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A34984	An alarum sounded in the borders of spiritual Egypt vvhich shall be heard in Babylon, and astonish the inhabitants of the defiled and polluted habitations of the earth. And the power of the Prince of Darkness called into question; and he himself examin'd by the truth, how he came to raign over mankind; and how long his time shall be, till he comes to be cast out of his dominion, and the creature be deliver'd from under his tyranny; to serve God in spirit and in truth, as Christ, the prince of peace, has order'd them. Also the number of him whom the world hath wonder'd after, found out; and demonstrated to be near at an end: and withal, that it is no wayes unlawful, nor in vain, both to hope, and to expect the utter desolation, and destruction of sin in this life, and the setting up of perfect righteousness in the souls of men, where sin has too long raign'd. Written in a testimony to the truth, and against the false position of the devil, and his servants; by a servant of God, Steven Crisp.	Crisp, Stephen, 1628-1692.	1671 (1671)	Wing C6922; ESTC R215182	35,940	50

was done and his One Thousand Two Hundred and Sixty Years were prosperous to his Kingdom and he did what he pleased and if any spoke against him and against his kingdom he would have them kill'd and then his Whore would drink the Blood of such and there were none left neither Great nor Small neither Bond nor Free High or Low neither Young nor Old but they had submitted themselves all of them and said Who is like him None are able to overcome him It is impossible to be made free from under his power He must raign as long as we live it is possible for us cry they to overcome Princes Kingdoms and Armies and therefore we go out and fight valiantly and many times we get Victory and become Conquerors but to overcome sin which the Devil has set up in us that is impossible and therefore it is in vain to trouble our selves about it and we will not do any thing concerning it seeing we have drunk in a Faith That it is impossible to perform or accomplish it And thus has the whole World been bewitched in the time when the Devil Raign'd And will he and his Servants make us believe That it must continue so alwayes Though never any other time was given him but such as was limitted and in the end of that time we understand there is a great Alteration to come to pass to wit That the Church the True Woman must come out of the Wilderness again the Man-Child must come down again and appear upon Earth and Rule the Nations with a Rod of Iron and the Whore must be judged that Sorrow Death and Famine must come upon her in one day and that Ten Kings should agree together to burn her Flesh with Fire and that the Smoak of her Torments should ascend to Heaven and then must the Dragon the Beast and false Prophet that had still preach'd Peace though it was so as above said they must all be taken whil'st they are yet alive in this Work and in their Power and be cast into the Lake of the Wrath of God which burneth forever and these Princes and Captains and Merchants and Inhabitants of the Earth must Howl and Lament because of this great Alteration And therefore seeing that such a time is Lawfully to be expected in which the Devil the Old Serpent may be thrust out of his dominion and that then the time of Joy and Rejoycing will be for the Upright it is worth the spending of our Labour and Time to find out that Time that so it may not come over us and we see it not nor know it not and so let it pass by as the Jews did and so doting and waiting for it as a thing which is yet to come as they do at this day when almost Two Thousand Years are past since the thing is come to pass Now you know the Jews had a Prophet which told them the time when the Messiah should come aforehand to wit Daniel as you may see Dan. 9.24 c. where he told them That it was Seventy Weeks that were determin'd upon the People and upon the City and that the Holy one should be Anointed Now this was not such a great Mystery to them they knew it was common to reckon a day for a Year among the Prophets so that that time was but four hundred fourscore and ten years that the Visions should be seal'd and the daily Sacrifice taken away the City be made desolate and the Anointing of the Holy One and the Messiah be slain for the sins of the People And since the time that the Command was gone forth to build Jerusalem again in which time the Seventy Weeks had their beginning it is above Two Thousand years ago the City is since builded again and also made again desolate and the daily Sacrifice taken away and the Prince of the People that then came viz. Titus Vespasianus the Roman has destroy'd