and fingleness of heart to desire the General and his Councel to make their addresses to the King for peace and ye that do this look for life eternal And I beseech you again most noble Worthies receive all alike and do not countenance or discountenance any for this notion or for that notion or think that Religion is only words but rather deeds of common charity and let not any be prided or exalted above their Brethren with a conceit of conquest but know that such a mind shall be abased and that according to our Christian rule he that suffered most is the greatest Conqueror For a subject cannot conquer his King but by suffering meekly and a King suffering meekly by the hand of his people according to the mind of his King was appointed to be Heir of the world Rev. 21. 7. I have a bloudy Vision to shew but I look upon it as Gods threatning hand being perswaded that if we repent and shed tears for our Rebellion and evill deeds against God and the King we shall not bleed nor shed bloud For why may not God bring the King to his Throne and maintain our peace as well in that time as he did when the Parliament was dissolved And to men I say he that is valiant and hath an innocent intention may do much And the Lord blesse all such Amen May 20. 1653. ARISE EVANS THe bloudy Vision I speak of was seen January 21. 1652. by one Mr. Farly who lived in Drury-Lane at the upper end thereof at the sign of the Horse-shoe but being terrified thereby he immediately after went to Virginia I have it as it was written by his own hand who after he had seen the Vision could not rest but went from place to place to seek an interpreter of it untill by the providence of God at last he came to me and after he told me the Vision and that I gave him to understand what God did signifie to us by it he wrote it and left it to my disposall as by Gods providence I should be perswaded directed and permitted to publish it Psal. 119. 89. Jo. 12. 29. Ver. 30 31. Eph. 2. 2. Psa. 102. 13. Psa. 119. Ver. 126. Psa. 132. Ver. 8 9 10. Mat. 5. 14 15 16. Isa. 28. 21 22. Act. 17. 31. John 12. 48. John 14. 25 26. Joh. 15. 26 Joh. 16. 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14. Rev 19. 11. Act. 17. 31. 1 Cor. 15. 38. Joh. 16. 13 14 15. Eph. 2. 12. 13 14. Heb. 4. 7 8. Here is the hid wisdome of God in a mystery which none of the Parliament knew for had they known it they would not have put the King to death 1 Cor. 2. 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14. Isa. 11. 10 11. Isa. 33. 22. 1 Pet. 1. 3. 23. Mat. 25. 34. Joh. 6. 54 55 56 57. Heb. 10 12. 13. Heb. 2. 7 8 9. Rev. 11. 15 16 17. 1 Tim. 6. 14 15 16. Rev. 21. 7. Rev. 21. 5. Rev. 3. 21. Mat. 12. 31 32. Psal. 21. Read all this Psalm Heb. 5. 7 8 9 10. 12. Rom. 8. 36 37. Zac. 14. 9 10 11 12. Heb. 4. 7 8 9. Isa. 2. 3. Zeph. 3. 9. Joh. 3. 33. Joh. 16. 13. 26. Eze. 39. 8. Jer. 13. 19 20. Jer. 30. 23 24. Hos. 14. 9. Psal. 110. 2 3. Dan. 12. 3. 4 10. Pro. 30. 11 12 13 14. Dan. 12. 3 4. Mal. 4. 2 3 Psa. 92. 7. 2 Tim. 3. 3. 8 9. Isa. 66. 24. Mat. 24. 15. Mal. 3. 18. Jesus blessed in Shem. K. Charles also blessed in Japhet * The Iews look for such an one as ye see in Manasseh Ben Israels book called the hope of Israel and sent to the Supreme power of England An. 1650. one to call and deliver the ten Tribes and their hope as true for as Isaiah saith Isa. 59. 20. the Redeemer shall come to Sion that is to the Elect Jewes but say you from whence shall he come to Sion the Apostle tells you Rom. 11. 25 26. he shall come out of Sion to Sion hence ye may see that from the Elect Gentiles our deliverer or Redeemer Charles the Son of Charles Stuart by name comes to the Elect Iews to deliver them from the power of darknesse and to bring them to Iesus Christ and eternall life And by the star that did appear at his death it is evident that God would have you know that Charls Stuart is that day-star to bring the Iewes to Iesus as the Star brought the wise men to Iesus Mat. 2. 9. which Star is promised to the Gentiles 2 Pet. 1. 19. and especially is promised to him that overcame by his sufferings to keep and defend the Church of God Rev. 2. 26 27 28. Heb. 11. 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29. †That is of our Lord Iesus and of his annoynted Charles for Christ is a Greek word which in English is annoynted I saw the star on the day that King Charls came to Pauls to give thanks to God for the Queens safe deliverance at ten a clock in the morning being a clear day and the Star was neer the Sun Let none oppose it when Scripture speaks when a sign from heaven speaks and declares his righteousnesse according to the Scripture Psal 97. 3 4 5 6. Mat. 24. 3. At the appearance of Iesus Christ there was a division amongst the people some said of him we know this man whence he is but when Christ cometh no man knoweth whence he is Joh. 7. 