The Quaker's Prophecy, of the terrible Judgement that will befall this Land, being England's sad Estate and Condition lamented, in this Just Complaint, taken up against the greatest part of her Inhabitants, because of their great Abominations, and treacherous deal both with God and Man: For which cause the terrible and Righteous Judgements of the Lord, are coming upon the Land of England. Found in Manuscript amongst the Quakers Writings: By Absalon Chamberlin, a wellwisher to the People of England. In a Letter to D— of M— OH England, England! the Abominations of the greatest part of thy Inhabitants, who can declare them? they have reached Heaven, so as they are come up before the Lord, the Jealous God, and woe unto that part of thy Inhabitants, who have sinned out the day of their Visitation, and have wholly slighted the day of God's Patience, and long forbearance; and would have none of his Reproof, but have altogether rejected the same, and have made a mock at Sin, and have sported themselves with their own deceive and lusts, and have gone a Whoring, from under the God of their Lives. Wherefore thus saith the Lord, the only God, I will make such become a hissing and reproach, and my anger they shall not be able to escape, because of their provoking abominations, and treacherous deal, both with God and Man. Oh England! England! How have, and yet do, a great part of thy Inhabitants rush into Idolatry, and all manner of Profaneness, and grievous abominations, even as the Horse and Mighty rush into the Battle. How do they drink in iniquity, even as the Ox, or parched ground, drinketh in Water. Oh England! What manner of lamentation shall I make for thee my Native Country? Oh England! England! What manner of complaint may I take up against a great part of thine Inhabitants, who have long sought, and yet seek thy Ruin and Destruction? Verily, their actions have declared them to be like the Inhabitants of Sodom: Yea, their sins have rendered them to be as bad as those of Gomorrah. Oh, they have vexed the righteous Soul, yea, and they have grieved the Spirit of the Lord from day to day, with their unjust Conversations; they have multiplied their transgressions, and heaped up their iniquities, till they are become as the Sand on the Seashore, without number. Oh wretched England! The Lord hath long striven with them; Yea, he hath also long born their Iniquities; he would have gathered them to himself out of their abominations: yea, he would oft have healed them, but they would not; but they have stiffened their necks, and hardened their hearts against the Lord and his Counsel, day after day, and have chosen their own ways and works, even to their own hurt, and would by no means be reclaimed. For when the Lord hath reproved them, (by the light of his Son in their own Consciences) and set their sins in order before their eyes, they have stopped their ears, and closed their eyes, and wilfully rebelled against the Power of God, and trampled upon his Witness (the light in them) as a thing of naught, counting it not worth the taking notice of. And when the Lord hath raised up Prophets, Children and Servants, and sent them out, commanding them to lift up their Voices like Trumpets, and to show the People their transgressions, and to Preach Repentance and amendment of Life, yea, to warn and exhort them to turn from their Sins to God, and to lay before them their great abominations, and to Prophesy what should come upon them, if they would not turn from the evil of their doing. Oh England! England! wretched England! How art thou overspread with wasters and spoilers, who like Caterpillars devour thy pleasant Fruit? Oh Land, (the whoredoms and idolatries) that are daily committed and acted in thee, who can declare them? O● thy 〈◊〉 City, ●●y enter City, that b●oody City! can its (abominations) be paralleled in the Earth? Surely it hath exceeded Sodom in wickedness, the Lord is very angry with a great part of its Inhabitants, [and his Vengeance is nigh to come upon them. woe unto you Whoremongers, Drunkards, Gluttons, Swearers, Cursers, Blasphemers, Cheaters and Idolaters! woe unto you Proud, Wanton, and Profane, vain Persons! woe unto you Mountebanks, Stage-Players, Bear-baiters, Gamesters, and all manner of abominable workers, and you that build up Towers, Scaffolds, and vain heathenish representations] and such like, and make and garnish Images, to draw People's minds after Idolatry, and for your cursed gain and lusts, in pretence of honouring your King. Oh, how are People drawn into gazing and wondering after these (abominations) it grieveth the Righteous Soul to behold such great wickedness? Oh you wicked and abominable workers, and devourers of the Creation! the Lord God will meet with you in a time when ye are little ware of him, he'll slain your Pride, vainglory, and Idolatry, and give you your portion amongst devourers, (except you speedily repent) and your abetters, strengtheners, and helpers forward of such ungodliness, (that do it knowingly) and delighters therein; the Lord will not acquit you, he'll smite you for these things, and that right soon. Oh, how do you daily provoke the Lord against yourselves, you wicked workers! how dare you make representations of destruction and ruin? how dare you make a sport of such things? verily your provocations are great, wherewith you provoke the just God. Verily great is the judgement that is nigh you, and your sins draw it on you apace: do you think that the Lord cast out Backsliders, Hypocrites, and unfaithful Men, to set up and establish Idolaters, and open profane Persons? nay surely; therefore tremble ye wicked Workers, and howl ye profane Idolaters, for the mighty and terrible day of the Lord is near to break out upon you: Thus saith the Lord God, I'll scatter, I'll scatter, I'll split, divide, and separate, I'll break and dash to pieces, and none shall be able to gather, bind up, or join together; for mine anger is kindled, and my jealousy shall burn till I have devoured mine Enemies, saith the Lord. Therefore ye People of England (that yet live in Wickedness) who have not wholly sinned out the day of your Visitation, to you I now speak, you that feel the Lord yet striving with you. Oh! return, return speedily unto the manifestation of his Spirit, whereby he strives with you. O! be not still stiffnecked, but harken to the Word of the Lord, which showeth you the thoughts and Intents of your Hearts, and hearken and be obedient to the Call thereof, that so by its power you may hasten out of Babylon, both Young and Old, Rich and Poor, high and low, noble or ignoble, Professor or profane, who yet are there; for the Lord's Controversy is great with Babylon, her Merchants and Inhabitants, and he will not much longer spare, but he will suddenly smite, and none shall be able to hinder his stroke. Yea, yea, he will wound, and none shall be able to heal; for the measure of her Iniquities, and Idolatries, and Whoredoms, are nigh full, and the Wine of her Fornications hath caused the Fats to overflow, and she is come up into remembrance before the Lord, the Just God, who will plague her, and all her Merchants, and Inhabitants, according to their Abominations, whereby they have grievously provoked him; therefore, come out of her whilst mercy and time is offered, lest you perish with her in her Judgements, which the Lord is strongly and swiftly bringing upon her. POSTSCRIPT. OH England! England! leave off all thy wickedness, thy Whoring, Drunkenness, Swearing, Lying, Backbiting and Slandering one another; leave off thy wickedness, for fear the Lord should cut thee off, for several sad and dreadful Calamities will befall thee O England! may be before the time called Christmas, and to day before to morrow, for that we know; therefore O England! Repent, for the Judgement day is nigh at hand. London, Printed for the Author, 1682.