The dreadful and terrible voice of God uttered from the throne of his justice, as the voice of a mighty thunder, and as the voice of many waters rumbling.
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             The dreadful and terrible voice of God uttered from the throne of his justice, as the voice of a mighty thunder, and as the voice of many waters rumbling.
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           THE
           DREADFUL
           and
           TERRIBLE
           VOICE
           of
           GOD
           Uttered
           From
           the
           Throne
           of
           his
           Justice
           ;
           As
           the
           Voice
           of
           a
           Mighty
           Thunder
           ,
           and
           as
           the
           Voice
           of
           many
           Waters
           Rumbling
           .
        
         
           
             
               ABout
               the
               twentieth'day
               of
               the
               tenth
               Month
               ,
               1660.
               soon
               after
               the
               twelfth
               hour
               of
               the
               day
               ,
               the
               Word
               of
               the
               Lord
               sprang
               up
               in
               me
               ,
               which
               made
               the
               earthly
               part
               to
               shake
               .
               And
               I
               was
               filled
               with
               the
               Words
               of
               his
               Holiness
               ;
               and
               a
               necessity
               was
               laid
               upon
               me
               from
               the
               Dreadful
               God
               ,
               that
               made
               Heaven
               and
               Earth
               ;
               To
               proclaim
               the
               day
               of
               Judgement
               ,
               and
               was
               made
               to
               go
               Bare-headed
               ;
               and
               the
               Word
               of
               the
               Lord
               Sounded
               through
               me
               :
               
                 The
                 Dreadful
                 ,
                 and
                 Terrible
                 day
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 is
                 coming
                 terrible
                 ;
                 Terribly
                 ,
                 Terribly
                 will
                 the
                 Lord
                 shake
                 the
                 Earth
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Graves
                 shall
                 open
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 dead
                 shall
                 rise
                 and
                 come
                 to
                 Judgement
                 .
              
               And
               these
               words
               were
               added
               :
               
                 O
                 Earth
                 ,
                 Earth
                 ,
                 Earth
                 ,
                 Here
                 the
                 Word
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 ,
                 and
                 all
                 the
                 Inhabitants
                 therein
                 ,
                 awake
                 ,
                 and
                 ●and
                 up
                 to
                 Judgement
                 ,
                 For
                 the
                 hour
                 of
                 his
                 Judgenient
                 is
                 come
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Lord
                 will
                 Plead
                 through
                 the
                 Dark
                 Clouds
                 ;
                 and
                 there
                 will
                 be
                 nothing
                 able
                 to
                 cover
                 in
                 that
                 day
                 ,
                 but
                 the
                 Covering
                 of
                 the
                 Spirit
                 of
                 God
                 .
              
               And
               further
               ,
               the
               Word
               of
               the
               Lord
               was
               Sounded
               through
               me
               ;
               
                 Woe
                 ,
                 Woe
                 ,
                 Woe
                 to
                 all
                 the
                 workers
                 of
                 Iniquity
                 ,
                 they
                 must
                 all
                 depart
                 from
                 the
                 living
                 God
                 ;
                 and
                 the
                 Vialls
                 of
                 the
                 Wrath
                 of
                 the
                 Almighty
                 are
                 to
                 be
                 poured
                 forth
                 upon
                 the
                 Sea
                 ,
                 and
                 upon
                 the
                 Earth
                 ,
                 and
                 upon
                 the
                 Fountaines
                 of
                 Waters
                 :
              
               So
               all
               people
               upon
               the
               face
               of
               the
               whole
               earth
               ,
               fear
               God
               ,
               and
               give
               glory
               unto
               his
               Name
               ;
               and
               worship
               him
               who
               made
               the
               Heavens
               and
               the
               Earth
               ;
               whose
               Name
               is
               ,
               
                 The
                 Lord
                 of
                 Hosts
                 ,
              
               who
               lives
               for
               ever
               and
               ever
               :
               This
               was
               the
               Word
               of
               the
               Lord
               that
               passed
               through
               me
               ,
               which
               shall
               stand
               for
               ever
               .
            
