A narration of the life of Mr. Henry Burton. Wherein is set forth the various and remarkable passages thereof, his sufferings, supports, comforts, and deliverances. Now published for the benefit of all those that either doe or may suffer for the cause of Christ. According to a copy written with his owne hand.
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             A narration of the life of Mr. Henry Burton. Wherein is set forth the various and remarkable passages thereof, his sufferings, supports, comforts, and deliverances. Now published for the benefit of all those that either doe or may suffer for the cause of Christ. According to a copy written with his owne hand.
             Burton, Henry, 1578-1648.
          
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           A
           NARRATION
           OF
           THE
           LIFE
           OF
           Mr.
           Henry
           Burton
           .
           WHEREIN
           Is
           set
           forth
           the
           various
           and
           remarkable
           Passages
           thereof
           ,
           his
           Sufferings
           ,
           Supports
           ,
           Comforts
           ,
           and
           Deliverances
           .
           Now
           published
           for
           the
           Benefit
           of
           all
           those
           that
           either
           doe
           or
           may
           suffer
           for
           the
           Cause
           of
           CHRIST
           .
           According
           to
           a
           Copy
           written
           with
           his
           owne
           Hand
           .
        
         
           PHIL.
           1.
           21.
           
        
         
           
             Christ
             is
             to
             me
             ,
             to
             live
             ,
             and
             dye
             ,
             gaine
             .
          
        
         
           
             Dum
             patior
             pro
             Christo
             ,
             potior
             Christo
             .
          
        
         
           LONDON
           :
           Printed
           in
           the
           Yeare
           ,
           1643.
           
        
      
       
       
       
         
           The
           Preface
           to
           the
           Reader
           .
        
         
           
             Christian
             Reader
             ,
          
        
         
           I
           May
           say
           ,
           as
           old
           Iacob
           ,
           and
           no
           lesse
           truly
           ,
           few
           and
           evill
           have
           the
           dayes
           of
           the
           yeares
           of
           my
           
           pilgrimage
           been
           .
           For
           proofe
           hereof
           ,
           As
           it
           is
           with
           a
           Mariner
           ,
           or
           traveller
           ,
           who
           after
           a
           long
           Voyage
           ,
           comming
           within
           
             ken
          
           of
           his
           native
           Country
           ,
           begins
           to
           recount
           with
           himselfe
           the
           many
           hazzards
           he
           hath
           run
           ,
           what
           by
           terrible
           stormes
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           Rocks
           and
           shelves
           ,
           what
           by
           pirates
           ,
           and
           other
           perills
           ;
           all
           which
           having
           now
           waded
           out
           of
           ,
           and
           overcome
           ,
           and
           arriving
           at
           his
           wished
           port
           ,
           after
           thanksgiving
           to
           God
           for
           bringing
           him
           to
           the
           haven
           where
           he
           would
           be
           ;
           
           he
           ●…ts
           him
           downe
           ,
           and
           (
           to
           recreate
           himselfe
           and
           friends
           )
           begins
           to
           discourse
           of
           his
           travells
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           most
           memorable
           passages
           therein
           :
           So
           is
           it
           now
           with
           me
           .
           Onely
           ,
           I
           cannot
           yet
           say
           ,
           that
           after
           so
           long
           ,
           tedious
           ,
           and
           perillous
           a
           Voyage
           as
           I
           have
           passed
           through
           by
           Sea
           and
           Land
           ,
           every where
           attended
           and
           assailed
           by
           fierce
           tempests
           and
           Pyrates
           ,
           I
           have
           already
           arrived
           at
           the
           Port
           or
           Haven
           ,
           which
           I
           have
           long
           wished
           for
           ,
           to
           wit
           ,
           my
           celestiall
           Countrey
           ,
           and
           which
           through
           the
           Perspective
           Glasse
           of
           Faith
           I
           can
           as
           yet
           (
           in
           comparison
           )
           at
           such
           a
           distance
           ,
           but
           darkly
           discover
           .
           For
           although
           by
           
           his
           divine
           providence
           ,
           whose
           exiled
           prisoner
           I
           have
           lately
           been
           ,
           I
           am
           now
           delivered
           from
           that
           (
           otherwise
           perpetuall
           )
           prison
           and
           exile
           :
           yet
           I
           still
           carry
           about
           with
           me
           the
           manicles
           and
           fetters
           
           of
           this
           mortall
           and
           sinfull
           body
           ,
           which
           I
           cannot
           be
           freed
           from
           ,
           untill
           I
           have
           paid
           my
           
             *
          
           prison-fees
           ,
           that
           so
           my
           soule
           may
           flit
           out
           of
           this
           her
           earthly
           tabernacle
           to
           her
           heavenly
           mansion
           .
        
         
           Nor
           is
           it
           unusuall
           for
           men
           to
           set
           forth
           a
           description
           of
           their
           owne
           lives
           .
           Moses
           did
           so
           .
           David
           so
           .
           Paul
           so
           .
           And
           who
           fitter
           
           then
           a
           mans
           selfe
           ,
           as
           being
           best
           acquainted
           with
           ,
           and
           most
           privy
           to
           the
           many
           passages
           of
           his
           life
           .
           Nor
           had
           I
           undertaken
           this
           taske
           ,
           but
           partly
           to
           satisfie
           the
           importunity
           of
           many
           godly
           friends
           ,
           and
           partly
           to
           give
           a
           just
           account
           to
           Gods
           people
           of
           that
           divine
           support
           and
           comfort
           ,
           which
           it
           pleased
           the
           Lord
           to
           uphold
           mee
           with
           ,
           in
           all
           my
           tryalls
           .
           To
           which
           purpose
           I
           may
           use
           the
           Apostles
           words
           :
           Blessed
           be
           God
           even
           the
           Father
           of
           our
           Lord
           Iesus
           Christ
           the
           Father
           of
           Mercies
           ,
           and
           the
           God
           of
           all
           consolation
           ,
           who
           comforteth
           
           us
           in
           all
           our
           tribulation
           ,
           that
           we
           may
           be
           able
           to
           comfort
           them
           which
           are
           in
           any
           affliction
           ,
           by
           the
           comfort
           ,
           wherewith
           wee
           our selves
           are
           comforted
           of
           God
           .
           As
           also
           the
           words
           of
           David
           ,
           Come
           and
           hearken
           ,
           all
           ye
           that
           feare
           God
           ,
           and
           I
           will
           tell
           you
           what
           he
           hath
           done
           for
           my
           soule
           .
           And
           these
           are
           they
           especially
           ,
           to
           whom
           
           next
           unto
           Iesus
           Christ
           the
           Righteous
           Iudge
           ,
           as
           I
           owe
           my
           life
           ,
           so
           I
           ought
           to
           give
           an
           account
           thereof
           .
           For
           the
           rest
           ,
           I
           am
           not
           ashamed
           to
           make
           my selfe
           herein
           a
           spectacle
           even
           to
           those
           that
           are
           without
           ,
           this
           being
           but
           an
           anticipation
           ,
           seeing
           we
           must
           all
           appeare
           before
           the
           Iudgement
           Seat
           of
           Christ
           ,
           that
           every
           one
           may
           receive
           
           the
           things
           done
           in
           his
           body
           ,
           according
           to
           that
           he
           hath
           done
           ,
           whether
           it
           be
           good
           or
           evill
           .
           
             Farewell
             .
          
        
         
           
             HEN.
             BURTON
             .
          
        
      
       
       
         
           
             
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               〈◊〉
               64.
               1642.
               
            
             
               
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                 {non-Roman}
              
            
          
        
         
           
             He
             that
             once
             dead
             ,
             unburied
             lay
          
           
             Three
             dayes
             (
             count
             yeares
             )
             &
             halfe
             a
             day
             :
          
           
             Reviv'd
             here
             shews
             his
             pilgrimage
             ,
          
           
             Now
             in
             the
             last
             scene
             of
             his
             age
             :
          
           
             The
             short
             remainder
             ,
             sharpe
             or
             sweet
             ,
          
           
             Expect
             till
             death
             shall
             make
             complete
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           A
           Narration
           of
           the
           Life
           of
           Mr.
           
             Henry
             Burton
             .
          
        
         
           MY
           birth
           and
           breeding
           was
           at
           
             Birdsall
             ,
          
           an
           obscure
           Towne
           in
           Yorkshire
           ;
           and
           the
           more
           obscure
           ,
           as
           having
           never
           had
           a
           preaching
           Minister
           time
           out
           of
           minde
           ,
           long
           before
           I
           was
           borne
           ,
           nor
           (
           for
           ought
           I
           know
           )
           to
           this
           very
           day
           .
           Notwithstanding
           my
           Parents
           were
           piously
           affected
           ,
           they
           would
           correct
           us
           ,
           their
           children
           (
           whereof
           they
           had
           many
           )
           and
           that
           severely
           ,
           if
           we
           swore
           an
           oath
           ,
           or
           neglected
           the
           Church
           ,
           or
           made
           a
           lie
           .
           Me
           ,
           of
           all
           the
           rest
           ,
           they
           kept
           at
           School
           ▪
           my
           mother
           encouraging
           me
           with
           often
           shewing
           me
           a
           new
           Testament
           in
           English
           ,
           which
           she
           kept
           lockt
           up
           (
           it
           having
           beene
           my
           Grandfathers
           in
           Queene
           
             Maries
          
           dayes
           )
           promising
           it
           me
           ,
           when
           I
           could
           read
           it
           ;
           so
           as
           afterwards
           I
           was
           put
           to
           read
           every
           night
           two
           or
           three
           Chapters
           in
           it
           to
           the
           Family
           .
           In
           time
           they
           sent
           me
           to
           the
           University
           of
           
             Cambridge
             ,
          
           and
           placed
           me
           in
           the
           Colledge
           called
           St.
           
           
             Johns
             ,
          
           where
           I
           proceeded
           Master
           of
           Arts
           :
           In
           which
           time
           it
           was
           my
           happinesse
           to
           be
           a
           constant
           hearer
           of
           Mr.
           
             Chatterton
             ,
          
           and
           Mr.
           
             Perkins
          
           on
           the
           Lords
           day
           .
           For
           from
           my
           first
           entrance
           in
           the
           Colledge
           ,
           it
           pleased
           God
           to
           open
           mine
           eyes
           by
           their
           ministry
           ,
           so
           as
           to
           put
           a
           difference
           betweene
           their
           sound
           teaching
           ,
           and
           the
           University
           Sermons
           ,
           which
           savoured
           more
           of
           humane
           wit
           ,
           then
           of
           Gods
           word
           .
           Thus
           I
           had
           ,
           and
           for
           ever
           have
           cause
           to
           admire
           and
           adore
           the
           goodnesse
           of
           God
           ,
           who
           thus
           brought
           me
           out
           of
           darknesse
           ,
           into
           his
           marvellous
           light
           .
           Some
           time
           after
           I
           was
           in
           the
           house
           of
           a
           Noble
           Knight
           ,
           for
           the
           education
           of
           his
           two
           sonnes
           ,
           in
           which
           time
           ,
           with
           them
           sojourning
           a
           while
           with
           a
           religious
           
             *
          
           Matron
           of
           worthy
           memory
           ,
           and
           having
           often
           conference
           with
           her
           ,
           she
           took
           such
           notice
           of
           my
           spirit
           then
           ,
           and
           chiefly
           of
           my
           zeale
           against
           the
           Prelates
           pride
           and
           practices
           that
           she
           said
           then
           to
           some
           (
           yet
           surviving
           )
           of
           me
           ,
           This
           
           young
           man
           (
           said
           she
           )
           will
           one
           day
           be
           the
           overthrow
           of
           the
           Bishops
           .
        
         
           After
           this
           I
           was
           ,
           by
           the
           foresaid
           Knight
           ,
           recommended
           to
           the
           excellent
           Prince
           
             Henry
          
           of
           glorious
           memory
           ,
           whom
           I
           served
           as
           sole
           Officer
           in
           his
           closets
           during
           his
           life
           ;
           only
           the
           Bishop
           ,
           who
           was
           Clerk
           of
           King
           
             James
          
           his
           closet
           ,
           envying
           me
           the
           title
           of
           Clerk
           ,
           was
           a
           meanes
           to
           depresse
           me
           ,
           though
           my
           office
           otherwise
           was
           absolute
           .
           But
           this
           was
           by
           the
           speciall
           providence
           of
           my
           God
           still
           ,
           who
           would
           not
           suffer
           me
           to
           rise
           high
           in
           Court
           ,
           lest
           I
           should
           have
           beene
           corrupted
           with
           the
           preferments
           of
           it
           .
           Nor
           had
           I
           learned
           the
           art
           of
           ambition
           to
           climbe
           up
           that
           ladder
           ,
           in
           so
           much
           as
           I
           would
           often
           say
           to
           a
           familiar
           friend
           in
           Court
           ,
           that
           I
           wondred
           wherefore
           I
           lived
           in
           Court
           ,
           considering
           my
           naturall
           indisposition
           to
           a
           Court-life
           ,
           as
           also
           how
           the
           greatest
           benefit
           I
           found
           by
           my
           office
           was
           ,
           that
           it
           afforded
           me
           time
           for
           my
           private
           studdies
           ,
           which
           I
           hoped
           God
           would
           in
           time
           bring
           me
           forth
           to
           make
           more
           publicke
           use
           of
           ;
           and
           then
           I
           should
           know
           why
           I
           had
           so
           lived
           thus
           long
           in
           Court
           .
           And
           in
           that
           time
           under
           Prince
           
             Henry
             ,
          
           I
           writ
           a
           Treatise
           in
           Latine
           of
           Antichrist
           ,
           which
           in
           a
           Manuscript
           I
           presented
           to
           him
           ,
           with
           an
           Epistle
           Dedicatory
           ,
           and
           which
           he
           graciously
           accepted
           ,
           causing
           it
           to
           be
           kept
           in
           his
           Library
           at
           S.
           James
           .
        
         
           After
           his
           much
           lamented
           decease
           ,
           I
           was
           continued
           in
           the
           same
           place
           and
           office
           to
           Prince
           
             Charles
             ,
          
           when
           God
           stirred
           up
           my
           heart
           to
           enter
           into
           the
           Ministry
           ,
           being
           then
           above
           thirty
           yeares
           of
           age
           ,
           but
           yet
           too
           soone
           ,
           as
           having
           not
           yet
           sufficiently
           learned
           to
           weigh
           that
           Text
           of
           the
           Apostle
           ,
           
             And
             who
             is
             sufficient
             for
             these
             things
             ?
          
           or
           yet
           the
           right
           way
           of
           a
           Ministers
           externall
           call
           ,
           which
           the
           ignorance
           and
           
           sloth
           of
           those
           times
           had
           not
           learned
           to
           walk
           in
           .
           In
           that
           time
           I
           writ
           a
           Treatise
           against
           Simony
           ,
           entituled
           ,
           
             A
             Censure
             of
             Simony
             :
          
           Also
           another
           Book
           ,
           entituled
           ,
           
             Truths
             triumph
             over
             Tront
             ;
          
           wherein
           I
           unfolded
           that
           mystery
           of
           iniquity
           packed
           up
           in
           the
           sixth
           session
           of
           that
           Councell
           ,
           encountring
           therein
           those
           two
           Champions
           of
           the
           Councell
           ,
           
             Andreas
             Vega
             ,
          
           and
           
             Dominicus
             Soto
             :
          
           These
           two
           Books
           were
           published
           
             Cum
             Previlegio
             ,
          
           though
           with
           much
           adoe
           obtained
           of
           the
           Archbishops
           Chaplains
           ,
           in
           those
           ,
           not
           then
           full
           growne
           ripe
           ,
           evill
           times
           .
           Yet
           they
           ripened
           so
           fast
           ,
           
             Abbot
          
           of
           
             Canterbury
          
           yet
           living
           ,
           that
           I
           could
           not
           obtaine
           of
           his
           Chaplaine
           the
           licensing
           of
           an
           answer
           of
           mine
           to
           a
           Jesuits
           Book
           ,
           entituled
           ,
           
             The
             converted
             Jew
             ,
          
           which
           he
           boldly
           had
           dedicated
           to
           both
           our
           Universities
           :
           And
           I
           understood
           he
           durst
           not
           doe
           it
           ,
           for
           two
           causes
           :
           first
           ,
           because
           in
           that
           Answer
           I
           had
           upon
           occasion
           confuted
           the
           Arminian
           Heresies
           :
           secondly
           ,
           because
           therein
           I
           proved
           the
           
           Pope
           to
           be
           the
           Antichrist
           .
           Which
           two
           things
           began
           in
           those
           dayes
           to
           be
           
             Noli
             me
             tangere
             ,
          
           and
           fewell
           for
           the
           H●gh
           Commission
           furnace
           ,
           proving
           afterwards
           pillary-offences
           inexpiable
           ,
           never
           to
           be
           forgiven
           ,
           neither
           in
           this
           world
           ,
           nor
           in
           the
           world
           to
           come
           .
           Which
           after
           times
           ,
           being
           hastened
           on
           by
           the
           immature
           death
           of
           King
           
             Iames
             ,
          
           have
           beene
           the
           only
           causes
           that
           have
           made
           his
           life
           desireable
           ;
           as
           
             Titus
             Livius
          
           said
           of
           
             Hieronymus
          
           of
           
             Syracusa
             ,
             Qui
             solus
             Patrem
             desiderabilem
             fecit
             .
          
        
         
           Well
           ,
           King
           
             Iames
          
           being
           dead
           (
           whether
           so
           ,
           or
           so
           ,
           or
           otherwise
           ,
           time
           hath
           not
           yet
           examined
           )
           and
           King
           
             Charles
          
           succeeding
           ;
           I
           shall
           now
           acquaint
           you
           with
           a
           notable
           passage
           of
           divine
           Providence
           ,
           in
           parting
           the
           Court
           and
           me
           asunder
           .
           For
           I
           understanding
           that
           the
           Bishop
           ,
           the
           old
           Clerk
           ,
           should
           still
           continue
           in
           that
           Office
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           King
           had
           designed
           me
           for
           some
           other
           inferiour
           Office
           ;
           and
           observing
           also
           that
           with
           
             Neale
             ,
             Lawd
          
           also
           should
           be
           continually
           about
           the
           King
           :
           I
           saw
           there
           would
           be
           no
           abiding
           for
           me
           in
           Court
           any
           longer
           .
           Yet
           before
           I
           went
           ,
           I
           thought
           I
           was
           bound
           in
           conscience
           ,
           by
           vertue
           of
           my
           place
           ,
           to
           informe
           the
           King
           of
           these
           men
           ,
           how
           popishly
           affected
           they
           were
           ,
           simply
           imagining
           ,
           that
           the
           King
           either
           did
           not
           so
           well
           know
           their
           qualities
           ,
           or
           that
           perhaps
           he
           might
           be
           put
           upon
           second
           thoughts
           ,
           by
           considering
           the
           dangerous
           consequences
           of
           entertaining
           such
           persons
           so
           neere
           about
           him
           ,
           as
           I
           presented
           to
           his
           Majesty
           in
           a
           large
           letter
           to
           that
           purpose
           .
           Which
           letter
           he
           read
           a
           good
           part
           of
           ,
           I
           standing
           before
           him
           ;
           but
           perceiving
           the
           scope
           of
           it
           ,
           he
           gave
           it
           me
           againe
           ,
           and
           bade
           me
           forbeare
           any
           more
           attendance
           in
           my
           Office
           untill
           he
           should
           send
           for
           me
           .
           Whereupon
           ,
           though
           for
           the
           present
           my
           spirits
           were
           somewhat
           appalled
           ,
           and
           dejected
           ,
           yet
           going
           home
           to
           my
           house
           in
           
             London
             ,
          
           and
           there
           entring
           into
           a
           serious
           meditation
           of
           Gods
           Providence
           herein
           ,
           how
           fairely
           he
           had
           now
           brought
           me
           off
           from
           the
           Court
           ,
           when
           I
           saw
           such
           Lords
           were
           like
           to
           domineere
           ,
           and
           how
           I
           might
           doe
           God
           and
           his
           Church
           better
           service
           in
           a
           more
           retired
           life
           ,
           as
           wherein
           I
           was
           in
           no
           danger
           of
           Court-Preferments
           ,
           thereby
           to
           bee
           cowardized
           from
           encountering
           such
           Giants
           as
           began
           already
           to
           threaten
           the
           Hoste
           of
           Israel
           ,
           and
           against
           whose
           power
           I
           thought
           
             Sauls
          
           armour
           would
           give
           me
           small
           defence
           ,
           but
           much
           hinder
           me
           rather
           :
           I
           hereupon
           began
           to
           recollect
           my
           scattered
           spirits
           ,
           resolving
           now
           after
           almost
           twice
           seven
           yeares
           service
           ,
           quite
           to
           forsake
           the
           Court
           ;
           which
           I
           did
           signifie
           by
           another
           letter
           to
           a
           friend
           of
           mine
           of
           great
           place
           neere
           unto
           the
           King
           ;
           so
           as
           the
           King
           hath
           said
           ,
           that
           I
           put
           away
           him
           ,
           and
           not
           hee
           me
           .
           However
           it
           pleased
           him
           to
           say
           so
           ,
           yet
           I
           had
           abundant
           cause
           to
           blesse
           God
           ,
           and
           
           daily
           to
           rejoyce
           with
           exceeding
           joy
           ,
           that
           I
           was
           now
           freed
           from
           the
           Court
           ,
           which
           joy
           hath
           now
           continually
           increased
           ever
           since
           to
           this
           very
           day
           without
           intermission
           .
        
         
           Thus
           having
           bid
           the
           Court
           farewell
           ,
           I
           kept
           me
           close
           to
           the
           Ministery
           of
           the
           Word
           ,
           and
           besides
           my
           weekly
           preaching
           every
           Lords
           day
           
           twice
           ,
           I
           answered
           sundry
           erroneous
           and
           heterodox
           Bookes
           set
           forth
           by
           the
           Prelats
           ,
           and
           those
           of
           the
           Prelaticall
           party
           .
           As
           1.
           
