to dispute for the justnesse of his cause God loosened his tongue and he spake fluently as many can witnesse First when he went for shelter into the Scots army Mr. Henderson the greatest Champion Minister in Scotland slew himself in disputing and striving with the King Secondly Mr. Cook that drew his charge in his charge against the King calls him a second Solomon for wisdome Thirdly Mr. Lilly in his book called Monarchy or no Monarchy is forced to say of the King He was a man inclined to no vice Fourthly the Plea for the Commonwealth of England Colonel Ioyce saith that the King was of a far more excellent spirit than M. Love who was the most valiant Minister in all England and suffered for it Would ye have an able wise faithfull wise undefiled good spirited perfect man in all things justified of God of men of his most deadly enemies Look upon K. Charles he is so justified of all Again consider his great faithfulnesse as he was was engaged to defend the faith and church of Christ committed to his trust at his Coronation after he lost his Armies and three Kingdoms and was in the custody of the Parliaments Army he might have had his three Kingdoms again restored to him upon terms destructive to the faith and Church of Christ but rather then so he chuseth to lose his Kingdoms and also his life for the defence of the faith and church committed to his trust who ever did the like and what glory is too great for such a King Again consider how perfect his love was not only to his friends but also to his most deadly enemies who took his life and Kingdoms from him I mean you Souldiers So far was he from seeking revenge upon you for all you did against him that he praiseth you for gallant valiant men and wishes that he had had such men as ye may see in his book and last speech to his Son and therefore ought not you in equity to requite him with the like love and though you cannot give him his life again yet to be a means to cause him that is his name to reign For you see by the Word of God that he must reign and will not you now you see 't is right be the instruments to bring it to passe There be two Commandements that sound in mine ears continually One is this Thou shalt not fellow a multitude to do evill neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgement Exod 23. 2. The other is Thou shalt not hate thy Brother in thine heart thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy Neighbour and not suffer sin upon him Lev. 19. 17. My silence is a sin unto me I should hate you if I did not tell you the truth The States flatterers say that the power is radical in the people derivative in the Parliament But the word of God saith that the power is radicall in God derivative in Kings and that promotion comes not from the East nor from the West that is from any people but God is the Judge he puts down one and sets up another Psa. 75. 5 6 7. and by me Kings reign Pro. 7. 15 16. Power belongs to God Psa. 72. 11. For this cause Melchisedeck is said to be from all eternity lest any should argue and say that he had his Kingly power from men Heb. 7. 1 2 3. For a man to make a thing better than himself and then fear honor and obey it as his God is the grossest idolatry and men do so when they claim the power to set up rulers Hos. 8. 4 5 6. for men to make themselves gods is idolatry Rulers are called Gods Psal. 82. 6. therefore those people are idolaters that take upon them to set up Rulers for themselves and God will require it Again I say that power which is of men is opposite to that which is of God neither can both stand together Christ saith intimating the power of John Baptist Luk. 1. 77. was it from heaven or of men Mat. 12. 25. is all one as if he had said Is it from heaven or of hell for what 's opposite to heaven but hell again saith he Act. 5. 38 39. if this Councell be of men 't will come to nought but if it be of God it will stand is all one as if he had said if it be of the devill it will come to nought but if it be of God it will stand for what 's opposite to God but the devill Some will say there is no power but of God Rom 13. 1. Therefore the States power is of God I answer that which is of men is not of God The States power is of men therefore not of God but in this sense ' is of God God by his foreknowledge did foresee this State and permitted it to continue so long But that God is the author of this State is denied For 't is clear that the Dragon gave him that is the Beast or State his power and his seat and great authority Rev. 13. 2. Therefore they have not their authority or power to act of God but they have their power permitted to continue so long a time as the devils had a time which they claim Mar. 1. 24. Mat. 8. 29. But Paul understood that the power of the Romans was of God for it was enclosed in Caesar and Caesar was a King John 19. 12. 15. and Paul calls him the Minister of God Rom. 13. 4. because he had not his power of men but of God But saith he the powers that be Rom. 13. 