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
purpose he did it that I might know the approch of my signes fulfill the first of Ianuary it is shewed me the 20. they sit also why the Lord would so dissipate and over-turne them because there sacrifices were Dirt I must give you a short review of the whole and then I get out of this dirty subject in which dirt I am to stick untill I make you as clearly sensible as my self that God hath fulfilled to a tittle the signe given me for Assurances when deliverance to his Church King and people the Israel of God was to be afforded also when commanded to lift up their heads redemption and deliverance being come unto them On March the 8. 1655. this very signe and signal watch-word is given me That I then declared it to the Protector you have read and he that doubts of it may read what I left almost two years ago in the University Library of Oxford Ianuary the first 1657. on Earth and in Heaven is it first shewed then said unto me their sacrifices are dirt that very new Moon year and day points out their New Moons and dirty sacrifices both which God abhors Ianuary the 20. this Dirty house meets and falls to wrangling immediately so in the Vision so in the fulfill With in 15. dayes after God sweeps away this Dirty house by his sent messenger Oliver Cromwell coming to them in haste so in the vision so in the fulfill If all these visions prove not themselves to be real Visions of God and that we have warrant and good occasion also now to lift up our heads as the next section will fully shew you then cut off my head and reckon me a lyar for ever I Beg not your favour but your Repentance These things I have wrote to the Protector presently after they were shewed me you have them more exactly in print make therefore the best use of it C. R. HEAD and CROWN be lifted up for deliverance is come to Carolus Rex also to his good subjects the Servants of the Ever-living God Section the first assures it Sect. I. IMmediately after all those miscreants were swept away my self with someothers plainly heard sung by most Angelical voices these words lift up your Heads for your redemption draweth nigh Our Lord Iesus Christ is at hand he comes with Flagons Those Celestial voyces continue singing and reiterate the words lift up your heads still your with an Emphasis for your Redemption draweth nigh Ravished with the Excellency of the voyces and the matter I turned my head towards those Heavenly Aires being faced about I then saw many glorious Angels moving towards us in good order two by two they were all clothed in white having on them Girdles of Gold and in some of their hands were Flagons of silver The place they so appeared in Then seems a Church up the middle of that Church they come when advanced to the Table which was covered with fine and clean Linen as themselves they there set down those silver Flagons that done they stand round about the Table in a most reverent posture and comly beauty fit for devotion on which Table neer those Flagons on a silver plate was placed one Mauchet cut and prepared as at our best ordered Communions this done they altogether began and sung these words Blessed be the Lord God of Israel for he hath visited and redeemed his people and hath raised up a mighty salvation for them This heard and seen the vision and signe assuring deliverance upon their dissipation and rejection as in the introduction upon the 8. of March 1655. ended the rest of New-years day follows After the man with the Mete-rod or rule in his hand had said unto me their Sacrifices are dirt and God hath scattered with a Vengeance that dirty stinking hellish cloud gotten into the face of that great light as in the Introduction and Vision of last New-years day forthwith the Lord drew my eye to look again up into the Heavens but it was more upon my right hand I then perfectly saw a wondrous high hill upon which high hill was situate a very thick and high Wall the wall was made all of divers Coloured stones richly shining as painted Glass the Morter or Cement which held those several coloured stones together appeared rich also as the dust of Gold At the end or entrance into that wall for it was like the wall of a great City yet I saw no house within it without the wall I did see many houses but the stood at good distance from that wall and all those houses were New the Foundation and building was raised some few yards above the ground being all of perfect white stone but not finished indeed the man with the mete-wand or rule to measure with that answered to me they offer dirt for sacrifice that man and innocent boy appeared unto me among those New foundations which were on both sides of a largestreet At the end of that Rich wall there stood a Tree or Trees which were full as high or higher then the Rich wall Within the wall and just over the place the wall surrounded I did see a wonderful Great light very Glorious it was and of a Chrystaline Colour for bigness it appeared ten times as big as the Moon This light shewed me a Lamb and divers other clean Creatures as sheep and kids What I saw afterwards when I had wept and prayed to God that he would be pleased I might understand the whole Vision I will not now tell you what that was the obtaining of it cost me dear I am sure I lay so long weeping and praying with a resolution I would have no denial until the Lord was pleased to let me fully understand the Vision