           
             Montagues
          
           Book
           ,
           styled
           ,
           
             An
             Appeale
             to
             Caesar
             :
          
           the
           first
           part
           whereof
           defended
           all
           the
           
             Arminian
          
           Heresies
           ,
           and
           the
           second
           was
           to
           maintain
           many
           grosse
           points
           of
           Popery
           .
           And
           Dr.
           
             Francis
             White
          
           prefixed
           his
           Approbation
           to
           both
           .
           My
           answer
           to
           the
           first
           part
           was
           published
           in
           print
           :
           but
           that
           to
           the
           second
           was
           by
           the
           
             Aegyptian
             Task-masters
          
           strangled
           in
           the
           birth
           ,
           being
           upon
           the
           breaking
           up
           of
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           taken
           tardie
           in
           the
           Presse
           as
           it
           was
           a
           printing
           .
        
         
           A
           second
           Book
           ,
           to
           which
           I
           made
           and
           published
           an
           Answer
           in
           time
           of
           Parliament
           ,
           was
           
             Cosens
             Private
             Devotions
             ,
          
           or
           
             Houres
             of
             Prayer
             ,
          
           to
           which
           his
           Popish
           Canonicall
           Houres
           I
           framed
           a
           fit
           Diall
           .
        
         
           A
           third
           was
           a
           Book
           of
           Dr.
           
             Hall
          
           B.
           of
           
             Exceter
             ,
          
           wherein
           he
           affirmed
           the
           Church
           of
           
             Rome
          
           to
           be
           a
           true
           Church
           .
           Which
           in
           a
           Treatise
           of
           mine
           upon
           the
           7.
           
           Vials
           I
           occasionally
           confuting
           ,
           and
           Mr.
           
             Cholmley
          
           his
           Chaplen
           ,
           and
           Mr.
           
             Butterfield
          
           another
           Minister
           ,
           making
           each
           of
           them
           a
           severall
           reply
           ,
           I
           thereupon
           made
           one
           full
           answer
           to
           them
           both
           ,
           so
           as
           both
           sate
           down
           ,
           and
           replyed
           no
           more
           ;
           and
           Dr.
           
             Hall
          
           himselfe
           would
           salve
           or
           rather
           dawbe
           up
           the
           matter
           ,
           by
           begging
           the
           suffrages
           of
           two
           Bishops
           ,
           and
           two
           Doctors
           ,
           who
           so
           shuffled
           together
           each
           his
           own
           Cards
           ,
           that
           they
           easily
           made
           one
           pack
           .
           And
           wel
           might
           they
           both
           shuffle
           ,
           pack
           ,
           cut
           ,
           and
           deale
           ,
           when
           no
           answer
           was
           permitted
           to
           be
           published
           .
           But
           for
           all
           that
           ,
           my
           
             Babel
             no
             Bethel
             ,
          
           remains
           intire
           ,
           and
           unshaken
           by
           any
           of
           their
           breaths
           ,
           saving
           that
           some
           of
           their
           black
           mouths
           laboured
           to
           besmeare
           me
           with
           their
           proud
           scorne
           .
           And
           for
           so
           writing
           against
           the
           Church
           of
           
             Rome
             ,
          
           as
           no
           true
           Church
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           because
           such
           kind
           of
           Bookes
           were
           printed
           without
           licence
           when
           none
           could
           be
           obtained
           ,
           I
           was
           brought
           the
           first
           and
           second
           time
           into
           the
           High
           Commission
           ,
           whence
           I
           had
           not
           escaped
           without
           cindging
           at
           least
           ,
           to
           make
           me
           smell
           of
           it
           ever
           after
           ,
           if
           not
           stigmatising
           either
           in
           my
           name
           or
           purse
           ,
           had
           I
           not
           come
           in
           time
           to
           procure
           a
           Prohibition
           in
           the
           Court
           of
           Justice
           ,
           before
           the
           doore
           was
           shut
           ,
           which
           was
           not
           long
           after
           ,
           the
           Bishop
           having
           a
           little
           before
           my
           Prohibition
           threatned
           in
           open
           Court
           ,
           that
           whosoever
           
           after
           that
           of
           Mr.
           
           
             Pryns
          
           then
           tendered
           ,
           should
           be
           the
           next
           (
           which
           
           fell
           to
           my
           lot
           )
           to
           dare
           to
           bring
           a
           Prohibition
           there
           ,
           he
           would
           set
           him
           fast
           by
           the
           heeles
           .
           But
           instead
           of
           setting
           me
           by
           the
           heeles
           ,
           he
           hung
           me
           up
           by
           the
           head
           ;
           for
           the
           next
           morning
           after
           that
           my
           Prohibition
           was
           tendered
           in
           Court
           ,
           whereat
           the
           whole
           Board
           was
           husht
           ,
           he
           sent
           his
           Pursuivant
           for
           me
           ,
           and
           anew
           quarrelled
           with
           me
           for
           my
           late
           preaching
           against
           bowing
           at
           the
           Name
           Jesus
           ;
           and
           though
           I
           told
           him
           that
           it
           was
           first
           injoyned
           by
           the
           Pope
           ,
           and
           shewed
           by
           Scripture
           it
           had
           no
           ground
           there
           :
           yet
           he
           proceeded
           to
           suspend
           me
           from
           preaching
           .
           But
           I
           appealing
           from
           him
           to
           the
           Arches
           of
           
             Canterbury
          
           (
           which
           afterwards
           I
           came
           to
           see
           ,
           was
           no
           better
           then
           to
           goe
           from
           the
           black
           Witches
           inchantment
           to
           be
           healed
           with
           the
           Spell
           of
           the
           White
           Witch
           )
           and
           held
           him
           so
           to
           it
           ,
           that
           he
           was
           glad
           to
           loose
           me
           againe
           from
           my
           suspension
           .
        
         
           Another
           Book
           of
           my
           writing
           ,
           styled
           ,
           
             Israels
             Fast
             ,
          
           being
           published
           at
           a
           generall
           Fast
           ,
           brought
           me
           again
           into
           their
           High
           Commission
           extraordinarily
           called
           for
           that
           purpose
           onely
           ,
           where
           they
           examined
           me
           what
           ,
           or
           whom
           I
           meant
           by
           
             Achan
             :
          
           I
           answered
           ,
           the
           Jesuiticall
           Faction
           ;
           and
           no
           more
           could
           they
           squease
           from
           me
           ,
           so
           as
           not
           knowing
           what
           to
           do
           with
           me
           ,
           they
           let
           me
           goe
           .
        
         
           Another
           Book
           I
           wrote
           ,
           and
           published
           ,
           and
           that
           by
           license
           too
           casually
           ,
           intituled
           ,
           
             The
             baiting
             of
             the
             Popes
             Bull
             ;
          
           for
           Pope
           
             Vrban
          
           the
           8.
           had
           sent
           forth
           his
           roaring
           Bull
           among
           his
           Roman
           Catholikes
           in
           
             England
             ,
          
           to
           incite
           them
           to
           be
           in
           a
           readinesse
           ,
           whensoever
           occasion
           was
           ministred
           for
           the
           promoting
           of
           the
           Catholike
           Cause
           ,
           as
           they
           usually
           call
           it
           :
           This
           was
           an
           Alarme
           ,
           or
           preparative
           to
           arme
           them
           for
           that
           plot
           ,
           which
           was
           then
           a
           contriving
           ,
           and
           which
           we
           see
           now
           marching
           forth
           into
           the
           field
           ,
           expecting
           some
           desperate
           issue
           .
           This
           Bull
           passed
           up
           and
           down
           City
           and
           Countrey
           without
           controule
           ,
           untill
           ,
           so
           soon
           as
           it
           came
           to
           my
           hands
           ,
           I
           fastned
           upon
           it
           .
           Well
           ,
           hereupon
           the
           Bull
           roared
           so
           lowd
           ,
           that
           the
           bellowing
           was
           heard
           to
           the
           Counsell
           board
           .
           This
           baiting
           was
           made
           a
           heinous
           offence
           against
           the
           State
           ,
           as
           being
           done
           without
           acquainting
           the
           board
           ,
           which
           gives
           leave
           both
           to
           Bear-baiting
           ,
           and
           Bull-baiting
           .
           Thither
           I
           was
           summoned
           ,
           where
           I
           found
           fix
           of
           the
           Councell
           sitting
           of
           purpose
           to
           examine
           me
           about
           it
           ,
           whereof
           two
           were
           ,
           
             Neale
          
           of
           
             Durham
             ,
          
           and
           
             Lawd
          
           of
           
             London
             .
          
           By
           these
           I
           was
           soundly
           baited
           for
           2.
           or
           3.
           houres
           together
           .
           They
           would
           have
           made
           my
           Book
           against
           that
           Bull
           ,
           a
           Libell
           .
           God
           put
           into
           my
           mouth
           an
           answer
           to
           all
           their
           questions
           ,
           though
           some
           were
           very
           captious
           and
           insnaring
           .
           For
           it
           was
           ever
           my
           care
           to
           observe
           my
           Master
           Christ
           his
           Counsell
           ,
           being
           
           called
           before
           Counsels
           
             (
             Mark
             .
          
           11.
           13
           ,
           15.
           )
           not
           to
           premeditate
           what
           or
           how
           to
           answer
           ;
           and
           accordingly
           I
           found
           his
           promise
           most
           true
           ;
           for
           it
           was
           given
           me
           that
           houre
           what
           to
           answer
           ,
           even
           when
           I
           was
           so
           put
           to
           it
           sometimes
           ,
           that
           I
           knew
           not
           what
           to
           answer
           ,
           till
           darting
           up
           a
           prayer
           ,
           I
           had
           such
           an
           answer
           put
           in
           my
           mouth
           ,
           as
           put
           to
           silence
           the
           opposer
           .
           And
           in
           fine
           I
           was
           sent
           home
           without
           any
           Censure
           .
        
         
           Only
           let
           me
           here
           take
           occasion
           to
           relate
           a
           pretty
           passage
           that
           fell
           out
           upon
           this
           Booke
           .
           In
           the
           Frontispiece
           was
           a
           picture
           of
           K.
           
             Charles
          
           on
           the
           one
           side
           with
           a
           sword
           putting
           off
           the
           Popes
           Triple
           Crown
           over
           against
           it
           .
           Which
           when
           I
           shewed
           to
           a
           little
           Daughter
           I
           then
           had
           of
           3.
           yeares
           old
           in
           her
           mothers
           hands
           ,
           telling
           her
           the
           meaning
           of
           those
           two
           pictures
           ,
           she
           presently
           replyed
           ,
           
             O
             Father
             ,
             our
             King
             shall
             cut
             off
             the
             Popes
             head
             ;
             it
             must
             be
             so
             ,
             it
             must
             be
             so
             :
          
           Which
           words
           she
           uttered
           with
           that
           vigour
           of
           spirit
           ,
           and
           vehemency
           of
           speech
           ,
           that
           we
           exceedingly
           wondered
           at
           it
           ,
           saying
           ,
           
             It
             was
             not
             impossible
             .
          
           And
           I
           do
           now
           the
           more
           look
           after
           the
           full
           accomplishment
           of
           her
           words
           ,
           as
           of
           a
           prophecy
           put
           into
           a
           Babes
           mouth
           ,
           When
           of
           late
           we
           have
           seen
           one
           of
           those
           ,
           
             It
             must
             be
             so
             ,
          
           fulfilled
           in
           
             Scotland
             ;
          
           so
           as
           we
           may
           hope
           to
           see
           the
           other
           
             It
             must
             be
             so
             ,
          
           fulfilled
           in
           
             England
             ,
          
           when
           God
           shall
           put
           the
           like
           necessity
           of
           
             It
             must
             be
             so
             ,
          
           and
           that
           redoubled
           ,
           in
           cutting
           off
           the
           Popes
           head
           in
           the
           
             English
             Hierarchy
          
           by
           the
           Regall
           Sword
           .
           But
           this
           by
           the
           way
           .
        
         
           Another
           time
           after
           that
           (
           when
           the
           Duke
           of
           
             Buckingham
          
           was
           at
           the
           I
           le
           of
           
             Re●
             ,
          
           the
           while
           the
           poore
           
             Rochellers
          
           and
           the
           bravest
           Chevalry
           of
           
             England
          
           were
           betrayed
           unto
           the
           
             French
             ,
             )
          
           was
           I
           summoned
           to
           the
           Counsell
           Board
           ;
           but
           for
           what
           cause
           ,
           I
           could
           not
           come
           to
           know
           :
           for
           between
           the
           Summons
           ,
           and
           day
           of
           appearance
           ,
           came
           the
           Duke
           home
           .
           So
           as
           I
           having
           waited
           all
           the
           afternoon
           at
           the
           Counsell
           Chamber
           ,
           doore
           ,
           I
           was
           not
           so
           much
           as
           called
           in
           ,
           nor
           sent
           for
           any
           more
           ,
           but
           once
           for
           a
           show
           without
           examination
           .
           Now
           I
           had
           a
           little
           before
           in
           a
           Sermon
           on
           the
           5.
           of
           
             November
          
           spoken
           of
           sundry
           fore-running
           signes
           of
           the
           ruine
           of
           a
           State
           ,
           which
           upon
           that
           return
           of
           the
           Duke
           ,
           would
           not
           (
           it
           seemes
           )
           indure
           the
           Examination
           .
           Nor
           was
           my
           time
           yet
           come
           ;
           I
           was
           to
           wait
           for
           another
           5.
           of
           
             November
             ;
          
           all
           these
           troubles
           hitherto
           being
           but
           as
           it
           were
           so
           many
           velitations
           ,
           or
           light
           skirmishes
           in
           comparison
           ,
           before
           the
           main
           Battell
           ;
           my
           Captain
           training
           me
           up
           by
           degrees
           so
           many
           yeeres
           ,
           to
           fit
           me
           the
           better
           for
           the
           great
           incounter
           ,
           which
           he
           had
           fore
           appointed
           me
           unto
           .
           Which
           great
           incounter
           ,
           because
           (
           all
           circumstances
           weighed
           )
           it
           wants
           example
           ;
           it
           will
           not
           (
           I
           hope
           )
           be
           more
           tedious
           to
           posterity
           to
           read
           or
           heare
           ,
           then
           it
           was
           for
           me
           to
           undergoe
           it
           .
           
           And
           I
           have
           the
           rather
           published
           these
           things
           at
           this
           time
           ,
           because
           it
           may
           commend
           the
           credit
           thereof
           to
           after-ages
           by
           those
           who
           have
           been
           eye-witnesses
           of
           all
           .
        
         
           Notwithstanding
           all
           these
           troubles
           and
           vexations
           hitherto
           ,
           which
           the
           Prelates
           ,
           and
           their
           confederates
           ,
           whose
           Captaine
           was
           
             *
          
           
             London
             ,
          
           continually
           pursued
           and
           exercised
           me
           withall
           ,
           yet
           my
           spirit
           was
           carried
           on
           with
           a
           mighty
           and
           undaunted
           courage
           ,
           which
           my
           God
           put
           into
           me
           ,
           and
           so
           much
           the
           more
           ,
           as
           these
           men
           grew
           the
           more
           audacious
           and
           outragious
           both
           in
           opposing
           and
           oppressing
           the
           Gospel
           it selfe
           in
           the
           Ministery
           and
           Ministers
           thereof
           ,
           and
           in
           erecting
           and
           imposing
           
             Romes
          
           rotten
           Reliques
           in
           all
           the
           High
           places
           of
           the
           Land
           .
           I
           could
           not
           be
           silent
           nor
           patient
           ,
           to
           see
           such
           things
           .
           Nor
           could
           all
           their
           terrours
           ,
           though
           armed
           with
           the
           greatest
           power
           on
           earth
           ,
           deterre
           me
           .
           Yea
           ,
           I
           was
           never
           fuller
           of
           spirit
           ,
           nor
           freer
           of
           speech
           ,
           then
           when
           I
           encountred
           
             London
          
           face
           to
           face
           Insomuch
           ,
           as
           on
           a
           time
           being
           summoned
           by
           a
           Pursuivant
           to
           
             London-house
             ,
          
           and
           waiting
           there
           all
           alone
           without
           till
           the
           Bishop
           ,
           accompanied
           with
           his
           Chancellour
           and
           Register
           should
           send
           for
           me
           in
           ,
           the
           while
           my
           thoughts
           were
           busied
           in
           searching
           what
           the
           cause
           might
           be
           (
           which
           was
           my
           weaknesse
           then
           )
           I
           was
           at
           length
           no
           sooner
           called
           in
           ,
           but
           seeing
           the
           Bishop
           in
           his
           Chaire
           ,
           with
           his
           said
           Officers
           about
           him
           ,
           ready
           to
           examine
           me
           ,
           there
           came
           upon
           me
           as
           it
           were
           the
           spirit
           of
           a
           Lyon
           all
           the
           while
           I
           was
           before
           them
           ,
           so
           as
           they
           were
           amazed
           with
           my
           Answers
           .
           And
           another
           time
           ,
           in
           the
           same
           place
           ,
           when
           the
           Bishop
           in
           his
           Chaire
           was
           proudly
           insulting
           over
           me
           standing
           at
           the
           other
           end
           of
           the
           Table
           ,
           and
           a
           friend
           of
           mine
           standing
           by
           ,
           I
           (
           thinking
           thus
           with
           my selfe
           ,
           What
           doe
           I
           standing
           here
           to
           heare
           such
           language
           )
           did
           thereupon
           without
           replying
           ,
           turn
           my
           back
           ,
           and
           goe
           towards
           the
           doore
           to
           be
           gone
           ,
           and
           looking
           back
           for
           my
           friend
           to
           follow
           ,
           the
           Bishop
           at
           that
           very
           instant
           changed
           his
           note
           ,
           and
           began
           to
           speak
           me
           as
           faire
           ,
           as
           possibly
           could
           be
           ,
           whereupon
           I
           came
           towards
           him
           againe
           ,
           saying
           with●n
           my selfe
           ,
           that
           if
           he
           spake
           reason
           ,
           I
           would
           heare
           him
           .
           Nor
           was
           I
           at
           any
           time
           before
           him
           ,
           but
           methought
           I
           stood
           over
           him
           ,
           as
           a
           School-master
           over
           his
           School-boy
           .
           So
           great
           was
           the
           goodnesse
           of
           God
           upon
           me
           .
           Another
           time
           ,
           I
           being
           convented
           at
           a
           High-Commission
           Board
           at
           
             London-house
             ,
          
           about
           my
           fore-said
           Book
           ,
           
             Babel
             no
             Bethel
             ,
             Harsenet
          
           then
           Archbishop
           of
           
             Yorke
          
           having
           run
           himselfe
           out
           of
           breath
           with
           railing
           against
           me
           and
           my
           Book
           (
           a
           speciall
           faculty
           ,
           wherein
           his
           Grace
           exceeded
           )
           at
           length
           saying
           ,
           that
           I
           had
           dedicated
           my
           Book
           to
           the
           Parliament
           to
           incense
           them
           against
           the
           Higher
           Powers
           (
           he
           meant
           the
           King
           )
           then
           I
           
           answered
           ,
           No
           ,
           my
           Lord
           ,
           I
           am
           none
           of
           them
           that
           divide
           the
           King
           and
           Parliament
           ,
           but
           I
           pray
           God
           to
           unite
           them
           together
           .
           At
           this
           he
           had
           never
           a
           word
           more
           to
           say
           ;
           For
           this
           was
           presently
           after
           that
           Parliament
           was
           broken
           up
           ,
           wherein
           the
           Petition
           of
           Right
           was
           signed
           :
           so
           that
           he
           knew
           better
           who
           they
           were
           ,
           which
           at
           that
           time
           divided
           the
           King
           from
           the
           Parliament
           .
           Well
           ,
           at
           the
           same
           time
           I
           must
           to
           prison
           ,
           and
           tendring
           bale
           ,
           
             London
          
           answered
           ,
           No
           ,
           for
           (
           said
           he
           )
           the
           King
           had
           given
           expresse
           charge
           ,
           that
           no
           baile
           should
           be
           taken
           for
           me
           .
           Then
           ,
           my
           Lord
           (
           said
           I
           )
           I
           desire
           to
           know
           by
           what
           Law
           or
           Statute
           of
           the
           Land
           you
           doe
           imprison
           me
           ;
           if
           it
           be
           according
           to
           Law
           ,
           I
           humbly
           submit
           my selfe
           ;
           otherwise
           I
           doe
           here
           claime
           the
           right
           and
           priviledge
           of
           a
           subject
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           Petition
           of
           Right
           :
           but
           nor
           Petition
           ,
           nor
           Right
           ,
           nor
           Law
           ,
           could
           keep
           me
           from
           prison
           .
           To
           the
           Fleet
           I
           went
           ,
           where
           stepping
           in
           ,
           and
           saying
           to
           the
           Porter
           ,
           By
           your
           leave
           ;
           and
           he
           answering
           ,
           You
           are
           welcome
           Sir
           ;
           I
           thanked
           him
           ,
           saying
           ,
           that
           is
           some
           comfort
           yet
           .
           But
           I
           found
           the
           comforts
           of
           my
           God
           there
           exceedingly
           ,
           it
           being
           the
           first
           time
           of
           my
           being
           a
           Prisoner
           ,
           saving
           that
           I
           was
           still
           ,
           and
           had
           beene
           a
           long
           time
           ,
           in
           the
           High
           Commission
           Bonds
           ,
           which
           restrained
           my
           liberty
           to
           the
           scantling
           of
           that
           tether
           .
        