             
               And
               further
               ,
               the
               Lord
               Revealed
               in
               a
               Vision
               ,
               things
               that
               must
               shortly
               come
               to
               passe
               :
               Two
               dayes
               after
               as
               I
               was
               lying
               in
               my
               Bed
               ,
               Meditating
               upon
               my
               God
               ,
               the
               Dread
               of
               the
               Almighty
               came
               over
               me
               ;
               the
               power
               of
               the
               Lord
               came
               so
               over
               me
               ,
               that
               I
               was
               bowed
               down
               by
               the
               Power
               of
               God
               ;
               and
               as
               I
               was
               bound
               down
               by
               the
               Power
               ,
               the
               God
               of
               
                 Israel
              
               appeared
               as
               in
               Mighty
               Thunders
               ,
               which
               was
               exceeding
               terrible
               unto
               me
               ;
               I
               saw
               as
               if
               Chariots
               of
               fire
               ,
               and
               the
               Hosts
               of
               Heaven
               Moving
               ;
               and
               the
               Lamb
               appeared
               with
               his
               Brightness
               ,
               clearer
               than
               the
               Sun
               at
               Noon-day
               ;
               and
               the
               Light
               shone
               about
               me
               ,
               and
               I
               say
               an
               Innumerable
               Multitude
               which
               Assembled
               to
               the
               Mount
               
                 Sion
                 ,
              
               where
               the
               Lamb
               stood
               ,
               with
               a
               Rod
               of
               Iron
               in
               ,
               his
               Hand
               ,
               who
               was
               to
               bruise
               the
               Nations
               ,
               (
               and
               to
               crumble
               them
               under
               his
               feet
               )
               that
               will
               not
               that
               he
               should
               Reign
               :
               And
               behold
               ,
               He
               uttered
               his
               Voice
               ,
               and
               the
               Mountains
               trembled
               ,
               and
               made
               the
               Hills
               to
               shake
               ,
               and
               all
               the
               Beasts
               of
               the
               Field
               to
               tremble
               :
               So
               that
               none
               could
               endure
               his
               Voice
               ,
               but
               they
               who
               were
               gathered
               into
               his
               Light
               ;
               to
               them
               his
               voyce
               was
               sweet
               .
               
                 He
                 that
                 hath
                 an
                 ear
                 to
                 hear
                 ,
                 let
                 him
                 hear
                 .
              
            
             
               And
               as
               I
               was
               lying
               ,
               behold
               ,
               in
               their
               streets
               I
               heard
               Joy
               and
               Mirth
               ;
               but
               it
               is
               that
               Mirth
               and
               Joy
               ,
               that
               must
               be
               turned
               into
               Sorrow
               :
               For
               it
               Wounded
               my
               Soul
               ,
               and
               I
               was
               much
               smitten
               in
               the
               inward
               man
               ;
               yet
               standing
               still
               in
               the
               patience
               ,
               and
               waiting
               to
               what
               the
               Lord
               would
               have
               done
               by
               me
               ,
               the
               Word
               of
               the
               Lord
               sprung
               up
               in
               me
               ;
               Have
               I
               called
               you
               ●o
               Fasting
               ,
               and
               Mourning
               ,
               and
               Girding
               with
               Sackcloath
               ?
               but
               you
               call
               for
               Joy
               and
               Gladness
               ,
               and
               Mirth
               ,
               slaying
               of
               Oxen
               ,
               and
               killing
               of
               Sheep
               :
               
                 Verily
                 ,
              
               Saith
               the
               Lord
               God
               ,
               
                 This
                 Iniquity
                 shall
                 not
                 depart
                 from
                 you
                 ,
                 till
                 ye
                 die
                 ,
                 unless
                 ye
                 speedily
                 Repent
                 .
                 Thus
                 saith
                 the
                 Lord
                 ,
                 Are
                 you
                 feeding
                 your selves
                 for
                 the
                 Slaughter
                 ?
              
