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A91936	Mene, tekel, perez, or, A little appearance of the hand-writing (in a glance of light) against the powers and apostates of the times. By a letter written to, and lamenting over Oliver Lord Cromwell. / By John Rogers. In this woful howre of his temptation, and of Sions sore pangs, and solemne appeals; and of the precious saints imprisonments and persecution for this most glorious, betrayed denyed, and crucified cause of Christ Jesus King of Saints and nations.	Rogers, John, 1627-1665?	1654 (1654)	Wing R1811; Thomason E231_2; ESTC R7990	15,517	17

and for the kingdome of Christ So pag. 38.39 A second warre more dangerous then the former was contrived against us by them that hated us of this Army of England under the name of SECT ARIES and a second testimony was given from Heaven to justifie the Proceedings of his poor Servants against the bloody Antichristian BROOD though with the losse of many precious Saints we were then powerfully convinced that their purpose was to deale with the LATE KING as a man of blood and being perswaded in our consciences that he and his MON ARCHY was one of the TEN HORNS of the BEAST spoken of in Revel 17.12 13 14 15. we being witnesses to so much innocent blood of the SAINTS that he had shed in supporting the BEAST and considering the lowd cryes of the SOVLES of the SAINTS under the ALTAR we were extraordinarily caried forth to desire JVSTICE upon the KING But if there be any that have taken Councell against the Lord and his Anointed whom the Lord hath decreed to set up in the holy Hill of Sion we are perswaded the Lord has brought us as INSTRVMENTS through which he will speak to them in his wrath and vex them with his sore displeasure we desire it may be known we are not Souldiers of Fortune are not meerly the SERVANTS of men And for the Monarchy of King Jesus alone we have not only proclaimed JESVS CHRIST the King of Saints to be our King by profession but desire to submit to him upon his own termes to admit him to the exercise of his ROYALL AVTHORITY and with much more to that purpose yea to name but one more the Declaration of Aprill 22. 1653. pag. 6. After much debate it was judged necessary and agreed upon that the supream Authority should be by Parliament devolved upon known persons men searing God and of approved Integrity and the Government committed to them for a time as the most hopeful I way to incourage and countenance all Gods people reforme the Law and administer Justice impartially hoping thereby the people might forget MONARCHY Against this Monarchy againe and for Parliaments and understanding their true Interest in the Election of successesive PARLIAMENTS may have the Government setled upon a true Basis without hazard to this Glorious CAVSE or necessitating to keep up Arms for the defence of the same Though much more of the same import out of sundry other Letters and Declarations We might produce yet for feare of being too tedious our soules would rejoyce and be abundantly satisfied to see an Harmony between these Declarations and the present Actions of this present Government seeing as Solomon saith Ecclesiastes 4.5 When thou vowest or art devoted or ingaged to God deferre not to pay it Better it is that thou shouldest not vow then that thou shouldest vow and not pay suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sinne neither say thou before the Angell that it was an errour wherefore should God be angry at thy voice and destroy the worke of thine hands Oh! my Lord let the blood lives and tears be thought upon that have sealed to these Declarations and ingaged for Christ his cause and the Liberties of the people by Parliaments c. O be not offended with us whose soules mourn for these sins and transgressions and are weaned as then you would have us from Monarchy or any such like GOVERNMENT seeing in some of them as in the Declaration April 2. 1653 and Iuue 14. 1647. page ult you presse it upon us to stand for these things and you say you expect it of us and of all that are well affected to the Publick but now we are declared offenders for so doing Oh dear honoured Sir what shall we say but your owne words in page 52. of the Remonstrance of St. Albons Your bare retracting or changing your cause without better or any reasons giving cannot put out the light which your former Declarations with reasons have let in and which God hath so eminently owned and given his seale and increase unto O my Lord that these things might be cleared to the poor unsatisfied people of Go● whose hearts are bleeding under the sense of them day and night Zedekiahs case and calamity for his breach of Covenant and his imbondaging againe the people after Liberty proclaimed and declared Ier. 34 vers 15 16. And ye were now turned and had done right in my sight in proclaiming Liberty every man to his Neighbour and yee had made a Covenant before me in the House which is called by my name But yee turned and polluted my name and caused every man his servant and every man his hand-maid whom he had set at Liberty at their pleasure to return and brought them into subjection to be unto you for servants and for hand-maids being often in our remembrance 2 Be pleased my Lord a little to revise or reason with the rise of this change upon the breaking up the late Parliament taking its being there but for this end to keep up the carnal intrests the Parliament had voted down viz of Clergy carnal Church State Tithes Presentations c. which was according to the several Declarations of the Army as in the Case of the Army stated Octob 9. 