         
           But
           I
           hasten
           to
           the
           maine
           Battalion
           ,
           or
           pitcht
           battell
           with
           the
           Prelates
           ,
           and
           their
           prelaticall
           party
           .
           For
           I
           more
           and
           more
           disliked
           their
           usurpations
           ,
           and
           tyrannicall
           Government
           ,
           with
           their
           attempts
           to
           set
           up
           Popery
           :
           Therefore
           I
           purposely
           preached
           upon
           the
           second
           Chapter
           to
           the
           
             Colossians
             ,
          
           crying
           downe
           all
           will-worship
           ,
           and
           humane
           inventions
           in
           Gods
           service
           .
           Hereupon
           I
           began
           in
           my
           practice
           ,
           as
           in
           my
           judgement
           ,
           to
           fall
           off
           from
           the
           ceremonies
           .
           Only
           I
           watched
           for
           an
           occasion
           to
           try
           it
           out
           with
           them
           ,
           either
           by
           dint
           of
           Arguments
           ,
           or
           force
           of
           Law
           ,
           or
           by
           the
           King
           and
           his
           Counsell
           ,
           resolving
           of
           this
           ,
           that
           by
           this
           means
           I
           should
           either
           foile
           my
           adversaries
           (
           though
           I
           had
           no
           great
           hope
           this
           way
           )
           or
           at
           least
           (
           which
           I
           was
           sure
           not
           to
           faile
           of
           )
           discover
           the
           mystery
           of
           iniquity
           ,
           and
           the
           deceit
           of
           hypocrisie
           ,
           which
           like
           a
           white
           vaile
           they
           had
           cast
           over
           all
           their
           foule
           practices
           ,
           and
           false
           pretences
           ,
           being
           woven
           with
           the
           fine
           thread
           of
           solemne
           Protestations
           ,
           Declarations
           ,
           Proclamations
           ,
           and
           the
           like
           .
           And
           this
           discovery
           I
           tooke
           to
           be
           of
           no
           small
           importance
           and
           consequence
           ,
           because
           I
           saw
           how
           every
           day
           they
           got
           ground
           in
           the
           hearts
           of
           simple
           and
           credulous
           people
           ,
           apt
           to
           beleeve
           their
           plausible
           pretences
           ,
           and
           pompous
           shewes
           of
           piety
           ,
           as
           if
           all
           they
           did
           ,
           were
           to
           maintain
           the
           Protestant
           Religion
           ,
           when
           under
           that
           specious
           colour
           the
           withered
           whore
           of
           Babylon
           came
           in
           maskd
           at
           the
           first
           ,
           
           till
           at
           length
           she
           began
           to
           shew
           her
           painted
           face
           in
           her
           Superstitions
           Altar-service
           ,
           and
           other
           garbs
           .
           And
           as
           they
           laboured
           to
           undermine
           ,
           and
           overthrow
           the
           true
           Protestant
           Religion
           ,
           and
           in
           stead
           thereof
           to
           set
           up
           Popery
           ;
           so
           they
           did
           no
           lesse
           seeke
           to
           overthrow
           the
           Civill
           state
           ,
           with
           the
           good
           lawes
           thereof
           ,
           and
           just
           liberties
           of
           the
           subject
           ,
           and
           to
           introduce
           an
           arbitrary
           Government
           ,
           otherwise
           called
           Tyrany
           ,
           which
           taketh
           away
           every
           mans
           property
           in
           his
           owne
           goods
           and
           estate
           ,
           as
           plainly
           appeared
           by
           all
           their
           practices
           ,
           as
           in
           exacting
           of
           shipmoney
           ,
           which
           was
           to
           be
           perpetuall
           ,
           and
           sometimes
           twice
           imposed
           in
           one
           yeare
           ,
           (
           upon
           some
           pretence
           of
           forraine
           enemies
           ,
           when
           we
           had
           cause
           to
           feare
           none
           ,
           but
           our
           home-bred
           traitours
           )
           and
           other
           impositions
           ,
           with
           a
           thousand
           monopolies
           .
           Of
           all
           which
           I
           being
           not
           a
           little
           sensible
           ,
           both
           as
           I
           was
           a
           poore
           servant
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           therefore
           bound
           to
           vindicate
           his
           cause
           against
           Antichristian
           men
           :
           and
           also
           as
           a
           free
           borne
           subject
           of
           the
           kingdome
           ,
           as
           one
           who
           ever
           prized
           the
           just
           libertie
           of
           my
           birthright
           above
           this
           life
           it selfe
           :
           I
           therefore
           thought
           how
           I
           might
           best
           acquit
           my
           duty
           both
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           to
           his
           Church
           ,
           and
           to
           my
           Country
           ,
           in
           defending
           the
           cause
           of
           both
           .
        
         
           To
           this
           purpose
           ,
           on
           the
           fifth
           of
           Noxember
           ,
           1636
           (
           being
           a
           day
           ,
           by
           Act
           of
           Parliament
           to
           be
           solemnized
           in
           an
           anniversary
           solemne
           thanksgiving
           for
           that
           great
           deliverance
           of
           King
           and
           Parliament
           from
           the
           Gunpowder-treason
           ,
           which
           Popish
           traytors
           conspired
           to
           have
           executed
           on
           that
           day
           ,
           1625
           )
           I
           preached
           (
           according
           to
           my
           custome
           )
           two
           Sermons
           ,
           taking
           for
           my
           Text
           
             Prov.
          
           24.
           21
           ,
           22.
           
           
             My
             sonne
             ,
             feare
             thou
             the
             Lord
             and
             the
             King
             ,
             and
             meddle
             not
             with
             them
             that
             are
             given
             to
             change
             :
             For
             their
             calamity
             shall
             arise
             suddenly
             ,
             and
             who
             knoweth
             the
             ruine
             of
             them
             both
             ?
          
           But
           before
           I
           proceed
           to
           a
           further
           relation
           hereof
           ,
           let
           me
           tell
           you
           of
           a
           passage
           or
           two
           falling
           out
           but
           a
           little
           before
           my
           troubles
           .
           The
           first
           was
           this
           ,
           A
           reverend
           godly
           Minister
           (
           Mr
           
             Williamson
          
           of
           
             Kent
             )
          
           having
           newly
           preached
           in
           my
           Church
           ,
           upon
           
             Acts
          
           21.
           13.
           and
           we
           having
           some
           private
           conference
           of
           his
           Text
           and
           Sermon
           ,
           I
           said
           to
           him
           in
           the
           close
           ,
           Well
           brother
           ,
           I
           must
           be
           an
           example
           hereof
           one
           day
           .
           The
           other
           was
           of
           a
           strange
           dreame
           I
           had
           one
           night
           ,
           not
           many
           dayes
           before
           this
           day
           came
           :
           I
           dreamed
           (
           lodging
           then
           at
           a
           deare
           friends
           house
           in
           
             Stratford
             Bow
          
           neere
           
             London
             )
          
           that
           I
           saw
           a
           most
           magnificent
           Pallace
           ,
           the
           like
           whereof
           I
           never
           saw
           upon
           the
           earth
           ;
           and
           therein
           a
           most
           glorious
           throne
           erected
           ,
           and
           in
           the
           throne
           Jesus
           Christ
           sitting
           in
           Majesty
           ,
           but
           all
           alone
           ,
           without
           any
           attendance
           of
           Angels
           or
           Saints
           about
           him
           ,
           only
           there
           lay
           all
           along
           before
           the
           throne
           a
           man
           dead
           ,
           with
           his
           feet
           
           towards
           Christ
           ,
           and
           his
           face
           upward
           the
           other
           way
           .
           But
           after
           awhile
           the
           dead
           man
           was
           raised
           up
           ,
           and
           stood
           upon
           his
           feet
           ,
           looking
           towards
           the
           throne
           :
           Whereupon
           immediately
           there
           appeared
           about
           the
           throne
           an
           innumerable
           company
           of
           glorious
           Angels
           and
           Saints
           ,
           exceedingly
           rejoycing
           and
           praising
           God
           for
           restoring
           life
           to
           that
           man
           .
           This
           dreame
           I
           told
           in
           the
           morning
           to
           my
           wife
           ,
           and
           after
           that
           to
           my
           deare
           Christian
           friends
           in
           the
           house
           (
           all
           yet
           surviving
           )
           to
           whom
           I
           also
           made
           this
           interpretation
           ;
           that
           this
           dead
           man
           was
           the
           present
           Church
           of
           Christ
           ,
           which
           now
           lay
           for
           dead
           ,
           and
           none
           took
           the
           care
           of
           it
           but
           Christ
           alone
           ;
           but
           after
           awhile
           Christ
           would
           restore
           his
           Church
           to
           life
           ,
           and
           set
           her
           in
           a
           glorious
           estate
           ,
           as
           one
           raised
           from
           the
           dead
           to
           the
           state
           of
           glory
           ;
           and
           then
           all
           the
           holy
           Angels
           and
           Saints
           should
           rejoyce
           ,
           and
           sing
           Halelujahs
           to
           him
           that
           sits
           upon
           the
           Throne
           .
           And
           this
           I
           told
           them
           should
           most
           certainly
           come
           to
           passe
           ,
           and
           that
           shortly
           ,
           so
           as
           they
           should
           live
           to
           see
           it
           .
           And
           so
           being
           to
           goe
           to
           
             London
          
           that
           morning
           ,
           I
           took
           my
           leave
           thereupon
           ,
           saying
           ,
           Well
           ,
           what
           ever
           come
           on
           it
           ,
           I
           must
           to
           my
           work
           .
           And
           this
           work
           proved
           to
           be
           that
           aforesaid
           
             (
             Nov.
          
           5.
           )
           When
           having
           preached
           those
           Sermons
           ,
           I
           was
           not
           long
           after
           summoned
           by
           a
           Pursuivant
           into
           the
           English
           Inquisition
           Court
           ,
           the
           High
           Commission
           ;
           from
           which
           I
           presently
           appealed
           to
           the
           King
           :
           And
           because
           I
           foresaw
           that
           this
           would
           prove
           a
           publick
           cause
           ,
           and
           putting
           no
           confidence
           either
           in
           my
           Appeale
           ,
           or
           in
           the
           equity
           and
           innocency
           of
           my
           cause
           ,
           or
           in
           the
           just
           lawes
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           being
           fallen
           into
           such
           times
           ,
           wherein
           nor
           law
           ,
           nor
           conscience
           ,
           nor
           innocency
           ,
           nor
           justice
           ,
           nor
           clemency
           ,
           nor
           humanity
           ,
           could
           take
           place
           ;
           but
           that
           some
           unjust
           ,
           odious
           censure
           must
           stigmatize
           both
           the
           cause
           and
           the
           person
           :
           therefore
           I
           shut
           my selfe
           up
           in
           my
           house
           ,
           as
           in
           my
           prison
           ,
           and
           there
           did
           compile
           my
           two
           said
           Sermons
           ,
           with
           my
           Appeale
           ,
           in
           one
           Book
           ,
           to
           the
           end
           it
           might
           be
           published
           in
           print
           ,
           as
           it
           was
           ,
           sheet
           by
           sheet
           as
           I
           writ
           it
           ;
           the
           while
           the
           Prelates
           Pursuivants
           ,
           those
           barking
           Beagles
           ,
           ceased
           not
           night
           nor
           day
           to
           watch
           ,
           and
           rap
           ,
           and
           ring
           at
           my
           doores
           ,
           to
           have
           surprised
           me
           in
           that
           my
           Castle
           ,
           nor
           yet
           to
           search
           and
           hunt
           all
           the
           Printing
           houses
           about
           
             London
             ,
          
           to
           have
           prevented
           the
           comming
           forth
           of
           my
           Book
           ,
           which
           they
           heard
           to
           be
           at
           the
           Presse
           .
           But
           God
           ,
           by
           his
           good
           providence
           ,
           so
           prevented
           them
           ,
           as
           neither
           they
           could
           touch
           my
           person
           ,
           before
           I
           had
           finished
           my
           Book
           ,
           nor
           yet
           prevent
           the
           publishing
           thereof
           ,
           for
           all
           their
           unwearied
           search
           .
           And
           here
           I
           may
           not
           omit
           to
           magnifie
           the
           great
           Name
           of
           God
           ,
           especially
           for
           two
           things
           .
           First
           ,
           for
           his
           admirable
           strengthning
           and
           supporting
           presence
           in
           so
           carrying
           up
           my
           spirit
           all
           the
           while
           of
           my
           writing
           that
           Book
           ,
           (
           entituled
           ,
           
           
             For
             God
             and
             the
             King
             ,
             together
             with
             the
             Appeale
             ,
             &c.
             )
          
           that
           not
           all
           the
           incessant
           roarings
           ,
           and
           ballings
           of
           those
           beagles
           could
           either
           interrupt
           my
           work
           ,
           or
           distract
           my
           thoughts
           ,
           or
           discourage
           my
           resolution
           ,
           by
           any
           the
           least
           apprehension
           or
           feare
           of
           danger
           ;
           but
           that
           with
           all
           cheerfulnesse
           and
           invinciblenesse
           of
           spirit
           the
           work
           was
           finished
           .
           Secondly
           ,
           the
           Lords
           wonderfull
           Providence
           is
           here
           to
           be
           admired
           ,
           in
           that
           the
           Pursuivants
           had
           no
           power
           ,
           either
           to
           apprehend
           my
           person
           ,
           or
           to
           prevent
           the
           publishing
           of
           my
           Book
           :
           but
           just
           that
           night
           ,
           when
           I
           had
           received
           some
           dozens
           of
           Copies
           bound
           up
           ,
           and
           the
           Books
           for
           the
           King
           and
           Councell
           were
           a
           binding
           up
           ,
           and
           nor
           sooner
           ,
           nor
           later
           ,
           having
           also
           newly
           concluded
           the
           Family-duties
           for
           that
           night
           ,
           came
           the
           Serjeant
           at
           Armes
           ,
           with
           his
           Mace
           ,
           in
           the
           Bishop
           of
           
             Londons
          
           name
           ,
           accompanied
           with
           divers
           Pursuivants
           ,
           and
           other
           Officers
           ;
           yea
           with
           the
           Sheriffe
           of
           
             London
             ,
          
           with
           swords
           and
           halberds
           ,
           and
           with
           pick-axes
           ,
           fell
           a
           breaking
           up
           my
           doores
           ,
           which
           being
           strong
           ,
           and
           I
           making
           no
           resistance
           ,
           held
           them
           work
           till
           eleven
           of
           the
           Clock
           ;
           They
           break
           in
           ,
           surprise
           my
           person
           ,
           ransack
           my
           study
           ,
           carry
           away
           what
           Books
           they
           pleased
           ,
           and
           carry
           me
           away
           prisoner
           to
           a
           Constables
           house
           for
           that
           night
           ;
           and
           the
           next
           day
           at
           night
           ,
           being
           Febr.
           2.
           they
           had
           got
           a
           new
           warrant
           from
           the
           Councell
           Board
           ,
           to
           carry
           me
           to
           prison
           in
           the
           Fleet
           ,
           where
           I
           was
           kept
           close
           prisoner
           from
           wife
           ,
           or
           friend
           ,
           and
           so
           remained
           for
           halfe
           a
           yeare
           ,
           till
           I
           was
           removed
           to
           another
           prison
           ,
           as
           you
           shall
           heare
           anon
           .
           During
           my
           abode
           in
           the
           Fleet
           ,
           I
           was
           served
           with
           a
           Writ
           into
           the
           Starre
           Chamber
           ,
           to
           answer
           an
           information
           there
           against
           me
           ,
           drawn
           up
           by
           the
           Kings
           Atturney
           in
           the
           Name
           of
           the
           King
           ,
           notwithstanding
           my
           said
           Appeale
           not
           yet
           repealed
           .
           But
           all
           is
           one
           for
           that
           .
           With
           much
           difficulty
           ,
           being
           all
           along
           close
           prisoner
           ,
           I
           get
           my
           Answer
           drawne
           up
           by
           Counsell
           ,
           and
           the
           same
           by
           speciall
           Order
           of
           Starre-Chamber
           ,
           admitted
           in
           Court
           upon
           my
           Oath
           to
           be
           a
           true
           Answer
           :
           Above
           a
           week
           after
           I
           heare
           ,
           that
           the
           two
           Chiefe
           Justices
           ,
           by
           appointment
           of
           the
           Court
           ,
           have
           quite
           expunged
           my
           Answer
           and
           defence
           ,
           contained
           in
           80
           sheets
           ;
           leaving
           only
           the
           negative
           part
           ,
           and
           that
           also
           of
           their
           owne
           patching
           together
           ,
           contained
           in
           some
           halfe
           a
           dozen
           lines
           .
           Thus
           my
           Answer
           in
           Court
           is
           left
           no
           Answer
           of
           mine
           .
           After
           this
           comes
           the
           Examiner
           for
           my
           Answer
           to
           his
           interrogatories
           ,
           which
           was
           to
           be
           reckoned
           part
           of
           my
           Answer
           in
           Court
           :
           But
           I
           answered
           him
           ,
           that
           my
           Answer
           in
           Court
           being
           wholly
           expunged
           ,
           and
           so
           made
           no
           Answer
           of
           mine
           ;
           I
           was
           not
           bound
           to
           answer
           the
           interrogatories
           .
           Hereupon
           I
           was
           brought
           into
           the
           Starre-Chamber
           ,
           to
           be
           censured
           by
           all
           those
           terrible
           
           ones
           ,
           
             pro
             confesso
             ,
          
           as
           having
           refused
           to
           put
           in
           my
           Answer
           ,
           when
           
           indeed
           themselves
           had
           put
           it
           our
           .
           What
           I
           then
           spake
           for
           my selfe
           by
           leave
           of
           the
           Court
           ,
           which
           had
           already
           the
           day
           before
           set
           downe
           my
           Censure
           in
           black
           and
           white
           ;
           and
           what
           the
           Censure
           was
           ,
           and
           by
           whom
           ,
           I
           referre
           to
           the
           Relation
           of
           all
           the
           passages
           of
           our
           three
           sufferings
           ,
           set
           forth
           at
           large
           in
           Print
           ,
           1641.
           
           Only
           thus
           much
           ,
           when
           I
           saw
           
           that
           they
           would
           proceed
           to
           censure
           (
           notwithstanding
           they
           did
           not
           ,
           nor
           could
           object
           the
           least
           crime
           in
           all
           my
           Book
           ,
           
             For
             God
             and
             the
             King
             ,
          
           but
           that
           they
           said
           ,
           I
           was
           too
           sharp
           against
           the
           Prelates
           )
           having
           obtained
           leave
           to
           speak
           ,
           I
           said
           ,
           My
           Lords
           ,
           I
           perceive
           I
           am
           brought
           into
           a
           great
           strait
           ,
           that
           of
           necessity
           I
           must
           either
           desert
           my
           cause
           and
           my
           conscience
           ,
           or
           undergoe
           the
           Censure
           of
           this
           Honourable
           Court
           :
           and
           therefore
           I
           doe
           without
           any
           further
           deliberation
           ,
           choose
           rather
           to
           abide
           the
           Censure
           of
           this
           Honourable
           Court
           ,
           then
           to
           desert
           my
           Cause
           &
           my
           conscience
           .
           Here
           at
           the
           Audience
           gave
           a
           great
           humme
           .
           But
           when
           they
           came
           to
           the
           censure
           ,
           it
           was
           so
           terrible
           ,
           especially
           the
           perpetuall
           close
           imprisonment
           in
           a
           desolate
           goale
           ;
           that
           (
           lest
           my
           spirits
           should
           faint
           within
           me
           )
           I
           did
           there
           earnestly
           in
           my
           heart
           entreat
           the
           Lord
           ,
           that
           he
           would
           strengthen
           me
           ,
           and
           hold
           up
           my
           spirits
           ,
           that
           I
           might
           not
           any
           way
           dishonour
           the
           cause
           ,
           or
           give
           those
           terrible
           ones
           cause
           to
           triumph
           .
        
         
           And
           at
           that
           very
           instant
           the
           Lord
           heard
           me
           ,
           he
           put
           such
           strength
           in
           me
           ,
           as
           neither
           my selfe
           ,
           nor
           my
           two
           Brethren
           did
           once
           change
           countenance
           before
           those
           terrible
           ones
           ,
           so
           as
           some
           of
           them
           afterwards
           said
           ,
           that
           they
           never
           saw
           three
           such
           men
           ,
           who
           instead
           of
           being
           daunted
           ,
           so
           stood
           before
           the
           Court
           ,
           as
           if
           they
           had
           sit
           in
           the
           Judges
           place
           .
           And
           forasmuch
           as
           the
           night
           before
           a
           friend
           came
           to
           me
           in
           the
           
             Fleet
             ,
          
           and
           told
           me
           he
           saw
           my
           Censure
           set
           down
           in
           their
           Book
           ,
           as
           standing
           on
           the
           Pillory
           ,
           &c.
           
           I
           did
           therefore
           that
           night
           
             *
          
           redouble
           my
           prayer
           to
           God
           ,
           that
           he
           would
           strengthen
           me
           at
           my
           Censure
           ,
           so
           as
           I
           might
           not
           dishonour
           him
           and
           his
           Cause
           the
           next
           day
           before
           that
           great
           Court
           .
           And
           immediately
           upon
           my
           prayer
           I
           was
           filled
           with
           a
           mighty
           spirit
           of
           courage
           and
           resolution
           ,
           wherewith
           I
           was
           carried
           up
           farre
           above
           my selfe
           ,
           even
           as
           it
           were
           upon
           
             Eagles
             wings
             .
          
           And
           hereupon
           again
           I
           prayed
           ,
           intreating
           the
           Lord
           that
           he
           would
           be
           pleased
           to
           keep
           up
           my
           spirits
           at
           that
           height
           ,
           to
           the
           which
           he
           had
           now
           raised
           them
           ;
           the
           answer
           of
           which
           Prayer
           I
           found
           ,
           not
           only
           all
           the
           next
           day
           of
           my
           Censure
           ,
           but
           throughout
           all
           my
           sufferings
           ,
           which
           that
           Censure
           produced
           .
        
         
           After
           the
           Censure
           ,
           (
           which
           was
           Deprivation
           ,
           Degradation
           ,
           standing
           on
           the
           Pillary
           two
           houres
           ,
           losse
           of
           both
           eares
           by
           the
           hangman
           ,
           
           five
           thousand
           pound
           fine
           to
           the
           King
           ,
           perpetuall
           close
           imprisonment
           in
           the
           Castle
           of
           
             Lancaster
             ,
          
           restraint
           of
           all
           use
           of
           pen
           ,
           inke
           ,
           and
           paper
           )
           I
           was
           brought
           back
           to
           my
           close
           prison
           in
           the
           
             Fleet
             (
             June
          
           14.
           1647.
           
