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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

heavy for him he grieving and making his complaint to God the Lord to ease him of his burden God commanded him in Numb 11. v. 16. to gather seventy men of the Elders of Israel and to bring them unto the Tabernacle of the Congregation to make a body under him and Aaron the High Priest to be helpers of Church government which as soon as they were elected set round about the Tabernacle the Lord took the spirit from Moses and gave it to the seventy Elders and they did all prophesie and did not cease Num. 11.25 Thus you see God ordained the seventy Elders even the compleat number when they were in the wildernesse that were of Iacobs houshold when they went into Egypt to make a body above the ordinary Priests for Church affairs he wanted not Judges or Officers for State affairs or Marshal discipline he took his Father in Law Iethro's counsel for that Exod. 18. Secondly under the Gospel Christ our Saviour the onely begotten Son of his Father when the fulnesse of time was come which God long before had determined when he said The seed of the Woman should break the Serpents head which is to be understood Jesus Christ should be born of a pure Virgin which should be set up as an Ensigne for the people and Nations to lead the chiefe Officers of his Army in his life time he gave no other weapons to the head Leaders and general Governours of his Army to carry on their warfare against all his enemies but the sharp sword of the spirit which proceedeth out of his mouth to slay the enemies of him and his Elect Christ first chose twelve Mark 3. and he named some of them Bonerges by interpretation sons of thunder then Christ ordained seventy other Luke 10.1 2 3. and sent them out when the harvest was ripe two and two together into every City or place which way soever he himselfe would come and he gave them power to carry on their work sending them forth as Lambs among Wolves and the seventy returned again with joy saying Lord even the Devils are subdued to us thorow thy name and Jesus said unto them that he saw Satan like lightning fall down from heaven behold saith Christ I give unto you power to tread on Serpents and Scorpions and all the powers of the enemy nothing shal hurt you neverthelesse in this rejoyce not but rather rejoyce that your names are written in heaven the same hour rejoyced Jesus in the spirit and said I confess unto thee Father Lord of heaven and earth that thou hast hidden these things from the wise and learned and hast revealed them to Fabes even so father because it pleaseth thee Luk. 10.17 18 c. Truely my Lord we must all believe that these very Scriptures are written for our instruction there is none that believeth that God is God and his Word is Truth that dare object or say but that these Scriptures are sent from God to us for no other end but to direct us to do the same which they speak of that hath been done here to fore in former ages for they are patterns examples and lines for us in this last age to erect build up and walk by and although God hath hidden these things from the wise and learned of this time as it pleased him so to doe in former ages as Christ saith Luke 10.21 and to reveale it to mean men which are but like babes and sucklings yet let none that bears the name of a Christian disdain neglect or despise these things for the meanes of the person of him whom God speaks this now but let all that will own the name of Christians rejoyce in the spirit as Christ their head Captain did in the spirit giving all praise and glory to him assuring themselves that the meaner persons they are that God doth it by the greater work of God is shewed therein and with all expedition to set about the work for by this example were our Primitive Christians to chuse their seventy Interpreters For when it pleased God to have the holy Scriptures translated or interpreted for the good of all that believe he did it by such a number of seventy which were all guided by the holy Ghost as it had been one man and they were as it were conduit pipes to convey the water of life into all Countries Nations Tongue● for the comfort of Gods Elect through out the World Thus you see there is no contradiction with God he is at the beginning and ending all one in his Church for as God the Father Son and Holy Ghost are all one in Trinity so is the true Apostolical and Discipled Church whom Christ promised the holy Ghost should be with to the end of the world Iohn 14.16 Iohn 17.21 And every member of the body have their proper gifts for offices and places for the building up ruling and gathering of the Saints under Christ their head 1 Cor. 12. Eph. 4.11 12 As Paul saith God hath ordained in the Church several Officers as first Apostles secondly Prophets thirdly Teachers then they that do miracles after the gifts of healing helpers of governments diversity of tongues but saith he are all Apostles are all Prophets are all Teachers are all doers of Miracles have all gifts of Healing doe all speak with Tongues doe all interpret 1 Cor. 12.28 29 30. These Scriptures sheweth us very plainly Proved that none of the new Elect or Gathered Churches are not true Churches that all our new elect and gathered Churches are out of the ways of God at this very time as far I may say as the East is from the West yet I wil not judge any But there may be many true members that belong unto Christ among them but thus by the power of God I wil assure you that none of the new Sects as cal themselves Churches are true Churches because they have neither true heads or body above them according to other Law or Gospel rule but every one strives to be a Teacher by resting the Scriptures to their own corrupt finister by-paths and so lose themselves and lead many more into woods wildernesses and desarts of strange opinions and so it wil be worse and worse stil daily more every day then other Eph. 4.11 12 13. til the mercy of God cause us to have an Apostolical and Discipled body under a head for the gathering of the Saints together for the work of the Ministery and for the dification of the body of Christ this wil be the way to make all the members of Christs Church meet in the unity of true faith as followeth if you can believe That the seventy Elders that God caused Moses to chuse had several prophetical gifts when they were chosen and brought to Gods Tabernacle at that immediate time Or if your Highnesse can believe that Christs Apostles and Disciples had several prophetical gifts for the making of a compleat body for Christs Church and the

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