GODS Prerogative Power Made known divers wayes in the Old and New Testament ALSO The Prerogative Power of the Lord Christ And what he will do in the dayes of his Kingly Office In Destroying his Enemies And Exalting his Saints Very usefull for these Times By him that loveth both Truth and Peace NOAH BANKS LONDON Printed by R. B. and are to be sold at the West end of Pauls 1650. To the truely Honorable in Christ Major General HARRISON Honored Sir KNowing that you are one that wait for the appearing of the Lord Christ in his Kingly glory and are willing to hear news of the good Land though it be by a weak poor instrument for out of the mouths of babes and sucklings God will declare his praise I have made bold to communicat a few lines to your godly and grave consideration what I do believe God is doing in this last Age of the World Surely God is answering all the prayers that have been powred out by the Saints at the Throne of Grace against Antichrist for this many hundred years and he is now going in an eminent manner to require the bloud of the Saints that hath been spilt by that man of sin and his adherents now the Lord is revenging the bloud of the Saints that cry under the Altar now those that have made war with the Lamb the Lamb shall overcome them for he and he onely is Lord of Lords and King of Kings and they that are with him are called chosen faithful Antichrist hath bin drunken with the bloud of the Saints now he must have bloud to drink for he is worthy now have we great cause to bless God who hath taken to himself great power and doth reign and hath destroyed them that hath destroyed the earth now is the Lord humbling great men the loftiness of man shall be bowed down and the haughtiness of man shall be made low and the Lord alone exalted in that day now hath the Lord Christ appeared in the Majesty of his strength in his Armies he hath scattered the proud in the imaginations of their hearts he hath pulled down the mighty from their seats and exalted them of low degree For behold the day cometh that shall burn as an Oven and all the proud yea all that do wickedly shall be as stubble and the day cometh that shall burn them up saith the Lord of Hosts and it shall leave neither root nor branch and he shall tread them down and they shall be as ashes under the soles of your feet Now many Nations are gathered against thee that say let her be defiled and let our eyes look upon Sion but they know not the thoughts of the Lord neither understand they his Counsel he shall gather them as Sheaves into the floores Arise and thrash O daughter of Sion for I will make thy horn iron and thy hoofs brass and thou shalt beat in pieces many people God doth and will do great things by weak instruments thy feet shall tread them down even the feet of the poor and the steps of the needy Zech. 12. 8. and God hath made good his word of late in that day shall the Lord defend the Inhabitants of Ierusalem he that is feeble amongst them shall be as David and the house of David shall be as God as the Angel of the Lord before them God is now stayning the glory of all flesh now is the little Stone that was cut out of the Mountain without hands smiting the Image on the feet that was of iron and clay and breaks them in pieces then was the iron and the clay and the brass and the silver and the gold and all the Empires of the earth broken in pieces together and became like the chaff of the Summer flower and the wind carried them away and the place was no more found And the Stone that smot the Image became a great Mountain and filled the whole earth the Lord Christ will break them with a Rod of Iron and dash them in pieces like Potters vessels yea the Kings of the earth that will not submit to him He will strike through Kings in the day of his wrath he will shake all Nations yea not only earth but also Heaven and these promises Prophecies many more is the Lord Christ now making good by his Prerogative Power and hath not God begun this work in this Common-wealth hath not God delivered us out of Egypt by a mighty hand and God hath broken the rod of oppressors as in the day of Midean and I do beleeve the work that God hath begun in England shall go on till he hath made all his enemies his footstool and that great block that lyeth in the way and hinders the peace of many good men that the Witnesses are not slain I do believe for my part that the Witnesses are slain in this Iland I take the Witnesses to be those that have suffered under Antichrist for fourty and two months Rev 11. 2. as Antichrist came in gradually so shall his tyrannical power be taken away gradually First because when Christ begins he will make an end Babylons ruine is like a mighty milstone thrown in the Sea it shall never be found again he will goe Rev. 18. 