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The time of the end shewing first, until the three years and an half are come (which are the last of the 1260 dayes) the prophecies of the Scripture will not be understood, concerning the duration and period of the fourth monarchy and kingdom of the beast : then secondly, when that time shall come ... the knowledge of the end ... will be revealed, by the rise of a little horn, the last apostacy, and the beast slaying the witnesses ... / by John Canne.
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Canne, John, d. 1667?
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Wing C443; ESTC R6596
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as belong to the Crimes of High-treason The like Act was made March 17 1648. and May 14 1649. Again in July 17 1649. it was Enacted That if any person shall maliciously or adâ—â—â—edly publish by writing painting or open declaring c. that the Commons in Parliament are not the Supreme Authority of this Nation or shall plot contrive or endeavour to stir up or raise force c. that every such offence shall be taken deemed and adjudged by the Authority of this Parliament to be High-treason Treason saith our Law is an offence committed against the Security Anâ—plitude and Majesty of the Common-wealth I am so far from taking the word Traitors for single persons or to apply it to things doubtful that I think the Holy Ghost intends a Combination of men and such as shall most eminently betray both Gospel and Law even Christ and their Countrey But I shall not take the Readers work out of his hand Heady or rash inconsiderate unstable fickle or giddy headed such as suffer them selves to be driven this way and that way by their passions and lusts Dutch Note The word as some think is taken from yong birds which venter to fly before their Feathers are grown or from little children who through their headiness fall and get many knocks When thou hast viewed their actions first and last beginning at their Instrument or new model of Government and consider what that was and how hastily done Their clapping up a sudden peace with the Dutch and making war as fast against Spain What loss we had of men and treasure at Hispaniola the manner how and what shame and scandal the English Nation had by it Then pass over to Jamaica and inform thy self truely what hath succeeded since their arrival Besides how many hundred Ships have been taken from us by the Dunkerkers whilst our Fleet were abroad for what I know not Their throwing of Good Men one while into Prison another while releasing them again without shewing any cause either for one or other Their Creating Major Generals like the Image that was made to the Beast preferring some to high Offices and Places whom they had before publickly charged to be Betrayers of their Country Summoning the Countries to chuse Parliament-men and when they came up sent them home again a hundred at a clap It would take up too much time to enumerate all particulars If these things considered prove them not Heady and Rash this then I would add It may be doubted and I do whether the Later Apostacy be fulfilled in them If any wise and sober man not being one of them can see upon any of their publick Actions wherein the good of the Commonwealth is concerned whereon there is not engraven and fairly to be read 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 HEADY RASH AND INCONSIDERATE Either it is so or this is not the last state Apostacy High-minded or puff d up as a Tympany for that sore comes from the word 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 significat eos qui sibi videntur insignes in re quapiam aut opinione quam de se concipiunt ideo intumescunt The word saith Salmeron signifies men who to their own thinking are famous in their actions and opinion and being thus conceited of themselves are therefore puffed up Some Translators have Câ—eci blinde others Fanatici dementati fanatical and sottish Indeed the word doth signifie one that is blinde and wants his understanding yet conceives that he hath both fight and reason and would have others think so too It is not to be doubted but these men whose Apostacie is here arraign'd for King Craft and Statesmen deem themselves the None-such of the Word and all Ruling men before them Simplicians and laugh at their Commonwealth Notwithstanding if that which they are designing and building be 1. Against God and therefore he shortly will destroy it 2. If that which the Saints are every where praying against 3. If that which was done before by the King against the Priviledges of Parliaments and Liberties of the People 4. If that which the people every day more and more do hate them for 5. If that which may ruine their Families and render their Names odious to posteritie I say Should such be their designe and actions The Question is though highly conceited of their own opinion and doings whether according to the word here they are not in truth BLINDE and FOOLISH STONE BLINDE as the Aethiopick reads it Lovers of pleasures more then lovers of God greedy upon voluptuousness Old Translation The word signifies such as are Friends to pleasures Here Reader consider 1. The Heathenish vanities and sports taken up since this Apostacie was made banished and buried before witness what was done this yeer upon their Lord Majors day though an Independent and Church-member Such lightness and foolery was then as was a scandal to Religion and a grief to the Saints Many poor Christians wanting bread whilst they in wantonness vainly wasted away money see Amos 6. 3 4 5 6 7. 2. Where can we see any of the present Revolters specially if crept up into High Places and Offices whether at Court or in Country but they are voluptuous and given to pleasures yea those which seemed sometimes to be Barzilla's men so mortified to carnal pleasures and risen with Christ as such things were irksom and burdens to them But now who for excess and riot more then they who more then THESE MEN for fine Clothes sumptuous Houses costly Fare and Court-Fashions so that to see them now they are more like Dives then Barzillaâ— In every vanity and foolery as carnal and light as other men Truly I should have wondred to see this great Change among professors how Barzilla's are become Diveses's those who have preached much and printed much against base delights are now the Men addicted to them I say To see this I should have thought it strange but that I know this Prophesie of the Later Apostacy every jot and every tittle of it must be fulfilled Having a form of godliness or formality shew appearance an outward visage Quibus est species reverentiae Dei Junius in whom there is a shew of fear or worship of God Specieminanem sive inane simulacrum Piscator I beseech thee Reader Take notice of the singular Wisdom and Counsel of God who will discover the men of the Later Apostacy in that way which they think to cover their Apostacie How will the Later Apostates being lovers of themselves covetous Covenant-breakers Traytors c. think to hide these Vices so at least to hide them that they may not be thought to be the Apostates foretold in Timothy By having a form of godliness that is by their often praying fasting preaching and practicing Church Ordinances c. And how will the Lord make it known That they are the Apostates there prophesied of By having this form of godliness that is being men so forward for fasting and praying yet living all
