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Light for the Ievvs, or, The means to convert them in answer to a book of theirs called The hope of Israel, vvritten and printed by Manasseth Ben-Israel, chief agent for the Jews here, 1650.
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Evans, Arise, b. 1607.
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slavery and misery since they crusified the Lord Jesus Christ and it will never be otherwayes with them until they confess him to be the Son of God and the onely saviour of the world Then shall the Jews have the Glory among all Nations as it is written Zech. 10. 23. ten men out of all Languages of the Nations shall take hold of him that is a Jew saying we will go with you for we have heard that God is with you 7. You may know King Charles Steeward to be your Messiah by this also we have a Maxime in our English Law that saith The King of England never erreth nor never dieth Which if our English Lawyers that affirm it did but understand what they say and whereof they affirm or did apprehend the meaning of the first Authors of the said Maxime they might know that such a Perogative as not to sin or to die is a Perogative that belongs to Christ only Therefore it followeth that our Ancestors did believe that Jesus Christ lived in the English King and that he would appear in him as now he doth appear in the person of King Charles Steeward for your Conversion and Deliverance 8. And this also to me is a strong evidence that Christ did appear in the said King the same day that the King suffered it being the 30 of Ianuary 1648. was by the providence of God and appointed of the Church of England in the Callender the relation of Christ's Sufferings appointed to be Read as yet you that doubt may see it is so set down whereby God did by the said providence assure us that the same Tragedy which once was acted at Ierusalem by the Jews on the Body of Jesus was now Re-acted at London on the body of his Servant Charles So that in like manner the Son of God here suffered afresh and was put to an open shame by his Enemies Heb. 6. 6. and this it was before the King suffered that morning Ian. 30. Doctor Iudgson Bishop of London Read Morning Prayer to him and the Chapters appointed for that day Morning the first being the seventh of Exodus which is very remarkable also for as in Egypt on that day the Lord pronounced Moses to be a God to Pharaoh So on this day in England by the same word the Lord pronounced Charles a God to stand against all the hard hearted Pharaohs in the World because he was like Moses in faithfulness and meekness Numb. 12. 3. 7. yea and in slowness of speech too for the King had his stamering Exod. 4. 10. The second Chapter was Math. 27. and it is the Relation of Christs Sufferings the King thought that the Bishop read it of purpose whereupon the King asked him why he read that same Chapter said he because it is the same that is appointed for this morning and when the King found it so in the Calender he was overjoyed with it because by that he saw that he should be like his Saviour raised again to Life and Glory Immortal 9. I say it is needful for you to read the Testament of Jesus Christ for therein you shall finde your Messiah most perfectly set forth where sometimes he is called the Comforter the Spirit of Truth the holy Ghost the Deliverer the more sure Word Iohn 14. 16 17 26. Iohn 16. 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14. Math. 12. 31 32. Rom. 11. 25 26. 2 Pet. 1. 19. and sometimes the Lord the Lamb or the like Titles 1 Corin. 4. 5. Revel. 14. 1. And aboundance more places I could shew you in the New Testament that sets him sorth which now I omit for brevity sake Besides you shall finde there that you Jews are to have the preheminence with him for there are a hundred forty and four thousand Jews sealed for him twelve thousand of every Tribe Revel. 7. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8. and see that the same number of Jews stand up with him upon Mount Sion to war against the wicked and to overcome them Revel. 14. 1. Revel. 17. 14. and in Revel. 12. you may see the Birth of your Messiah who shall Rule all Nations with a Rod of Iron and see how the Wicked persecutes his Mother and would fain devour the Child but he is taken into the Throne of God so that he is out of the wicked Dragons reach some silly Zealots will tell you that this Child is Jesus Christ but you may say No for Jesus Christ himself saith Revel. 2. 27 28. That he will give this power over Nations to some other faithful persons now manitfested to be Charles Steeward and thahe will give him the morning Star and to what end should Jesus give him the morning Star but to testifie at his Birth that Charles Steeward is the chosen of God who shall Rule all Nations with a Rod of Iron and Jesus calls him his Son who shall Inherit all things Revel. 21. 7. as it is Written Psal. 2. 7. 8. 9. saying to him Ask of me and I shall give thee the Heathen for thine Inheritance and the uttermost parts of the Earth for thy possession Thou shalt break them with a Rod of Iron thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potters Vessel Now this promise of Ruling over Nations and of having the morning Star was obtained by the first Charles for the condition on which the promise are grounded is this Revel. 2. 26 27 28. He that overcometh and keepeth my works to the end to him will I give Power over the Nations And he shall Rule them with a Rod of Iron as the Vessels of a Potter shall they be broken to shivers even as I received of my Father And I will give him the Morning Star And King Charles the first is he that overcame all the Enemies of Gods Truth who by his death kept up Gods True VVorship and sealed it with his blood and so obtained the promise for himself and his Seed for ever 10. And though the present King Charles Steeward be thus dignified yet do not you think that ever he will acknowledge himself to be your Messiah for his Humility and Zeal for the Lord Jesus shall be such that he will not take upon him such a Title as to be called the Messiah For as Iohn the Baptist was so humble that he would not acknowledge himself to be Eliah Iohn 1. 14. Though Jesus Christ saith that he was the very Eliah Math. 11. 14. So in like manner King Charles will be so humble as not to acknowledge himself to be your Messiah though you see it now manifested that he is your Messiah asye call him yet our VVisemen and Prophets that foresaw him and did prophesie of him durst not call him the Messiah least thereby they should offend God but they called him by several other names as sometimes the Lyon of the North Or the Great King of the North Psal. 48. 1 2. The dead King risen or the like names and under such names will he go and do
