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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A85753	A Ground voice, or some discoveries offered to the view, with certain queries propounded to the consideration of the whole army in England, Scotland, and Ireland, officers and common-souldiers, horse and foot. VVith certain queries to the Anabaptists in particular that bear any office, either in court or army, under the present self-created politick power.		1655 (1655)	Wing G2133; Thomason E860_1; ESTC R206636	11,106	8

his Image and at the time have the Fathers name written in your foreheads standing with Christ upon the Mount singing unto him a new sing of Zions praises If not Quer. 4 Whether or no you ought not to become an inquisitive people enquiring earnestly by Faith for the true wayes and paths of the Lamb that you might become part of his company and followers Ought you not to run too and fro for increase of your knowledge Dan. 12.4 that so you might have a lot in the Kingdom of Jesus that so ye may inherit all things and be the sons of God Rev. 21.7 Quer. 5 Whether or no if you take not this course you will not be found in that miserable condemned number of slaughter who shall hide themselves in the Dens and rocks of the mountains calling for the mountains to fall on them when alas th●ir breaking to pieces and hide them from the face of him that sits on the throne if in that number what will become on you when Christ sits on the throne alone and all men thrown down and laid in the dust who 'l hide you from the wrath of the Lamb Rev. 6.15 16. Ground 4 All those that wil be subjects of and in the kingdom of the Beast and trade within his domini●ns whether they are smal or great rich or poore free or bond must receive a mark in their right hands more close and private or in their fo●eheads openly and publikely in the sight of all men as not being ashamed of their professed obedience to the B●ast none being suffered to buy or sell save those that receives this mark or the number of the Beasts name which number is the number of a man and is 666. Rev. 13.15 16 17 18. Quer. 1 Whether or no you be prohibited trade under this Government of the Beast Is there any lets or molestations offered unto you in your way by the Beast or the Image of the Beast Is there any breach of any of the Beasts principall laws on your parts by words or actions If not Quer. 2 Whether or no in the very highest degree you have not the mark of the Beast in y●ur foreheads in an open show Is not your obedience publike to the view of all men seeing you are freemen and no subjects in the dominion of Antichrist If so Quer. 3 Whether or no the Cup of the wrath of God will not be your portion VVill not this scripture be fulfilled in you If any man worship the Beast and his image and receive his mark in his forehead or in his hand the same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God which is powred out without mixture in to the cup of his Indignation and he shal be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy Angels and in the presence of the Lamb and the smoak of their torment ascends for ever and ever and they have no rest day nor night that received the mark of the Beasts name Rev. 14 9 10 11. chap. 19.20 21. Quer. 4 Whether or no those now imprisoned under the notion of Raylers disturbers seducers giddy headed c. who are prohibited trade with the Beast both in civils and spirituals because conscientious of their upholding and maintaining any power of his be not the Saints and people of God contending for Christ and his kingdome against the Beast and his kingdome are they not in this particular part of the VVitnesses of Jesus Christ which the beast hath warred against and killed so as to liberty and a publike testimony having disabled them from proceeding in the open bearing thereof If so Quer. 5 Whether or no you will not be found at their Rise and Ascention which will be in a short time among that rabble crue upon whom great fear fals their valour having left them in regard of those judgments that then will unavoidably come upon them will you not be swallowed up in that great earthquake in and by which such a perfect and compleat number of the Antichristian party is devoured Rev. 11.11.13 Quer. 6 VVhether or no you do not by retaining the mark of the Beast in your foreheads put a stop to the work of the Lord in the world as the Destruction of the Kings of the Earth that wars with the Lamb the overthrow of the Germain Empire the fall and final overthrow of Rome the consummation of the Turkish power and the preparation of the way of the Iews and Israelites to their own land Do not you absolutly stand in the way of this work by sitting down and taking up your possessions here in Babilon on this side Jordon yea far before you come to Canaan before you have a sight of the good land If so Quer. 7 Whether or no you shall not be trampled down and run over by the lyon of Judah's Tribe who is comming roaring for his prey as mountains of opposition in the way to his tak●ng possession of the throns and kingdomes of the whole world seeing he shall be as a Roe or young Hart ●n swift motions upon the mountains of Bether or division Cant. 2.17 that would divide between him and h●s kingdome If so Quer. 8 VVhether or no you ought not to consult together with the word of God and consider what might be the most speedy and effectuallest way for you to be found worthy of escaping so great punishments O●ght ye not to kisse the Son least he be angry and ye perish and to fear God and that because th● houre of his judgment is come giving glory to him and not to man that so you might rejoyce in his Highn●sse Psal 2.12 Isa 13.3 Rev. 14.7 Ground 5 30. January 1648. The Commons assembled in Parliament Ordered the Printing of an Act which accordingly was printed wherein was Enacted and Ordained that no person or persons whatsoever do presume to proclaim declare publish or any wayes promote Charls Stuart heretofore commonly called the Prince of VVales or any other person to be King or cheif Magistrate of England or of Ireland or of any the Dominions belonging to them or either of them without the free consent of the People in Parliament first had and signified by a particular Act or Ordinance for that purpose It also was Enacted and Ordained that whosoever should contrary to that Act Proclaime Declare Publish or any wayes promote Charls Stuart the son or any other person to the King o● chief Magistrate of England or of Ireland c. should be deemed and adjudged a Traitor to be Common-wealth and suffer pains of death and such other punishments as belong to the crime of High-treason Authority also was given by that Act to all Officers as well Civill as Military and ●o all other well-affected persons to apprehend all such offenders that they might be proceeded against accordingly Now this act was never repealed nor made null or void but still remains in full force power or vertue Quer. 1 VVhether or no those persons

