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A93935	An iron rod put into the Lord Protectors hand, to break all antichristian powers in pieces. Or, A discourse, which tends to a spirituall war with all sects and self-opinions, which are the Churches enemies: wil bring Englands everlasting happiness, and joyn all other lands into the body of Christs Church, to serve God with with [sic] one consent, Zeph. 3.9. All which was discovered to John Sanders of Harburn, neer Brimingham [sic]: by true apparitions, revelations, and many several visions, as the second book sheweth.	Sanders, John, of Harburn.	1655 (1655)	Wing S575; Thomason E842_23; ESTC R203488	52,643	75

doe to fall from heavenly things but you wil fall from the high place that Gods providence hath raised you to Which by yeelding obedience to God and his King Jesus Christ and him whom he wil set upon his holy mountain you may stand firm otherwaies it wil be very slippery O for the Lords sake who hath set you up to be a protector of the people endeavour to build your self a sure foundation Imbrace this truth take good heed to hold fast the good old waies of Gods worship but you must first finde it for it hath been a long time lost take heed therefore of either despising or not believing and obeying the spirit of Gods prophesie My Lord I have had stil a great feare of you but it proceedeth from the love of God in Christ which bindeth me to fear love honour and obey all that God doth ordain or permit to be Rulers or governours over us When natural men are lifted up high and seem to obtain much credit in the world then they may be lower and farther from the waies of God then before the God of this world having blinded their eyes to keepe them hoodwinkt from the glorious light of the gospel of peace which offers peace to all Behold I speak not these things against you or your power for I wish you all prosperity and health and a setled peace in righteousnesse and true holiness but God hath sent me to shew you your danger by plots and which way to take to appease his wrath The manner of Davids faln Tabernacle how it fell as well from the gentile Christians as the naturall Jews My Lord the means to bring us to a true setled and established peace is first to seek Gods kingdome and the righteousness thereof and all things else needful shall be added thereunto as when England formerly did flourish both in Church and State and was preserved more then any other Nation from plots conspiracies inbred-enemies and forraign foes as namely the Spanish invasion the Powder plot and many more which for brevity sake must be omited 'T is true there was a time that we were in Covenant with God the temporal state or Magistrate was a wall to the Church and Ministry yet the Church in that time was not without spots or State without corruptions The Church was never a pure Church free from blemishes since the Primitive Apostolical and Discipled florishing time Job 38.7 when the morning Stars sang together under the light glory and peace which was obtained by the mercy and love of God in Christ that immaculate Lamb and his twelve Apostles Meaning the Church was but one body serving God with one consent which were to be Rulers or Judges of the twelve spiritual tribes of Israel then as Jacob and his twelve sons were the first chief natural heads so Christ and his twelve Apostles were the last chief spiritual Fathers or Brethren that laid the foundation under Christ to bring all nations under the Gospel-Covenants the which as many as believe and are obedient to they are Abrahams Sons by faith and Citizens of the new Ierusalem whose builder and founder is God The old Ierusalem then flourished when Davids natural Son Soloman was King over the twelve Tribes of Israel when he had built the Temple and dedicated it to the Lord by prayer and religious feasting he was in Covenant with God Those were peaceable plentiful and golden days for Church and state The new Ierusalem wil never be in her excellency of glorious beauty til God hath joyned the two sticks into one Ephraim and Iudah Ezek. 37.16 17 18 19. I mean the natural seed and spiritual seed under the seamlesse garment of one government under Davids spiritual Son the second Solomon then wil that time appear that Christ wil restore the Kingdom of Israel to be under one government and one body for the Church and State which never hath been since Iudah and Israel parted in Rehoboams and Ieroboams time for as Solomon and his Son Rehoboam were the onely chiefe Cause or instruments of their parting one by Idolatry and the other by slighting or despising the counsel of the Ancient and following the counsel of young men who were puft up with pride and covetousnesse like the men of our late days and so caused the Kings government to be rent in pieces by Gods Prophet 1 Kings 11.30 31 32. signifying the greatest part of the House of Iacob to revolt from the house of David which are not reconciled to this day Just in the same manner fared it with the Christian Gentiles which Christ his twelve Apostles first planted in the true Apostolical Catholick order in one body under one head who had a seamless garment of pure government which in process of time was in a flourishing condition in one body of spiritual government in those prosperous days of peace true Religion most men gave themselves wholly to build and beautifie Gods house being charitable minded in hospitality and Christian duty in those days men did shine by godly pious conversation without flattery or dissembling hypocrisie shewing