           )
           where
           I
           waited
           till
           the
           day
           of
           Execution
           ,
           which
           was
           the
           last
           day
           of
           
             June
             .
          
           In
           the
           interim
           ,
           my
           wife
           ,
           with
           Mr.
           
             Bastwicke
             ,
          
           plyed
           the
           King
           with
           their
           pittifull
           complaining
           Petitions
           and
           deprecations
           ,
           for
           the
           taking
           off
           ,
           or
           at
           least
           the
           mitigating
           of
           the
           execution
           :
           but
           a
           little
           before
           the
           day
           came
           ,
           a
           voyce
           was
           heard
           in
           the
           Starre-Chamber
           ,
           uttered
           by
           the
           Atturney-Generall
           ,
           That
           it
           was
           the
           Kings
           pleasure
           ,
           the
           Censure
           of
           those
           3.
           men
           should
           be
           executed
           to
           the
           uttermost
           :
           So
           as
           the
           execution
           proved
           to
           be
           as
           void
           of
           Mercy
           ,
           as
           the
           Censure
           was
           of
           Justice
           .
           The
           night
           before
           the
           Execution
           ,
           I
           did
           ,
           as
           before
           the
           Censure
           ,
           addresse
           my selfe
           by
           earnest
           prayer
           for
           divine
           support
           in
           the
           acting
           of
           that
           Tragedy
           upon
           the
           scaffold
           of
           publick
           reproach
           .
           Filled
           I
           was
           with
           exceeding
           alacrity
           of
           truly
           Heroicall
           ,
           and
           Christianly
           magnanimous
           resolution
           .
           My
           two
           supporters
           (
           next
           under
           God
           )
           were
           ,
           the
           noblenesse
           and
           pure
           innocency
           of
           the
           Cause
           ,
           and
           the
           uprightnesse
           and
           integrity
           of
           my
           conscience
           With
           these
           I
           went
           on
           foot
           the
           next
           morning
           from
           the
           Fleet
           to
           the
           place
           of
           Execution
           at
           
             Westminster
             ,
          
           farre
           better
           guarded
           ,
           then
           with
           those
           many
           halberds
           and
           weapons
           that
           attended
           me
           .
           My
           wife
           had
           the
           favour
           to
           goe
           all
           along
           with
           me
           ,
           going
           together
           with
           this
           equipage
           ,
           as
           to
           the
           celebration
           of
           our
           marriage
           .
           When
           I
           came
           in
           sight
           of
           the
           Pillary
           ,
           my
           spirit
           was
           mightily
           cheered
           ,
           and
           my
           heart
           raised
           up
           to
           a
           
           higher
           pitch
           of
           joy
           .
           I
           said
           to
           one
           ,
           a
           little
           before
           my
           going
           up
           to
           the
           Pillary
           ,
           I
           shall
           this
           day
           preach
           downe
           Antichrist
           in
           the
           Pillary
           :
           And
           say
           nothing
           ,
           replyed
           he
           :
           yea
           ,
           said
           I
           ,
           and
           say
           nothing
           .
           This
           was
           omitted
           in
           the
           Relation
           forementioned
           .
           All
           the
           while
           I
           stood
           in
           the
           Pillary
           ,
           I
           thought
           my selfe
           to
           be
           in
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           in
           a
           state
           of
           glory
           and
           triumph
           ,
           if
           any
           such
           state
           can
           possibly
           be
           on
           earth
           .
           I
           found
           those
           words
           of
           
             Peter
          
           uerified
           on
           me
           in
           the
           Pillary
           ,
           
             If
             ye
             be
             reproached
             for
             the
             Name
             of
             Christ
             ,
             happy
             are
             ye
             ;
             for
             the
             spirit
             of
             glory
             and
             of
             God
             resteth
             upon
             you
             ,
          
           
           
             which
             on
             their
             part
             is
             blasphemed
             ,
             but
             on
             yours
             ,
             glorified
             .
          
           For
           my
           rejoycing
           and
           glorying
           was
           so
           great
           all
           the
           while
           ,
           without
           intermission
           ,
           in
           the
           Pillary
           ,
           that
           I
           can
           no
           more
           expresse
           it
           ,
           then
           
             Paul
          
           could
           his
           ravishments
           in
           the
           third
           heaven
           :
           so
           as
           I
           could
           best
           ,
           and
           most
           truly
           say
           
           Amen
           to
           those
           words
           of
           a
           godly
           woman
           ,
           going
           along
           in
           the
           troope
           neere
           Charing
           Crosse
           ,
           at
           my
           returne
           from
           banishment
           to
           
             London
             ,
          
           (
           which
           God
           was
           also
           pleased
           to
           cloth
           with
           so
           great
           glory
           )
           she
           said
           to
           me
           ,
           O
           Sir
           ,
           this
           is
           a
           glorious
           wedding
           day
           ;
           to
           whom
           I
           replied
           ,
           It
           is
           
           indeed
           ,
           blessed
           be
           God
           ;
           I
           ,
           said
           she
           ,
           but
           your
           wedding
           day
           on
           the
           Pillary
           was
           much
           more
           glorious
           :
           I
           admiring
           the
           womans
           speech
           ,
           answerd
           ,
           It
           is
           indeed
           most
           true
           ,
           good
           woman
           ,
           blessed
           be
           our
           God
           .
        
         
           After
           the
           execution
           ,
           I
           was
           carried
           againe
           the
           same
           day
           to
           my
           Fleet-prison
           ,
           where
           mine
           eares
           ,
           after
           the
           Chirurgions
           bloodletting
           ,
           were
           a
           healing
           till
           towards
           the
           end
           of
           July
           ;
           when
           ,
           before
           they
           were
           quite
           healed
           ,
           I
           was
           hastened
           away
           to
           
             Lancaster
             ,
          
           July
           28.
           having
           said
           the
           night
           before
           to
           a
           religious
           Matron
           of
           
             London
          
           visiting
           of
           me
           ,
           I
           must
           now
           (
           said
           I
           )
           prepare
           for
           my
           exile
           ,
           not
           thinking
           then
           of
           any
           further
           exile
           ,
           then
           
             Lancaster
          
           Castle
           ,
           being
           an
           exile
           in
           mine
           owne
           Countrey
           .
           On
           the
           day
           appointed
           I
           passed
           on
           horseback
           from
           the
           Fleet
           through
           Smithfield
           ,
           where
           for
           throng
           of
           people
           all
           along
           I
           could
           not
           passe
           ,
           but
           very
           slowly
           ,
           though
           the
           Keeper
           hastened
           all
           he
           could
           ,
           who
           fretted
           to
           see
           so
           many
           thousands
           all
           the
           way
           we
           went
           ,
           he
           reckoning
           the
           number
           to
           be
           forty
           thousand
           .
           By
           the
           way
           so
           many
           taking
           me
           by
           the
           hand
           ,
           pressed
           the
           very
           blood
           out
           at
           my
           fingers
           ends
           ,
           but
           with
           another
           minde
           then
           the
           great
           ones
           drew
           the
           blood
           out
           at
           mine
           eares
           .
           I
           rid
           to
           S.
           
             Albons
          
           that
           night
           ,
           being
           accompanied
           all
           the
           way
           with
           above
           five
           hundred
           horse
           of
           loving
           friends
           ,
           which
           the
           Keeper
           also
           much
           envyed
           .
           Many
           staid
           there
           all
           night
           ,
           but
           were
           not
           suffered
           to
           sup
           with
           me
           ,
           no
           nor
           to
           see
           my
           face
           .
           Nay
           the
           Keeper
           was
           so
           strict
           ,
           that
           he
           would
           scarce
           suffer
           my
           wife
           ,
           who
           went
           along
           ,
           to
           dresse
           mine
           eares
           .
           Comming
           to
           
             Daventry
             ,
          
           it
           exceedingly
           refreshed
           me
           ,
           that
           I
           had
           the
           sight
           ,
           and
           a
           little
           society
           of
           that
           holy
           and
           reverend
           Father
           ,
           Mr
           
             John
             Dod
             ,
          
           who
           came
           two
           or
           three
           miles
           off
           to
           see
           me
           ;
           as
           also
           his
           effectuall
           servant
           prayer
           for
           me
           and
           my
           wife
           ,
           calling
           me
           his
           sonne
           ,
           and
           her
           his
           daughter
           .
           At
           
             Coventry
          
           two
           worthy
           and
           reverend
           brethren
           ,
           Mr
           
             Nalton
             ,
          
           and
           Mr
           
             Hughes
             ,
          
           with
           their
           wives
           ,
           came
           also
           to
           salute
           me
           and
           bid
           me
           farewell
           ;
           In
           our
           short
           discourse
           ,
           they
           rejoycing
           and
           congratulating
           Gods
           gracious
           and
           mighty
           assisting
           of
           me
           in
           my
           suffering
           ,
           and
           my
           happinesse
           therein
           :
           I
           answered
           ,
           I
           have
           cause
           to
           blesse
           God
           more
           for
           this
           suffering
           ,
           then
           for
           all
           outward
           blessings
           in
           the
           world
           ,
           and
           I
           account
           this
           to
           be
           one
           great
           part
           of
           my
           happinesse
           ,
           that
           I
           have
           now
           cast
           off
           that
           yoke
           of
           the
           Prelates
           ,
           under
           which
           I
           had
           so
           long
           groaned
           ;
           but
           I
           promise
           you
           ,
           said
           I
           ,
           it
           did
           cling
           and
           cleave
           so
           close
           to
           my
           neck
           ,
           that
           I
           could
           not
           shift
           it
           off
           ,
           but
           that
           it
           shaved
           off
           mine
           eares
           .
           And
           when
           at
           our
           parting
           they
           were
           very
           sad
           ;
           I
           laboured
           to
           comfort
           them
           ,
           saying
           ,
           Come
           be
           not
           sad
           ;
           for
           three
           yeares
           and
           a
           halfe
           hence
           we
           shall
           meet
           againe
           and
           be
           merry
           :
           which
           I
           spake
           alluding
           to
           the
           three
           dayes
           and
           a
           halfe
           ,
           the
           time
           of
           the
           two
           witnesses
           
           lying
           unburied
           ;
           of
           which
           speech
           we
           shall
           have
           occasion
           to
           speak
           more
           anon
           .
        
         
           There
           also
           one
           of
           those
           godly
           women
           ,
           saying
           unto
           me
           ,
           O
           sir
           you
           are
           in
           a
           happy
           estate
           ,
           you
           are
           past
           all
           danger
           ,
           and
           sure
           of
           Heaven
           ;
           but
           for
           us
           ,
           what
           shall
           we
           doe
           ?
           I
           replyed
           ,
           that
           the
           assurance
           of
           Heaven
           cannot
           secure
           us
           from
           manifold
           temptations
           and
           afflictions
           ,
           and
           snares
           of
           Satan
           ,
           so
           long
           as
           we
           live
           in
           these
           houses
           of
           clay
           .
           And
           therefore
           we
           have
           need
           continually
           to
           stand
           upon
           our
           watch
           and
           ward
           ,
           and
           to
           pray
           one
           for
           another
           ,
           having
           so
           malicious
           and
           unwearied
           an
           Adversary
           ,
           whom
           neither
           close
           imprisonment
           ,
           nor
           Iron
           Gates
           and
           Barres
           can
           hinder
           from
           assaulting
           us
           .
        
         
           On
           the
           3.
           of
           
             August
             ,
          
           being
           sacurday
           ,
           we
           came
           to
           
             Lancaster
             ,
          
           and
           on
           the
           5.
           being
           Monday
           ,
           the
           Keeper
           brought
           me
           into
           the
           Castle
           ,
           where
           the
           Keeper
           thereof
           ,
           under
           the
           Sheriffe
           ,
           received
           me
           .
           There
           he
           sitting
           in
           
             John
          
           of
           
             Gaunts
          
           old
           Chaire
           ,
           fell
           to
           speak
           his
           pleasure
           of
           me
           ,
           and
           to
           censure
           me
           for
           what
           I
           had
           done
           :
           To
           whom
           I
           said
           ,
           Sir
           it
           is
           your
           office
           to
           be
           my
           Goaler
           ,
           not
           my
           Judge
           .
           Well
           ,
           in
           short
           ,
           lodging
           he
           had
           none
           for
           me
           ,
           no
           bedding
           ,
           no
           furniture
           ,
           so
           as
           if
           he
           had
           not
           been
           injoyned
           to
           keep
           me
           up
           close
           ,
           that
           none
           should
           come
           at
           me
           ,
           he
           would
           surely
           have
           put
           me
           among
           the
           common
           Theeves
           and
           Rogues
           in
           the
           common
           Jayle
           .
           For
           he
           would
           find
           no
           other
           roome
           for
           me
           ,
           but
           a
           vast
           desolate
           roome
           within
           the
           Iron
           Gate
           of
           the
           Common
           Goale
           ,
           where
           none
           had
           layne
           for
           almost
           twenty
           yeeres
           ,
           where
           was
           nothing
           but
           bare
           cold
           walls
           ,
           and
           those
           with
           wide
           and
           ruinous
           clefts
           to
           let
           in
           the
           cold
           winds
           ;
           and
           windowes
           ,
           having
           iron
           barres
           outward
           ,
           and
           wodden
           barres
           in
           the
           midst
           ,
           both
           to
           let
           in
           the
           wind
           ,
           and
           to
           let
           me
           from
           putting
           forth
           my
           head
           so
           much
           as
           to
           see
           ,
           or
           take
           breath
           in
           a
           calme
           :
           So
           as
           had
           not
           my
           wife
           been
           there
           to
           provide
           a
           bed
           ,
           and
           other
           necessaries
           for
           my
           better
           accomodation
           ,
           the
           beastly
           man
           had
           suffered
           me
           to
           lye
           and
           dye
           by
           the
           cold
           walls
           .
           The
           doore
           also
           of
           the
           roome
           was
           open
           below
           ,
           so
           as
           when
           the
           cold
           North
           ,
           or
           North-east
           wind
           did
           blow
           ,
           it
           fild
           it
           both
           with
           cold
           and
           smoake
           ,
           that
           no
           fire
           could
           be
           made
           in
           the
           coldest
           time
           .
           It
           was
           such
           a
           miserable
           lodging
           ,
           that
           when
           after
           my
           removall
           from
           thence
           ,
           some
           Londoners
           ,
           my
           friends
           ,
           being
           at
           
             Lancaster
             ,
          
           desired
           of
           the
           Keeper
           ,
           to
           see
           the
           roome
           where
           I
           lay
           ;
           he
           would
           not
           suffer
           it
           ,
           for
           very
           shame
           .
           Yea
           though
           the
           roome
           had
           a
           Leads
           over
           ,
           and
           stayres
           leading
           to
           them
           out
           of
           the
           room
           ,
           yet
           during
           all
           the
           time
           that
           I
           continued
           there
           ,
           I
           could
           not
           obtaine
           one
           breathing
           while
           ,
           or
           one
           turne
           on
           those
           Leads
           .
           And
           the
           room
           had
           one
           quality
           more
           ,
           that
           I
           could
           not
           walk
           in
           it
           ,
           for
           it
           was
           
           flooted
           with
           thick
           planks
           that
           were
           round
           upward
           ,
           and
           so
           distant
           one
           from
           another
           ,
           that
           I
           could
           not
           set
           one
           step
           ,
           but
           I
           must
           look
           to
           every
           footing
           .
           Two
           poore
           men
           ,
           whereof
           one
           was
           a
           Papist
           ,
           lodged
           in
           the
           roome
           continually
           :
           I
           bought
           them
           two
           Primmers
           to
           teach
           them
           to
           read
           ,
           but
           I
           could
           never
           get
           them
           to
           spend
           with
           me
           one
           quarter
           of
           an
           houre
           .
           One
           morning
           
             Lawrence
          
           the
           Papist
           comming
           up
           ,
           and
           sitting
           downe
           ,
           I
           asked
           him
           if
           we
           should
           begin
           now
           to
           learne
           to
           read
           ?
           he
           said
           ,
           no
           Sir
           ,
           not
           to
           day
           .
           Why
           
             Lawrence
             ,
          
           said
           I
           ?
           For
           it
           is
           (
           quoth
           he
           )
           S.
           
             Lawrence
          
           day
           :
           I
           could
           not
           perswade
           him
           .
           My
           wife
           provided
           my
           diet
           ,
           but
           they
           would
           not
           suffer
           her
           maid
           to
           bring
           it
           to
           the
           top
           of
           the
           staires
           ,
           to
           my
           doore
           ,
           th●t
           she
           might
           see
           it
           safely
           delivered
           ,
           and
           see
           me
           also
           to
           carry
           her
           mistresse
           word
           that
           I
           was
           alive
           and
           well
           .
           Very
           jealous
           they
           were
           of
           conveying
           letters
           ,
           so
           as
           when
           my
           maid
           brought
           a
           shirt
           ayred
           for
           me
           ,
           they
           would
           shake
           it
           open
           ,
           and
           so
           ayre
           it
           indeed
           after
           their
           fashion
           .
           One
           morning
           as
           soone
           as
           I
           was
           up
           ,
           by
           reason
           of
           the
           coldnesse
           of
           the
           roome
           ,
           I
           was
           taken
           with
           a
           terrible
           fit
           of
           the
           Collick
           ,
           so
           as
           
             Lawrence
          
           comming
           up
           ,
           told
           me
           I
           lookt
           like
           death
           .
           I
           went
           to
           bed
           againe
           ,
           but
           nor
           he
           ,
           nor
           any
           else
           must
           stay
           by
           me
           ,
           to
           help
           me
           ,
           or
           look
           to
           me
           :
           for
           in
           truth
           their
           intent
           was
           to
           take
           the
           advantage
           of
           any
           sicknesse
           ,
           thereby
           to
           make
           an
           end
           of
           me
           .
           I
           was
           then
           extreme
           ill
           for
           two
           houres
           ,
           even
           unto
           death
           .
           But
           my
           good
           Keeper
           was
           with
           me
           ,
           and
           I
           pleaded
           with
           him
           ,
           that
           seeing
           he
           had
           put
           me
           there
           ,
           and
           that
           for
           his
           cause
           ,
           and
           had
           deprived
           me
           of
           all
           outward
           helps
           and
           comforts
           ,
           he
           stood
           charged
           with
           me
           ;
           so
           as
           if
           I
           miscarried
           ,
           it
           must
           be
           under
           his
           hand
           ,
           and
           the
           like
           .
           Thus
           I
           lay
           pleading
           ,
           till
           at
           length
           it
           pleased
           him
           by
           a
           strange
           way
           to
           remove
           the
           malady
           .
           This
           was
           the
           only
           fit
           of
           sicknesse
           that
           I
           had
           in
           that
           prison
           .
           It
           was
           sufficient
           to
           discover
           their
           murtherous
           intents
           ,
           and
           what
           I
           must
           trust
           to
           ,
           if
           I
           were
           sick
           ,
           none
           must
           come
           at
           me
           .
           And
           ,
           to
           adde
           to
           their
           cruelties
           ,
           there
           was
           a
           dark
           roome
           under
           mine
           ,
           where
           they
           put
           five
           witches
           ,
           with
           one
           of
           their
           children
           ,
           which
           made
           such
           a
           hellish
           noise
           night
           and
           day
           ,
           that
           I
           seemed
           then
           to
           be
           in
           hell
           ,
           or
           at
           least
           in
           some
           Popish
           Purgatory
           ,
           the
           Region
           next
           above
           hell
           ,
           as
           the
           Papists
           tell
           us
           :
           so
           as
           now
           I
           was
           deprived
           of
           the
           sweetnesse
           of
           my
           privacy
           ,
           and
           of
           the
           only
           solace
           of
           my
           solitary
           prison
           ,
           when
           I
           could
           not
           either
           pray
           ,
           or
           meditate
           ,
           or
           yet
           sleep
           quietly
           .
           In
           the
           Goale
           I
           did
           often
           solace
           my selfe
           with
           singing
           of
           Psalmes
           ,
           which
           (
           as
           I
           afterwards
           understood
           )
           did
           mightily
           ,
           as
           on
           the
           one
           side
           comfort
           the
           better
           minded
           people
           ,
           so
           on
           the
           other
           ,
           vex
           the
           malignant
           or
           Popish
           party
           .
           And
           their
           malice
           herein
           appeared
           the
           more
           ,
           that
           they
           had
           roome
           enough
           elswhere
           
           in
           the
           Castle
           to
           bestow
           these
           witches
           in
           ,
           who
           had
           continued
           a
           long
           time
           there
           .
           But
           my
           wife
           ,
           with
           great
           and
           long
           importunity
           ,
           prevailed
           to
           have
           them
           at
           length
           removed
           .
           Well
           ,
           
             in
             fine
             ,
          
           my
           two
           Keepers
           brought
           it
           out
           very
           shily
           ,
           that
           I
           was
           to
           be
           removed
           further
           off
           into
           banishment
           ,
           into
           an
           Iland
           ;
           but
           they
           could
           not
           ,
           or
           would
           not
           tell
           me
           whither
           ;
           For
           they
           were
           lessoned
           to
           conceale
           all
           things
           from
           me
           .
           Well
           ,
           the
           time
           of
           my
           removeall
           approacheth
           :
           it
           must
           be
           some
           night
           ;
           I
           must
           not
           know
           it
           till
           over
           night
           late
           .
           My
           wife
           having
           some
           inkling
           of
           it
           ,
           prepared
           necessaries
           for
           my
           journey
           ,
           and
           sent
           them
           before
           to
           
             Leverpoole
          
           as
           I
           directed
           her
           .
           On
           the
           first
           of
           November
           very
           early
           ,
           being
           yet
           dark
           ,
           I
           was
           brought
           out
           of
           the
           Castle
           ,
           where
           the
           Sheriffe
           was
           attending
           with
           horses
           .
           So
           soone
           as
           I
           was
           out
           at
           the
           gates
           of
           the
           Castle
           ,
           I
           did
           before
           them
           all
           put
           off
           my
           hat
           ,
           and
           solemnly
           blessed
           God
           ,
           saying
           ,
           Although
           I
           know
           not
           whither
           I
           am
           going
           ,
           but
           whither
           God
           will
           ;
           yet
           I
           thank
           God
           ,
           that
           I
           am
           out
           at
           these
           gates
           .
           The
           Keeper
           
             Couel
             ,
          
           being
           vexed
           at
           this
           ,
           said
           ,
           But
           you
           are
           here
           yet
           :
           But
           I
           blesse
           God
           (
           said
           I
           )
           that
           I
           am
           out
           at
           these
           gates
           .
           My
           Children
           were
           there
           ,
           for
           whom
           I
           had
           over
           night
           ,
           with
           much
           importunity
           ,
           obtained
           ,
           that
           they
           might
           see
           their
           father
           ,
           and
           he
           them
           ,
           before
           he
           went
           ;
           but
           I
           must
           only
           salute
           them
           ,
           scarce
           speak
           one
           word
           to
           them
           to
           comfort
           them
           .
           It
           was
           the
           last
           farewell
           of
           my
           deare
           daughter
           ,
           whom
           I
           never
           saw
           after
           .
           So
           I
           parted
           from
           
             Lancaster
             ,
          
           after
           I
           had
           beene
           there
           almost
           thirteene
           weeks
           .
           A
           prison
           it
           was
           ,
           where
           for
           the
           extreme
           coldnesse
           of
           it
           ,
           I
           could
           not
           in
           all
           likelihood
           have
           out-lived
           one
           winter
           .
           In
           which
           respect
           I
           took
           it
           as
           a
           great
           mercy
           of
           God
           ,
           that
           I
           was
           soremoved
           thence
           ,
           in
           hope
           I
           might
           come
           to
           a
           better
           place
           ,
           I
           was
           sure
           not
           a
           worse
           .
           At
           
             Preston
          
           we
           lodged
           that
           night
           ,
           where
           no
           importunity
           could
           prevaile
           with
           the
           Sheriffe
           for
           my
           wife
           to
           have
           one
           sight
           of
           me
           ,
           much
           lesse
           to
           speak
           a
           word
           to
           me
           .
           The
           next
           day
           we
           lodged
           at
           
             Leverpoole
             ,
          
           where
           on
           the
           next
           day
           after
           I
           was
           attended
           with
           the
           Sheriffe
           ,
           with
           the
           Maior
           ,
           and
           their
           Officers
           ,
           who
           brought
           me
           to
           the
           water
           side
           ,
           and
           there
           saw
           me
           safely
           imbarked
           :
           Only
           by
           the
           way
           one
           favour
           I
           had
           ,
           that
           I
           could
           see
           my
           dear
           wife
           standing
           aloof
           all
           alone
           on
           the
           sand
           till
           I
           came
           and
           bid
           her
           farewell
           ,
           and
           so
           passed
           away
           ;
           only
           I
           said
           unto
           her
           at
           parting
           ,
           Wife
           ,
           be
           of
           good
           comfort
           ,
           God
           is
           working
           .
           At
           
             Leverpoole
             ,
          
           and
           not
           before
           ,
           they
           shewed
           me
           the
           Order
           for
           what
           place
           I
           was
           bound
           ,
           which
           was
           the
           Ile
           and
           Castle
           of
           
             Guernsey
             .
          