that did openly proclaim or gave advise or consent to proclaim O. C. chief Magistrate of England Scotland and Ireland and all the Dominions thereto belonging be not guilty of high treason as conspirers against the good of all the People of this Nation except their partakers upholders abettors and adherents and also as breakers of those wholsome and good laws made by the consent of all the People of the three Nations met and assembled together in their Representatives for their good and safety against Tyrants Oppressors proud Vsurpers Crown-wearers Parliament-breakers c. Quer. 2 VVhether or no you the whole Army whom the People in Parliament raised for their own defence against the Invaders of their Liberties be not all traitors to the Nations in regard you uphold and maintain by force and violence those that exalt themselves in a tyrannizing way over the people and in regard you have and do still protect and defend him by the power of your sword those that proclaimed and those that gave councel and advise ●●n the very act and have ever since stood by them keeping them from being apprehended by the well-affected people seeing none else hath hearts so to do according to law to the end they might suffer the pains of death deserved by them for such villanies are not you as it were the legs of this Lyon upon which he runs among the people hunting for the prey which he devours so greedily and so furiously If so Quer. 3 VVhether or no it doth not behove the well-affected people of all the three Nations or of any part thereof to joyn and unite themselves together and so to stand up for their Liberties seeing they are authorized and required so to do by that act so that they in such an enterprize shall not only have the laws of God which is strongest of all but also the laws of men on their side Ought they not to apprehend and cause to be proceeded against such persons as proclaimed O. Cromwel as aforesaid as traytors to them and the rest of their brethren in the highest degree Nay further in case you the Army shall yet defend those known Rebels and in case you yet continue as legs and supporters of the present Beast Ought they not to proceed against you ●o suppresse you seeing you are turned to be their oppressors Ought they not to cut off the legs of the Beast and then pray what will become of the Beast Ground 6 VVhen the Army that was sent by O Cromwell came to Hispaniola they landed eight thousand men and in marching twenty miles many of them fell down dead and the rest when they came to engage fled when none pursued The Army of eight thousand men did never see one hundred Spanyards in a body and yet such a spirit of fear possessed your fellows that they fled and these few Spanyards pursued and killed them till they were a weary The Lord did exceedingly appear against them suitable to that in Judges the 5. and 20. For on the 24th day of April at night the Moon being four dayes old did shine an impossible thing according to reason till two of the clock in the Morning to their great admiration For that night the Spaniard killed diverse of your fellows the Moon gave them light to do it These passages are verified by Letters from the Fleet. Quer. 1 Whether or no that great and unheard of spirit of fear among those of your fellows engaged in that designe blasted and cursed from heaven which hath brought home instead of golden-wedges and pretious things of the Earth so many and great wedges of disgrace to every Engl●sh souldier Whether this was not on purpose to forwarn you of greater mischeif and destruction to come upon you for your mercenary behaviours among your Bretheren at home Did not the Lord give this as a warning to you and ought it not so to be taken Doth he not speak to you with a ●●o●d and mighty voyce by his Judgments from heaven If so Quer. 2 Whether or now you ought not with a willing and thankfull minde harken to his voyce and according to the will of the Lord therein not be found acting or imployed in any such the like or the same designe afresh Ought you to be hurried as a company of Dumbe and ignorant sheepe to the slaughter Ought you not rather to be found acting in some more noble and good designe wherein you may finde the presence of the Lord as heretofore you used to doe which may make your Enemies fly and tremble before you as you or some of yours have done Two Thousands or neareupon of whome hath lost their lives by sword and sicknes as a plague Quer. 3 Whether or now O. C. bee not guilty of all this Blood of your Bretheren shed by his meanes beyond the seas in the late undertaking seeing hee drove them into the Net of the Fowler and into the snare of the hunter The Scribes and Pharises was gui●ty of all the Bloodsheed from Abell to their dayes though not actually spilt by them Is not O. C. guilty therefore of all this Bloodshed by his means and devises to the dishonor of Englishmen If so Quer. 4 Whether or no you or any the good and well-affected people of the Nation have not sufficient call and warranty by the Laws of God and men to proceed against him as a murderer and accompt him no otherwise Least you partaking with him in his sins partake with him in his plagues and punishments also For it is lawfull for you to defend a Murderer If you think it is defend him till you and he be swallowed up with Gods vengance when you would give all the gold if you had it that Hispaniola and the Indi●'s afford for a little of your vain past-time to repent Therefore Oh Army remember from whence thou art faln and repent or I come quickly saith Christ the onely lawfull King and Protector Rev. 2.5 which comming will be with fire to Apostates CONCLVSION The Dreadfull King the mighty God of VVonder Against Apostates doth begin to Thunder He hath set open his great Armoury The host of Cromwell shall before him fly Great multitudes of slain there will be sound They 'l all fall down at heavens angry found Some Queries offered to the view and serious consideration of the ANABAPTISTS Ground 1 The principles of Religion and the principles of an Antichristian Court are inconsistent the one with the other for the persons that is commonly imployed their offices being hellish vain and wicked in such Courts are either loose idle and prophane or else cunning and hipocriticall and full of dissimulation in which regard they are most fit for the designes of their Masters for a man that is conscientious that makes any conscience of his ways wil be checked by his conscience and conscience will at one time or other utter it self Such persons therefore are unfit for Courtiers and t is well they are so