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 Early English books online text creation partnership. (EEBO-TCP ; phase 2, no. A86965) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 116625) Images scanned from microfilm: (Thomason Tracts ; 21:E121[6]) A speedy post from heaven, to the King of England. Never put out by any before. VVritten by A.H. A. H. [2], 6 p. [s.n.], London : Printed in the yeare. 1642. Annotation on Thomason copy: "Octob: 5. ". Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

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A SPEEDY POST FROM HEAVEN, TO THE KING OF ENGLAND.

Never put out by any before.

VVritten by A. H.

London, Printed in the yeare. 1642.
A Speedy Poſt from Heaven, to the King of England.

THat he fight not againſt the Goſpell and the truth of Gods word, and thoſe his loving ſubiects that will defend his regall perſon, Crowne and dignite, and ſeale it with their bloud: leaſt it happen to him as to former Kings of Iſrael and Judah. Read the twentie one of Ezekel the 25. 26. 27. And thou prophane wicked Prince of Iſrael whoſe day is come when iniquity ſhall have an end.

Thus ſaith the Lord, remove the Diadem and take off the Crowne this ſhall not be the ſame, exalt him that is low, and abaſe him that is high.

I will Overturne overturne it, and it ſhall be no more untill he come, whoſe right is, and it will give it him, Read Iſaiah the 14. and the 4. verſe that thou ſhalt take up this Proverbe againſt the King of Babilon And ſay how hath the oppreſſor ceaſed the Golden Citie ceaſed, 5. the Lord hath broken the ſtaffe of the wicked, and the Scepter of the Rullers he who ſmote the people in wrath vers 6. with a continuall ſtroke, he that ruled the nations in anger 16. perſecuted and none hindereth.

Thou ſhalt not be Joyned with them in 20. 21. buriall becauſe thou haſt destroyed thy land and ſlaine thy people, the ſeede of evill doers ſhall never be removed, prepare ſlaughter for his Children, for the iniquitie of his father that he do not riſe nor poſſeſſe the land nor fill the face of the world with Cities.

The iudgment of God upon three Kings Ier. 22. Shallum of Iehoiakim and Coniah for opreſing of their ſubiects and breaking their Covenant with God.

Ahab being left to the Councell of his 1. Kings 21. wicked Wife loſt his Kingdome and his posterity after him.

You may read the iudgment of God, 2. Kings 1. 1. through wicked Counſell vpon Ahaziah.

O King add not thou to this number of wicked Councell, but add to the number of thoſe good Kings who by giveing eare to Good Councell, preſerved thier Kingdome longe to them ſelves, And theire poſterytie, as King David in the2. Sam 18. 4. firſt place that he was ſoe far from ſeeking his owne Councell that he ſaid to his people, what ſeemeth to you beſt I will do, and who is beſt for the but the high Court of Parliament, there was but two in Davids Charge, but thou O King haſt three in thy charge that thou haſt not onely neglected to ſettle the peace of them, but thou haſt by all means laboured the utter diſtruction of them with the firſt, the hoſtile manner againſt Scotland, and the bleeding condition of Ireland, and as for England my pen ſhakes to write the Condition of it, not knowing what will befall it, haveing begun, not how to end, ſeing thy ſelfe o King, And thy poſterytie being compaſt about with thine enemies, and ſo little regarding thy freinds, which is the great court of Parliament, O KING returne to it and forſake theſe wicked counſell of all Achitophels which ſeeking nothing more, the aboliſhing of the Goſpell and the beſt of thy Subiects, whoſe names here followeth, Lord Kimboulton Maiſter Stroud, Mr. Martin, Sir Henry Ludlow, Mr. Hollis, Mr. Pim, Mr. Hamden, Sir Arthur Haſſlridg, Alderman Penington, Captaine Venn, the Earle of Warwicke, the Earle of Eſſex, the Earle of Stamford the Lord Brooke Sir Iohn Hotham, theſe are like Davids worthies and mightie men that brake through the hoſts of the Philiſtims to fetch water for David in his necesſitie, but David would not drinke the bloud of theſe men, then doe not the o King drinke the bloud of theſe2 Sam. 23. men, which ſeekes to preſerve thy Kingdome for thee and thy poſterytie, from theſe wicked ſonnes of Belivl that are thy councellors againſt all right and law of God, of nature and of the kingdome, and this power and order hath equitie and truth in their mouth and the two edged ſword in their handPſa. 149. 6. 7. 8. 9. to execute vengance upon the heathen and puniſhment upon the phople, to bind their Kings with Chenes, and and their Nobles with fetters of Iron, to execute upon them the Iudgment written.

In this Pſalme what became of all them that the holy Ghoſt ſets downe63. Pſal. ſuch prayers and deſires to light upon them, that goe againſt any truth of God, and divers other places of Scripture, which might be aledged for this purpoſe.

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