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The true copy of a letter sent to the Kings Most Excellent Majestie. By W. Covell Gent.
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Covel, William.
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1661
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Wing C6614; Thomason 669.f.26[70]; ESTC R210949
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The true COPY of a LETTER SENT To the KINGS Most Excellent MAJESTIE By W. COVELL Gent. JEHOVAH our great Master commands me to speak to thee O King after this manner KING thou hast taken upon thee to Rule part of the King of Kings great houshold and if thou art his Steward they that Rule our men must be just ruling in the fear of the Lord as in 2 Sam. 23. 3. And they that are ruled must fear God and the King by whom Kings reign which is Gods Order onely therefore care is to be taken for the Poor and Despised and Oppressed as well as for the Rich and Mighty of this world for our great Master hath put a Law in every thing he maketh to guide it according to its kind without Counsel the People perish and his Counsellors are the aged in Christ for not many Wise men after the flesh nor many Mighty nor many Noble are called but God hath chosen the Foolish things of the world to confound the Wise and God hath chosen the Weak things to confound the Mighty and Base things of the world and things that are Despised hath God chosen and things which are not to bring to nought things that are that no flesh should glory in his presence and as our great Master is good to all so must his Stewards and Counsel and Servants be for Christ will not be made a Slave and a Vagabond to Dagâ—n â—or ever but the poor penitent Souls have received of his fulness and goodness and they that are counted mad as Paul was oftentimes speaks forth the words of Truth and Sobriety and the Wisdom of God in the Despised and Poor persecuted ones is a chief good and help to Rulers who are Gods Deacons Therefore thou art to provide a Counsel of poor penitent Souls and not to take Counsel of none but Mighty men of this world for the Ministry of Wisdom is in the poor Saints the worlds despised ones Gods Cherubims at his Command and his enemies Deliverers when they obey him in them they are his enemies Coverings when the enemy combines with subjection to his Will and be sweetly contained it is the wisdom of a King to conceal a matter so do thou and defend them in Peace and Truth and provide for them and relieve them and as a good Steward of the manifold gifts of God out of the abundance of the earth in thy disposing dispence part thereof to set such people to work who are willing to live according to Gods Order in some place convenient for them that they may be a pattern of good works to the ignorant world through Gods Wisdom outsighting them for the good of thee and of these people of these Nations which being settled in our great Masters Order will bring Glory Peace Truth Plenty and Health to thee and them and by degrees remove Ignorance Idleness Want and Beggery out of the Land and make thee great in our Masters Eye and be loved of him without which greatness in this world will make us miserable in the World to come But if thou dost seek after the love of our great Master and own and obey him in thy Place according to his Order and not after the Ordinances of men which are not for the Lords sake which ought to bear the Emphasis and chief Rule in all Ordinances and Orders whatsoever which he offereth to thy understanding by his mean Instruments then shalt thou be made great and the Nations of the world shall dread thee for his power in thee and them those which are ruled by our Masters Law in them are subject to his Ministry and are no trouble to his Stewards but their trouble is most to rule such as will not be ruled by Gods Law which is in them and manifested to them and instead of following his Law and Order do hearken to and obey such Priests as have departed out of the way and caused many to stumble at the Law and such Lawyers also as establish the Traditions of men for Gods Laws after their blind reasons for the love of gain which God hath cursed by his Prophet Malachy Chap. the second But thou must defend them and provide for them which are obedient to our Masters Law and Order and as a good Shepherd go before them in the same and that is it which will bring good to thee and make them thy coverings and shew forth our Masters glory and thine and if thou embrace the Truth more may be communicated to thee as thou art able to bear it thy work and danger in the work being great and my work is according to our great Masters Command and Obligation to plead this before thee O King for the Poor and Oppressed People of God our great Jehovah Amen From a Beggar in bonds who craves neither honour nor wealth but a waiter upon our great Master and a Beggar to him for thee and the Nations with tears and groans that they may be saved from the Judgments which are sealed for the Rebellious and I am directed in thy behalf to the 12th Chapter of Job for thee to read and consider of alone by thy self and if thou be broken off from the wild Olive Tree and art engrafted into the good Olive Tree and made partaker of the fatness thereof then thou wilt grow in the Spirit of Knowledge and the secrets of the Lord will be with thee and shalt see his wonderous works for which wo is me that I cry Wilt thou hear his voice Which if obeyed I and others shall hear the Eccho and there will be coverings to thee and them which hear and believe but if laught at and rejected Oh! my bones shall be broken and I tremble before our great Master under whose Ministry I am the end whereof is known to him and shall be known to them to whom by Vision Revelation or Inspiration or any other way he shall reveal himself which in us if it be observed and obeyed is our glory and will yield all glory to our great Master Jehovah King I am under great trouble of mind concerning thee and the Nations and being commanded further to speak unto thee truth maketh me bold wo is me for fear I grieve thee I am full of love to thee and to the whole Creation of God under whose Ministry I am Thou art to take heed of the Crown of Gold which is of mens making for a Crown of glory is offered to thee that thou mayest wear for ever and if thou imbrace the same the worldly Crowns will well fit thee Thou art to take heed of making Contracts with these people for they are out of order and God hath a controversie with these Nations Thou art to take heed of the Oath they will put upon thee for fear of being snared for there are many things to be done and many things to be undone which must be according to the Word of our greatest King and Law-giver Thou art to take heed of the Phylosophers and such as will slatter thee for their own ends minding more the commands of man and love to man more than the Command of God our greatest Master Thou art to open the Prison Doors for Debtors and appoint Commissioners in all thy Counties to examine every mans cause there will appear great advantage to thee to remit thy self in the People hearts for none can stand before our great Masters Sword which is within every man and thy Sword which is without let be one proceedings in all Courts as in the Exchequer Thou art to take heed of all thy Officers in all places in the Nations for if that they through corruptions shall any way abuse the People it will all reflect on thee and make thee little and although the world flesh and sin be thy enemy God will be thy friend and thou shalt never want Counsel nor miss at last the eternal Crown of glory Thou art to hold the Ballance equal to all sorts of People and to Persecutions and Imprisonments of People for Conscience thou art to forbear and hinder those fiery Angels in the world that would burn up all with a fiery zeal which is not true having no wisdom but in their Lips Thou art to be like our great Master good to all for he hath created a full creation that shews his Love there is no want of his works but there is a want of inlarged hearts universal men for narrow covetous spirits will never do good but to themselves our great Masters House must be built by steps by those which have skill even a Solomons House for the delivering of the Poor Oppressed Despised Bodies that wants Food and Cloaths Breeding and Planting restores Oh King live for ever our great Master Jehovah bless thee Amen Buying and Selling destroyes WILLIAM COVELL London Printed by J. 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