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A96291	A declaration to Great Britain and Ireland, shewing the downfall of their princes, and wherefore it is come upon them: because Christ is riding on his white horse, conquering his enemies till he have destroyed Antichrist, who hath made the nations drunk with the cup of her fornications: and till he have destroyed Mahomet, that great deceiver of the people. / Written and directed to Great Britain, and all other nations; by me Robert Wharton, wel-wisher to my countrymen, and to all the faithfull in Christ Jesus throughout the world. With an humble advice to the Army. This treatise is approved and commended, and thought worthy to be printed, by Master Hugh Peters.	Wharton, Robert, fl. 1649.	1649 (1649)	Wing W1575; Thomason E555_35; ESTC R204066	18,927	28

released banished the land to come no more but marke what befell in short time the King married his daughter to the King of Bohemia who were turned out of their Countrey and have lived as strangers in another Countrey and were maintained by the charge of England and their children fighting against the people of God as ye see to this day when they were turned out of Bohemia the next chance that befall Prince Henry was poysoned thus were his children curb'd and cut off though his children were thus miserably brought under and cut off yet did he not consider nor call to minde wherefore the Lord had brought this judgement on his children but sinned yet more by suffering a Papist house to be built up in Black-friers but marke what befell as soon as they were in their devotions with their strange gods the house fell down on their heads as Dagon fell before the Arke of God where were killed some fourescore persons besides what was maimed yet did not this strange work move him but he sinned yet more sending his sonne to Spain and France to get a wife that served strange gods and to make it appear more procured a Chappel for Papistry to be built up at Saint Jameses where it standeth to this day but take notice what befel him he that was his dearest friend whom he preferred before God and his people became his ruin which was the Duke of Buckingham who with his Mother wrought Sorceries and so poysoned the King as would have been proved if things had been brought to triall thus was his end miserable who preferred the enemies of Jesus Christ before the Lords worship not ruling the Nation in obedience to the Lord this being done and his dayes ended his son snatcht the Crown to his head Reigning in strange manner as ye have seen not ruling the people as in obedience to God and the Lord Christ but as a covetous King to God's dishonour preferring his own designes before Gods word he suffering any thing to be done for money preferring the friends to Papistry before Gods worship and preferring the Duke that helped to destroy his father before the whole Kingdome slighting the whole Nation and set him up in the throne of his heart but miserable was that wicked mans end when he was cut off from him then were the Bishops and their friends set up in his heart he allowing them to do whatsoever they pleased then did they begin to make havock of Gods worship changing the Sabboth into pastimes for people to serve the Devil and set forth an Order for it thinking that for sports and pleasure they could the easier draw the whole Nation to their designe and so put down the true worship of God then was Papistry advanced and all the friends to it in high esteem then did they thinke all was their own and nothing could hinder them so jovially went they on then went the King on in his designes suffering all that could bring money into his Treasury to reigne as petty Kings under him in pilling and polling the Nation by oppression as Patentees and making a new Freedome how many poore apple-women and broom-men rag-merchants and people of all sorts sold and pawned their bedding and their cloaths for a new Freedome and when all was done it proved a very cheat thus was the Kings coffers fill'd with oppression thus did the King his Bishops and his wicked crue reigne for a time But marke what befel when the Lord saw them thus triumphing in their jollity like the unjust Steward sitting and drinking with the drunken and smiting their fellow servants Luk. 12. Then did the Lord begin to a wake his people then did he stirre them up to prayer then did they begin to multiply and flock together then did the Lord put them Ezek. 36.37 Thus saith the Lord I will yet for this be inquired of by the house of Isarel to do it for them I will increase them with men like a flock But mark when the wicked crue faw what was doing and knew not what would become of their projects then did they begin to smite them about the eares imprisoning them and banishing them then did they see what they could do with Scotland then were they thrown out with these white coats then did the people in the City of London begin to grow more sensible when they saw the Scots withstand them and so became stronger and stronger when the King the Bishops and their wicked crue saw their wicked designes begun to shake and cotter then were they in a straight nothing would serve their turne but the destruction of the people of God then did they in their wicked Counsels conjoyne with the King of Spaine to send an Army to cut off the City and take the spoile of it for his reward then did they raise an Army against Scotland cunningly carried the arms and strength from Sussex and those parts their joyning to the sea that the Spaniard might not be exposed thus in their cunning designes did they conjoyn but take notice how they were befooled the King of Spaine sending his Army hither thinking all was his own was befooled wonderfully though he sent such great strength having many friends to entertain them as the Earle of Northampton an arch Papist and Pennington with his ships to assist him Dover Castle that should have been made strong to oppose such an enemy had nothing to resist them thus