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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

onely cause of the controversies between King and Parliament was first pretended to raise up the Protestants against the Papists some of the Protestants which were ticed to begin these late wars but contrary to Christs command and Gospel-rule or the Apostles doctrine to erect Christs Church by unnatural bloody war therefore God suffered the Spirit of division to arise among themselves and to leave the Papists standing and like unnatural brethren they have ruinated themselves I mean the Protestant Church and all her governments and the High-Priest and all that Apostolical Discipled houshold cast out for their corruption when it was grown to a ripe head much like unto Ely as a judgement from the Lord 1 Sam. 4. All this came to passe by being carried on by the pretence of a religious reformation but God suffered the instruments of his wrath to pluck the Protestant Church government to pieces when it was so old that it could stand no longer The chief workmen that did begin it wear covetous and new fangled Teachers whose Religion hath long time hanged on the deceiving hinges of strange opinions These things have been so far from plucking the Church of Rome down that they have given many great causes for it to stand firmer then it did before and to cause many to cleave to their Church The Church of Rome as she now standeth will fall but that must be done by love and a spiritual war as followeth And as the late several chosen Parliaments were Axes and Sawes to hew down and part a sunder corrupted governments So God hath ordained and put your Highnesse chief now in power to build up and joyne both for Church and State all things in better order then they were before this many hundered years therefore take the founders and builders of the first Jewish and Christian Churches for your example The way to raise up Davids fallen Tabernacle If fire have burned houses and good food hath surfeited mens bodies for want of being carefully used shall we never use fire or food more for the former abuse of them Truly my Lord it is a fit comparison for these things as in the dayes of old Amos 9. HAving now declared the renting and dividing of Christs seamlesse garment my task is now to shew your Highnesse how to raise up the Churchs ruines and build it up as in the days of old therefore take the founders of the Jewish and Christian Churces for your example First my Lord you must set up a Patriarchal and Apostolical true reformed Episcopal order twelve Patriarchs under the Law twelve Apostles under the Gospel the twelve Founders Bishops and Rulers of the Church under one Spiritual head Christ Jesus As Abraham and Sarah are called the Father and Mother of all the Faithful so Christ in God is called the Father the true Church the Mother called the City or new Jerusalem that is to be sent down from heaven Rev. 21.10 which City or new Jerusalem Saint Iohn saw to have twelve gates and at the gates twelve Angels that is Bishops Rev. 3. to the Angels of the seven Churches of Asia that is the Bishops of the seven Churches and the names written therein of the twelve Tribes of Israel whose glory God caused to shine like pretious stones Rev. 21.11 12 14. And the wall of the City had twelve foundations and in them the names of the Lambs twelve Apostles which twelve Apostles were twelve Bishops as appears Acts 1.20 let another take his Bishoprick Psal 69.25 and Psal 109.8 there was such a necessity of twelve in chiefe that Christs Ministry could not be carried on after Iudas his fall without that number Act. 1.25 Isai 63.11 16. Abraham in a typical way signifies God the Father Isaac is the figure of Christ Rebeccah is the espoused Church of Christ Iacob is a representation of the Holy Ghost the which holy Ghost or Iacob must beget twelve Patriarchs or twelve Apostles which were the Founders Bishops and Fathers under God in Christ of the old Ierusalem Iewish and Christian and must be of the new Ierusalem which is to come So likewise when Ioshuah was about to enter Canaan the Lord caused him to chuse twelve men out of every several Tribe a man to bear twelve stones before the Ark thorough Iordan and to take them where the Priests feet stood firm which stones they were to set up for 12 pillars in Gilgal and he set up twelve more in the midst of Iordan in the place where the Priests feet stood that bare the Ark of Gods covenant Ioshua 4. which 12 pillars being set up in natural Canaan for a memorial of the dividing of Iordan and being carried on the shoulders of 12 several men out of every Tribe a man under the Law as soon as they came to enter natural Canaan Signifieth the twelve chief pillars of Christs Church which are to be the head Founders of the new Ierusalem Rev. 21.14 which must and will be set up when we are at the entrance of a spiritual Canaans peace All Scriptures are written for our instruction and they speak of things past onely to tell us what should be done now as figures and types of things to come But happily it may be objected against what I have said that there were 13 Patriarchs and 13 Apostles 'T is true Iacob and his 12 sons were 13 and a little before his death he received Iosephs sons by laying on of hands to be as his sons in his and Iosephs place to make for his 12 Tribes 13 heads fathers of which Iudah was chiefe in that he brought forth Christ So likewise Christ first chose 12 to be head spiritual fathers of the 12 spiritual Tribes to make them one body under him the head Acts 1. After Christs death resurrection and ascension before the holy Ghost was come downe to give them the fulnesse of their power and gifts the number was made 12. Acts 1. after Judas fall but after the holy Ghost was come down to carry them on in their work when they began to be persecuted and scattered it pleased God to convert Paul even their greatest persecutor and furiousest enemy and to make them 13 Apostles Peter being the head in Christs Church and by his command to feed his Lambs and sheep thrice to whom Christ committed the keys of Davids Tabernacle or heaven to bind or loose things either in heaven or earth he being head the body were 12. Besides here in England following that example at one time as Chronicles shew there were 24 Bishops under two high Priests or Archbishops Your Highnesse must likewise remember that besides this Apostolical order you must set up a Discipled order of 70. both which Orders I shal prove first under the law secondly under the Gospel Your Highnesse ought to remember the Law which gave to Moses to instruct you what to do to be as it were a School Master who when he found the government for Church affairs too

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