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A89029	A standard set up: whereunto the true seed and saints of the most High may be gathered together into one, out of their several forms: for the Lambe against the Beast, and false prophet in this good and honourable cause. Or The principles & declaration of the remnant, who have waited for the blessed appearance and hope. Shewing, how saints as saints, men as men, and the creation shall have their blessings herein, as in the deliverance of the true Church out of Babylon, and all confusion; as in the most righteous and free-common-wealth-state; as in the restitution of all things. Subscribed W. Medley, scribe.	Medley, William, scribe.	1657 (1657)	Wing M1612; Thomason E910_10; ESTC R202911	20,825	28

the bartail to the gate That the Arrowes of the Almighty may be sharp in the hearts of the Kings Enemies That rivers may be opened in high-places and Fountains in the midst of the Valleyes His spirit poured out upon his seed and his blessing upon his Off-spring 3. That the BRANCH of righteousnesse may grow up unto David to execute Judgement and righteousnesse in the Land upon the Throne of David Jer. 33.15 16. ch 23.5 Isa 9.6 7. ch 1.26 ch 60.17 ch 32.1 Deut. 17.15 ch 1.13 Jer. 3.15 Isa 10.27 Exod. 30.23 Isa 61 3. ch 60.18 Zech. 9.8 Psal 72.4.12 14. Amos 5.24 Isa 33.5 ch 32.16 Psal 94.15 Mat. 12.20 Psal 119.19 54. Heb. 11.13 John 10.4.5 Zeph. 3.9 Isa 11.13 Jer. 32.38 39. Cant. 6.9 Phil. 2.20 Psal 102.14 Eph. 2.20 21. Rev. 16.12 compa Isa 11.11 15 16. ch 27.12 13. Rom. 9.4 and upon his Kingdome To order it with judgement and with justice In whom there is mercy for Saints as Saints for men as men and for the whole Creation That we might have Judges as at first and Councellours as at the beginning That our Officers may be Peace and our Exacters righteousnesse And that we might have Pastors according to Gods heart to feed the Flock with knowledge and understanding And that all yoaks upon the inward and outward man may be destroyed because of the Anoynting the holy Spirit the Myrrhe of Liberty Oyl of joy poured out into the wounds of the persecuted and bleeding Flock and the groaning Creation That violence be no more heard in our Land wasting nor destruction within our borders But that we may call our Walls Salvation and our Gates Praise And that Judgement run down as waters and Righteousnesse as a mighty stream Dwelling in the Wildernesse and remaning in the in the fruitful Field 4. That Judgement may be returned unto Righteousnesse and brought forth unto victory That all the upright in heart may follow it that the Lambs of Christ Torne and scatered by Wolves and the rage cruelty of Antichrist now as Pilgrims and strangers in the Earth may be gathered out of their several formes and from their holes and corners at the voice of their great Shepheard and may serve the Lord with one consent and may all call upon his name My Dove my undefiled is but one That the whole building of the spiritual Temple for whom we naturally care As taking pleasure in her stones and favoring the dust thereof Upon the foundation of the Apostles and Prophets and Christ the chief-corner stone may grow up unto an holy Temple in the Lord. And that according to the many Prophecies and Promises in the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments The way of the Kings of the East might be prepared The Jews and Isralites To whom pertaineth the Adoption and the Glory Isa 43 5 6. Ezek 36.24 ch 37.14.15 21. 34.12 13 14. Ier. 23 7 8. ch 32 37. Ier. 30 18. Isa 66 12. Dan. 2 35. Is 2.2 Coll. 1 15 16 18 o 1.1 2 3. Heb. 1.2 Rev. 19 13. 1 Cor. 1.24 Pro. 8.22 23 30 31. Mark 1.11 John 1 14. Rev. 1.5 Heb. 1.2 Eph. 4.8 Coll. 2.15 Heb. 1 4 8. Ps 45.6 Joh. 5.27 Rev 19.16 c. 17.14 Phil. 2.9 10. Isa 45 33. Matt. 28.18 Gen. 22.17 compa Gall. 3.16 Luke 1 32 33. Dan. 7.27 Ps 2.7 8. Isa 53.12 Rev. 11.15 Isa 9.6 7. and the Covenants and the giving of the Law and the service of God and the promises may be Redeemed from their long Captivities and gathered from the Isles of the Sea and from the four corners of the Earth and so all Israel may be saved and restored to the possession of their own Land And with the fulnesse of the Gentiles being add●d to them as a ●●owing stream They may together become a great Mountain filling the whole Earth with their power and glory And may be established in top of the Mountains and exalted above the Hills 5. That as all things that are in Heaven and in Earth visible and invisible whether Thrones Dominions Principallities or Powers were created by our Lord Jesus As he is the Word the Power and the Wisdome of God and for him as He is the only begotten Son of God the first born from cry Creature the image of the invisible God the head of the Church the Beginning the first born of the Dead that in all things he might have the preheminence the head of Principallities and Powers That as he is by the wise purpose of the Father appointed heir of all things And having triumphed over Satan Hell Death and Sin And having spoiled Principallities and Powers hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than