themselves as Solomon saith Aples of Gold pictured with studs of Silver But while many slept in security Satan sowed tares which for want of being weeded out of the Church in due time caused corruption to creep in by degrees and at last to break out into idolatry strife and heresie then the Christian vail of Religious duties was rent in twain as Christ signified at his death by the renting of the vail of the temple it is to be understood of the renting and destruction of the Christian Temples by devision as wel as the Jewish ceremonial Law of which for brevity sake many proofs for confirmation must be omitted but this I give you to understand that Davids Tabernacle was raised as wel to the Christians Gospel covenant as to the Jewes and natural Israelites under the Law and likewise so it fell you may question me saying how can you prove that I answer When the Catholike Church first passed by divisions and grosse errors into jars and open wars and to part from one real body which was planted to be over twelve spiritual Tribes under one head in Christs Church Abraham being their Father by true Faith they being all spiritual brethren in Christ then began they to kil plot persecute and revile one against another pretending for Religion but contrary to Christs covenant or the Apostles doctrine And so to this day we continue reviling and hating one another and they calling us Hereticks that are Protestants and we calling them grosse Idolatrous worshipers yet neither of us without great errors and so we continue resting Christs Gospel-truth in unrighteousnesse by making corrupt Laws on purpose to persecute and destroy one another by Satans malice contrary to Christ and his Apostles rule or the true Primitive Churches practice A short description of the ruinating of the Protestant Religion in this Land THe

to have reigned in a living condition by it and knew they could notwithout it yet his death and the Bishops wil prove to be the death of al Sects and Herefies and the chiefest meanes under God to convert the Jewes Pagans and Turks to Christs truth The Lord guide me with this holy Spirit I Shal assure you in truth eleven year agoe I being an Apprentice to an Iron-Monger it happened by the powerful providence of God as I was at a Fare on the longest day of the year called Saint Barnabies day as I was helping my Master to keep the Fare at Newport-pannel in Buckinghamshire I being in perfect health and busily exercised about my Masters imploiments with him at the stall About 12. of the clock as I was weighing out of ware and many people at the stal I was struck of a suddain with amazement the power of God caused me to look before me and there was standing before me the shape of a Woman cloathed in blew like an old fashioned cloak and safeguard The Woman cloathed in blew raiment signified the Protestant Church Aaron the High Priest his colours were blew for the Ephod Exod. 28.28 31 37. the liknesse of her face was black as an Oven Her blacknesse of face signified that she began then to be overwhelmed with darknesse lamentations mists of Heresies as Jude calls them Clouds without water she strook her hands over her face Her striking of her hands over her face in a mournful condition signified the lamentable condition which she then was fallen into when the High Priest and the Apostolical and Discipled Elders were cast out of the City and there was no true government then either in Church or State when Kingly power was spurned against and so fearfully despised weakned so that the Judges and civil Magistrates could not be a wal to the true Orthodox Ministry then many old heresies which had been long ago buried began to be new digd up new fangled opinions began to be found out by Satans malicious temptations I took as little notice of it as I could but was following my Masters occasion of trading being a waighing of nailes I was struck fick at heart of a suddain and was forced to look on the strong appeparission which was like a Woman and looked stedfastly on her who strook her hands again over her face in a wailing condition as a … man that had lost her h … and or children or some great friend and so she vanished away I was very heart and stomach sick of a suddain being forced to leave the stal I told my Master I was not wel I went to his Inne and being very sick I vomitted blood after a little time being something better I went to my Master againe and staid by him all day but not without much paine this was on the Satterday and was I sick and heavy at heart and all parts of my body many days after but I praise God I slept very wel every night but could not tel what ailed me my stomach was gone I could not eat any thing at all nor drink any thing but what was soure like vinegar I told my Master at night of the strange apparission and vision and of my sicknesse but he believed me not so we went that night to Eubourne in Bedfordshire on Monday I was not able to goe on foot but rod on my Masters hackney horse most of the way to Hampsteed in Hartfordshire On Teusday we went to Watford fifteen miles off London but very sick and weak I was every day yet slept wel every night On Monday we returned homeward I riding with much pain on horseback I besought the Lord with a fervent mind to be merciful to me he heard my prayers and as we were riding about a mile and an halfe off Redburne the Lord made my heart to think and my tongue to speak and tel my Master that if he would goe by Redburn it being neer a mile out of his way I might ride home in a Waggon he asked me how I could tel or with whom I told him with my Father for I told him my Father had two Waggons then in Redburn it being at mid time of the day and how that my Father was there and one Brother and his man I had no natural reason to say so for I could not tel they were in those Countries but onely the Lord had revealed it to me who reveales his secrets to them that fear him Psal 25. 