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A65583	A second narrative of the late Parliament (so called) wherein, after a brief reciting some remarkable passages in the former narrative, is given an account of their second meeting, and things transacted by them : as also how the Protector (so called) came swearing, by the living God, and dissolved them, after two or three weeks sitting : with some quæries sadly proposed thereupon : together with an account of three and forty of their names, who were taken out of the house, and others that sate in the other house, intended for a House of Lords, but being so unexpectedly disappointed, could not take root, with a brief character and description of them : all humbly presented to publique view / by a friend to the good old cause of justice, righteousnesse, the freedom and liberties of the people, which hath cost so much bloud and treasury to be carried on in the late wars, and are not yet settled.	Wharton, George, Sir, 1617-1681.	1658 (1658)	Wing W1556; ESTC R8011	50,589	52

to Canaan among whom were many renowned Princes Priests and famous men yet onely Moses Caleb Joshua c. that truly followed God Numb. 14. Among all the wise men in Babylon but one Daniel a true Prophet Dan. 2. 19 But one Noah a Preacher of Righteousness and faithful in his generation before the Flood Gen. 7. 1. One Lot in Sodom Among the seven Churches Rev. 2. 3. but two to wit Philadelphia and Smyrna whom the Lord approves of but the other so carried it except a few among them as he said it should be manifested they belonged rather to the Synagogue of Satan then to the Churches of Christ When the great destruction comes upon wicked men a little before or upon the call of the Jews but a handful or as the gleaning grapes when the Vintage is done shall lift up their heads and rejoyce and glorifie God in the fires Isai. 24. They onely who speak often one to another when wickedness is set up and they that tempt God are delivered alluding to Israel who would have made a Captain to return again to Egypt or rather the Apostacy of this our day that the Lord owns as those who fear him and have the promise of the Sun of Righteousness to arise upon them Mal. 3. The false spirit of Magistracy in Adonijah aspiring to the Government had the assistance of the Kings sons Abiathar the Priest Joab the General and all the Captains of the Host c. who with slaying of Oxen c. eating and drinking said God save Adonijah and carryed it for a time against Solomon but the spirit of Solomon Nathan the Prophet c. who had the true spirit of Government and Prophesie approved not of or consented to it but were for the true spirit to rule 1 King 1. and so it is at this day and blessed be the Lord that our eyes do see a people crying longing and will not be at rest till the earthy selfish spirit of Magistracy be brought down and the self-denying spirit of Magistracy or Horn of David now budding in Zion come in its room Psal. 132. Wonder not neither be turned aside because of that great multitude on the one hand or smallness of the number on the other that truly and indeed appear for and own the cause of God but stand close and be more refined in the light and spirit of Zion and keep your ground for the Lord hath so appointed That the foot shall tread it down to wit the meanest of the saints for it is very probable that many of the great and wise saints ascording to Rev. 18. 4. shall be found in the borders and supporting the things of Babylon and casting out their Brethren Isa. 66. 5. saying Let the Lord be glotified and having the mist of Babylon before their eyes shall say The Lord delays his coming and will be beating their fellow servants onely the feet to wit the upright conversation of these poor ones who desire to keep close to God and not to touch with Babylon and steps to wit the faith prayers and honest endeavours of these needy ones who long for and cannot be at rest till judgement so visibly return unto righteousness that all the upright in heart may follow it These shall trend down the lofty City Isai. 26. The least of the flock shall draw them out the people that shall bring down the enemies of God in the latter days are a very small and feeble remnant when the Lord comes to destroy Babylon and to build up Zion he will finde but a few upright ones and those very destitute helpless and some of them prisoners too for their witness to the true Magistracy and Ministry of Zion whose prayers he will hear and not despise and bring forth to declare his glory in Zion who shall in a holy triumph and rejoycing say O Lord thou art our God we will exalt thee we will praise thy Name for thou hast done wonderful things thy councels of old are faithfulness and truth c. Lo this is our God we have waited for him he will save us we will be glad and rejoyce in his salvation Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee because he trusteth in thee Trust in the Lord for ever c. Isai. 25. 1 9. chap. 26. 2 3. Which good and comfortable words shall certainly be made good for heaven and earth shall pass away but not one tittle of the word shall pass till all be fulfilled I the Lord will hasten it in its time Isa. 60. 33. with Jer. 33. 25 26. Hab. 2. 3. Read these Scriptures Wherefore strengthen ye the weak hands and confirm the feeble knees c. Isa. 55. 3 4. And you my dear Friends Commonwealths-men so called who so greatly seem to press for righteousness and freedom labour to bring forth this righteousness not by a commonmoral spirit and principle but by the spirit of Zion a lively spiritual active frame of spirit to wit that frame mentioned 2 Sam. 23. not to be pulled and haled to do the good that lyes before you that is more suitable to the unjust Judge but be as ready to help and refresh and therein be as suitable to delight the oppressed that come unto you as the light of the morning when the Sun riseth without Clouds is to those who have lost their way in a dark night and as the tender grass springeth out of the earth by clear shining after rain this is the Spirit of the Horn of David that shall bud in Zion Psal. 132. The consideration whereof in the first man festation and declaration of it by the spirit unto and by David having thereby a tast of that glory upon his spirit made him to break forth into a holy triumph and rejoycing saying And this is all my salvation and all my desire although he make it not to grow to wit in his day Leave no stone unturn'd no means unus'd to let the people who come unto you speedily know one way or other what they shall trust to say not Go and come again to morrow if you can do it to day delayes are burdensome and chargeable Job from the secret of God being upon his Tabernacle and the precious dew of the spirit compassing his root and lying all night upon his branch had much of this blessed frame upon his spirit He put on and clothed himself with righteousness and had more love to judgement then to the robe and diadem and upon that account he was eyes to the blind feet to the lame a father to the poor and the cause which he knew not he searched one chap 29. it concerns you and is worth your reading This will be the frame of the handful of corn in the earth Psa. 72 or mountain establisht upon the top of the mountains Mich. 4. 1 2. the fruit whereof shall shake like Lebanon they shall not be shaken by others but themselves wilshake off their fruit then wil

