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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
B09926	An epistle written (dated the 30th of the 11th month 1659,) and sent from London into the countrey. By a friend to the glorious (though at this day despised) cause of Christ, in answer to a letter sent up to him (dated the 16th of the same month) wherein the following things are treated of, (viz.) 1. The fifth kingdom it self, which the God of Heaven sets up in the latter dayes. 2. The kingdom of the beast which is to be destroyed. 3. The instruments that are to be used in destroying the one and erecting the other; with the way or manner how they are to be used. 4. The time of the beginning of this work. [bracket] First, before Christs personal comming. Secondly, before the call of the Jewes. Thirdly, that it is already begun, and hath taken place in this nation and that Cromwel with the army, hath apostatized from it, and that all the powers, or governments that have been set up since that time, have been, and still are upon the foundation of the apostacy. As also, severall of the particular evills which the army, and others abetting the apostacy are guilty of. Together with, some considerations tendered to the favourers of Christ's righteous cause, wherein is laid down, their duty of separation from Babylon, and from all the parts and branches (both in church and state) of the forementioned apostacy.	N. S.	1660 (1660)	Wing S119B; ESTC R183121	59,145	52

Slaying and also a Time of their Rising and Standing upon their Feet before they are Caught up to Heaven into the Throne of Government and both may be distinguished from the Three Years and a Half of their Lying Dead and that the Lord who never leaves Himself without Witnesse will keep a Remnant alive to Bear up his Name and Truth even whilst the VVitnesses are said to Lie Dead in the Streets of the Great City or Territories of Babylon which in Rev. 17.18 is Called The Great City and their Slaying being spiritual and not Corporal is most likely to take place after God hath begun to Reward Babylon If this I say be considered why may not this Tryal that is Come upon the VVork at this Day and the spiritual slaughter that is come upon those that have been VVitnesses for Christ agree with and in a great measure answer to the Slaying of the VVitnesses For as hath been shewed the Lord suffers not Babylon to drink more of Zions Blood because he hath begun to Reward Her And as to the extraordinary things that the Witnesses are said to have Power to Do in shutting Heaven and smiting the Earth c. I understand that it holds forth their Prevalency with God through Faith and Prayer not that we must needs expect those several things to be done in the Letter for it is not said that they shall do them but they have Power to do them Verse 6 and no doubt but the Lords People that have been kept Faithful for him have had Power as Princes to prevaile with him for Great Things and he hath answered them by terrible things in Righteousnesse Psal 65.5 But I shall say no more to this Objection Though there are several other Objections against the VVork of the Lord as it hath taken place in this Nation I shall not further insist upon them being much perswaded that the Day of the Resurrection of it is very near in which God will wonderfully answer the Doubts and Objections of his Own People and will stop the Mouths of Gain-sayers and Cloth the Enemies of his Son with shame while the Children of Zion shall be rejoycing in their King and singing Hosanna to the Son of David upon whom alone the Crown shall flourish Psal 132.18 I shall not add more in this Matter having spoken to the Several General Heads But from what hath been laid down of the Work and the Apostacy from it The Officers and Souldiers of the Army by keeping their Places under Cromwell and the rest of the Apostates in the Apostacy and not openly improving their Power to the hazzard of their all for Christ who had formerly owned them against the Apostates wicked Usurpation but declaring and improving their Power for the Apostacy against Christ whose Cause they had engaged to own they became guilty of Cromwels Abominations and the others that have Succeeded in the Apostacy and comparing their Solemn Oaths Covenants Engagements and Declarations made by them at their first taking up of Arms and at the New Model of the Army in 45 and at Naseby Triplo-Heath Albanes Putney and VVindsor Also at their March to Scotland when they went to engage in that VVar and at Musclebrough and Dunbar in Scotland when they were brought very low also at VVorcester and in the late War in Ireland and after VVorcester In their Solemn daies of Prayer at Jameses immediatly before the breaking up of the Parliament with many other Solemn daies of Prayer All these with many more Engagements which are best known to God and their Own Souls being compared with their late Abominations in turning aside with Cromwel and engaging and standing by the Apostacy and setting up Rich. Cromwel the Son of the Apostate it is plain and manifest to all that are not blinded through partaking with the Apostacy or do not willfully shut their eyes or through Carelesness or fearfulness look not after these things That the Officers and Souldiers of the Army with others who have kept their Places in the Apostacy are deeply Guilty First Of Treachery in betraying the Cause of Christ and the Liberty of the Nation which is abundantly wrapped up therein Secondly Of doing Injury and Violence to Jesus Christ by withstanding and interrupting his Government in the Hands of his People in the Little Assembly Thirdly Of the highest Usurpation in Owning and Standing by Cromwell in his Usurping the very Throne of Christ Fourthly They are Guilty of Theft or Robery in not only Robbing Christ as much as in them lay of his Throne and God of his Glory but the Nation of its Treasure by forcing from them Taxes Excise and Customes to maintain the Apostacy For though it may be lawful in a Lawful Magistracy to Raise Money in the Nation to do the Nation service yet it is Robbery and Oppression for a Usurper that sets himself both against God and the Nation to impose Taxes upon them Fifthly They are guilty of Blood the Cause and Interest of Jesus Christ which hath been a foot amongst us being the only Ground to Justifie and clear the Instruments imployed in the War from the Guilt of the Blood that hath been shed therein and also of the Blood of the late King and his Nobles whose Heads were taken off the Army and those that have been engaged in the VVar and are since turned aside in the Apostacy to the Disowning and casting off the Cause of Christ must needs bring the Guilt of the Blood upon themselves Sixthly They are guilty of the breach of Oaths and Covenants and of Lying both to God and Man Seventhly They are guilty of the Persecuting Imprisoning and Banishing the People of God who through free grace have been kept from the Apostacy and helped to Witness for the Righteous Cause of Christ against it and although Cromwel and his Councel had the greatest hand in the Apostacy yet the Army in standing by them and putting their Commands in Execution carrying the Saints to and keeping them in Prisons and that with much Heighth and Rage of Spirit are involved in and become Guilty of the Evils with Cromwel Eighthly Through this Apostacy they are fallen into and have embodyed themselves with Babylon or the Antichristian State and have made themselves as a Prop to the Whorish false Church and did manifest this by setting up Tryers for Babylons Ministers and Keeping up the Universities or Schools of Antichrist and Tythes which is Babylons Maintenance and also Babylons Lawes and Courts and many such like Abominations have been and are kept up by Cromwel and those that have succeeded him in the Apostacy through the Power of the Apostatising Army without which they could not stand and so the Guilt of these Evils falls upon the Army these things not being done in a Corner but Publiclky transacted in the Face of the Sun and the most of them being Published in Print to the World I shall not take up time to insist more upon Partitulers in the