely three remained By which is signified that the Parliament men whose winde have voted these mischiefs which are come upon this Kingdom and the vain professors who have executed their votes and never had any thing of truth in them but rather delighted themselves with their vain wicked windy and fruitless notions now all such will be troubled and get together being assured that they shall now be called to an account for their works yet thinking to do some feats by raising Armies to preserve themselves but they shall be cut off in the bud one after another as they are about it except three that will escape 1 Cor. 4. 19 20. Hos. 12. 1. Tit. 1. 16. James 2. 20. Matth. 12. 35 36 37. And whereas you saw three bladders remaining and that one of them was a very little one and the other tâ—o verie great ones but especially one surpassing in greatness and that these became too earthen pots which by degrees diminished as you went foreward then the voice that said to you go apace and after your coming to a place where there was a stop that you could go no further It signifies that three Parliament men one that hath been the greatest actor in these times the other hath acted much but the third very little These three will get two flying Armies and being persued will diminish untill at last they get into some strong hold from whence happily they may make their peace Judges 20. 45. And whereas last of all you heard a voice saying that there will not be left the worth of a half pennie of all this sight It signifies that of all the riches and glorie that the Parliament and their party seem to have got there shall not be left unto them the worth of a half penny Jer. 15. 13. Isa. 61. 6. Isa. 21. 16. This is the Interpretation of your first Vision which indeed is a terrible one and I could wish withall my heart that if it be possible it come not to pass But rather that God would be pleased to pardon the sins of this Land and to give them grace to
the King as also John Lilburn and divers others rewarded for their services all which fell as commonly the enemies of Israel fell by the hand of their own party Judges 7. 22. 2 Chron. 20. 22 23. And as concerning the Churches how many men have been slain and hurt whilest they were in obstructing the work about St. Pauls Church How were those men cast down mained and spoyled when they went about building a Preaching place for the Anabaptists in the stone Chappel thereof What became of the Lord Brook that grand enemy of Gods Worship when he thought his armour inpenetrable how was he smote in the head from the Cathedral Church at Lich-Field as Goliath was by David I Sam. 17. 4 5 6 7 49. I have said little in comparison of what might be said in this matter but if I should say all that can be said yet they would not regard it Psal. 28. 5. for they are blinded with their prosperity in the War though they may know by the things visible against them that one days loss now will keep them under for ever and that day is not far off for it is with them as David saith Psal. 55. 19. Because they have no changes Therefore they fear not God And as Job saith they prosper and the rod of God is not upon them Therefore they say unto God depart from us for we desire not the knowledge of thy waies Job 21. 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14. But ye that hope for deliverance are to consider that by your manifold afflictions ye are corrected to refine you that ye may be made holy 1 Pet. 1. 15 16. and more innocent then Doves more wise then Serpents Matth. 10. 16. more precious then the gold of Ophir Isai 13. 12. Malach. 3. 17. The end which God hath in afflicting you is to bring you to such a condition And then the Assyrian the rod of his anger who thinketh not to cut off a few Nations shall be burned Isa. 10. 5 6 7 16 17 18 19. For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous Psal. 125. 3. and the family of David that is the Kings friends when they sin God will correct them with the rod of men 2 Sam. 7. 14. 15. Psal. 89. 32 33. for God makes his rod most usually of wicked men by which he corrects his children therefore say not that there is no hopes but rather comfort one another look upon Portingals deliverance did not God reveal it afore-hand unto them even by a poor Cobler that could not write a word but got little Scool boys to write for him who Prophesied many remarkable things that came truely to pass and among the rest he Prophesied that in 1640. they should have a King in Portugal again Although the King of Spain for this cause sought by all means to prevent it yet when the time came Notwithstanding the set year was far spent they considering that none of the poor mans Prophesies had ever yet failed but that all had been truely fulfilled they were thereby so much the more imboldned so that God stirred up the Spirits of the Nobles and Valiant men of Portugal and smote the Souldiery with terrour that as it were in a moment the King was set on his Throne And suddenly had all the strong holds throughout the Land surrendred unto him and there was not three men kill'd in the quarrel Then why may not God do as much for England Or why may not those ten Valiant Commanders that took the Kingdom from the late King CHARLS and according as God had decreed gave it for sometime to the late Parliament or as it is in Scripture language to the beast Rev. 17. 