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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

be the Glory of it also it s now but the day of small things there 's many powers of darknesse to hinder the breaking forth of this Glory But who are you O great mountaines before the breakings forth of the Lord Jesus You shall become a plain he shall be brought forth in despight of you and there shall be shoutings crying Grace Grace unto Him Be silent O all Flesh before the Lord for he is rising out of the habitation of his Holinesse The Fountaine yet maintaines life therefore O spirituall Israel doe you search the Scriptures whether these things be so or no like those Acts 17. And do not lightly cast these precious Declarations to you away till you have carefully examined these things and consider what these voices meane O Israel consider is here another Gospel the breakings forth of another Spirit another faith or new prophesies Or is here not a tast of the promises prophesies and words of the Prophets of old and Apostles of our Lord Jesus Ghrist I speak as to wise men judge what I say and with Mary ponder these things in your hearts The God of wisedome be your light injudging It s the desire of him who could willinglp spend and be spent if the Father thinks fit for the furtherance of your Consolation and Joy who is The unworthiest of all Saints EDVVARD ELLIS A Spark from the Altar OR A Beam of the Light of God Declaring the Scattering of the gathered Churches in England before the consummation of all things Or The End of the World tending to a Discovery or Separation betweene the Righteous and the Wicked which shall be done by the Lords comming to his Temple At which day the Saints shall enjoy a more cleare Sight of their Fathers Glory than now they doe CHurches Harken I know you will startle at this Cloudy Messenger with a Sparke from the Altar or a Beame of the Light of God scattering yours which seems to be as a full Sun Many of you glory much in your Priviledges as if the Lord were no where in his manifestations of Light and Love but among you So did the Jewes Jer. 7. The Temple of the Lord the Temple of the Lord Many of you thinke your selves very well and rich I should not meddle to impoverish or strip you of your Glory were I not certaine I am under the teachings and subservient to the designe of my Father You have many of you like Hannahs Adversary vext the soules of those that were not under your Formes upraiding them with barrennesse and unfruitfulnesse boasting of your owne But consider Hannah had an Husband and being vext with her Adversary cryed unto the Lord he brought forth fruit out of her wombe and she was a joyfull mother of children when she that vext her its possible waxt feeble To spiritualize it Those you have and still vex have an husband the Lord Jesus in him is their fruit found which he will bring forth and cause them to be fruitfull and strong when you may be weake and feeble Then shall they sing Hannahs Song of Joy read it 1 Sam. 2. Therefore talke no more so exceeding proudly let not arrogancy come out of your mouthes For the Lord is a God of knowledge by him actions are weighed they that stumbled are and shall be girt with strength 1 Sam. 2. 4. Psal. 113. 7. 8. He raiseth up the poore even such as you despise out of the dust and lifteth the needy out of the dunghill that he may set him with Princes even with the Princes of his people But hearken still Tell many of you of a spirituall Glory that 's contrary to yours or a Land more excellent than yours one may almost as soone make a blind man beleeve the Moone is made of cheese as saith the Proverb as cause you to see this spirituall Land that is discoveries above and contrary to yours I have been wandring a long time like Noahs Dove as the Spies to search the Land I have seene it afar off behold a branch or a cluster of its fruit it s a glorious land only with pure spirituall glory the inhabitants are very wise and strong but with the wisedome and strength of the Lord of Hoasts no need of any low or inferiour light but the pure light of God no need of Teachers to say Know the Lord no feare of Enemies The gates stand open It s very pure nothing but holinesse there it s very strong the Lord himselfe is walls and bulwarks There may be Dogs and ravenous Beasts about it they may attempt to storme it but they shall soone be destroyed Rev. 20. 9. This spirituall Land of Canaan is altogether glorious When the Lord has given me a more cleare view of it if he thinkes fit you shall heare of it But Churches hearken Many of you boast much of your strong Pillars that will beare up your building to the end of all things almost I mean those Scriptures that are so frequently brought to prove the continuance of your practise but I spare you considering the Disciples were ignorant to the Resurrection of Christ though taught by him living under his teaching of their measure Yet hearken there 's a great deal of danger in your way and practice in retaining those Scriptures that make for you in opposition and clear contradiction to many others You boast much of them to prove your way if that be true which many of you hold out if the light of God did not lead me I might question the authority of them which I doe not but am rather confirmed in the excellency of them or else not know what to make of them But Churches hearken still Because many of you are so confident that I may not beat the aire or speak at uncertainty what will you say to those Scriptures that prove your desolution First Consider those Scriptures that promise and prophesie of the large measure of the fulnesse of God the Saints shall be filled withall in the last daies and then tell how long you thinke your building can stand Joel 2. 28. I will poure out my Spirit upon all Flesh and your Sons and your Daughters shall Prophesie your old men shall dreame dreames and your young men shall see visions And so upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those dayes will I powre out my Spirit Zech. 12. 8. In that day shall the Lord defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David and the house of David shall be as God as the Angel of the Lord before them Zech. 10. 5. And they shall be as mighty men which tread downe their enemies in the mire of the streets in the battle they shall fight because the Lord is with them and the Riders of horses shall be confounded Zech. 10. Chap. 7. vers. 12. And they of Ephraim shall be like a mighty man and their heart shal rejoyce as through wine yea their children shall

