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A letter from a friend to a loyal subject where ever he is in England, Scotland, France or Ireland that is wise and faithful, valorous and couragious, for the great honour of God and our royal sovereign, Charles the Second, King of Great Britain / by J.V.
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J. V., 17th cent.
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Wing V8; ESTC R23593
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his Enemies both at home and abroad Let the Wise Godly and the Learned of the Church of Christ in England Scotland France and Ireland yea of his Church throughout the whole World consider if it be not time for the Lord of Hosts to make bare his Arm and to make a Man strong for himself and our Royal Soveraign Charles the Second King of Great Britain when that too many have made themselves strong in Parties against him to undermine and overthrow the Protestant Religion and the Government of the Church of England but what will they get but Shame and Confusion for they will be brought down and that with a Witness and that without having a Sword in my hand or Men or Money at command it will be known in this day of Gods Power whose word shall stand the word of God or the word of Man I say the word of God that will prevail and all that trust to this Party or that Opinion to Carnal Wisdom Power and Strength their Hearts will fail Therefore let all that handle the Sword or draw out the Sword to undermine and overthrow the Protestant Religion the Government of the Church of England and our Royal Soveraign Charles the Second King of Great Britain under pretence of a better Governour a better Goverment and a better Religion let them perish like Sisera and Jabin like Pharaoh Saul and proud Haman who became as Dung upon the face of the Earth but let them that love the Lord and delight to honour the King our Royal and Gracious Soveraign his Majesty of Great Britain Let them be like the Sun that goes forth in his might that may give a greater and a better Light a Light that may shine so clear as may Revive Refresh Counsel Comfort and Strengthen Fellow Members Fellow Labourers Fellow Travellers and Fellow Soldiers and Fellow Citizens in the Wilderness of this World far and near The way of the Wicked it is as Darkness they know not at what they stumble but the path of the Just it is as the shining Light that shines brighter and brighter till it comes to the perfect day The Lord is my Light and Salvation whom shall I fear Not the Devil nor the workers of Evil The Lord is my Light and Salvation my strong Tower and most Royal Habitation whom shall I not make to fear Them that will not love and fear the God of Heaven and honour our Royal and Gracious Sovereign Charles the Second King of Great Britain Whom shall I not make to fear in this day of Gods Power by the power of his Spirit and the word of his Power Will it not be the Devil and all the workers of Evil all that be engaged with him and for him against the Protestant Religion the Government of the Church of England and the Person of our Royal Soveraign his Majesty of Great Britain Will it not be all they that be for Strife and Contention Sedition and Treason for Wars and Confusion all that make Religion a business of Discourse to no purpose all that have a name to live and are dead all that call themselves Saints and are Devils incarnate Will it not be all Self-sekers and Men-pleasers lovers of themselves more than lovers of God their King and Countrey It is weakness and foolishness if not madness for to make a noise about Religion for this Party and that Opinion and do not labour to get power against Sin and victory over the Devil This is the way for to make Rome to shake and Spain to quake and all that are Enemies to the Government of the Church of England their Hearts to ake more than many Armies of Men. This is the way for the Kingdoms of Sin Satan and Antichrist for to grow weaker and weaker and the Kingdoms of our Lord and Saviour stronger and stronger so that the whole Earth will be filled with the Knowledge and the Glory of the Lord as the VVaters cover the Sea so that the People in most Nations will praise God yea all will learn to praise him with new Obedience because they have their Being from him and their well Being is in him This is the way for the Throne of our Royal Soveraign to be established in Righteousness so that the Workers of Iniquity the Seed of Evil Doers the Children of Disobedience who are for Strife and Contention Sedition and Treason for Wars and Confusion will be affraid and ashamed to come into his Majesties Royal Presence so that his Majesties Royal Court will be the most Renowned'st Court under the Heavens for Vnity Peace and Concord for Piety and Vertue for Wisdom Power and Strength for Honours Riches and great Glory So that we shall soon become the Wonder and the Glory of the World the Crown of Kingdoms the Desire and the Delight of Nations the Joy of the whole Earth and the City of the great King So that most People in all Nations will be in love with the Protestant Religion and all Heathen and Popish Kings Priests Princes and Emperors in the World will be ashamed of their Religion and will be ready and willing for to serve and to honour our Royal and Gracious Soveraign Charles the Second King of Great Britain as the Chief Soveraign among the Sons of Men for Wisdom Power and Strength over them and well they may because the Lord of Hosts is with him as a Mighty Man as a Man of War to subdue his Enemies under his Feet and as a God of Peace to cause all Strife Contention and Wars throughout the whole World to cease Therefore let not any Despise the day of small things but when and by whom the Lord of Hosts doth make bare his Arm let all Flesh be silent as it doth become them for though the Lord be slow to Anger yet is he great in Power who can with his Right Hand and Holy Arm with one Man make all his Enemies throughout the whole World to tremble The time is come that he will have Inquisition made for the Blood of his Son Holy Prophets Apostles Martyrs and for the Life of our late Royal and Gracious Soveraign All these have been put to Death by unreasonable bloody and deceitful Men. But what will they do in the day of Visitation and where will they fly for help There is no flying from the power of that Man by Sea or Land in whom the Lord of Hosts doth make bare his Arm for his Arm is very long and very strong and that his Enemies will know to their great shame and overthrow that be Enemies to the Protestant Religion and to the Government of the Church of England Who knows the Wisdom the Power and the Strength of that Man that is strong in the Lord and in the Power of his Might What can he not do What may he not do in his own Person to serve his Generation for the Peace and Prosperity of many Nations Therefore not unto Man not unto Man but let