21. on till Rome bee destroyed Secondly because in the time of Antichrists reign the Witnesses must be clothed in sackcloth but now Rev. 11. 3. God hath taken a way the sackcloth and many of the Saints doe see cause to put on the garment of reioycing and are wayting for the Bridegrooms coming Thirdly the Witnesses having lain three dayes and a halfe dead which is in conformity to Christs death they must stand on their feet againe as blessed bee God they now do in this Iland Fourthly when the Witnesses stand on their feet great feare shall fall on them that see them and are not the enemies of Christ and his people in great feare in these daies who can but see it Fiftly and are not many of the Saints of Christ raised up by the Spirit of God into a glorious admiration of God and into a safe condition out of the reach of the malice and power of their enemies and their enemies be hold them but they cannot hurt Rev. 13 6. Chap 12. 19. them Gods raising up his people is called heaven Sixtly the great Earthquake God hath made of late both in England Ireland and now of late in Scotland which I doe beleeve hath made the territories of Babylon to shake this is called a great Earthquake Rev. 11. 13. Seventhly I do beleeve this Commonwealth was the tenth part of mystical Babylon which now is falen and the powers both in Church and Commonwelth that did oppress the saints is taking away blessed be the Lord and is not the seventh Angel now going to sound and are there not great voices in heaven in the Churches of Christ which is called heaven saying the Kingdomes of the world are become the
in these last days Oh how hath God in this Land of late pulled down the pride of many tall Cedars both in the Church as Lord Bishops and many great men are brought low for the haughtiness of man shall be abased and the loftiness of man shall be brought low and the Lord alone exalted in that day he shall tread them down even by the Isa 2. 9. Isa 26. 5 6. Mat. 4. 3. feet of the poor and the steps of the needy and ye shall tread down the wicked for they shall be ashes under the soles of your feet Eighthly When the Lord Christ gives his Saints a heart to cry mightily to God for the downfal of Antichrist and will give him no rest till he makes Jerusalem the praise of the whole earth when the Angel having the golden Censor which was the prayers of the Saints powred out then woe to Antichrist there was a voice of thunder and lightening and an earthquake how hath God made his power known by prayer Moyses prayed and the Red-Sea stood on heaps at Ioshuahs prayer the Sun stood still prayer will shut Heaven and open Heaven as Eliah did and hath not God raised up some men to a mighty spirit of prayer how do they cry to God with abundance of confidence believing now God is pulling down Antichrist oh saith a poor gracious soul let me pull too with my prayers for it will never be well with Sion till Antichrist be destroyed Ninthly When the Lord Christ begins to take the vayl off that is spread over all Nations Isa 25. 7. A fire shall go before him which shall give light to his people but burn up all his enemies round about the earth saw it and trembled Psa 97. 3 4. When the Sun of righteousness shall arise oh what a difference there will be between Goshen and Egypt and surely God hath of late more then formerly opened the eys of many godly men and made known his truth concerning Christs Kingly Government in these last days but when the rest of the Gentles and Iews do come to the knowledg of Christ oh how glorious will those times be But unto whom will the Lord Christ reveal this great work in destroying Antichrist and calling of the Iews and Gentles that are not yet called They must be his friends as Abraham was they must be such as fear him such as dearly love him and Psa 25. love not their lives to the death precious choice men Daniel like men of excellent spirits men beloved of Christ as Iohn Reve. 12. 11. was lying in Christs bosom Eagle-ey'd men such as the Pro. 17. 27. Shepheards were which watched by night and spent their meditations on the high things of God men like Ioshua and Dan. 6. 3. Caleb who followed the Lord fully and will speak well of the good Land men that have much sound knowledg of the Numb 14 22 mystery of Christs Kingdom searching out the deep things of 1 Cor. 2. 10. God they must be such as have laid the Church troubles to their hearts Iacobs that have wrastled with God by prayer Ier. 9. 1. and will have no denial they are the first born sons of Sion Dan. 10. 2 3. such as have spent themselves in fasting and fervent crying to Iehovah those that have sowen in tears they shall reap with joy Gen. 32. 