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A93379	A warning to the world, being sundry strange prophecies revealed to Nicholas Smith, living at Tillington neer Petworth in Sussex, shoe-maker. As he was about thirty years since in the hous of one Vickers, living in the Stert at Abbington in Berkeshire, spoken to him by a man whom he affirmeth was his lord and saviour Jesus Christ; in the presence of the said Vickers (master of the inne) one Katherine Smith, one carpenter's wife, and a maid-servant of the house, who all both saw the vision, and heard all the words of this prophesie. 1. Concerning the restauration of the creatures. 2. Concerning the Bible, and all the bookes in the world. 3. Concerning my own life and conversation, 4. Concerning this particular nation, and the whole world besides. 5. Concerning things past, things present, and things to come. / Manifested by the spirit of God to me Nicholas Smith on Matthias day last, in obedience to whose blessed will and pleasure I am now come up to London to perform the work I am commanded, and lie at the sign of the Flying-horse in Thames-street neer Dowgate where I will (by the grace of God) be ready to attest the truth hereof with my life.	Smith, Nicholas, d. 1680.	1653 (1653)	Wing S4140; Thomason E211_7; ESTC R212591	8,047	8

of the Sonnes of God Men of England subject your selves unto the Gospel and Government of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ as it is briefly made manifest in the four Evangelists lest the Creature be delivered from the use and comfort of this Nation know the onely true God in your own bosome know that the Spirit of the Lord is in you accusing or excusing whether your actions be good or evill know Originall righteousness For this is eternall life that ye know the onely true God in your owne bosomes and Jesus Christ whom he hath sent My Lord shewed me that it was very dangerous to dye in debt we should agree with our Adversaries while we are in the way if any man trespasse against us we should forgive him and do him some good My Lord shewed me the Angels were very rational and looked upon us as we look one upon another and judge our love unto our God As we like the Workman-ship of his hands they are offended because we like not the form which he hath made We shew God that we would have him make Horses without tails and some without ears our own Toes all of a length just strait and square some feet a little forked our heads and kne s bigger our armes as big at the hands as they are at the shoulders the wood which God giveth us to build our houses we like it not of that colour but make it of some other still shewing our dislike Lord have mercy upon us The Whore of Babylon knowes no more how to bee borne againe then Nicodemus ¶ It was revealed unto me That all Creatures should be delivered from the bondage of their corruption according to the 8 of the Romans into the glorious Liberty of the Saints I seeing no men in the Government of my Lord and Saviour was afraid that the Creatures would be taken away utterly from the use of Man I fell on my knees and did beseech the Lord if it might be for his glory and the eternall good of men that it might be another year for I did hope that their would before that time be some that would be in the Government of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ By me NICHOLAS SMITH FEllow Covenanters stand fast to the word of God The honest Lawyer must deny the first Article of the Lawyers faith or else they will prove transgressours of the commandements and traytours unto Jesus Christ The Lawyers faith is if any one come to him and give him a fee It is his faithfulness to improve all the gifts that God hath bestowed upon him to justifie him in his Cause though it be evill and unjust So he justifieth the wicked for a reward and taketh away the righteousnesse of the righteous from him Exod. 23. 6 7 8. Thou shalt not rest the judgement of thy poor in his Cause keep thee far from a false matter and the innocent and righteous slay thou not for I will not justifie the wicked And thou shalt take no gift for the gift blindeth the wise and perverteth the words of the righteous God hath sent you a light in a dark lanthorn I honour God the Father in you and I thank you and the honourable Counsellours for ingaging us to reform according to the word of God But as for this present war be you sure that you are not the cause of it maintaine the glory of God take no hing from your enemies that is good I do not desire you to take away the Law but I entreat you that we may have it established so that twelve men of the Neighbourhood may have full power to give unto every Plantiffe that which is justly his doing as they would be done by as they would answer it before the judgement seat of Christ think not of your prosperity suffer not the Defendant to remove it out of the Court upon any case but if the Defendant become plantiffe let him remove it to what Court he please maintain that which is good for that is the way to glorifie God I wish there was a law in this Common-wealth that it might open Heaven and shut Hell that he that did confesse his sinnes might be forgiven and he that hid them afflicted teach your Children to pray unto you for you are the image of God least when your back is turned they say we have seen the image of that evill one I wish that no man may be punished for the first fault if he acknowledge