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A96024	Vox cœli to England, or Englands fore-warning from heaven. Being a relation of true, strange, and wonderfull visions, and propheticall revelations, concerning these tragicall, sinfull times; and with what care and diligence reconciliation ought to be laboured for, between the King and Parliament, having never been heretofore published. Now thought fit to be published to all that love Christ, and his kingdom in sincerity. / By Theophilus Philalethes Toxander. Published according to order.	Toxander, Theophilus Philalethes.	1646 (1646)	Wing V717; Thomason E362_10; ESTC R201214	10,547	21

Crown was all bloodie in the circle round about This bloodie crowned head appeared to her view once onely as aforesaid and continued so in her sight about half an houre With this apparition she sensibly heard loud and lamentable cryes of Gods people persecuted as she thought both beyond Seas and on this side she heard very sensibly as it were a lashing and whipping of them to drive them from the true Church and their holy duties and profession accompanied with strange languages of forrain Nations and that in a confused manner as at the celebration of an idolatrous Masse to which many seemed to call them And the confused clamour was such as the Popish Capuchins made at their solemne superstitious Service in Somerset-House whither about three or foure yeers since now she purposely repaired for her better information in that point and that she might the more sensibly apprehend and he cleared in the premisses and have more full notice perhaps she thought of the chief actors in our tragicall miseries She heard another time a voice or sound of much gold and treasure and of all sorts of Jewels with a voice whispering as it were and saying these words Earl Bishop and Queen at which time she cals God to witnesse she knew not any Earl or Bishop so guilty as appeared afterwards Lastly she heard the grievous cries of Gods persecuted people in her eares pressing her to point out as the enemy of God the greatest Bishop in the Church of England and with him Earl and cruell Queen having set down with her pen Earl Bishop and Cruell Queen as was required the dolefull cry ceased Soon after she was earnestly commanded by a celestiall voice to notifie all these things to His Majesty But fearing to undertake so great a task as conscious of her own unfitnesse as she thought for the performance of so eminent a service she made onely a sparing discovery to certain godly Divines at Bristoll and elsewhere desiring their spirituall prayers and advice But finding that neither their prayers nor her own could prevail with the Lord to spare her from this service she manifestly saw that she must obey of necessitie that heavenly voice which did not cease to call her thereto though her brethren and kindred and her own inclination and desire strongly disswaded her And whilest she prayed and wept to the Lord saying with Moses Lord if thy presence go not with me send me not hence Exod. 33.15 She saw as it were a light from heaven comforting her and a star of glory directing her in her way she should travell Being arrived at London she was strongly pushed on within her self to addresse her self to the Court which was then at Whitehall whither being come she earnestly pressed in a Petitionary way to present to His Majesty the effect of what she had heard and seen but soon found her self neglected and her Petition sleighted Notwithstanding she had still a strong call from God both inwardly and outwardly to follow the King whithersoever he went saying to her The King the King The King and Kingdom is in danger of utter ruine and desolation Not long after by her importunity she was admitted at Richmond to His Majesties presence who graciously received her Petition the Contents being That He would be pleased to hear her at large declare her errand by word of mouth The means of her admittance was by the Lord Marquis Hambleton who was nobly pleased to call her and to bring her to the King who taking her by the one hand and the Marquis by the other the King asked her for her writing Which she having presented and His Majesty slightly view'd over he demanded if it were her own hand and she confessing that it was he then viewed it better But His Majesty being then to take horse rendred her the said Petition saying He thought she meant well and was a good woman Here the Princes Tutor in election to be Bishop of Chichester coming to her asked her if she wanted means She replyed No telling him that she came to London on her own charges and had wherwith to serve her occasions her coming to Court having had no other end but the publick good of King Church and State and being bound in spirit she was continually prest by Gods hand upon her to follow His Majesty from Court to Court to her great trouble and charge hiring one to attend her by water and land His Majesty being at York there appeared a dark black cloud over the place where His Majesty stood the Scots had then taken in Newcastle and there she inforced her former suit humbly petitioning him to hear her speak but without successe and finding no rest in her spirit for all this but being still urged to sollicite His Majesty at last by Gods providence she found another opportunity and falling on her knees before him in the Presence Chamber most humbly besought him to hear her relation which he then utterly refused And thereupon it pleased God immediately to discharge her from all further attendance on His Majestie which she took as a great favour from God and thereupon returned to London During her abode at York many pious Christians being defirous to know the truth of these things she declared it to them and moreover discover'd