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B09926	An epistle written (dated the 30th of the 11th month 1659,) and sent from London into the countrey. By a friend to the glorious (though at this day despised) cause of Christ, in answer to a letter sent up to him (dated the 16th of the same month) wherein the following things are treated of, (viz.) 1. The fifth kingdom it self, which the God of Heaven sets up in the latter dayes. 2. The kingdom of the beast which is to be destroyed. 3. The instruments that are to be used in destroying the one and erecting the other; with the way or manner how they are to be used. 4. The time of the beginning of this work. [bracket] First, before Christs personal comming. Secondly, before the call of the Jewes. Thirdly, that it is already begun, and hath taken place in this nation and that Cromwel with the army, hath apostatized from it, and that all the powers, or governments that have been set up since that time, have been, and still are upon the foundation of the apostacy. As also, severall of the particular evills which the army, and others abetting the apostacy are guilty of. Together with, some considerations tendered to the favourers of Christ's righteous cause, wherein is laid down, their duty of separation from Babylon, and from all the parts and branches (both in church and state) of the forementioned apostacy.	N. S.	1660 (1660)	Wing S119B; ESTC R183121	59,145	52

great question at this day How shall these things be brought forth by what Instruments and in what way In Answer to this Question First this VVork belongs to God who hath promised to accomplish it As first the destroying the Kingdom of the Beast the beating down of Christs foes before him making them his footstool clothing them with shame and avenging the blood of the Saints upon Antichrist Psal 89.23 Psa 110.1 132.18 Rev. 6.10 Chap. 19.2 Secondly the setting up of the fifth Kingdom also belongs to God Dan. 2.44 Psal 89 27. Secondly Though God be the main Agent in this VVork yet he doth it by Instruments and the Instruments are his Saints whom he will call to and anoint for this VVork and so God is said to do it because it is done by his Spirit in the Saints whom he shall choose That the Saints shall be the Instruments in destroying the Kingdom of the Beast and so in setting up the fifth Kingdom which doth immediatly Succeed Take the place and Fill up the room of the fourth consider the following Scriptures Dan. 2.34 the Stone which is the Saints anointed for and called to the Work as I have before shewed smites the Image on his feet which hath also been shewed to be the Antichristian State and breaks them in pieces So Dan. 7.18 The Saints shall take the Kingdom Now though the Kingdom is given to them by promise and obtained for them by the Power of God yet they are said to take it which must be understood of their being used as Instruments in taking the Power Rule and Government from the Image or that part of it which stands next before Christs Kingdom which must be done by destroying or breaking in pieces that part of the Image which is in being when this Fifth Kingdom comes to take place Dan. 7.26 They that is the Saints whom he wears out verse 25. shall take away his that is the Little Horn vers 8. and 24. which have been already shewed to be the Antichristian State Dominion that is his Power Rule or Government to consume and to destroy it unto the end In Dan. 11.31 The Angel is speaking of the Roman or Fourth Kingdom which took away the dayly sacrifice and vers 32. saith But the people that do know their God shall be strong and do exploits The people that do know their God are the Saints and by their being strong and doing exploits I understand to be the service that the Saints shall do in the destroying this Fourth Kingdom also Num. 24.14 I will advertise thee what this people shall do to thy people in the latter dayes and Isai 14.2 They shall take them captives c. So Isai 41.14.15 Fear not thou worm Jacob to wit the Saints in a low condition I will make thee a new sharp threshing Instrument c. thou shalt thresh that is break in pieces or destroy the mountains to wit the great worldly Powers Isai 2.2 and beat them small and shall make the Hills which also intends the worldly Powers as Chaff c. Isai 52.2 Shake thy self from the dust loose thy self from the bonds of thy neck O captive Daughter of Zion by the bonds of thy neck and the dust I understand the Government and wicked Tyranny that Babylon hath had and exercised over Zion and by shaking and loosing her self must needs be understood to be the breaking off or destroying that Power and Government of Antichrist and this must be done by Zion her self to wit the People of God Cha. 51.16 Jeremiah Cha. 50.45 Speaking of Babylon saith surely the least of the flock