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A80437	A fiery flying roll: a word from the Lord to all the great ones of the Earth, whom this may concerne: being the last warning piece at the dreadfull day of judgement. For now the Lord is come to 1 Informe 2 Advise and warne 3 Charge 4 Judge and sentence the great ones. As also most compassionately informing, and most lovingly and pathetically advising and warning London. With a terrible word and fatall blow from the Lord, upon the gathered churches. And all by his Most Excellent Majesty, dwelling in, and shining through Auxilium Patris, vu alias, Coppe. With another flying roll ensuing (to all the inhabitants of the Earth.) The contents of both following.	Coppe, Abiezer, 1619-1672.	1650 (1650)	Wing C6087; Thomason E587_13; ESTC R206283	15,510	23

this Roule hath reconciled ALL THINGS to himselfe yet this hand which now writes never drew sword or shed one drop of any mans blood I am free from the blood of all men though I say all things are reconciled to me the eternall God IN HIM yet sword levelling or digging-levelling are neither of them his principle Both are as farre from his principle as the East is from the West or the Heavens from the Earth though I say reconciled to both as to all things else and though he hath more justice righteousnesse truth and sincerity shining in those low dunghils as they are esteemed then in the Sunne Moone and all the Stars 3 I come not forth in him either with materiall sword or Mattock but now in this my day I make him my Sword-bearer to brandish the Sword of the Spirit as he hath done severall dayes and nights together thorow the streets of the great City 4 And now thus saith the Lord Though you can as little endure the word LEVELLING as could the lat-slaine or dead Charles your foretunner who is gone before you and had as live heare the Devill named as heare of the Levellers M●n-Levellers which is and who indeed are but shadowes of most terrible yet great and glorious good things to come 5 Behold behold behold I the eternall God the Lord of Hosts who am that mighty Leveller am comming yea even at the doores to Levell in good earnest to Levell to some purpose to Levell with a witnesse to Levell the Hills with the Valleyes and to lay the Mountaines low 6 High Mountaines lofty Cedars its high time for you to enter into the Rocks and to hide you in the dust for feare of the Lord and for the glory of his Majesty For the lofty looks of man shall be humbled and the haughtinesse of men shall be bowed downe and the Lord ALONE shall be exalted in that day For the day of the Lord of Hoasts shall be upon every one that is proud and lofty and upon every one that is lifted up and he shall be brought low And upon all the Cedars of Lebanon that are high and lifted up and upon all the Oaks of Bashan and upon all the high Mountaines and upon all the Hils that are lifted up and upon every high Tower and upon every fenced Wall and upon all the Ships of Tarshish and upon all pleasant Pictures And the LOFTINESSE of man shall be bowed down and the haughtinesse of men shall be laid low And the Lord ALONE shall be exalted in that day and the Idols he shall utterly abolish And they shall go into the holes of the Rocks and into the Caves of the Earth for scare of the Lord and for the glory of his Majesty when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth In that day a man shall cast his Idols of Silver and Idols of Gold to the bats and to the Moles To go into the Clefts of the Rocks and into the tops of the ragged Rocks for feare of the Lord and for the glory of his Majesty For the Lord is now RISEN to shake terribly the Earth Isa. 2. 10. to the end of the Chapter 7 Hill Mountains Cedars Mighty men Your breath is in your nostrils Those that have admired adored idolized magnified set you up fought for you ven●ured goods and good name limbe and life for you shall cease from you You shall not at all be accounted of not one of you ye sturdy Oake who bowe not downe before eternall Majesty Vniversall Love whose service is perfect freedome and who hath put down the mighty remember remember your fore-runner and who is putting down the mighty from their seats and exalting them of low degree 8 Oh let not for your owne sakes let not the mother of Harlots in you who is very subtle of heart Nor the Beast without you what do you call 'em The Ministers fat parsons Vica●s Lecturers c. who for their owne base ends to maintaine their pride and pompe and to fill their owne paunche● and purses have been the chiefe instruments of all those horrid abominations hellish cruell devillish p●rsecutions in this Nation which cry for vengeance For your owne sakes I say let neither the one nor the other bewitch you or charme your eares to heare them say these things shall not befall you these Scriptures shall not be fulfilled upon you but upon the Pope Turke and Heathen Princes c. 9 Or if any of them should through subtilty for their owne base ends creep into the Mystery of that forementioned * Scripture And tell you Those words are