to them that it was revealed to her particularly that great troubles would light upon these parts In London having found grace and favour with many Noble Barons Knights and other worthy Christians both before her going to York and after her return which she esteems as a rare mercy from God knowing her self lesse then least of any of his favours she may not omit amongst others that she was sent for by a worthy Divine of an eminent place and at that time of singular estimation who when he perceived how God had dealt with her he told her in brief that he could not but approve of her desires and intendments as good and durst say nothing to discourage or disswade her from the way So thenceforth as when Eliah had cast his mantle upon Elisha Elias his spirit was prest upon Elisha not much unlike though the Lord had spoken to her before and used strong impulses on her spirit yet now the hand of the Lord was stronger and stronger upon her and even almost in the bitternesse of her spirit was she carried as the Prophet speaketh of himself Ezek. 3.14 and elsewhere and so powerfull were the impressions made on her that notwithstanding her great struglings and defires against that long and tedious journey to York which she would fain have been freed of that at last being fully overcome she could not but follow His Majesty even to York also the love of Christ and of his Church now constraining her And though she reaped not the fruit of her labour she desired yet as on is reported to have fetched water every day two mile to water dry ground in hope of fruit which he did a whole yeer

Vox Coeli TO ENGLAND OR Englands fore-warning from HEAVEN Being a Relation of true strange and wonderfull Visions and Propheticall Revelations concerning these tragicall sinfull times and with what care and diligence Reconciliation ought to be laboured for between the King and Parliament having never been heretofore published Now thought fit to be published to all that love Christ and his Kingdom in sincerity By Theophilus Philalethes Toxander Prov. 19.29 Judgements are prepared for scorners and stripes for the back of fools Published according to Order LONDON Printed for E.W. 1646. To the Christian Reader The Publisher vvisheth love to Christ and to his Kingdom and the spirit of a sound minde BEloved Brother whosoever thou art in whose brest the zeal of Gods House findeth place for we need not look for many whom Psal 69 9. Ioh. 2.17 with David it eateth up thou needst not doubt of the truth of this Relation nor foredeem it as a forgerie since there be many worthy Christians to whose hands I doubt not but it will come as well in Print as it did before in writ who if they shall think it expedient can well satisfie any man of the truth of it and some if it were fitting so to do without their consent I could name Onely lay aside prejudice and read it over but with unbyassed affections and candid judgement and thou mayst find matter enough in it self to vindicate it from such aspersion if thou wilt be curious to put it so far to the triall Two eminent persons are named to thee in it the Marques of Hambleton and the Princes Tutor times and places particularly set down and beside His Majestie and the two aforesaid divers Members of Parliament hinted at who all know to be true what is therein set down concerning them The visions were shewed some of them six or seven yeers since at least if not more and the latest here mentioned but about the time of the Kings departure from the Parliament The party to whom they were shewed having missed of the principalaime of them which was to have shown them to His Majesty and which was endeavoured with great travell and expence but not obtained His Majesty utterly denying to vouchsafe His audience the party I say was at last induced by divers persons of eminent qualitie and parts to relate in writ and represent the truth therein to some select zealous and religious Christians which was done and the Copy dated Apr. 1644. And now by some of these it is thought expedient to publish it for the common good the juncture of times being much other nor then it was and requiring other procedors almost in all affairs If then thou read this with a right disposition for whose good I have published it thou canst have nothing but edification from it and comfort in these disconsolate times if otherwise we know the Scripture it self is not priviledged to our great grief in this Kingdom from being blasphemed and abused But leaving others to their own humors and judge 〈◊〉 thou gracious Christian who having kept thy self ●●ee from the spirit of giddinesse and delusion that is a ●oaving through this Land desirest to walk humbly with 〈◊〉 God and not making haste but beleeving and waiting upon him art neither ashamed nor afraid to shew thy self sad in publick with Nehemiah because the wall of Jerusalem lyes yet broken down and the gates thereof burnt with fire findst any good thereby I have my intent and if I find it acceptable to thee ere it be long thou mayest have by Gods assistance more and better of this kinde THE FORE-SPEECH OF the first Copy TO all Gods Saints and faithfull servants which diligently observe his ordinances in keeping his Commandments and walk mournfully before the Lord of hoasts in these black and dreadfull times of the fiery triall and bloody agony of his Church 1 Pet. 4.12 Beloved think it not strange concerning the fiery triall which is to try you as though some strange thing happened unto you 13 But rejoyce in as much as ye are partakers of Christs sufferings 14 For the Spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you 15 But let none of you suffer as a murtherer or as a thief or as an evill doer or as a busie-body in other mens matters 16 But if as a Christian let him not be ashamed but let him glorifie God on this behalf 17 For the time is that judgement must begin at the house of God and if it first begin at us what shall be the end of them that obey not the Gospel of God 18 And if the righteous scarcely be saved where shall the ungodly and sinner appear Matth. 