To his excellencie the Lord Generall Cromwell, and his Honourable Councel of the army at White-Hall. The humble petition of Arise Evans, living in Blackfriers, on the behalf of Gods glorie, the kingdoms behalf, your Honors behalf, and the behalf of the whole world besides. Evans, Arise, b. 1607. 1653 Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2008-09 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A84157 Wing E3464 Thomason 669.f.17[7] ESTC R211358 99870088 99870088 163257

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To his EXCELLENCIE the LORD GENERAL CROMWELL, and his Honourable Councel of the Army at WHITE-HALL. The humble Petition of ARISE EVANS, living in Blackfriers, on the behalf of Gods glorie, the Kingdoms behalf, your honours behalf, and the behalf of the whole world beſides. Humbly ſheweth,

THat your Petitioner, having the knowledge of Gods ſecret Counſel manifeſted to him, being called thereto, hath declared it freely to all people theſe 19. years', as you may ſee in his book called [A Voice from Heaven,] Written in the year 1651. and directed to the Common-wealth of England: as alſo the further preparation of God in him for the ſame purpoſe from his Nativitie to this time; And the effects thereof you have fully ſet forth in his book called [An Eccho to the voice from Heaven, &c.] Written in the year 1652. In both which books is ſufficiently ſhewed Gods determination concerning this CommonWealth.

That, from the date of the ſaid books you may obſerve, how God hath in part fulfilled the words of your Petitioner, and thereby conclude, God will fulfill the remainder thereof, ſo that, as ſure as the Parliament is diſſolved, as ſure ſhall the King come to his Throne, as it is ſufficiently proved in the aforeſaid book. And indeed if your Honours will looke into the ſame, and ſeriouſly reade and conſider them, you ſhall finde that your Petitioner would not turn water into bloud, but would rather turn bloud into water, and water into wine, to cheriſh the heart of the ſorrowfull, that the waters and tears of repentance might waſh away the guilt of bloud, and become wine of conſolation to this Nation, in their union and conjunction with the KING.

That without their conjunction to their Native and right KING, there is no hope of peace, certainty, or ſafety to this Nation, nor to your ſelves (moſt Noble Worthies) whoſe actions are glorious, though as yet much imperfect: The great Mountain Parliament is become a plain before you: Next in order the KING is to be exalted by you, who is ſignified by the head-ſtone, Zachar. 4. 7.

Crown all your actions by ſetting him up, and be glorious for ever: I am ſure, if you ſpeedily proclaim him KING, you will glorifie God thereby, and ſave an Ocean of Engliſh bloud from being ſpilt, and have ſuch conditions of perfect peace from GOD and the KING, that you and your ſeed may be his glorious Nobles for ever: Therefore, becauſe time is ſhort, uſe your Jewel for your beſt advantage, leaſt you looſe it, as the Parliament did, for want of uſing it aright, according to the minde of God, and your Petitioners inſtructions.

May 16. 1653. Your Petitioner therefore humbly prayes, that your Honours would with your moſt ſerious thoughts conſider theſe few lines, and ſet the KING (Charles Stewart by Name) upon his Throne. Doe this and live for ever, 1 John, 2 Chr. 17. John 11. 26. And your Petitioner ſhall ever pray, &c.