           This
           put
           me
           in
           minde
           ,
           and
           taught
           me
           the
           meaning
           of
           a
           dreame
           that
           I
           had
           in
           the
           Fleet
           ,
           after
           the
           Execution
           .
           I
           dreamed
           ,
           that
           I
           was
           assailed
           with
           a
           huge
           ,
           fierce
           ,
           and
           furious
           Bull
           ,
           who
           came
           running
           full-but
           at
           me
           twice
           ,
           
           but
           being
           tied
           at
           a
           great
           Cable
           rope
           ,
           he
           could
           not
           passe
           the
           length
           of
           the
           Cable
           ,
           but
           there
           stop
           raging
           that
           he
           could
           not
           reach
           me
           .
           Now
           I
           found
           ,
           that
           this
           dreame
           did
           portend
           my
           voyage
           by
           sea
           ,
           to
           such
           a
           place
           ,
           beyond
           which
           the
           Ship-cable
           reached
           not
           ,
           for
           the
           Bull
           to
           have
           his
           will
           on
           me
           ,
           which
           was
           to
           destroy
           me
           .
        
         
           Another
           dreame
           ,
           after
           this
           ,
           I
           had
           in
           the
           Fleet
           ,
           a
           night
           or
           two
           after
           ,
           which
           was
           ,
           that
           sundry
           friends
           being
           at
           dinner
           with
           me
           .
           I
           saw
           a
           Fox
           couching
           downe
           behinde
           them
           ,
           and
           watching
           to
           snatch
           away
           their
           Victuals
           :
           wherupon
           I
           espying
           a
           book
           lying
           neere
           at
           hand
           ,
           took
           it
           up
           and
           flapt
           it
           upon
           the
           Fox
           ,
           taking
           him
           by
           the
           neck
           with
           my
           right
           hand
           ,
           and
           holding
           him
           up
           aloft
           ,
           and
           saying
           to
           the
           company
           ,
           Loe
           ,
           here
           is
           the
           Fox
           that
           would
           cousen
           us
           all
           of
           our
           Victuals
           .
           The
           Book
           was
           just
           of
           the
           same
           volume
           ,
           binding
           ,
           cover
           ,
           colour
           and
           bignesse
           ,
           that
           the
           Arch-bishop
           of
           
             Canterburies
          
           Book
           was
           ,
           entituled
           ,
           
             A
             Relation
             of
             a
             Conference
          
           &c.
           which
           I
           did
           first
           see
           at
           
             Gernsey
             .
          
           And
           when
           afterwards
           I
           saw
           the
           Reply
           to
           the
           same
           Relation
           published
           in
           Print
           ;
           what
           was
           this
           ,
           but
           the
           discovery
           of
           the
           subtle
           Fox
           to
           all
           the
           company
           ?
           But
           this
           by
           the
           way
           as
           by
           anticipation
           .
        
         
           Now
           to
           returne
           to
           our
           Bark
           .
           When
           I
           was
           ,
           by
           the
           Sheriffe
           ,
           and
           Maior
           ,
           coopt
           up
           close
           in
           my
           cabin
           ,
           where
           they
           left
           me
           :
           about
           an
           houre
           after
           I
           was
           suffered
           to
           come
           forth
           upon
           the
           deck
           to
           take
           a
           little
           breath
           ,
           the
           Bark
           then
           being
           a
           ground
           ;
           and
           there
           I
           could
           not
           containe
           my selfe
           ,
           but
           brake
           out
           into
           a
           triumphant
           exultation
           before
           all
           the
           people
           ,
           rejoycing
           that
           now
           I
           was
           ,
           as
           it
           were
           ,
           separated
           from
           the
           world
           ,
           having
           forsaken
           my
           native
           Countrey
           ;
           and
           blessing
           God
           ,
           that
           I
           had
           now
           overcome
           the
           world
           ,
           bequeathing
           my
           wife
           and
           children
           to
           God
           ,
           and
           my selfe
           to
           Heaven
           .
           Whereat
           all
           the
           beholders
           were
           astonished
           ,
           and
           sundry
           of
           them
           much
           strengthned
           by
           my
           example
           .
        
         
           On
           the
           Lords
           day
           at
           night
           ,
           being
           the
           fifth
           of
           
             November
             ,
          
           lying
           still
           at
           anchor
           in
           the
           road
           at
           
             Leverpoole
             ,
          
           the
           wind
           not
           yet
           serving
           ,
           there
           was
           a
           most
           terrible
           tempest
           lay
           upon
           us
           ,
           which
           made
           the
           Bark
           to
           crack
           againe
           ,
           being
           anchor-driven
           upon
           a
           flat
           rock
           ;
           where
           it
           had
           like
           to
           have
           beaten
           it selfe
           to
           peeces
           ,
           both
           in
           the
           flowing
           and
           ebbing
           of
           the
           water
           ;
           there
           being
           at
           that
           time
           ,
           in
           the
           same
           broad
           river
           ,
           another
           Bark
           wracked
           in
           our
           view
           :
           But
           it
           pleased
           God
           to
           preserve
           us
           .
           Yet
           our
           Bark
           had
           ,
           with
           that
           storme
           ,
           sprung
           a
           leake
           ;
           which
           though
           the
           Carpenter
           did
           his
           best
           to
           mend
           it
           ,
           yet
           it
           troubled
           us
           all
           our
           voyage
           ,
           and
           put
           us
           to
           pumping
           every
           halfe
           houre
           .
        
         
         
           The
           same
           night
           the
           storme
           drave
           away
           out
           of
           
             Dublin
          
           River
           twenty
           Vessels
           into
           the
           Channell
           ,
           most
           of
           which
           were
           not
           heard
           of
           a
           month
           after
           ,
           saving
           onely
           foure
           ,
           and
           the
           rest
           not
           heard
           of
           at
           all
           ,
           during
           our
           riding
           there
           .
        
         
           The
           man
           ,
           appointed
           by
           the
           High-Sheriffe
           of
           
             Lancashire
          
           Mr.
           
             Kirby
             ,
          
           to
           take
           the
           charge
           of
           me
           to
           
             Guernsey
             ,
          
           was
           one
           
             Burton
             ,
          
           the
           most
           notorious
           K.
           in
           all
           the
           Shire
           .
           He
           would
           have
           had
           my
           wife
           to
           send
           me
           30
           or
           40.
           pound
           ,
           but
           got
           of
           her
           6.
           pound
           (
           so
           much
           as
           she
           could
           ,
           yet
           with
           difficulty
           ,
           spare
           )
           which
           he
           undertook
           to
           deliver
           to
           me
           ;
           but
           defrauded
           both
           her
           and
           me
           of
           it
           .
           When
           we
           came
           within
           the
           barre
           of
           
             Dublin
          
           River
           ,
           there
           we
           lay
           at
           Anchor
           a
           whole
           month
           ,
           all
           which
           time
           this
           
             Burton
          
           swaggered
           in
           
             Dublin
          
           with
           that
           six
           pound
           ,
           and
           not
           once
           either
           came
           or
           sent
           to
           me
           so
           much
           as
           one
           Bottle
           of
           wine
           ,
           or
           one
           joynt
           of
           fresh
           meat
           ,
           to
           refresh
           me
           ,
           while
           tumbled
           and
           tossed
           on
           those
           waters
           .
           But
           (
           which
           is
           yet
           worse
           )
           this
           
             Burton
             ,
          
           with
           his
           mates
           ,
           though
           the
           Barke
           was
           hired
           for
           the
           King
           ,
           onely
           to
           transport
           me
           ,
           yet
           fraighted
           the
           Barke
           with
           raw
           Hides
           ,
           which
           so
           pestered
           &
           infested
           us
           ,
           that
           for
           my
           part
           ,
           it
           had
           almost
           poysoned
           me
           with
           the
           continuall
           stinch
           ,
           a
           thing
           most
           odious
           to
           my
           nature
           .
           But
           all
           that
           I
           could
           doe
           (
           which
           was
           just
           nothing
           )
           would
           not
           not
           help
           it
           ,
           I
           threatned
           
             Burton
             ,
          
           that
           I
           would
           (
           smiling
           to
           my selfe
           )
           complain
           of
           him
           to
           the
           King
           for
           so
           abusing
           his
           prisoner
           ,
           but
           hee
           cared
           no
           more
           for
           it
           ,
           then
           if
           I
           had
           threatned
           to
           tell
           the
           Arch-bishop
           of
           
             Canterbury
             .
          
        
         
           Having
           thus
           spent
           just
           28.
           dayes
           in
           
             Dublin
          
           River
           ,
           the
           wind
           comming
           about
           a
           little
           ,
           we
           set
           sayle
           and
           were
           in
           great
           jeopardy
           by
           the
           coast
           of
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           between
           the
           shoare
           and
           the
           shelves
           ,
           or
           beds
           of
           sands
           that
           lye
           all
           along
           ,
           the
           wind
           blowing
           hard
           from
           off
           the
           shoare
           ,
           and
           the
           Barke
           often
           cracking
           under
           us
           ,
           I
           lying
           all
           the
           while
           in
           the
           bottome
           of
           the
           Barke
           ,
           as
           
             Jonas
          
           in
           the
           Whales
           belly
           ,
           when
           almost
           all
           hope
           of
           safety
           was
           taken
           away
           ,
           the
           Master
           crying
           to
           the
           Steers-man
           ,
           and
           he
           answering
           ,
           that
           he
           could
           doe
           no
           more
           .
           Still
           the
           Pumpe
           was
           going
           ,
           but
           by
           Gods
           mercy
           we
           escaped
           .
           I
           was
           extremely
           Sea-sick
           both
           from
           
             England
          
           to
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           and
           from
           thence
           till
           we
           came
           almost
           to
           
             Guernsey
             ,
          
           even
           nigh
           unto
           death
           .
           By
           the
           way
           we
           touched
           at
           
             Milford
          
           Haven
           ,
           and
           last
           of
           all
           I
           tooke
           my
           farewell
           of
           
             England
          
           at
           the
           Bay
           of
           
             Dartmouth
             ,
          
           being
           not
           permitted
           to
           take
           the
           least
           refreshing
           on
           Land
           after
           my
           embarking
           either
           at
           
             Leverpool
             ;
          
           where
           we
           floated
           7.
           dayes
           ,
           or
           in
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           or
           in
           
             England
             .
          
           In
           seven
           dayes
           more
           we
           passed
           from
           
             Ireland
          
           to
           
             Guernsey
             ,
          
           and
           so
           ,
           after
           our
           voyage
           by
           Sea
           from
           
             England
          
           thither
           ,
           which
           was
           for
           42.
           
           dayes
           ,
           or
           six
           weekes
           ,
           by
           Gods
           mercy
           we
           arrived
           at
           
             Guernsey
             ,
          
           lodging
           the
           first
           night
           in
           the
           Towne
           in
           the
           Iland
           .
           The
           next
           day
           ,
           being
           Saturday
           ,
           I
           was
           conveyed
           over
           that
           part
           of
           the
           Sea
           ,
           which
           divideth
           the
           Iland
           from
           the
           Castle
           ,
           where
           I
           was
           received
           by
           the
           Lieutenant
           Mr.
           
             Nathaniel
             Darrell
             ,
          
           a
           Noble
           Gentleman
           born
           in
           
             Kent
             ,
          
           which
           gave
           me
           hope
           to
           find
           courteous
           usage
           ,
           remembring
           the
           praise
           that
           
             Caesar
          
           of
           old
           gave
           to
           the
           people
           of
           
             Kent
             ,
          
           that
           they
           were
           the
           most
           civill
           and
           courteous
           
           people
           of
           all
           
             Britaine
             .
          
           And
           truly
           so
           I
           found
           him
           :
           For
           although
           my
           first
           lodging
           in
           the
           Castle
           was
           in
           a
           low
           Chamber
           ,
           the
           window
           whereof
           was
           on
           the
           out-side
           compassed
           in
           round
           with
           boards
           ,
           a
           yard
           distant
           from
           the
           window
           ,
           only
           to
           let
           in
           Light
           ,
           so
           as
           I
           might
           not
           looke
           out
           to
           see
           either
           Earth
           or
           Sea
           ,
           but
           onely
           up
           to
           heaven-ward
           (
           like
           to
           a
           pinned
           Pigeon
           ,
           to
           make
           sport
           for
           the
           Faulkoner
           )
           and
           many
           times
           I
           was
           so
           scanted
           for
           ayre
           ,
           as
           I
           was
           glad
           to
           stand
           upon
           a
           forme
           to
           suck
           in
           a
           little
           breath
           thorow
           a
           broken
           pane
           in
           the
           top
           of
           the
           window
           :
           Yet
           I
           assure
           my selfe
           it
           should
           not
           have
           been
           so
           ,
           if
           either
           the
           Lieutenant
           ,
           or
           the
           Governours
           of
           the
           Castle
           could
           have
           helped
           it
           .
           I
           merrily
           told
           the
           Gentleman
           porter
           of
           the
           Castle
           ,
           my
           Country-man
           ,
           one
           morning
           walking
           a
           turn
           or
           two
           with
           me
           in
           the
           room
           ,
           pointing
           to
           the
           Boards
           before
           the
           window
           ,
           saying
           ,
           You
           deal
           with
           me
           here
           ,
           as
           they
           do
           in
           our
           Country
           with
           a
           mad
           Bull
           ,
           when
           they
           put
           a
           board
           before
           his
           face
           .
        
         
           I
           continued
           in
           this
           roome
           16.
           weekes
           ,
           not
           once
           going
           forth
           into
           the
           open
           ayre
           .
           And
           yet
           (
           see
           the
           goodnesse
           of
           my
           heavenly
           Keeper
           )
           I
           was
           not
           once
           sick
           in
           that
           roome
           ,
           to
           keep
           my
           bed
           one
           day
           ;
           no
           nor
           was
           I
           ever
           more
           cheerfull
           in
           all
           my
           life
           ,
           then
           in
           that
           very
           prison
           ,
           as
           where
           I
           could
           every
           day
           dance
           my
           sinke
           apace
           ,
           either
           when
           I
           was
           cold
           ,
           or
           wanted
           breathing
           ,
           or
           for
           exercise
           .
           So
           as
           the
           close
           prison
           was
           to
           me
           as
           a
           most
           princely
           Palace
           ,
           or
           Paradise
           of
           pleasure
           ;
           and
           such
           as
           the
           old
           Serpent
           could
           not
           so
           easily
           cheat
           me
           of
           the
           happinesse
           of
           ,
           as
           he
           did
           our
           first
           Parents
           of
           that
           earthly
           Paradise
           .
           For
           in
           all
           my
           straits
           ,
           still
           as
           I
           reflected
           upon
           the
           cause
           for
           which
           I
           suffered
           all
           these
           things
           ,
           my
           heart
           leaped
           for
           joy
           ,
           and
           I
           could
           not
           contain
           my selfe
           ,
           but
           that
           my
           body
           also
           sprang
           and
           jumped
           in
           my
           chamber
           ,
           even
           with
           the
           like
           spirit
           of
           alacrity
           ,
           (
           I
           dare
           say
           )
           as
           
             David
          
           danced
           before
           the
           Arke
           .
           And
           all
           this
           while
           from
           my
           first
           entrance
           into
           my
           suffering
           ,
           and
           all
           along
           to
           the
           very
           last
           ,
           in
           all
           my
           imprisonment
           ,
           in
           all
           my
           banishment
           ,
           in
           my
           separation
           from
           my
           loving
           and
           beloved
           wife
           ,
           and
           children
           ,
           and
           friends
           ,
           this
           separation
           having
           no
           other
           bounds
           (
           in
           the
           boundlesse
           tyrannicall
           Censure
           )
           then
           perpetuity
           it selfe
           :
           yet
           I
           was
           so
           far
           from
           accounting
           all
           this
           suffering
           as
           
           any
           the
           least
           affliction
           to
           me
           at
           all
           ,
           as
           that
           I
           held
           and
           valued
           ,
           and
           injoyed
           it
           as
           my
           chiefe
           joy
           ,
           my
           glory
           ,
           and
           my
           Crown
           ,
           and
           the
           greatest
           happinesse
           that
           ever
           God
           vouchsafed
           unto
           me
           in
           all
           my
           life
           ;
           and
           thus
           it
           continued
           without
           any
           intermission
           ,
           or
           interruption
           untill
           God
           was
           pleased
           to
           release
           me
           from
           my
           bonds
           .
           And
           one
           thing
           I
           may
           not
           omit
           ,
           how
           gentilely
           carefull
           and
           respective
           Mr.
           
           Lieutenant
           was
           of
           me
           all
           the
           time
           of
           my
           being
           prisoner
           in
           the
           Castle
           ,
           to
           provide
           good
           and
           wholesome
           dyet
           for
           me
           ,
           the
           best
           that
           the
           Iland
           and
           Sea
           afforded
           ,
           which
           hee
           sent
           me
           warme
           from
           his
           own
           Table
           .
        
         
           Well
           ,
           after
           16.
           weeks
           I
           was
           preferred
           to
           a
           better
           lodging
           ,
           where
           I
           might
           locke
           out
           at
           my
           window
           over
           the
           Sea
           Eastward
           .
           I
           accounted
           this
           a
           very
           high
           degree
           of
           preferment
           .
           Whence
           also
           ,
           after
           one
           halfe
           yeere
           more
           ,
           by
           the
           comming
           ,
           and
           favour
           of
           the
           honourable
           Governour
           of
           the
           Castle
           and
           Ilands
           of
           
             Guernsey
             ,
          
           I
           was
           advanced
           to
           the
           next
           Chamber
           above
           it
           ,
           which
           was
           the
           highest
           Chamber
           in
           the
           Castle
           ,
           and
           had
           one
           window
           Southward
           ,
           and
           another
           Eastward
           ,
           yeelding
           me
           a
           faire
           prospect
           to
           the
           Sea
           from
           South
           to
           North
           ,
           which
           was
           a
           great
           recreation
           to
           me
           .
           Yea
           ,
           God
           made
           every
           thing
           a
           Recreation
           ;
           the
           making
           of
           mine
           owne
           Bed
           ,
           and
           the
           sweeping
           of
           my
           Chamber
           ,
           was
           as
           an
           exercise
           of
           my
           body
           ,
           so
           a
           recreation
           of
           my
           minde
           .
           For
           though
           it
           might
           seeme
           a
           strange
           alteration
           ,
           from
           having
           been
           a
           publike
           
             *
          
           sweeper
           of
           Soules
           ,
           to
           become
           now
           a
           poore
           sweeper
           of
           my
           prison
           ;
           yet
           the
           consideration
           for
           what
           ,
           and
           whom
           I
           had
           undergone
           such
           a
           suffering
           condition
           ,
           I
           rejoyced
           in
           this
           service
           ,
           and
           was
           ready
           to
           become
           yet
           more
           vile
           for
           his
           sake
           ,
           who
           humbled
           himselfe
           to
           become
           a
           servant
           for
           me
           ,
           and
           who
           had
           honoured
           me
           with
           so
           high
           an
           office
           of
           a
           sufferer
           for
           his
           Sake
           .
        