Captain and Deliverer who will bring you to present happiness if you follow him 2. I say those Jews who would come into England without his command come against God and their Messiah appointed of God for them and therefore if they come they shall in a short time be spoiled and destroyed 3. I that tell you these things am a man that have had the Spirit of Prophesie this twenty four years and I have declared above twenty two years agone all the Judgements that came since upon this Nation as thousands of English can witness it And that then I was a Prisoner three years upon that account And you may see more of this in my Book called A voice from Heaven and my Book called the Eccho to the Voice from Heaven 4. I tell you that King Charles Steeward by descent as his Star did manifest is the first Born of Iaphet the Elder Son of Noah Gene. 10. 21. And therefore the said King Charles by right is Heir to all the World And God will give him and his Seed-Royal in due Season the preheminence of it And all the Jews shall be converted unto Jesus in him Iohn 6. 56. and be an eminent people under him and his Seed-Royal in places of preferment and in your own Land Flourish Thus much I see from the Holy Scriptures and Visions But you will say How can King Charles be the said Messiah seeing our Wisemen say that he must be the Son of Ioseph and come of the Tribe of Ephraim and that he must die in the last War of Gog and Magog and afterward rise again for to enjoy the dignity of a Vice Roy as Ioseph was in Egypt 1. I answer that the two Messiahs are signified in them Shem and Iaphet because they were to come out of their Loyns Jesus of Shem and of Abraham and David Charles of Iapeht and by adoption in Jesus Of Abraham and Ephraim or by imputation and not by a carnal Generation because Iaphet the Elder was to come first into the Tent of Shem and so to be exalted by that voluntary Act of condescending and giving the honour to his Brother Shem according to the will of his Father Therefore the saying of Noah to his sons Gen. 10. 25 26 27. is the Ground-work of all that is spoken concerning the Messiah and from that Ground did all the Prophets Prophesie of the Messiahs yet there was ground given to Noah for his saying to his Sons From the Beginning Cain should have had condescended to Abel for God ordained it then that the Elder in love and respect should serve the Younger for God had respect to Abel and Cain should have had respect unto him for that cause and not to have hated him and slain him for it 2. I say King Charles is called the Son of Ioseph not that he cometh out of his Loyns but because he is like unto him for as Ioseph was beloved of his Father above all his Bretheren in so much that he made him a Coat of Honour as Kings Children had 2 Sam. 13. 18. It being of divers colours like a Kings Parliament Robe for which cause he was hated of his Bretheren and because of his faithfulness to his Father and his Visions they hated him yet more and sold him away to the Ishmalits Gen. 37. So in like-manner because King Charles the first was beloved of God his Father and honoured above all his Scots Bretheren they hated him and because of his Wisdom Faithfulness and Visions of God they hated him yet more and sold him away to the English Parliament Marchants And as Ioseph was long in affliction before he was exalted Gen. 39. Gen. 40. So King Charles suffered much for a long time being imprisoned and at last slain and he shall be likewise exalted by his Resurrection in the King Charles his Son both in person and power as he saith in the conclusion of his last speech to his Son in his book Let my Memory with my Name ever live in you for the King believed that God would raise him up again in his Son And as Ioseph being a Stranger in Egypt yet was he exalted above all the Egyptians except Pharaoh there King who adopted him and gave him that power Gen. 41. So King Charles being a Stranger by Nation and not a Jew shall be exalted above all the Jews except Jesus the King who doth adopte him and give him that power In these things King Charles is like Ioseph and therefore by an Allegory he may be called his Son Thus he is also an Eprathite I have all wayes found that England in Scripture is signified to us by Mount Ephraim and more perticularly in Dan. 11. 45. is called the glorious holy Mountain between the Seas And that the Prophesie of Hosea which speaks much of Ephraim is very much fulfilled among us now for England feeded one Winde and followeth after the East Winde which hath blasted the glory of our Church and Kingdom and made it desolate Hosea 12. 1. For following the Winde-breath and lyes of Sectuaries coming from New England Holand and other places East from us hath spoiled the glory of our Nation And much more I could shew to prove that England in Scripture is signified by Mount Ephraim and specially is that Ephratah spoken of by David Ps. 132. 5. 6. and by Micah 5. 2. From whence your Messiah comes for the present King Charles Steeward is an English man born but an Ephrathite born in Mount Ephraim by Scripture account And I finde that there was in the Country of Israel two sorts of Ephrathies First the Seed of Levi born in the Land of Ephraim were called Ephrathites 1 Sam. 1. 1. Secondly they that were of the Seed of Caleb by his Wife Ephratah 1 Chorn. 2. 19 24 50. were called Ephrathites Ruth 1. 2. And these last Ephrathites did much signifie the English for Ephratah who was joyn'd to Caleb of the Tribe of Iuda was an obscure woman whose kindred is not known which woman signifies a strange Land that should bring forth light to Israel which woman is first called Ephrah that is a Mother 1 Chron. 2. 19. and then after that is called Epratah 1 Chorn. 2. 24. 50. 1 Chron. 4. 4. that is Mother of many Nations as Abraham was first called Abram that is a Father and then afterwards called Abraham that is a Father of many Nations Gen. 17. 5. yet it is more then probable that this woman called Ephratah was a Gentile because the place from whence her Name is derived Gen. 35. 16. 19. was called Ephrah by the Ancient Inhabitance of the Land of Canaan I mean some Holy Ones such as Melchizedek and the like else the Name Ephratah had not been of such esteem in Israel as we see David and Micah laies it for a Ground-work and as David enquiring for the Habitation of the Mighty God of Iacob which God of Iacob signifieth the second Messiah by your term or the third person