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A96291	A declaration to Great Britain and Ireland, shewing the downfall of their princes, and wherefore it is come upon them: because Christ is riding on his white horse, conquering his enemies till he have destroyed Antichrist, who hath made the nations drunk with the cup of her fornications: and till he have destroyed Mahomet, that great deceiver of the people. / Written and directed to Great Britain, and all other nations; by me Robert Wharton, wel-wisher to my countrymen, and to all the faithfull in Christ Jesus throughout the world. With an humble advice to the Army. This treatise is approved and commended, and thought worthy to be printed, by Master Hugh Peters.	Wharton, Robert, fl. 1649.	1649 (1649)	Wing W1575; Thomason E555_35; ESTC R204066	18,927	28

not know that Christ is on his white horse riding on his journey conquering and overcoming his enemies Revel 6.2 And hath not he set you as watchmen upon the wals to give the people notice what he is a doing is he not going forth to conquer the Kingdoms of the world that they may become the Kingdoms of the Lord and his Christ Then I pray consider what ye have to do forget this darling of the world and set not the people a mourning after him that spared not our bloud but reach the people to mourne after him whom we have pierced with out sins even the Lord Jesus Christ But now let us consider who are our friends concerning the great worke that is now in hand begun in the World are they not they whom you have stirred up in your Sermons to fight the Lords battell against the mighty did you not take up that Text concerning Meroz saying Curse ye Meroz curse ye bitterly the Inhabitants thereof that come not out to helpe the Lord against the mighty have ye not said let him that hath no sword sell his cloke and buy one how have you been the cause partly of raising this Army and how have they prevailed against your enemies even by your prayers I pray remember the condition we were in many times and how the Lord preserved you and us by their hands and how were dayes of thanksgiving stirr'd up by you to the Parliament to cause the people to rejoyce with you and shall all this be forgotten I pray remember Leicester worke what a case were we in then when the Countrey said What will become of the Round-heads now how did you call us together to fasting and prayers and how were your Prayers heard by the Lord and a gracious return from the Lord was sent you by the hands of these men from Nasby then how did we and you blesse the Lord for this great mercie so that ever after out enemies could never prevail such was the great mercie of the Lord to you and us I pray remember what you said some of you when you saw these men give large and mercifull Propositions when they had conquered your enemies at Oxford did you not say that they would prove pricks and thorns in their sides and ours and did it not so come to passe as we have seen and now they have overcome them again by the mighty power of the Lord Christ dashing Babylons brats in pieces ye goe about to hinder them giving their enemies occasion even to curse them as I have heard sure this is a sad case when ye shall seeke to weaken their hands thus strive not against them for had not this been of the Lord they had never done so much as they have therefore count not them your enemies for ye shall have cause to say once more to call them your friends when ye shall see plainly what the Lord is a doing Who knoweth whether the Lord be going to make a new heaven and a new carth or now as is promised in Revel 21.1 Know ye not that when a Noble man goeth to take possession of a great place or house full of lumber that he will cause his servants to cast out all the lumber that he may place his royall furniture in the roome and will not a great Landlord throw out such tenants out of his inheritance that will pay no rent but abuse such tenants that will pay honestly to their power then I pray consider what the Lord Christ is a doing is he not coming to take possession of his in heritance that he bought so dearly of his Father and is not all the world his to do with all his pleasure wil he be tide to the spirits of men to do what they please surely no I pray remember how long the Church hath been in the Wildernesse of the world and how the red Dragon hath cast out flouds time after time to devoure her and how he hath sate like the great Prince of the World upon thrones usurping authority over the Nations and playing the tyrant over the Lords inheritance and now he finds his time grow short and his Kingdoms shall be taken from him he grows mad but now is the time come that he must be cast out one throne after another that the Kingdoms of the World may become the Kingdoms of the Lord and his Christ Revel 11.15 If this be so that the Lord is coming as chiefe Generall with his bow in his hand shooting at his enemies and with his Crown on his head conquering the Kings of the earth and the mighty men trampling them and their crowns under his feet that would not bow to his golden Scepter Psal 2.9 Revel 19.17 18. If this be so that the Lord hath begun already to take possession as may appeare by his doings here as consider what he hath done ever since the persecution in Queen Maries days how have they prospered that have had the mark of the beast in their forehead or that have lent a hand against this work that is going on in the world how hath Spain