26. 27. others said Christ came of the seed of David of the Town of Bethlehem a place well known to them Joh. 7. 40. 41 42 43. now the reason of this division was the Scripture for Isaiah saith Isa. 33. 17. their eyes shall see the King in his beauty and the land that was very far off from them And again Isa. 30. 27. saith the name of the Lord cometh from far and David saith Psal. 48. 2. that this land was on the sides of the North and so in Ezek. 38. 2. 6. that this chiefe Prince of the Gentiles should come from the North quarters so Esdtas their last Prophet 2 Esd. 13. 7. who saw the land in a vision but could not come to know the region so that none of them could name the Country and City where this great appearance should be and John giveth it a name in regard of the great evill done in its darknesse Sodome and Egypt Rev. 11. 8. but in regard of the light that would come forth out of its darknesse he calls it new Jerusalem Rev. 3. 12. Rev. 21. 10. holy Jerusalem so that London and Britain was not knowne unto them by name to be the place where these great works should be done as it is seen this day for the signes declare the times and place Mat. 16. 23. Luk. 12. 54 55 56 57. therefore ye are to observe the signs of these times and to compare them with Scripture Namely Judea signifying England I acknowledge God hath his Elect
saith this is their policy they lost more and they concealed it and it is signified in these words there shall be many dead bodies in every place and they shall cast them forth with silence In ver. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. ye have the sins and cause why the judgment is come set down and that it is not for any fault found in the publique worship of God but for covetousnesse hardnesse of heart towards the poore and the deceit of the people and their neglect in the worship of God For the same cause there is a generall rising throughout the Land and the Kings party utterly overthrown In ver. 9. ye have the Kings untimely death signified by the Sun going down at Noon for the Sun signifies the King 2 Sam. 23. 3 4 5 6 7. Mal. 4. 2. Gen. 37. 9 10. In v. 10. ye have the great mourning for the Kings death and a wrathfull indignation declared by way of revenge upon the enemies at last In ver. 11 12. ye have the form or worship or Common-prayer book taken away so that the Elect cannot hear it read anywhere which book is called the words of the Lord and the word of the Lord and by this you may know that book to be the only true form appointed of God before hand the rule of the spirit of truth the which rule Jesus foresaw and promised to send the spirit to give it for he knew by this word that I do now open unto you that there was a rule to come forth and the forme of it in all things was a secret thing kown to none but the Father therefore Christ commits the directions of the Church in the true worship to the spirit so that untill this time the Church is tossed to and fro because there was no rule known till now Ioh. 16. 13. and now ye are come to a perfect rule given by a perfect man Eph. 4. 13 14. In ver. 13. ye have the constancy of the Kings party to their Religion and King Rev. 14. 4. and their thirsting for their Religion and King again In ver. 14. ye have the States party up signiby the sin of Samaria the God of Dan the manner of Bersheba all which were Idols But saith he they shall fall and never rise again implying thus much that the King and his party though now down shall rise again and stand for ever AMOS 9. In v. 1. the King is risen again and stands upon the altar that is the Scaffold where he suffered and offered himselfe there he triumpheth and commandeth to smite Lintell that is the Speaker of the House of Parliament and cut them all on the head and slay the last of them all this is said of the Parliament to shew that they shall not escape the hand of this mighty Lord In ver. 2 3 4. ye see there is no place in hell nor in heaven nor in the top of the mountains nor in the bottome of the Sea nor anywhere else for them to escape his hands but he pursueth them and takes them In ver. 5. ye have a generall rising caused by his hand throughout the whole land and the Parliaments party utterly overthrown In verse 6. ye have the glorious building of the King in the heavens above all the Kings of the earth and the power he obtained by his sufferings and his glorious name next to Jesus as being his most excellent servant of all others In the 7. verse ye have the wrath of God declared against the Parliament for their killing the King and destroying the Kingly power by which God delivered them from the bondage of Popery and he looks upon them as