7.15 Beware of false prophets which come to you in sheeps clothing but inwardly they are ravening wolves 16 Ye shall know them by their fruits 19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruits is hewen down and cast into the fire 1 Tim. 6.3 If any man consent not to wholsome words even that doctrine that is according to godlinesse 4 He is proud knowing nothing but doting about questions and strifes of words whereof cometh envy strife railings evill surmisings 5 Perverse disputings of men that are corrupted in their judgements and destitute of the truth supposing that gain is godlinesse behold here the fruits of false prophesie and not onely of heresie but heterodoxie or rather heterodidascaly which is truly false prophesie from such withdraw thy self 2 Tim. ● 16 Shun profane and vain janglings for they will increase unto more ●●godlinesse 17 And their word will eat as doth a canker Behold here again the kindly fruits of false prophets for they are inwardly ravening wolves saith our Saviour no question for the devouring nature of their doctrine And here again Paul likeneth their doctrine to a canker or gangreen for the same cause of its eating or devouring for which cause also there is one sort of canker that is called a woolf Gal. 5.19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest adulterie fornication idolatrie witchcraft seditious heresies murthers drunkennesse c. and such like of which I tell you before ye do them that they whcih do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God Why how now Paul are the works of the flesh manifest and is heresie one of those and as manifest as adultery fornication idolatry witchcraft murther drunkennesse c. and shall it as well exclude from the kingdom of heaven as these Now I see of a truth that you have not been of our Sectaries and Independents minde In this generall assault and fiery triall of the Church of Christ by the machinations of that red Dragon in the Revel a Cap. 12.3 7 9. even that old serpent called the devil and Satan that transforms his own apostles and angels into the Apostles of Christ and himself into an Angel of light b 2 Cor. 11.13 14. and deceives the whole world wherein all the principalities and powers rulers of darknesse and

together and was content so to do because he was commanded thinking it reason enough to do things in some other respects unreasonable in meer obedience to superiours so much more reason was it that she should shew her obedience to her God in a duty of so high an importance and concernment as the generall good of Church King and Kingdom which therefore with all her might she sought to advance saying in her heart with the woman of Tekoa 2 Sam. 14.15 I will now speak to the King it may be the King will perform the request of his handmaid Now because it hath been questioned by sundry well-affected what she would have expressed to His Majesty if he had been pleased to give her audience You shall be pleased to know that the substance of her speech she had to expresse would have been as followeth or to the like purpose First that His Majesty would be pleased with all his might and power to apply himself to the finding out of the great plots and treacheries of Papists and their confederates Prelates and Idol-shepherds and Innovators in Religion wicked and evill Counsellors State-idolizers or rather self-seekers and novators in the Commonwealth and with an high hand to suppresse both with all idolatry superstition and prophanity and whatsoever was against found doctrine the power of godlinesse and the well and liberty of His Subjects Secondly that Gods faithfull Ministers and servants suffering for the cause and truth of Christ under the tyranny and usurpation of Prelates commonly called Anticonformists Non-conformists and Puritanes and sometimes also Sectaries and Schismaticks might have their freedome and liberty and those who were the truly so called Sectaries and Schismaticks the Prelates Anabaptists Antinomians A●●mits Familists and especially Papists and Arminian Innovators all secretly winked at and fomented by the Bishops might be found out and tried that so the glorious Gospel of Christ might flourish and have free passage in plenty and in purity through the land Thirdly that His Majesty would be pleased with all his might to set himself to use all good means that might be endeavoured for the Queens conversion that by Gods blessing thereupon she might be gained to the truth to her self and to him and for a comfort to the whole Kingdom without which she was given to understand of the great hazard and trouble yea and utter ruine both to King and Kingdom great hazard and trouble though all the rest should be effected and that left undone but utter ruine if neither that nor the rest were done And thus much for the substance of what she would have said if His Majesty had given her audience But further since she was discharged of attendance upon the King and shortly after His Majesty with the Queen departed from London and deserted the Parliament whereas she had been in good quiet and repose till then she fell again into the like agonies of spirit and hath expressed that her affliction in the same hath been very great being pressed in like sort to attend the Parliament as before she had done the King so that after the Kings leaving of the Parliament she hath had very little rest longer then she was either by expressions and solicitations to Members