that of the Angels whose Throne is for ever and ever a Scepter of Righteousnesse is the Scepter of his Kingdome Vnto whom also is given Authority to execute jugement because he is the Son of man On whose Vesture and Thigh is a name written KING OF KINGS and LORD OF LORDS Unto whom is given all power both in Heaven and in Earth And unto him is also promised The Gate of his Enemies The THRONE of his Father David The Kingdoms of this world A portion with the great and the spoyl with the strong Therefore That all the Kingdomes of this world should become the Kingdomes of our Lord Christ The Government put upon his shoulders who is called Wonderfull Councellor mighty God everlasting Father Prince of Peace 2 Kings 19 31. Isa 37 32. Eph. 6.10 Mic. 5.4 Psa 72.1 8. Zech. 9 10. Ps 72 9 11. Luke 19.27 1 Tim. 6.15 Jer. 23.6 ch 33.16 That his THRONE may be established with Judgement and Justice by the Zeal of the Lord of Hosts and the power of his might That he might be great unto the ends of the earth That the Lords righteous judgments might be given to the king and his righteousnesse unto the kings son That he may have his Dominion from sea to sea and from the river unto the ends of the Earth That they that dwell in the wildernesse may bow before him and his enemies may lick the dust And that all kings may fall down before him and all Nations may serve him who is the onely and blessed Potentate THE LORD OVR RIGHTEOVSNES 6. That the supream absolute LEGISLATIVE POWER and AVTHORITY to make Laws for the governing of the Nations and the good and well-being of man-kind Isa 9 6. c. 32.1 33.22 Jer. 10.7 Ps 2.7 8. Acts 2.30 c. 3.22 23 Iam. 4.12 Mat. 29.18 is originally and essentially in the Lord Jesus Christ by Right Conquest Gift Election and Inheritance who is the onely absolute single person whom the father hath loved decreed sworn to anointed and given all power unto in heaven and in earth 7. That the scriptures being given by inspiration of God with his holy spirit are the revealed Will and Rule of this LEGISLATOR to be constantly owned and submitted unto in ●imes of War and Peace

the work which God had been carrying on with such blessings such Victories in the wars against the Dutch at sea Concluding a peace with that Nation upon very Low Unsafe and dishonourable Tearms Whereby the Blood spilt in that war and the Treasure spent seems to be altogether lost as to the good of the Nation and the guilt thereof lies at his door VII That the said O. C. hath Apostatized from his professions and avowed principles Hath left the Cause and Work the Lord so eminently owned him in whilst he yet seemed to walk with him hath contracted the guilt of Bloodshed unto himself hath thereby justified the Tyrants and Persecutors in all Ages which have hunted the true Seed That his persecution of Gods witnessing people his establishing and upholding the corrupt interests of the Clergy and Lawyers in these Nations his Oppressing the people by Taxing them to maintain a constant standing Army to uphold his Interest and Lordship over them from which there is not hopes of Deliverance for as in the 29. Article of his Government if there shall not be cause to keep up so great a defence at Land and Sea but there be an abatement the money saved thereby is to remain in banck for publick service as it s Termed doth exceed considering the hand from whence it comes the Rage Oppression and Treason of the late King for which he was brought to Justice That he is guilty of high-Treason in the account of God and Man in the erecting of his Government binding his Iron-Yoak upon the neck of the poor captive daughter of Zion See Speech to l. Parliament p. 22. whi st she had thought Summer had been come from the voice of the Turtle heard in our Land and upon the people of these Nations And of Tyranny and Cruelty in the excrcise thereof Whilst as himself said One of the great issues from the Blood and Tryals of late upon these Nations See Instrument of Government was to have a people called to the Supream Authority upon an avowed account But he without Call from God or man hath imposed a yoak hath continued our burthens swearing to Govern according to the Lawes which are so corrupt so degenerate and but thensome maintaining the Prerogative and unlimitted power of LORDSHIP and against which we have contested That he is a Truce-breaker and a False-Swearer And hath justified Amaleck that smote and oppressed Israel in their coming out of Egypt Exod. 17.8 14 15 16. Deut. 25.17 18 19. and against whom God will have war to all Generations So that he hath sinned against the Lord Jesus Christ against his people the dispensations of his power The cries of the Souls under the Altar the blood of all Saints and the Martyrs of Jesus hath transgressed in the acoursed thing hath dealt treacherously with the people of these Nations hath not judged the cause of the Fatherless nor the right of the Needy Jer. 5.28 30. but hath overpassed the deeds of the Wicked so that a wonderful and horrible thing is committed in the Land And we may say as of the sin of Gibeah There was no such deed don