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Before the Lords second coming, of the last days to be visited, signed with the tyrant Pharaohs overthrow.
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Eleanor, Lady, d. 1652.
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Before the Lords second coming OF The last Days To be visited Signed with the Tyrant Pharaohs Overthrow ACTS 3. 22 23. A Prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your Brethren like unto me c. And it shall come to pass Every soul which will not hear that prophet shal be destroyed among the people September octo or November Printed in the year 1650. The most Mighty his Messenger ELEANOR DOUGLAS Dowger Daughter of Lo Audeley Lo Touchet E of Castlehaven To them of England France Scotland Ireland and Wales BRethren of these distracted Dominions hereof in a word without which that tryed Gold in the fire coveted and whitened Rayment eye-salve of that sort or anointing do but bathe an Ethiopian spur Balaams ass since other Balm or way none beside when have tryed all but by the word to try the Spirits whether counterfeit or current Scriptures to search those Mines a business worthy of as serious dispute as whatsoever namely whether for blaspheming against the holy Ghost hath not brought upon us this judgement unexpected wherein delay no less perillous then heretofore pernicious untimely tasting that paparadice fruit whose precious gates when as come to pass set open The chrystal flovving living fountain to all passengers free supposed to have been dryed up The reserved Tree of Life likewise given gone monthly rendâ—â—â—â—g its golden Largess attain'd not to its maturity till now whose wholsom leaves dispersed daily for asswaging the Nations festered wounds assign'd so requisite those Supernaturals against unnatural waged wars These not the first time pressed But Gallio cared for none of these matters Acts 18. although deny the holy Ghost by consequence The Lord that bought them Moreover accompanied with frequent Blasphemies by the Trade called Religion set abroach Scriptures not more in thraldom to Romanists their state of Ignorance then the holy Ghost endeavored to be enslaved Arrogancy the worst by them stiled Our Reformers and Deliverancers distraction of no common consequence destructive to concord among Brethren-Nations in their Brothers eye nâ—rrowly observ'd discern a mote Execrable Opinions theirs nevertheless a Beam such a mountain in their own esteems it not considerable Foes of our grand Freedoms and Liberties whatsoever they pray Thy Kingdom come say in their hearts Torment us not before our time not onely intrenched Sion about have scaled new Jerusalems wals undermined her Bulwarks But out-stripping Savages of late have slain most barbarously our tvvo Sacred Ambassadors Those VVitnesses as impreached Revel 11. The last days whose Ringleader the foul Beast ascended out of the Abyss by undeniable evidence charg'd with the gift of Prophecies Lamp extinguisht troden under foot that holy City c. exchang'd for their gifts sent one to another or Symony triumphing over their corps because tormented them with their published Commission testified that solemn Oath taken Rev. 10. of Tyrant times being cut off and unhappy generation such to be no more And so much for these precious passages all plainly speaking of Prophecies return or resurrection like the Eagles renewing her strength immunities not inferior to former times withal informing what Mutiniers in Court and City against these 2 books in special of the Prophets Daniel and John both which men revived but by a touch c. the one continuing until King Cyrus the other until the Cities destruction Types and Figures before the Churches Deliverance time How long in captivity under Tyrants Lawless wretches not unlike those ruines of the Temple darksom uninhabited Vauts in the possession of Owls and their Mates whose Houses and Riches become their Heaven and god And so come to Times Mystery his golden Hour-glass whereof thus Revel II. he where bidden to arise c. his casting it up to be forty two Moneths in short as much to say By three yeers and a half pointing to the number of Seven extends not onely to the Seventeenth Century but expresly to the present Jubile from that moiety or dividing of Time so over and over prest by those sealed VVrits of theirs The Prophet Daniel his multiplyed weeks as informs saying Seven weeks and Seventy weeks are determined c. And in the midst of the week c. but several voyces all in one expressing the aforesaid Jubile or fiftieth yeer appointed that of pardon whereof our Lord on this wise It is impossible but that offences will come Luke 17. But wo unto him c. no less then Great Britains neck-Verse that shall offend one of these stiled his Little ones a Mill-stone then other Ornament more proper for such a one as in reference hereto bears date even his last return an 49. seven times seven And if he trespass against thee seven times in a day and seven times in a day turn again thou shalt forgive or receive him bear witnes the Disciples