1647. page 2.8.10 and Declaration of August 1. 1647. from Colebrook page 13. the 5 Proposition is the present ●nequall troublesome and contentious way of Ministers maintenance by Tythes be considered of and remedy applied so the 6th is that the Rules and Course of Law and the Officers of it be reduced and reformed and concerning the Clergy with then carnal Church State the Remonst of St. Albans page 10th Declares it the Parliaments part to take away these corrupted forms of outside religion and Church government 〈◊〉 he Rise of this G. upon the ruine of the last Parl. how and why whether imposed without law or rootea in the law in times of Popish ignerance or idolatry or of the Gospels dimmer light by we ans whereof snares and chains were laid upon conscientions and zealous men and the generality of the people held in darknesse superstition and blind reverence of persons and outward things fit for Popery and Slavery and also to take away and losen that dependance of the Clergy and their Ecclesiastical affairs upon the King or that interest of the Clergy in the civil laws and affairs which the craft of both in length of time had wrought for each other and that it was the Kings part to uphold and maintain this dependance of the CLERGY their MAINTENANCE and CHVRCH MATTERS and were it not too tedious I should name many more of your Declarations against these very things Now for the Parliament to do that which the Army and good people round the Nation have declared to be their duty viz. to take off the civill dependance of the nationall Clergy with their nationall Church St. and to vote a new model of the Law viz lesse intricate uncertain

Mene Tekel Perez OR A little Appearance of the HAND-WRITING In a Glance of Light Against the Powers and Apostates of the TIMES By a Letter written to and lamenting over Oliver Lord Cromwel BY JOHN ROGERS In this woful Howre of his Temptation and of Sions sore pangs and Solemne Appeals and of the precious Saints imprisonments and persecution for this most Glorious betrayed denyed and crucified Cause of Christ Jesus KING OF SAINTS AND NATIONS There sin is written with a Pen of Iron and the point of a Diamond ungue adamantino 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 whiles there Children remember their Altars and Groves again Jer. 17.15 Why do ye persecute me as God and are not satisfied with my flesh oh that my words were now written oh that they were printed in a Book that they were graven with an iron pen in the Rock for ever For I know that my Redeemer liveth and that he shall stand in the latter end upon the EARTH c. Job 19.22 23 24 25. c. Heu pietas ubi pri●●a pros●n● o tempora Mundi Fax Vesper prope Nox ô Mora Christe Veni Sinite Virgam Corripientem ne sentiatis Mailcum Conterent●● B●rn A word by the way to the Reader SInce the time that I was lately so illegally arbitrarily plundered without any Cause shown or known by this Vnrighteous self-created powers that is got uppermost I have with the words of Jeremy Ch. 20.8 9. cryed out violence and spoyl violence and spoyl because the word of the Lord is made a Reproach and Derision daily Then I said I will not make mention nor speak any more in his name But his word was in my heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones and I was weary with forbearing and I could not stay But constrained in spirit wrote this Letter yet seeing by several Messengers I have assaied and that several dayes together to get it delivered and finding it so difficult that it is doubtfull whither it be safely conveyed to him or no you find it printed as the most probable means of having it presented to his eye for that many Flatterers are ready to run with the news to their Master as v. 10. REPORT say they and wee will REPORT it all my Familiars watched for my balting saying peradventure he wil be inticed and we shall PREVAIL against him and take our REVENGE on him Well if they do so welcome CROSSE of Christ for my next Petition to thy Kingdom come is thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven yet who knows but this weak word may awaken him a little For Aegros quos potus fortis non curavit ad salutem pristinam Aqua tepens revocavit warm water hath sometimes recovered men to their former health but whither this doe or not my Conscience is now so well satisfied my heart be refreshed and my spirit so warmed in the strength of our dear despised Christ that I hope to go on with Jerem. 