34 his holy Angels pitch●s their tents about them My Master was unwilling to go that way but with much intreating did and we found them in Redburn according as the Lord had caused me to speak My Master overwent me that day and left me to ride in my Fathers Waggon On Thursday night we came to Tosseter fifty miles from London Coventrie rode my Fathers Inne was at the Sarasens head but my Master appointed if I was not able to ride home I should be carried to his Inne which was the fign of the Peele As soon as I came thither I defired to goe to bed presently with in an hour after my Fathers Brother and many more came to see me and asked me how I did I told them I praised God I was better then I was before and many such words I told them of the strange Vision in the Fair at Newport-pannel but they beleeved me not and the manner of it oftentimes and how the Lords Revelation to me made me know where to meet them which was against natures reason My brother offered me to watch with me all night no said I brother goe to your bed and take your rest for I praise God I am better then I have beene ever since I saw the Vision So they left me There was no Guests in the house that night and I did lodge in an upper roome a good distance from the people in the house and I had been hot and cold on a sudden my cloaths being light and thin on my bed and I was dangerous sick neer unto death of a sudden not thinking I could possibly live while morning it being the dead time of the night I could get none to come to me by knocking or calling The Lord put it into my mind of a sudden that I should live to see an end of these troublesome times and how God had ordained me to be an instrument to the bringing it to passe Lord said I to my selfe how can can this be seeing I am thus weak not like to live til morning My heart began to sink so that I could scarce speak Within a little space the Lord strengthened me wonderfully and put it into my heart to hang my cloaths about me and goe out of my bed to other beds in the next chamber and fetch cloaths I being not able to stand crept on my hands and knees and fetcht the cloaths of two other beds and with the help of Gods holy Angel laid them on my

Angels with the names written on them of the twelve Tribes of Israel and the Lamb and his twelve Apostles which are the chiefe Founders and Builders of this glorious situated government Wee must understand that as the judgments of God first began at his own house in this Land so God wil have his house restored and built up again to be as it were a pattern for the King and Lord Protector to frame and set up their State-government by For a● there is to be appointed by God twelve Apostolical Bishops under a Head spiritual Father to be the Leaders of the Church so far as their power can wel be able to rule so likewise it is convenient to have 12. temporal Judges in chief under one Father the King so far as their power is wel able to extend in every division which being thus done according to order righteousnesse and true holinesse every Kingdome wil then become the Kingdome of our Lord and of his Christ Rev. 11.15 16 17. So then the King being as Abraham or Moses in chief under God the Father Exod. 4.16 he must be as Moses was to Aaron as it were a God to the High Priest or Arch-Bishop The High Priest or Arch-Bishop representing Isaac and Rebecca by a Melchisedech-order of Christ must be as it were a chiefe Prophet to the King as Aaron was to Moses And the twelve chief temporal Judges and the twelve Head spiritual Bishops which make the number of 24. Elders must cast themselves down with all their government both for Church and State to give all praises to God the Father and his Son Christ Jesus for judgment given to the great Whore and the other 70. discipled Elders wil doe their office as God wil appoint them to and carry them on by the power of the Holy Ghost And the High Priest shal then weare no more polluted garments but God wil cause him to have change of rayment and a fair Diadem or a Micre on his head as Aaron had And then the Church wil begin to flourish in a glorious manner This fifth and last elect 70. wil by Gods assistance beautifie the fifth Monarchy and God wil carry on this last 70. under the High Priest and the 12. Apostolical Bishops which are to be heads of the 12. spiritual Tribes of Israel Gods holy spirit guiding these and going along with them they wil build up the truth Church better and firmer then ever it was before advancing the true worship of God above all Zach. 3. And they wil give example for the Judges and State-officers to follow them in like manner for the spirit of Daniel wil be among them standing in the Lot the dark letters and the hidden mysteries which are to be revealed to man God by these wil unseal and God wil esteem of them as his dearest Jewels These wil be guided by the Holy Ghost to doe as Solomon exhorteth to purge the tin and the drosse from the go Iden and filver governments The two famous Universities and Schooles of learning shal be made pure fountains by these from whence the sincere milk of Gods word shal flow for the nourishment both of Church and State to feed the flock and people of God as the