Lord increase our Faith to wit Defenders of the Faith stiled never at so low an ebb as that sure Oracle replyed had they Faith as a grain of mustard c. Need not fear the day of Iudgement tydings or Worst of Tyrants concluding it how faring with them when the Son of Man revealed vers 24. one taken the other left demanded where Lord such Massacre and woful wars refers them to the Roman Ensign the Eagle where the corps c. And so much for this be it known to all Touch not mine anointed do my Prophets no harm with a touch of Times week its Mystery the most Supreme set at nought for Onions and Garlick those anointings in sted of Canaans Grapes and Olives by Oxford Naamans are not the Rivers of Damascus better So proceeding with Sodoms Map of those two Prophets crucified exposed like some Malefactors not suffered to be interr'd where three days and half and years beside sounding the general Resurrections Alarm Months forty two theirs contributing thereto for a time times and dividing of Time with one consent crown the Seventeenth Century 500 years fulfiilling a period shadow'd under Hyergly pick figures how honor'd the Spirit of prophecy then powred out as by those two in Sackcloth Liveries their agreeing in one and them whoso hurts or dishonors with untimely death repaid fire proceeding out of their mouths At whose word that wine VVaters turned into Blood VVars foreshewed restrain the Heavens smite the Earth vvith Plagues as often as they please stiled The two Olive Trees and Two Candlesticks expelling darkness the healing nature of Oyl not unknown requires no farther amplification shewed to be the Books of the greatly beloved Man and that Disciple whom the Lord loved So Come saith the Spirit and Come saith the Bride and those will take gratis and If any man take away c. for I testifie unto every MAN Lest the last Error worse then the first when the bad Spirit tempting and the woman Thus passing on when the Spirit powred out a passage when opened in Heaven the Holy Prophets giving thanks the time come of their awakening opened also the gates of Hell such an uprore about Father Times being cut off those tydings the City setting on fire the Nations stung their time come forth to be judged Rev. the Devil wilde for company loses no time by Sea and Land because his but short greatly wrath On all sides thus how the Mystery abounds of Iniquity witnes our wandring Stars visible in this horrible Age so many though charg'd with abusing their Tolleration or Liberty of conscience no wonder when higher Powers express no better use made of theirs then by leasing and scoffing to abuse the Holy Ghosts long-suffering of vvhose Apostacy and Erroneous actings extending to delay of the day of Iudgment not sensible of ouâ— entrance thereinto And detaining the Kingdom of Heaven from the true owners By reason of certain Reserves or doubtful Speeches matter of Reality failing our fluent Tertullus's inform Because said Of the day and hour knows no man and to Thieves approach likened by night hold forth need not be beholding or farther consolation expected for Sion that fear causless lest set at nought their Trade no farther watch requisite teach the good man of the house may take his ease Mat. 24. as upon that mistake went abroad of that Disciples not dying taken for a second Elias Job c. Because of the conceal'd day and hour which matters not Go on in deferring amendment sufficient tokens come forth of the last Day though pricking the hearts of very Iews Of which store not all expended Aarons distillings or her renowmed anointing to the end of the world tendred not by way of ostentation or self-ends seasonable as looking towards Sodom Shewing extant on Record in several Courts since an 1633. and asore to a year a Month and the very day under her hand foreshewed matters then of highest nature of late executed as by so many years durance undergone since then when deem'd impossibilities or distraction As farther by credible persons to be testified no few about the City how accompanied with Miracles no inferior ones Beside Devils also dumb Spirits cast out most outrageous of all other with as ample commission and convincing testimony as ever Moses and Elias if not a greater except the Age become more deaf or unmoveable then that pillar of Salt Lots metamorphosed wise her Execution sign or then our Wyldshires stonage wonder as proper for Pharaohs of these days And as closes displaying his pedegree off-spring of the Prophet David saying I come shortly with that Benection Blessed are they that do his Commandment that they may have right to the Tree of Life whose Leaf withers not or changes And may enter in through those everlasting gates twelve of the new City so Monethly Humiliations and other like Superstitions observ'd no other then Dan. 3. when ye hear the sound c. Whoso falleth not down c. and If any man buy or sell save he that hath the mark of the Beast c. alike acceptable leaving the other undone to be excommunicated with Dogs c. Be it ordain'd even upon pain of Death Deo sit gloria c. From the Queens Bench. September c. FINIS