it he that is burnt in the hand you shew God that you would have him burn his soul Question What is thy Name Answer Adam Question Who gave you this name Ans God in the day that he Created me Quest What did God doe for thee in that day Answ He made me a man capable if that I did fall to rise again he gave me power by his wisdom over the work of his hands he impowers me to go when he bids me and to come when he calls me he made me ears to hear and a heart to believe and a tongue to confess to his praise and glory his lawes holy righteous just and good Quest Dost thou keep the Commandements Answ No. Quest Why dost thou not Answ Because I am smitten with a deadly wound of a blind mind and a heart drawne from God by the power of Satans pollutions whereby he makes me to run from my God by the correction of my necessity to seeke life by the comforts of the Creature because I am alienated by wicked works from my God the tempter draws forth my affections by unbelief holding my face upon the Creature and my back upon the Lord but God is good unto me still and saith Returne ye sons of men my salvation is neer unto them that feare me he sent the Angell of his presence who tooke the nature of Abraham to shew us the way how we should returne his exsample is that way in which our heavenly Father will accept us he have himself a ransom for his Enemies he set not his affection upon the Creature he lived long without the use of them he was satisfied in doing the will of God he regarded not a habitation upon the earth he was willing to offer up his soul and body to the glory of God our heavenly Father a ransom for his brethren Quest Hath God given power to man to believe this Be not faithless but believe where God hath given nothing nothing he will require set not thy affections on goodly buildings nor on a heap of money nor on Ships at Sea neither on a curious Coach to carry thee on the way settle not thy affections upon the Proprieties of the earth least when the earth burnes thy affections be there be of that Family that Jesus Christ owns give to all the publique weale of his people and he saith thou shalt have treasures in Heaven settle thine affections one things above where there is pleasure evermore at the right hand of God set not thy affections on the earth beleeve and be baptized so shalt thou be made manifest to Israel resolve to die rather then to live in the pollution of Satan resolve to live unto God thou knowest what is good doe it as thou lovest eternall life which is hid in Christ in God We have a hedge but the Stakes are as wit hs when the wind turnes the hedges turnes so it shelters no man that goes by it when the Restauration is for five years the stake shal stand under the drapping of the Church they shall not ware a black garment for ever they shall ware a white garment when they shal appear before God they shall not eat an Apple but they shal save the seed of it or it were better they did they shal for ever make there one parrel they shall not ware a Cloak but a Mantle none shall bring it to him but lay it on the ground because he shall stoop to take it up every one of his society shall bring to him his web to see whether the threed be to little or to big he shall not have a Child in his Family his wife shall be Nurse to all his soiety do you see that they do not pull down your House lest you die desolate set to every Pillar in Pauls a Pulpet if it lacks so many your communicants must be Beleevers baptiz'd 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A WARNING TO THE WORLD BEING Sundry strange Prophesies Revealed to Nicholas Smith living at Tillington neer Petworth in SUSSEX Shoe-maker As he was about 30 Years since in the Hous of one Vickers living in the Stert at Abbington in Berkeshire spoken to him by a Man whom he affirmeth was his Lord and Saviour JESUS CHRIST In the presence of the said Vickers Master of the Inne one Katherine Smith one Carpenter's wife and a Maid-servant of the House who all both saw the Vision and heard all the words of this Prophesie 1. Concerning the Restauration of the CREATVRES 2. Concerning the Bible and all the Bookes in the world 3. Concerning my own life and conversation 4. Concerning this particular Nation and the whole World besides 5. Concerning things past things present and things to come Manifested by the Spirit of God to me Nicholas Smith on Matthias day last In Obedience to whose blessed Will and Pleasure I am now come up to London to perform the Work I am commanded and lie at the sign of the Flying-horse in Thames-street neer Dowgate where I will by the Grace of God be ready to attest the truth hereof with my Life N. Smith Wonderfull PROPHECIES IN the latter end of the reign of King James at Abbington in Barkeshire being in one Vickers his House in the Stert I saw a Man that told me the things that should happen unto this Kingdome One remarkeable thing was One Army should lye at Abbington and another Army at Oxford and That these two should fight one against another but God would judge them for their Brother bloud He told me many remarkeable things concerning my own Conversation which have already come to passe and many things that are yet to come which is admirable many things are yet to come to passe concerning the whole world He told me That all the Books in the whole World should be taken away from the use of man the Reason was shewed me some had Books but they would have