did our home-bred enemies assist forreign enemies to cut us off then did the Lord appear for us wonderfully and provided a neighbour Nation to sinke the Spaniards in the Sea yet was it an impossible worke for Van Trump to have done had not the Lord appear'd for us for Fennington with his ships fired at the Dutch-men and did them much hurt for which they did accuse him when he went with the Queen into Holland to the Hague how did the Lord work wonderfully in casting our enemies into the Sea who should have cut our throats and many of them that escaped with life came to the City to beg their bread who saw the glory of the City but could not share of the wealth of it now judge you whether the Lord appeared for his people or no but see farther how the King of Spain was served after he lost his great Navy at Sea next year after he lost the Kingdom of Portingale so let all the wicked be served that joyne hand in hand to destroy the inheritance of the Lord. Now when the King with his wicked Counsell could no way prosper but his designes still crost and befooled with going to Scotland where he lost his labour and all the money that he had got in unjust wayes spent in that designe for Scotland then were the wicked crue enraged but the more they stirred the more they ensnared then began their woe then marke how Strafford was served for his wickednesse then was the Bishop taken by the Hornes like the Ram in the

A DECLARATION To Great Britain and Ireland shewing the downfall of their Princes and wherefore it is come upon them Because CHRIST is riding on his white horse conquering his Enemies till he have destroyed Antichrist who hath made the Nations drunk with the Cup of her fornications and till he have destroyed Mahomet that great deceiver of the people REVEL 6.2 And I saw and behold a white horse and he that sate on him had a bow and a crown was given unto him and he went forth conquering and to overcome Written and directed to Great Britain and all other Nations By me Robert Wharton wel-wisher to my Countrymen and to all the faithfull in Christ Jesus throughout the World With an humble advice to the Army This Treatise is approved and commended and thought worthy to be Printed by Master Hugh Peters LONDON Printed for R. L. 1649. TO THE READER Courteous Reader WHy should it seem strange to any that the Lord Christ is going forth like a mighty Conquerour to overcome his Enemies and to overturn those that stand in his way I pray consider how much the Church of Christ hath been in the Wilderness of the World like the Ark upon the Floud when the World was drowned and for sixteen hundred yeers hath that great Dragon cast out a floud of persecutions to devoure her by his wicked instruments whom he hath set at work yet hath the Lord mightily preserved it in all ages to this time and now the Lord is bringing her forth of her affliction and to make her a praise upon earth now are her enemies mad despising her and seeking to turn her back again but their surviving will be to their own destruction consider how have all those sped that have strove against her or but lent an hand against her since Queen Maries days both Kings Princes and the meaner sort of people and how have they been crost in all their designes and it hath been their confusion which hath fulfilled the words of our Saviour Christ Matth. 21.44 And whomsoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken to pieces but on whomsoever it shall fall it shall grind him to powder ye and he saith he will bruize them with an iron rod and break them in pieces like a potters vessell Psal 2.9 If this be his doing already in these latter years then is it high time for us to consider what we have to do and to be seeking for the right way not pleasing our own fancies but be like unto David he saith My soul is ravished with desire and never is at rest but seeks to know thy judgements high and what may please thee best so our Saviour Christ saith Ask and it shall be given you seek and ye shall finde knock and it shall be opened unto saith our Saviour every one that asketh receiveth and he that secketh findeth and to him that knocketh it shall be opened I pray see what glorious promises we have to build upon it is not upon a sandy foundation but upon that firme rock Christ himself who spake the words with his own mouth who never cast off any that came to him by faith as Saint Paul Heb. 11. Without faith it is impossible to please God For he that commeth to him must believe that God is and that he is a rewarder of all those that seek him diligently If it be so let us be earnest with the Lord that he will be pleased to enlighten our souls with strength from Heaven as Paul was who said Through Christ I can do all things but without Christ he can do nothing Philip. 4. if it be so that Christ must be our supporter while we live in this life of our pilgrimage and that all true holiness must proceed from him in whō dwels all the fulnes of the Godhead bodily that without him we can neverattain to heaven then let us seeke every moment of our lives for holinesse in this life and that will bring us to that haven of happinesse which will make us happy to all Eternity that never shall have end which if otherwise our mindes be set to crosse the Lords designes he hath in hand and turn enemies to him and his friends that live the lives of holinesse be you sure that your account at the last will be miserable as saith the Lord in the Proverbs 1.24 Because I have called and you have refused I have stretched out my hand and no man regarded but you have set all my Counsels at naught therefore will I laugh at your destruction and mock when the thing you feare commeth on you Then shall you call but I will not hear they shall seeke me early but shall not finde me because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the Lord Then shall the Kings of the earth with the mighty men Captains bond and free hide themselves in the dens rocks and holes of the earth but all will not serve