black children of Ethiopiaus for these ungratefull acts In verse 8 9 10. ye have Gods wrath upon the whole Kingdome he tells them that those who depend upon their power and think they can prevent the evill that it shall not overtake them saith he they shall surely perish but the rest he will save as wheat is winnowed and saved and taken from the chaff In verse 11 12. ye have the Kings Tabernacle or Court see up again and his Kingdome Inlarged over all the earth In verse 13. ye have the King and his party taking all again from the Parliament and their party signified in these words The plowman shall overtake the reaper and the treader of grapes him that draws forth that which is not his own For the King coms from the altar and gives commission to the treader of Grapes that is some one of his seed that shall reigne to cut down the Grapes that is the party now standing as you see both parties The Reapers first and the treader of Grapes after gets the victory Rev. 14. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20. In verse 14 15. ye have the King and his parties captivity ended c. Their building and planting and their enjoying of the fruits of their labour and the promise that they shall possesse their land without any molestation hereafter for ever and ever And now I beseech you look upon this Scripture and lay it to heart and consider how ye have seen before your eyes this 8. Chapter of of Amos fulfilled as I have interpreted it unto you and you see there the rule to worship God by all which is made plain for you to see as well as I that you may be saved I beseech you also to lay to heart and consider this nineth of Amos where you may see perfectly according to the promise of Christ the things to come Ioh. 16. 13. Never had people the like shewed them as ye have now so plain from these two Chapters O take heed that ye slight it not but make use of it for your salvation For if ye be cut down and cast into the winepresse of the fiercenesse of the wrath of God almighty ye are undone for ever and ye may see how to prevent it Rev. 14. 18 19. Rev. 19. 15. by what hath been spoken And this I say to the Parliament to the Army and to all others Do the work for it must be done Be ye valiant set up the King for if Forraigners do it ye are undone And you may see it will be done by a strong power I have also some things to shew you out of the first of Isaiah and it chiefly concernes this City of London which in regard of its action now is called Sodom and Egypt Isa. 1. 10. Rev. 11. 8. and that it was a faithfull loyall City in the time of Queen Elizabeth when she was received by the Citizens out of the Tower and with joy accompanied to Westminster and though now this City be an unfaithfull harlot yet she shall be restored againe to her former faithfulnesse Of this I shall in briefe shew you Isaiah 1. ver. 1. to ver. 10. ye have the King and his party signified with their condition that now they lye in brought upon themselves by their sins and this
Parliament being Executioners of Gods judgements upon them yet they are owned of God as his Elect of which he will save a remnant In ver. 10. ye have the word directed to you Rulers of London in these words Heare the word of the Lord ye Rulers of Sodome give care to the Law of our God ye people of Gomorah In ver. 11 12 13 14 15. God doth reprove you sharply for coming to his presence and doing such things by which ye think to please him as your daies of humiliation your daies of thanksgiving your solemn private meetings But God abhors these from you saying he will not hear you for your hands are full of bloud as if he should say ye break the right proceeding of this Parliament by suffering tumults at the beginning to go to Westminster to the Parliament and wrest judgement therefore upon you lies the bloud that ha's been spilt all this time In verse 16 17. ye have the law promised in verse 10. being these words wash you make you clean put away the evill of your doing from before mine eyes cease to do evill learn to do well seek judgement right the oppressed plead for the widdow judge the fatherlesse which widdow is the Queen and the fatherlesse are the Kings children which ye are to right and plead for if you will obey the voice of the Lord for he saith not widdowes but widdow as ye have it also in the 23. verse of this chapter In ver. 18. ye have the promise annexed to the performance of this law in these words though your sins be like scarlet they shall be white as snow though they be red like crimson they shall be as wool In ver. 19 20. ye have your choice whether you will do this law or no with a promise and a threatning in these words if ye be willing and obedient ye shall eat the fruit of the Land But if ye refuse and rebell ye shall be devoured with the sword for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it In verse 21. 