breasts of Sarah and Rebecca did nourish Isaac and Iacob Then shal all houses of hospitality and religious store houses be setled established according as is intended to their right end again the store houses to be rightly erected without either Idolatry or Superstition for an account of the Tithes and other things to be brought in thither that their may be provision for Gods house for all necessary uses that belong thereunto according to the word of God that being their guide and all parish Churches and Places that are or have been appointed for Gods worship as neede requireth to be desently restored to their Priestine adornments to make them the beauty of holinesse as Gods word requireth without superstition or idolatry as Paul saith Let all things be done decently and in order and the Ministery for every degree rightly to be restored and they to have their charge and orders from the Apostolical Bishop and Discipled Elders of their several limitted Diocesses in all degrees as belong to the Ministerial office to be as careful of their chargeover every Parish according to Vrim and Thummim soundnesse of Doctrine and integrity of life and to be as careful over all sorts of people that belong to their congregated charge in all needful degrees as great rich mens Shepherds must be over their folded or pastured Sheep which were onely kept and appointed for that end if any of their flock be lost by the Shepherds negligence as earthly Masters wil look for the price of the sheep at their hand as is hired and kept for that end Zeph. 3.9 Saith the Lord surely I will turne to the people a pure Language that they may call upon the name of the Lord and serve him with one consent Lord hasten this time In this time of the kingdom of glorious grace there shall no man need to ask the wayes of God of Lay men but we shal all be taught of God and fed with the sincere milk of Gods word which floweth from the mouth of Gods messengers the true Ministers Every neighbour and private man to follow his temporal calling living in unity amity and true Christian brotherly love saying one to another where sin and envy hath heretofore abounded so now true love grace shal much more abound serving God with one consent saying one to another Come let us go up to the house of the God of Jacob to learn of his true Shepherds and Ministers We may wel conclude believe this to be the time that the whole earth wil be filled with the knowledge and glory of the Lord as the waters covereth the Sea Yea much more must the Minister Shepherd or Watchman give an account both to God and them as God hath set over them of their charge for if any be lost for want of their care their blood God wil require at their hands Ezek. 33. The same charge lieth upon me or any other that hath a message to declare from God to your Highnesse concerning the seeing of a sword or a judgement or an alteration of the times we must not fear to declare the mind of God for the displeasure of either King or Potentate if we doe whensoever it be they die in their sins or ignorance for want of having warning by the seer that God revealeth it to they shal die and their blood shal be required at his hand For by this which I am to declare to your Highnesse I am appointed of God to assure you and the whole Council of State that although other powers of the late several choices for Church and State have not sought Gods ways but their own yet those that God wil perfect his work by he wil have them to deny all to follow

the spiritual eyes of the soul to discern that the youngest son should come to be greater then his brother although saith Iacob I know Manassch shal be great yet his younger brother shal be greater then he for his seed shal be ful of Nations and he set the youngers name before the elders Although it much displeased Ioseph who sought meanes to prevent his Father for doing thus yet Iacob knowing the decree of God would not alter it Gen. 48. from the tenth verse to the end of the Chapter A little before Iacobs death he called all his sons together to blesse them and to shew what would befal every one of them in the latter days and how Iudab should be the heads in that out of his linage Christ was to come and all people should be gathered to him In these prophetical signes Iacob is a representation of the holy Ghost and likewise for the manner and number of his family Of Moses laying on of hands Moses he followed this example of Iacobs laying on of hands Scriptures make no mention of it but a little about the time of his death Deut. 34.9 This Text of Scripture saith that Ioshuah the son of Nun which was the succeeder of Moses was full of the spirit of wisdom for Moses had put his hands upon him and he and Israel did as the Lord had commanded Moses In the Apostles and Disciples time at the Gospels first plantation as it is written for our instruction in several places of the Acts of the Apostles how that by their laying on of hands many received the gift of the holy Ghost Paul at one time laid his hands on twelve several men and they all received the gift of the holy Ghost and Prophesied and furthermore Paul exhorteth his son Timothy whom he had begotten Saith he Despise not the gifts that is in thee which was given thee by prophesie by the laying on of hands by the Presbytery Elders 1 Tim. 4.14 All these Scriptures were written for our instruction and learning there is none that believeth in God and his word that dare or wil object against it thus you see here is proved in Christs Church an example of twelve Apostolical Bishops under