shall draw them out by the Flock is meant the People of God Acts 20.28 and by draw them out I understand the rewarding and destroying of Babylon and this Scripture must be applyed to spiritual Babylon because it was not the Saints but the Medes that drew out litteral Babylon as the same Chapter compared with Dan. 5. doth manifest In Micha 4.13 Zion to wit the Lords People is fitted for and called to arise and thresh the Nations Isa 13.3 Mal. 4.2.3 Job 17.8 Zech. 2.7 So Zech. 9.13 Zion must deliver her self and her sons must be raised up against the sons of Greece Rev. 18.4.6 the peculiar People of God are commanded to reward Babylon Rev. 15.6 and 16.1 the Angels with the Viols comes out of the Temple the Vials do contain the seven last plagues or the judgements of God that are to accomplish the destruction of Antichrist and avenging the blood of the Saints the Temple is the Church or the Saints of God 2 Cor. 6.16 and by the Angels I understand those Saints that are chosen and called of God as Ministers or servants employed in that honourable work to execute his judgements these with many other Scriptures do make it very evident that the Saints or people of God must be used by him in this great and glorious work and the Fifth Kingdom taking place and filling up the roome of the Fourth Dan. 2.35 The Stone or Kingdom became a great mountain and filled the whole Earth the like in Dan. 7.27 it will appear from the Scriptures before mentioned that the Saints must be used both in the destroying and building work But I know it is further queried How shall the Saints be used in this work and by what meanes shall they accomplish it In answer to which I shall lay down these particulars First That they which shall be used in the work must be such whom the Lord shall choose and call in to it The Lambs Army are call'd and chosen Rev. 17.14 It is not whom Man will choose but whom the Lord shall choose Samuel would have chosen Eliab but he must not stand because God had refused him and it was David that was Gods chosen 1 Sam. 16.7 This hath been the evil of many in our dayes to presume to put themselves and others upon the Lords VVork Some because they are men of great wit and parts Others because they are men of great estates and high in the World Others because they are tryed Souldiers Men of valour and courage yea and many like Samuel have been crying such up as the Lords annointed and have not first made diligent search whether the Lord had chosen them and this hath proved like Uzzahs touching the Ark they have stumbled fallen and come to nothing Secondly That the Instruments must not only be such as are called and chosen but such as have received the annointing for the work by which annointing they are not only made faithful but do obtain light in and love unto it with wisdom faith and courage for the managing of it This work though done by the Saints must not be by their or the might or power of men but by this annointing Zech. 4.6 Isa 10.27 and Chap. 59.19 Haggai 2.5 Isa 28.6 Being thus called chosen and annointed they shall be used First by faith and prayer with praises as Joshua Gideon and

Election c. those that own Election according to Scripture will grant that it takes place before Calling and yet Calling is here placed before it So Acts 3.19 where the Apostle applies the blotting out of sin to the time of Christs Personal coming when according to other Scriptures the blotting out or forgiveness of sin takes place long before as Ephes 1.7 Col. 2.13 so that this word must respect the perfecting of it In Luke 21.28 you have the like word applied to Redemptions taking place at the coming of Christ the like in Ephes 4.13 though by other Scriptures Redemption hath its beginning long before as Ephes 1.7 Gal. 3.13 and if these things be considered it may appear that either the Kingdom in this place of 2 Tim. 4.1 must respect the perfection of its Glory which shall not be till Christs Personal coming though as hath been shewed it must have its beginning before or if it should respect its first taking place we may not build so much upon the order of the words as to make them clash against yea to exclude the scope of many Scriptures which do clearly hold forth the Kingdoms taking place before the Personal appearing of Christ The Second thing that I shall lay down with respect to the Time of this Kingdoms taking place is That it must begin or take place amongst the Gentile Saints before the Call of the Nation of the Jewes to wit the Natural Seed of Abraham The First Ground of this I gather from the Work Time and Order of the Vials Rev. 16. Six of them are to be poured forth before the Kings of the East which I understand to be the Natural Seed of Abraham have their way prepared The Sixth Vial Rev. 16.12 must be poured out upon the great River