for if they cannot hide themselves from death who is the Lords messenger when the Lord comes himselfe they shall not be able to hide themselves from his fury if this be so that the Lords comming will be so terrible when he comes to revenge the cause of his beloved who hath been so long and many years in bondage and captivity nothing but fury and revenge will serve his turn upon them that stand in his way then let all those who are of such violent spirits be affraid and stand out no longer against this great work the Lord hath going on in the world but let them become friends rather then enemies Least they be torne in pieces and there be none to deliver Psal 50.22 Now let us consider since the Lord hath begun to shew the power of his comming in England since the last persecution in Queen Maries dayes how have they sped that lent a hand to Antichrist have they not been brought to the Block or to the Halter so when the Bishops with their wicked Counsell began to persecute how strangely were they defeated in all their purposes then the King and his Nobles they would revenge the Bishops cause and their own designes and how strongly were they overthrown and lost their lives for as most know their power was so strong that at euery field fight the King had he got the better at the beginning but before the battel was ended he lost all which did appear he had power and strength enough to overcome all had his cause been good But he being weighed in the Ballance and found too light could not stand against the work the Lord Christ had in hand Now consider the Lora is not shaking and pulling down the great pillars of this Land onely but he is shaking other Kingdoms as well as doth appear in France and other Kingdoms and thus will he doe among all Nations till he hath taken possession of all the Kingdoms of the World that they may become the Kingdoms of the Lord and his Christ

not know that Christ is on his white horse riding on his journey conquering and overcoming his enemies Revel 6.2 And hath not he set you as watchmen upon the wals to give the people notice what he is a doing is he not going forth to conquer the Kingdoms of the world that they may become the Kingdoms of the Lord and his Christ Then I pray consider what ye have to do forget this darling of the world and set not the people a mourning after him that spared not our bloud but reach the people to mourne after him whom we have pierced with out sins even the Lord Jesus Christ But now let us consider who are our friends concerning the great worke that is now in hand begun in the World are they not they whom you have stirred up in your Sermons to fight the Lords battell against the mighty did you not take up that Text concerning Meroz saying Curse ye Meroz curse ye bitterly the Inhabitants thereof that come not out to helpe the Lord against the mighty have ye not said let him that hath no sword sell his cloke and buy one how have you been the cause partly of raising this Army and how have they prevailed against your enemies even by your prayers I pray remember the condition we were in many times and how the Lord preserved you and us by their hands and how were dayes of thanksgiving stirr'd up by you to the Parliament to cause the people to rejoyce with you and shall all this be forgotten I pray remember Leicester worke what a case were we in then when the Countrey said What will become of the Round-heads now how did you call us together to fasting and prayers and how were your Prayers heard by the Lord and a gracious return from the Lord was sent you by the hands of these men from Nasby then how did we and you blesse the Lord for this great mercie so that ever after out enemies could never prevail such was the great mercie of the Lord to you and us I pray remember what you said some of you when you saw these men give large and mercifull Propositions when they had conquered your enemies at Oxford did you not say that they would prove pricks and thorns in their sides and ours and did it not so come to passe as we have seen and now they have overcome them again by the mighty power of the Lord Christ dashing Babylons brats in pieces ye goe about to hinder them giving their enemies occasion even to curse them as I have heard sure this is a sad case when ye shall seeke to weaken their hands thus strive not against them for had not this been of the Lord they had never done so much as they have therefore count not them your enemies for ye shall have cause to say once more to call them your friends when ye shall see plainly what the Lord is a doing Who knoweth whether the Lord be going to make a new heaven and a new carth or now as is promised in Revel 21.1 Know ye not that when a Noble man goeth to take possession of a great place or house full of lumber that he will cause his servants to cast out all the lumber that he may place his royall furniture in the roome and will not a great Landlord throw out such tenants out of his inheritance that will pay no rent but abuse such tenants that will pay honestly to their power then I pray consider what the Lord Christ is a doing is he not coming to take possession of his in heritance that he bought so dearly of his Father and is not all the world his to do with all his pleasure wil he be tide to the spirits of men to do what they please surely no I pray remember how long the Church hath been in the Wildernesse of the world and how the red Dragon hath cast out flouds time after time to devoure her and how he hath sate like the great Prince of the World upon thrones usurping authority over the Nations and playing the tyrant over the Lords inheritance and now he finds his time grow short and his Kingdoms shall be taken from him he grows mad but now is the time come that he must be cast out one throne after another that the Kingdoms of the World may become the Kingdoms of the Lord and his Christ Revel 11.15 If this be so that the Lord is coming as chiefe Generall with his bow in his hand shooting at his enemies and