12 13 17. And then afterward according as God did put in their hearts to destroy the very same Parliament take the Kingdom again from them as you may see how it was done Rev. 17. from vers. 12. to the end of the Chapter I say why may not God now also move the hearts of the said ten Commanders to give the Kingdom to him whose right it is I mean the present King CHARLS Ezek. 21. 27. We say and it is a proverb among us that if a man lie in a ditch and cry God help me and not use his own ability to get out he may lay there and perish But if a man call to God for help and withall do what he can to help himself surely God will help him for if you understand your selves when you say God help us It doth not argue that God shall do all and you nothing but it doth argue that God will help you in what you go about to do and that if you put too your strength God will strengthen and prosper you therein when your actions be right good and lawfull and that especially in the fulfilling of his word For there is nothing more easie then to fullfill a Prophesie because God is assistant to them and active with them that do it How was God with Josuah to incourage him 2 Kings 9. Josuah 1. How was God with Jehu with Josiah with Nebuchadnezar with Cyrus Yea good Josiah must die for going out against Pharaohn-echo King of Egypt who had a command from God to go against the King of Assiria 2 Kings 23. 29. 2 Chron. 35. 20 21 22 23. And what great rewards did God give them that fulfilled his word 2 Kings 10. 30. Isa. 45. from verse 1. to verse 15. 2 Chron. 36. 22 23. 1 Macchab. 2. 55. How prosperous were the late Parliament against the late King Why because it was Prophesied he should fall how prosperous was the Independents against the Presbyterians Why because it was Prophesied that they should fall how prosperous was the Army against the late Parliament and how easily did they dissolve it Why because it was Prophesied they should fall how easily did the Portingals set up their King Why because it was Prophefied of before Then why cannot they as easily set up the King as they did dissolve the Parliament And why even because the word is gone forth for it Isa. 55. 10 11. For there is no word gone forth against them as yet notwithstanding all the muttering of their false Prophets against them It is to be considered also what a heavy judgement befell those Nobles of Israel who searched the Land of Canaan that when they came back perswaded the people that there was no hopes of getting that Land and that it was but in vain to go up and fulfill the Lords word by possessing it Genes 15. 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21. for all those Nobles died immediately of the plague before the Lord Numb. 14. 36 37. And because the people gave ear to their perswasion the Lord would have destroyed them all had not Moses stood up and besought the Lord for them yet for all that the Lord would let none of that generation go up into the Land of Canaan save Caleb
fully known for a necessity is laid upon me and wo is me if I do it not 1 Cor. 9. 15 16. Now I proceed further concerning the late Beast Parliament which though it be destroyed according to the word of God yet it liveth still in its Acts and the same One that did destroy it commanded to make a Representative or Image thereof And he the Lord General had power to give life to the Image of the Beast Parliament which Image is this present Parliament as they call themselves that the Image of the Beast should both speak and cause that as many as would not worship the Image of the Beast should be killed And if you look upon the manner of the dissolution of the late Parliament by the Lord General and his Councel and upon the continuing of their Acts still in force as they were before by which the late Parliament seemeth vet to live and upon the manner and calling of this present Representative or Image of them a Representative being but an Image like somthing that it doth represent as the Image of a Man Beast or whatsoever else as also upon the manner how these had their power from the Lord General as he gave them authority life or spirit to act and compare all these particulars with Rev 13. 3. 11 12 13 14 15. and you shall find that this Scripture was so really fulfilled both in the manner of the Lord Generals destroying of the late Parliament and his setting up of this as if he had purposely set this very Scripture before his eyes and taken it for his absolute direction therein he not erring one jot in the performance of the substance thereof Hence you see both what the Beast is and his Image in the next place I shall shew you what the mark of the Beast is and what is the name of the Beast and likewise the number of his name Rev. 13. 16 17 18. 1. Concerning the Mark of the Beast it is a word abused For they call as I proved before the height of wickedness godlyness and that is the mark For saith the Author of the Grand Politick Informer Upon the seventh of Iuly 1653. it was Resolved That no person should be employed or admitted to publike service but such as this Representative should be first satisfied of their real godlyness saith he This word Godliness will shortly become the mark of the Beast Indeed there is a god of this world 2 Cor. 4. 