themselves to be without affections of piety and charity then not to regard whom they destroy nor how many nor how illegal it be so their own wills and lusts may be satisfied 2. Are not they without Christian affection who will deal worse and more cruelly with good men I say good men then if they were murderers and high-way thieves 3. Is not all humanity extinguished in such men who are so far from pitying the Saints when they are devouring them as is a Beast from pitying a poor Lamb whilst he is sucking his blood 4. What natural affection have they who care not for their Country nor what wrong they do to the people by taking away their Laws Liberties and Rights and imposing what burdens and pressures they please meerly to support and hold up their own private Interest Consider of it take advice and speak your mindes Truce-breakers Some read absque foedere without fidelity the Dutch translates implacable unappeasable Beza and Pagnin Nescii soederis Salmero Inconfoederabiles The Greek 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 signifies men who make no consciences of their Promises and Agreements and having done so are irreconcilable will admit of no truce but upon their own unlawful terms It is likely the Reader will expect that I should be large here because the word as he thinks leads directly to the present Apostacy But I will speak the less because it is so plain alas poor Creatures here they cannot sew fig-leaves together and make themselves aprons as our Parents did to hide their nakedness Two things Reader I would have thee minde 1. As the Lord fore-saw what would be the special sins of the Later Apostacy so he doth mention them the oftner He knew that breaking Promises Covenants and Ingagements would be the sins and evils chiefly committed by them so he repeats the same again and again The Judgement of the present Apostacy I leave to others whether it be that in Timothy or not only this is clear by the Text That Covenant-breaking will be the sin as most eminent and remarkable in them 2. The Declarations Remonstrances Petitions and other Writings of the Army are worth the reading specially a Book entituled A LOOKING-GLASS FOR THE ARMY In this Book he shall finde truly collected what Vows Promises and Covenants have been made and whether all be not broken let hims lf be Judge But this remember also It is not the last Apostacy if the Vows and Promises which have been broken be not upon religious Pretences that is for the glory of God the safety of the Nation the good of the Godly party c. and so Righteous men still False Accusers or Calumniators slanderers Greek Devils Aretius saith it signifieth treacherously to take or deceive by false and lying words 1. Wherein can men be more treacherous then having unjustly cast Gods people into prison afterwards to lay things to their charge which they never knew 2. What greater slander then to belye the Holy Ghost in saying that to be done by Satan which is wrought by the Finger and Power of God So 3. in reporting strange Plots and Conspiracies to be among the Saints whereby to render the Cause of Christ and his people contemptible and vile to the Nation There being no Truth in it but a meer slander 4. Are not those Calumniators who asperse their Brethren with the reproachful terms of fools knaves villains rogues traytâ—rs c. though known to be wise honest sincere and sober Christians because they will not serve their wills and lusts 5. Was it not Absolom's trick that he might get the power into his own hands to slander his Fathers Government There is no man saith he deputed of the king to hear thee Oh that I were made judge in the land I would do justice read 2 Sam. 15. 1 2 3 4 5 6. Inquire whether our former Governours have not been charged with much untruth to the end that some might the sooner and easier like Absolom raise themselves In continent so the old version ' reads Beza intemperantes Junius Subjecti affectui 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 qui cupiditatibus suis laxant habenas ingenio suo indulgente saith Baldvin Men who loose the reins to their lusts and indulge their wit and will properly the word signifies Excess men that cannot contain themselvs within Bounds Limits Laws observe no Rule Order or Medium exorbitant unlimited He that desires light here let him read The Armies Remonstrance against the late King There this word is opened in setting down particularly his Excess his Exorbitancy the unlimited power which he took For which Excess nothing will satisfie some but his Head So the Impeachment of Strafford for High-Treason in the House of Commons Anno 1640 and 41. The Articles exhibited against him are now worth the reading He died for Excess Likewise the great Case of Ship-money when Sir John Finch then Lord-Keeper Chief-Justice Bramston Judge Berkley Judge Crawley Chief-Baron Davenport Baron Weston and Baron Turnow were accused and impeached of High-Treason by the House of Commons for their extra-judicial Opinion in the Case of Shipmoney Here Reader thy work is short It is onely to give thy judgement whethes such men as condemned the King and Strafford for being 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 EXORBIT ANT and had a chief hand in taking away their lives made the Case of Ship-money High-Treason because it was breaking Law-bounds If they themselves should do worse in exercising an unlimited and arbitrary power I say suppose so thou art then to judge whether without wresting the Text the APOST ACY IN TIMOTHY so far as this word bears may not fairly be applied to them And here I think good not going out of my way to set down the Excess and Exorbitancies of Duke d' Alva leaving the Application to the Reader That which he did first in stead of assembling of the general States he appointed a Council of twelve men which was called The bloody Council in French The Council of troubles The first second and third months the Duke and these sate in Council every fore-noon and after-noon as being directed still by the Duke whose intent was that the Opinion of the Council should be but Consultative as giving judgement in some causes but to have all things depend upon himself alone and they to stand to the judgement he should give By this Council and by the Duke himself all power and authority was taken from the Provincial Councils and the Inhabitants robbed and spoiled of all their Jurisdictions and Appeals clean contrary to the Priviledges of their Country yea and the Councils themselves which were like our Parliaments were forced to stand to the judgment of the said council which had the command over all noble and unnoble spiritual and temporal so that the DUKES WILL WAS AN ABSOLUTE LAW without suffering or allowing any Appeal Reformation or Reviewing of the Sentence once given and pronounced by the Duke And that