interpreted but found none that could interprete the same But now was by a devine providence my book directed to me he being very confident that it was given for me to interpret it Then I considering with my self that in regard of the multitude of people daily inquiring of me concerning what hopes I saw of their redemption from these troublesom times I having for a whole fortnight before constantly prayed to God to send me some extraordinary knowledge now to satisfie and comfort the people and found by the strangeness of this mans coming before he related his Visions that he was sent of God unto me therewith as answers to my prayers I desired him to declare them unto me promising him through Gods assistance to shew the interpretation thereof and there upon he repeated them to be in this manner 1. I saw in a Vision revealed unto me as I was standing upon stone-steps at a place in London there came a man riding before me and made a stand against me and th n I saw a Coatch coming between the man and me passing by and in the Coatch was a woman cloathed in scarlet and one who stood by me said Behold this woman how do you like of her And I answered I liked none but mine own and then the man who was on the Horse back said unto me then it seemeth you like none but one of your own breaking then there came six youths who were in blue Coats and blue Caps like to the Hospital youths and stood between the man on horse back and me said behold take notice of the Moon and thereupon I looked up and saw a sign post with the sign of the Moon hanging as a sign under it which I beholding presently there appeared a spot of bloud upon the picture of the Moon which spot spread it self over all the Moon and the bloud sparkled up upon the skey and overspread the same Then suddenly falling down upon my knees and lifting up my hands to heaven I called upon the Lord to be my guider and defender and immediatly upon that there appeared by the picture of the Moon a man sitting having a candle lighted in his hand then came another man with a candle unlighted in his hand and he lighted his candle at the other candle that the other man had in his hand and departed And then the man who sat by the Moon spake and said I thank you all for beholding the same Then there came a Chariot with milk white horses like as if it had come out of a Court by the place where I stood and as they aproached near me I thought them to be of fire so sparkling that the heat thereof came mightily unto me whereby I was forced to shrink back from the extreamitie thereof and returning two or three steps back I beheld the horses and Chariot coming up the steps after me thus going back and seeking for some place to shelter my self from the heat thereof but finde in the street as I went neither door nor shop window open I could have no place of safeguard And seeing before me another Chariot with horses aproaching toward me I was greatly troubled in minde and then beholding upon my right hand a street turning another way in which I thought to be free entered the same And having gone but a little way therein it was beset in like manner And there came foremost a man having a long light like unto a Tortch in his haud which when I saw I thought it was Domes day and fell to the ground as a dead man and could not move hand nor foot yet had my remembrance perfect and when he came unto me he said who is here but I said nothing unto him and then he strode one foot over me and lift me up from the earth and held me in his arms and blue into mine ears three or four times then said he there was no means to help me but to be washed with the bloud of Jesus Christ so soon as he had spoken I perceived my self to be naked and then he washed and bathed my bodie all in bloud which being done he departed and went foreward ana I thought he drew me after him Then presently I was brought like as if I had been in some great Church wherein was much Timber work and there I saw men washing and besmearing all the Posts and Timber with bloud and then I seemed as if I were to depart out of the same place but coming to the door of it I heard as it were a rushing of a mightie winde with a noise of Chariots and Horses with beholding of sumptuous buildings and multitudes of men and being astonished therewith I returned into the Church again and then by that time I seemed to have a great bundel of bladders about me which vanished all but three whereof one was very little and the rest were very great especially one of them and these two seemed like two earthen pots which wearied me to bear And as I went forward in a bake-way flying from the Church I heard a voice saying go apace and when I came to the end at a place where I could go no further I thought these pots did diminish mightily and there came a voice unto me saying there will not be left the worth of a half peny remaining of all this fight so I awaked And I being in fear and amazement at this bloudy Vision within a quarter of an hour after fell into a trance again and saw another Vision which is as followeth I beheld and lo I was in a field as I thought newly sown with Wheat and as I beheld I saw upon the Land sowed a company of Doves being milk white and all of them stood in a round ring or ciâ—kle and in the midst was onely one alone by himself which surpassed all the rest in brightness shining like the Sun-beams in its brightness so did this Dove appear in brightness and glorie and I awaked again These were the Visions which he related unto me and now I shall give you the Interpretation thereof as I gave it to him then The Interpretation of the first Vision WHereas you saw your self standing upon stone steps in London it signifies or firmnes thereof the certainty and that by degrees your Vision will be fulfilled here in England Jer. 21. 6 9. And whereas you saw a man on horse back coming speedily to the place where you stood it doth signifie that they will speedily come to pass Ezek. 12. 22 23 24 25. Habak. 1. 8. also the Vision being revealed to you in the morning signifies the day of its fulling is near at hand Rom. 13. 12. And whereas you saw a Coatch with a woman in it all cloathed in scarlet passing by that signifies this bloudy Parliament and State which will suddenly vanish away and be consumed Rev. 17. 3 4 16. 2 Thess. 2. 8. And whereas you saw six youths all in blue they signifie Charls his
