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A78493 Certain quæres humbly presented in way of petition, by many Christian people, dispersed abroad throughout the county of Norfolk and city of Norwich, to the serious and grave consideration and debate of His Excellency the Lord General and of the General Councel of War. The resolution of which may tend much to the discovery of the great work of God in hand, the union of the godly, and the direction of those worthy instruments imployed in the work. Together with an humble advice for the settling of the kingdom, according to such a model hinted therein, offered as the sence of many Christians, who conceive themselves ingaged (as by their prayers, so) by their councels, to help on the present work of God; desiring it may be examined with all candor, and according as it is found agreeable to the Word of God, may be accepted; or if otherwise, rejected. 1649 (1649) Wing C1738; Thomason E544_5; ESTC R205983 4,835 8

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CERTAIN QVAERES Humbly presented In way of PETITION By many Christian People dispersed abroad throughout the County of Norfolk and City of Norwich To the serious and grave Consideration and Debate Of His EXCELLENCY The LORD GENERAL AND Of the General Councel of War The resolution of which may tend much to the discovery of the great work of God in hand The Union of the godly and the Direction of those worthy Instruments imployed in the Work Together with an humble Advice For the settling of the Kingdom according to such a Model hinted therein offered as the sence of many Christians who conceive themselves ingaged as by their Prayers so by their Councels to help on the present work of God desiring it may be examined with all candor and according as it is found agreeable to the Word of God may be accepted or if otherwise rejected London Printed for Giles Calvert at the Black Spread-Eagle at the West-end of Pauls 1648. To his Excellency Thomas Lord Fairfax Lord General of the Army and to the General Councel of War The Petition of many Christian People dispersed abroad throughout the County of Norfolk and City of Norwich Humbly sheweth THat your Petitioners acknowledge themselves unspeakably ingaged to the God of Heaven and Earth for his great mercy to us in giving you hearts to offer your selves so willingly among the People in the late great undertakings of this Nation against the Enemies of the Peace thereof and blessing your faithful endeavors with such glorious and wonderful successes Whereby as the Lord hath put great Honor upon you crowning your valor with Victory and making you the Warlike Glory of the world so he hath no less put great Obligations upon you all to exalt him that hath exalted you and to lift up his glory in the world where he hath given you a Name so great and glorious And because the great design of God in the falls and overthrows of worldly powers that have opposed the Kingdom of his Son is by making Christs foes his footstool To lift up him on high far above all Principality and Power and Might and Dominion and every name that is named in this world that he may be PRINCE of the Kings of the Earth and all Nations may serve and obey him as you shall quickly see if you make the Scriptures your Counsellors for which cause we take the boldness to tender these in stead of many Psal 2.9 10 11 12. and 72. and 93. and 110.1 2 3 4 5 6. Isa 2.11 12. and 11.4 5. and 32.1 2. and 53.12 and 52.13 14 15. Jer. 33.15 16 17. Ezek. 34.22 23 24. Dan. 2.34 35 44 45. and 7.26 27. Mic. 5.4 5 6. Zech. 9.10 Luke 1.32 33. Rev. 1.5 c. and 17.14 Phil. 2.9 10 11. Eph. 1.20 21 22. Therefore our daily prayer shall be for your selves and your Noble Army That you may never stumble at the stumbling stone nor take that Honor to your selves that is due to Christ nor be instrumental for the setting up of a meer natural and worldly Government like that of Heathen Rome and Athens as too many late overtures have caused us to fear whereby the publike interest of Jesus Christ will be utterly banished the Kingdom in the conclusion But that you whom God hath Honored so highly as to begin the great work of smiting the Image on the feet may shew your selves thankful to him that hath given you Victory through our Lord Jesus Christ may honor his Son and comfort his Saints in whom he raigns Spiritually and by whom he will raign visibly over all the Nations of the world as these Scriptures declare with others Dan. 2.44 55. and 7.22 27. Mic. 5.4 5.6 Rev. 2.26 27. and 5.9 10. and 12.9 10 11. To which end we humbly crave That your selves would take into your serious and grave consideration and debate the particulars in the Papers herewith humbly offered to you and also present them to the Honourable Parliament that they may be improved so far as found agreeable to the will and word of God which done we doubt not but God shall have much glory the godly party shall be comforted natural men enjoying their Estates will be at rest also and much satisfied and this Commonwealth will be exalted to be both an habitation of Justice and Mountain of Holiness even such a People as God will bless Jer. 31.23 And your Petitioners shall ever pray 1. Quaere VVHether there is not a Kingdom and Dominion of the Church or of Christ and the Saints to be expected upon Earth Dan. 7.27 and 2.44 Isa 2.2 3. and 60.12 c. Rev. 11.15 Rev. 5.10 2. Q. Whether this Kingdom though more Spiritual in the Administration thereof yet be not external and visible in the world yea extend not to all persons and things universally Isa 60.12 14. Zech. 14.16 17. 1 Cor. 6.2 3. Eph. 1.21 22. For this end consider 1. How this fifth kingdom or Monarchy comes in the place of the fourth visibly succeeding it 2. Note How the main scope of the Prophesies is to shew the ontward visible Administration of the Government of the world under the several kingdoms successively as under the first three Monarchies then under the fourth by the Roman Emperors first then by Antichrist and the ten horns and then how the Church comes to have the outward and visible Government of the world see Daniel and Revelations 3. Q. Whether this Kingdom is not proper to Christ as Mediator spicifically distinct from the Essential Kingdom of God and from all worldly Kingdoms and so to be administred by such Laws and Officers as Christ as Mediator hath appointed in his Kingdom and therefore not set up when Magistrates become Christian seeing they rule not then as Christian nor as Christs Officers nor by his Law but as worldly Governors the Magistrates being Officers set up by God in that Essential Kingdom not in this Mediatory Kingdom of Christ 4 Q. Whether the Kingdoms of the world and Powers thereof as Kings yea Parliaments also and Magistrates so far as appertains to the present worldly constitution of them must not be put down before this Kingdom can be erected 1 Cor. 15.24 25. Dan. 2.35 44 45. 1 Object But these Powers are not inconsistent with the Kingdom of Christ both may stand together Kings shall be thy nursing fathers R. The persons betrusted with these powers may befriend it such as rule in the Kingdoms of the world may be subjects of Christ but the question here is of the Government it self which relates to the great Image Dan. 2. and so must be broken down 2 Obj. But worldly Government as worldly or Civil appertains not to the fourth Monarchy nor to the Image but as opposing Christs Kingdom 1 R. The ten Toes Horns or Kingdoms are parts of the Image 2. They oppose Christs Kingdom as worldly or civil because they let it not to speak now of other opposition as the Roman Heathen Empire letted