no body but themselves to read in them therefore they shall have none to read in some said they were Litterall therefore they shall not have a Letter to see some say They must be more spirituall they shall have five Years time to Exercise the Gifts of the Spirit At that time the Creature shall be delivered from the vain Conversation of men that are now subject unto vanity Every one must confess their sinnes one to another Every Woman that bares Children must after that time confess the true Father of them he must take them home and keep them whilst they are young and they must work for him when he is old at that day every one will be in perplexity God judgeth every man according to his works all men shall be judged according unto him that earneth but 10d a day if one earn 2s 6d a day he must work three times so hard else he wil be judged for a Thief He appointed me to make Paper according to his direction and to present it to him whom they that love him not call him their King and bid me tel him That He shal cause the Scripture tobe Printed in that paper tell him There are great abominations committed in the Land some men find fault with the pride of other men that ride in Coaches yet pull them out go into them themselves in the sight of the People and the People find fault with it if he wil not hear thee carry it to thee Speaker tell him what he shall do to it if he neglect it tell the Major and the Sheriffe of it carry it to the Exchange and give it to the Merchants freely if they neglect it it will be ill for them all get one to go with thee to set men at work make a Box let him carry it see that thou do not touch it if there be a Stone-wall before thee if the wall remove thou must go forward advise them in the Cities to carry their necessary Goods into the Country God will not have so many to live so neer together every man shall be restored to the condition as Adam was after his fall he was ashamed of his sins humbled himself before God but men are fallen so far now they sin in the presence of God saying They will confess their sins to God yet act it in his Presence and are proud of it Ask them if they know God in their own bosom ask them if they know the Image wherin they were created advise all men that they spoile not Barly for they must learn to drink water they should do good to their enemies they should feed them but they will not feed their Children for fear their enemies should eat part of it they had rather plant Thornes and Briers then to plant fruit-trees they should have repaired that which Satan defaced if they had planted fruit-trees in the fields they might have had the leaves of them thou shalt see a Cart-load of Skins being Records Prophesie against them say they shall bear record no longer Prophecy unto them on the right hand and on the left Tell them they should take heed the place where they sit shall burn like a furnace they think they can easily get forth but they that are without side shal keep them in Chancery there will be new mony at that place beat out the stamp which was before and if they ask thee why thou didst not beat out that which was before tell them He knows what it is to be a King Cesar must account for what he hath taken more then what is his The Kings of the Earth make money and buy such things as they lack and when they lack mony they send for it again Tell them how they should agree with their Adversaries that would make Peace with them Give them Peace offerings rather then take any Impose upon them the Gospel as all men may understand it shew them how they should subdue all their enemies under them kil none of them but take oppertunity to do them good you can send a Man a thousand miles he findeth him to whom you send you find not the way to Jesus Christ I have sought Counsel Instruction of the wise and Learned men of this Kingdom whom this Person that appeared to me may be but they all refuse to give me instruction when all men neglected me the Lord manifested himselfe unto me entring into me by the power of the Spirit judging of me what I had don in the flesh manifesting himselfe to be my salvation whom I saw at Abington the manner of the cumming of the Spirit of the Lord Jesus upon me was by touching lightly the haire of my head so soaking down into my head it made all my neck and shoulders to rise after two hours it entred into my soule whereupon I being in great fear and trouble cryed unto my Lord and Saviour beseeching him to interceed for me unto God my Father and I heard a

voice to my vnderstanding saying Thou dost not pray my Answer was Lord thou knowest I do pray he answered again not with all thy heart I entreated the Lord to search my heart and try it feelingly it removed from the place where it was to my heart bringing my prayers to remembrance asking me whether God would accept of such prayers as I had prayed formerly I was questioned of all the intents and purposes of my heart what I had done and what I intended to do asking me wherefore I did work answering him I told him to live he said to me That I was not willing to die to live with Christ I said I waited the pleasure of the Lord I was adjudged for the Transgression of the whole Law of God and for opposition against the Government of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ my understanding was opened and I was shewed what it was and I was shewed his Government and what it was He told me I should be first