of the House of Parliament endeavouring a reconciliation between His Majesty and the Parliament or in her private and publick duties and exercises of Religion powring out her soul to God for effectuating thereof so that the sad sense of her walking in these times of trouble and distresse even to the present date of this relation given by her in writ which was April 1644. hath been so yet that it can not be expressed Yet hath she not been pleased to make so full and particular relation of all passages between the Parliament and her as in the other but hath thought this sufficient for the present Now as she hath not held her life dear to confirm this truth of God of this divine work wrought in her and to manifest it to be a divine vision and heavenly call would not tempt God therein by too much refusall and disobedience but by faith in God having her warrant from him with Daniel in the Lyons den or the three Children in the fiery fornace she submitted herself and doth under the mighty hand of God so now having with that widow in the Gospel cast these her spiritual mites into the Churches treasurie in hope that this her freewill-offering will be as such oblations ever were accepted of God and all good men she humbly submits her hearty and well-meaning though weak endeavours to the charitable censure of the godly wise impartiall and unprejudicate Christians beseeching the Almighty God of heaven if it may stand with his glory and good pleasure to unite the heart of the King and Parliament unanimously as the heart of one man to consent to that reformation both of Church and State that the Lord doth require that idolatry superstition profanity faction godlesse State-policy Jeroboams sin heresie schisme and all interest that is not agreeable to Gods interest and his eternall Son the Lord Jesus his the onely King and Lord of his Church being swept away and supprest the glorious Gospel of Christ may reflourish in its full lustre and the Scepter of his Government sufficiently declared in his Word to such as with humble sincerity and love to the truth to obey it seek the same diligently may be universally obeyed and submitted to by Prince Parliament and people and happie shall that people be that in sincerity and constantly endeavour this whereas contrarily oppose it who will they shall not prosper to the end but in his own time he that sitteth in the heavens will laugh the Lord will have them in derision saying yet for all your falshood fraud and force to the contrary Yet have I set my King upon mine holy hill of Sim and that with your envie Psal 2.4 5 6 9.10 Be wise now therefore O ye Kings Revel 2.9 Cap. 3 7 8 9 10.11 be instructed ye Judges of the earth Leave off ye Sectaries to blaspheme and say that ye are the onely Jews the onely visible Saints the preciousest men upon earth whereas ye are not but are rather the synagogue of Satan and submit your selves to the loving lovely and beloved Philadelphia where Christ mysticall or his Church in his practicals hath holinesse in her doctrinals truth in her government and administrations the key of David and she onely how ever weak she may appear in the eye of the world and hath in truth but a little worldly strength yet such an open doore set before her that no man shall ever be able to shut submit your selves to her and be content to worship God before her feet as her daughters and schollars and to acknowledge that Christ hath loved her For she onely of all the Churches on the earth shall be delivered out of that fearfull houre of temptation which now is begun and shall run through and passe upon all the Nations of the world before it have done to try all them that dwell upon the earth and none shall have any further security in a Church or in a Nationall way and warrant of delivery then they flee in to her and submit themselves to worship before her feet And she alone shall continue that pillar in the Temple of God that shall go no more out on whom shall be written the Name of the City of her God the new Jerusalem Jehovah-shammah Ezek. 48.35 or The Lord is there she alone both a Church and the Church when all other Churches are gone to ruine even that Church upon which shall be built the Church of the called Jews and rich fulnesse of the Gentiles and ingrafted into her as their stock and hung upon her as glorious lights upon their immoveable pillar of truth shee alone shall be that wall on which shall be built this palace of silver and she alone that doore that shall be inclosed with these boards of Cedar Cant. 8.9 The which things that ye may all do respectively in your places and conditions to whom this exhortation hath been addressed this mournful widow with this her myte addeth yet further to pray with the blessed Apostle Col. 1.9 10 11. That all Gods Saints and professors may be fulfilled in all knowledge of his will in all wisdom that they may walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing being fruitfull in all good works strengthened with all his glorious power to all patience that the Lord may rejoyce over you to do you good and plant you in this land and take pleasure in you with his whole heart and soul Amen Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity Ier. 32.41 Eph. 6.24 Amen Psal 22.24 For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted neither hath he hid his face from him but when he cryed unto him he hath heard Revel 2.2 I know thy work and thy labour and thy patience and how thou canst not bear them that are evill and how thou hast tried them which say they are Apostles and are not and hast found them lyars Revel 2.3 And hast born and hast patience and for my Names sake hast laboured and hast not fainted He that hath an car let him hear what the Word saith unto England FINIS