Euphrates that the way of the Kings of the East might be prepared By the River Euphrates I understand not the Material River for the ships of Tarshish must bring them over greater Rivers then that and that River cannot block up their way but it is the Power of that people to wit the Turks that have their Scituation about that River By Rivers and waters is elsewhere to be understood of Earthly Powers as in Revel 16.4 compare with vers 6. and Revel 17.15 and also at this day the Turks do possesse the Land of Judea and it must be the breaking of their Power that prepares the way for the Kings of the East Now the Vials doing the same work with the Stone or Kingdom to wit the destroying of Antichrist and they doing the work or most of it before the Call of the Jews the Kingdom must needs take place also before their Call I have not heard of any that denyes that the Kings of the East are to be understood of Abrahams Natural Seed and therefore shall speak no further to this Ground The Second Ground from whence I gather that the Kingdom must take place before the Jews Call is this The Stone or Kingdom smites the Image upon the Feet to wit the Babylonish State and this smiting must be done by those of the People of God that were under Babylons yoke Rev. 18.4.6 Zech. 2.7 They that are under Babylons yoke in this New Testament day are not the Jews but the Gentile Saints therefore the work must first take place amongst them The Kingdom strikes the first stroke upon the Antichristian State Dan. 2.44 The Third Ground of this Assertion is That the Kingdom or Stone must break and make way for the Jewes before their coming in therefore it must take place or be in being before it breaks the way The Gentile Saints must be used as the Instruments in breaking the way for and bringing in the Jewes Isa 49.22 and Chap. 66.20 Object That many of the Scriptures which referr to the Work of the Kingdom do speak to the People of God who are to be used in it under those Names and Titles that properly relate to the natural Seed of Abraham as Jacob Zion Jerusalem Judah and Israel c. Answ That although in the Old Covenant day in which the being one of Abrahams natural Seed did intitle to Church-Membership the visible Church was distinguished by those Names and Titles yet it may not be alwaies restrained or applyed to them in Gospel dayes when their Typical Church State comes to cease and as their Church State was Typical so was the Titles that God gave to them and the names of Jacob Zion and Jerusalem c. do truly and spiritually relate to the Gospel or New Covenant Church in which neither Jew nor Gentile have any right by natural Generation but by Faith in Christ who is all and in all Col. 3.11 and so in him 2 Cor. 1.20 we come to have a right to all the Promises that are held forth to Jacob or Zion c. So Psal 102.13.16 in which Scripture Zion must respect the Gospel Church which the Lord shall build when he appears in his glory It is the Gospel Church that Zech. 2.7 dwells with the Daughter of Babylon Gal. 4.26 Chap. 3.29 Eph. 2.14 which with many other Scriptures doth clearly demonstrate these Titles are most truly to be applyed to the Gospel Church and those that deny this must exclude the Gospel Church from the benefit of the greatest part of the Promises in Scripture and though this may seem to cut off the Jewes from their Priviledges yet it will rather and more truly invest them therein upon a more Noble account when they shall come to embrace the Messias and thus much to this Objection I shall now come to speak of Two Scriptures that are specially insisted upon by those who expect the Work to begin among the Jewes the one in Micha 4.8 Unto thee O Tower of the Flock shall come the first Dominion c. If this should be referred to the Naturall Seed of Abraham it can only respect the two Tribes to wit Judah and Benjamin and all that may be gathered in this matter from it is that the Kingdom shall come to the two Tribes before the Ten which will much agree with other Scriptures but it will not follow from the Scope of the Spirit in the words that the Kingdom shall not take place and be in being among the Gentile Saints before its Dominion comes to the two Tribes because they must have the first Dominion before the other ten Tribes The other Scripture is Zech. 12.7 The Lord shall save the Tents of Judah first that the glory of the House of David and the glory of the Inhabitants of Jerusalem do not magnifie themselves against Judah By Judah or the Tents of Judah I understand the two Tribes and by the glory of the House of David and the Inhabitants of Jerusalem the Ten Tribes For the Glory was to have the Ten Tribes in conjunction with the Two abiding with the House of David but when the Ten Tribes revolted the Kingdom was rent and the Glory of the House of David