the Sanctuary and the Destruction of it was with an overflowing to the end of the War and yet all these things cannot convince them nor make them believe that the Messiah is come or that it was he whom their Fore-fathers have killed as a Blasphemer Now That We after such clear Prophesies of the setting up of the Kingdom of Christ and dis-throning of the Devil Sin and Antichrist should not come to be surpriz'd with the same Blindness and Hardness of Heart Let us have a strict Observation of the Times that we may not fight against the Appearance of Truth and put it far away from us and say The Dayes are not come yet in which the pouring out of the Spirit can be witnessed and that the Knowledge of God must cover the Earth as the Waters cover the Sea and that the Gospel must be preached again unto those that dwell upon the Earth and that the Lamb and his Saints must have the Victory over the Dragon and his Angels For such as put the Day so far from them are in one and the same Error with the Jews and do not understand the Times better then they do and so are persecuteing the true appearance of that which they seem to expect and to pray for as the Jewes did because it does not appear in their Way to answer their Carnal expectations that despise the day of small things But from such are the Mysteries of the Kingdom shut up and are revealed unto those that fear the Lord. Now to understand these things let every one come to read the Prophesies in a measure of that Spirit by which they were given forth and that same opens the Prophesies and without it every one understands only according to his own Fancy or private Judgment The Apostle said There should come an Apostacy from the Faith that is from the true Christian Faith Now when was that And who are they that are thus Apostatized or fallen away Ask the Pope and the whole Roman Catholick Church and they will tell you that the Prophesie points at Martin Luther Zuinglius Aecolampadius Calvinus Menno Simoni● and other Hereticks that have rent many Nations from the true Apost●lick Faith and the Ancient Christian Church the infallible Foundation and Pillar of Truth c. Ask the Bishops of England and the Presbyters in Scotland the Pfarrherren or Pastors in Denmark and Sweed-Land and Predicants in the Low-Countries and they will tell you that this Prophesie signifieth the general Apostacy from the Apostolick Faith and Order in the Church of Christ to the Pope and Popish Exercises and Institutions over all Christendom Again ask them Which among themselves continue as yet in the true Apostolical Faith and Religion Then the Lutheran Pastors will say that are we and therefore cry they Joyn with us No say the Bishops in England we will prove that the Apostolical Church had Bishops and that the Apostle said He that desires the Office of a Bishop he desires a good Work and therefore We are they that are the true

An ALARUM Sounded in the Borders of Spiritual Egypt VVhich shall be heard in Babylon and astonish the Inhabitants of the Defiled and Polluted Habitations of the Earth And the Power of the Prince of Darkness called into Question and he himself Examin'd by the Truth how he came to raign over Mankind and how long his time shall be till he come to be cast out of his Dominion and the Creature be deliver'd from under his Tyranny to serve God in Spirit and in Truth as Christ the Prince of Peace has order'd them Also the Number of him whom the world has wonder'd after found out and demonstrated to be near at an End and withal that it is no wayes unlawful nor in vain both to hope and to expect the ●●ter Desolation and Destruction of Sin in this Life and the setting up of perfect Righteousness in the souls of men where Sin has too long raign'd Written in a Testimony to the Truth and against the false Position of the Devil and his Servants by a Servant of God Steven Crisp Mat. 15.12 13 14. Then came his Disciples and said unto him Know●● thou that the Pharisees were offended after they heard this Saying But he said Let them alone they be blind Leaders of the Blind c. 1 John 3.8 He that commits Sin is of the Devil c. Printed in the Year 1671. TO THE READER Courteous Reader This small Treatise does not Appear with the Approbation of the Learned Doctors of this our Age Neither do I believe it will be received in the Accademies or Vniversities and among the Rabbies whether they be Papists or Protestants and considering the Subject it is not like that it should get such Patrons And therefore must I singly Recommend it to the Witness of God in thy own Conscience who ever thou art by which Witness thou knowest that as long as the Devil Reigns in thee it is not as it ought to be And if thou be at all desireous that