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Gods prerogative povver made known divers wayes in the Old and New Testament. Also the prerogative power of the Lord Christ. And what he will do in the dayes of his kingly office, in destroying his enemies, and exalting his saints. Very usefull for these times. / By him that loveth both truth and peace, Noah Banks.
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in these last days Oh how hath God in this Land of late pulled down the pride of many tall Cedars both in the Church as Lord Bishops and many great men are brought low for the haughtiness of man shall be abased and the loftiness of man shall be brought low and the Lord alone exalted in that day he shall tread them down even by the Isa 2. 9. Isa 26. 5 6. Mat. 4. 3. feet of the poor and the steps of the needy and ye shall tread down the wicked for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet Eighthly When the Lord Christ gives his Saints a heart to cry mightily to God for the downfal of Antichrist and will give him no rest till he makes Jerusalem the praise of the whole earth when the Angel having the golden Censor which was the prayers of the Saints powred out then woe to Antichrist there was a voice of thunder and lightening and an earthquake how hath God made his power known by prayer Moyses prayed and the Red-Sea stood on heaps at Ioshuahs prayer the Sun stood still prayer will shut Heaven and open Heaven as Eliah did and hath not God raised up some men to a mighty spirit of prayer how do they cry to God with abundance of confidence believing now God is pulling down Antichrist oh saith a poor gracious soul let me pull too with my prayers for it will never be well with Sion till Antichrist be destroyed Ninthly When the Lord Christ begins to take the vayl off that is spread over all Nations Isa 25. 7. A fire shall go before him which shall give light to his people but burn up all his enemies round about the earth saw it and trembled Psa 97. 3 4. When the Sun of righteousness shall arise oh what a difference there will be between Goshen and Egypt and surely God hath of late more then formerly opened the eys of many godly men and made known his truth concerning Christs Kingly Government in these last days but when the rest of the Gentles and Iews do come to the knowledg of Christ oh how glorious will those times be But unto whom will the Lord Christ reveal this great work in destroying Antichrist and calling of the Iews and Gentles that are not yet called They must be his friends as Abraham was they must be such as fear him such as dearly love him and Psa 25. love not their lives to the death precious choice men Daniel like men of excellent spirits men beloved of Christ as Iohn Reve. 12. 11. was lying in Christs bosom Eagle-ey'd men such as the Pro. 17. 27. Shepheards were which watched by night and spent their meditations on the high things of God men like Ioshua and Dan. 6. 3. Caleb who followed the Lord fully and will speak well of the good Land men that have much sound knowledg of the Numb 14 22 mystery of Christs Kingdom searching out the deep things of 1 Cor. 2. 10. God they must be such as have laid the Church troubles to their hearts Iacobs that have wrastled with God by prayer Ier. 9. 1. and will have no denial they are the first born sons of Sion Dan. 10. 2 3. such as have spent themselves in fasting and fervent crying to Iehovah those that have sowen in tears they shall reap with joy Gen. 32. 24. those shall have the first fruits and hear from Christ the first newes of Sions glory these and these alone shall see the Land a far of What will the Lord Christ do in these last days by his Kingly Prerogative Power First He will destroy his enemies Secondly He will exalt his Saints The Lord Christ hath begun this work already he hath trod the winepress of the wrath of the Almighty this he did in the Garden and on the Cross then he conquered all our spiritual enemies then he suffered for us but now he must reign till he hath made all his enemies his footstool these days will bring forth sad news for Antichrist and all his adherents their judgments slumbreth not A long time saith Christ I have held my peace I have been still I have refrained my self now will I cry like a travelling woman I will destroy and devoure at once the Lord goes forth like a mighty man of war he shall cry yea roar he shall prevaile against his enemies When the Lyon Isa 32 23. 24. of the Tribe of Iudah shall rore woe to the beasts woe to Antichrist the great enemy of Christs Kingdom and woe to all the Kings of the earth that have taken part with the Beast woe to Rome and her consederates Howl ye for the day of the Lord is at hand it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty Isa 13. 6. your lofty looks shall be laid low Isa 2. 11. for the day of vengeance is in my heart and the year of the redeemed is come it will be a terrible bloudy day to the Lord Christs enemies as you may read Isa 34. for his camp is very great his day is very terrible Ioel 2. 10 11. he will make wast as mountains and hills the greatest of his enemies Isa 42. 15. the ruin of spiritual Babylon and Rome must be by a mighty earthquake Isa 13. 13. Rev 16. 16. at the taking of Babel the whole earth is moved Ier. 50. 46. when the Lord Christ comes to make his power known in destroying his enemies there will be great bloudy wars and changes in in Governments and great troubles in all Nations This appears plain by many places of Scripture it will be bloudy times at the fall of Antichrist the Lord hath a consumption to bring upon the whole earth See Isa 66. 15. and Chap. 17. 12 13 14. Chap. 18. 3 to the end Chap. 28. 2. Chap. 34. 8. where you may read how bloudy a time it will be for it is the day of vengeance and the year of recompence for the controversie of Sion it is comfortable for the Saints though he that is coming to judg the great whore that hath made the earth drunk with her fornications and to avenge the bloud of his servants Rev. 18. 20. the Lord Christ will make known his Prerogative power in the throwing down of the man of sin he will stir up jealousie like a man of war Isa 42. 13. he will strike through Kings in the day of his wrath Psa 110. 5 6. he shall be crowned King of Kings Rev. 19. he shall reign till Antichrist be utterly thrown down 2 Thes 2. 8. it shall be as the overthrowing of Sodom never to be inhabited from generation to generation root branch shall be wholly destroyed as you may read Ier. 50. 39 40. Rev. 18. 2. Isa 34. Mal. 4. 1. for the Stone cut out of the Mountain without hands shall break in pieces the gold and the silver the brass iron and the clay and they shall become as chaff and the wind shal
