a ALARM FROM The Holy Mountain of the Lord to the Inhabitants of the EARTH, AND The word of the Lord sounding out of Zion, let all the Inhabitants tremble. With a Warning to the wicked, calling them to Repentance.  
As also two VISIONS shown and Revealed by the Lord unto his Servant Richard Greenway, one showing how the Head of the Wicked one shall suddenly be dashed, the other how the spirit and power of darkness is caught in its own Snare. And something that was sent to Richard Brown in particular, who is Commander of the Train-bands of London.  
O Earth, Earth hear the word of the Lord, and incline an ear hereto; All you great high and exalted Mountains, you little Hills, and hard stony Rocks; and all you that lift up yourselves against him that form you, (even as if the Axe, or staff, should set itself against the hand that lifts it up.) And consider this all you Inhabitants of the Earth, hear I say and dread and fear before the Lord of Hosts, the mighty God, the Creator of Heaven and Earth, and all that is therein, for he will suddenly dash the head of the wicked, with the stroke of his mighty terrible hand (even as when a Potter's Vessels are fiercely strooken with an Iron rod) for unto him all the Nations of the Earth, are but as a very small thing, in his mighty hand of power is the breath of all that liveth upon the face of the Earth, therefore all you tall Ceaders bend, and come down, and all you stirdy Oaks, stoop and be you bowed, (unto the Axe which is laid unto your root, which is the word of the Lord, the sound thereof is gone out to the ends of the Earth) for the Lord of Hosts the mighty Jehovah, will lay you level, for by his fire, and by his terrible sword he'll plead with all flesh, and all you scratching Briers, Intangling Brambles, and prickelly Thorns, who set yourselves in battle against the Lord that Created you, fear I say and dread before his most holy name lest you be consumed by his Eternal Unquenchable fire, or his jealousy is kindled, which burns as an Oven, and verily all the wicked (that are lifted up in Pride and Lust, in which the Lord is forgotten) will be turned into Hell, they are appointed as the fuel thereof; (except they repent) therefore all you stout hearted ones that think to stop the work of the Lord, if you continue striving therein, you will be confounded, the month of the Lord hath spoken it: And he hath commanded me to publish the same, and to tell you, in vain do you all strive; For thus saith the Lord, all you that set your seves against my work and appearance in my people, try if you can stop the Sun from going its course, or if you can stop my Thunder claps, or my Lightnings from breaking through the Clouds, or the Moon or Stars from giving light unto the Night, or can you stop the tide of the Sea from flowing and ebbing, or the Rain from descending down upon the earth: If you can do any of these things, then, (and not till then) will you be able to stop that which I am bringing to pass, or hinder that which I have d●…ed to do; which is to Establish Righteousness in the earth, and to set up the Throne of Truth above iniquity deceit & unrighteousness, & to advance Mercy, justice, true judgemnt, and Equity above Injustice, Cruelty and oppression, it is already begun, And you think to stop me in my work, but your Imaginations are all in vain, and will turn to your own confusion, except in time you stay your hands, and thereof Repent.  
The Lord, who hideth his Counsels from the wise and prudent ones of the earth, and reveals them to Babes and Sucklings, such as fear his name, and tremble at his Word, he hath spoken to me therein, and hath revealed his secrets by his spirit.  
While I was kept a Prisoner in the Poultry Counter (London,) for the word of God and testimony of jesus: Upon the 17th. day of the 3d. Month, towards break of day I saw a Vision as I lay upon my bed, which I was made to take great notice of, my thoughts I saw a Creature like unto a Cat, but much bigger than any of that kind, that ever I had seen, it was very fat and of a lightish colour, it was very near me, yet some distance from me, and it stood just before me, with the hinder parts towards me, & with the face it looked back upon me steadfastly, & a on sudden the head was struck flat, and squashed as if it had been struck by a strong and mighty hand with some great thing, the blood dropping, so that it was sad to me to behold, and though the head thereof was so squashed and bruised, yet the hinder part thereof stood up and moved to and fro, but lying down with the former part of the body, it put forth one of its four paws at me, but could not reach me, at which I rejoicing said, It cannot touch my life, and so it was taken out of my sight, but the remembrance thereof was very fresh in me, and the Lord commanded me to set it down in writing, and to note the time, and his word spoke thus in me, this Vision is for an appointed time.  
Again about the middle of the 4th. Month, while in that place, and for the cause aforesaid I saw another Vision, my thought I was standing before a very large flood gate, which stood in the side of a great stream, and my thoughts I was standing on that side next to the stream of water, with my back towards the openning part of the floodgate, and there were some other men with me, but it was not showed me who they were, only we were together in peace, they seemed to me to be fishermen, the waters seemed to me to be but low, and we stood upon the waters; and between the waters under our feet were spars of wood, like paling which lay some distance one from another and some little sticks of wood in some places besides, and underneath that which we stood upon, there seemed to be much fish, and my thought one Eel very big and long came up to the top of the water, with a yellow wire snare (of many doubles well twisted) & fastened about the middle thereof, and the snare of wire came up through the spars of wood, And I took hold of it (as I thought) with my hand, and I pulled it pretty hard, but the Eel was so big that I could not get it through the spars of wood, so I let it go with the snare fastened about the middle, than I put down my hand into the Water, and took up a handful of other Eels, some bigger and some lesser, and they twisted and twined in my hand, and they were very hard to be held and my thought I cut them on the head, and then I could hold them very well, (this I was commanded to set down also.)  
