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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85469	The coming of God in mercy, in vengeance; beginning with fire, to convert, or consume, at this so sinful city London: oh! London, London.	Gostelo, Walter.	1658 (1658)	Wing G1319; Thomason E1612_3; Thomason E1833_1; ESTC R202235	30,426	80

coming to punish them and their Church also but that she should fall that could not be admitted the Court of Rome possibly might fall nay they believed it should fall but for the Church of Rome they believed it was built upon that Rock and foundation which could not fall would to God they were so The Court of Rome acknowledged as well it may to be infected now sick and may fall certainly the body which already totters can not stand long hear the words again you of the Church of Rome Men in Orders and others for clearly there is many of you that I love well and there is too many of you that merit not to be beloved the very words of the infallible Prophecy agreeable to the word of God also are these The Church of Rome shall fall the words heard in the vision are these The Altars of Rome are not fitted for the service of God you have read what her priests suffered suddenly struck down to the Ground wounded on the heads only as Prophecied of Old the seed of the woman shall Break thy head when a deceitful Serpent on no part else is the wound visible what those heads were all unclean Wolves Foxes Dogs and Swine Lastly how they bled at them untill they Expired And now believe me you of the Church of Rome if all the men on Earth keep your Church from falling put me not only to death but put me also into your Roman Calender in Great Red letters and let my name stand there as a son of Belial and a lyar for ever if that I have Prophecied of your Church come not to pass and I fear suddenly also I would you did the like A few years will make it visible to all that she is a Church may fall shall fall and never rise again and this not raising against you but as a friend I early tell you and will for ever stand to I believe I shall shortly come amongst you I intend so and to this very purpose that you may turn from sin and do your first works for what you do now is abominable and God abhors it and you shall smoke for it This digression made I return to my purposed method To London and against you of London God is coming also but how think you the manner follows Repent or Burn for he cometh for he cometh to judge the Earth and with righteousness to judge the world and the people with his truth Psal. the 96. 13. C. R. GODS FIRE Sent out on the eight of April shall Convert or Confound the enemies of God and our King CAROLUS REX Sect. III. ARrived in Flanders December 1656. I there finde the forces his Majesty was raising full as glad that action was at hand as those already sent by his enemies to keep him from the coast and Port-town I parted last with Norfolk and Yarmouth To be inriched by violence is that too many souldiers on both sides wait for such firebrands and delighters in war God there shews me in a Vision wherein they deride any man that doth but speak to them of peace they having made themselves ready for war would have war being impatient and inraged they began to scuffle would not be parted Whilst this was so and no perswasions of mine could prevail with them for quiet a woman suddenly appears and steps in between them at which instant of time I heard these onely words Waite until the eight of April These words spoken the Souldiers presently desisted strove no more the saying I kept to my self knew not what it might import Christmas ended I humbly took leave of his Majesty and most Heroick Brothers with full resolution to go to the Court of France to those four persons of Majesty and Royal birth so highly concerned in this Prophecy of Gods but with this full resolution I parted that I would be back again by the Eighth of April firmly believing that Vision and those words Waite until the Eighth of April was shewed and spoken to me for his Majesties interest To Flushing I came the wind serves not after long stay some shipping goes off but by contrary windes are made to return several times they did so my self never went off with them God so over-ruled me my Port-mantell in which were my Papers once did at which I was wonderfully troubled but suddenly I was quieted believing in a day or little more I should be repossessed of my papers again the very next morning I met the Master of the vessell returned After all these vicissitudes and changes March came on and truly then I considered with my self should I now go for France I could not return by the Eighth of April at which day I durst not be absent from my King back I went I could have no quiet until I did so when come to Court I most humbly besought his Majesty and Princely brother the Duke of York that in private I might speak with them and with them onely being in private I imparted to them much of Gods so miraculous proceeding with me at Flushing as to the Kings interest wonder upon wonder you will read them in my last Section at last this came from me the chief occasion of my return was to attend the Eighth of Aprill which until then I concealed of this his Majesty and Heroick Brother took full notice but what would fall out upon that Eighth of April God onely knew I did not so I told them wait I must untill then I durst not depart till the Eighth of April was past At Bridges in the morning of the Eighth of Aprill Stylo novo about day I clearly saw our soveraign Lord the King sitting in Counsel with some six more the Duke of York one of the Counsel and whilst they so sate in Counsel there came down from above into the midst of them a very lively and wonderful bright Fire of Coles Clear it was as the best Charcole fire when all of a Glow No smoke about it no ashes under it this fire was no more in compass then what might well be contained upon such a Censer or plate of the Altar as His Majesty and Heroick Brothers offered their Alms upon the Sabbath day before being Easter day on which they all received the Most Blessed Communion of our Lords Body and Blood by them received with that due Reverence holy fear and apparent contrition for sin that upon my very conscience I may most warrantably say ' their prayers and Almes reached Heaven and to witness acceptance their God sends down the very next Sabbath That his fire in their behalf to do what you shall presently read it commissioned for This fire so fallen in the midst of them first moved round discernable to all next it comes to a stand at the feet of our Soveraign Lord the King pointing him out to us to be the servant and for ever beloved of God Almighty after it had stood some short time there I heard these words