1. hence you draw your conclusion that the States power is to be submitted to though it be of men I say no for he speaks there of the power which is of God a Kingly power and all the stop in these words the powers that be is in regard Caesar was not a Christian but a heathen and therefore not altogether right yet he calls him the Minister of God in regard his power was of God and not of men therefore thus much the Apostle saith here that the power that is of God and not of men you must submit unto in outward affairs though the King be a Heathen and whereas he saith Rom. 13. 1. there is no power but of God he doth absolutely deny this power as it is now the States power to be any thing else but a jugling shew of Sathan admired at by them that perish as he defines it 2 Thes. 2. 8 9 10. it hath all power in shew yet it is but a deceiveable lying wonder of no substance As Juglers make us believe they have many rare things but when we need such things alas there 's nothing at all Now the power that is of God alwayes descends from heaven as you may see Rev. 10. 1. Rev. 11. 1. 2 3 4 5 6. Rev. 18. 1. Rev. 20. 1. intimating that it comes from God alone But the other power is said alwayes to ascend
A VOICE FROM HEAVEN TO THâ—COMMON-WEALTH OF ENGLAND With Additions Printed in the Yeer 1653. For ever O Lord thy word is setled in heaven Some said it thundred others said an Angel spake Jesus answered and said This voice came not because of me but for your sake Now is the judgement of this world now shall the Prince of this world be cast out Thou shalt arise and have mercy upon Sion for the time to favour her yea the set time is come It is time for thee O Lord to work for they have made void thy Law Arise O Lord into thy rest thou and the Ark of thy strength let thy Priests be cloathed with righteousnesse and let thy Saints shout for joy for thy servant Davids sake turn not away the face of thine anoynted To the Reader COurteous Reader these things have been under a bushell these nine moneths so that I was in travaile untill now as you see my condition Jer. 30. 6 â— 8 9. to bring forth a King even to raise up David I complained unto many but I found no assistance how I might set forth this light to all that are in the house and especially to them that are in the House of Parliament and to print it that it might no longer lie upon my conscience as a heavy burthen but appear generally before the world untill at last being overwhelmed with sorrow I made my complaint unto God who in an extraordinary manner within twenty four hours did send me help and therefore I praised God and admired his providence in these things And now beloved I present these things unto you which are no ordinary things And as they came to me from God which caused me to tremble at his Word Isa. 66. 2. 5. so I wish ye would seriously receive them For I must needs confess we doe not read the Scripture nor look into it with that holy reverence as is requisite for so great a word of Majesty but play with it as with a Pamphlet that is to day and to morrow is cast aside so that it is turned to wantonness and vaine pleasure more then purity and powerfull practice And therefore I beseech you heare the Word of the Lord ye that tremble at his Word Isa. 66. 2. 5. And to the rest I say Be ye not mockers lest your bonds be made strong for I have heard from the Lord God of Hosts a consumption even determined upon the whole earth Arise Evans A VOICE FROM HEAVEN TO THE Commonwealth of England WElbeloved though I have not expressions fitted for all sorts of people to declare my matter intended yet my desire is That all might understand me that the highest would bow down his eare the lowest strive to understand also I hope you will take what I shall make out in plain termes with good will and not expect nor respect the fine phrases of complements but truth though in a mean habit will I hope by you be judged worthy of love and acceptation And to vindicate my self against every spirit that shall rise against me I will shew ye First that I have taken the Engagement that is To be true to this Commonwealth as it now stands without a King or House of Lords Now if I should be silent and see the great evill that I see coming upon this State and Commonwealth and not give timely warning that in some measure by repentance it might be prevented I should be false to the Commonwealth Therefore I do discharge my conscience in faithfulnesse to it because I am bound by the Engagement so to do so my conscience doth witnesse to me which conscience of mine by Gods assistance I shall keep clear by declaring unto you the truth that is opened to us in the word of God for us to take notice of it that we may know the truth and be assured that God doth manifest it to the end that all might be inexcuseable upon the day that is coming because there is a day nigh at hand in which God will judge the world by a man which he hath appointed by the word of Jesus Christ in righteousnesse And this man is not Jesus but a man ordained appointed and sent by the Father and his Son Jesus who in righteousnesse will judge and make war And this man will be known by his rising from the dead not in that body that he died in but in a body of his own seed in which he will rise and raign for ever And not only so but the Lord Jesus will raign in him for ever and ever So that all this is done for the glory of the Lord Jesus the fulfilling of his promise the manifestation of the true