And when the Sessions was come which was held at the Old Bayley on the 26th. of the 4th, Month, 1662. being the fifth day of the week, I was brought before them, it being the first day of their sitting, and not long after the Court was come together; As I was brought before the Court they cried take off his Hat, which was done, and T. A. that committed me to Prison, pointed to the Officer that brought me, to put me among the Felonious persons, who were in their Irons, (to be numbered among transgressors,) and as I was put into that place they put my hat into my hand, and I put it upon my head again, without any contempt to any, but in the fear of the Lord: It was not long before R. B. being on the Bench, cried be uncovered in the Court, but I did not so mind his words as to take off my hat thereat, than he reproved the Officers of the Goal, and I was hastily brought forth of the place (where I was put,) before the face of the Court, and there my hat was taken from me, and the Goalor chid and railed at me, saying why will you not pull off your Hat, but we must be chid for you, than they put me again where I was before, (the Court having spoke nothing to me,) and as they were putting me in, R. B. said put him in the Common Goal, and then he commanded my hat should be given me again, (which seemed to me to be to try me, and in the fear of the Lord, & in Conscience I durst do no other but put it on, & I was made to look towards R. B. who shaken his head at me with a fierce look, and turned himself to the next man to him on the Bench, and seemed to speak something in his ear, than his back part was toward me, and after a little time, some were going again to pull off my hat, and then he said with a loud voice let it alone, and after that none was disturbed with me or offended at my hat being on, (when R. B. had said let it alone) though I kept it on before them several hours & as I was standing in the innocency waiting in the fear of the Lord, and looking when I might be called, what I had formerly seen, was brought fresh to my mind, and compared to the aforesaid passage, I said in my heart sure there is something in this, when the Court broke up for that day, it was so ordered that I was put into Newgate, with the rest of my friends notwithstanding what R. B. had said, as to the putting of me in the Common Goal, and I was called three times more before them in the time of the Sessions; But had little or no Trial as to the matter for which I was first committed, but instead thereof had the Oath tendered me as a Snare; and because I was not willing to break Christ's Command, who saith swear not at all: I was returned to Newgate Prison there to remain till I should take the said Oath, as is expressed in the Goalors' Bill or Calendar.  
And as I was in that place (of Newgate aforesaid) upon the 17th. day of the 5th. Month, 1662. The word of the Lord came unto me about the middle time of the day, saying go lay thee down in private upon thy bed and wait quietly with thy mind turned in unto me, and hear what I will say unto thee: After I had laid down for some time, without the least motion to sleep, the fire of the powerful word of God Almighty kindled in me, and the Lord spoke by his word of power thus in my heart, (by which he opened my understanding, and silenced all other thoughts) and said; The Creature which thou sawest, which was in the fashion like unto a Cat which was very big fat and of a lightish colour with the head thereof, which was suddenly struck, and quashed thou knowest not how, It was the figure of that spirit of wickedness, which is very big, and highly exalted against my truth, and people, which I will suddenly dash as flat as thou sawest the head thereof, which I smote with my own hand alone, than a pity risen in me towards Richard Brown and I said surely it may be well for me to warn him by a Letter in writing, but the Lord said nay his heart is hard and he is desperately set against my way, he will do by it as he did by that which I caused to be sent already, do thou publish this which I have and shall show thee, and then let that be published also, it may be a warning to some other, and he may take it, (after he hath heard thereof,) by some other hand.  
And the Lord said the large Floodgate which thou sawest, and stoodst before, was the Court which thee and thy brethren were brought unto, which if thou comparest was as thou hast seen, the waters (which were but low) are people, that which moved in the Waters (was the spirit and power of darkness) that which you stood upon, was that which was between the Court and you, the great Eel that appeared above the waters was the chiefest that was there, the wire Snare which came up through those spars which was fastened about the middle thereof of which thou hadst hold and and did pull with thy hand was the promises which have been made by the King which were sent and delivered, unto the judge his hand, and as thou sawest the wire snare was fastened about the great Eels middle, so are those promises fastened, thou hadst hold thereof with thy hand, being one employed in the sending of them, and as a Snare or Cord of wire double is hard to be broken (being well twisted) so shall they be hard to be broken, they which stood upon the water with thee before the Floodgate, were thy brethren, the other Eels which thou tookest up with thy hand, were as those thou wast before the second time, which were lesser in power then some the day before, and as thou couldst hold those Eels when they were cut on the head, so were they cut, and stopped by my power, that is manifest, so that they could do nothing farther against thee; with many more not convenient here to insert.  
These say are faithful and true, Let him that hath an ear hear what the spirit saith, and set all whom this may concern, consider of their ways, and repent of the evil of their do, while they have time, lest this with the many other warnings, which they have had from the Lord, be brought upon them one day, to aggrevate their condemnation when to repent it will be to late.  
G, R.   

