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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

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

when the Stars are under thick mists or clouds that night is very dark and the darkest part of all that night is immediately before the break of day even so when the Churches Stars the Ministers are clouded with the foggy mists and errors of factious Teachers which are clouds without water as Jude speaks Even then is the Church in her dark mournful condition which darknesse will appear most of all when the day of her deliverance draweth neer Secondly of the Moon AND as when the Moon is neer her change the night imediately before is the darkest night of all that quarter so the sad dark mournful condition of our Moon the Church gives us hope that she is neer her change and that the Son of righteousnesse is ready to arise with healing under his wings and that the morning tide is neer a turning the day of a true religious peace is neer a dawning and ready to break forth into a glorious light thus you see the Churches greatest extremities is always Gods chiefest opportunities All which darknesse confusions and mischiefs have arisen for want of these aforesaid apostolical and discipled orders For as Natures reason hath told you that your Army could not stand without general field Officers above Captains of Companies according to Marshal discipline even so ordinary Ministers of parishes cannot stand without Heads as Bishops Deanes and other Church-Officers according to Scripture discipline If fire have burned houses and good dyet hath furfeited many mens bodies for want of being carefull and moderately used shal we therefore never use fire or food more Truely my Lord this is a fit comparison concerning these things There is now a beginning of a fifth Monarchy or Kingly power The beginning of the fifth Monarchy Your Highnesse is the first man God hath raised to be the man to erect it and to be a Protector of the people in State and to take the like care for the Church as David did for building up of the true worship of God and as Davids desire was to be a door-keeper in Gods house after he had destroyed the Churches enemies in the time of the Law So God hath appointed you to keep the doore to let none but the true Ministers of Christ proved by Law and Gospel rule to enter into that holy office which have their calling and election from God and man and approved able in gifts and sound knowledge fitting for the dispensation of the Oracles of God Your Highnesse ought to take the first Solomons desire of God as an example to frame your heart and to keep you from the desire of riches honour or the life of your enemies but onely beg of God for an enlargement of heart for the guiding of such a people as is committed to your charge and then all other things that God seeth is needful for you will be added without wearisome care as both Peace Safety Plenty and Wisedome And to hasten speedily to set forward the finding out the true way for Gods worship to beautifie his house Now you see God hath given you more power and liberty to doe such a work then ever any King had since England first was a Kingdome although you cannot chuse but heare and know how many curse you as Shimei did David yet you ought to think as David did when Shimei cursed him Surely this cursing and plotting against me is suffered by Gods ordination or permission because speedily you doe not set about the great Work of God and follow Christ the second Solomon by patience and meeknesse praying for your greatest enemies and willingly and readily open a door of peace and truth to your greatest enemies that you have fought against if you can perswade your selfe the battels were for God then the execution of vengeance should be left to him The way to chuse a High Priest YOur Highnesse ought first to chuse a good Pilot or High Priest for the Church a good learned orthothodox Divine such a one who hath alwayes heretofore given himselfe to charity and hospitality apt to teach a man of sound judgment and grave knowledge O for the Lords sake and for the good of the Church and people and your own safety in this life and for your soules safety hereafter imitate Abrahams chief Ruler and eldest Servant for God calls you to come to him and to take a hallowed oath as Abrahams servant did being charged by his Master not to take a wife of a strange linage of the Canaanitish seed amongst whom he dwelt but to goe to Aram to fetch one out of Nahor his own ancient Family Even the like charge lieth upon you from your heavenly Master for to chuse a Bride for his Sons Church of the Ancient True Christian Religion even a man of selfe-denial that will leave all like Rebeccha Genes 24. Such a one to be a High Priest God the Father will take delight in He that will assoone as he is called to Christs work and that he is sent for to be the onely chiefe Head under Christ in his Church and to be his chief espoused as Rebeccha was to Isaac who as soone as she saw Isaac in the Field at eventide alighted off her Camel and went on foot to meet Isaac her Bridegroom which went outto meditate in the field toward evening who meeting Rebeccha he brought her into his Mother Sarahs Tent after she was dead Even so will it be with us though the old Protestant Church be in a dead condition yet let us assure our selves that Christ is neer a coming to meet the prayers of his Saints Now it is eventide with them yet mans extremity is Gods opportunity for Christ will meet such a one as is humble and lowly minded meek and he will bring him to be a High Priest after Melchisedechs Order in the Protestants place or Tent And God will chuse an Apostolical and discipled number to be added to him they being chosen and set apart for that end by him Even such as will be willing to doe as Zacheus did who when he was climbed up in a Syccamore tree to see Christ as soone as he was called by Christ to come down for he would that day dine in his house with him yea rather in his heart and told him further That salvation was come into his house both for himselfe and his Family So now the whole Land is soule-sick to see most men which are climbed up so high and all in a pretending way at the first to see Christ but nothing intending any such matter but to make themselves great in the world and so set themselves against God and his glorious Gospel which calls them to come down as Christ did Zacheus to be charitable to the poor and restore to every one their right and then Christ will dine in their hearts and the holy spirit of union will cast out the spirit of division and bring salvation to their several Families and joyn them together in one