GODS Prerogative Power Made known divers wayes in the Old and New Testament ALSO The Prerogative Power of the Lord Christ And what he will do in the dayes of his Kingly Office In Destroying his Enemies And Exalting his Saints Very usefull for these Times By him that loveth both Truth and Peace NOAH BANKS LONDON Printed by R. B. and are to be sold at the West end of Pauls 1650. To the truely Honorable in Christ Major General HARRISON Honored Sir KNowing that you are one that wait for the appearing of the Lord Christ in his Kingly glory and are willing to hear news of the good Land though it be by a weak poor instrument for out of the mouths of babes and sucklings God will declare his praise I have made bold to communicat a few lines to your godly and grave consideration what I do believe God is doing in this last Age of the World Surely God is answering all the prayers that have been powred out by the Saints at the Throne of Grace against Antichrist for this many hundred years and he is now going in an eminent manner to require the bloud of the Saints that hath been spilt by that man of sin and his adherents now the Lord is revenging the bloud of the Saints that cry under the Altar now those that have made war with the Lamb the Lamb shall overcome them for he and he onely is Lord of Lords and King of Kings and they that are with him are called chosen faithful Antichrist hath bin drunken with the bloud of the Saints now he must have bloud to drink for he is worthy now have we great cause to bless God who hath taken to himself great power and doth reign and hath destroyed them that hath destroyed the earth now is the Lord humbling great men the loftiness of man shall be bowed down and the haughtiness of man shall be made low and the Lord alone exalted in that day now hath the Lord Christ appeared in the Majesty of his strength in his Armies he hath scattered the proud in the imaginations of their hearts he hath pulled down the mighty from their seats and exalted them of low degree For behold the day cometh that shall burn as an Oven and all the proud yea all that do wickedly shall be as stubble and the day cometh that shall burn them up saith the Lord of Hosts and it shall leave neither root nor branch and he shall tread them down and they shall be as ashes under the soles of your feet Now many Nations are gathered against thee that say let her be defiled and let our eyes look upon Sion but they know not the thoughts of the Lord neither understand they his Counsel he shall gather them as Sheaves into the floores Arise and thrash O daughter of Sion for I will make thy horn iron and thy hoofs brass and thou shalt beat in pieces many people God doth and will do great things by weak instruments thy feet shall tread them down even the feet of the poor and the steps of the needy Zech. 12. 8. and God hath made good his word of late in that day shall the Lord defend the Inhabitants of Ierusalem he that is feeble amongst them shall be as David and the house of David shall be as God as the Angel of the Lord before them God is now stayning the glory of all flesh now is the little Stone that was cut out of the Mountain without hands smiting the Image on the feet that was of iron and clay and breaks them in pieces then was the iron and the clay and the brass and the silver and the gold and all the Empires of the earth broken in pieces together and became like the chaff of the Summer flower and the wind carried them away and the place was no more found And the Stone that smot the Image became a great Mountain and filled the whole earth the Lord Christ will break them with a Rod of Iron and dash them in pieces like Potters vessels yea the Kings of the earth that will not submit to him He will strike through Kings in the day of his wrath he will shake all Nations yea not only earth but also Heaven and these promises Prophecies many more is the Lord Christ now making good by his Prerogative Power and hath not God begun this work in this Common-wealth hath not God delivered us out of Egypt by a mighty hand and God hath broken the rod of oppressors as in the day of Midean and I do beleeve the work that God hath begun in England shall go on till he hath made all his enemies his footstool and that great block that lyeth in the way and hinders the peace of many good men that the Witnesses are not slain I do believe for my part that the Witnesses are slain in this Iland I take the Witnesses to be those that have suffered under Antichrist for fourty and two months Rev 11. 2. as Antichrist came in gradually so shall his tyrannical power be taken away gradually First because when Christ begins he will make an end Babylons ruine is like a mighty milstone thrown in the Sea it shall never be found again he will goe Rev. 18. 21. on till Rome bee destroyed Secondly because in the time of Antichrists reign the Witnesses must be clothed in sackcloth but now Rev. 11. 3. God hath taken a way the sackcloth and many of the Saints doe see cause to put on the garment of reioycing and are wayting for the Bridegrooms coming Thirdly the Witnesses having lain three dayes and a halfe dead which is in conformity to Christs death they must stand on their feet againe as blessed bee God they now do in this Iland Fourthly when the Witnesses stand on their feet great feare shall fall on them that see them and are not the enemies of Christ and his people in great feare in these daies who can but see it Fiftly and are not many of the Saints of Christ raised up by the Spirit of God into a glorious admiration of God and into a safe condition out of the reach of the malice and power of their enemies and their enemies be hold them but they cannot hurt Rev. 13 6. Chap 12. 19. them Gods raising up his people is called heaven Sixtly the great Earthquake God hath made of late both in England Ireland and now of late in Scotland which I doe beleeve hath made the territories of Babylon to shake this is called a great Earthquake Rev. 11. 13. Seventhly I do beleeve this Commonwealth was the tenth part of mystical Babylon which now is falen and the powers both in Church and Commonwelth that did oppress the saints is taking away blessed be the Lord and is not the seventh Angel now going to sound and are there not great voices in heaven in the Churches of Christ which is called heaven saying the Kingdomes of the world are become the