message from God he like a deceiver sent to the King saying Amos hath conspired against thee in the midst of the Land of Israel the Land is not able to beare all his words go saith he flee the way into the Land of Judah eat bread and prophesie there But prophesie not again at Bethel for it is the Kings Chappel and it is the Kings Court He might as well have said Amos this is no place to entertaine such Persons as shall Prophesie of Ruine or Desolation although commanded by God if you will come hither and be welcome you must speak pleasing things prophesie of Wine and strong drink and pleasures such as are fit for great persons prophesie flatteries as Ahabs Prophets did 1 Kin. 22. 6. and then thou shalt be entertained at Court and with great ones as they were it may be so now in our Land flattering and deceitfull Priests that prophesie lies and pleasing things to the fancies of great persons may flourish when as they that declare the truth of God to them may go in danger of the losse of all outward injoyments but they will say I am beside my businesse towards you O watchmen therefore hearken do not you like Amasiah say I have conspired against this Land nor that it is not able to bear all my words nor bid me Prophesie somewhere else or of pleasinger things they are the true sayings of God would you have me cry Peace when the Lord cryes trouble and so be consumed for my pains what the Lord hath spoken to me that declare I to you Oh you l say Observe what he makes himself a Prophet this is as Christ saith false Prophets shall arise and deceive many well they shall so take heed you be not a kin to them do you thinke I am guided by a deceiving spirit come then handle me pry into me try and search me by the Scriptures I am willing to be tryed but you want sight I le refer my self to the judgement of those that have a clearer light then you even the Saints But secure London what say you to me what 's your judgement concerning these sad things threatned against you you have had many warnings from the Lord by divers men you haue taken little notice of them to believe them would you believe one that should be raised from the grave to declare against you from the Lord why behold he hath sent one with a message raised from the valley shadow of death from the powers of darknesse that were within him even from the belly of hel The floods compassed him about his billowes and waves passed over him he was even broken and shattered in pieces his strength of inward and outward man was well nigh spent as to his own view and the view of others laid aside as a vessel of no use yet suddenly by an Almighty power raised him like a Lion roaring for his prey of a fearfull and faint heart made bold of weak was made strong to declare as sad a message elsewhere as to you even with and not minding the hazzard of life Wilt thou believe now and turn to the Lord whether you will hear or whether you will forbear know you have had a message you shall be inexcusable As for you of the Army of Officers and Souldiers the least part of this small book concerns you as you are Souldiers but if you war against Heaven you will be conquered notwithstanding all your victories the line of dissolution will reach you you have been such as have been made use of by God to work great outward salvation for Israel that before was in and under the hands of cruel and unreasonable men blessed be his great name for it and the Lord reward your kindnesse and labours into your bosomes with spirituull and temporall blessings I know you will many of you confesse that you have seen much of the power of God with you subduing your enemies and that God hath shown much of his kindnesse to his poore Israel as in giving them such deliverance as at this day they are so precious and dear in his sight that he hath reproved and given men I may say to the slaughter for their sakes but as if that were not enough he is following them with more excellent things even the breakings forth of his own Glorie in a more large manner which you may see a glimpse of in this book and what ever desolations shall come upon this Kingdome through his fullnesse in them they shall lift up their heads when others shall call to rocks and mountaines to cover them from that wrath which will be upon them The Temple of the Lord Jesus is to be built and exalted yea glorified with his own Glorie the time and day growes on apace though Israel it self knows not what to make of it when Moses walkt into Egypt saying Let Israel go though there were great combustions amongst the Egyptians and Israel hearkened not to the voice of Moses for anguish of spirit and cruel bondage and Moses was troubled and much discouraged in his work complaining to the Lord that Israel would not hearken to his message Exod. 6. 9. 12. Yet it presages Israels deliverance is nigh at hand Israel is in boudage now and hath been a long time and for the Lord to snatch poore persons out of the fire and cause them to walkup and down in the middest of great ones as hath been done through the strength of God in Cambridge-Shire and now in this Citie the great ones must know Israel must be delivered out of Captivitie and Bondage spirituall and temporall let the world and Israel too think what they will of a truth God is hastning with the breakings forth of some great spirituall Glory Where your Scouts were met formerly it argued your Army was near the Lord sending his Scouts or fore-runners crying the Lord is come and coming it presages he is at hand if the Lord send watchmen that shall lift up their voyce like singers and call upon the waste places of Jerusalem to break forth into joy and sing together and say to Zion thy God raigneth and the Lord will bring back their captivity read Isa. 52. 7. 8 9. and tell me what you think This the Lord hath done of late in England and does still though they be accounted mad men men wondred at scoft at as Neh. 4. 2. What do these feeble Jews will they fortifie themselves will they sacrifice will they make an end in a day Scoffers hearken Israel must sacrifice otherwise than they have done the spirituall Temple of Jesus must be built We care not though for walls bulwarks or Armies for this work God is all this to the building of this Temple Isa. 26. 1. Zech. 9. 8. Nay hearken The Lord himselfe will be the alone Erecter and Exalter of it Zech. 16. 12. 13. Not by might or by power but of the Spirit of the Lord of Hoasts Zech. 4. 6. The Lord will

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