that it is his unparalleld goodness to me I am alive at this time But this I will tell you serve you God desire and endeavour from the bottom of your hearts to live wholly to his Glory and you may see it also I pray you may nothing is more Worthy to be desired What think you now is not this one good ground more to believe that our Redemption doth draw nigh and that we are now commanded to lift up our heads you will say and believe as much presently read what follows for I have done with what was shewed me on New-years day as in the Introduction The rest I told you concerned not those were scattered but the Redeemed of God As I am a live and a Christian I continue to set forth truth unto you I was at Oxford when the news came to me of the Protectors dissolving that house of miscreants he Oliver Cromwell was that very man the Lord sent in in haste upon them as in the sign and introduction now mark and well consider what immediately succeeds upon their dissolution Tuesday night which was February the 9. just 5. dayes after this house was swept I came home to my own house from Oxford Being come home God then shewed me a
very great and Glorious people standing orderly in the Heavens they were a people richly shining in the head of this so Glorious body after a short time there comes slowly moving but in very great state Prince-like the most Transcendently Glorious person that ever my eyes beheld he was clothed in a very Rich Coat or long vest which Coat or Rich vest was girt about his Middle with a broad Girdle of Gold in his hand there was an extraordinary long and Broad naked sword which great sword he held upright this Transcendent person had such A Head face and countenance for beauty Majesty power and wonder as I can never express or set forth unto you the figure of his person being of a Wonderful height yet very straight having no defection in any part but Tale beyond compare this Rich Glorious and wonderful person stood so long in the head of that beautiful and shining people that I had a full view of him and them to my great contentment The vision ended my sinfull self fell a weeping and praying that God would be pleased to afford me the understanding of it Reader in good earnest thus it was and no otherwise for clear satisfaction I was referred unto the twelfth of Daniel at the beginning of which chapter you also as well as my self may read and know the import of that so Great Princes standing up in the head of his people now to be delivered the Israel of God be they here or throw the world And thus in these several wayes and times all agreeing to Gods word and assured of God I am instructed and sent to assure you that deliverance is come unto you Gods the Kings and your Enemies are now to be scattered Upon so glorious Visions as these are declaring the coming of God in Mercy to the Redemption of his for that is what I am upon and that he thus comes with Flagons also what can the world expect I should say to all of it The gift of Vision and Prophecy is given to one man the gift of discerning and interpretation of them and Scriptures to another Friends I have here dealt with you of this land and our times as Zachariah and the Prophet Daniel dealt with the people of their land and times Truly told you what I saw Truly told you what I heard wonder not I beseech you if I cannot tell you what it all means Or set you the very time and day for deliverance I often tremble at the Visions shewed me and words then spoken to me I read not some places of holy Scriptures without amazement though I do it for the better understanding of what is shewed me in Vision unto and by which word of God all prophecy must come for trial and Conformity no thing that 's Contrary to it can possibly be true yet for all This I may not from them hastily conclude I beseech you let this truly spoken by me keep you my self and all men from rash speaking and determining of things or times both which to my understanding have Gods appointment if not limitation upon our Repentance but if we despise his premonitions A swifter motion to execute vengeance Prophecy is prophecy and vision is truly shewed of the Lord to Zachariah and Daniel yet Zachariah confesseth in his fourth Chapter and fifth verse That he saw but he knew not the meaning or import of what was shewed him in that vision Daniel in his 12. Chapter and 8. verse tells us he heard but he understood not what he heard in that his Prophecy yet both Gods prophesies Tell me O now tell me you Worthies of our Church of England I speak to men of clean conversation Wise studious and of holy life also with such I may not doubt the secret of the Lord is because they fear him there are those that have forsaken all to keep God and a Good conscience such as those are now to lift up their heads for their Redemption draweth nigh I enquire not of neither expect resolve from the unsent and unblest number of Vagabond Bablers who like unfaithful bowes in the day of Battel have started aside to the scandal of the true Church dishonor of our Nation and the Protestant Religion from such villains as those I neither expect or seek for any true interpretation of the word or vision of God their sacrifices being Dirt a Mystery of iniquity they shall carry on but no true sense of Scripture Wisdom and Counsel is not found with him that must perish Worthies sent of God pray tell me doth not these visions lively express and warrantably assure