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A39271	A sudden and cloudy messenger, with glimpses of great joy to the Israel of God declaring the hastning of that day of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus in his saints, tending to a deliverance from spiritual and temporal captivity ... / by a lover of peace and purity, though appearing so terrible and dreadfull, Edward Ellis.	Ellis, Edward, lover of peace and purity.	1649 (1649)	Wing E576; ESTC R22890	25,381	33

the unworthiest of men Edward Ellis Amos 7. 14. I was no Prophet neither was I a Prophets son but I was an heardman and a gatherer of Sickamore fruit and the Lord took me as I followed the flock and the Lord said unto me go prophesie unto my people Israel Isa. 21. 10. That which I have heard of the Lord of Hosts the God of Israel have I declared unto you I was bowed down at the hearing of it I was dismayed at the seeing of it Isa. 28. 11. 13. For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people that they might go and fall backward and be broken and snared and taken Ezek. 2. 5. Yet shall they know there hath been a Prophet among them Isa. 52. 8 9. 10. Thy watchmen shall lift up their voice with the voice together shall they sing for they shall see eye to eye when the Lord shall bring again Zion break forth into joy sing together you waste places of Jerusalem for the Lord hath comforted his people he hath redeemed Jerusalem The Lord hath made bare his holy arme in the eyes of the nations and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God FINIS A voice to high and low shewing what the determination of the Lord seemes to be on this Land HIgh low hearken the Lord of Hosts is come and stil coming his decree is like that of Nebuchaduezzar Dan. 3. 29. I make a Decree that every people nation and language which speak any thing amisse against the God of Shadrach Meshach and Abednego shall be cut in pieces and their house shall be made a dunghill this is the determination of God upon all those that shall speak or act any thing amisse against the God of Israel unlesse they repent and that which the Lord hath begun already to do he hath and is still a making good that Prophesie Isa. 24. Read it O England to thy sorrow who wouldest have emptied this Land of the Saints and destroyed them now thou art near destruction thy self the day of the Lord is come against all those powers that wereas Cedars as Oaks as high mountaines he hath powred contempt upon Princes Psal 107. and caused them to wander in the wildernesse where there is no way and that promise is now fulfilled It shall come to passe Isa. 24. 21. that the Lord shall punish the host of the high ones that are on high and the Kings of the earth upon the earth Isa. 23. 9. The Lord of hosts hath purposed it to stain the pride of all glory and to bring into contempt all the honourable upon the earth This he hath done already very much You present powers that have been as a rod and staffe in Gods hand for the accomplishing of his designe tremble and fear and avoid walking in their steps think not your power so strong that it cannot be moved for that strong God which overturned those powers that were before you is able and will most certainly dash you in pieces if you shall walk in their steps of oppression and violence Psalm 75. 5. Lift not up your horn on high speak not with a stiffe neck for promotion cometh neither from the East nor from the West but God is the Judge he putteth down one and setteth up another If you will honour God he will honour you if not you shall be lightly esteemed both of God and his Saints for they are looking for a spirituall glorie and power and will esteem of you as you act by the breakings forth of a spirituall light in you You corrupted ones of what degree soever how have you despis'd the poor Saints and scornd the excellent of the Earth Now is God lifted up now is he exalted and they shall despise you Howle you great ones what a sad day by the light of God doe I see comming upon you your Glory is gone the Saints shall see through you now by the light of the Father You painted Sepulchers what ever you are if you will not exalt the Lord Jesus they 'l esteeme of you no more than the mire in the streets many of them have esteemed of you and hath got their bread with sorrow of heart among you because of that abundance of vanity that was in you and that darknesse that was in their own spirits they durst not speake to you for feare of your power their Father will fill them with his own glory then shall they not fear your faces You Great ones that have and yet doe oppresse the Saints put off your brave Ornaments and mourne for the day of your joy is much spent vexation and disquiet of heart you must have but Israel joy and gladnesse The Saints deliverance must be in the destruction of their inward and outward enemies you enemies of the Lord in England consider turn to the Lord speedily the door of mercy is seemingly yet open it may be soon shut you will cry for pitty then but there shall be none but as you have rejoyced at the sorrowes of the godly so shall they rejoyce in yours Zion heard and was glad and the Daughters of Judah rejoyced because of thy Judgements O Lord Psal. 107. 42. When God is pouring contempt on Princes on the great ones of the Earth the Righteous shall see it and rejoyce You Enemies of the Lord be you great men or others read in the Revelations what Songs the Saints shall sing it s your doom and day of sorrow The day of the Lord is come O England a day of wrath and fury a Consumption is in this Land many sorrowes already more behind yea such a day as yet was never upon it Alas for that day is great so that none is like it Jer. 30. 7. I have heard a voyce of trembling of fear and not of peace Wherefore doe we see every man with his hand on his loynes as a woman in travell all faces are turned into palenesse the Foules of the Air knowes the time of their comming but thou O England knowest not the comming of the Lord it presages more ruine to thee The day of the Lord makes haste wherein he alone must be exalted in his own pure strength and wisedome Rulers take heed you act in the pure wisedome of God all your fleshly wisedome must be destroyed and the designes it thinks to effect will be frustrated to your sorrow and griefe that are not spirituall The day is come the Lord marches on still wherein he hath and will sift and fanne thee O England you see how the Lord hath discovered your spirits one to another Parliament consider this you seem to be more pure then others there 's drossie and chaffie spirits amongst you surely the Lord will search you yet more Take heed the next discovery be not by the breaking forth of a spirituall glory and power in those that are upright amongst you surely the Lords separating day 's at hand to divide between Sheep and Goats