The coming of GOD IN MERCY IN VENGEANCE Beginning With fire to Convert or Consume at this so sinful City London Oh! London London Amos the 3. verses 6 7 8. Shall a Trumpet be blown in the City and the people not be afraid Surely the Lord will do nothing but he revealeth his secrets to his servants the Prophets The Lion hath roared who will not be afraid the Lord hath spoken who can but prophesie this to you I must or perish Printed for the Authour WALTER GOSTELO dwelling in Broad-street London 1658. To OLIVER CROMWELL Lord PROTECTOR To this City LONDON To the People of these three NATIONS and CHRISTIAN WORLD is this matter of so high concernment Dedicated AFter how Miraculous a manner God is Coming in mercy to his in vengeance to Evil-doers this Book made up of truth and good affection as the Author ought to be for his Countries Good will tell you which being sent as an Herald to declare the Coming of God It doth not Crave but Command protection And though I may not dedicate it to any other then to whom God Almighty hath directed the matter of it Primarily to you of this so sinful City London subsequently to all the people of the three Nations and Christian World yet is it good manners fairly to intreat of you Oliver Cromwell Protector that it suffer not by any prohibition of yours in sale or otherwise Indeed I do not doubt of that from your Lordship which I beseech from all its good acceptance Especially if you did know or do remember those two so Considerable passages both which not long since fel out at White-Hall A person well known to your Lordship E. C. gives to one near you but purposely for your perusal A paper of which you were to take Cognisance That paper he or they Burnt Now to let you or them see clearly Gods dislike of that wicked act his Fire of displeasure not long after flamed out of the Chimney t was near you its rage frighted some it was visible to very many in vision was it said to the party that gave the Paper they have burnt thy Paper but go forth and thou shalt see their Chimney on Fire the party did so and saw it so on Fire At another time the same party endevours to set a Paper on the Chappel doors of White-Hall White-Hall still the matter of that was as much of this Book is what God would have speedily done for his injured King and despised Church of all which your self Chaplaines and others under that roof were to take special notice and conforme unto The Chappel Officer would needs hinder the setting up of that Paper for some time he did so in fine he boldly said if ever it was set up he would pull it down He was then forewarned and charged not to do so lest God took vengeance on him he slighted the counsel and when it was set up not fearing God but men he puls it down The next news heard and seen of him is that very right hand of his so misimployed as to pull it down is suddenly bound up becomes unuseful and withers a very few dayes after some 15. or 20. himself dyes These things are true I can prove them My Lord it is very seasonable here to remind you of what so sadly befall Mr. Whaley Mayor of North-hampton in the very year of his Majoralty on Tuesday Easter next it is but two since marke it well I beseech you for these things are clearly of God yea clearly so That Presbyter Whaley an Early Complyer with the worst times most falsly and shamefully belyes me he traduceth and Endeavours to suppress the so Miraculous proceedings of God Almighty afforded in that Town of Northampton on behalf of his own prophecy my unworthy self and what past the very night of my enlargement from prison there After I had wrote to him and followed him close to know his grounds or reasons of those his ugly practices but could never receive any from him at last I wrote to his fellow-Iugler and brother Presbyter Ball Minister in that Town Charged him that he should let Whaley know if I received not speedily from him in writing he should from me in print yea both of them should On Goodfriday I finished what I intended to print against them The Tuesday follovving God takes the business into his own hand Whaley sinks down and dyes suddenly in his Clothes Indeed I was unalterably resolved not to endure them or any to belye endeavour to suppress or oppose the proceedings of my God and his Prophecy for so this is if I could help it and because I could not God did it for me The Manuscript which your Lordship had of mine declaring their bad practises against Gods so wonderful proceedings in that place of Northampton because I could not get Printed I left it in the University Library of Oxford My Lord it is worthy your Remembrance for ever I shall one day get most of it Printed the world must know what 's in it For Ball his minister he is now become a Pulpit-defender in Print the World hath too many such not long known to be so but he sees early and comes round with the first I have desired him Ball by word of mouth that his repentance be sincere early and publick the rather because his aberrations were publick and with the first Oh Presbytery Presbytery Thou hast not hitherto done Gods Church and this kingdom many good offices mend for shame Presbytery Reader I must therefore Print these Precedents of truth that they may deter all Presbyters or others from belying or impeding the Revealed Decrees of Heaven in favour of Gods King and true Church which decrees he is pleased now to have made publick and by all are to be conformed unto But why complain I of ill offices done to me or others in these three Kingdoms seeing I know very well yea this Book tells you truly as much that to remedy all this and more God is coming Whose Almighty fire sent out up on the Eight of April is gone before him Commissioned to begin at this so sinful City London Converting or Consuming the Enemies of his King and Church Believe it Reader our appeal is heard in Heaven and we shall shortly have a Court on Earth to remedy what 's amiss For God hath revealed from between the Cherubins where he is said to dwell That the Restoration of our King is of God and then all those lesser devils waiting upon this Kingdom of darkness will suddenly become invisible To conclude why should I in a Preface tell thee what I have therefore made so very short in the book on purpose that it should be Read be Believed and practised by all all are infinitely concerned to do so Certainly happines will be had thereby Reader distrust me not there is a storm and change at hand a greater or any like it since our Saviors time I firmly and warrantably believe