us us I say though hitherto persecuted and despised are not We now to be invested in what was promised of old by our Lord himself as in the book of Canticles Chapter the 2. verse the 45. he brought me into his house of wine Covered me with his Banner of love and Comforted me with Flagons In the several Evangelists he likewise assures us how for ever happily blest they shall be that Eate bread and drink the fruit of the Vine when New with him in his Fathers kingdom certainly those very times are now at hand who can doubt it that hath trusted in the ever-living God which hath now sent his so Blessed Angels as Ministring Spirits to command us that we lift up the head with an Emphasis your heads Lift up your heads for your Redemption draweth nigh he further comforteth us adding he is at the very door and that he comes with Flagons What think you Worthies can we wish for more assurance of happiness or could I see more and live All this being true What manner of persons ought we to be in all Godliness and holiness of conversation Here I could be content to lye down in happiness but I must go on to let you clearly see how God is coming in vengeance to evil doers that 's at hand also and comes next to be considered but for his Church King and people them he will deliver their Enemies he will convert or confound Michael that great Prince and Deliverer of his people is risen and now standeth up having his sword in his hand himself being in the head of those he will desiver therefore King and people fail not to lift up your heads Redemption being come to both THE Coming of GOD IN VENGEANCE To evill doers Sect. II. AT that time when Michael the great Prince standeth up which is the deliverer of Gods people as the foregoing Section assures to that purpose he is now risen And I have seen him The next thing the world is to look for is what they may read in the same verse of Daniel 12. Chapter the words are these and there shall be a time of trouble such as never was since there began to be a nation upon whom and in what place that day of trouble and vengeance will fall that 's the Considerable Question to which I reply At Bridges in Flanders December 1656. the day
and print to the world you will not touch it nor meddle with it upon any ill account indeed upon no account except it be to settle it upon the right head I have heard of a King who being at Sea and his Crown on his head by some unhappy accident his Crown fell into the Sea a most Excellent swimmer dives after it recovers it brings it above water which being too proud of he staid there and put it on his own head at last the Crown came to the right hand and owner the King Commands that the man should be Royally rewarded for his swimming so well and recovering the Crown but withall strictly charged he should be forthwith Hanged for putting the Crown upon his own head I speak not this to deter you you know very well that the Crown was none of those upright just dealing mens to give neither were you to take it it is Gods only to give and our lawful declared Kings Charls Stuarts only to receive God and our Laws have both pointed him out during life and prohibited all others to be Capable of it God save the King Even Ours Charls Stuart yea God will save him for Ever Her third offer was you having been so well advised as to refuse the two former Whether or no you would set apart persons on both sides and let them persons so presented fight for the right of inheritance and future receit of the profits belonging thereunto if you would so fight that you then declared when you would fight here was a most merciful proceeding of the Lords Davids three offers for choice were of another nature To this last also you decline to answer I am Glad to see now the power is in your own hand that you are not for imbroyling the Kingdoms in a new war Upon that very consideration it may fare much better with you then it hath with those that set you to work God assures us in his word in this Prophecy of mine also that he will scatter the men which delight in war and I praise his name for it he hath done very much by your hand and wisdom to avoid the shedding of any more Innocent Blood She tells you she is not to quit you untill you do answer to this last offer following and importuning you for it In fine after some short demurre These very words or words to this purpose come from you If fighting could not be avoided and it must be so then be it upon Munday come twelvemoneth other answer untill then she might not expect nor stay for but be gone To all which as her self hath since told me She then replyed God certainly would fight or appear in the behalf of his and our King Charls Stuart before that time so sure as the Lord is in Heaven there was Prophecy in these her last words and she knew it not My Lord and all that read this Now observe very well and see what God doth The Munday come twelvemoneth you set for fighting or further answer was with us of this Nation April the 6. 