with his Crown on his head conquering the Kings of the earth and the mighty men trampling them and their crowns under his feet that would not bow to his golden Scepter Psal 2.9 Revel 19.17 18. If this be so that the Lord hath begun already to take possession as may appeare by his doings here as consider what he hath done ever since the persecution in Queen Maries days how have they prospered that have had the mark of the beast in their forehead or that have lent a hand against this work that is going on in the world how hath Spain sped for coming here how hath Denmark sped for sending strength hither to help the King against the Lords work was he not almost beaten out of his Countrey by the Swedes and what became of that Army that the Queen brought over hither all the Irish French and other Nations came not they to their graves and look on Spain and France they must lash on another while we were busied here what King would not help his brother King rather then his Commons should over come him will be an example for other Nations to do the like yet all this will not do therefore let us consider what this power is it is not the power of man nor the sword of Gideon but the power and sword of the Lord as it hath appeared plainly by many examples in this land now if this be the Lords doings here What will be his doings in other lands among the great and lofty Nations where he hath to do Isa 27.23 Me thinks I see them begin to shake now is that red Dragon troubled now are his forces mustering together for the defence of his Babylonians among the Nations but all will not do for now hath the Lord been performing that promise that is spoken of in the 63 of Esay Now is he delivering his people and now he hath begun looke for no change but to goe forward in the World till he hath quite subdued that great enemy of the world that hath so long tyrannized over the Lords inheritance If it be so that the Lord be summoning in the Emperours and Kings with their mighty men to appear before the Bar of his Justice then is it time for us to looke about us and be like the Virgins that have their lamps trimm'd and their lights burning that they may waite on their Master the Lord Jesus Christ Matth. 25. who saith Watch for ye know not when

as he did Jehn who though he sought the Lords Battles and did all that was in the Lords heart for him to do yet because he did all for his owne ends deceitfully the Lord the camed to bring the bloud of the Lords enemies on the head of him and his posterity such is the wages of them that do the work of the Lord deceitfully but ye have not shewn your 〈…〉 the Lord gives 〈◊〉 all who are the chiese in the Army hearts like John 〈◊〉 who when he had done conquering the enemies of the Lord 〈…〉 which is a great work which 〈◊〉 to be done 〈…〉 by great men and Lawyers for they 〈…〉 the poo●● of their right it can●●●● 〈…〉 they have perverted true justice and judgement 〈…〉 the poore the Lord had 〈◊〉 them in the 〈…〉 their hands and they had a 〈…〉 how miserably have they brake all laying hold on covetousnesse and oppression unjustly robbing the poore Commonalty though they had all their owne estates in their hands the Kings Estate the Bishops Lands Deliquents estates and making Sessemerts on all mens estates yet all this could not pay your Army and can we looke for redreste justice and right from such Covenant-breakers as these surely no the Lord will turne them out of their Anthority call them to account as he did Achan paid both them and their posterity their wages except a mighty change be wrought from above if this be so that the Lord will turne such offenders out of his service that sate on Thrones as Gods and thus choose you to do right and justice with the Sword then the Lord give you hearts sitting for such a great worke that the poor Commonalty may be relieved and have their rights againe which they have been wronged of and those cries that have ascended up to the Lord and that it may be your chiefest care to countenance the Gospell and be friends to all those that have been partly the cause of your taking up the Sword truly the Lord hath made them instrumentall Shepherds to drive many of his Flocks to his Fold though the Lord had determined before whom they should be now hath the Lord made a separation among them a myst is cast before them which maketh them faile in their judgments towards you concerning the worke you have in hand but surely the Lord will drive away that great cloud and cleare up their judgements towards you that there may be unity and love between them and us and that your actions which are to ensue may beget such love in the hearts of the people that they may say surely the Lord hath raised you for good to the Nation which will be a greatmeans to draw the hearts of the Nation to joyne in the Worke of the Lord with you and unite the hearts of the people that are divided not onely to be in love one with another again but likewise towards you Now the Lord give you hearts that ye have taken up the sword to fight for the advancing of the Worship of Jesus Christ and the Libertie of the Subject delivering the poor out of bondage dealing to every man his due and setting those that are unjustly imprisoned at liberty which being done the Lord prosper your proceedings that ye may see the fruits of your labour with joy and comfort And so I end desiting the Lord to direct your hearts to joyne with them that are not self-ended which is the prayers of many godly people for you and so Amen Yours to command whiles ye go on in godlinesse and truth Robert Wharton FINIS THE sincere and genuine intent of the Author in this Treatise being wholly to set forth Gods glory in his great Works done for this Nation and to stir us up to be reconciled and to live in love and peace one with another and in righteousness in our severall places shewing only the downfal of all Authorities that do oppose Christ Jesus and his Kingdome who will prevail therefore I say Imprimatur Theodore Jennings April the 19th 1649