Pro. 29. and 19 Where there is no Vision the people perish; And thus saith the Lord Joel 2. and 28. I will pour out my Spirit upon all Flesh, and your Sons and your Daughters shall Prophecy, and your Old men shall dream dreams, and your Young men shall see Visions.  

AWake Awak Oh Arm of God thou that hast cut the Whore,  
And wound the Dragon and the Beast that they may rise no more;  
Thy Lambs and Babes do praise thy name and call thee ever blest,  
For when the Wolves would them devoured thou wast their fold of rest,  
When as the roaring Beasts of the field did seek them to devour,  
Thou didst appear for them, and was their strength and Tower.   

The wicked were swelling like the Sea, and foaming as the flood,  
But thou hast stopped them by thy Arm, and rebuked them by thy word,  
Eternal is thy truth O God, blessed are all that do the same,  
They have a strength to fly unto, they know thy holy Name,  
Which in the earthly darkness yet lies hid, and long time so hath been,  
But in thy light and day that's bright, it is and hath been seen.   

To the confounding of all Lies, and such as Truth oppose,  
For he is risen that will plead its cause against his foes,  
Since it is so let all know Truth is strongest of all,  
And when the lofty have done all they can, like Ceders they must fall,  
Unto the Earth as void of breath, any longer to contend  
Against the strong and powerful Rock, that never will have end.   