you be do according to the heart of God and having this excellent spirit so freely to make it your meat drink to execute judgement and therein to make your shadow as the night in the midst of the noon-day to the oppressed you will abhor to bewray to wit give up their right and freedom into the hands of Tyrants and Spoylers Tole to the oppressed as a hiding place from the wind a covert from the tempest as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land and as rivers of water in a dry place standing open ready to refresh those that are thirsty will be the frame of Christ and the Saints the Horn of David that shall reign in righteousness c Isa. 31. 1 2. Then those that dwell under your shadow shall return from their oppression revive as the corn and grow as the vine and your savour among both good and bad concern'd in you will be as the wine of Lebanon Hos. 13. and shall say The Lord bless thee thou habitation of Justice c. and wait for to wit desire after you as the dry ground for the rain and open their mouths wide as the mowed parch'd ground for the latter rain Job 29. 23. The foundation of the eternal welfare of your souls being first laid thorough faith in Christ and an holy unblamable conversation without which you cannot attain unto the other it will then be your crown and rejoycing to forget the things behind and to come up hither for herein doth the Lord delight as also will be the great glory of the latter days and as you are in the power glory and sweetness of his spirit herein exercised will he delight in and rejoyce over you and you will live as it were in heaven while you are upon the earth and he will be for your protection as a place of broad rivers streams wherein shall go no gally with oars or gallant ship pass thereby c. Isa. 33. Yea your bow as Jobs renewed in your hand to shoot at your enemies upon all occasions The presence of God being thus with you your terrour will be upon all both at home and abroad that have a mind to hurt you according to Psa. 48. God is known in●er palaces for a refuge for lo the kings were assembled they passed by together they saw it and so they marvelled they were troubled and hasted away fear took hold upon them there pain as of a woman in travel thou brakest the ships of Tarshish c. This salvation and forementioned righteousness is the righteousness and salvation of Zion spoken of Isa. 62. 1. which those who understand and taste the glory and sweetness of cannot will not hold their peace or to be at rest till it go forth as brightness or as a lamp that burneth This is the true spirit Be growing up in your light and in the frame of your spirit to these things in order to which pray for the dawnings of that measure of the spirit which the Lord hath promised to pour forth in the latter days The ordinary measures of the spirit relating onely to the work within will not do it therefore is it that so many saints at this day turn in with the spirit and things of Babylon Do not like Alderman Tichborn pretend to serve your Country freely and afterwards take great Salaries the people are poor and it is your duty that have Estates to take nothing from them except they freely give it so ought also the Ministers of Christ to do With other Scriptures read Micha 3. A word on the behalf of that faithful servant of the Lord Mr. John Portmans now close prisoner under lock night and day in the Tower of London so that none may come with freedom to visit him Prov. 31. 8. Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction THe Reader may take notice That Mr. Portmans formerly Secretary to the Navy could not in conscience continue his employment under this Apostacy though it were worth more then 300 l. per annum and for his faithfulness to the cause of God his people and the Nation hath amongst others been a sufferer unto Bonds in the Tower this 17 of the 11 month 1658 a year wanting 3 weeks never hearing what was laid to his charge or that there was any to accuse him of evil having demanded of Col. Barkstead his Jaylor when first brought in by his Souldiers what his Crime was could get no answer neither was there any exprest in the Warrant by which he was apprehended the substance whereof was That he should be brought into the Tower to be kept until the further pleasure of the late Tyrant whom the Warrant blasphemously stiled his Highness the Lord Protector who being lately dead Mr. Portmans took notice of it in a Letter to Col. Barkstead delivered to his hand by two faithful Brethren meekly demanding If he had any further Warrant to continue him a prisoner if he had that then he might have a Copy or at least the sight of it which if he had not in some short time he must conclude there was none and therefore his occasions to go forth for the well-being of his Family urging him to it he should assay to attend upon them but if upon Tryal he found the force continued he must consider what might be his further duty This for substance but with more plainness was intimated in the Letter and accordingly a week after not hearing from him about three in an afternoon not disguised but in his constant habit he went to the gate expecting to be stopped rather then otherwise but finding the passage free went forth to his Brother-in-laws house not with an intent to conceal himself from whence he was again taken within an hour This is briefly and truly the matter of Fact and may it 's hoped justifie him in his attempt not to be left to any thing unbecoming a sober Christian yet was he the rather induced thus to do upon words not long before spoken by Col. Barkstead viz. That he might go out if he would asking some friends If there were no way to perswade him to it c. There needs nothing be said to such as know that foul-mouth'd Malignant Nedham to wipe off the reproach he hath raised in his Pamphlet that Mr. Portmans should say He would not go out if the gates were open until he was satisfied for his imprisonment to go about to do it were to imply that the Pamphletter did sometimes speak truth which should he do he would be utterly disabled to serve his Masters who make lies their refuge and hire him at no small charge as a means to uphold their own reputation to asperse the faithful in the Land yet considering the report may come to those that know him not such may be assured That Mr Portmans never spake any such thing but hath ever declared That he should not continue