"told what Preachers in the City he heard "and that going to hear one,he faw a Surplefs "lie in the Church, whereupon he would not ftay there: That he went to certain "Preachers in Prifon, to command them to "deal faithfully in the Lord's business: And "how he was commanded by God to de"face the Arms of England in Kaye's Houfe "in Knight-Rider's-ftreet. Laftly, It is faid, "that God hath appointed two others to "deal for, and with Hacket, whom it will "ftand upon to deal faithfully for the Lord, "for they know what Hacket is, and what "fhall follow, if their Counfels and Di"rections be not followed. Now if any shall marvail, how fuch an abfurd and ridiculous lying Legend fhould feduce men of any confideration, fo earnest for a fuppofed Reformation, and fo exercised in praying and fafting; let him remember, not only the effectual, but the efficacy it felf of illufion, and the Spirit of fumber, falling (by God's fecret, yet always just Fudgment) upon the Children of difobedience, fuch as be wife in their own conceits, and not wife with fobriety; that they might believe Lies, because they have not believed the Truth: And that they might ask and not obtain, because they ask not as they ought. "After Arthington (on Thurfday morning) "had ended his aforefaid Treatife of Prophecy (being the very day before their "rifing) Coppinger told him, that God (the night before) had enlightned him the "faid Coppinger, who they all three were, "faying, that Arthington had unawarès prophefied truly; for he was the greateft Pro“ phet of God's Judgments against the whole World that ever was, but that they both were greater than he; for Coppinger him"felf was (he faid) the greateft that ever σε was, and laft Prophet of mercy: and that he "muft defcribe the new and holy Jerufalem, "with the feveral places of joy that the Elect "fhould enjoy after this Life, and that they "the faid Coppinger and Arthington, were or"dained to feparate the Lambs from the "Goats before the Lord Jefus at the laft day. "Whereat (it is faid) they were both aftonished, confidering their own unworthinefs and unfitnefs, crying out against themselves and their Sins; yet fubmitting "themselves to the direction of God's Spi"rit, which they were affured fhould fufficiently furnish them to do him that service. "which himself did command. Then Copcc pinger proceeded to tell further, That "Hacket was greater than either of them, "and that they two must obey him in what"foever he commanded, but told not then "what, nor how great he was, other than "King of Europe; which Title was (afore "this time) concluded of amongst them. "Hereupon (according to Coppinger's com"mandment) Arthington offered to honour « Hacket with his Title of the King of Euແ rope, and to demean himfelf toward him Q 2 "accord ' cr accordingly. But Hacket himself herein difpenfed with him, until the time should come, that he was to honour him before others, bidding him withal to be of good cheer; for (faith he) I ferve a good Captain, who makes fo dear accompt of me, that "all the Devils in Hell, nor Men in Earth, cannot take my life from me. Then Coppinger (for confirmation of the like unto them two alfo) faid, that Arthington and him"felf were poffeffed, not only with Prophetical, but also with Angelical Spirits, "which Arthington taking to be true (by a દ great burning that he felt in himself after "that time) did thereupon fancy to him"felf, that no power in Earth nor Hell 66 could hurt either of them, because they "had the fpirit of Angels, and they were "fubject to no Power, but to God alone: "And that (God being the mafter of the "whole Work) all things fhould profper with them, they only feeking his glory, which (he faith) he vowed with himself, ર and to deal throughly in his Office, to "rebuke the World of Sin, and to denounce "Judgments against whomfoever the Spirit "fhould move him, without fear or favour "of Men, or of Devils in Hell: which Spi"rit (he faith) then moved him (accord"ing to his hatred afore conceived against "them, and his opinion that they were "Traytors against the Queen's Majefty) to "utter and to declare his deteftation he had "against the aforefaid three worthy Counsel "lors, r lors, being by their places the greatest Sub65 jects in the Land. But herein may be faid with the Poet: Quis tulerit Gracchos de feditione querentes? Who can with any patience indure fuch "Seditious Companions as thefe, to appeach "others of Treafon? but efpecially fo Loyal, "Honourable and Worthy Counsellors, as CC they three are known to the World to be. By the way, we may note the fubtil managing and carriage of this Action by "Hacket and Coppinger in this one principal "Point, which Arthington himfelf also now "obferveth: videlicet, in that they opened "not at any time Hacker's chief pretended "Office unto Arthington; videlicet, to repre fent, and to participate with Jefus Chrift's "Office (of fevering with his Fan the good "from the bad) until the very time they CC were to go into the Streets to do the Mef fage that Hacket enjoyned them. For "hereby they prevented a doubt of driving "Arthington back, who feemed a Man fo "ferviceable for their purpose, as that he "was worthy to be ftill retained by them: "and the rather, for that he had not yet "finished the writing up of Hacket's Hiftory "that was to be annexed to the Prophecy) "until late that Thursday night which was "afore their rifing, for they might have "feared (if leifure had ferved him to have Q3 con "confidered of it, and examined it at full "how this could be) left it might have "made him at leaft to ftagger, and be "doubtful of it. "Befides, Hacket kept (as Arthington now <c gathereth) that honour wholly to himfelf CC to proclaim it to them both together, as "it were by a Voice from Heaven, at that very inftant when they fhould receive "their charge of him; and thereby have no "time to reafon against it, being ftraight way to go forward as obedient Perfons to "him in all things. "Thus that Thursday paffed on. On Friday morning Coppinger fent his Man Emerfon (by Five of the Clock in the morning) unto Arthington's Lodging, but his "Wife would not then awake him; fo he "fent for him again at Six, and they two "then went together unto Coppinger. Then Coppinger and Arthington determined (that Friday morning, being the 16th day of CC July laft) between Six and Seven of the "Clock in the forenoon, to go unto a cer"tain Gentleman's Houfe about the City, "of good behaviour, and they forfooth to "honour him, to be chief Governor under "her Majesty, which they also did that "Morning, and promifed unto him accord ingly that he fhould fo be. Leaving alfo "with him both the faid Prophecy and "Hacket's Hiftory to perufe, but the good "Gentleman was unwilling to deal either "with them or their Papers any way.. They "ftayed |