past thou hast art set on fire yet thou knowest it not you are consuming but lay it not to heart The Lord hath yet a farther controversie with thee because thou art unmindfull of him he brings forth his judgements morning by morning but thou takest no shame his judgements are in thee and about thee but thou learnest not righteousnesse nor beholdest the Majesty of the Lord his hand hathbeen and is lifted up against thee thou wilt not see but thou shalt see and be ashamed for all thy abominations or confounded by the fury of the Lord O London consider what plagues what unseasonable weather what want of bread hath been in thee in former years but thou returnest not to the Lord But behold and tremble for fear O London that bloody war that was brought forth not by the power of man but from and by the Lord of hosts how many thousands of thy men are slain with the Sword how are the widdows and fatherlesse increased in thee how are thy riches exhausted what leading into captivity what complaining in thy streets How art thou forced to be servant to those that formerly thou wouldst have despised thou dost it now but canst thou help thy self O London what vexatiousnesse of spirit hast thou what a trembling heart is in the midst of thee a great and sad consumption is upon you But that which is the greatest plague of all and declares a further consumption upon you is you are not bettered by the judgement of the Lord You are at peace in appearance now and you think the bitternesse of death is over but a deceived heart hath deceived you London I beseech you in the name of the Lord consider the Lord hath yet a further cotroversie with you his hand is stretched out still thy sinnes remain your spots are not the spots of the Lords people but of rebellious Children that refuse to hear the rod and who hath appointed it you refuse to return your pride testifies to your face you will refrain turning to the Lord and you will refrain turning away his anger What people ever set themselves against the Lord and prospered how furiously hath the Lord marched up and down amongst us how are his garments died in blood not of the mean men onely but of the mighty thy mighty and thy honourable men are fallen in thy streets yet his anger is not turned away London mind that Thunderclap given to you of late the Lord was there itpreaches to you that unlesse you repent you shall perish also London in thee against thee is found the blood and cryes of poor saints acry of oppression the cry of the poor unminded a cry yea and a horrible cry of abomination that hath that still doth come up into the ears of the Lord of Hosts London is there no healing for you are your wounds incurable nothing but the blood of Jesus can wash you from your filthines whch to your shame you despise What shall I say unto you be instructed lest the soul of God depart from you and he take no pleasure in you London you are conquered and overcome in your power by men that it cannot break forth to mannage Warre against them but your inward power that maintaines Warre against heaven is unsubdued you are yet found fighters against God but he will bestronger then you and overcome you by his strong power in despite of thee The Lord hath lain still a long time and you thought he had forgotten or forsaken the earth but he is and will rise more and more with fury in his face to recompence wrath to his and his peoples enemies to make up his Iewells and glorifie the house of his glory that is his Saints whom you have so much despised and trampled under foot you have ruled they must rule You that have been and still are enemies to the Lord your best dayes are past the dayes of Zions joyes are coming the Lord must be King over all the earth the Lord will come gloriously too and in his Saints You enemies to God make haste you wicked generation what you do do quickly the Lord is coming apace with sorrow and mourning to you but with joy and gladnesse to his Israel How will you like it wordlings to see the Saints rule 't will vex you but you cannot help it they must be the head you the tail the Lord Iesus will reigne in them you must be spoiled Isa. 32. Behold a King shall reigne in Righteousnesse and Princes shall rule in Judgement Ezek. 39. 10. And they shall spoil those that spoiled them and rob those that robbed them saith the Lord How will you like this you stout spirits to see the Saints spoil you and you to be their servants and come bowing to them Is 60. 14. The sonnes of them that afflicted thee shall come bending unto thee they that despise thee shall bow themselves down at the soles of thy feet the Lord will manifest himself so in his Saints and he hath begun it already that the proudest of you if you will not honour and exalt them woe unto you Isa. 60. 12. The nation and kingdome that will not serve thee shal perish yea those Nations shall be utterly wasted As youtender O London your own happinesse and welfare repent of your despising the Saints and take heed of offending them hereafter the Lord hath and will reprove Kings and great ones for their sakes But London thou boastest of thy Religious enjoyments thy prayers and fastings and because of these you cry as those in Micah 3. 11. and are like them You lean upon the Lord and say is not the Lord among us no evill can come upon us be not deceived so did the Israelites many years Zec. 7. And yet the Lord took no pleasure in them it is possible he takes as little in you You will say are all our dayes of fasting in vain Hear you that are enemies to God he takes as little delight in your Sacrifices as in those Isa. 63. 3. London thou thinkest there be those in thee that God hears their prayers it is true that God hears the prayers of the Saints but you shall have but little benefit by it that warre against heaven they have praied much for the prevention of spilling that blood that hath been spilt and for the avoyding those Iudgements they saw hang over this Land but you see they could not prevail their praiers returned into their own bosomes they pray now much but it is for the breaking forth of a spirituall glorie a vexation to you O Rebellious people you shall it is possible see it but not tast thereof London consider thy condition the Bridegroom is coming he yet intreats thee to return if thou wilt not he will send plagues upon you till he hath consumed thee and leave a poore people and afflicted and they shall fear and praise the name of the Lord which you refuse to doe Heare this from the Lord by