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A89894	A perfect description of Antichrist, and his false prophet. Wherein is plainly shewed that Oliver Cromwell was Antichrist, and John Presbiter, or John Covenanter his false prophet. Written in the yeare, MDCLIV. By Abraham Nelson. And now published with an epistle to the Kings most excellent Majestie.	Nelson, Abraham.	1660 (1660)	Wing N416; Thomason E1044_13; Thomason E1055_8; ESTC R203043	18,065	28

A PERFECT DESCRIPTION OF ANTICHRIST And his false Prophet WHEREIN Is plainly shewed that Oliver Cromwell was ANTICHRIST and John Presbiter or John Covenanter his false Prophet Written in the Yeare MDCLIV By ABRAHAM NELSON And now Published with an Epistle to the Kings most Excellent Majestie LONDON Printed by T. F. and are to be sold at Westminster-Hall Fleetstreet and the old Exchange 1660. TO HIS MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTIE CHARLES the Second Of England Scotland France and Jreland KING Defender of the Ancient Catholicke and Apostolicall Faith DRead SOVERAIGNE NOw after your Majesties most happie Returne to your Kingdome your poore Subject hath nothing to present to Your MAIESTY save onely in testimony of my loyaltie to your Grace and true affection which I bore to him which was made so like his Lord and Master But onely a few Observations collected out of holy Scripture Prophetically and by Vision layd downe therein which hath been hid since the world began But now most dreadfully Acted in your dayes the which Observations I drew up in the yeare 1654. and reading it over to two especiall Friends and Royalists * Mr. BRYAN NELSGN and Mr. WIL EDVVARDS of Norwich By their perswasion and mine owne Inclination I resolved to put them in Print and with a Resolution to send your Grace a Copie thereof But considering that in the last Chapter of Daniel the Angell commands him to goe his way Seeing the words are closed and Sealed till the time of the end In Obedience thereunto I have reserved it till this present But most gracious Prince I humbly Beg of Your MAIESTY so much time as to Read it over and your Majesties pardon in that I cannot give that is Eloquence with wisdome of words most proper for such a Propheticall subject and due to such a Prince But that which is your Majesties due and can give I present to Your Grace that is my Service together with this unburnished Piece proceeding from a man of little Learning yet from a true and faithfull heart and whereas I have been loyall and alwayes ayding to him whose fame is made glorious without clogging my Conscience with Protestations Covenants Judgments or Oathes of any kind which brought utter Ruine upon my estate and great affliction upon me my Wife and Children Yet I chused rather in my allegiance to expose my selfe to any sufferings the same I shall be to Your Grace till by Gods ayd I shall finish my Course Your Majesties Loyall and obedient Subject ABRAHAM NELSON To the Reader FRiendly and Impartiall READER J doe here present to your view a perfect Description of Antichrist and his false Prophet collected out of holy Scriptures which I writ in the yeare 1654. You shall find upon serious Consideration in reading hereof that the transactions that hath past since the yeare 1639. till the yeare 1660. to be the time of Antichrist his false Prophet their Increase and Reigne and their particuler actions perfectly to fulfill their whole Description set forth in holy Scriptures together with their Names Marke and Number of his Name you shall also find Antichrist's false Prophet perfectly set forth in opposition to CHRIST's true Prophet that came before him You shall also find the Antichrist himselfe in opposition to CHRIST our Lord perfectly paralleld But though that the acknowledgement thereof seeme to crosse the generall Opinion of many Grave and learned Divines which I honour who have writ heretofore and to offend some others which have too much adhered to their late actions My earnest request is that they would suspend their Iudgments till they have read it over And in so doing then parallell that which they have seen known and understood in these times to the Texts of holy Scripture quoted which deciphers him out and then they may be satisfied of the truth of what is inserted And though in my own person either for Learning or publique Esteeme can give no Lustre thereunto therefore in this I crave your favourable Construction Neither did I undertake this so great a businesse of concernment in it selfe so considerable Which hath troubled both Church and State to this day neither for any private Satisfaction to my selfe or particuler Interest But being brought into great affliction and sadnesse of heart not only for my selfe my Wife and Children through our great sufferings to the losse of all But more a great deale for the horrid Apostacy from so excellent a Government both in Church and State in the dayes of CHARLES the first the great Martyr of Iesus So that I could not be delivered from such Meditations as brought these Observations into my mind And having made it knowne to two especiall Friends in Norwitch they perswaded me to put them in Writing the which I did and hath reserved it till this present Not that I was doubtfull of the accomplishment thereof for God's Glory and our Good at the time specified But in obedience to the Angels command to Daniell to goe his way seeing the words was sealed up till the time of the End For I had gone into Flanders this last Winter in February but that I wanted Money and there to have presented my Service to my Soveraigne with these Observations knowing that the time was to be accomplished in 1660. But so it is now with me that in writing of this poore Epistle to you I cannot doe it without teares Considering Gods miraculous Goodnesse to us so wretched Sinners as to accomplish his Worke in such Mercy and Gentlenesse and goodnesse to all As that all faults may be buried in oblivion in a little time and all the loyall Party which was wronged prevented of bringing a great Sinne upon themselves in their own Vindication O this great Mercy of God! Our King restored to us our Lawes executed Gods worship revived to the admiration of all the World all fulfilled according to his Word Let us walk worthy of his Mercy in love to one another This shall be the Prayers of your Servant as one of the Sons of the Church of England praying God that I may be found faithfull before him and acceptable to you Yours ABRAHAM NELSON A DESCRIPTION OF ANTICHRIST REading in the holy Scripture of truth the Vision which the holy Prophet Daniell saw in the dayes of Balshazar King of Babilon I find in the 7. th Chap. the 7. verse a description of a most dreadfull and terrible Beast First hee describes him by his Strength to be exceeding strong Secondly by his Teeth to be of Iron Thirdly by his Hornes to be in number Ten and also in the 8. th verse he speaks of a little Horne that came up before whom three fell Fourthly he describes this Beast to have Nailes of Brasse in the 9. verse This monstrous Beast being described by his Shape he also tells us what he shall doe But of that hereafter Also reading in the 13. Chapter of St. Johns Revelation I find the same Beast described and looke what Markes of