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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

Scripture reaches these last dayes you are conversing one with another with a great deal of comfort because you are joyned together in an outward forme but there will be found many false ones among you when this day comes and surely then you will be shaken and that day tend to your s●attering how you shall be gathered together judge you Further consider those Scriptures that prophesie of the shaking of heaven and earth and declare what will become of yours in that day if you can Farewel the Spark from the Altar the beam of light hath even spent it self for there shall be a day that the watchmen upon the mount of Ephraim Jer. 31. 6. shall cry arise yea and let us go up to Zion unto the Lord our God Micah 2. 10. Arise yea and depart for this is not your rest because it is polluted Joh. 14. 31. Arise let us go hence Cant. 6. 10. Who is he that looketh forth as the morning fair as the Moon clear as the Sunne and terrible as an Army with banners A Voice out of cloudy Discoveries to the Army HEarken O Army I was of you I am with you still and acknowledge that present power you injoy to be that the Lord of all Armies hath invested you with you have been and still in appearance are instrumentally a wall of defence to keepe Israel from the rage of malicious Enimies through the good hand of our God that hath been upon you as you have fought for Israel with your Swords in the Field many of you being sprinkled with Blood Israel hath wrestled with God for you in the Mount like Moses bedewed with teares that one without another should not boast of victory and that both might returne praise singly to God and the Lord of Hosts be made more glorious to either of you What you have done this way was excellent and glorious in its season the Lord thereby dying as I may say his and your garments with the blood of his own and Israels Enemies I cannot certainly determine whether you shall conquer them any more so or no remember what the voyce is cloudy you have got many Victories and Conquests by your Sword of steal Will you suffer your selves now to be overcome by the Sword of the Spirit the power of the Lord Jesus Christ Surely this designe of the Lord is hastening apace whereby he will overcome all his Enemies in his Saints by the power of his Spirit which will be as great a plague and torment to high and low in this Land as these miseries by a bloudy and unnaturall warre nay surely greater when this day of the resurrection of the Lord comes in his Saints which doubtlesse is hastning they shall consume away while they stand on their feet when as beheading and slaying in the Field delivered them from their paine presently As to this world It s a wonder to consider and observeable that not a Dog should bark at Israel when they marcht out of Aegypt though at midnight It will be as great a wonder to see Israel I mean the beloved ones of the Lord to march up and downe in England in his strength and majesty and not a Dog I mean wicked men so called Revel. 21. not able to bite though bark they may by reason of that consumption and vexation of spirit that shall be upon them Army keep your Swords and your Power walking in wayes of Justice and Righteousnesse but you that are spirituall mind and hasten the comming of that day wherein Israel shall have no need of Armies to defend them from Enimies the Lord in them will be strong enough to doe that besides he will be a wall of fire round about them no need of Scouts Sentenels or Guards the Lord will keepe it night and day this glorious dayes a comming of the Saints Exaltation and safety by the fulnesse of Jesus in them The Alarm 's given Trumpets sound Harolds proclaime it The watchmen are set upon the watch-Tower spie him neerer and neerer tarry there long no relief as from men yet not weary Awake awake stand up Israel in the Army when the Lord calls but tarry till then the world will yet rage and be mad but le ts goe up at once feare them not their strength is departed from them the Lord of Hoasts is on Israels side still They say they are strong wise and rich It s no such thing they have rejected the word of the Lord they are weake foolish and poore as to a spirituall understanding But were they as they say the Battle 's the Lords he marches in the Van He sounds the Trumpet and will go before as whirlwinds of the South Zec. 9. Joel 2. he will also send a hornet before their hearts shall fail them and melt away like water This Spirituall Army will be very great mighty men all when they are got together no feare of fainting in their marches for God is with them and in his strength shall they walk You enemies of the Lord of Hoasts in England be you what you will tremble quake and feare for this terrible day of the Lord of Hoasts is comming apace And you O Army as you have been wise and diligent to learne and find out the designes and intended marches of your Enemies formerly be wise now and with double diligence set your selves to know the designes footsteps and travellings of the Lord of Hoasts that are and will be upon this Kingdom and act subservantly carry on your designes in the light and wisedome of God he alone and his Saints must be exalted in a spirituall power to which if you be subjected you that are so shall flourish but ruination and desolation of those that are not so at his comming It s a voice but of a cloudy discovery that 's spoken to you The Messenger that writ this Book sudden and cloudy you must not expect clearnesse it concernes you and others to pry narrowly into and search the Scriptures whether they be so or no then judge not before Micah 4. Chap. 3. 4. Farewell FINIS A further Warning to London of the dreadfull coming of the Lord God Almighty O London in thee was I nourished many years for thy happinesse I have suffered much my blood had not been dear to me so thou mightest have flourished and have been a City that the Lord would have taken pleasure in my bowells are yearning after thee I must bear witnesse against thee for all this and how am I straitened till it be accomplished from the dayes of thy Fathers thou hast departed from the Lord the Lord sent his messengers in the midst of thee to call thee to return to him what usage they had thou and many in the world knowst to thy shame your Fathers where are they the Prophets do they live for ever but hath not the words of his servants taken hold on you The day of the Lords anger they spoke of how hath it been accomplished on you these years