               This
               is
               the
               way
               to
               bring
               the
               Plague
               upon
               you
               ,
               feeding
               your
               lusts
               to
               the
               full
               .
               And
               further
               ,
               the
               Lord
               hath
               Revealed
               unto
               me
               ,
               what
               is
               to
               come
               upon
               these
               Nations
               ;
               especially
               the
               Priests
               and
               Professors
               of
               all
               sorts
               ,
               under
               what
               name
               soever
               ,
               whether
               Teachers
               of
               others
               ,
               or
               Hearers
               ,
               that
               is
               not
               in
               the
               possession
               ,
               Life
               and
               power
               of
               Righteousness
               ;
               Such
               an
               overturning
               as
               was
               not
               since
               
                 Ezekiel
              
               did
               declare
               of
               the
               captivity
               to
               come
               ;
               for
               the
               Lord
               will
               overturn
               all
               your
               buildings
               ,
               and
               all
               your
               false
               covers
               shall
               be
               taken
               off
               :
               yea
               ,
               He
               will
               shake
               all
               foundations
               which
               are
               not
               upon
               the
               Rock
               ,
               Christ
               ,
               and
               shame
               shall
               cover
               the
               face
               of
               the
               Hypocrite
               ;
               it
               will
               not
               be
               the
               Arm
               of
               flesh
               that
               you
               have
               so
               long
               trusted
               in
               ,
               neither
               the
               great
               Multitude
               of
               Hosts
               ,
               nor
               your
               Strength
               which
               you
               have
               so
               long
               Gloryed
               in
               ,
               that
               will
               deliver
               you
               ;
               nay
               ,
               your
               Strength
               shall
               be
               turned
               into
               Weakness
               ,
               and
               your
               Glory
               into
               shame
               ,
               and
               the
               Lord
               will
               awake
               you
               by
               his
               Righteous
               Judgements
               ;
               yea
               ,
               Famine
               is
               coming
               upon
               you
               ;
               yea
               ,
               a
               Famine
               of
               the
               Word
               ,
               and
               of
               the
               Gospell
               ,
               though
               you
               preach
               your selves
               up
               ,
               to
               be
               the
               Church
               of
               God
               ,
               and
               Preach
               up
               the
               Sabboth
               in
               the
               Shaddow
               which
               in
               the
               Substance
               is
               the
               Rest
               which
               you
               are
               out
               of
               :
               And
               the
               Lord
               made
               me
               a
               true
               Signe
               unto
               you
               ;
               for
               as
               a
               Necessity
               was
               laid
               upon
               me
               ,
               as
               to
               go
               severall
               dayes
               without
               my
               Hat
               ,
               so
               will
               your
               Heads
               be
               open
               to
               the
               Storm
               and
               Hail
               ,
               and
               Tempest
               of
               Gods
               Eternall
               Wrath
               ;
               it
               is
               surely
               to
               come
               upon
               all
               the
               ungodly
               .
            
             
               And
               further
               ,
               The
               Lord
               layed
               a
               necessity
               upon
               me
               ,
               both
               to
               Fast
               and
               to
               Mourn
               ,
               and
               to
               Gird
               with
               Sackcloth
               ,
               and
               that
               for
               severall
               dayes
               ,
               that
               happily
               some
               might
               consider
               .
            
             
               For
               a
               Necessity
               was
               laid
               upon
               me
               ,
               to
               Gird
               with
               Sackcloth
               upon
               my
               Loynes
               ,
               after
               I
               had
               Fasted
               ,
               and
               besought
               the
               Lord
               with
               Prayer
               ,
               Teares
               ,
               Sighes
               ,
               and
               Groans
               ;
               at
               last
               the
               Lord
               cleared
               unto
               his
               Servant
               ,
               what
               his
               Will
               was
               and
               I
               ,
               was
               made
               willing
               ,
               through
               his
               Righteous
               Judgments
               ,
               even
               freely
               to
               give
               up
               ,
               Life
               and
               All
               ;
               and
               so
               went
               on
               in
               Obedience
               to
               the
               Motion
               of
               the
               Spirit
               of
               God
               ,
               to
               the
               Town
               
                 Rippon
                 ,
              
               and
               there
               I
               was
               moved
               to
               be
               a
               Signe
               of
               the
               Downfall
               of
               
                 Babilons
              
               Priests
               and
               Professors
               :
               And
               when
               I
               came
               there
               ,
               I
               girded
               Sackcloth
               upon
               my
               Loynes
               ,
               and
               was
               to
               go
               bare-headed
               .
               And
               thus
               the
               Word
               of
               the
               Lord
               came
               unto
               me
               ,
               
                 This
                 is
                 a
                 Rebellious
                 People
                 ,
                 they
                 will
                 not
                 hear
                 my
                 Word
                 ,
              
               (
               saith
               the
               Lord
               )
               
                 They
                 have
                 rejected
                 my
                 Servants
                 ,
                 and
                 slighted
                 those
                 whom
                 I
                 sent
                 unto
                 them
                 :
                 Therefore
                 have
                 I
                 sent
                 thee
                 to
                 be
                 a
                 Signe
                 unto
                 them
                 .
                 Fear
                 not
                 ,
                 go
                 on
                 ,
                 and
                 prosper
                 .
              
