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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

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

as you have it in the Revelations Now when the Lord hath taken possession of all then shall that Prophesie be fulfilled which the Lord spake by the Prophet Esay And it shall come to passe in the latter days that the Lords house shall be prepared in the height of the Mountains and shall be higher then the highest or as may be said higher then the Kingdoms of the World for his power glory and beauty Then shall all Nations seeke unto him a multitude of people shall speak one to another Come let us ascend to the hill of the Lords house he will instruct us in his wayes and we will walke in his paths for out of Sion shall come a Law and the Word from Jerusalem yea and shall give sentence among the Nations yea and the multitude of the people shall breake their Swords into Mattocks and their spears into pruning hooks they shall not learn War any more nor lift up a weapon one against another then shall the high heads of men be brought low and the Lord only shall be exalted Esay 2. Then shall be fulfilled the word of the Lord concerning his people and his enemies saying Behold my servants that rejoyce for very quietnesse of heart but ye shall cry for sorrow of heart and complain for vexation of Spirit your name shall you leave for a curse among my chosen for the Lord shall slay you call his servants by another name Esay 45. Now to consider concerning this Prophesie that Esay spake of many things concerning Christs comming in the flesh for the redemption of man is accomplished which was the greatest worke of all works but for the accomplishing of his power in bringing his people from the bondage of their enemies is but now begun and when he hath done concerning his enemies and taken possession of all Kingly powers and authority then shall be brought to passe the Prophesie of Esay the Prophet Shall learn War no more which shall be fulfilled at the time the Lord hath appointed now the Lord hath appeared for his people and is going on his way conquering his enemies either goe on with him or goe out of his way of his fury lest you be found partakers with them in their sinfulnesse and so be partakers with them of their punishment then let us beware while it is called to day least if we come in the hardnesse of our hearts heaven be shut against us to all eternity and then too late to call for mercie therefore our Saviour Christ gives us warning saying Watch for ye know not when the master commeth whether at noonday or at midnight or at the cock crowing or at the dawning lest he come suddenly he finde you sleeping and what I say unto you I say unto all Watch Mark 13.35 36. Now I pray you in the feare of the Lord consider what the Lord hath done and what he is now a doing and the Lord enlighten your understanding that ye may see more and more of the Lords appearing for his people and be partakers with them of their happiness in Christ The Lord unite the Nations together that as we are but one people and language so we may be of one heart and minde which the Lord grant for Jesus Christ his sake AMEN Yours R.W. Errata To the Reader l. 5. for much r. long page 5. line 22. as for r. abhorr'd p. 9.18 r. when ye p. 10. l. 18. r. Essex from the Land service r. my Lord of from the Sea p. 11. l. 18. r. appeare ibid. l. 31. r. seem'd to frown on them p. 12. l. 1. for take r. lose ibid. l. 33. r. buried A Declaration to Great Britain TO all my loving country men whom I am bound to love I am desirous to impart a few lines concerning the great worke that God hath wrought for his Gospel in this latter age of the World especially in England where we are a Nation as first to consider how he worketh next what he hath brought to passe It pleased the Lord in King Henries dayes about the 9th year of his Reign that the Lord brought to light the Gospel here in England by the hand of Luther who sent it to this Nation where it was accepted among many people with great joy and comfort to their poor souls This being done it pleased the Lord to continue it till Queen Maries days then begun a great persecution to come againe by that red Dragon which is spoken of Revelations Chap. 12. concerning Michael and his Angels who fought with the Dragon and his Angels which was figured out plainly by Queen Mary who gave the red Dragon for her Arms and so plaid her part accordingly as you all know by the story but it pleased the Lord to shorten her days and set up a Governour who favoured the Gospel then was the power of the Devil brought down and whosoever rose up against the Gospel were brought to the block or the halter likewise the Spanish Navie who came to devoure up the Gospel how were they overthrown in the sea and their great General Don Pedro brought in to the mercy of the Queen after the Lord had removed her he set up the King of Scots to rule over us who before he came into England made a Covenant with his Ministers to purge the Church of England who came and was Crowned our King which being done and a Parliament called then did the Devil that red Dragon begin to set his own servants the Papists to work who thought when they had blown up the Parliament devised a project to have proclaimed that the Puritans had done it and so have raised the whole Countrey to out off the people of God most barbarously but the Lord who neither slumbers nor sleeps befooles them all and brought them miserably to their ends yet did not this great mercy put out King in minde how the Lord dealt lovingly with him in bringing him out of a poore Countrey into a glorious land where he had all the pleasures that might be afforded as we all know that he had delivered him and his Nobles from such a deadly blow and made him of a poor Scotch King a glorious English King which would make me think the more the Lord had honoured him the more he should have sought for to glorifie the Lord but he did not for concerning the Covenant he made with his Ministers in Scotland he neglected casting it behind his back which when the Ministers saw they came into England to White Hall where one of them made a Sermon before him putting him in minde how he had broke his Covenant with God and man and how the Lord would lay to his charge his Covenant he made concerning purging the Church of England he charg'd him deeply but he charged him so deeply with it that as soon as he had done his Sermon he was soundly checkt for it sent to the Tower where he lay a time but means being wrought for him he was