to be taken in the Mystery only and they onely point out a spirituall inward levelling once more for your owne sakes I say believe them not 10 'T is true the History or Letter I speake comparatively is but as it were haire-cloth the Mystery is fine Flax. My flax saith the Lord and the Thief and the Robber will steale from me my flax to cover his nakednesse that his filthinesse may not appeare But behold I am now recovering my flax out of his hand and discovering his lewdnesse verbum sat 11 'T is true the Mystery is my joy my delight my life And the Prime levelling is laying low the Mountaines and levelling the Hils in man But this is not all For lo I come saith the Lord with a vengeance to levell also your Honour Riches c. to staine the pride of all your glory and to bring into contempt all the Honourable both persons and things upon the earth Isa. 23. 9. 12 For this Honour Nobility Gentility Propriety Superfluity c. hath without contradiction been the Father of hellish horrid pride arrogance haughtinesse loftinesse murder malice of all manner of wickednesse and implety yea the cause of all the blood that ever hath been shed from the blood of righteous Abell to the blood of the last-Levellers that were shot to death And now as I live saith the Lord I am come to make inquisition for blood for murder and pride c. 13 I see the root of it all The Axe is laid to the root of the Tree by the Eternall God My Self saith the Lord I will hew 〈◊〉 down And as I live I will plague your Honour Pompe Greatnesse Superfluity and confound it into parity equality community that the neck of horrid pride murder malice and tyranny c. may be chopt off at one blow And that my selfe the Eternall God who am Vniversall Love may fill the Earth with universall love universall peace and perfect freedome which can never be by humane sword or strength accomplished 14 Wherefore bow downe bow downe you sturdy Oakes and tall Cedars bow or by my self I le break you I le cause some of you on whom I have compassion to bow c. and will terribly plague the rest My little finger shall be heavier on them then my whole loynes were on Pharaoh of old 15 And maugre the subtilty and sedulity the

recover my wooll my flax my money Declare declare feare thou not the faces of any I am in thee a munition of Rocks c. Go up to London * to London that great City write write write And behold I writ and lo a hand was sent to me and a roll of a book was therein which this fleshly hand would have put wings to before the time Whereupon it was snatcht out of my hand the Roll thrust into my mouth and I eat it up and filled my bowels with it Eze. 2. 8. c. cha. 3. 1 2 3. where it was as bitter as worm-wood and it lay broiling and burning in my stomack till I brought it forth in this forme And now I send it flying to thee with my heart And all Per AUXILIUM PATRIS ףכ THE CONTENTS CHAP. 1. SEverall strange yet true and seasonable informations to the great ones as also an apologeticall hint of the Authors principle c. CHAP. 2. Severall new strange yet seasonable and good advice and wholsome admonitions and the last warning to the great ones as from the Lord CHAP. 3. Severall dismall dolefull cryes out-crieo which pierce the eares and heart of his excellent Majesty how the King of Kings the King of heaven charges the great ones of the earth CHAP. 4. How the Judge of heaven and earth who judgeth righteous judgment passeth sentence against all those great ones who like sturdy O akes tall Cedars wil not bow and how hee intends to breake them and blow them up by the roots CHAP. 5. A most compassionate information and a most loving patheticall warning and advice to London CHAP. 6. A terrible word and fatall blow from the Lord upon the gathered Churches who pretend most for God yet defie the Almighty more then the vilest The second Flying Roll. CHAP. 1. The Authors commission to write A terrible woe denounced against those that flight the roll The Lords claim to all things Together with a hint of a two-fold recovery where through the most hypocriticall heart shall be ripped up c. CHAP. 2. How the Lord will recover his outward things things of this life as money corn wool flax c. and for whom And how they shal be plagned that detaine them as their owne Wherein also are some mistical hints concerning St. Michaels day and the Lords day following it this yeare as also of the dominicall letter D c. CHAP. 3. A strange yet most true storie vnder which is couch●d that lion whose roaring shall make all the beasts of the field to tremble and all the kingdomes of the world quake Wherein also in part the subtility of the welfavour'd harlot is discovered and her flesh burnt with that fire which shall burn down all Churches except that of the first borne c. CHAP. 4. That the Author hath been set as a sign and wonder c. as well as most of the Prophets formerly as also what strange posturs that divine Majestie that dwels in his forme hath set the'forme in with the most strange and various effects thereof upon the spectators His communion with the spirits of just men made