rest for his people who are yet tossed to and fro with every wind of Doctrine and without rest Neither would I have you to mistake me as if by this I said that there is no resurrection but what is here mentioned For I shall shew you hereafter the true faith which I believed But here I shew you that this is a singular resurrection to a person offered up among the Gentiles as that was of Jesus among the Jewes And of both these the Apostle speaks Rom. 15. verse 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 16. Where first he shews that the coming of Jesus and the offering of him up was to fulfill the promise made to the Fathers of the Jews Nation and after speaks of a person to reign amongst the Gentiles and of their offering up of him and he that is offered up must be no lesse than a King Of this King there is much spoken in Scripture he must be also of the root of Jesse not by a carnall generation but begotten of immortall seed by the bloud of Jesus And on this King Jesus layes so much honor in the Gospell and of this King he saith that he will raise him up at the last day And Jesus when he ascended sate at the right hand of God expecting till this King came to subdue all the enemies of Jesus under his feet For all things were not subdued to Jesus though he were crowned in the Apostles time yet not in possession of his Kingdome till this King came This is that King of Kings that Jesus holds forth this is that King that overcometh and therefore possesseth all things that overcame and is taken into the Throne of Jesus to sit with him as Jesus overcame and was taken into the Fathers Throne This indeed is the third person and whosoever speaks against him shall never be pardoned because that on him the Holy Ghost is fully manifested that all the Scripture is opened and fulfilled in him and Jesus fully magnified by this person For the King is the Ensign of God that is set up the second time to bring all Nations to the faith of Jesus
Rom. 3. 26. but especially all the Jewes Isaiah 11. 10 11 12. Isai. 59. 19 20. Rom. 11. 25 26. Heb. 9. 28. Ecclesiast 4. 15. 16. and the King is called by nomination the Holy Ghost because he is the speciall great messenger of the Trinity John 14. 26. The Holy Ghost is so full in him and upon him that it gives its name to him as we call a cup that is full of wine saying give me the wine or give me the cup in sense is to be understood the same thing So the King is sent to us under the name of the Holy Ghost because he was full of it but indeed properly the Holy Ghost is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ Mathew 1. 18. 20. Luke 1. 35. And therefore the Holy Ghost is called the first and the last Revel. 22. 13. because under that name he begets Jesus Christ Mathew 1. 16. 20. Luke 1. 35. and seems to be elder or before Jesus and under that same name he seemeth to be younger and after Jesus and so sent John 14. 16 26. John 15. 26. John 16. 13 14. and these mysteries are riddles to the world but to the Believers they are evident John 14. 17. 26. there is more honor laid in Scripture upon this King than my tongue or pen can utter though I see it in abundance This King overcame all by his Faith in Jesus Christ which faith he defended by his sufferings through which sufferings he is perfected and become greater then the greatest Conquerour of all the Kings of the earth and in time to come they shall all submit unto him for God hath made him King of Kings and Lord of Lords For the appearing of Jesus Christ in him is to give rest to the people of God and his law shall go forth into all the earth And all the earth shall be gathered into one judgement to worship God according to the rule that this King left to them and sealed it with his bloud according to the appointment of God and our Lord Jesus Christ For it is the rule of the Spirit of truth which Jesus promises to lead men into all truth And now the promise is fulfilled and the Comforter is come and the true way is perfectly known this very day and the wicked shall fall in the way that they have chosen and the righteous shall willingly come to the way of the truth and the wicked shall do wickedly none of the wicked shall understand the truth These wicked are not prophane wicked I mean Drunkards Swearers Whoremasters Lyars Sabbatt-breakers and the like irreligious persons but these wicked are such as think themselves otherwise and the only holy and to have most understanding and from a false confidence do act in these times against the truth and will never be perswaded but they are the wiser sort of men But the wise and righteous shall understand the judg-truth and believe it and they shall shine as the stars and turn many to righteousnesse who were before prophane And their knowledge shall be encreased for the Sun of righteousdesse will shine upon them For Jesus doth shine upon him and give him of his light And they shalt tread down the wicked that they shall never rise againe or their wickednesse will be seen and abhorred of all men and their carkasses shall be as dung upon the earth and they shall be eaten of worms and devoured with the fire of their own anger they shall never be able to help themselves And now is the time that ye shall return and discerne between the righteous and the wicked that ye may know who is righteous and who is wicked who serveth God and who serveth him not and what is the true way of Gods worship Of this I shall speak if God permit and clear it out to your understanding with the uttermost of my ability for the salvation of your souls and bodies and all that ye have For I believe ye shall see more trouble upon this land suddainly then hath been any time heretofore All the Prophets of God prophecied mystically and the ground-work of all the Prophets is the speech of Noah to his Sons Gen. 9. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27. where he curseth Ham for his rebellion against him and blesseth Shem and Iaphet who honored him Jesus Christ is the God of Shem and lineally descended of Shem and conquered all the rebellious seed of Ham by his sufferings Colossians 2. 14 15. and King Charles is that seed of Japhet who by his coming in to Jesus Christ and suffering for his truth brings the rebellious seed of Ham to such an eternall servitude that they shall not rise again All this the Prophets foresaw and declared mystically which mysteries could not be opened till King Charles came and finished his course And at this time all the mysteries are fulfilled as ye have it Revelat. 10. 7. thus In the daies of the voice of the seventh Angell when he begins to sound the mystery of God shall be finished as he hath declared by his servants the Prophets Again a Prophet of our Nation noting to us the time saith more clearly to the same purpose thus Coroni mab Ann. iw diwedde u drogan In English thus The Son of Anne Crowned will finish the Prophecies Ye have this prophecy cited in Master Lillies book called Monarchie or no Monarchie and he doth acknowledge it to be spoken of King Charles his Coronation Though Lilly brings it to prove that there should be no more Kings here in Britain but he erreth For the said Prophet saith that all the prophecies are fulfilled in King Charles called by him Mab Ann. or the Sonne of Anne that we might know the time of the seventh Angell And that now there shall be a rule and a Kingdome that shall subdue all and shall stand for ever under * King Charles and his seed whose seed by the works of God shall appear to have an unquestionable Sovaraignty over all the earth That can never be shaken again Of this construction the Scripture is full and M. Lillies Prophets wrested by him do intend the same thing with the Scripture for all the Kingdomes of the earth at the sound of the seventh †Angell became one Kingdome of Christ Revel. 11. 15. and the word Jesus is left out there and also Revel. 20. 4. now Christ hath a new name that is Charles Revel. 3. 12. so that Charles is the Christ of Christ For so it signifies Revel. 11. 15. where it is said the Kingdome of our Lord JESUS and of his Christ CHARLES And againe saith Jesus I have set my King upon my holy hill of Sion Psal. 2. 6. and this is clear by many places And though the word Charles is not in all the Scripture any more then Jesus in the Old Testament named yet
saith this is their policy they lost more and they concealed it and it is signified in these words there shall be many dead bodies in every place and they shall cast them forth with silence In ver. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. ye have the sins and cause why the judgment is come set down and that it is not for any fault found in the publique worship of God but for covetousnesse hardnesse of heart towards the poore and the deceit of the people and their neglect in the worship of God For the same cause there is a generall rising throughout the Land and the Kings party utterly overthrown In ver. 9. ye have the Kings untimely death signified by the Sun going down at Noon for the Sun signifies the King 2 Sam. 23. 3 4 5 6 7. Mal. 4. 2. Gen. 37. 9 10. In v. 10. ye have the great mourning for the Kings death and a wrathfull indignation declared by way of revenge upon the enemies at last In ver. 11 12. ye have the form or worship or Common-prayer book taken away so that the Elect cannot hear it read anywhere which book is called the words of the Lord and the word of the Lord and by this you may know that book to be the only true form appointed of God before hand the rule of the spirit of truth the which rule Jesus foresaw and promised to send the spirit to give it for he knew by this word that I do now open unto you that there was a rule to come forth and the forme of it in all things was a secret thing kown to none but the Father therefore Christ commits the directions of the Church in the true worship to the spirit so that untill this time the Church is tossed to and fro because there was no rule known till now Ioh. 16. 13. and now ye are come to a perfect rule given by a perfect man Eph. 4. 13 14. In ver. 13. ye have the constancy of the Kings party to their Religion and King Rev. 14. 