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 but much sorrow woe and calamity to the Lords and his peoples Enemies in England Presented especially to the waiters for this day of the Lord to the gathered Churches Parliament Army City of London and Ministers of England A Spark from the Altar or a Beame of the Light of God declaring the scattering of the gathered Churches in England A voice out of Cloudy Discoveries to the Army A further warning to London of the dreadful coming of the Lord God Almighty A voice to high and low shewing what the determination of the Lord seems to be on this Land A warning to awaken all the Idol Shepherds in England otherwise called Ministers with friendly advise to those in the Ministry that have the true Spirituall life of Jesus brought forth in them By a lover of peace and purity though appearing so terrible and dreadfull EDWARD ELLIS Gal. 1. 15. 16. 17. When it pleased God to reveale his Son in me that I might preach him among the heathen immediatly I conferred not with flesh and bloud neither went I to them that were Apostles before me Cant. 2. 11 12. Loe the winter is past the rain is over and gone the flowres appear on the earth the time of the singing of birds is come and the voice of the Turtle is heard in our land the Figtree putteth forth her green figs and the Vine with the tender grapes give a good smell Arise my love my fair one and come away untill the day break and the shadows fly away Cant. 3. 11. Go forth O ye daughters of Zion and behold King Solomon with the Crown wherewith his Mother crowned him in the day of his Espousals and in the day of the gladnesse of his heart London Printed for the Author 1649. An Epistle to the Churches Parliament Army City of London and Ministers so called in ENGLAND CHurches should I tell you of more Warres Pldgues Famine Staining of all Worldly Glory shaking all Earthly Powers you would it may be beleeve me But if by a Beam of light I tell you of the shaking and scattering of your Heaven your Sumptuous and Glorious Building the Churches gathered You say This is a hard saying who can heare it but surely it will be done whether you beleeve it or no But heare a word more I told you my Spark of light was well nigh spent it s now suppli'd or anointed with fresh oyle mistake me not my design is not presently if I could to take you off those wayes wherein you are or may be profitable in building up one another in your most holy faith so long as there is Lambs smoaking flax or bruised reeds or babes in Christ among you there is need of your helping one another till power from on high be brought forth in a more immediate way to do it which shall be in the time appointed by the Father The end of that which is declared unto you is to prove you are not of so long continuance as many of you imagine Honourable Parliament of England who are managing the great Affairs of this tottering Kingdom you are now higher than you were I have nothing against it but there is one higher than you the Lord of Hosts who has his designs in the midst of yours In this small volume written by a glimse of his light you may take a small view and sight of his footsteps that are and will be upon this Kingdome even the overturning all worldly powers and Governments that His may be set up whose right all Government is the Lord Jesus which is more pure and spirituall than any is yet in the world to which if you or others shall act subserviently you may flourish if not expect yours or their designs frustrated or broken that tend to Exaltation This Kingdome to whom you ought to be as Fathers how many Stormes has past through it and been upon it Al 's pretty quiet now and they begin to strengthen and settle all almost exalting themselves as though all evill were past though not a whit bettered by those judgments that have been already But behold that line of desolution that is spread over this Land to lay its Excellencie yet more lower I wish you would lay it to heart and tremble before the Lord put off and lay by your brave Ornaments within and without that the Lord may know what to doe unto you Could I command as many drops of bloud as teares have fallen from mine eies or sighs from within as have been in beholding the miseries hang over this Kingdome I would write unto you in a more scarlet die If you will read this Book you shall find nothing but joy and gladnesse proclaimed to the Israel of God and that the day of their Redemption drawes nigh but lamentation mourning and woe to the wicked be they high or low rich or poor noble or ignoble those in power or not in power I can proclaim nothing else what it will cost me I know not Storms I have met with already but they caused me not to desist from my work but were as wind to the fire which makes it flame the more so long as God thought fit to imploy me I have lived among divers Great Persons many years a poor servant and now come to this hard incounter with them it seems harsh but surely the strong Lord of Hoasts is before he leads he is Light Life and Strength a strong Tower a Buckler and Shield to help me to beare stripes if need be and to avoid their scornes although they should say as Eliab to David 1 Sam. 17. 28. I know thy Pride and the haughtinesse of thy Spirit Or as Michal to David 2 Sam. 6. 20 21. That I have uncovered my selfe as one of the vaine fellowes it is before and at the command of the Lord But I will yet be more vile then thus in this manner if the Lord think fit and will be base in mine owne sight Plainnesse and truth is almost out of fashion it was once otherwise Job 32. 21 22. Let me not I pray accept any mans person neither let me give Titles unto man For I know not to give flattering Titles in so doing my Maker would soon make me away Zech. 8. 16. Speak you every man the truth to his neighbour But Idle Shepherds awake call upon the Lord come you should be wise if you read what is said concerning Powers great ones City and you What will you do even like your brethren in former times will you not you know who smote Michaiah on the cheek 1 Kin. 22. 24. and said which way went the Spirit of the Lord from me to thee so Amos 7. 10. a Priest that ought to have been wiser when a Heardsman comes with a true