Judges 19.30 nor seen from the day that the children of Israel came up out of the Land of Egypt unto this day VIII That since this grievons Apostacy we have been retired into the clefts of the Rock Cam. 2.14 Isa 9.6 Jer. 30.5 6. and secret places of the Stairs The Lords people have been in pain as for the bringing forth of the man childe every mans hands has been on his loyns as a woman in Travel and all faces are turned into paleness because the voice of Trembling of Fear not of Peace The Testimony hath also been continued by the Lords people against this wickdnesse ever since the visible turning aside both in private and publick to which the Lord hath also given his Witnesse and Seal by his very marvellous appearances against them from time to time in blasting their Designes Mich. 5.9 Zech. 2.9 Zeph. 3.8 as in that of Hispaniola for his works we are not to forget whereby He has shaken his hand against them and seems to be arisen to the Prey We are therefore perswaded that no surther Addresses ought to be made unto him Prov 29.1 For he that being often reproved hardeneth his neck to do yet more weckedly shall sud denly be destroyed and that without Remedy But that as Samuel Saul Apostatizing and breaking the Commandement of the Lord in not destroying the sinners the Amalekites and fighting against them until they should be consumed 1 Saem 15.18 19 20 24 25 35. but flying upon the spoyle and doing evill in the sight of the Lord and yet withall justifying himself in his evill as going in the way of the Lord for which he was left of God rejected the Kingdome and his name blotted out though afterwards he said I have sinned and acknowledged his evill in transgressing the commandment of the Lord withall praying for pardon of his sin and desiring to worship the Lord for sook Saul in his Apostacie and came no more at him till the day of his death and tooke an horn of oyle and anoynted David a man more righteous with whose seed the Lord hath made an everlasting Covenant 1 Sam. 16.1 2 Sam. 23.5 Psal 89.3 4 34 to 38. Prov. 8.20 ordered in all things and sure A Government more pure more just wherein is promised The wisdome the spirit of God to lead in the way of Righteousnesse in the midst of the paths of judgement So the people of God preserved yet faithfull and unsported from the defilement and pollutions of this Apostacy through the grace of God seeing God had given his people victory over their enemies and by his Providence had given the power of these Nations into the hands of Saints as had also the General and his Officers who now we contend against May in the Name and Authority of the Lord of hosts for our Lord King Jesus Christ his Saints and People for his Cause now buried in this Apostacy for the people of these Nations RISE VP unto the PREY unto the work as JOSHVA and ZEROBBABEL did with all the Remnant of the people whose hearts God had stirred up in their work May rise up against the evill doers Hag. 1.14 Ps 94.16 See Decla Iune 14. 1647. and stand up against the workers of iniquity And according to his own principles the principles of the Parliament and Army the Parliament Declared it no resisting of Magistracy to side with just principles The safery of the people being above Law as in the large Petition 11. Sept. 1648. especially an unjust and wicked Law And so the Army Remonst Albans 16 Novemb. 1648. if any Arbitrary power be attempted to be exercised over a people the people are not bound thereby but free And if a Person trusted with a limmitted power to rule according to Law shall

as a constant standing Rule for the inward and outward man wherein are Laws 2 Tim. 3.15 16 17 Isa 42.4 ch 8.20 Deut. 4.7 8. Gal. 6 16. Luke 16.29 31. Mal. 4.4 Isa 42.21 Mat. 15.13 2 Tim. 1.13 Statutes Precepts and Judgments for all cases conditions and actions of civill millitary and spirituall concerns either in particular or more generall tearms For so they were to the COMMON-WEALTH of Israel the onely type of the LAMBS GOVERNMENT Though doubtlesse in the Anti-type light and perfection will more exceedingly abound So that now the bowels of the poore the needy the afflicted the languishing the thirsty souls the oppressed and almost devoured People shall all be refreshed revived by the constant administration of Justice the sweet current of judgment and streams of righteousnes that shall flow down ever into their bosoms and wounds from this fountain and spirit of this Law 8. That a SANHEDRIM or SVPREAM-COVNCELL this Interest now up once removed men of choicest light and spirit indued with judgment righteousnesse wisdom knowledge understanding able men men of truth and of known integrity Numb 11.16 17 Isa 32.1 c. 33 5.6 c. 9.7 Exo. 18.21 22. Deu 1.13 2 Sam. 23.3 Phil. 1.11 Iam 3 17. Isa 11 2. ch 28.6 fearing God haters of Coveteousnes being filled with the fruits of righteousnesse full of mercy and good works without partiality and without hypocrisie In whom may abound the spirit of Councell and might And upon whom may abound and abide the Lords spirit which shall be the wisdome light life and glory of this day be duely chosen and constituted