24. those shall have the first fruits and hear from Christ the first newes of Sions glory these and these alone shall see the Land a far of What will the Lord Christ do in these last days by his Kingly Prerogative Power First He will destroy his enemies Secondly He will exalt his Saints The Lord Christ hath begun this work already he hath trod the winepress of the wrath of the Almighty this he did in the Garden and on the Cross then he conquered all our spiritual enemies then he suffered for us but now he must reign till he hath made all his enemies his footstool these days will bring forth sad news for Antichrist and all his adherents their judgments slumbreth not A long time saith Christ I have held my peace I have been still I have refrained my self now will I cry like a travelling woman I will destroy and devoure at once the Lord goes forth like a mighty man of war he shall cry yea roar he shall prevaile against his enemies When the Lyon Isa 32 23. 24. of the Tribe of Iudah shall rore woe to the beasts woe to Antichrist the great enemy of Christs Kingdom and woe to all the Kings of the earth that have taken part with the Beast woe to Rome and her consederates Howl ye for the day of the Lord is at hand it shall come as a destruction from the Almighty Isa 13. 6. your lofty looks shall be laid low Isa 2. 11. for the day of vengeance is in my heart and the year of the redeemed is come it will be a terrible bloudy day to the Lord Christs enemies as you may read Isa 34. for his camp is very great his day is very terrible Ioel 2. 10 11. he will make wast as mountains and hills the greatest of his enemies Isa 42. 15. the ruin of spiritual Babylon and Rome must be by a mighty earthquake Isa 13. 13. Rev 16. 16. at the taking of Babel the whole earth is moved Ier. 50. 46. when the Lord Christ comes to make his power known in destroying his enemies there will be great bloudy wars and changes in in Governments and great troubles in all Nations This appears plain by many places of Scripture it will be bloudy times at the fall of Antichrist the Lord hath a consumption to bring upon the whole earth See Isa 66. 15. and Chap. 17. 12 13 14. Chap. 18. 3 to the end Chap. 28. 2. Chap. 34. 8. where you may read how bloudy a time it will be for it is the day of vengeance and the year of recompence for the controversie of Sion it is comfortable for the Saints though he that is coming to judg the great whore that hath made the earth drunk with her fornications and to avenge the bloud of his servants Rev. 18. 20. the Lord Christ will make known his Prerogative power in the throwing down of the man of sin he will stir up jealousie like a man of war Isa 42. 13. he will strike through Kings in the day of his wrath Psa 110. 5 6. he shall be crowned King of Kings Rev. 19. he shall reign till Antichrist be utterly thrown down 2 Thes 2. 8. it shall be as the overthrowing of Sodom never to be inhabited from generation to generation root branch shall be wholly destroyed as you may read Ier. 50. 39 40. Rev. 18. 2. Isa 34. Mal. 4. 1. for the Stone cut out of the Mountain without hands shall break in pieces the gold and the silver the brass iron and the clay and they shall become as chaff and the wind shal
the enemies of his Church and Saints are at the highest and say I sit as Queen Rev. 18. 7. when they say I will ascend above the Clouds I will be like the most High Isa 14. 14. when the enemies of God are lifted up with pride and power then shall the Lord Christ make known his power then shall her plagues come suddenly for Reve. 18. 7. the Lord that judgeth her is a strong God then shall she come down and sit in the dust O how high were the enemies of Isa 47. 1. God and of his Saints in this Land of late how did they oppresse the Saints how did they begin to rule over mens estates and consciences too and sayd bow-down that wee may go over Now will God make his enemies his footstool now will God visit the wickednesse of the world as it is in Esay 13. 11. I will cause the arrogancy of the proud to cease and I will cast down the pride of Tyrants And is not this the work God is about in our dayes and hath not God done much in these dayes oh that men had eyes to see it that God might have the glory Secondly when the Saints are at the lowest then will the Lord repent him selfe for his servants when he seeth that their power is gone and they have no help left how sad was our Dâ—t 32. 