That's God's word which is a Sword the Wicked for to slay,  
It will be well for all that in it dwell, in this his mighty day,  
They that thereof possessors are will feel a strength and stay,  
When as the wicked shall be tossed like Chaff that's driven away,  
Which into th' fire at last will come to be consumed with heat,  
Therefore let all in time Repent before it be to late.   
G. R.   

A Copy of this following Letter in obedience to the Lord was written, and delivered into the hand of Richard Brown, (who is Commander over the Trained-bands, and Soldiers of the City of London;) but before he either read it or looked into it he put it into the fire with his own hand, by which it was burnt, Marry Cooper the barer thereof being present, the Lord who moved to write and send it unto him, hath commanded to Print it, that yet he and others may come to see what that spirit that rules in him would stif●le and burn.  
HEar the word of the Lord why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing, the Kings of the Earth do set themselves, and the Rulers take Counsel, against the Lord and his Anointed, (thus saith the Lord) who art thou, that settest thyself against me, how long shall I suffer thee, the cries of the oppressed are entered into mine ear, hast thou an intent to proceed against me and my people to provoke me to anger against thee, did I not let thee alone when thou wert chief Magistrate (so called) last year when thou shamefully abused my people, having done thee no wrong by word nor deed, yet many hundred men and women didst thou cast into Prison while some of them fell sick and died, shall I not require their blood at thy hands: And now thou having not repent, dost still proceed to root out my people and to vex and torment them who have none to take their parts but me alone, my word stands written to thee do violence to no man, and must thou needs set thyself against them, who are my Inheritance, art thou not afraid, that I shall meet thee and dismount thee, verily I say unto thee, were it not that some of my people have sought my face in thy behalf, that I might spare thee, I had cut thee off ere this, and if they once lift up their voice against thee, I will soon cut off thy remembrance from the face of the earth, dost thou still proceed to imprison, (well) Vengeance is mine I will repay it (saith the Lord) ye though Noah, Daniel, and Job, were here to pray for thee I would bid them let me alone, that I might take Vengeance of thee, thou must suddenly Receive of the fruit of thy do, my spirit shall not always strive with thee: can I not take thee away in a moment, thy measure is near full, thou thinkest those people have none to take their parts, and indeed they have not in the Earth, but I the Lord have undertaken their cause; And weeping, and howling, and nashing of teeth, shall be the portion of all their Enemies for I will overturn, overturn overturn all powers and people, till he comes to Reign whose right it is to Reign, I will contend with all flesh, till they acknowledge my righteous judgements, now if thou shalt be ashamed of what thou hast done, and shall repent before me the Lord God who hath raised this people, it shall be a happy day for thee for thou mayest asuredly know that this is my people because they pray to me in thy behalf and wish as well to thee as to their own souls.  
Oh man I do advise thee for thy own good look to thy precious time before thou go to thy long home, from hence no more to be seen; the God of Heaven grant thee repentance as saith my soul (O Lord save this man) from the fatal blow; which is the desire of him that hath a love to thy soul.  
From Newgate Goal the 23d. of the 4th. Month. 1662. Solomon Eccles.   

By reason of our cruel close imprisoment, where we are thronged in nasty holes through thy means, divers of our friends have fallen sick, and one of them is departed this life, which thou mayest feel the burden and weight off, when God accounts the death of his Martyrs upon his persecutors.  

O God that art poor jacobs' lot;  
And ISRAEL'S Portion,  
Thy love is never to be forgot  
Upon thy Mount ZION,   

Oh that all knew how good thou art  
That do thy ways oppose,  
So that thy love might turn their hearts  
That yet are but thy foes.   

For they oppose thy people poor  
Whom thou hast called and blest,  
I would they might do so no more  
But with us may have a Rest.   

In that which yet with thee remains  
For them that will thee fear,  
Or else they'll have nought for their pains  
But wrath, sore plagues, and fire.   
Richard Greenway.   

London Printed for the Author, 1662.  
The END.