4. which many expound to be the Divel and there are those who account that godiyness which is most contrary thereunto 1 Tim. 6. 5. and such such as put light for darkness and darkness for light Isa. 5. 20. Now if we enquire who is a godly person after their account It will appear to be such an one as hath broken his faith to God and man or one that is a robber murtherer false swearer or hath been or is an approver of all the bloody Actions of the late Beast Parliament So that this sort of people are their godly persons and this pretended godlyness is the mark of the Beast as the Apostle describeth them sufficiently 1 Tim. 6. 3 4 5. 2 Tim. 3. 4 5. and bids every true Believer withdraw himself and turn away from such as from the most dangerous people to converse withall Whereby it is evident that this pretended godlinesse is the mark of the Beast which they that will be gainers in this Weal Publick of England must needs have else they shall not be preferred trade or prosper in these times Rev. 13. 16 17. And now having shewed you what the mark of the Beast is viz. a pretended godlinesse next in order I shall through Gods assistance shew you what the Name of the Beast is and the number of his Name Rev. 13. 16 17. He that will have any preferment from these people or gain by them must acknowledge them to be the States of England or the Commonwealth of England or the Weal publick of England for if he call this the Kingdom of England and stick to that ancient name he shall be cast off as one that hath not their stamp and have nothing to do in matter of office or way of profit from them Rev. 13. 16 17. And I find that it cannot bear the name of the Commonwealth of England since the Election of a Parliament was taken away from the Commonalty or generality of the People and that a publike Party excludes all the rest and sets up a Parliament But I find its proper name to be the Weal publike of England For the word Commonwealth is excluded long ago from a Weal Being so that none but those in publick places do prosper Therefore I say it is not the Commonweal but the Weal publick of England And I find the number of this name The VVeaL pVbLIke of EngLanD to be 666. for the numeral letters of it are these DLL 600. LVV 60. VI 6. so that in all they come to 666. There is also another name no less proper both to the late Beast Parliament and to this Representative which is its Image in regard the people did and do so much Idolize them by their petitions to them and their esteem of them otherwise more then ordinary Rev. 14. 11. so that they way be called Englands Idols which word Englands Idols in the ancient Welsh or Brittish language is Delwau Lloiger and I find the numoer of this name Delwau Lloiger to be 666. for the numeral letters of it also are these DLL 600 LVV 60. VI 6. so that in all they come likewise to 666. Now the words of the Scripture that declares the number of the Beast are these Rev 13. 18. Here is wisdom let him that hath understanding count the number of the Beast for it is the number of a man and his number is six hundred sixty and six Now it remaineth that I should speak somthing of this Man for it is the number of a man saith the Text This Title a Man is a note of Eminency which signisies a man of God 1 Sam. 2. 27. 1 Chron. 13. 1. or a man of a thousand Eccles. 7. 28. so that from Rev. 13. 18. mav be observed that the man expressed by these words for it is a man is such a man as carrieth a divine Majesty with him So that I must needs infer from those words that the Apostle John means here a justified man a man opposite to the Beast though in the number of their names they partly agree And know that in the new Testament none is called The man of God but only a Bishop 2 Tim. 3. 15 16 17. And we may gather also from the same Scripture and the scope of the Apostle Pauls words to Timothy when this Bishop and man of God is to appear which will be in the last days 2 Tim. 3. 1 2 3 4 5. 17. when men break forth into rebellion against God and his Church and certain it is That
the late Bishop of Canterbury was the same man for the number of his name as divers affirm that in all businesses which he subscribed he wrote only thus Will Laud And I find the number of this name VVILL LaVD to be 666. for the numeral letters are these and they be the very same that ye have in the other names before DLL 600. LVV 60. VI 6. so that in all they come to 666. But if we take notice of the name of this man of God as it is at large we shall find another mysterie therein For I find the number of this name VVILLIaM LaVD to be 1667. And the numeral letters are these M 1000. DLL 600. LVV 60. VII7 so that in all they come to 1667. and that is the yeer of rest for before it be Anno Dom. 1667. most of the world yea and Rome it self will acknowledge their error see the truth and submit to William Lauds rule in form of worship doctrine and discipline as the only way to salvation the most decent and agreeable to Gods word being without doubt the true way whereby to worship God long before preordained of God to abide for the direction of men for ever and ever which Rule was given in King Edw. 6. his days preserved and refined in Queen Elizabeth and King James their days sealed and perfected to the glory of Jesus Christ with the blood of his noble mattyrs chiefty of King Charls and Bishop William Laud who as the Scripture saith Heb. 11. 