receive the King in peace and if it be his blessed will that the Parliament and State would not bring utter ruine upon themselves and upon this distracted Nation Now after I had interpreted this bloudy Vision he was very well satisfied in his spirit and desired me to interpret the other Vision which he had within a quarter of an hour after the former but he said it never troubled him as the other did and I said it shall be also done for it may be there is more of comfort in that then there is of sorrow in this The Interpretation of the second Vision THen said I whereas you saw your self in a Field newly sown with Wheat That signifies that now there shall be a new Kingdom established again here in Brittain more glorious then ever was upon earth Jer. 33. 14 15. Isa. 44. 2 3 4. Psal. 126. 6. Matth. 3. 12. And whereas you saw a companie of milk white Doves upon that Field all in a round ring or circle The Ring or Circle signifies the endless everlasting and everstanding Court that shall be raised and established here again And the companie of milk white Doves signifies the spotless Nobles that have continued faithfull all this time Therefore both they and their seed shall Triumph gloriously in the Court for ever Isa. 66. 22. Psal. 84. 2 10. Psal. 65. 4. Song 2. 14. And whereas you saw one Dove alone in the middle of the Ring or Circle which did shine like the Sun in brightness by that Dove is signified the King who in due time will shine like the Sun over all the earth to answer the expectation of all Nations and fulfill the promise of our Lord Jesus so that Jews and Turks shall then acknowledge Jesus Christ to be the onely Saviour of Souls Psal. 68. 13. Psal. 24. â— 8 9 10. And after I had interpreted his Visions he called for Pen and Ink and wrote them and left them to my disposing but I desired him to get them fairely written and that I would get the Interpretations of them also fairely written and that he should carry them to the Lord General Cromwell and a Petition with them to shew his case and condition telling him that the General was a good man and would perhaps do something for him And then he was inclinable to take my counsel but two dayes after he came again to see me and brought his wife with him I propounded the same motion to him again saying that it was best for him to go with his Visions to the Lord General And he answered me saying That one Mr Wilde as he heard was then and had been a long time prisoner in Newgate for declaring a vision that he had seen and that if his Excellencie should send him to prison upon it both he his wife and children might come to starve by that means But said he I refer it to God and your disgression to publish it in due time according as God shall direct you Then I considered how I had prayed and that God sent the visions to him as a conduit to convey them to me and to answer my prayers and as a Talent for me to give an account off therefore I moved him no more to that purpose And the man presently after being much troubled in minde at his wants and crosses in the world went to Virginia with some friends of his to trie his Fortune there Now the reasons why I look upon these visions as an immediat warning from God to this Nation are these five following 1. Because he was not factious on any side or a seeker after new opinions but was well grounded in the true Christian Faith of the Church of England believing the truth of it and without dispute resting constantly in the same Faith that he was taught in at first and hence I do gather that he was beloved of God who shewed him those Visions 2. Because I saw that he had not a spirit of pride or revenge in him for although he lost all he had in these times for no cause but onely that he was peaceable yet did I never hear him speak a word against the Parliament or any other that had wronged him but contrarily sought for a place under any of them to get anywhere a poor honest living patiently waiting on God without any pride or thoughts of revenge 3. Because that after he had seen the Visions though he said to me that he was never so troubled before yet now had he no rest in his spirit untill he got a satisfactory Interpretation to them from me and then had perfect rest and peace in minde concerning the Visions 4. Because I saw it was the fruit of my prayers to God who since he called me to this his peculiar service never denied me any thing that was needfull for me to know and whereby to warn this Nation Therefore whatsoever others think of these Visions I shall look upon them as certain truths consonant to the Scriptures which suddenly will come to pass 5. Because that from the time I had these Visions thus left with me unto this present it hath been a great burthen to my spirit so that I finde it impossible for me to keep them in silence and have rest And although I had rather be a Jonah then a Jeremy in pronouncing of judgement and that England might become a Ninive and not a Jewry in matter of repentance Jonah 3. 4 10. Jer. 25. 8. Jer. 39. yet Gods decree must stand Isa. 46. 9 10 11 12 13. and the stout harted shall bow down to it ye stand upon your sword saith God And I will call for a sword against it throughout my mountains saith the Lord God every mans sword shall be against his brother Ezek. 33. 16. Ezek. 38. 21. Amos 5. 6. That all flesh may know that I the Lord have drawn my sword Ezek. 21. 5. Therefore be thou instructed Oh Jerusalem lest my Soul depart from thee lest I make thee desolate a Land not inhabited Jer. 6. 8. Now I have given you an account of these Visions to the intent that God might be glorified you profitted and my self eased of my burthen I shall endeavour to inform you further of what I see and discern in Scripture concerning this Nation but I shall direct my speech chiefly to those Gentlemen of the Representative now at West-minster and then to the rest of this Kingdom beseeching all of them to consider what I have said in my former books the one called A voice from heaven and the other An Eccho unto that voice and take special notice of the dates of those books and likewise how those sayings are come to pass since they were published and lay them to heart seriously and then consider that if I keep a clear conscience I must declare the truth Admonitions to all the People of this Kingdom but chiefly to those that have the power in their hands By ARISE EVANS MEn and brethren I beseech