20.11 For the Lord is with me who is the terrible one therefore my PERSECVTORS stall stumble they shall not prevail but they shal be greatly ashamed for they SHAL not prosper long and their everlasting Confusion shall never be FORGOTTEN this is the victorious overturning already triumphing Faith of 100ds Blessed be JEHOVAH besides JOHN ROGERS MY LORD VVHile the souls of many of the Lords dear Servants who sit weeping over you are in Travel and struggle for you in this hour of Temptation I most humbly beg as upon my knees for your own Soule and Family and for the poor afflicted Saints sake that you will but weigh these few Lines of our present Lamentation in the ballance of your heart and Conscience one part of an hour which you may best spare and be most serious in 〈◊〉 which if the Lord whom I serve require it I thinke I could as freely write with my Blood as with Irke in tears and gall of grief O our bowels our bowels our hearts ake and are pained within us to hear the dolefull groans and cryes tears prayers and solemne Appeals of godly people in the Nation round about to the Righteous Iudge of the whole Earth which doubtlesse will be Answered with a dreadfull Dispensation and severe Decree upon those that be found the Enemies to the Lord Iesus and his Exaltation The Apprehension whereof hath so ceased upon my Spirit that I should sinne if some way or other I gave you no notice thereof for that your own person is yet so deare in our very soules that Bowels of Affection are frequently seen to you in mourning praying and wrastling for you if possible to recover you out of those bottomlesse Snar●s wherein you are so deeply insnared by the evill Counsell of Parasites subtle and selfe seeking Flatterers Dawbers and Deceivers who have not that lively Sence to the Lord Iesus his poor Saints and Interest nor yet to your Soule so despately ingaged we humbly conceive as we who are counted enemies for the Truths sake as the Lord will witnesse have Of whom as 3 Phil. 18 19 I have told you often and now tell you againe even weeping that they are enemies to the Crosse of Christ whose end is destruction whose God is their belly and whose glory is their shame who mind earthly things Jeremiah 9 vers 1.2 Oh that my head were waters and mine eyes a Fountain of tears that I might weep day and night for the slaine of the Daughter of my people that I might leave my people and goe from them for they be all Adulterers an Assembly of treacherous men I cannot speak with you in person therefore I beseech you read these words which our tears and prayers are the Embassadors and Fore-runners of Mittamus pre●es lachrymas cordis l●gatos Cyprian for that we havenot the least grain of ill will hatred or malice as some suggest and say against any perso● but only against the sins and evil of this change of government which God wil and if Righteous we are sure must Judge and then as once you said in your Letter to the Ki●ke of Scotland God who knoweth us will in his due time 〈…〉 manifest whether we doe multiple these things as men or doe we them for the Lord Christ and his poor peoples sake Wherefore 1 Be pleased we beseech you with weeping tears to compare a little present transactions with former Ingagements and with the Armies Declarations c. as that of Iune 14. 1647. in page 6. declaring that you tooke up Armes in Iudgement and Conscience for the peoples Iust Right and Liberties Your own Declarations and Resolved to assert and vindicate them against all Arbitrary power violence and opposition and against all particular parties and interests whatsoever So page 7. that it is no resisting of Magistrary to side with those just Principles being these upon which you assi●●ed the Parliament And that the glory of God was not wanting in such cases to set

Tyrannical and unjust and more consonant with Gods word Statutes and judgements and right reason and more plain and easie and clear And to take away corrupt and simonious presentations whereby souls people are bought and sold to great mens lust c. For this formerly judged their duty to be dissolved and broken yea at that time too when this longed for mercy after many years was brought to the birth by some faithfull servants of the Lord precious round the Nation after many pangs much opposition yea and after the long sitting Parliament was broken too for their neglect of these very things with others seems strange to us Rev. 18.13 being Merchandize of Babylon and the more dissatisfies us for that we see this Power succeed for the support and upholding of those things which that Parliament had voted down and which the Army and good people had so often declared prop● of Antichrist this makes the Rise o● it more grievous to the souls of some of the Saints then in that the peoples choice was not in it though somes Declarations required that also 6. Micah 16. The Statutes of Ou ri are kept and all the works of the house of Alab and ye walk in their counsels that I should make thee a desolation and the inhabitants thereof an bissing therefore ye shall bear the reproach of my people O my Lord that the opening and bleeding of our Bowels for these things might be a little regarded and pittied 3. May you be most humbly as upon our bended knees intreated to take a little