sped for coming here how hath Denmark sped for sending strength hither to help the King against the Lords work was he not almost beaten out of his Countrey by the Swedes and what became of that Army that the Queen brought over hither all the Irish French and other Nations came not they to their graves and look on Spain and France they must lash on another while we were busied here what King would not help his brother King rather then his Commons should over come him will be an example for other Nations to do the like yet all this will not do therefore let us consider what this power is it is not the power of man nor the sword of Gideon but the power and sword of the Lord as it hath appeared plainly by many examples in this land now if this be the Lords doings here What will be his doings in other lands among the great and lofty Nations where he hath to do Isa 27.23 Me thinks I see them begin to shake now is that red Dragon troubled now are his forces mustering together for the defence of his Babylonians among the Nations but all will not do for now hath the Lord been performing that promise that is spoken of in the 63 of Esay Now is he delivering his people and now he hath begun looke for no change but to goe forward in the World till he hath quite subdued that great enemy of the world that hath so long tyrannized over the Lords inheritance If it be so that the Lord be summoning in the Emperours and Kings with their mighty men to appear before the Bar of his Justice then is it time for us to looke about us and be like the Virgins that have their lamps trimm'd and their lights burning that they may waite on their Master the Lord Jesus Christ Matth. 25. who saith Watch for ye know not when

as he did Jehn who though he sought the Lords Battles and did all that was in the Lords heart for him to do yet because he did all for his owne ends deceitfully the Lord the camed to bring the bloud of the Lords enemies on the head of him and his posterity such is the wages of them that do the work of the Lord deceitfully but ye have not shewn your 〈…〉 the Lord gives 〈◊〉 all who are the chiese in the Army hearts like John 〈◊〉 who when he had done conquering the enemies of the Lord 〈…〉 which is a great work which 〈◊〉 to be done 〈…〉 by great men and Lawyers for they 〈…〉 the poo●● of their right it can●●●● 〈…〉 they have perverted true justice and judgement 〈…〉 the poore the Lord had 〈◊〉 them in the 〈…〉 their hands and they had a 〈…〉 how miserably have they brake all laying hold on covetousnesse and oppression unjustly robbing the poore Commonalty though they had all their owne estates in their hands the Kings Estate the Bishops Lands Deliquents estates and making Sessemerts on all mens estates yet all this could not pay your Army and can we looke for redreste justice and right from such Covenant-breakers as these surely no the Lord will turne them out of their Anthority call them to account as he did Achan paid both them and their posterity their wages except a mighty change be wrought from above if this be so that the Lord will turne such offenders out of his service that sate on Thrones as Gods and thus choose you to do right and justice with the Sword then the Lord give you hearts sitting for such a great worke that the poor Commonalty may be relieved and have their rights againe which they have been wronged of and those cries that have ascended up to the Lord and that it may be your chiefest care to countenance the Gospell and be friends to all those that have been partly the cause of your taking up the Sword truly the Lord hath made them instrumentall Shepherds to drive many of his Flocks to his Fold though the Lord had determined before whom they should be now hath the Lord made a separation among them a myst is cast before them which maketh them faile in their judgments towards you concerning the worke you have in hand but surely the Lord will drive away that great cloud and cleare up their judgements towards you that there may be unity and love between them and us and that your actions which are to ensue may beget such love in the hearts of the people that they may say surely the Lord hath raised you for good to the Nation which will be a greatmeans to draw the hearts of the Nation to joyne in the Worke of the Lord with you and unite the hearts of the people that are divided not onely to be in love one with another again but likewise towards you Now the Lord give you hearts that ye have taken up the sword to fight for the advancing of the Worship of Jesus Christ and the Libertie of the Subject delivering the poor out of bondage dealing to every man his due and setting those that are unjustly imprisoned at liberty which being done the Lord prosper your proceedings that ye may see the fruits of your labour with joy and comfort And so I end desiting the Lord to direct your hearts to joyne with them that are not self-ended which is the prayers of many godly people for you and so Amen Yours to command whiles ye go on in godlinesse and truth Robert Wharton FINIS THE sincere and genuine intent of the Author in this Treatise being wholly to set forth Gods glory in his great Works done for this Nation and to stir us up to be reconciled and to live in love and peace one with another and in righteousness in our severall places shewing only the downfal of all Authorities that do oppose Christ Jesus and his Kingdome who will prevail therefore I say Imprimatur Theodore Jennings April the 19th 1649