their prayers were answered of God by those my books and that if they did not believe what I said and do the same speedily that God would send them strong delusions and bring sudden destruction upon them Isa. 65. 12 24. Isa. 66. 3. 4. 2 Thes. 2. 10 11 12. so I say unto you now that if ye will not be answered by the same things of God in my aforesaid Books God will likewise send you strong delusions and bring sudden destruction upon you for your contempt of his truth in not believing it ye cry against the late Parl. because they cheated the people of their monies and blame also these men now of Westminster as you call them for treading their steps and not calling the other to an account for all the injustice they did alas do ye think that these or the like men will ever call them to an account Nay we must think these will rather be more chargeable to the people then they were For do ye think that such mean men raised to such high places who not having means of their own sufficiently to maintain their greatness will not have it out from the people over whom they have now the power and command And will they not raise their children friends and relations to all places of profit Truly it were a shame for them if they did it not and I am confident that if ye were in their place ye would do no less although the Countrey should still suffer by it yea and its like to suffer untill the King Nobles and Gentry of England injoy their rights again for they having great revenues of their own by which they are able to bear such places of Authority and govern the people at their own proper charges Therefore I say unto you if ye would have men in places of lawfull Authority that are not self-ended and covetous why do not ye bend the strength of your prayers for CHARLS your right King and his party that they may enjoy their rights again And then ye may be sure that he will call your late Parliament to an exact account for all those monies ye speak off and ease the people of their heavy taxations and doubtless ye shall prevail with God in prayer for him and have all your desires accomplished I beseech you to consider the difference between this State-Government and a Monarchy Queen Elizabeth had Wars with Spain and Wars in Ireland and also assisted Holland all which was done with her own revenues and without any Taxations from the subjects but now where are the Crown Lands What 's become of the Bishops Deans and Chapters Lands and Delinquents Estates and many other things that are gone I know not where And do ye think that the people are ever like to be eased from the abundance of Assessments and Taxes whilest the great revenues belonging to the Crown are gone which saved the people from such heavy and continual Taxes and by which large revenues Queen Elizabeth did such great things and yet left behinde her abundance of Treasures So that you may clearly see that there was a great part of the Kingdome juggled away from the Nation by the late Parliament when the new State was set up because what was the Kings was theirs for the saving of their own goods bearing their charges and so was the Church-Lands also appointed to ease the people that they should be free from being at charge to pay those that were the Chief rulers of the Church and took care for their Souls And now if ye would have God to hear you why do not ye hear him by doing justly to the King and Kingdom that righteousness may run down as a River Amos 5. 21 22 23 24. or else all your seeking of the Lord will be in vain for if ye will still have your prayers granted according to your own sense and will that is for you to prevail kill and slay all that will not submit to you then the Lord will shew your folly to all the World And do not you boast as some of you do that ye have had the Spirit of Prophesie these seven years that your Armies over-coming their Enemies is the fruit of your prayers Alas it is but your pride for it was Gods decree to deliver his people into your hands for a time to punish them for their sins and he revealed it unto me 20 years ago that your party should prevail as they have done and then come to a miserable end as I have declared Thus ye may see that it is not your spirit of Prophesie which you deceiving your selves do imagine to have nor yet is it the fruit of your prayers that hath done it for if ye had never opened your mouthes such things had come to pass you shall see within a short time that God will deliver you into the hands of his people to be utterly destroyed and all your Prophesying and praying shall not deliver you in that day Then leave off sacrificing to your Calf for it is no more then if the Egyptians should have sacrificed to their false gods for giving them power to overcome the Israelites and keep them in bondage but God had shewed to Abraham long before that his seed should serve the Egyptians Gen. 15. 13. 14. and when the time of the Israels deliyerance came then neither the Egyptians nor all their gods could keep them one day longer Exodus 12. 40. 41. so likewise the Babilonians might have gloried as you do and attributed their success to their own parts or to the power of their gods when they had overcome Israel but they were more modest then so And knew very well that they could not detain them any longer then God had decreed whereby you see that they in the very nick of Gods time set down by the Prophet Jeremiah 2 Chron. 36. 21 22 23 Ezra 1. Did send them home and restore all which was theirs to them aagain Here I have taken an occasion by the way to speak a word also to Mr. Feake Mr. Simpson and others of their party meeting in Black-Friers not doubting but when God shall arrest them saying 1 Kings 21. 19. hast thou kild and taken possession in that place where King Charls and his people lost their bloud in that very place shall thy bloud be spilt even thine and set their bloudy deeds to Cry unto their Consciences saying we are thine we will not leave thee untill thy Judgment come then their courrage will be abated and they shall know that they are not for the Interest of Jesus Christ as they falsly affirm But are for the Interest of the Devil who was 2 murtherer from the beginning John 8. 44. 1 John 3. 8. and when Nathans Ridle is opened unto others saying thou art the man 2 Sam. 12. 7. 14. For thou hast given great occasion to the Papist to Blaspheme saying these are the works of such as would be altogether Ruled by the