a High Priest otherwise called an Archbishop and a Discipled number of seventy to make a compleat body besides and the order of receiving of them in their several places and degrees into that holy office of the Ministerial Function and body of Christs Church according to those holy orders which have been alwayes practised by the ancient Fathers of both Jewish and Christian Churches in all former ages One Objection answered by Scripture ground and argument Object But happily many in our days may be apt to raise Objections against this truth that is so manifestly proved here by Gods holy Writ saying that Apostles and Elders are all one therefore say they there need be no other order but a number of Elders according to the Presbytery which order is mentioned in the Scriptures To answer these ●bjections and make them fall to the ground Look in the fifteenth Chapter of the Acts and the first second and third verses when there was a great diffention and disputation about Circumcision by Paul and Barnabas against them at last they ordained that Paul and Barnabas and certain others of them should go up to Jerusalem unto the Apostles and Elders of the Church The word Apostles in all places of Scripture standeth before the word Elders Paul was one of the twelve Apostles 1 Cor. 2.28 29. Eph 4. Barnabas Stephen Timothy and the others in their several places were of the company of the Elders of the Church Acts. 20.17 Multitudes of Texts and Scriptures might be raised to confirme this truth to shew that there was first an Apostolical number as chiefe twelve and then Secondly a discipled number of seventy according to order then in those dayes and that order would have continued till this very time had not corruptions and divisions cast them out of the Church But this I can by the power of God assure your Highnesse and all others that desire to know that we shall never enjoy perfect peace nor true Religion till that time be that there be ordained for the Church such an Apostolical and discipled number the which being done by God and mans appointment having their commission signed and sealed by God and man and being entred into a hallowed Covenant at the Ark or Tabernacle of Gods testimony meant the Church being received and ordained every one according to order to make a compleat body by joynt order their chiefe reverent father in God ought not to receive them into this holy office without the laying on of hands the which being done and they joyned together as one man for the work of the Lord for the ruling and gathering of the Saints and building up of true Religion being thus elected and choseu The true way to prove them by going to spiritual war with all Sects which are the true Churches enemies YOur Highnesse and many more may question me or demand saying How shal wee know whether thy calling and election be of God and sure and firm and not of mens traditions or superstitious consecrating 'T is answered thus It wil be known by this manner of trial that followeth whether or not that they be the onely men God hath appointed to beautifie his Church and to raise up Davids fallen Tabernacle here first in this land and to be a pattern example for all other lands to follow them Your Highnesse and they must 〈◊〉 ●lame open spiritual war against all Sects that hold 〈…〉 of Church fellowship that call themselves Religions and they may be all comprehended under four heads as namely these 1. Presbyterians 2. Independents 3. The Anabaptists must be calld And last of all the Church of Rome that is in these dominions must be call'd to this spiritual war to bring them to the Touchstone of Gods word All these aforenamed Churches so called or any other whatever ought to have both leave and command from and by your Highness to come to disputation together with them of the late and new ordained Election which is the Apostolical and discipled Body under a spiritual Head Then as Iude saith there will bee earnest contending among all these several elect for the faith once delivered to the Saints every sect such a certain number as equalizeth the fore named being chosen and ordained according as best pleaseth their several judgements or opinions When this Herald or Trumpet is sounded which God wil cause his holy Angels to stir up the hearts of men to do it in his good time Matth. 24.30 to gather his elect from the four winds to see the true way to joyne themselves to the true Ministerial head and body of Christs Church Eph. 4. in one united faith For when these several elections are gathered together there wil be casting of lots among these spiritual souldiers

Christ although the other selfeseeking powers took not Solomons counsel who exhorted them to take away the evil counsel from before the King and the Kings Throne should be established according to righteousnesse but they wilfully and unadvisedly took away the King instead of his evil Counsel to establish themselves by it in great places these natural warriers did it unadvisedly by spiritual blindnesse yet the thing could not be omitted because it was long before so determined of God These spiritual warriers will restore his son again to the royal Throne to be supream in more Dignity and Majesty then ever his Father enjoyed it to be established in and by peace if God harden not the Churches enemies to their own destruction as he did Pharaoh and his host neverthelesse whatever the malice of Satan and wrath of wicked men do endeavor themselves against the ways of God yet it wil be at last for their greater ruine that withstand the wil of God