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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

Great Ones who like Oakes and tall Cedars will not bow And how he intends to blow them up by the roots 1 THus saith the Lord All you tall Cedars and sturdy Oakes who bow not down who bow not down This sentence is gone out of my mouth against you MENE MENE TEKEL Thou art weighed in the ballances and art found wanting God hath numbred thy Kingdome and finished it And thou and all that joyne with thee or are in the least degree accessary to thy former or like intended pranks shall most terribly and most strangely be plagued 2 There is a little sparke lies under that huge heap of ashes all thine honour pomp pride wealth and riches which shall utterly consume all that is uppermost as it is written The Lord the Lord of Hosts shall send among his fat ones leanenesse and under his glory he shall kindle a burning like the burning of a fire and the light of Israel shall be for a fire and his holy one for a flame and it shall burne and devoure his thornes and his briers in one day And shall consume the glory of his Forrest and of his fruitfull field both soule and body i. e. this shall be done inwardly and outwardly and shall be fulfilled both in the history and mystery and the rest of the trees of his Forrest shall be few that a childe may write them And the Lord the Lord of Hoasts shall lop the bough with terror and the high ones of stature shall be hewen down and the haughty shall be humbled And he shall cut down the thickets of the Forrest with iron and Lebanon shall fall by a mighty one Isa. 10. 3 Behold behold I have told you Take it to heart else you 'l repent every veine of your heart For your own sakes take heed It s my last warning For the cryes of the poore for the oppression of the needy For the horrid insolency of proud man who will dare to sit in my throne and judge unrighteous judgement Who will dare to touch mine Annoynted and do my Prophets harme For these things sake now am I arrisen saith the Lord In Auxilium Patris ףכ CHAP. V. 1 O London London my bowels are rolled together in me for thee and my compassions within me are kindled towards thee And now I onely tell thee that it was not in vaine that this forme hath been brought so farre to thee to proclaime the day of the Lord throughout thy streets day and night for twelve or thirteen dayes together And that I have been made such a signe and a wonder before many of thine Inhabitants faces 2 Many of them among other strange exploits beholding me fall down flat at the feet of creeples beggers lazars kissing their feet and resigning up my money to them being severall times over-emptied of money that I have not had one penny left and yet have recruited againe 3 And now my hearts you have been forwardly in all the appearances of God There is a strange one now on foot judge it not least you be judged with a vengeance 4 Turne not away your eyes from it least you to your torment heare this voyce I was a Stranger and ye tooke me not in Well! bow down before Eternall Majesty who is universall love bow down to equality or free community that no more of your blood be split that pride arrogance covetuousnesse malice hypocrisie self seeking c. may live no longer Else I tremble at what 's comming upon you Remember you have been warned with a witnesse Deare hearts Farewell CHAP. VI A terrible word and fatall blow from the Lord upon the gathered Churches so called especially upon those that are stiled Anabaptists 1. HE that hath an eare to heare let him hear what the Spirit saith against the Churches Thus saith the Lord Woe be to thee * Bethaven who callest thy selfe by the name * Bethel it shall be more tollerable now in the day of judgement for Tyre and Sydon for those whom thou accountest and callest Heathens then for thee 2 And thou proud Lu●ifer who exaltest thy self above all the Stars of God in heaven shalt be brought down into hell it shall be more tollerable for Sodom and Gomorrah for drunkards and whoremongers then for thee Publicans and Harlots shall Publicans and Harlots do sooner enter into the Kingdome of heaven then you I 'le give thee this fatall blow and leave thee 3 Thou hast affronted and defied the Almighty more then the vilest of men upon the face of the earth and that so much the more by how much the more thou takest upon thee the name of Saint and assumest it to thy self onely damning all those that are not of thy S●ct 4 Wherefore be it knowne to all Tongues Kinreds Nations and languages upon earth That my most Excellent Majesty the King of glory the Eternall God who dwelleth in the forme of the Writer of this Roll among many other strange and great exploits hath i' th open streets with his hand fiercely stretcht out his hat cockt up his eyes set as if they would sparkle out and with a mighty loud voyce charged 100. of Coaches 100. of men and women of the greater ranke and many notorious deboist swearing roystering roaring Cavalliers so called and other wilde sparks of the Gentry And have proclaimed the notable day of the Lord to them and that through the streets of the great Citie and in Southwark Many times great multitudes following him up and down and this for the space of 12. or 13. dayes And yet all this while not one of them lifting up one finger not touching one haire of his head or laying one hand on his raiment But many yea many notorious vile ones in the esteeme of men yea of great quality among men trembling and bowing to the God of heaven c. But when I came to proclaim also the great day of the Lord among you O ye carnall Gospellers The Devill in you roared out who was tormented to some purpose though not before his time He there shewed both his phangs and pawes and would have torn me to pieces and have eaten me up Thy pride envy malice arrogance c. was powred out like a river of Brimstone crying out a Blasphemer a Blasphemer away with him At length threatning me and being at last raving mad some tooke hold of my Cloak on one side some on another endeavouring to throw me from the place where I stood to proclaime his Majesties message making a great uproar in a great congregation of people Till at length I wrapt up my self in silence for a season for the welfavour'd harlots confusion c. And to thine eternall shame and damnation O mother of witchcrafts who dwellest in gathered Churches let this be told abroad And let her FLESH be burnt with FIRE Amen Halelujah FINIS * It not being shewen to me what I should do more then preach and print something c. very little expecting I should be so strangely acted as to my exceeding joy and delight I have been though to the utter cracking of my credit and to the rotting of my old name which is damned and cast out as a toad to the dunghill that I might have a new name with me upon me within me which is Iam * An Apologeticall hint concerning the Authors Principle the re●ult is negative hee speaks little in the affirmative because not one in a hundred yea even of his former acqu●intance now know him neither must they yet * Isay 2 * Serò sapiunt P●ryges sed nunquam Sera est ad Bonos mores via 1 Admonition to great ones 2 Admonition to great ones 3 Admonition to great ones 4 Admonition to great ones * Rev. 15 Judges 5 Revel. 10 Neh. 13. 25 * This will come in request with you next you may remember that Independency which is now so hug'd was counted blasphemy and banishment was too good for it 5 Admonition to great ones * Once more know that Sword-leveling is not my principle I onely pronounce the righteous judgements of the Lord upon Earth as I durst * The house of vanity * The house of God

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

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