perfect and with God the judg of all hinted at CHAP. 5. The Authors strange and lofty carriage towards great ones his most lowly carriage towards beggars rogues prisoners gypsies c. Together with a large Declaration what glory shall arise up from under all these ashes The most strange most secret and terrible yet most glorious designe of God in choosing base things to confound things that are And how A most terrible viall poured out upon the well-favoured harlot and how the Lord is bringing into contempt not only honourable persons with a vengeance but all honourable holy things also Wholsome advice with a terrible threat to the Formalists And how BASE things have confounded base things And how base things have been a fiery chariot to mount the Author up into divine glory and unspeakable Majestie And how his wife is his life is in that beauty which maketh visible beauty seem meere deformity CHAP. 6. Great ones must bow to the poorest peasants or else they shall rue for it No material sword or humane power whatsoever but the pure spirit of universall love who is the eternall God can breake the necke of tyranny oppr●ssion and abhominable pride and cruell murther c. A catologue of severall judgments recited as so many warning-pieces to approp●iators impropriators and ant● free communicants CHAP. 7. A further discovery of the subtilty of the well favoured harlot with a parley between her and the spirit As also the hor●id villany that l●es hid under her smooth words and sweet tongue in pleading against the letter and history and for the spirit and mistery and all for her own ends detected Also upon what account the spirit is put and upon what account the letter c. And what the true communion and what the true breaking of bread is CHAP. 8. The wel-favoured harlots cloaths stript off her nakednesse discovered her nose slit Her ●unting after the young man void of understanding from corner to corner from religion to religion And the spirit pursuing overtaking and destroying her c. With a terrible thunder-clap i' th close A word from the Lord to all the Great Ones of the Earth whom this may concerne being the last Warning Piece c. 1 The word of the Lord came expresly to me saying Sonne of man write a Roule and these words from my mouth to the Great ones saying thus saith the Lord Slight not this Roule neither laugh at it least I slight you and cause all men to slight and scorne you least I destroy you and laugh at your destruction c. 2 This is and with a witnesse some of you shall finde it to be an edg'd toole and there 's no jesting with it or laughing at it It 's a sharp sword sharpned and also fourbished No sleepy Dormouse shall dare to creep up the edge of it Thus saith the Lord You shall finde with a witnesse that I am now comming to 1 Informe you O ye great ones 2 Advise and warne you O ye great ones 3 Charge you O ye great ones 4 Judge and sentence you O ye great ones CHAP. I. Containing severall strange yet true and seasonable Informations to the great ones As also an apologeticall hint of the Authors Principle standing in the front 1. THus saith the Lord I inform you that I overturn overturn overturn And as the Bishops Charles and the Lords have had their turn overturn so your turn shall be next ye surviving great ones by what Name or Title soever dignified or distinguished who ever you are that oppose me the Eternall God who am UNIVERSALL Love and whose service is perfect freedome and pure Libertinisme 2 * But afore I proceed any further be it known to you That although that excellent Majesty which dwels in the Writer of

uncleane Jew a pretended Saint and tearing the haire of his head like a mad man cursing and making others fall a swearing then heare a zealous Presbyterian Independent or * spirituall Notionist pray preach or exercis● 11 Well To the pure all things are pure God hath so cleared cursing swearing in some that that which goes for swearing and cursing in them is more glorious then praying and preaching in others And what God hath cleansed call not thou uncleane And if Peter prove a great transgressor of the Law by doing that which was as odious as killing a man if he at length though he be loath at first eat that which was common and unclean c. I give but a hint blame him not much lesse lift up a finger against or plant a hellish Ordinance against him least thou be plagu●d and damned too for thy zeale blinde Religion and fleshly holinesse which now stinks above ground though formerly it had a good savour 12 But O thou holy zealous devout righteous religious on● whoever thou art that seest evill or any thing uncleane do thou sweare if thou darest if it be but l'faith I 'le throw thee to Hell for it saith the Lord and laugh at thy destruction While Angels in the forme of men shall sweare Heart Blood Wounds and by the Eternall God c. in profound purity and in high Honour and Majesty 13 Well! one hint more there 's swearing ignorantly i' th darke vainely and there 's swearing i' th light gloriously Well! man of the earth Lord Esau what hast thou to do with those who