            
             
               And
               I
               was
               moved
               to
               take
               up
               a
               Lamentation
               over
               them
               ;
               
                 Alas
                 ,
                 your
                 Calamity
                 is
                 coming
                 ,
                 and
                 your
                 Day
                 is
                 almost
                 spent
                 ,
                 and
                 the
                 Just
                 Judgements
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 are
                 near
                 to
                 be
                 executed
                 .
              
               Thus
               I
               was
               made
               to
               go
               about
               the
               Market
               in
               Mourning
               over
               them
               ,
               till
               I
               came
               near
               to
               the
               Masse-house
               (
               called
               a
               Church
               )
               where
               I
               was
               made
               to
               be
               a
               sign
               of
               their
               Fall
               ,
               lying
               for
               severall
               houres
               upon
               the
               Ground
               ,
               with
               a
               Stone
               under
               my
               Head
               ,
               giving
               my
               back
               to
               the
               Smiter
               ,
               and
               my
               Cheek
               to
               him
               that
               pulled
               off
               the
               Hair
               ,
               and
               Hundreds
               of
               People
               pressed
               about
               me
               ;
               yet
               the
               Lord
               sweetly
               preserved
               me
               ,
               that
               I
               received
               no
               hurt
               ;
               and
               I
               was
               moved
               to
               Lye
               the
               most
               part
               of
               one
               Day
               :
               But
               the
               People
               that
               were
               Moderate
               and
               Tender
               were
               much
               reached
               ,
               the
               Witness
               of
               God
               being
               much
               raised
               in
               them
               ,
               was
               made
               to
               say
               ,
               
                 There
                 is
                 great
                 work
                 to
                 be
                 done
                 .
              
            
             
               And
               after
               I
               had
               finished
               my
               Testimony
               ,
               I
               had
               Great
               Peace
               :
               So
               ,
               Blessed
               are
               they
               that
               know
               the
               Commands
               of
               Christ
               ,
               and
               keep
               them
               ,
               and
               are
               willing
               to
               follow
               him
               where
               ever
               he
               goeth
               ,
               if
               it
               be
               to
               the
               laying
               down
               of
               the
               Life
               ,
               such
               shall
               find
               it
               again
               :
               I
               can
               say
               ,
               that
               Scripture
               was
               fulfilled
               in
               me
               ;
               for
               it
               was
               as
               death
               unto
               me
               ,
               till
               I
               was
               given
               up
               to
               do
               the
               will
               of
               God
               ,
               in
               that
               service
               ;
               but
               after
               I
               was
               given
               up
               ,
               the
               burthen
               was
               light
               .
               (
               And
               so
               it
               is
               )
               For
               the
               Way
               of
               the
               Lord
               is
               delightfull
               to
               all
               the
               Faithfull
               and
               Obedient
               .
            
             
               So
               all
               sober
               people
               ,
               consider
               your
               Wayes
               ,
               and
               while
               you
               have
               time
               ,
               prize
               it
               ,
               and
               turn
               your
               minds
               to
               within
               ,
               to
               the
               pure
               Light
               of
               Christ
               ,
               which
               reveales
               things
               to
               come
               ,
               to
               all
               them
               that
               abide
               in
               it
               ;
               yea
               ,
               the
               Secrets
               of
               the
               Lord
               are
               with
               them
               that
               fear
               him
               :
               and
               the
               Lord
               revealing
               this
               unto
               me
               ,
               it
               lay
               upon
               me
               for
               to
               give
               it
               forth
               that
               it
               might
               do
               its
               service
               ,
               to
               whom
               it
               is
               sent
               ,
               that
               people
               may
               know
               ,
               that
               the
               Lord
               hath
               raised
               up
               Prophets
               in
               this
               Day
               ,
               to
               warn
               the
               people
               of
               the
               evill
               that
               is
               coming
               upon
               them
               ,
               who
               live
               in
               Pride
               ,
               covetousness
               ,
               Envy
               ,
               and
               Wrath
               ,
               and
               Cruelty
               ,
               these
               be
               fruits
               of
               the
               corrupt
               Tree
               .
               And
               as
               your
               Minds
               are
               kept
               to
               Gods
               pure
               Witness
               ,
               you
               will
               see
               your selves
               ,
               whether
               you
               be
               but
               in
               the
               Profession
               ,
               or
               you
               be
               in
               the
               possession
               :
               So
               nothing
               will
               stand
               you
               instead
               ,
               in
               the
               Day
               of
               Gods
               Tryall
               ,
               but
               the
               Life
               it self
               .
            