4. and their thirsting for their Religion and King again In ver. 14. ye have the States party up signiby the sin of Samaria the God of Dan the manner of Bersheba all which were Idols But saith he they shall fall and never rise again implying thus much that the King and his party though now down shall rise again and stand for ever AMOS 9. In v. 1. the King is risen again and stands upon the altar that is the Scaffold where he suffered and offered himselfe there he triumpheth and commandeth to smite Lintell that is the Speaker of the House of Parliament and cut them all on the head and slay the last of them all this is said of the Parliament to shew that they shall not escape the hand of this mighty Lord In ver. 2 3 4. ye see there is no place in hell nor in heaven nor in the top of the mountains nor in the bottome of the Sea nor anywhere else for them to escape his hands but he pursueth them and takes them In ver. 5. ye have a generall rising caused by his hand throughout the whole land and the Parliaments party utterly overthrown In verse 6. ye have the glorious building of the King in the heavens above all the Kings of the earth and the power he obtained by his sufferings and his glorious name next to Jesus as being his most excellent servant of all others In the 7. verse ye have the wrath of God declared against the Parliament for their killing the King and destroying the Kingly power by which God delivered them from the bondage of Popery and he looks upon them as black children of Ethiopiaus for these ungratefull acts In verse 8 9 10. ye have Gods wrath upon the whole Kingdome he tells them that those who depend upon their power and think they can prevent the evill that it shall not overtake them saith he they shall surely perish but the rest he will save as wheat is winnowed and saved and taken from the chaff In verse 11 12. ye have the Kings Tabernacle or Court see up again and his Kingdome Inlarged over all the earth In verse 13. ye have the King and his party taking all again from the Parliament and their party signified in these words The plowman shall overtake the reaper and the treader of grapes him that draws forth that which is not his own For the King coms from the altar and gives commission to the treader of Grapes that is some one of his seed that shall reigne to cut down the Grapes that is the party now standing as you see both parties The Reapers first and the treader of Grapes after gets the victory Rev. 14. 14 15 16 17 18 19 20. In verse 14 15. ye have the King and his parties captivity ended c. Their building and planting and their enjoying of the fruits of their labour and the promise that they shall possesse their land without any molestation hereafter for ever and ever And now I beseech you look upon this Scripture and lay it to heart and consider how ye have seen before your eyes this 8. Chapter of of Amos fulfilled as I have interpreted it unto you and you see there the rule to worship God by all which is made plain for you to see as well as I that you may be saved I beseech you also to lay to heart and consider this nineth of Amos where you may see perfectly according to the promise of Christ the things to come Ioh. 16. 13. Never had people the like shewed them as ye have now so plain from these two Chapters O take heed that ye slight it not but make use of it for your salvation For if ye be cut down and cast into the winepresse of the fiercenesse of the wrath of God almighty ye are undone for ever and ye may see how to prevent it Rev. 14. 18 19. Rev. 19. 15. by what hath been spoken And this I say to the Parliament to the Army and to all others Do the work for it must be done Be ye valiant set up the King for if Forraigners do it ye are undone And you may see it will be done by a strong power I have also some things to shew you out of the first of Isaiah and it chiefly concernes this City of London which in regard of its action now is called Sodom and Egypt Isa. 1. 10. Rev. 11. 8. and that it was a faithfull loyall City in the time of Queen Elizabeth when she was received by the Citizens out of the Tower and with joy accompanied to Westminster and though now this City be an unfaithfull harlot yet she shall be restored againe to her former faithfulnesse Of this I shall in briefe shew you Isaiah 1. ver. 1. to ver. 10. ye have the King and his party signified with their condition that now they lye in brought upon themselves by their sins and this
out of the bottomlesse pit Rev. 9. 2. 3. 11. Rev. 11. 7. out of the sea out of the earth Rev. 13. 1. 11. it still comes from beneath which signifies it comes from the locall and vulgar people whose ignorance is set forth by a Gulph or bottomlesse pit which know nothing in comparison of God what 's good for themselves therefore the power that is of men that is of the Dragon or of the Beast or of the devill is one and the self-same thing and the different terms given to it is only to illustrate shew the evill of it Therefore I conclude that this State is that Beast Rev. 13. and I will prove it thus 1. The Beast had a seat of great authority Rev. 13. 2. so hath this State for it hath judged and condemned a King and put him to death by that seat ordained for their honor I I mean the High Court of Justice so called 2. The Beast beheaded them that were most eminent in opposing him Rev. 20. 4. so did did the State behead all that by the sentence of the said High Court suffered death 3. The Beast is not one man but a great number of men compact together Rev. 13. 