it should or might be as it ought it will be no wayes offensive unto thee to hear of the overthrow of him that has brought out of order and withal of the Appearance of him who is the Restorer of Israel and the right Heir of the Gentiles And this one thing I do desire of thee of what Profession Religion or Judgment thou mayst be to wit That thou layst by thy own Interest of the Controversie for a little time and read without prejudice or partiallity and be not offended that another is not of thy Judgment but consider that thou in thy own particular art in one and the same Transgression in the matter aforesaid seeing the greatest part of Man-kind is not of thy Judgment And they have as much power to Judge thee that thou art wrong as thou hast to Judge me that I am wrong Therefore read in coolness and consider what thou read'st as knowing that it is God that must give an understanding and whereas the Subject or Matter of the Treatise does comprehend much and many things are but hinted at therefore look up to the Lord who can enlarge thy understanding in it as it pleaseth him And as concerning the Priests who are so busie to make Complaints against Sectarians Hereticks and heretical Books desiring the Magistrates they would abuse their Power to defend them and their Doctrine by Persecution They would do better to employ their time in the answering of these Positions And whereas they are call'd Spiritual let them fight with Spiritual Weapons if they have them and bring forth something in defence of their old Master and his Kingdom and Power now in a time of need when it is near come to an end And whereas the words Government Dominion Raign and Kingdom are often us'd by which some of perverse Minds may conclude That I intend thereby the Overthrow or Changing or Subverting of outward Government To prevent such a Momus I do declare in the sight of God and before all Men That I have no such thought or intention perfectly declaring my Judgment viz. That a Christian ought to live peaceably and quietly under all sorts of Governments which the Lord permits to be or is pleased to set up and I do believe That the Ruling or Government of an Emperor King Prince or State in it self is not Repugnant to but Co●sist●nt with the Government of Christ whose Kingdom is Spiritual and the more he Re●gns in the Hearts of People the easier will it be for the Rulers of th●s World to f●lfill their Office and if the Devil were wholly dis-thron'd yet no●withstanding they might still Rule De●ree●ng Justice according to the Words of him who said By me Kings Raign and the Princes decree Jus●ice by me Princes Rule and the Nobles even all the Judges of the Earth Prov. 8.15 16. And then they would be under him who is their King and Lord and the People would live a pleasant Godly and peaceable life under their Respective Kings and Lords And seeing these things are promised and that he is faithfull that hath promised them Why should not we then hope for and expect the fulfilling thereof And so Courteous Reader having given thee this short Caution and Instruction I leave thee to Read the following Discourse and Remain a Friend to thee and all Men. S. C. An ALARUM Sounded in the Borders of Spiritual Egypt VVhich shall be heard in BABYLON and Astonish the Inhabitants of the Defiled and Polluted Habitations of the EARTH MAny are the Devices of Satan and great is the Subtilty which he furnisheth his Children and Servants withal by which he seeks to uphold his kingdom pleading now a Right to that which he got by Subtilty and has taught his whole Family That it is impossible for any to be freed from under his Service even as if all men that are created of God were created to the service of the Devil and although he can make no man yet that he is able after they are made to keep them in his service yea although their Maker does call for them to serve him And so by this suppos'd Necessity which is a Doctrine well-pleasing to the flesh he keeps Nations Kindreds Tongues and People in Bondage to his will and not only so but he has so bewitched and besotted his whole Synagogue and every sort in it that they cannot endure to hear that they should be made free and all that comes to declare Liberty to these Captives and an opening of the Door of this Prison-house the darkness unto those that are shut up within it they cry out against such Away with them from the Earth let them be Crucified Stoned Hanged Burned Imprisoned and Banished or at least derided and mocked at and all manner of evil be spoken of them And what have they done They have preached against Sin that it must come to an end and have preached that that which is Perfect is to be found in this life by which men might come to