up in my family and last abed I should see all things in good Order in the morning I should cause all my Family to come together cause a Chapter to be read and pray with them and for them I should earn my own bread and fetch my own Water I must give to every one rather then receive I should use as much as I could of the Talent which God gave me but as little as I could of that which is committed unto Satan Gods Talent is a reasonable understanding soul which every one ought to improve to the glory of God the good of himself and others that which is committed to Satan is the earth and the glory thereof I was judged for enmity against God my heavenly Father I acknowledged it was true I was asked then How I thought to scape the damnation of hell I said it was that wound which we received in our first Parents and it cost the precious blood of my Lord and Saviour It was asked me Whether I had no other hope I answered No There was no other Name under heaven whereby I may be saved And I said I knew if my Lord and Saviour was pleased to apply one plaister of his precious blood with his own hand to this my wound which was a pain upon the midst of my belly immeoiately upon my Faith and confidence the paine departed from me then I gave thanks to my Lord and Saviour he said yet thou maist sin a sin and be damned I entreated him tell me what it was he shewed me the revelation where it is to be found Take heed that ye are not ashamed to behold the appearing of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ glory honour and worship to his holy Name for ever Would you have me tell you what God hath done for my soule I wish that all men did fear the Lord. I have sought the Counsell of several Ministers this many years I spoke of it to Mr. Hilton Minister of Billinghurst in Sussex 14. years since and divers of his neighbours I asked seven Ministers at one time what I might do to be saved they said it was a necessary question to be asked but they said it was not the businesse of the day therefore they deferred it but said it should be answered the time past one year I desired to be satisfied of some instruction of the Scripture by some learned men and desiring them to tel me whom they thought he might be that spoke to me at Abbington I invited Doct. Chanel to my house and twelve Ministers besides to try my Faith whether it was rightly grounded upon the word of God according unto his wil and I desired them to tell me whom they thought it might be that told me all things remarkeable that had and should happen unto me he said that there was no man able to tell me such things he said I was deluded I told him how he should know whether I was or not for he bid me invite you to my house but he said you would not come if you would come to morrow then I shall think that I am deluded when the morrow was come there came never a man which I invited My Lord and Saviour told me 28. yeares before there would a Minister send me word that he would come to me upon a Tuesday he said I should take heed for he was the Devill hee said make thy Will set thy house in Order make cleane thy house humble thy selfe before God fetch a burden of Straw and lie naked in it all night so I caused Doctor Chanel to make my Will I lay in the straw a Minister came to perswade me that I should grant him one thing before I know what it was that I should put no more trust in my Lord and Saviour which I spake with at Abbington then I remembred four men that was assigned unto me which were Ministers I was appointed to go to them and command them to choose two a piece whom they pleased to come to my house and judge me and things which I should make known unto them I was appointed to chuse a Witness in the morning before they came and tel him what they should say when they did come and what I was appointed to do and say to them I asked four questions in seven years the first was How I should be born againe the second was What I should do to be saved the third question was The bones of the Paschal Lamb being not broken whether it signifies any thing in our dayes or not The fourth If a man takes his Wife in the act of Adultery whether he ought to put her away or not But they gave me no satisfactory answer one was angry with me because I said that a man could not be born of the Water of Baptism I thank the Lord that he hath satisfied me that all men that will enter into his governmen must be born up by his Word and by his Spirit he that will be saved must be zealous of the honour and glory of Jesus Christ which was crucified at Jerusalem they that will be his body must keep his instructions they that will be his Spouse should not joyne themselves unto an Harlot ye that have received the first fruits of the Spirit sigh and groan within your selves waiting for the manifestation of the Sonnes of God to wit the redemption of our bodies I mean our deliverance from the power of Tyranny which forceth us to kill our enemies sometimes our friends for their will and plea●●●● our Lord hath shewed that we should doe good unto our Enemies and then we should do good unto our friends After the day of Restauration the Horses the Kine and those necessary Creatures will be subject unto none but unto those that are subject unto Jesus Christ and men shall be knowne to be Christians by the gifts of God the Creatures will be subject unto them as it is said The Creature shall be delivered into the glorious liberty