the more violently they withstand it the more God wil be glorified by their destruction which wil come upon them like a suddain whirlewind when God ariseth to deliver his Church Fhr God and his chosen as he will doe his work by he wil cause them to restore every thing in the right order both in Church and State which hath been displaced and disjoynted this many hundred yeares and so he wil preserve it til the end of all things come to dissolution because God hath the hearts of all Kingly Potentates in his hand to dispose of them as pleaseth him either for the establishment of a Nation in peace or the remove of them by war I must needs be bold to speak and declare my conscience in the presence of God and the like to all the world Concerning King Charles his Life and Death that for ought I could ever see or heare upon ground or proofe waving afide envious or slanderous aspersions cast upon him that are now plainly seen were cast upon him to carry the design of his enemies on against him in a violent way as things were laid to Davids charge that he never knew of If Christ were so wronged by false witnesse and put to to death and his Apostles Martyrs and Saints and the holy men of God in all ages let no man judge the worse of him for his untimely death for there is a righteous Judge that knoweth all therefore let every man begin to judge his own heart and there he shal find himself to be in a great high rebellion against God and guilty of high Treason The meanest creature as God made for our necessity and servile service in their nature doth condemn us in the things they were created for so they remain stil I cal God to record I speak nothing in his behalfe no not a word more then I would for any man else for God caused me to fortel his overthrow and I have had great losse and trouble by some that were of his Army yet I have been long assured and caused to write and speak how that he was the Lords anointed King and that his conscience being firm to maintain the ancient Rights of the Protestant Church was the cause of his death Furthermore I am forced to foretel how that his Posterity and Heire wil come to enjoy the Crown And this I am caused and compelled to speak as I have heretofore foretold by the power of God of the greatest remarkable changes and chances as have fel out between King and Parliament neer this 12. yeares past which is all come to passe since but onely the manner of Church-government and the Kings Son being restored to his Fathers Throne and in what manner if any man wil needs ask me what ground I have for it I must needs tel him it is the witnesse of Jesus which is the spirit of Prophesie which hath carried me on in this manner Not that I can fortel any of these things by any power of my own or by any natural Art but when it pleases God to compel me then I cannot forbeare to goe As for King Charles his life they could speak no other of him when he reigned in peace but that he was a loving godly peaceable Prince sticking close to the fundamental point of the Protestant Religion I butsaid many he was almost turned Papist but they that cast that aspersion upon him first soone after when they had made many beleeve that then they said the Common-prayer and the Protestant Religion was all Idolatrous Popery and so they esteemed Charity a while after I judge noue that were the instruments of the Kings death I with great fervency of spirit pray that his bloed may not cry to Heaven for vengeance like Abels but like our Saviours for they that were the instruments did not know what they did God hiding it from their eyes by their spiritual blindnesse as the Jews that put Christ their heavenly King to death I fully believe that this City of London wil be a second new Jerusalem ordained by God to reigne over the Gentiles I speak not this by any prophetical command of God but by permission and several natural reasons as cause me so to think You know Paul was a great man in discernment of the wayes of God by Visions yet he spake many things by permission more then onely Gods immediate command at all times to him but this by the power of God and his holy spirit that I hope dwelleth in me and I trust wil alwayes guide me in all my wayes by his holy spirit in the way of truth both in speaking writing walking and talking I wil shew you As our Saviour Christ was envyed by the Pharisees and put to death by their Counsels but not against the ordination of God by those hard hearted Jewes yet Christ prayed for them and his death was a destruction to their Religion even of those wilful blinded Jewes that put their King Christ to death by the Souldiers who guarded them to doe it Even so wil it prove in the end with those Pharisalcal Presbyterians that first put to death their High Priest raised up some of the Army which caused the King to be put to death also they gave the first onset by their preaching and covetous lives to raise Sectaries and Herifies to be the instruments to doe it it could not be omitted it was both permitted and long so before determined that he should be cut off by an Army and a flood of-Heresies Dan. 11. Hos 10.3 4 7. The King he imitated Christ and Steven in praying for his enemies and to be a meek man and a godly Christian Prince standing firm for the Protestant Covenant But by the Bishops death which none but the Presbyterian Priests were the cause of that every one of them thinking to reign as Bishops by it some of them gave the first onset to set others against the King But the death of the King and the Arch-bishop which all Sectaries thought