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A79856	A two-fold shaking of the earth: or, an exposition on Heb. 12.26, 27 Wherein is shewed, the first shaking of the earth, seems to be meant the putting down of the late King and bishops: the later shaking, a change of the present government. And reasons given for both. Also how, and in what manner this later earth-shaking may be according to scripture-prophesie: namely, by that earth-quake, Rev. 11.13 which is likewise opened. Lastly, here are many reasons given, why it may be hoped that this present parliament will prove to be that earth-quake (or at least begin the work) whereby the good old cause will be revived, the just rights of the people restored, and the nation setled upon a lasting and durable foundation of truth and righteousness. By John Canne.	Canne, John, d. 1667?	1659 (1659)	Wing C443AB; ESTC R223834	46,560	139

the two-shakings For howsoever the Lord doth both and in the first shaking there was great expectation and hope of much good by it yet through the hypocrisie and falshood of some men things proved altogether otherwise He looked for judgment but behold oppression for righteousness but behold a cry Isa 5.7 Now howsoever the Lord was pleased to suffer such corrupt men to carry on their wicked design and to set up themselves against his Son and Zion that the Scripture might be fulfilled yet after the second shaking it shall not be so but the work of Reformation begun shall go forward and prosper yea and in spight of all Apostates and Hypocrites under what profession and form soever truth and righteousness shall rise and flourish for ever Now indeed here lay the occasion of a former mistake generally among the Lords people we thought when the King and Bishops were taken away and the form of Government changed from Monarchy to a Commonwealth that we should presently have seen good days and that tyranny and persecution would have ceased but we did not consider the word here YET ONCE MORE i. e. there must be two shakings So that the good days or the days of the Son of man spoken of in Scripture do not belong to the first shaking neither may any that truly fear the Lord and keep the commandments of God and have the Testimo-of Jesus Christ expect any better time till after the second shaking when this yet once more is over then coms in the time that the Lord will not be wroth with his people any more violence shall be no more heard in the Land nor destruction within thy borders Thou shalt no more be termed forsaken neither shall thy land any more be termed desolate He will break all bonds and strangers shall no more serve themselves of thee Then the house of Israel shall go no more astray neither be polluted any more with their transgressions The Lord will no more make his people a reproach among the Heathen neither shall the wicked any more pass over thee but be utterly cut off Isa 54.9 60.18 62.4 Jer. 30.8 Ezek. 14.11 Joel 2.19 Nah. 1.15 precious Promises Oh how should we desire this ONCE MORE Come Lord Jesus come quickly 3. By Voice I understand the Instruments which the Lord hath raised up and brought together to shake the Earth and his powerful presence with them enabling them effectually to perform the good work he calls them to Methinks there is something here though it lie like gold close in the Earth very observable There are two shakings but the word VOICE is but once mentioned and joyned with the first the later brings a promise with it As if the Lord in this later shaking would be more ingaged for the interest of Christ and his people then he was before Though a man do something freely and of his own accord yet where he stands bound by promise there he takes the more care to have the thing done This may serve for our comfort and encouragement the Lord will not fail us in this second shaking He seems to give us more then we had before I say more ground and reason to hope that this present Apostacie in Church and State shall be shaken then we had formerly to beleeve the shaking of the King and Bishops But seeing our business at present lies not so much in explanation as application I shall therefore come now to set down what I humbly conceive may be from the forenamed Scripture rightly gathered Not restraining the Text to our present time or only to that which is here asserted for as I have said so I say again both this Prophesie and others may be fulfilled over and over But that which I take the Holy Ghost hath some respect to in this Prophesie foretels should come to pass is this The first shaking was when the Long Parliament voted down Kingly Government and pluckt up Monarchy root and branch and constituted a Commonwealth and enacted that the Supream Authority of the Nation should be in a Parliament without a King and House of Lords Add to this as proper to the same shaking the extirpation of the Government of the Church by Archbishops Bishops c. The shaking which is yet ONCE MORE is the utter abolishing of that THING which now stands Reader thou must bear with me for truly I know not what to call it except the LATE STATE-APOSTACIE neither that THING which is managed by the Tryers unless I should say it is one of the names of blasphemy which the great whore carries upon her forehead Rev. 17. as I am perswaded it is yet it hath no proper name But to proceed these two things call them what you will being as it were the two present States and Policies of the Nation the one Civil the other Religious these both will the Lord shake I say Overturn overturn overturn Reader let me request this of thee forbear thy censure till thou hast perused my Reasons for what hath been asserted I hope thou shalt see I am not like the Apostates of this age to give rayling for Reason 1. It is without dispute that among all Nations professing Religion there hath not been the liker State-shaking as was a while since in England For not only was he who was acknowledged by many LAWFUL PARLIAMENTS the Supream Magistrate brought as a Delinquent before a High Court of Justice but had sentence of Death pass'd upon him the which was soon after put in execution yea more to the end that Monarchy might for ever cease in the Nation and the very name of it forgotten there were four Acts of Parliament all standing yet in force for ought I know which make it high Treason for any man to take upon him the name of a King or Supream Magistrate without consent of Parliament The first Act saith thus Be it enacted and ordained that whosoever shall declare publish or any way promote any person to be King or Chief Magistrate of England or Ireland c. without consent of Parliament shall be judged and deemed a TRAYTOR to the Commonwealth and shall suffer pains of Death and such other punishments as belong to the Crimes of high Treason Act of Parl. January 30. 1648. The like Act was made March 17. 1648. and May 14. 1649. Again July 17. 1649. It was enacted That if any person shall maliciously or advisedly publish by writing printing or open declaring c. That the Commons in Parliament are not the Supreme Authority of this Nation or shall plot contrive or endeavor to stir up or raise force c. that every such offence shall be taken deemed and adjudged by the Authority of this Parliament to be high Treason But there is more yet there was an Ingagement which was drawn up and sent out by the Parliament for all the Nation to sign which went thus I do hereby declare and promise to be true and faithful to the