22. the Lord laments the fall ofLondon from its former state saying how is the faithfull City become an harlot it was full of Judgement righteousnesse lodged in it but now murtherers thy silver is become drosse thy wine mixed with water In verse 23. 24. he chargeth the Rulers with Rebellion Thievery Covetousnesse and giving a hint at what he required before in verse16 17. saith he they judge not the Fatherlesse neither doth the cause of the widdow come unto them and because of this neglect Ah! saith God with indignation I will ease me of mine adversaries and avenge me of mine enemies In verse 25. 26. to the City of London hesaith in these words and I will turn mine hand upon thee and purely purge away thy drosse take away all thy tin and I will restore thy Judges as at the fiast and thy Councellours as at the beginning meaning King Henry KingEdward and Queen Elizabeths time afterwards thou shalt be called the City of righteousnesse the faithfull City In verse 27. he saith of the Church now under persecution Sion shall be redeemed with Judgement and her converts with righteousnesse In verse 28. 29. 30. 31. ye have againe the transgressions mentioned and that ye shall hereafter be ashamed of this Parliament which wa desired of many who thought it would be for their building and flourishing which Parliamen is signified there by Oaks for strength and by a garden for flourishing But saith he of this Parliament it shall be as an oaken leaf that fadeth and as a garden that hath no water and the strong shall be as Tow that is the Parliament and the maker of it as a spark that is their party and they shall both burn together and none shall quench them It is here plain to be seen in these chapters Amos the 8. and the 9. and Isaiah 1. verse after verse what this Parliament hath done and what is decreed upon them I know not how to help them except they repent And now I will shew my petition unto them To the most Honorable high Court of Parliament at Westminster The humble Petition of Arise Evans dwelling in Black Fryers desiring your attentive reading of all and your serious Consideration of it HUMBLY SHEVVVNO THat the Petitioner having taken the Engagement will without doubt be true to it and to the utmost of his power be a means to save the Governours though the Government fall which fall in the eyes of men is impossible in regard of outward provision But the Petitioner seeing this State by the spirit of God saith it is impossible for it to stand and its time is limited very short which if the Petitioner find acceptance it shall be manifested unto you he being pierced through with sorrow for you to his very heart at the apprehension of it seeing no way to prevent the judgement but the way of peace And humbly to give your Honors a glimmering of what he seeth determined upon you He beseecheth you to consider Amos 9. where first you shall see Lintell the Speaker of your house smitten and the last of the house also signified and what follows to the 10. verse and from that to the end you see the Kings Tabernacle or Court built again Here is but a touch for you and God doth not desire to slay men who are his creatures but to slay sinne neither will God save men in their own wayes by their sword but by his spirit Now if the Petitioner find acceptance he shall by this Declaration free himself from the bloud of all men May it please your Honours to send a Clark to the Petitioner that he may communicate to you by his knowledge the great things of God pertaining to your salvation at large open the Scriptures where you shall see the secrets of times disclosed your actions discovered the things past present and to come revealed and your onely way of salvation shewed And without pride the Petitioner saith he is assured by Scripture by Visious by many other infallible signs agreeable with Scripture that he onely is appointed of God and none but he on earth can shew the like and administer unto you the knowledge of salvation And your Petitioner shall ever pray c. Setemb 1. 1651. Arise Evans This Petition was delivered upon the day dated abovesaid to the Honorable Sir Gilbert Pickering a Member of the House of Parliament and the Councell of State Who promised to shew it to some of the House and afterward told me that he had shewn it and that then it was with the Lord Generall So that it was published to them so far as possibly I could I have also given the Exposition of the eighth and nineth of Amos to Mr. Hugh Peter with other notes of the same purpose to him but my request is not regarded I did also direct to the Honorable Lord Mayor and Court of Aldermen these things and delivered them on the