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The voice of King Charls the father to Charls the son, and the bride say come being an invitation of King Charls to come in peaceably and be reconciled to his father's minde and shewing the integrity of His Highness Oliver Cromwel ... / by Arise Evans.
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Evans, Arise, b. 1607.
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the death witness Saint PAUL who did all this insomuch that Saint PETER at last calls him Our beloved brother PAUL 2 Pet. 3. 15. Wherefore nowithstanding they have so violently persecuted your Royal FATHER to the death most glorious Soveraign upon their repentance receive your Subjects in love and mercy as your FATHER hath commanded you who went beyond any one Martyr because of his power and dignity and therefore his sufferings were greater and are morefull of glory which is to you an unspeakable joy full of glory through Jesus Christ who did enable him To the Son JESUS CHRIST be all Glory and Praise for ever and ever Amen In long-Ally at the entrance of Crown Court in Black-fryers March 23. 1654. Your faithful Servant in the LORD Arise Evans To the Reader Beloved THese things had been out in print before the last Christmass but that I had Visions to the contrary which shewed me that the King's party then had high hopes to prevail another way so that these things then would have been rejected but now I hope they are satisfied and see no good can come to them that way and that they will look upon this to be the most probable and the most excellent way for the King to come in and that this for that end comes out seasonably now and the Lord send his presence and blessing with it to his glory and our comfort So be it To the ROYALISTS Reloved YOU see in my little book called Voice of Michael the Arch-angel what Lines I have presented to his Highness the Lord PROTECTOR to shew him how God is for us And I believe and so doth his Highness give credit by all that I can gather from his deportment toward me He believeth also that what I shewed him came to pass On last Saint Michael's â—ay was the appearance of God for you and since the Almighty hath appeared for us insomuch now that his Majesty CHARLES STEWARD upon good terms may come to his Throne when he please And God forbid but that the QUEEN DUKE of York DUKE of Glocester and all the late KING's Children should come in upon the same Agreement and be highly honoured by this Nation if her Majesty leave Idolatrous Superstition and all other sins attending Courts in our days behinde her which the Lord of Heaven and Earth that beareth rule in this Nation cannot a bide I know nothing that hinders the KING at this time but a seeking of his Kingdom and shewing himself willing to agree with his Highness the Lord PROTECTOR and his Party Then let us praise God to whom onely be the glory of our Salvation by Jesus Christ and truely as you see by the above said book I have not spared them but roughly shewed them the Truth which albeit his Highness received not in wrath but as it is a sharp loving reproof to his and their honour be it spoken they received it with all readiness mildness meekness and clemency shewing to a discerning eye a willingness in them to perform what is required on their part provided that they have an Agreement suitable to their Worth and Valour of which Demands in reason they ought not to be denied by his Majesty CHARLES STEWARD Therefore having through God's assistance brought it to this pass left I should be unfaithful I shall God willing now speak a word of reproof unto you of the KING's party and chiefly to you who have not hitherto changed your habit of sin and cause of your misery yet you would have the Kingdom come with all haste and some of you are so violent that nothing will satisfie you but blood and treading down of such parties and especially upon such and such men as you fancy to be guilty you would have no mercy shewed And in all these things you are mistaken for they are so willing to do righteously and to have peace that they please God thereby And therefore neither you nor all Europe shall not be able to bring them down by force Truly let me tell you I think it is in vain for any to fight with these men in the field I know none that did attempt to fight them which got any thing by them but the humbling of their high and lofty Spirits And his Majesty the late KING was sensible of it and knew that he had chosen the wrong people for his Souldiers when he said of them Sect. 26. pag. 209. of his Book as followeth For the Army which is so far excusable as they act according to Souldiers principles and interest demanding pay and indempnity I think it necessary in order to the publick peace that they should be satisfied as far as is just no man being more prone to consider them then my self And though they fought against me yet I cannot but so far esteem that valour and gallaâ—try they have sometimes shewed as to wish I may never want such men to maintain my Self my Laws and my Kingdoms in such a peace as wherein they may enjoy their share and portion as much as any men And truly the King had great reason to wish such a wish when he had considered the carriage of both Armies for as the King's Army were generally given to swearing drunkenness whoredom with other such vain sinful lusts which to maintain such a course of life no small means will serve turn so that to maintain such lusts they wronged the Countries where they came which Countries observing the different dealing of both Armies and that the KING's Army made them who afore were really for the King to abominate such doings so that they all did joyne with the PARLIAMENT's Party against the KING which thing proved both his and his Armies ruine and indeed the ruine of all his Party Besides such men were the worst men for Souldiers as could be imagined for when they should be watching and alwayes in readiness one party was with their whores another drunk a third gaming a fourth plundering a fifth swearing and fighting one with another which things are destructive to an Army who should sanctifie themselves specially at such times Deut. 24. 9. but when they were got together though they would fight most gallantly at a single duel or at an Ale-house yet such men are never good in the field specially when they come to encounter with a people whom they think do seek the Lord and fear him and live civilly then the fear of God's wrath and of death commonly makes them run away or else their ambitious Commanders strive for honour till time be past when indeed they should go on by lot Judg. 1. 1 2 3. and if they chance to do an exploit they too soon fall a plundering that seldom but at the last they come to lose all again These things the late KING understood and experience did witness it to him But the PARLIAMENT-Souldiers were men of another temper and though of divers Opinions yet they went out of zeal in rage and fury to fight against