the fifth Kingdom I conceive then these do remain in Heaven or the Temple Rev. 15.6 for I take it to be one thing until the Earth-quake be made by the Common-wealths-men as making way for the seven last plagues I desire I may not be mistaken in mentioning fifth Monarchy-men and Commonwealth-men distinct I do it not as if they were not one people and their work all one in respect of pulling down and building up but in reference to the manner and way how these things shall be done The Earthquake will be as I said before the vials for these Reasons 1. Howsoever there are many differences among the Lords people as what is Babylon and so to be destroyed yet in this they are all satisfied and do unanimously accord That all heavy burdens should be broken Tyrants new as well as old removed the just Liberties of the people restored Righteousness setled in the Nation and the good old Cause up again conquering and to conquer Now as the Lord in these things hath made his people of one mind so he will have them joyn together in the prosecution of them for things farther off as about the vials they shall likewise have light in them Rev. 18.1 and accord in the work when the time coms to put them in execution Nevertheless whereto we have already attained let us walk by the same rule let us mind the same thing Phil. 3.16 2. It seems to me that this Earthquake will be before the Vials because the Earth-quake is under the second wo Rev. 11.13 14. but all the vials as I conceive fall under the third wo which is the last therefore are said to be the seven last plagues Rev. 15.1 3. If the Scriptures be heeded which treat of the fifth Kingdom it will appear that the great work which the Lord will bring to pass for his Son and Zion in the last days will begin at righteousness among men that is to destroy oppression and Tyranny in every kind all corrupt Laws and wicked Orders and Customs and to have things so setled as every man may have his due and just Rights Righteousness shall be the girdle of his loins and faithfulness the girdle of his reins Isa 11.5 A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of thy Kingdom Heb. 1.6 There is a voice of many waters before the voice of a great thunder Rev. 14.2 Waters are below thunder above the work begins below at the waters let us therefore take heed that we miss not the proper work of the day in not beginning where we should 4. As God is a God of order not of confusion so I think the great work of the times will be carried on in a beautiful and comly order It is said The stone was cut out of the mountain Dan. 2.45 Observe it is CUT so that it is not without form it hath some comliness fashion and order in it I see no obstruction why all that is written concerning the execution of vengeance upon Babylon or what is to be done by Saints as Saints of publick concernment till Christ personally appear but may very well stand with good order For example Is it not possible that a Government may be rightly established and such Governours chosen as the tenderest conscience may safely act under it It is said The ten horns shall hate the whore and shall make her desolate and naked and shall eat her flesh and burn her with fire Rev. 17.16 I do understand this of a State or Government let it be part of the fifth Kingdom and the meaning to be this when the Lamb hath overcome any Nation there shall be that Government erected and such Governours set up who will proclaim open war against the great whore and raise up forces to reward her double for the blood she had shed and other abominable wickedness This being so it must needs follow that the Earth-quake will be before the vials for it is not to be imagined that the Representatives of a Nation if they are wise and sober will meddle with Babylon abroad untill they have made a good Reformation and things well setled at home 5. If God have a voice in humane affairs and to be hearkned to and followed then I conceive this Earth-quake will be next that is a purging out of the dross and filthiness amongst us that righteousness may dwell in the Land this indeed we may now expect for the harvest of the later Apostacie is ripe and the Lord seems to have prepared some sharp sickles for the cutting down of it But for any other publick work at present I do not see the like fitness either in things or persons I have spoken the more of this to the end that whilst we are looking at things further off we do not forget our duty and work in things neerer home I have read somewhere of an Admiral when he should have gone presently in with the rest of the fleet to fight the Enemy he turned aside and wheel'd about so far that he never came in to give a stroke If we take not heed our darling conceits will turn us aside and cause us to wheel off from the fight i. e. our present Generation-work If so whosoever the Lord shall honour in following him to the Battle and for his faithfulness in it we for our parts can expect nothing but shame and dishonour Quest What is meant by the Earthquake in the Text Answ The Representatives of the people assembled in Parliament by whom the later State-Apostacie shall be put down So I take it But 1. I do not restrain this Earthquake to our Nation I have shewed before that one Prophesie may be often fulfilled Thus for ought I see to the contrary the slaying of the witnesses and their rising may be done over and over one while in one Country and sometimes in another in respect of time persons and place But what people soever are left out of these Prophesies we are not For there is none of them which concern the Gentile Saints in the last times but they will have some accomplishment here yea many of them more eminently here then elsewhere especially at first But of this I have spoken before Neither 2. do I fix any time when this Earth-quake shall be For howsoever I have strong perswasions that the work will begin at the sitting of this present Parliament yet I am not so certain that the Lord will honour them in so noble and glorious a Cause for their poor country as I am confident he will do it by others if they neglect their duty For the needy shall not always be forgotten the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever Psal 9.18 Quest But why is the laying aside of the present State-Apostacie and bringing the Nation to a Common-wealth again set forth by an Earth-quake Answ 1. Because in all likelihood before it be over it will make a dreadful and terrible shaking Wo wo wo to the inhabitants of the