         
           Being
           thus
           sweetly
           accommodated
           for
           lodging
           ,
           quiet
           from
           all
           noyses
           ,
           and
           having
           gotten
           about
           me
           my
           Bibles
           in
           Hebrew
           ,
           Greeke
           ,
           Latine
           ,
           French
           ,
           &c.
           
           As
           also
           the
           Ecclesiasticall
           History
           in
           Greeke
           ,
           I
           made
           these
           my
           daily
           exercise
           ;
           It
           was
           my
           daily
           recreation
           to
           take
           my
           English
           Testament
           ,
           and
           without
           the
           Greeke
           ,
           to
           read
           the
           English
           into
           Greeke
           ,
           which
           I
           did
           with
           the
           like
           facility
           ,
           as
           to
           read
           English
           ;
           and
           then
           I
           did
           compare
           my
           Greeke
           with
           the
           Greeke
           Testament
           ,
           to
           see
           wherein
           I
           differed
           in
           any
           word
           ,
           putting
           one
           
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
          
           for
           another
           ,
           and
           the
           like
           .
           In
           which
           ,
           and
           other
           conveniences
           ,
           which
           that
           lodging
           afforded
           for
           study
           and
           privacy
           ,
           I
           began
           now
           to
           see
           more
           clearely
           then
           before
           the
           speciall
           providence
           of
           God
           ,
           in
           bringing
           me
           out
           of
           
             Lancaster
          
           Goale
           to
           that
           Castle
           :
           For
           had
           I
           continued
           in
           
             Lancaster
          
           Castle
           (
           besides
           
           the
           hardship
           of
           lodging
           ,
           cold
           ,
           and
           other
           usage
           )
           I
           could
           never
           have
           enjoyed
           that
           opportunity
           of
           study
           ,
           which
           I
           had
           at
           
             Gerusey
             ;
          
           there
           being
           at
           
             Lancaster
          
           one
           Dr.
           
             Wildbore
          
           who
           had
           alwayes
           a
           malignant
           aspect
           ,
           and
           watchfull
           eye
           over
           me
           ;
           I
           could
           not
           have
           a
           booke
           ,
           but
           by
           his
           permission
           ,
           he
           being
           one
           of
           the
           Prelates
           Priests
           and
           Creatures
           ,
           a
           double
           Beneficed
           man
           ,
           and
           an
           heire
           apparent
           to
           a
           Bishopricke
           ,
           which
           he
           hoped
           to
           merit
           by
           his
           good
           service
           ,
           in
           keeping
           a
           strict
           watch
           over
           me
           .
           But
           (
           blessed
           ,
           be
           God
           )
           at
           
             Guernsey
          
           Castle
           ,
           though
           none
           could
           be
           more
           carefull
           then
           Mr.
           
           Lievtenant
           in
           observing
           the
           Court-Orders
           to
           keep
           me
           from
           the
           use
           of
           pen
           ,
           ink
           ,
           and
           paper
           ,
           even
           for
           my
           private
           studies
           ,
           though
           I
           earnestly
           desired
           him
           ,
           promising
           him
           ,
           if
           I
           might
           enjoy
           that
           favour
           ,
           I
           would
           write
           nothing
           that
           might
           procure
           him
           any
           displeasure
           or
           trouble
           :
           And
           surely
           had
           he
           upon
           my
           promise
           granted
           my
           suite
           ,
           I
           had
           been
           true
           to
           him
           :
           But
           my
           heavenly
           Keeper
           provided
           otherwise
           for
           me
           what
           I
           desired
           .
           For
           through
           his
           good
           providence
           I
           had
           an
           art
           to
           make
           inke
           ,
           and
           for
           pennes
           I
           had
           goose
           wings
           ,
           which
           were
           to
           sweep
           the
           dust
           off
           my
           windowes
           ,
           and
           for
           paper
           ,
           a
           private
           friend
           in
           
             Guernsey
          
           towne
           supplyed
           me
           ,
           for
           all
           the
           strict
           watch
           and
           ward
           that
           was
           kept
           about
           me
           by
           my
           keeper
           :
           in
           the
           use
           of
           all
           these
           I
           was
           so
           wary
           ,
           that
           while
           any
           was
           comming
           up
           the
           staires
           ,
           I
           had
           time
           to
           convey
           all
           away
           ,
           that
           never
           any
           of
           my
           keepers
           could
           see
           either
           pen
           ,
           ink
           ,
           or
           paper
           ,
           in
           my
           chamber
           .
           By
           this
           meanes
           ,
           through
           Gods
           mercifull
           assistance
           ,
           I
           writ
           the
           Reply
           to
           the
           Relation
           ,
           which
           being
           finished
           ,
           I
           sent
           away
           for
           
             England
          
           by
           the
           foresaid
           private
           friend
           .
           After
           this
           ,
           upon
           a
           second
           revisall
           ,
           I
           writ
           a
           Supply
           to
           the
           Reply
           ;
           but
           this
           was
           never
           printed
           :
           I
           writ
           also
           an
           answer
           to
           Dr.
           
             Halls
          
           Episcopacy
           by
           divine
           right
           :
           But
           neither
           was
           this
           printed
           .
           For
           the
           reply
           did
           very
           hardly
           escape
           the
           Bishops
           beagles
           ,
           hunting
           it
           up
           and
           downe
           ,
           while
           it
           was
           a
           printing
           ;
           but
           the
           same
           providence
           which
           preserved
           and
           produced
           that
           
             For
             God
             and
             the
             King
             ,
          
           preserved
           this
           also
           ,
           and
           brought
           it
           forth
           to
           light
           .
           I
           writ
           also
           sundry
           other
           things
           ,
           some
           of
           which
           came
           to
           light
           ,
           and
           some
           miscarried
           .
           The
           writings
           flowed
           from
           me
           with
           such
           an
           affluence
           and
           facility
           ,
           that
           they
           were
           no
           labour
           to
           me
           ,
           but
           a
           recreation
           :
           and
           neither
           did
           my
           writing
           abate
           my
           reading
           ,
           nor
           my
           reading
           hinder
           my
           writing
           :
           For
           both
           I
           read
           so
           much
           every
           day
           (
           being
           up
           early
           and
           late
           )
           as
           if
           I
           had
           writ
           nothing
           :
           and
           I
           writ
           so
           much
           ,
           as
           if
           I
           had
           done
           nothing
           else
           .
           Now
           concerning
           the
           Reply
           ;
           therein
           was
           verefied
           the
           dream
           I
           spake
           of
           ,
           which
           I
           had
           in
           the
           Fleet
           ,
           concerning
           the
           Fox
           :
           The
           fox
           proved
           to
           be
           the
           Archbishop
           of
           Canterbury
           :
           The
           Booke
           that
           was
           flapt
           upon
           the
           lurking
           fox
           ,
           which
           was
           iust
           of
           the
           same
           
           volume
           ,
           bynding
           ,
           cover
           ,
           colour
           ,
           bignesse
           with
           the
           Relation
           ,
           was
           Canterburies
           Relation
           it selfe
           retorted
           upon
           him
           ;
           the
           right
           hand
           that
           held
           up
           the
           fox
           by
           the
           neck
           ,
           to
           shew
           his
           fox-like
           fraud
           to
           all
           the
           company
           ,
           was
           the
           right
           hand
           which
           writ
           the
           Reply
           to
           that
           foxes
           Relation
           ,
           whereby
           through
           his
           cunning
           sophistry
           ,
           and
           notorious
           hypocrisie
           he
           thought
           to
           have
           gulled
           all
           
             England
          
           of
           the
           Gospell
           ;
           and
           set
           up
           the
           Romish
           Masse
           in
           stead
           thereof
           ,
           as
           the
           Reply
           hath
           plainly
           discovered
           .
           Thus
           both
           my
           foresaid
           dreams
           in
           my
           Fleet-prison
           were
           made
           up
           in
           
             Guernsey
          
           Castle
           prison
           ,
           where
           the
           strong
           cables
           end
           of
           Gods
           providence
           stayed
           the
           fury
           of
           that
           Beast
           or
           Bull
           from
           pushing
           at
           me
           ,
           so
           as
           he
           could
           not
           ,
           for
           all
           his
           Bull-like
           power
           ,
           and
           fox-like
           craft
           and
           policy
           ,
           hinder
           that
           worke
           ,
           whereby
           the
           fox
           was
           uncased
           :
           which
           title
           I
           had
           given
           to
           the
           Reply
           ,
           calling
           it
           ,
           The
           uncasing
           of
           the
           fox
           ;
           but
           that
           I
           thought
           a
           more
           moderate
           title
           would
           better
           suit
           with
           the
           fury
           of
           those
           times
           ,
           in
           case
           any
           sparke
           of
           common
           reason
           had
           been
           left
           for
           right
           reason
           to
           worke
           upon
           .
        
         
           Againe
           ,
           although
           ,
           when
           first
           I
           heard
           of
           an
           Order
           from
           the
           Lords
           to
           take
           my
           wife
           prisoner
           ,
           in
           case
           she
           should
           come
           to
           
             Guernsey
          
           Iland
           to
           enquire
           after
           her
           husband
           ,
           whether
           he
           were
           alive
           or
           dead
           ,
           I
           thought
           it
           hard
           :
           Yet
           after
           it
           pleased
           God
           to
           enable
           and
           imploy
           me
           in
           those
           services
           aforesaid
           ,
           I
           saw
           another
           cleare
           evidence
           of
           divine
           providence
           in
           keeping
           my
           wife
           from
           me
           for
           a
           time
           ,
           that
           so
           her
           society
           might
           not
           be
           any
           impeachment
           or
           impediment
           (
           at
           that
           time
           )
           to
           my
           imployments
           there
           .
           Thus
           the
           Lord
           turned
           all
           these
           things
           to
           co-operate
           for
           good
           .
        
         
           In
           this
           interim
           ,
           I
           heard
           of
           the
           good
           pleasure
           of
           God
           ,
           in
           taking
           away
           my
           deare
           and
           only
           daughter
           .
           It
           was
           a
           little
           before
           supper
           that
           Mr
           
             Lievtenant
          
           began
           darkly
           to
           intimate
           the
           same
           unto
           me
           ,
           untill
           I
           prayed
           him
           to
           deale
           plainly
           with
           me
           ,
           which
           he
           then
           did
           :
           whereupon
           craving
           pardon
           ,
           I
           immediately
           retired
           to
           my
           lodging
           ,
           and
           there
           on
           my
           knees
           gave
           the
           Lord
           solemne
           thanks
           ,
           that
           it
           had
           pleased
           him
           to
           translate
           my
           daughter
           ,
           now
           his
           alone
           ,
           into
           his
           Kingdome
           of
           glory
           ,
           after
           he
           had
           fitted
           her
           to
           be
           a
           Virgin
           Spouse
           for
           her
           husband
           Jesus
           Christ
           .
           For
           a
           holy
           and
           sweet
           conditioned
           Maid
           she
           was
           ever
           from
           her
           childhood
           ,
           being
           now
           growne
           marriageable
           ,
           and
           now
           for
           ever
           married
           unto
           Jesus
           Christ
           .
           This
           was
           she
           that
           said
           (
           as
           afore
           )
           
             It
             must
             be
             so
             ,
             it
             must
             be
             so
             .
          
           Now
           the
           reason
           ,
           why
           I
           thus
           gave
           thanks
           to
           God
           upon
           this
           newes
           of
           the
           death
           of
           my
           daughter
           ,
           was
           my
           assurance
           that
           she
           was
           now
           in
           heaven
           :
           so
           as
           I
           did
           not
           shed
           a
           teare
           for
           her
           death
           ,
           no
           more
           then
           I
           did
           
           at
           my
           parting
           with
           her
           and
           her
           brother
           at
           
             Lancaster
          
           Castle
           ,
           or
           with
           my
           wife
           at
           
             Leverpoole
          
           sands
           ;
           as
           not
           daring
           in
           publike
           to
           blemish
           the
           
           cause
           of
           my
           suffering
           with
           one
           teare
           for
           any
           worldly
           losse
           :
           Although
           otherwise
           I
           wanted
           not
           expressions
           ,
           in
           my
           privacy
           ,
           of
           both
           loyall
           affections
           to
           my
           wife
           ,
           and
           naturall
           bowels
           to
           my
           children
           .
        
         
           On
           
             April
          
           25.
           1640.
           
           I
           set
           the
           day
           apart
           to
           seek
           God
           ,
           especially
           for
           his
           Church
           ,
           which
           then
           lay
           under
           great
           pressures
           ;
           wherein
           having
           spent
           the
           day
           till
           foure
           of
           the
           clock
           in
           the
           afternoone
           ,
           I
           walked
           two
           or
           three
           turnes
           in
           my
           Chamber
           ,
           and
           being
           very
           sad
           ,
           and
           disconsolate
           because
           I
           had
           not
           ,
           as
           at
           other
           times
           upon
           the
           like
           occasion
           ,
           received
           an
           answer
           of
           comfort
           from
           God
           ,
           and
           being
           somewhat
           faint
           with
           abstinence
           and
           closenesse
           of
           the
           roome
           ,
           I
           opened
           that
           window
           which
           looks
           into
           the
           sea
           eastward
           ,
           to
           take
           a
           little
           ayre
           ,
           the
           sea
           comming
           as
           neere
           the
           shore
           on
           that
           side
           ,
           as
           that
           I
           might
           from
           my
           window
           throw
           an
           apple
           into
           it
           :
           thus
           looking
           forth
           ,
           by
           and
           by
           there
           was
           presented
           before
           the
           window
           a
           Rainbow
           ,
           lying
           flat
           all
           along
           upon
           the
           sea
           ,
           with
           the
           
           two
           ends
           close
           to
           the
           shore
           ,
           and
           the
           bow
           from
           me
           ward
           :
           it
           was
           a
           perfect
           and
           entire
           Rainbow
           ;
           but
           because
           it
           did
           not
           ,
           as
           ordinary
           Rainbowes
           ,
           stand
           upright
           ,
           but
           lay
           flat
           upon
           the
           sea
           ,
           it
           filled
           me
           with
           wonderment
           ;
           and
           so
           much
           the
           more
           ,
           because
           looking
           both
           upwards
           and
           downwards
           ,
           I
           saw
           no
           cloud
           for
           the
           Rainbow
           to
           subsist
           in
           ,
           neither
           was
           the
           ayre
           moist
           ,
           it
           being
           a
           dry
           windy
           day
           .
           I
           observed
           indeed
           (
           putting
           my
           head
           forth
           at
           the
           window
           ,
           and
           looking
           upwards
           )
           many
           broken
           little
           clouds
           driven
           away
           with
           the
           wind
           ,
           but
           never
           a
           one
           large
           enough
           for
           such
           a
           Rainbow
           ;
           and
           the
           clouds
           moved
           apace
           ,
           and
           passed
           away
           ,
           but
           the
           Rainbow
           abode
           still
           for
           the
           space
           of
           half
           a
           quarter
           of
           an
           houre
           ,
           keeping
           its
           posture
           ,
           lying
           flat
           and
           steddy
           upon
           the
           sea
           ;
           whereby
           it
           plainly
           appeared
           to
           be
           no
           naturall
           and
           ordinary
           Rainbow
           ,
           but
           super-naturall
           and
           miraculous
           .
           Mine
           eyes
           were
           taken
           up
           with
           beholding
           ,
           and
           my
           minde
           with
           admiring
           it
           ,
           till
           at
           length
           whole
           ,
           as
           it
           was
           at
           first
           ,
           it
           began
           to
           withdraw
           it selfe
           whole
           as
           it
           was
           towards
           the
           North-east
           ,
           towards
           
             England
             :
          
           I
           saw
           it
           move
           thus
           for
           the
           space
           of
           two
           leagues
           ,
           lying
           flat
           upon
           the
           sea
           ,
           till
           it
           vanished
           out
           of
           my
           sight
           .
           Hereupon
           I
           began
           to
           be
           amused
           in
           my selfe
           ,
           what
           this
           should
           meane
           :
           I
           was
           perswaded
           ,
           that
           God
           had
           sent
           this
           Rainbow
           to
           me
           for
           some
           speciall
           use
           ,
           that
           I
           should
           make
           of
           it
           :
           But
           I
           knew
           not
           ,
           nor
           could
           imagine
           what
           .
           I
           prayed
           againe
           ,
           that
           the
           Lord
           would
           be
           pleased
           to
           shew
           me
           what
           use
           to
           make
           of
           it
           .
           I
           hereupon
           cast
           my
           thoughts
           upon
           the
           first
           Rainbow
           in
           
             Genesis
             ;
          
           but
           that
           was
           set
           in
           the
           cloud
           ,
           and
           for
           a
           signe
           of
           Gods
           Covenant
           ,
           
           
           that
           he
           would
           no
           more
           destroy
           the
           world
           by
           a
           flood
           of
           waters
           .
           But
           what
           is
           this
           Rainbow
           to
           that
           ?
           This
           is
           without
           a
           cloud
           ,
           and
           lies
           flat
           upon
           the
           sea
           .
           Well
           ,
           this
           interpretation
           I
           made
           of
           it
           :
           That
           forasmuch
           as
           I
           had
           earnestly
           sought
           God
           for
           his
           Church
           that
           day
           ,
           and
           had
           not
           received
           an
           answer
           of
           comfort
           ,
           and
           being
           sad
           ,
           God
           thereupon
           (
           without
           any
           my
           seeking
           of
           a
           signe
           )
           presented
           before
           me
           a
           miraculous
           Rainbow
           ;
           I
           took
           it
           to
           be
           sent
           of
           God
           ,
           as
           an
           answer
           to
           my
           prayers
           that
           day
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           a
           signe
           to
           assure
           me
           ,
           that
           he
           would
           certainly
           and
           miraculously
           deliver
           his
           Church
           ,
           which
           now
           lay
           floating
           upon
           the
           seas
           of
           affliction
           ,
           ready
           to
           be
           swallowed
           up
           .
           Upon
           this
           interpretation
           I
           was
           so
           satisfied
           ,
           and
           filled
           with
           present
           comfort
           ,
           being
           fully
           perswaded
           of
           the
           truth
           thereof
           ,
           that
           I
           was
           never
           sad
           after
           upon
           any
           such
           occasion
           :
           and
           when
           at
           any
           time
           since
           I
           have
           beene
           disconsolate
           for
           the
           Church
           ,
           I
           have
           presently
           reflected
           mine
           eyes
           upon
           my
           Rainbow
           ,
           and
           have
           therewith
           beene
           comforted
           afresh
           ,
           and
           my
           heart
           remaines
           fully
           established
           against
           all
           doubts
           and
           feares
           .
           I
           say
           ,
           my
           Rainbow
           ,
           as
           having
           the
           sole
           propriety
           in
           it
           ,
           seeing
           it
           was
           seene
           of
           none
           but
           my selfe
           alone
           .
           And
           how
           miraculously
           hath
           God
           wrought
           for
           us
           ,
           by
           many
           deliverances
           since
           that
           time
           hitherto
           ?
           Soone
           after
           a
           Parliament
           was
           miraculously
           procured
           :
           and
           soone
           after
           againe
           it
           was
           by
           Gods
           wonderfull
           Providence
           miraculously
           broken
           up
           ,
           in
           the
           very
           nick
           of
           an
           imminent
           danger
           ,
           as
           all
           doe
           know
           ;
           so
           as
           the
           dissolution
           of
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           in
           the
           prevention
           thereof
           ,
           proved
           to
           be
           as
           the
           ashes
           of
           the
           Phenix
           ,
           whereof
           is
           begotten
           another
           Phenix
           ;
           the
           dissolution
           of
           that
           proving
           the
           generation
           of
           this
           (
           hitherto
           in
           many
           things
           )
           happy
           Parliament
           ,
           which
           we
           have
           now
           so
           long
           enjoyed
           ,
           and
           which
           God
           hath
           so
           miraculously
           preserved
           from
           so
           many
           desperate
           Cut-throats
           ,
           when
           they
           came
           armed
           ,
           both
           with
           power
           ,
           and
           bloody
           resolution
           ,
           to
           make
           a
           massacre
           of
           that
           sacred
           Senate
           ;
           and
           when
           the
           Northerne
           Army
           was
           designed
           for
           the
           like
           execution
           .
           And
           should
           we
           runne
           over
           ,
           and
           well
           weigh
           ,
           and
           number
           the
           severall
           deliverances
           that
           God
           hath
           given
           ,
           both
           in
           this
           Kingdome
           ,
           and
           in
           that
           of
           
             Scotland
             ,
          
           from
           so
           many
           treacheries
           ,
           treasons
           ,
           and
           rebellions
           ,
           from
           the
           first
           till
           this
           present
           ,
           both
           by
           Sea
           and
           Land
           (
           taking
           in
           the
           late
           Spanish
           Fleet
           ,
           and
           Armado
           for
           not
           the
           least
           ,
           so
           miraculously
           defeated
           )
           we
           shall
           finde
           and
           acknowledge
           them
           so
           many
           miracles
           ,
           or
           miraculous
           deliverances
           ;
           and
           so
           much
           the
           more
           ,
           when
           we
           consider
           on
           the
           one
           side
           the
           overtopping
           power
           ,
           and
           undermining
           plots
           of
           the
           most
           cruell
           and
           trecherous
           sworne
           enemies
           ,
           and
           home-bred
           vipers
           ,
           and
           degenerate
           monsters
           ,
           that
           ever
           hell
           hatcht
           ,
           
           or
           
             Rome
          
           brought
           forth
           ,
           machinating
           the
           utter
           ruine
           of
           both
           Parliament
           and
           People
           ,
           Religion
           and
           Rights
           ,
           Lawes
           and
           Liberties
           ,
           City
           and
           Countrey
           :
           and
           on
           the
           other
           side
           ,
           the
           weaknesse
           both
           of
           Parliament
           and
           People
           ,
           to
           defend
           themselves
           ,
           and
           the
           State
           from
           imminent
           ruine
           ,
           when
           in
           our
           greatest
           dangers
           there
           were
           such
           divisions
           in
           both
           Houses
           ;
           so
           as
           for
           a
           long
           time
           ,
           especially
           before
           the
           Prelates
           ,
           (
           those
           incendiaries
           ,
           and
           make-bates
           ,
           )
           were
           cast
           out
           of
           the
           House
           of
           Lords
           ,
           matters
           of
           maine
           consequence
           ,
           tending
           to
           reformation
           ,
           and
           preservation
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           could
           not
           passe
           currant
           ,
           no
           place
           could
           be
           found
           for
           the
           punishing
           of
           Delinquents
           ,
           and
           the
           like
           ;
           their
           impunity
           proving
           a
           kinde
           of
           immunity
           to
           advance
           their
           Crest
           to
           such
           a
           heigth
           of
           insolency
           ,
           as
           it
           is
           now
           growne
           intolerable
           ,
           if
           not
           incurable
           .
           Yet
           notwithstanding
           all
           this
           ,
           see
           how
           miraculously
           the
           Lord
           worketh
           for
           us
           :
           For
           hath
           hee
           not
           caused
           all
           the
           machinations
           of
           that
           miscreant
           and
           malignant
           party
           ,
           to
           make
           against
           themselves
           ,
           and
           for
           us
           ?
           What
           got
           the
           Prelates
           by
           their
           bold
           Remonstrance
           against
           all
           the
           Proceedings
           of
           this
           Parliament
           ,
           as
           meere
           nullities
           ?
           Were
           they
           not
           thereupon
           cast
           out
           ,
           as
           nullities
           in
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           by
           this
           occasion
           each
           House
           better
           united
           in
           it selfe
           ,
           and
           both
           Houses
           better
           accorded
           ,
           and
           more
           firmely
           combined
           together
           ?
           What
           have
           they
           gained
           by
           attempting
           of
           
             Hull
             ,
          
           by
           solliciting
           ,
           (
           by
           flattery
           or
           force
           ,
           )
           simple
           and
           credulous
           poore
           soules
           ,
           by
           gathering
           Forces
           against
           the
           Parliament
           ,
           and
           the
           loyall
           Subjects
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           ,
           but
           thereby
           to
           discover
           to
           the
           world
           ,
           what
           truth
           there
           is
           in
           all
           their
           Protestations
           ,
           and
           faire
           false
           pretences
           to
           the
           contrary
           :
           so
           that
           the
           trecherons
           intentions
           ,
           and
           bloody
           projects
           ,
           and
           beastly
           practises
           of
           that
           selfe-damning
           Crew
           ,
           might
           be
           found
           the
           more
           worthy
           every
           day
           to
           be
           hated
           and
           abhorred
           both
           of
           God
           and
           men
           ?
           So
           as
           it
           is
           apparent
           ,
           that
           our
           God
           hath
           given
           up
           our
           enemies
           to
           be
           self-blinded
           ,
           their
           hearts
           being
           hardned
           to
           their
           confusion
           :
           That
           in
           all
           their
           disasters
           ,
           and
           our
           deliverances
           all
           along
           ,
           we
           might
           sing
           with
           
             Moses
             ;
             Who
             among
             the
             Gods
             is
             like
             unto
             thee
             ,
             O
             Lord
             !
             Who
             is
             like
             thee
             !
          