             
               
                 R.S.
                 
              
            
          
        
         
           
             A
             few
             words
             to
             the
             Mayor
             of
             
               London
               ,
            
             so
             called
             .
          
           
             
               RICHARD
               BROWN
               ,
            
          
           
             COme
             down
             to
             Gods
             Witness
             ,
             the
             Light
             of
             Jesus
             Christ
             in
             thy
             Conscience
             ,
             and
             there
             Wait
             to
             receive
             in
             ,
             the
             Wisdom
             of
             God
             to
             Order
             thee
             ,
             and
             to
             Preserve
             thee
             in
             Gods
             Feat
             ,
             that
             the
             Witness
             of
             God
             may
             arise
             to
             stop
             thee
             from
             thy
             Rage
             and
             Envy
             against
             the
             Righteous
             Seed
             ,
             Lest
             thou
             bringst
             Innocent
             Blood
             upon
             thine
             own
             Head
             :
             And
             this
             in
             Love
             unto
             thy
             Soul
             ,
             I
             am
             made
             to
             lay
             before
             thee
             ,
             that
             thou
             mayst
             stay
             thy
             Hand
             from
             shedding
             Innocent
             Blood
             ,
             lest
             so
             thou
             bringst
             down
             the
             Judgement
             of
             God
             upon
             thine
             own
             Head
             .
             Stand
             still
             a
             little
             ,
             and
             Consider
             what
             thou
             art
             doing
             ;
             we
             are
             an
             Innocent
             and
             Harmless
             People
             ,
             who
             seek
             the
             good
             of
             all
             Men
             :
             if
             we
             are
             
               Imprisoned
               ,
               Persecuted
            
             or
             
               Abused
               ,
            
             we
             leave
             all
             unto
             the
             Lord
             ,
             who
             will
             Avenge
             our
             Cause
             ,
             and
             Plead
             our
             Innocency
             .
             So
             this
             is
             a
             Warning
             to
             thee
             ,
             before
             the
             Plague
             break
             forth
             upon
             thee
             ,
             that
             thou
             mayest
             Repent
             ,
             and
             Turn
             to
             the
             Lord
             ,
             before
             the
             Door
             of
             Mercy
             be
             shut
             .
             For
             the
             Lord
             hath
             given
             thee
             a
             Day
             to
             Try
             thee
             ,
             and
             thou
             art
             Weighed
             in
             the
             Ballance
             of
             Equity
             ,
             and
             art
             found
             too
             Light
             ,
             and
             with
             the
             same
             Measure
             thou
             hast
             Measured
             ,
             shall
             be
             met
             to
             thee
             when
             the
             Lord
             cometh
             to
             Judgment
             ;
             then
             must
             every
             one
             receive
             according
             to
             his
             Works
             :
             So
             come
             down
             to
             that
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             read
             thy
             Portion
             .
             This
             is
             Written
             in
             tender
             love
             to
             thy
             Soul
             ,
             that
             thou
             mayest
             Repent
             and
             Live
             .
          
           
             
               Which
               is
               given
               forth
               from
               the
               Spirit
               of
               Truth
               ,
               from
               one
               who
               is
               a
               Sufferer
               ;
               for
               the
               Seed
               of
               God
               ,
               till
               it
               be
               wholly
               gathered
               into
               Covenant
               with
               him
               ;
               which
               seed
               ,
               is
               that
               which
               Breathes
               ,
               and
               Hungers
               after
               Righteousness
               in
               any
               one
               .
            
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           
             London
             ,
          
           Printed
           for
           
             Robert
             Wilson
          
           at
           the
           
             Black-spread-Eagle
          
           and
           
             Wind-mill
             ,
          
           in
           
             Martins
             Le
             Grand
             .