35. would not accept of deliverance when he was offered by the Parliament to go into New England with M. Peters but he chose rather to die that he might obtain a better Resurrection Therefore to conclude I say that the Book of Common Prayer as it was established in the Church of England is the only true way whereby to worship God as I have sufficiently proved by the Scripture in my Book called A Voice from Heaven and in my other Book called An Eccho to that Voice from Heaven written in the yeers 1651. and 1652. And as for your vain jangling God hath not any delight in it 1 Tim. 1. 6. 2 Tim. Titus 3. 9. for the coming neer unto God with the mouth and the worshipping of God according to the Commandments of private men is a vain thing Mat. 15. 5 6 7 8 9. that is when they command that every one may do in the worship of God what seemeth right in his own eyes Judg 17. 5 6. and 21 25. as Israel did when they had no King But the event of such a State was destructive to them as you may read and see Judg. 19. and 30. and 21. But for the Kings Command it is said Eccles. 1. 2. I charge thee to keep the Kings commandment and that in regard of the Oath of God thou hast sworn to obey him Again it s said Prov. 16. 10. A divine sentence is in the lips of the King his mouth erreth not in judgement Thus a true Christian King is endued with an infallible judgement and so is the sentences of K. Charls his mouth To this King the Apostle commands obedience in all things 1 Pet. 2 13 14. Submit your selves to every Ordinance of man for the Lords sake whether it be to the King as supreme or unto Governours as them that are sent by him For the Apostle foresaw by the Scripture Zach. 14. 2. Zeph. 3. 9. That the Lord would hold forth at last a King whose Laws in all things should be right of this you have more at large in my fore mentioned Books for there is no right nor peace to be had but where there is a King of righteousnes and a King of Peace That is when the King Comes in by the right way being the right Heir And though the title King be given by the Scripture somtimes to Usurpers set up by the peoples power and by money which is but a molten Calf God owns them not but calls them their Idols for saith he Hos. 8 4 5 6. They have set up Kings but not by me they have made Princes and I knew it not of their silver and their gold have they made them Idols that they may be cut off Thy Calf O Samaria c. And again saith he Eze. 43. 9. Let them put away their whordoms and the Carcasses of their Kings far from me and of such Kings he speaks Rev. 17 12 13 14 15 16 17. as you shall find it made Cleare at large in the postscript of my book called A Voice from Heaven And of such Kings the Lord saith that they had set their thresholds by his thresholds their post by his post Ezek. 43 8. for the Lord had a post by which his Kings of the seed of David stood 2 Kin. 11. 14. Ezek. 46. 2. according to Gods command it seems the usurping Idolatrous kings set up by the people presum'd to come there as our great Ones presume now to bury their friends in the Royal sepulchers at Westminster where none but the Kings Family was wont to be buried yet certainly their carcasses shall be removed as the Lord hath spoken Eze. 43 7 8 9. But the true King that cometh to judge the wicked ones is called the glory of the God of Israel that is the glory of Jesus Christ for he is the God of Israel And if we compare Scripture with Scripture we shall find it so for you shall fine Ezek. 43 1 2. That the King coming form the Eaâ—t with his Train and Armie is called the glory of the God of Israel and v. 3. he saith it was like the glory that he saw when he came to destroy the Citie That is like Nebachadnezzars coming in the head of his Army to destroy 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and v. 5. he saith that the glory of the Lord filled the house v. 6. he tels us that this glory spake to him and it a man saith he the man stood by me and he said unto me c. v. 7 8. he tels you what this glorious king said to make it yet more clear observe v. 4. that this glory came into the house at the east gate And compare it with Eze. 44 1 2 3. and you shall find that the East gate must be shut that none must com in or out by that gate but the king Here M Aspinwall may see that the true Kings set up of God may come to the post and the threshold of that gate as their own place Ezek. 46 2 2 Chron. 23. 13. and that the usurping Kings set up by the people and called their Kings must be put away Ezek 43 9. And though Saul who indeed was the Lords Anointed 1 Sam. 24 6. 1 Sam. 8 4 5. 1 Sam. 12 13. 1 Sam. 13 13 14. yet for that the first moving cause for him was from the people his heart was not real to God Therefore Saul relying so much upon them tâ—â—â—ease the people disobeyed the command of God