1657. and the very next day after Low-Sunday last Where God shews me this Vision at Bridges in Flanders Low-Sunday last fell out to be upon the Eight of April 1657. just one day before that Munday come twelvemoneth Oh all that read see here how miraculously doth this make good what she said and Prophesied but knew not of just as of old to the children of Israel whom the Lord wrought for and by his mighty hand brought out of Egyptian Bondage the very same day as promised is not this our Eighth of April so likewise God lets it alone untill the very last day before that set Munday Then he doth it the very next day before none betwixt and on that very day he doth it as I foretold his Majesty it should be done on the eighth of Aprill Who sees not now clearly we were all over-ruled of God even you Oliver Cromwell also in your replyes For my unworthy self in good earnest I profess unto you I could never tell the King what he might expect on that day I deal clearly with you I did in a very great measure expect that some sudden judgement from Heaven would that day visibly have fallen in England upon incorrigible sinners but see and for ever praised be Gods holy name it is the clean contrary for the present This fire from Heaven must first burn up our corruptions and make many of us true servants of God and our King Charles Stuart in whose behalf it is sent out This is that I am to let you all know and came hither for I warrantably tell you neither Men nor Devils shall be of power long to keep out Gods Anointed and our lawful King Charles Stuart God will not longer be mocked undeniably thus it is none shall prosper that opposeth him or his King he that but puld down her Paper from the Chappel doore his arm withers God indeed suffers him to live some 15. dayes after but it is to carry about with him a withered Arm that the judgements of God may appear the more publick and sure to come upon evil doers affording yet more time for him and us to repent and amend for shame In the Epistle you have read when Whaley of Northampton Belies Traduceth and I fear endevours much more to suppress Gods so miraculous proceedings in that Town on my behalf Prophecy and Book he drops down and dies in his clothes immediately without any more a do The Preface to the Reader tels you as much he that fears man more then God and to lose an estate on Earth more then Heaven Certainly his impieties are of the worst nature and illest consequence God would convert you and you abuse his mercies despise and persecute his sent Messengers Oh mercy abused leaves room for judgement warning not taken is a certain presage of destruction if often we receive pardon as you have done to expect it longer is desperate Look back a little and well consider what this fire of mercy hath done amongst us and the Kings Enemies since sent out by God on his Majesties behalf being but the Eighth of Aprill last did it not before or upon the fifteenth day of that very month of Aprill defeat and bring to nought that so bloody and damnable designe of the Annabaptist fifth Monarchy men and Levellers all sworn Enemies to Monarchy all mischievous brethren in that intended Rebellion did it not do its work also at London as Commissioned Begin at London after go through all his dominions So that visibly you shall know it in stead of setting up their standard and Arming of thousands which they were provided of and for together with the spreading of their seditious Pamphlets for a new Rebellion which the better to dispose others to joyn with them they had well provided by specious pretences and sharing of other mens estates not willing that any should be poor amongst those only Saints which
London the people of this City then appeared before me very fine very numerous Bargaining also and full of jollity every man putting the evill day far from him deriding to the purpose my self or any that durst tell them they should see Change or alteration when all this jollity security and trade was at the highest on a sudden the day over-cast and became dark that occasioned us to look up into the Heavens looking up I saw over the East part of this City London in the Aire many strange figures of furious Satyrs as Executioners of Gods Wrath and Vengeance they had all shapes like Devils not like men At this Horrible sight the people suddenly looked Pale and Trembled The day that grew darker and withall in an instant Soultry hot Looking up again the whole City then appeared to be surrounded with those furious Satyrs and Devils so was it then surrounded by those Executioners of Gods Wrath and Vengeance that there was no place left for escape or to get out at This sad and ugly appearance so possessed the People with fear and amazement that they stood Trembling and bereft of all understanding even as those that expected sudden destruction when this was so and the darkness become greater I looked again upon the City and then I saw Lights shining in most parts of it which Lights clearly discovered to me the Ruinous condition of the Cathedral Church dedicated to Saint Paul these lights were placed to so wonderful advantage That they laid open to me Close Corners Ware-houses Shops dark places places of Sacriledge Theft Murder damnable uncleannesses Hypocrisies as deep as Hell indeed I cannot express all I saw but so much was shewed me that my heart smote me and put me thus to reason O Lord thought I What art thou now searching this City London as once thou didst Ierusalem with Candels must this so sad day be a day of Wrath destruction and desolation shall this place now be devoured and Consumed by the fire of thy jealousie While I thus sadly contemplated there suddenly appeared standing by me on my right hand a very great number of Black and White Ensignes which Ensignes had in every of them Ten times as much Black as White Here and there a Pearl or Diamond of