sweare upon the former account Vengeance is mine Judgement Hell Wrath c. all is mine saith the Lord dare not thou to set thy foot so impudently and arrogantly upon one step of my Throne I am Judge my self Be wise give over have done 14 And as for the latter sort of swearing thou knowest it not when thou hearest it It 's no new thing for thee to call Christ Beel-zebub and Beel-zebub Christ to call a holy Angell a Devill and a Devill an Angell 15 I charge thee in the name of the Eternall God meddle not with either let the Tares alone least thou pull up the Wheat also woe be to thee if thou dost Let both alone I say least thou shouldest happen of a holy swearing Angell and take a Lion by the paw to thine owne destruction Never was there such a time since the world stood as now is Thou knowest not the strange appearances of the Lord now a daies Take heed know thou hast been warned 16 And whatever thou dost dip not thy little finger in blood any more thou art up to the elbowes already Much sope yea much nitre cannot cleanse thee c. Much more have I to say to thee saith the Lord but I will do it secretly and dart a quiver full of arrowes into thy h●art and I will now charge thee CHAP. III. Containing severall dismall dolefull cryes and outcries which pierce the eares and heart of his Excellent Majesty the King of Kings And how the King of Heaven chargeth the Great Ones of the Earth 1 THus saith the Lord Be silent O all flesh before the Lord be silent O lofty haughty great ones of the Earth There are so many Bils of Indictment preferred against thee that both heaven and earth blush thereat How long shall I heare the sighs and groanes and see the teares of poore widowes and heare curses in every corner and all sorts of people crying out oppression oppression tyranny tyranny the worst of tyranny unheard of unna●urall tyranny O my back my shoulders O Tythes Excize Taxes Pollings c. O Lord O Lord God Almighty What a little finger heavier then former loynes What have I engaged my goods my life c. forsooke my dearest relations and all for liberty and true freedome for freedome from oppression and more laid on my back c. 2 Mine eares are filled brim full with confused noise cries and outcries O the innumerable complaints and groanes that pierce my heart thorow and thorow O astonishing complaints Was ever the like ingratitude heard of since the world stood what best friends surest friends slighted scorned and that which cometh from them in the basest manner contemned and some rewarded with prisons some with death O the abominable persidiousnesse falseheartednesse self-seeking self-inriching and Kingdome-depopulating and devastating c. These and divers of the same nature are the cries of England And can I any longer for beare I have heard I have heard the groaning of my people And now I come to deliver them saith the Lord Woe be to Pharaoh King of Egypt You Great Ones that are not tackt nor tainted you may laugh and sing whom this hitteth it hitteth And it shall hit home And this which followeth all whom it concerneth by what name or title soever dignified or distinguished 3 You mostly hate those called Levellers who for ought you know acted as they did out of the sincerity simplicity and fidelity of their hearts fearing least they should come under the notion of Covenant-breakers if they did not so act Which if so then were they most barbarously unnaturally bellishly murdered and they died Martyrs for God and their Countrey And their blood cries vengeance vengeance in mine ears saith the Lord 4 Well! let it be how it will these * Levellers so called you mostly hated though in outward declarations you owned their Tenents as your owne Principle So you mostly hate me saith the Lord though in outward declarations you professe me and seeme to owne me more then a thousand whom you despise and account worse than your selves who are neerer the Kingdome of Heaven then your selve You have killed Levellers so called you also with wicked hands have slain me the Lord of life who am now risen and risen indeed and you shall know and feele it with a witnesse to Levell you in good earnest And to lay low all high hils and every mountaine that is high and lifted up c. 5 Well! once more read Jam. 5 1. to 7 Ye have killed the just Ye have killed ye have killed ye have killed the just The blood cryeth in mine eares Vengeance vengeance vengeance vengeance is mine I will recompence Well! what will you do with Bray and the poore prisoners elsewhere You know not what you do You little know what will become of you One of you had best remember your dream about your Fathers Moule 6 Neither do I forget the one hundred spent in superfluous dishes at your late great London Feast for I know what when hundreds of poore wretches dyed with hunger I have heard a sound in mine eares that no lesse then a hundred died in one week pined and starved with hunger Howle you great ones for all that feast daies dole c. heare your doome CHAP. IV. How the Judge of Heaven and Earth who judgeth righteous judgement passeth sentence against all those