The Faithfull narrative of the late testimony and demand made to Oliver Cromwel, and his powers, on the behalf of the Lords prisoners, in the name of the Lord Jehovah (Jesus Christ,) king of saints and nations.: Published by faithful hands, members of churches (out of the original copies) to prevent mistakes, and misreports thereupon. To the faithful remnant of the Lamb, who are in this day of great rebuke and blasphemy, ingaged against the beast and his government, especially, to the new non-conforming churches, and saints in city and country, commonly called by the name of fifth monarchy men.

A faithfull Narrative to the faithful Remnant round the Nation, the new Non-conformist-Churches, and Saints in City and Countrey, that go under the name of fifth Monarchy-men.

THE Hope we have of fair weather arises from the Rainbow in the Cloud, though the Cloud be black, the Sun is up, and looks ••ull upon it, which hath produced divers colours, & put the poore Saints hard upon faith, grones and prayers to make up that tremendous Judgement, and dreadful Thunderbolt that must fall out of this black Cloud (and which begins to rattle already) over the heads of the present Persecutors, as Rev. 4. and the 5. From the throne of the Lamb goeth thunders and voyces, so in Chapter 8 and the 5. The Angel cast the Censer (for he was before the throne) full of fire and incense, (viz. the Faith and Prayers of the poore per∣secuted Saints) into the earth, and there were voices and thunderings, and lightnings, and an Earthquake, chap. 16.18. and 19.6. and it is well known the new Non-Conformists round the nation, are at it day and night, &c. filling this Censer full, and before the Throne, giving the Lord no rest; and though many have been as dead as dry bones, yet they begin to gather Sinews apace now, and are like (may we speak it without Alaraming the New Court) to be an exceeding great Army, for the witnesses are warm and begin to stir, and benummed senses by use get life apace, so that the Remnant of the womans Seed, are like to have their hands full. Ere long, and long they think it, among them are those despised ones of the Lord, that walk in fellowship with Mr. Rogers, now prisoner for the Testimony of Jesus at Lambeth, who after several solemn dayes, and whole nights, did find it a present duty incum∣bent upon them (and preparative to future) to go to Whitehall, (the revived Court) and demand the Lords prisoners, and bear their Testimony against these in present powers, for their grosse sins and Apostacies, which the whole Body agreed unto, (not one dis∣senting) with a loud Suffrage of Joy and alacrity, blessing the Lord

that they should be honoured by the Lord Jesus, as to be called to this Testimony, for his suffering Truth, and Saims at this day.

They sought the Lord earnestly two whole nights herein, though the first night they were disturbed by some rude, abusive Ruffians, that seemed Zealots for their Protector, they roughly handled, scurrilously miscalled and abused some of the Brethren, that they hurried them away from Prayer, to prison, (for night-prayers are reputed dangerous and disturbful to the Court interest, yet for all that they kept another night, to have dire∣ctions from the throne in the management of so high and noble a Message, and that they might not in the least dishonour the dear name of the Lord Jehovah, nor the cause and Kingdome of Jesus Christ, that now suffers: So, after they found much of Gods presence, and many sweet promises to apply, and concluded unanimously upon the number of twelve, which is the Lambs number against the Beast, and the Root and square number of the hundred fourty four thousand, in Rev. 14.) to deliver the Message in trust to Oliver Cromwel in person, in the name of the great Jehovah; and now that God alone might have the choice of the men, another time was appointed to seek the Lord, and then they all agreed to take their Call by Lot given in the name of the Lord; so that after solemn looking up to heaven, the Lot was given from the Lap, Prov. 16.33. and the 18.18. and fell upon twelve: but (to observe the Lords wisdome) those that they in their wisdome should probably and principally have pitched upon for parts, utterance and abilities, were (by the Lords Lot) put by; yet this appearing so undeniably to be of God, the same twelve were fully satisfied, and accepted their Call, after∣ward they agreed to go (every one with his Bible in his hand) upon the Message of the Church, accordingly upon the 29 of the eleventh Moneth, a solemn day of Prayer was kept, and they were sent out in the name of the Lord Jesus, the Contents of the Message with which they were intrusted, is; as followeth.