account of the already fruits and effect● of this alteration which the Lord knows we bitterly bewail before the great God 3. The already effects fruits of this change most grievous to the faithfull Godly as more heavy to us then the precedent changes in shutting up the dores of our publick meeting place hindring us in Gods Worship imprisoning our dear Brethren friends plundering reproaching grieving them and them onely that have been all those wars and yet are and we hope ever will be faithfull to the Cause and Kingdome of Christ threatning to take away their lives and indeavouring to stone and stab them aspe●sing them with most palpable loathsome and notorious falsities to possesse good people in the Countries with prejudice agai●st them as if they were against all Magistracy Ministry and Property which with a wonderous and wicked confidence some write and spread about the Lord lay it seriously to their hearts and humble them for it but we cannot be suffered to Print the Truth or to answer their cruell and unjust Calumnies or Accusations whilest we desire no other weapons the Lord knoweth for our warfare but the Word of Truth which shall be our defence yet we are not suffered to print but plundered of our notes and writings whiles all manner of lies slanders and ●njurious reports are printed and divulged of us This was counted Tyranny in the Papists and after in the Prelates and declared against page 10. of the Case of the A●my stated October 9th 1647. viz to lock up the Printing Presses against whom they please was in the Bishops time complained of as one of the great oppressions c. and yet to hinder truth it is now made Treason to print or preach it so that we are forced to conceal truth from the world and the witnesses lie a● it were dead in the streets by such Political combinations as these are who do all they can to keep out the breaking forth of that light and truth which suits not with their present purpose wherefore our onely remedy left us is faith and prayer and solemn Appeals to him that judgeth righteously yet the Lord shew mercy to our unkind brethren in the day of his appearing And in the mean time declare whether they do well or no to cry out so cruelly and rais ly against us in this our new captivity and to stir up the people against ●s as evil doers by the advantage which they have in w●iting what they will against us whilest our hands are tied behind us and truth is bound Besides oh oh are not men of corrupt principles and carnal interest up again with the highest confidence malignants countenanced and such incouraged as were not long since declaimed against whilest onely the little remnant of the Lords faithfull ones are frowned upon brow beaten threatned grieved wounded to the very souls of them for these things but our great comfort and confidence is that in this Day which will burn as an Oven when all the proud and all that do wickedly shall be as stubble the son of righteousnesse shall arise with healings upon us 4 Lastly my Lord may you be pleased but to see a little in the midst of our Agony and trouble how l●ke this present Government looks to that which the Lord by the faith and prayers of his despised people 11. Heb. 33. hath so eminently ingaged against laid in the dust and stamped upon with disdain fullfilling his word therein and whilest you were with the Lord therein he was with you but oh is there no danger to fit in the same seat be under the Predicament walk in the same Ways keep up the same interests with them that were for example sutely so visibly destroied and cut off The former K. cut off had his Courts Councels State Pride Idlenesse and vanity in persons about him rich beds hangings Coackes and Attendants evill Councellors Politicians and wise men put him upon imprisoning oppressing and persecuting the poor despised Saints under the name of Deceivers Hypocrites and Fanatick spirits c. that were not of the same principles with him and his Court ruling for his own interest more then for the peoples Liberties c. and O my Lord but a little consider is it not so in all or most of the same points pleaded against him so long together by the sword by the word and faith of Gods people How alike this G. is to it which God hath thrown down before our eyes thousands of whom lost their lives and dearest bloud and friends to free us from all these things O my Lord make us not your enemies by telling you the truth with tears and bleeding Bowels the Lord knows for you and yours whom the Lord hath so highly owned and honoured in his design against this very kind of G be pleased to use your own words page 12.31 38 39. of the Declaration of the Army going into Scotland 1650. wherein you declare against any government by one man or K. unlesse it be Christ Jesus and you tell the Brethren of Scotland if they proceed in any such design to bring in such a Government as King upon us they will blot out not onely their former merits but undo the noble atchievements of the English Patriots and Parliaments in this former Generations For we know say you how easie a thing it is to raise a Monarchical spirit