those incivilities of the KING's Army for truely had the KING's Army been temperate considering what they went about and adorning their Religion specially at such a time with a holy life they had not lost the day neither had so many as did go out been so eager to fight against them And when the KING's Army above-said were fulfilling their lusts the PARLIAMENT's Army some were praying others meditating a third reading the Scripture the fourth exercising their Armes the fifth consulting and taking care how to provide for the Army that they should not wrong the Country and all watching opportunities being alwayes in readiness And there is much more difference if you consider all in both Armies as they differed in all points so that it was impossible for the KING to prevail though I confess the KING had as gallant men but not many as ever England bred who have done gallantly here sometimes and specially beyond Sea And the PARLIAMENT's Army knowing that they fought against such profane sinners that made no conscience of their wayes had comfort and they were assisted with courage that they seldome turned their backs upon the Enemies because they feared the Lord though it was sometimes irkesome to them to go against the Lord's anointed specially to them that did truly understand but others that went on false Principles fought stoutly as we say without fear or wit being not able to see the event thereof Now the prudence of our late KING was such seeing these gallant Spirits that though he sacrificed his life to satisfie them that fought against him yet such was his clemency that he loved them and wisheth to have them stand for him counting them excusable for what they did against him and worthy of mercy none exempted but that all according to their degrees and merits should injoy their share in peace and happiness as much as any men in his Kingdoms which minde of the late KING is clearly seen in the words above cited And truely let me tell you That the KING and all the Nobles in England could not have done so much right to the Commonwealth or Crown of England as his Highness the Lord PROTECTOR did and after times will further manifest it And again I say if we consider you shall finde that he is true to the Crown whatsoever men say to the contrary for whenas his Highness took upon him the Title of PROTECTOR if such righteous thoughts had not been then in his Heart he might have as easily then been a KING as a PROTECTOR and he did refuse it to manisest that he acknowledgeth the KING and that he would be but a PROTECTOR until the KING came to an Agreement with his Kingdom For according to the Laws of England a PROTECTOR is no more then a person that standeth for a KING and ruleth for a time that is till the KING come to age or otherwayes till he be capable of ruling which now our KING being at a difference with his Subjects though he be of Age and Discretion susficient to rule yet the difference and distance between Him and his Subjects makes him uncapable And I believe you will finde if you examine former presidents of this nature that though the KING doth not rule himself in person while there is a PROTECTOR yet alwayes the time of his raign is recknoned so that the King beginneth his raign from that time as his PROTECTOR which is his Deputy takes the rule upon him and therefore I hope you that think I have missed in saying That KING CHARLES should come to raign in 53. when you see the time of this PROTECTOR reckoned to KING CHARLES ' raign then you will say I said right If there be any antipathy as I believe there is between David and CHARLES he must raign in Hebron for a time 2 Sam. 5. 1 2 3 4 5. that is without the consent of all his people having nothing from them for Hebron in the British Language signifies That he raigns KING though the Kingdom be not given to him for Heb in English is not and ron in English is given so that Hebron by interpretation is not given any Welch-man can tell you that Hebron in English is not given and if not I will put it into a phrase that is undeniable Ron iddo dyrnas that is A Kingdom will be given him I mau nw etto heb i roi hi that is they gave it not yet Therefore I say CHARLS raigns in Hebron and doubt not but after the similitude of David he shall raign in Jerusalem that is by the consent of all God's people And to stop their mouths that do asperse me as a false Prophet concerning 1653. put the case I took CHARLES for OLIVER for he came in in 53. it is no more thenwhat Samuel did in the like case when he took Eliab for David 1 Sam. 16. 6 13. therefore a true Prophet may be subject to such a mistake yet as above to clear my self of such a mistake I hope you will see hereafter that CHARLES then came to the Throne though in the person of OLIVER his Deputy by my account But you will object David and Eliab was of the same family I answer CHARLES and OLIVER also be of the same family if Haraulds reports be true for Oliver by the one side comes of the ancient British Kings and by the other side comes of the Stewarts and that is the true Line of the late King Charles by which he enjoyed the Crown of Great Britain And though some say It was a presumption in me to declare so much concerning 53. yet I do not fear but God will maintain me in what I said against all those that asperse me and will overthrow the aspersion that is cast upon me of them that understand not by a judicious party which doth both understand and will plead my Cause It is true I have set down somthing concerning my anointing from 1 Sam. 16. 3 11 12. which by no means can sinke into the brains of some learned men that cavil against it Gentlemen I directed it not to you but to his Highness the Lord PROTECTOR who I know delighteth in such things for that he is able to comprehend them Therefore you might have passed by it with silence rather then condemn that which you understand not for sacred mysteries are not to be understood by your Grammer-Rules without faith neither is that a rule for a Prophet to understand the mysteries of God's Kingdom for if Faith be wanting he cannot see nor say nothing to that and our Saviour Christ gives thanks to God the Father because it is so ordered and tells you plainly That such things are hid from the wise and prudent Luke 10. 21. Matth. 13. 11. and Saint Paul tells ye That our rule of Faith that we go by shall destroy all such learning as opposeth it 1 Cor. 1. 19 20 25. 1 Cor. 2. 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16. for