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A44640 A warning from the Lord unto the rulers of Dover And so to all men which stand guilty of the like practises, that all may know a day of repentance before it be too late; for the night will come when as no man can work, in which the son of man will come as a thief unto all such the workers of iniquity, and give to every man according to his deeds done in their body in their life-time. Then wo to the eveil-doer, for it will go ill with him. Also, the Christian man's plea for his liberty, as he is so indeed and in truth: and also, as he is a free-born English-man, he lays claim to his birth-right, by way of expostulation with the rulers of Dover, who rob him and many others of it, refusing to shew us any order for their so doing. Together with a true testimony born to the Light of Jesus, the power of God, yea the power of the endless life, from everlasting to everlasting: by Luke Howard. Howard, Luke, 1621-1699. 1661 (1661) Wing H2988; ESTC R215380 18,231 25

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A WARNING FROM THE LORD UNTO THE Rulers of Dover And so to all men which stand guilty of the like Practises that all may know a Day of Repentance before it be too late for the Night will come whenas no man can work in which the Son of man will come as a Thief unto all such the Workers of Iniquity and give to every man according to his deeds done in their body in their life-time Then wo to the Evil-doer for it will go ill with him Also the Christian man's Plea for his Liberty as he is so indeed and in truth And also as he is a free-born English-man he lays claim to his Birth-right by way of Expostulation with the Rulers of DOVER who rob him and many others of it refusing to shew us any Order for their so doing Together with a true Testimony born to the Light of Jesus the Power of God yea the Power of the endless Life from everlasting to everlasting By LUKE HOWARD Isa 57.20 The wicked are like the troubled Sea when it cannot rest whose waters cast up Mire and Dirt. How ever it be yet God is good and his mercies are sure to Israel yea they endure for ever Prov. 24.15 Lay not wait O wicked man against the dwelling of the righteous spoil not his resting place Prov. 28.10 11. Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way he shall fall himself into his own pit but the upright shall have good things in possession Prov. 10.6 Blessings are upon the head of the just but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked LONDON Printed For Robert Wilson and are to be sold at the Black-spread-Eagle and Windmill in Martins l'Grand 1661. A VVarning from the Lord unto the Rulers of Dover and so to all men men which stand guilty of the like Practises that all may know a Day of Repentance before it be too late c. ON the third day of the 8th Month 1661. in the night-watch upon my Bed of Straw and Chaff * Yet I and he rest of my friends did offer the Marshall to give him as we gave in other Prisons 8. pence a night for two Beds fitting for men to lye upon and that our friends as in other places might come at us but he refused it in the Common-Goal of Dover-Castle as I lay in a sweet and a comfortable sleep and rest the hand of my God fell on me and his sweet and comfortable presence awaken'd me and so continued with me unto the Morning-Watch in which time the living presence of my God was with me and the comfortable fellowship of his holy Spirit accompanied me so that my soul was filled with his living presence as with a mighty River which did overflow the Banks so that nothing appeared but joy and gladness and the Streams of his everlasting Vertue run through me exceeding swift and as the dew from Heaven refresheth the tender Grass so was the Plant of God's Renown refreshed in me and gave glory to him that sitteth on the Throne the Ancient of Days and to the Lamb for evermore even so faith my soul and all that is within me yea praise ye the Lord for he is worthy And as I thus lay with my mind staid on his Holiness and my heart awake in his Life and Light the Word of his Eternal Power came to me and from the God of Life it run through me in these words the which I was to write as from the God of my Life to the Rulers of Dover A Spoil a Spoil a Spoil is in you a Spoil a Spoil a Spoil is in your hearts yee blood-thirsty men John Golder Mayor George West and all which are agreed with you whose hearts are filled with envy a Envy is the ground of murder and it is murder in Gods sight as saith the whole Scripture to destroy a man and his Heritage yea men and their Families the judgments of God are against you and the righteous vengeance of the Almighty is gathering together in his heart against you and the Revelation thereof is near at hand to be poured forth As your iniquities ripen to a head and your envy against the righteous is fully accomplished come you forth and stand up before the righteous God of my Life and let the God of Truth be judge in the matter and his living Witness b For that wil plead the cause of the just and innocent in secret between God and your own consciences in all your Consciences give Answer between us and this Word of Life run through my heart from the righteous God to write unto you in the Word of the Lord even the Lord God of Life and Light of Righteousness and Truth the God of Heaven and Earth whose dreadful presence wil make the strong to bow and bring the lofty down and rebuke the wicked devices of the heart of man strike through the Liver of the Oppressor as with a Dart and none shall shift his hand before whose glorious presence all must appear and all flesh must be silenced before him This is my God I have waited for him and his appearance to me and mine is as as the Morning without clouds and his beauty hath taken my heart and his comeliness hath ravished my soul and his exceeding Riches hath he adorned my inward man with c The Kings Daughters are all glorious within and his everlasting strength is my salvation even the Son of his Love which was from everlasting to everlasting the same yesterday to day and for ever by whom he will judge the World in righteousness and the men thereof in truth and no covering d VVo be to him who is covered with a covering and not of the spirit of the Lord. of falshood shall then hide any but all must stand naked and bare before him and his holy Angels and mighty Host of Redeemed ones the hundred fourty and four thousand e Then shall the Lord be admired in his Saints honored in his chosen and glorified in and among his people his own which he hath redeemed from the Earth who shall sit upon the holy Hill of Sion with new Songs in their mouths and everlasting Praises in their hearts which hath followed the Lamb wheresoever he hath gone and have not loved their lives unto death These are the generation of the Just yea the general Assembly of the first born whose names are written in Heaven The Just men whose Spirits are made perfect being washed in the blood of the Lamb yea the Lamb of God that hath taken away their sins and carried them into the Land of forgetfulness so that they shall never be remembred more against them A new song of Salvation is put into their mouths and joy and gladness is in their souls and everlasting praises is under their tongues and the voice of Melody is in their inward parts and the voice or shout of a King is in the midst of them for