White as in the Flag but a very few that shall finde deliverance his Iewels shall in that day of Vengeance The place these Flags so appeared in was the very place your Ensignes of Rebellion were held up in against your King Law and good Conscience when you usurped the Militia from his Majesties hand The North-side of this City London near the Winde-Mills which fitly resembles your empty turning pates there were so many of these mourning Ensignes that every Street Alley and close Corner of iniquity was provided for whilst with admiration I looked upon them first as being so vast a number next as being all Black and White and my Eye fastened on them suddenly all of them were raised up from the Ground to such a height were they raised that they might go over the highest Wall or Bulwark observe with me if the Devil be gotten as high as Heaven seeming an Angel of Light also yet there Gods hand reacheth him and whirles him thence I saw not any hand of Man raising those Ensignes no mans hand touched any one of them being raised they moved all of them towards this City London and just as they moved I also was taken up from the ground but my face was then turned towards the North from the City still I saw and beheld the Flags moving towards the City and those Ensignes passing on by me they went the nearest way at which time as they moved I heard these words and no more Now the King marcheth When the words were spoken Now the King marcheth Immediately I also by that power which took me up from the ground was in that very instant of time carried away with my face from the City I neither heard more nor saw more what so sadly and in an instant followed me is most Tragical and full of Lamentation as to this so sinful City London There presently overtook me such a Stink yea such a damnable stink of Fire and Brimstone that truly I thought it would have choked me certainly the stink of Hell can not exceed it for my own part I was not suffered then to pity you nor once to look behind me What think you now have not your sins exceeded those of Sodom I would to God your non-repentance together with your certain punishment might not answer theirs also But I have done with you This seen and heard I could not be quiet until I privately imparted all to his Majesty and both his Heroick Brothers Indeed whilst I weeping imparted it to my pious King I was forced to beseech him not to mournimmoderately for them to forgive them I told him it was his duty and to pray for their souls but certainly God would be glorified on them whatsoever became of their Bodies or Estates and that sinke of wickedness Brothell City of all sin and Rebellion now ripe for Iudgement That done I took leave of them and hasted hither whither I am come on purpose to let you of this so sinful City London know these sad things that if possible you might Repent Live and finde Mercy It is very true I saw no hand of man in the whole vision nor do I think other of those onely words heard Now the King marcheth but that the workings against this City London as well as the words will be the workings of the Almighty King of Kings he it is The Lord of Hosts that will so powerfully fulfil in the behalf of our King Charles Stuart Alas our good King is not rightly known to you nor owned of you but God owns him and that you shall suddenly know and finde he is misrepresented to you and you are pleased with it you are wilfully blind and how should you know him you continue to injure him daily beyond all compare you traduce him still as you did of old his glorified Father too many of you would willingly rid the world of him as you did of Charles the first and to what purpose is all this mischief and villany onely That you might the better enjoy his inheritance with those also which you have stollen from the Church and others In this City London all this villany with the Lord knows what more hath been committed by a Law and Laws of your own making Yet good King for all this he mourns for you he daily prayes for you and on my Conscience he doth it from the very bottome of his heart Praying for you in the Lords own words That God would forgive him his Trespasses as he forgives those that have trespassed against his Father and him he sees clearly judgement is hasting to you and sorrows for it you continue blinde and will not so much as once see it moving towards you by your
Gloomy and darkish the people surprised with fear stood gazing and looking up into the Heavens hastily they called to me saying Sir come hither and behold what we do of wonder in the heavens being placed at more advantage to well observe but still in that City Bridges I then looked up and plainly saw at good distance coming from the North or North-west very many small bodies of horse having on them the best appointed Riders Those horse and Riders Came towards the South and South-East as they came nearer to me they seemed to increase so that very much of the Hemisphere was suddenly over-spread with them that part of the Heavens they moved in was all over of a perfect Fire colour since I came into the world I never beheld such horse and Riders for Strength Courage and Resolution they came fiercely Trotting on stamping also with their feet their Hoofes and Shooes which I perfectly saw lookt like Flint or something Harder then the nether Mill-stone they were shod for the Lord knows what service and Execution I do not Horse and Riders had unparalleld