           
           
             glorious
             in
             holinesse
             ,
             fearfull
             in
             praises
             ,
             doing
             wonders
             .
          
        
         
           Thus
           hitherto
           we
           have
           seene
           the
           many
           miraculous
           things
           ,
           which
           are
           so
           many
           miraculous
           deliverances
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           and
           so
           many
           steps
           and
           degrees
           unto
           a
           greater
           and
           a
           more
           miraculous
           deliverance
           ,
           yet
           to
           come
           ;
           all
           which
           have
           in
           part
           answered
           to
           the
           interpretation
           of
           the
           miraculous
           Rainbow
           above
           mentioned
           .
           I
           say
           ,
           in
           part
           ,
           because
           the
           great
           miraculous
           deliverance
           is
           yet
           to
           come
           .
           And
           there
           is
           no
           surer
           signe
           of
           this
           great
           miraculous
           deliverance
           of
           Gods
           Church
           ,
           then
           the
           fury
           and
           rage
           
           of
           Satan
           ,
           and
           Antichrist
           ,
           with
           all
           their
           confederate
           faction
           ,
           making
           open
           warre
           against
           the
           Kingdome
           and
           Gospel
           of
           Christ
           .
        
         
           And
           now
           is
           this
           warre
           begun
           professedly
           in
           
             Ireland
          
           by
           the
           Rebels
           there
           .
           (
           who
           have
           their
           Authors
           ,
           Factors
           ,
           and
           Abetters
           both
           in
           
             Rome
          
           and
           
             England
             )
          
           for
           the
           rooting
           out
           of
           all
           Protestants
           ,
           and
           the
           Protestant
           Religion
           ;
           which
           warre
           they
           intended
           to
           perfect
           in
           
             England
          
           and
           
             Scotland
             .
          
           So
           as
           this
           outragious
           warre
           in
           the
           ●ebellion
           of
           
             Ireland
             ,
          
           and
           in
           the
           raising
           of
           Popish
           forces
           in
           
             England
          
           against
           the
           true
           Protestants
           ,
           under
           the
           infamous
           name
           of
           
             Round
             heads
             ,
          
           which
           warre
           is
           fomented
           by
           all
           Papists
           and
           popishly
           affected
           within
           the
           Land
           ,
           and
           without
           ;
           among
           whom
           our
           Prelates
           with
           their
           Priests
           are
           not
           the
           least
           incendiaries
           ,
           and
           bellowes-blowers
           ,
           seducing
           also
           their
           blind-folded
           Ignorants
           ,
           to
           make
           a
           party
           with
           them
           ,
           to
           destroy
           themselves
           and
           families
           ,
           together
           with
           their
           native
           countrey
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           honour
           of
           it
           :
           This
           warre
           (
           I
           say
           )
           so
           furiously
           and
           universally
           by
           them
           prosecuted
           ,
           is
           a
           most
           certain
           immediate
           fore-running
           sign
           of
           the
           imminent
           ruine
           of
           the
           whole
           Kingdome
           of
           the
           Beast
           ,
           which
           is
           spiritually
           called
           
             Egypt
             ;
          
           even
           as
           the
           power
           of
           the
           Kingdome
           of
           
             Egypt
             ,
             Pharoah
          
           and
           his
           Host
           ,
           pursuing
           
             Israel
          
           to
           the
           red
           Sea
           ,
           with
           resolution
           utterly
           to
           destroy
           the
           Lords
           people
           ,
           was
           that
           which
           led
           them
           to
           their
           owne
           dismall
           destruction
           in
           that
           Sea
           :
           For
           the
           enemy
           had
           said
           ,
           
             I
             will
             pursue
             ,
             I
             will
             overtake
             them
             ,
             I
          
           
           
             will
             divide
             the
             spoile
             ,
             my
             lust
             shall
             be
             satisfied
             upon
             them
             ,
             I
             will
             draw
             my
             Sword
             ,
             my
             hand
             shall
             destroy
             them
             .
          
           The
           very
           language
           of
           our
           Antichristian
           enemies
           at
           this
           time
           ;
           the
           Cavaleers
           at
           
             Yorke
          
           divided
           among
           themselves
           ,
           the
           streets
           ,
           houses
           ,
           and
           spoyles
           of
           
             London
             ,
          
           they
           threaten
           the
           utter
           extirpation
           of
           all
           
             Round-heads
          
           (
           as
           they
           call
           them
           )
           to
           wit
           ,
           all
           Protestants
           ,
           even
           all
           such
           ,
           as
           cannot
           away
           with
           Popery
           ;
           Therfore
           certainly
           the
           ruine
           of
           this
           cursed
           faction
           is
           neere
           at
           hand
           ,
           which
           shall
           be
           with
           a
           fearefull
           destruction
           ,
           forasmuch
           as
           they
           make
           open
           warre
           against
           the
           Lord
           and
           his
           anointed
           people
           :
           So
           as
           that
           which
           is
           prophecied
           of
           those
           Kings
           &
           Rulers
           ,
           in
           the
           second
           Psalm
           ,
           who
           with
           their
           heathenish
           rage
           ,
           and
           tumultuous
           troops
           warre
           against
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           the
           bands
           and
           cords
           whereof
           they
           indeavour
           to
           burst
           in
           sunder
           ,
           &
           to
           cast
           away
           from
           them
           ,
           hastneth
           now
           to
           be
           verified
           of
           them
           ;
           the
           
             Lord
             that
             sitteth
             in
             Heaven
             ,
             laughes
          
           at
           their
           proud
           and
           vaine
           attempts
           ,
           and
           with
           his
           
             iron
             Rod
          
           shall
           
             he
             breake
             them
             in
             pieces
             like
             a
             Potters
             Vessell
             .
          
           And
           even
           as
           
             Pharaoh
          
           with
           his
           Egyptians
           would
           not
           be
           warned
           ,
           nor
           humbled
           with
           those
           10.
           terrible
           plagues
           ,
           which
           the
           Lord
           sent
           upon
           
             Egypt
          
           one
           after
           another
           ,
           but
           their
           hatred
           against
           
             Israel
          
           still
           continued
           ,
           till
           at
           last
           the
           Lord
           utterly
           
           rooted
           them
           out
           ;
           so
           seeing
           none
           of
           all
           these
           defeats
           ,
           which
           the
           Lord
           hath
           sent
           upon
           the
           desperate
           designes
           of
           our
           new
           Egyptians
           one
           after
           another
           ,
           disappointing
           them
           ,
           and
           delivering
           us
           ,
           will
           reclaime
           them
           ,
           or
           appease
           their
           fury
           ,
           but
           after
           all
           ,
           they
           doe
           still
           seek
           to
           extirpate
           the
           people
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           all
           true
           Religion
           :
           The
           like
           destruction
           must
           needs
           overtake
           them
           ,
           that
           overtooke
           the
           old
           Egyptians
           .
           As
           the
           Prophet
           saith
           ,
           
             O
             Lord
             ,
             when
             thy
             hand
             is
             lifted
             up
             ,
             they
             will
             not
             see
             ,
             but
             they
             shall
          
           
           
             see
             and
             be
             confounded
             for
             their
             envy
             towards
             thy
             people
             ;
             yea
             ,
             the
             fire
             of
             thine
             enemies
             shall
             devoure
             them
             .
          
           And
           this
           is
           the
           time
           ,
           foretold
           of
           old
           ,
           
           the
           time
           of
           the
           sixth
           Trumpet
           ,
           sounding
           forth
           woe
           against
           the
           Beast
           ,
           for
           slaying
           the
           two
           Witnesses
           ,
           after
           whose
           reviving
           againe
           ,
           there
           follows
           a
           great
           earthquake
           ,
           after
           which
           followeth
           the
           destruction
           of
           the
           Beasts
           Kingdome
           under
           the
           sounding
           of
           the
           seventh
           Trumpet
           ,
           when
           
             the
             Kingdomes
             of
             this
             world
             are
             become
             the
             Kingdomes
             of
             our
             Lord
             ,
             and
             of
             his
             Christ
             ,
             and
             he
             shall
             reigne
             for
             ever
             and
             ever
             .
          
           And
           this
           is
           the
           time
           wherein
           the
           
             battell
             of
             God
             Almighty
             is
          
           fought
           
             in
             Harmageddon
             ,
          
           under
           the
           pouring
           out
           of
           the
           Plagues
           of
           the
           sixth
           Viall
           upon
           the
           Beast
           .
           Now
           is
           
             Michael
             and
             his
             Angels
          
           fighting
           against
           
             the
             Dragon
             and
             his
             Angels
             .
          
           
           Now
           is
           the
           
             Lambe
          
           and
           his
           party
           (
           the
           
             called
             ,
             and
             chosen
             ,
             and
             faithfull
             )
          
           fighting
           with
           the
           Beast
           and
           his
           party
           .
           Now
           is
           the
           
             Holy
             City
          
           begirt
           with
           the
           Forces
           of
           
             Gog
             and
             Magog
             ,
          
           open
           ,
           and
           secret
           enemie
           ,
           whom
           fire
           from
           heaven
           consumeth
           ,
           even
           the
           zeale
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           of
           his
           people
           .
           And
           the
           Deliverance
           of
           the
           Church
           shall
           be
           the
           more
           miraculous
           ,
           because
           it
           is
           wrought
           by
           the
           mighty
           hand
           of
           God
           ,
           through
           many
           troubles
           and
           d●fficulties
           ,
           which
           Gods
           people
           must
           passe
           through
           ,
           as
           through
           a
           sea
           ,
           before
           they
           arrive
           on
           their
           wished
           shore
           .
           And
           this
           I
           apprehend
           to
           be
           signified
           by
           the
           manner
           of
           the
           going
           away
           of
           the
           forementioned
           miraculous
           Rainbow
           ,
           which
           manner
           was
           no
           lesse
           miraculous
           ,
           then
           the
           Rainbow
           it selfe
           .
           For
           it
           went
           away
           ,
           and
           so
           vanished
           at
           length
           ,
           not
           as
           other
           Rainbowes
           ,
           by
           peece-meale
           ,
           as
           the
           cloud
           wherein
           it
           subsisteth
           ,
           doth
           waste
           away
           ;
           but
           it
           passed
           away
           whole
           and
           entire
           ,
           all
           along
           upon
           the
           sea
           as
           farre
           as
           I
           could
           see
           ,
           and
           towards
           
             England
          
           it
           went
           :
           as
           if
           Gods
           Church
           in
           
             England
          
           especially
           should
           have
           a
           miraculous
           deliverance
           through
           a
           sea
           of
           troubles
           .
           And
           the
           expectation
           hereof
           yeelds
           me
           no
           small
           supportation
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           these
           tumultuous
           times
           ,
           and
           dubious
           events
           ,
           assuring
           my selfe
           ,
           that
           he
           which
           gave
           the
           Rainbow
           such
           a
           subsistence
           without
           any
           cloud
           ,
           will
           also
           performe
           and
           accomplish
           the
           thing
           ,
           whereof
           it
           was
           sent
           to
           be
           a
           signe
           ,
           even
           the
           glorious
           deliverance
           of
           his
           Church
           ,
           how
           unlikely
           or
           defective
           soever
           the
           meanes
           be
           .
        
         
         
           Yea
           shall
           I
           adde
           one
           circumstance
           more
           ?
           When
           the
           same
           day
           at
           night
           I
           went
           to
           write
           this
           downe
           in
           mine
           Almanack
           for
           remembrance
           ,
           I
           found
           that
           this
           day
           was
           the
           very
           day
           of
           the
           month
           wherein
           I
           was
           married
           ,
           which
           I
           had
           not
           observed
           before
           to
           be
           that
           day
           .
           Hereupon
           I
           began
           to
           apprehend
           ,
           that
           surely
           this
           was
           a
           signe
           ,
           as
           of
           the
           Churches
           deliverance
           ,
           so
           of
           mine
           also
           therein
           .
           For
           mine
           own
           particular
           deliverance
           
           I
           made
           no
           account
           of
           ,
           unlesse
           I
           might
           enjoy
           it
           as
           a
           part
           of
           the
           Generall
           Deliverance
           of
           Gods
           people
           ,
           as
           I
           professed
           to
           many
           at
           my
           returne
           home
           ,
           when
           I
           began
           to
           enjoy
           my
           deliverance
           as
           a
           part
           of
           the
           publike
           ,
           which
           I
           made
           as
           sure
           a
           rekoning
           of
           ,
           as
           if
           then
           already
           fully
           accomplished
           .
        
         
           But
           at
           length
           ,
           to
           winde
           up
           so
           much
           of
           the
           thread
           of
           my
           life
           ,
           which
           was
           spun
           out
           in
           that
           my
           closse
           imprisonment
           and
           banishment
           ,
           let
           me
           acquaint
           the
           Reader
           with
           those
           speciall
           cordialls
           ,
           which
           were
           to
           me
           more
           sweet
           then
           my
           daily
           food
           .
           I
           had
           ever
           been
           from
           my
           youth
           up
           much
           acquainted
           with
           
             Davids
          
           Psalmes
           ,
           in
           my
           private
           devotions
           ,
           as
           wherein
           I
           ever
           found
           greatest
           sweetnesse
           and
           solace
           to
           my
           poore
           soule
           ;
           which
           as
           they
           afforded
           more
           matter
           of
           comfort
           to
           me
           ,
           as
           my
           life
           had
           been
           all
           along
           much
           exercised
           with
           affliction
           :
           so
           most
           of
           all
           in
           my
           prison
           and
           exile
           .
           And
           although
           the
           Psalmes
           have
           all
           of
           them
           their
           severall
           excellencies
           ,
           yet
           among
           the
           rest
           I
           had
           ,
           from
           my
           very
           youth
           made
           choice
           of
           one
           Psalme
           especially
           ,
           as
           which
           I
           was
           extraordinarily
           affected
           with
           ,
           in
           that
           I
           could
           both
           most
           clearely
           read
           the
           generall
           estate
           of
           my
           life
           past
           ,
           and
           present
           ;
           as
           also
           both
           feelingly
           pray
           for
           ,
           and
           confidently
           wait
           for
           those
           promises
           and
           comforts
           which
           were
           therein
           presented
           to
           the
           eye
           of
           my
           faith
           ,
           and
           which
           afterwards
           I
           began
           in
           my
           latter
           sufferings
           ,
           in
           a
           great
           measure
           ,
           to
           enjoy
           ,
           which
           after
           my
           returne
           from
           exile
           seemed
           to
           have
           a
           more
           full
           accomplishment
           .
           As
           for
           the
           purpose
           (
           to
           omitt
           many
           other
           passages
           of
           the
           Psalmes
           ,
           which
           I
           leave
           to
           the
           readers
           judgement
           ,
           and
           consideration
           ,
           how
           farre
           forth
           they
           are
           remarkably
           applyable
           to
           the
           severall
           conditions
           of
           my
           life
           ,
           if
           well
           weighed
           )
           not
           only
           in
           my
           last
           and
           greatest
           sufferings
           ,
           I
           found
           answers
           of
           God
           to
           all
           those
           prayers
           in
           that
           Psalme
           ,
           which
           I
           had
           often
           prayed
           ,
           in
           supporting
           me
           ,
           and
           being
           my
           strong
           refuge
           (
           v.
           7.
           )
           even
           then
           ,
           when
           I
           was
           (
           as
           on
           the
           pillary
           )
           a
           wonder
           unto
           many
           ;
           when
           also
           (
           v.
           8.
           )
           my
           mouth
           
           was
           filled
           with
           his
           praise
           ,
           and
           honour
           all
           the
           day
           ;
           when
           in
           the
           time
           of
           old
           age
           (
           v.
           9.
           )
           I
           was
           cast
           off
           ,
           and
           even
           out
           of
           the
           world
           in
           a
           manner
           ,
           so
           as
           the
           enemies
           said
           ,
           God
           hath
           forsaken
           him
           ;
           persecute
           him
           ,
           and
           take
           him
           ,
           for
           there
           is
           none
           to
           deliver
           him
           (
           v.
           11.
           )
           yet
           the
           Lord
           did
           not
           cast
           
           me
           off
           ;
           he
           forsooke
           me
           not
           .
           And
           (
           v.
           30.
           )
           how
           was
           that
           fulfilled
           at
           my
           returne
           ,
           
             Thou
             which
             hast
             shewed
             me
             great
             and
             sore
             troubles
             ,
             thoushalt
             quicken
             me
             again
             ,
             and
             shalt
             bring
             me
             up
             againe
             from
             the
             depths
             of
             the
             earth
             ?
          
           And
           (
           v.
           21.
           )
           ●ow
           began
           God
           now
           to
           
             increase
             my
             greatnesse
             ,
             and
             comfort
             me
             on
             every
             side
             ?
          
           And
           after
           this
           (
           of
           which
           more
           anon
           )
           I
           found
           that
           also
           verified
           (
           v.
           18.
           )
           
             Now
             also
             when
             I
             am
             old
             and
             gray-headed
             ,
             O
             God
             ,
             forsake
             me
             not
             ,
             untill
             I
             have
             shewed
             thy
             strength
             unto
             this
             generation
             ,
             and
             thypower
             to
             every
             one
             that
             is
             to
             come
             ;
          
           which
           here
           is
           done
           in
           part
           ,
           in
           this
           support
           of
           Gods
           strength
           and
           power
           ,
           in
           carrying
           me
           ,
           a
           weake
           man
           ,
           through
           so
           many
           and
           great
           troubles
           to
           his
           eternall
           praise
           and
           glory
           .
        
         
           And
           besides
           all
           this
           ,
           what
           mighty
           confusions
           have
           I
           since
           seen
           upon
           those
           enemies
           ,
           against
           whom
           the
           Psalmist
           prayeth
           ,
           v.
           13.
           ?
           Not
           to
           mention
           more
           (
           all
           being
           so
           notoriously
           knowne
           )
           let
           me
           tell
           you
           one
           passage
           .
           I
           being
           with
           some
           friends
           walking
           in
           the
           Tower
           ,
           where
           we
           were
           invited
           to
           see
           the
           Artillery
           ,
           one
           came
           and
           told
           me
           ,
           that
           the
           Arch-Bishop
           of
           Canterbury
           (
           my
           grand
           adversary
           )
           as
           he
           was
           going
           along
           to
           the
           Chappell
           to
           doe
           his
           devotions
           ,
           was
           met
           by
           one
           ,
           who
           told
           him
           that
           I
           was
           hard
           by
           in
           the
           Tower
           :
           whereupon
           the
           Prelate
           presently
           returned
           ,
           hasting
           to
           his
           lodging
           ,
           least
           (
           it
           seemes
           )
           I
           should
           meet
           with
           him
           ;
           who
           now
           not
           brooking
           to
           see
           my
           face
           ,
           and
           eares
           defaced
           :
           how
           shall
           he
           look
           Iesus
           Christ
           in
           the
           face
           ,
           whom
           he
           hath
           pierced
           ;
           when
           he
           shall
           come
           to
           Iudgement
           ,
           in
           flaming
           fire
           ,
           rendring
           veugeance
           to
           all
           miscreants
           ?
        