3â— condition in England of late years in the time of our Prelates how did they oppress good men making some fly to new-England branding some and cutting off their Eares imprisoning others how sad was our condition this last yeare when so black a cloud did arise both in Kent Surrey Wales and Skotland and on the Seas and how did wicked men thraten to cut the throats of godly men and plunder them then did Gods people like Israel groan and cry unto the Lord and praysed bee our good God who hath scattered the proud and hath taken our parts and hath raysed faithfull Instruments who have jeparded their lives in the High Places in the Field oh let not such valiant Commanders and Souldiers go without their due Honor next to the honor of God and though the Saints were low yet God was on high and hee hath taken our part when there was none to help then Gods Arm brought Salvation for us Thirdly When wicked men rage against the Lord and against his Saints as in the second Psalm Wherefore do the Hethen rage and the people imagin a vain thing the Kings of the Earth set themselves and the Rulers take Counsell together against the Lord and against his anoynted Then will God set his King upon his holy Hill of Sion verse 6. when wicked men rage the Lord Christ shall dash them in peeces like Potters vessels and never did wicked men rage more then of late therefore sure their ruine is near did Saul prosper when hee raged against David did not God rend the Kingdom from him and is not this the day when wicked men shall fret themselves and curse their God and their King and look upward Isa 8. 21. but blessed be God that the rage of man shall turn to his prayse and the remainder of wrath will he restrayn When the Lord Christ comes to throw down Antichrist and his adherents he will shake all Nations in that day in the day of his fierce anger and by a mighty Earthquake turning Esay 13. 13. Kingdoms and Nations upside down every one must endure a shaking in this Earthquake and is not God now a shaking this Nation and throwing down what Antichrist hath built Revel 16. 18. 19 for many years o what a smoke doth this great ruinous house make it blindeth the eyes of most men yea many godly men surely in this ruinous heap Iesus Christ the wise Builder will finde many precious stones and many peeces of timber that are found at the heart and fit them to build the New Ierusalem though many great posts will bee found rotten at the heart when they are tried and they will be fit for nothing but for the fire for behold the day cometh that shall burn as an Oven and all the proud yea all that do wickedly shall be as stubble and the day cometh that shall burn them up saith the Lord of Hosts and it shall leave neither root nor branch Mal. 4. 1. wicked men shall be as rubbidge and he shall tread down the wicked for they shall be as ashes under the soles of his feet Mal 4. 3. Those Nations and Kingdoms that have lived in pomp and contempt of God and his Saints shall suffer dreadful shakings that no person nor Nation nor Government shall be able to stand that shall oppose the Kingly Government of the Lord Christ for he hath said once more he will not only shake the earth but the heavens also Heb. 12. Fiftly When the Saints are in the dark as well as wicked men much fearing and thinking of a dark Night that is comming with dreadfull troubles and so it will be to all those that are not acquainted what God is doing when the Lord reigns clouds and darknesse are round about him yet Righteousnesse and judgment are the habitation of his Throne and a fire shall go before him to burn up all his enemies Psalm 97. 2 3. At the comming of Christ will be a dark time for at midnight the Bridegroom came All those that would be acquainted what the Lord Christ is doing let them read Esay 42. 16. He will lead the blinde by a way that they known not and will lead them in paths that they have not known I will make darknesse light before them and crooked things straight and not forsake them Many say in our dayes things go on as in untrodden paths and unknown wayes and dark wayes if you look into this Scripture you may see the Lord Christ will lead his peeple in such a way as they have not known and many good men are in the dark at this time and godly Ministers if you read Esay 42. 18. 19. 20. there he sayth who is so blinde as my servant who is so blinde as he that is perfect and blinde as the Lords Servant but at last God will let them see for at evening time it shall be light Zak. 14. 7. Sixtly when the Lord Christ fits and chuses out some choice instruments for his work such as Moyses Ioshua Sampson David Solomon Cyrus Zorobabel or moddel out some Army a Gideon and his three hundred men when you see God raise up men of another spirit choice men for wisdom and courage to do some notable work as God hath done by this Army of late years it is a sign that God is doing some excellent work for his Church and for the downfal of Antichrist Seaventhly When the Lord Christ makes his Power known in abasing proud men and women as you may read in the second and third of Isa at large there you may see what God is doing now