strength in every part Their heads all Lift up not a Man or Horse of them that had any defect or apprehension of danger what speak I of danger there was nothing could stand before them so sure as the Lord lives they were an Host that shall not fail to effect whatsoever the Lord of Hosts shall Commission them for That is to Execute his vengeance on evil-doers Whilst with astonishment I looked upon all this I prayed and praying besought the Lord that he would be pleased to let me know what all that force signified forthwith I heard a very strong voice coming directly down from Heaven before the Horse came up to me which strong voice spake these words only It is the coming of God It is the coming of God I neither saw more nor heard more but I shall tell you what I Read more and it is the word of God which suites in all things very well with this vision of Gods in the second Chapter of the Prophet Ioel you have these words A day of Gloominess Clouds and thick darkness A Great and strong people There hath not been ever the like the land is as the Garden of Eden before them and behind them a desolate wilderness nothing shall escape them The appearance of them is as the appearance of Horses and as horsemen so shall they run to be avenged on his Enemies this is in Ioel the second in the 11. verse of that Chapter you have these very words and the Lord shall utter his voyce before his host so in the head of the Host was it said unto me it is the coming of God the verse concludes with these words The day of the Lord is Great and very terrible who can abide it For that word which came to Ieremiah the Prophet with command then to him as now here to me That it be proclaimed to the people of his time then ripe as now you for vengeance and destruction decline to Read it him that dares I dare not but observe it to you Make ready the Horses let the Horsemen get up Come up you horses and rage you Chariots for this is the day of the Lord God of Hosts and a day of vengeance in which he will be eased of his adversaries To others there follow these words of Comfort But fear not then my servant Iacob neither be thou afraid O Israel none shall make you afraid as you have it at large in the 46. Chapter of the Prophet Ieremiah but what is all this to Evil doers Good things profit us not in their being but in our enjoying them That happy Condition is not yours of London for the very next thing shewed me and I am to proclaim it also assures you of this so sinful City London That Gods judgements begin at London therefore look you to it God is in earnest with you and I must not flatter you Repent or Burn you and your City London I have a few words to the Church of Rome which I dare not but observe to them before I quit this Section Church of Rome deceive not your selves but warrantably believe and patiently provide for your sad share of sufferance in this coming of God to take vengeance on Evil-doers therefore Church of Rome Read and well consider my Reasons it highly concerns you for with your Church all is at stake First these Horses and Host of the Lords which came from the North and North-west moved so hastily as if they would be with your Church presently having their faces directly set against the South and South-East and so from thence not onely Rome but the proudest part of that Church lies South and South East is not onely the Eagles nest but that Brood also of Vultures now to be deplumed dashed in pieces and made invisible Secondly not long before this was shewed me I was also shewed the Altars of Rome and the Priests of Rome both of them in their Richest adorne and most suitable dress at which time their Priests boasted of themselves and Altars Proudly saying to me see is not this to the Glory of God In answer to which words I presently heard a voyce which desended from above and said The Altars of Rome are not fitted for the worship of God These words heard by her Priests also the Priests Cryed out this is Gostelo that hath Prophecied and Printed Our Church shall fall Away with him Away with him The multitude derided me and strove who should be formost to have me out the Priests in their Rich habits followed and helped to drive me out when forced out of their Churches for out went multitude my self Priests and all I then lookt behind me and saw the Priests still in their Rich habits but very strangely Metamorphosed for all their heads were then as the heads of Wolves Foxes Dogs and Swine which whilst I stood wondering at immediately in the twinkling of an Eye all of them were struck down flat to the Ground on which they helpless lay Grovelling and bleeding wounded only on the heads at which wounds and at the snout of their unclean heads for they still retained them they there and then on the Ground Expired and Bled to death I saw not the hand that struck them down nor a man of them that ever rose from the Earth again My third Reason is in the Prophecy I printed which Prophecy I give you for the word of God agreeable thereunto certainly it is there it is said in that Prophecy the Church of Rome shall fall and put me to death if ever one word of that Prophecy go unfulfilled Flatter not your selves you of the Church of Rome to some of your more sober ones men in Orders also to such I have already imparted much that hath been shewed me of that Churches sad fate those sober ones have replyed to me that truly they had reason to expect and fear God was