upon and according to the principles of Right and Freedome 9. That such a Councell so constituted shall be the REPRESENTATIVE for our Lord and King of the whole Body of the Saints whose Day this is and people in the Nations 10. That the said Representative as Princes under Christ from whom with his People their Power is derived Isa 32.1 shall Rule in judgment or have the exercise of the chief-magistracy and the power of Administring the laws residing in them Shall Consult and provide for the safety and welfare of the State and People shall determine and give judgment in all supream matters of civill councell not to prescribe forms of Worship for their Brethren Deut. 16.18 19 20. Isa 11 4 nor to take the Power upon them given to the Church according to their present light And shall Rule and Govern the People with just judgment And that freely without respect of Persons or taking of gifts or bribes And the poor with righteousnes and equity And shall save the children of the needy Ps 72 2 4 12 13. with him that hath no helper So as that all just and honourable ends for which they are intrusted may be answered 11. That the power of ordering and disposing the Militia and forces of Zion at sea and land so as the great and glorious ends for which they are raised i. e. the glory of God the enthroning and glorifying of his son The doing of his will on earth as it is done in heaven The carrying on of his work in other Nations the lifting up of truth the redeeming of whole Zion into one as the middle wall of partition is broken down the manifest good of mankinde The restoration of the whole Creation Be not obscured or hindered neither in any degree Ennervated But that according to the will of God u●to all these Interests in their several capacities degrees and stations the fruits of Righteousnesse of Truth of Judgement of victory be borne be in this Representative 12. That for the most equal and constant administration of Justice and execution or Judgement and ease and benefit of the people Deut. 4. ● 7. Deut. 16 18. Exod. 18.21 that the blessing of the Lord may be upon this Common-Wealth and God nigh in all things we call upon him for there may be a Court of Judicature in each respective general division of the nation or Counties so called to sit once in every three Monthes or oftener if it shall be found necessary at the chief City or other place of such Division To Determine and give Judgement in Capital Crimes and Causes whether civil or criminal without respect of persons Yet so as all hidden hard and high matters That ariseth between Blood and Blood between Plea and Plea and between Stroak and Stroak or other wayes matters of controversie be brought before the SVPREAM COVNCEL who are to direct or give Judgement therein according to the Property Nature and Reason of the Case so as that there be not a Deviating from the Law or the Testimony And if any find themselves to be grieved or oppressed or if there be any other wayes just cause there is libery of appeal reserved from them to the SVPREM-COVNCEL 13. For that Israel in their Common-Wealth had not only Rulers of Thousands but of Hundreds Fifties and Tens Exod. 18.21 22. that the people might have justice at all seasons therefore there be Judges Authorized and appoynted for every Market-Town or Town of Value for the said Townes and the Villages nere unto them to sit constantly once in every Moneth if need require to hear and determine Civill Causes Pleas of lesse value and Crimes not Capital and which deserve corporal punishment Fine or the like So that we may have Judges and Officers in all our Gates which Iehovah may give unto us Deut. 16.18 Y●t reserving libertie of appeals from them to the Court of Justice in the County 14. For the better current of Justice and Righteousnesse and the most speedy dispatch of all affairs incident to these respective Courts each Court to make choice of such Officers and Ministers of Justice from among their Brethren as shall be needful and warrantable by the Law and the Testimony 15. That the power of all subordinate Courts Judges Deputies Assistants c. shall be derived from the Supream-Councel who are to issue out Warrants for their Elections and meet Qualifications And whether some of their own Number with Assistants to be chosen by the Free-men may be Authorized for the purposes aforesaid or otherwayes is left to the judgement and wisdome of the Councel 16. That every man Plead his own Cause And that there be no Councel Retained by any Exod. 23.2 Lam. 3.36 Judg. 19.30 ch 27 7 8. Numb 22.7 17. Acts 24.5 But in doubtfull matters and other necessities the Pleaders be-rewarded by the State and imployed as Assistants to the Judges as indifferent persons to finde out the truth of the Cause and not to obscure and overthrow it as has been too often seen 17. That it having been found by experience inconsistent with the good and welbeing of the governed the supream power actualy in the great Councel as the Representees of the whole Body of the Saints be not perpetuated upon the persons of any during life o● any Tearm of years or longer then they shall