18. So the State is a great number of men of equall authority 4. The Beast is said to change times and laws Dan. 7. 25. so do the State they will have no Christmas no Easter no Whitsuntide and the ancient Lawes and Customes of England they change 5. The Beast by the successes of his wars is wondred at by all that worship him Rev. 13. 4. so this State is wondred at for his wars and prosperity therein 6. The Beast opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God or that is worshipped So that he as God sitteth in the Temple of God shewing himself that he is God 2 Thes. 2. 4. Now I must speak of the Pope that he comes very neer this mark for when a King doth not comply with the Pope he is murthered or poysoned by some of the Popes adherents But the Pope seems as Pilate Mat. 27. 24. to wash his hands from the bloud and if they be found that commit the murther they suffer death and are not protected Here the Pope doth the same thing but he doth it not to glory in before the world and to justifie or shew himself a God thereby for he doth it privately neither is it done to any whom the Pope doth acknowledge himself inferiour to but only to such Kings or persons as did acknowledge the Pope their superiour once But this State who first reverenced the King as was due and afterwards erected a Tribunal on purpose and bringing him before it condemned to die by a law glorying in it before the world that what they did God did and that none ever did the like before neither could any do the like but God is the same that sits in the Temple of God and shews it self to be God For the Parliament house where they now sit was a church or chappell founded by King Edward the 3. as may appear by divers antient Records Here you may see there are consecrated or dedicated places now and that that place must needs be the Temple of God where the Beast sits 2 Thes. 2. 4. And ye have the same Temple mentioned Rev. 11. 19. Rev. 14. 15. 17. Rev. 5. 8. I do not hereby excuse the Pope only I shew you that this State is the little Horn that exalts it self highest Dan. 8. 9 10 11 12. Dan. 7. 8. which by the Fathers is called the great Antichrist 7. The Beast had horns like a Lamb but spake like a Dragon Rev. 13. 11. So the State are meek men like Lambs in outward appearance but in their Votes Dragons speaking against the most HIGH his will and power and Kingdome And many other marks I could shew you but I shall here forbear You that look for Christs personall reigne here on earth know that it shall be in the Kingly power established here again when this State is dissolved You that look for the conversion of the Jews know that the aforesaid King is the means appointed by God to effect it You that would know how long this State shall flourish Dan. 7. 25. a time times and the dividing of time Dan. 12. 6. 7. a time times and a halfe Rev. 12. 14. a time times and half a time John gives us this above in the same words as Daniel doth and then interprets it unto us Rev. 11. 2. Rev. 13. 5. to be 42. moneths and that in plain is three yeares and a half therefore in September next 1652. if not before look for mishaps to the States affairs Now I commit you all to God who is only wise and knows all his works and can save beyond mans expectation There is another book of the Authors that will come forth shortly being a Narrative of his life the manner of his Calling and Visions Postscript I Beseech you consider seriously Rev. 17. where ye have the State of Rome and the State of England interwoven till you come to ver. 12. for I find this State to be the worst part of Popery risen up in another shape First consider Rev. 17. 12. Here are ten Kings yet have no Kingdome he doth not say in the plurall number Kingdoms but in the singular Kingdome these saith he receive power as Kings at one hour with the Beast From this place it is evident that these ten are noble persons or men of power in regard of their compliance and giving their strength to the State Ver. 13. Received power to be as Kings that same hour when England was made a State Ver. 14. Ye have these ten make war with the Kingly power Ver. 15. Ye have the State sitting over Nations and Tongues that is over Wales Scotland and Ireland Ver. 16. 17. These ten great ones which were the making of the State shall now hate her and make her desolate For saith he God hath put in their hearts to fulfill his will and to agree and give their Kingdome unto the Beast untill the words of God shall be fulfilled Consider then these ten have interest but in one Kingdome called their Kingdome Rev. 17. 17. Now the Kings that are under the Pope are proper Kings and have each of them a Kingdom so that if he had means such Kings he would have said Kingdoms neither can it be meant of these proper Kings that they received their power at one hour with the Pope for they came to their power some by conquest some by bloud some at one time and some at another Therefore I beseech you once more seriously to consider this rlace and remember what the Evangelist saith before it Rev. 17. 9. Here is the mind which hath wisdome Ezek. 21. 26. 27. Speaking of the power saith he I will overturn overturn overturn it and it shall be no more untill he come whose right it is and I will