         
           This
           in
           briefe
           of
           this
           Psalme
           ,
           wherein
           it
           hath
           pleased
           God
           to
           give
           me
           such
           an
           interest
           through
           Christ
           ,
           in
           whom
           all
           those
           sweet
           promises
           have
           so
           full
           an
           accomplishment
           .
        
         
           In
           a
           word
           ,
           infinite
           were
           the
           supports
           and
           comforts
           which
           I
           received
           by
           the
           Psalmes
           .
           As
           Psal.
           40.
           wherein
           it
           is
           spoken
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           of
           
             David
          
           (
           v.
           10
           )
           
             I
             have
             not
             hid
             thy
             righteousnesse
             within
             my
             heart
             ,
             I
             have
             declared
             thy
             faithfullnesse
             ,
             and
             thy
             salvation
             ;
             I
             have
             not
             concealed
             thy
             loving
             kindnesse
             ,
             and
             thy
             truth
             from
             the
             great
             congregation
             :
          
           this
           ,
           I
           could
           in
           the
           integrity
           of
           my
           conscience
           (
           being
           not
           privy
           of
           baulking
           any
           truth
           in
           my
           ministry
           ,
           which
           was
           forbidden
           by
           the
           Prelates
           )
           so
           farre
           apply
           to
           my selfe
           ,
           as
           that
           I
           could
           with
           the
           greater
           confidence
           take
           up
           the
           words
           immediately
           following
           (
           v.
           11.
           )
           
             Withhold
             not
             thou
             thy
             tender
             mercies
             from
             me
             ,
             O
             Lord
             :
             let
             thy
             loving
             kindnesse
             ,
             and
             thy
             truth
             continually
             preserve
             me
             .
             &c.
          
           As
           I
           remember
           ,
           how
           a
           little
           before
           my
           last
           troubles
           ,
           Mr.
           
             Walker
             ,
          
           my
           reverend
           and
           learned
           brother
           ,
           being
           convented
           ,
           
           and
           admonished
           by
           Dr.
           
             Lambe
          
           to
           preach
           no
           more
           of
           the
           
             Sabbath
             ,
          
           and
           he
           being
           thereupon
           
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
          
           ,
           halfe
           perswaded
           to
           it
           :
           I
           told
           him
           ,
           
             Brother
             Walker
             ,
             if
             you
             yeild
             herein
             ,
             be
             assured
             they
             will
             some
             time
             or
             other
             get
             you
             in
             their
             snare
             ;
             and
             when
             they
             have
             you
             in
             prison
             ,
             what
             comfort
             will
             you
             find
             ,
             when
             your
             conscience
             shall
             check
             you
             ,
             that
             for
             feare
             of
             man
             ,
             you
             forbeare
             freely
             and
             fully
             to
             declare
             the
             truth
             of
             God
             ;
             and
             most
             of
             all
             then
             ,
             when
             it
             was
             most
             opposed
             and
             oppressed
             ?
          
           And
           not
           long
           after
           my
           going
           into
           banishment
           ,
           they
           catched
           him
           indeed
           ,
           and
           put
           him
           in
           prison
           ;
           where
           I
           doubt
           not
           but
           he
           found
           comfort
           from
           God
           ,
           according
           to
           my
           words
           ,
           which
           he
           had
           upon
           that
           occasion
           followed
           .
        
         
           Againe
           ,
           I
           was
           mightily
           supported
           by
           those
           words
           ,
           Psal.
           66.
           10.
           111.
           12.
           
           
             For
             thou
             O
             God
             ,
             hast
             proved
             us
             ,
             thou
             hast
             tryed
             us
             ,
             as
             silver
             is
             tried
             :
             Thou
             broughtest
             us
             into
             the
             net
             ,
             Thou
             laidst
             affliction
             upon
             our
          
           
           
             loines
             :
             Thou
             hast
             caused
             men
             to
             ride
             over
             our
             heads
             ;
             we
             went
             through
             fire
             and
             through
             water
             :
             but
             Thou
             broughtest
             us
             out
             ,
             into
             a
             wealthy
             place
             .
          
           Which
           wotds
           afforded
           me
           two
           great
           props
           to
           support
           me
           :
           The
           one
           ,
           that
           God
           was
           the
           sole
           author
           of
           all
           those
           my
           troubles
           ,
           as
           wherein
           no
           miscariage
           of
           mine
           had
           given
           any
           the
           least
           just
           offence
           to
           those
           men
           ,
           who
           forcibly
           drove
           me
           (
           yet
           witting
           ,
           and
           willing
           )
           into
           their
           net
           ,
           where
           they
           rode
           upon
           my
           head
           .
           The
           other
           was
           ,
           that
           as
           I
           saw
           the
           Lords
           hand
           leading
           me
           
             through
             the
             fire
             ,
          
           as
           on
           the
           pillary
           ,
           where
           the
           sun
           did
           extreamly
           beat
           upon
           my
           head
           ,
           and
           through
           the
           
             water
             ,
          
           passing
           through
           the
           seas
           (
           as
           aforesaid
           )
           so
           I
           did
           verily
           assure
           my selfe
           ,
           that
           the
           same
           hand
           would
           deliver
           ,
           and
           bring
           me
           into
           a
           
             wealthy
             place
             .
          
           According
           also
           to
           that
           promise
           ,
           Isa.
           43.
           
           ●
           .
           Yea
           when
           in
           my
           close
           prison
           and
           exile
           ,
           I
           was
           as
           
             an
             owle
             in
             the
             desart
             ,
          
           or
           as
           
             asparrow
             that
             sits
             alone
             upon
             the
             house
             top
             ,
          
           yea
           as
           one
           
             free
             among
             the
             dead
             .
          
           (
           Psal.
           88.
           5.
           
           )
           
             like
             the
             slaine
             that
             lye
             in
             the
             grave
             :
          
           yet
           this
           was
           my
           comfort
           ,
           that
           I
           could
           say
           ,
           
             Thou
             O
             Lord
             hast
             layd
             me
             in
             the
             lowest
             pit
             ,
             in
             darknesse
             in
             the
             deeps
             ;
          
           (
           v.
           6.
           )
           
             lover
             and
             friend
             hast
             thou
             put
             from
             me
             ,
             and
             mine
             acquaintance
             into
             darknesse
             .
          
           All
           contented
           me
           well
           ,
           because
           the
           Lord
           had
           done
           all
           these
           things
           to
           me
           ;
           
           and
           that
           ,
           not
           in
           his
           wrath
           ,
           and
           displeasure
           against
           me
           ,
           as
           
             D●vid
          
           there
           complaineth
           ;
           but
           in
           his
           loving
           kindnesse
           and
           favour
           ,
           in
           his
           free
           grace
           calling
           ,
           and
           enabling
           me
           to
           suffer
           soe
           great
           things
           ,
           for
           his
           name
           sake
           .
        
         
           In
           a
           word
           ,
           I
           did
           now
           and
           then
           in
           my
           prison
           ,
           exercise
           my selfe
           with
           preaching
           to
           my selfe
           upon
           some
           text
           of
           Scripture
           ,
           both
           for
           my
           present
           strengthening
           ,
           and
           comfort
           ;
           and
           also
           to
           keep
           me
           from
           rust
           ,
           in
           case
           it
           might
           please
           God
           to
           call
           me
           forth
           to
           preach
           againe
           in
           the
           great
           congregation
           .
        
         
         
           Hereunto
           (
           if
           it
           be
           not
           tedious
           to
           the
           Reader
           )
           I
           might
           adde
           a
           briefe
           narration
           of
           many
           other
           helps
           and
           supports
           ,
           which
           I
           found
           throughout
           all
           my
           sufferings
           ,
           as
           also
           throughout
           the
           whole
           course
           of
           my
           life
           :
           As
           first
           Prayer
           ;
           This
           never
           failed
           me
           at
           any
           time
           ,
           and
           in
           greatest
           distresse
           it
           had
           most
           speedy
           and
           speeding
           answers
           .
           What
           blessings
           hath
           it
           obtained
           for
           me
           ?
           What
           victories
           over
           strong
           and
           masterfull
           corruptions
           ,
           lusts
           ,
           temptations
           ,
           snares
           ?
           How
           often
           thereby
           Satan
           foiled
           ,
           and
           sinne
           prevented
           ?
           How
           my
           spirits
           supported
           in
           all
           my
           sufferings
           ?
           I
           could
           here
           tell
           of
           many
           wonderfull
           returnes
           of
           prayer
           in
           the
           many
           passages
           of
           my
           life
           ;
           and
           particularly
           concerning
           Gods
           Providence
           in
           disposing
           of
           me
           in
           marriage
           ,
           wherein
           his
           goodnesse
           marvelously
           appeared
           ,
           partly
           by
           preventing
           some
           ,
           and
           chiefely
           by
           providing
           successively
           two
           fit
           matches
           for
           me
           ,
           who
           proved
           notable
           helps
           to
           me
           ,
           both
           in
           my
           ministry
           ,
           and
           in
           my
           sufferings
           ,
           being
           both
           of
           them
           lovers
           ,
           and
           valiant
           for
           the
           truth
           .
           And
           the
           second
           ,
           yet
           surviving
           ,
           can
           relate
           how
           miraculously
           Prayer
           brought
           us
           first
           together
           .
           O
           the
           excellent
           use
           of
           Prayer
           to
           all
           the
           purposes
           of
           this
           life
           ,
           whether
           spirituall
           or
           temporall
           !
           It
           is
           the
           most
           effectuall
           sollicitor
           of
           all
           our
           causes
           ,
           having
           such
           an
           Advocate
           at
           Gods
           right
           hand
           .
        
         
           My
           second
           help
           in
           my
           sufferings
           was
           the
           testimony
           of
           my
           conscience
           ;
           which
           stood
           in
           these
           particulars
           .
           First
           ,
           A
           sure
           beliefe
           that
           all
           my
           sins
           were
           forgiven
           ,
           and
           washed
           away
           in
           the
           blood
           of
           Iesus
           Christ
           .
           Secondly
           ,
           An
           infallible
           knowledge
           ,
           that
           thē
           cause
           for
           which
           I
           thus
           suffered
           ,
           was
           a
           most
           noble
           ,
           holy
           ,
           righteous
           ,
           and
           innocent
           cause
           ,
           as
           being
           the
           cause
           of
           Christ
           ,
           of
           his
           Gospel
           ,
           of
           his
           Church
           ,
           yea
           and
           of
           the
           whole
           Land
           ,
           my
           native
           Countrey
           ;
           which
           cause
           I
           was
           (
           not
           only
           as
           a
           Christian
           ,
           but
           much
           more
           ,
           as
           a
           professed
           witnesse
           of
           Christ
           )
           bound
           to
           maintaine
           ,
           even
           to
           the
           losse
           of
           all
           things
           in
           the
           world
           .
           Thirdly
           ,
           the
           testimony
           of
           my
           conscience
           sealed
           by
           my
           record
           from
           on
           high
           ,
           that
           my
           continuall
           opposition
           in
           the
           course
           of
           my
           ministry
           ,
           both
           by
           preaching
           and
           writing
           against
           the
           adversaries
           of
           the
           truth
           ,
           was
           out
           of
           no
           other
           respect
           (
           as
           either
           of
           an
           humour
           of
           contradiction
           ,
           or
           ambition
           ,
           or
           vaine
           glory
           ,
           or
           affectation
           of
           singularity
           ,
           or
           of
           malice
           to
           any
           mans
           person
           ,
           or
           out
           of
           any
           discontentednesse
           with
           my
           present
           condition
           ,
           as
           some
           have
           faflly
           and
           causlesly
           slaundered
           me
           ,
           the
           Lord
           having
           beene
           so
           farre
           good
           unto
           me
           ,
           as
           to
           set
           me
           farre
           above
           all
           such
           base
           lusts
           (
           though
           I
           wanted
           not
           my
           corruptions
           )
           not
           to
           prevaile
           over
           me
           )
           but
           meerely
           out
           of
           the
           conscience
           of
           my
           duty
           ,
           in
           zeale
           to
           Gods
           glory
           ,
           and
           love
           to
           his
           truth
           ,
           and
           service
           to
           Christ
           ,
           and
           to
           his
           Church
           .
           There
           
           are
           sundry
           Ministers
           ,
           yet
           living
           in
           
             London
             ,
          
           who
           can
           witnesse
           ,
           that
           I
           was
           not
           ambitious
           to
           shew
           my self
           alone
           in
           the
           cause
           ,
           when
           my
           frequent
           sollicitations
           of
           them
           could
           not
           prevaile
           to
           have
           more
           fellowes
           to
           share
           with
           me
           .
           And
           fourthly
           ,
           (
           not
           to
           recount
           more
           particulars
           )
           in
           that
           God
           hath
           given
           me
           these
           three
           comforts
           more
           .
           First
           ,
           that
           before
           my
           last
           Censure
           (
           as
           aforesaid
           )
           I
           owed
           not
           a
           penny
           to
           any
           man
           ,
           it
           having
           ever
           beene
           hatefull
           unto
           me
           to
           owe
           any
           thing
           to
           any
           man
           but
           love
           ;
           which
           love
           I
           am
           daily
           paying
           ,
           while
           daily
           praying
           for
           all
           .
           Secondly
           ,
           that
           in
           this
           respect
           I
           can
           say
           with
           the
           Apostle
           ,
           
             I
             am
             free
             from
             the
             blood
             of
             all
             men
             ,
             having
             kept
             nothing
             back
             that
             I
             knew
             necessary
             and
             profitable
             ,
          
           
           
             but
             delivered
          
           (
           though
           in
           great
           weaknesse
           )
           
             the
             whole
             Counsell
             of
             God
             ,
          
           even
           against
           all
           opposition
           of
           men
           in
           their
           expresse
           edicts
           ,
           armed
           with
           terrours
           and
           threatnings
           to
           the
           contrary
           .
           Thirdly
           ,
           although
           from
           my
           youth
           up
           I
           have
           not
           beene
           free
           from
           many
           humanefrailties
           and
           follies
           ,
           lusts
           and
           vanities
           ,
           baites
           and
           temptations
           without
           ,
           and
           corruptions
           within
           ,
           ready
           to
           betray
           me
           ;
           yet
           herein
           my
           conscience
           doth
           greatly
           comfort
           me
           ,
           in
           this
           mercy
           of
           God
           I
           exceedingly
           glory
           ,
           that
           his
           Grace
           still
           prevented
           me
           ,
           and
           preserved
           me
           in
           my
           integrity
           ;
           that
           he
           might
           
           set
           me
           before
           his
           face
           for
           ever
           ,
           even
           in
           the
           rank
           of
           those
           ,
           of
           whom
           it
           is
           said
           ,
           
             These
             are
             they
             that
             were
             not
             defiled
             with
             women
             .
          
           Thus
           have
           I
           
           shewed
           some
           speciall
           grounds
           of
           such
           comforts
           ,
           as
           I
           enjoyed
           in
           my
           prison
           and
           exile
           :
           These
           were
           my
           sweet
           Associates
           ,
           and
           Vade-mecums
           in
           that
           my
           solitary
           secluse
           :
           these
           the
           cordials
           and
           preservatives
           (
           from
           and
           under
           my
           God
           )
           of
           my
           life
           and
           health
           .
        
         
           Nay
           ,
           shall
           I
           adde
           yet
           one
           more
           .
           For
           this
           our
           comfort
           comes
           in
           the
           reare
           ,
           though
           late
           first
           ;
           yet
           at
           last
           ,
           That
           all
           this
           my
           suffering
           was
           mainly
           from
           the
           malice
           and
           instigation
           of
           the
           Prelates
           (
           to
           say
           nothing
           of
           Papall
           leagues
           )
           who
           oppugned
           me
           with
           two
           powerfull
           Armies
           ,
           the
           High-Commission
           ,
           and
           the
           Starre-Chamber
           ,
           and
           all
           for
           this
           cause
           (
           cause
           enough
           )
           that
           I
           testified
           the
           truth
           against
           their
           Prelaticall
           oppositions
           ,
           and
           tyrannicall
           usurpations
           :
           so
           as
           their
           shutting
           me
           out
           from
           among
           them
           ,
           their
           depriving
           and
           degrading
           me
           of
           my
           Ministry
           ,
           I
           now
           accounted
           my
           greatest
           honour
           and
           priviledge
           ,
           as
           being
           now
           freed
           from
           such
           an
           Antichristian
           yoak
           .
           As
           I
           told
           the
           Warden
           of
           the
           Fleet
           ,
           as
           he
           carried
           me
           from
           my
           Degradation
           in
           
             Pauls
             ,
          
           that
           now
           I
           thanked
           God
           I
           had
           cast
           off
           the
           Bishops
           Livery
           ,
           and
           found
           my
           shoulders
           much
           the
           lighter
           by
           it
           .
        
         
           Now
           to
           summe
           up
           all
           my
           sufferings
           ,
           that
           only
           God
           may
           have
           the
           glory
           ;
           herein
           let
           me
           deprecate
           the
           Censure
           of
           arrogance
           ,
           if
           I
           make
           the
           
           great
           Apostle
           ,
           next
           after
           my
           Lord
           J●sus
           Christ
           ,
           my
           patterne
           to
           follow
           ,
           though
           at
           a
           vast
           distance
           The
           Apostle
           having
           recited
           his
           many
           &
           great
           fufferings
           ,
           as
           so
           many
           priviledges
           ,
           wherein
           he
           had
           out-stripped
           the
           false
           Apostles
           ,
           2
           
             Cor.
          
           11.
           saying
           (
           v.
           23.
           )
           
             Are
             they
             the
             Ministers
             of
             Christ
             ?
             I
             speak
             as
             a
             foole
             ,
             I
             am
             more
             :
             in
             labours
             more
             abundant
             ,
             in
             stripes
             above
             measure
             ,
             in
             prisons
             more
             frequent
             ,
             in
             death
             oft
             ,
             &c.
          
           he
           concludes
           ,
           ver.
           30.
           
           
             If
             I
             must
             needs
             glory
             ▪
             I
             will
             glory
             of
             the
             things
             which
             concerne
             mine
             infirmities
             .
          
           And
           chap.
           12.
           9.
           
           
             Most
             gladly
             will
             I
             rather
             glory
             in
             mine
             infirmities
             ,
             that
             the
             power
             of
             Christ
             may
             rest
             upon
             me
             ;
             Therefore
             I
             take
             pleasure
             in
             infirmities
             ,
             in
             reproaches
             ,
             in
             necessities
             ,
             in
             persecutions
             ,
             in
             distresses
             for
             Christs
             sake
             ;
             for
             when
             I
             am
             weak
             ,
             then
             am
             I
             strong
             :
          
           so
           the
           Apostle
           .
           And
           who
           shall
           deny
           me
           (
           though
           but
           a
           dwarfe
           to
           such
           an
           Apostle
           )
           the
           like
           liberty
           to
           glory
           the
           rather
           in
           my
           
             infirmities
             ,
             that
             the
             power
             of
             Christ
             may
             rest
             upon
             me
             ,
          
           and
           be
           the
           more
           glorified
           in
           me
           ?
           seeing
           Christs
           power
           is
           most
           seene
           in
           greatest
           weaknesse
           ,
           yea
           his
           strength
           thereby
           made
           perfect
           .
           And
           
             Mat.
          
           21.
           16.
           
           
             Out
             of
             the
             mouthes
          
           
           
             of
             Babes
             and
             Sucklings
             thou
             hast
             perfected
             praise
             .
          
        
         
           But
           what
           are
           my
           sufferings
           to
           those
           of
           the
           Apostle
           ?
           surely
           whatever
           proportion
           they
           may
           hold
           ,
           or
           if
           any
           at
           all
           ,
           let
           not
           envy
           grudge
           us
           the
           ballance
           of
           the
           Sanctuary
           to
           weigh
           them
           in
           ;
           if
           by
           this
           ●…eans
           Christs
           power
           shall
           appeare
           the
           greater
           ,
           in
           equally
           supporting
           one
           so
           unequall
           to
           his
           Apostle
           in
           gifts
           ,
           and
           graces
           ;
           and
           yet
           in
           sufferings
           not
           altogether
           so
           unequall
           .
           Shall
           we
           be
           bold
           to
           take
           a
           paralel
           view
           of
           them
           ?
           Pardon
           me
           good
           Reader
           .
        
         
           First
           ,
           the
           sole
           cause
           of
           all
           
             Pauls
          
           sufferings
           ,
           was
           his
           witness-bearing
           
           to
           the
           truth
           of
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           and
           for
           none
           other
           cause
           were
           all
           my
           sufferings
           .
           Secondly
           ,
           
             Paul
          
           was
           in
           prisons
           more
           frequent
           :
           so
           have
           I
           been
           ;
           yea
           confined
           to
           perpetuall
           close
           imprisonment
           .
           Thirdly
           
             Paul
          
           suffered
           stripes
           above
           measure
           :
           and
           I
           have
           suffered
           losse
           of
           very
           much
           blood
           on
           the
           pillary
           ,
           equivalent
           to
           many
           stripes
           .
           Fourthly
           ,
           
             Paul
          
           fuffered
           thrice
           shipwrack
           :
           and
           I
           suffered
           the
           losse
           of
           all
           at
           once
           ,
           with
           imminent
           danger
           of
           shipwrack
           two
           severall
           times
           .
           Fifthly
           ,
           
             Paul
          
           was
           in
           perills
           by
           sea
           :
           so
           was
           I
           in
           my
           tedious
           voyage
           by
           sea
           on
           a
           stormy
           winter
           season
           ,
           and
           through
           perillous
           seas
           between
           
             Lancashire
          
           and
           
             Guernsey
             ,
          
           for
           six
           weeks
           space
           ,
           sundry
           times
           very
           neere
           perishing
           in
           the
           
             Irish
          
           seas
           .
           Sixthly
           ,
           
             Paul
          
           was
           in
           perills
           among
           false
           brethren
           :
           so
           was
           I
           ,
           never
           free
           from
           perills
           of
           false
           brethren
           ,
           or
           false
           Christians
           ,
           who
           used
           to
           watch
           me
           in
           my
           Church
           to
           catch
           something
           from
           my
           mouth
           ,
           to
           carry
           to
           the
           Prelates
           ,
           and
           so
           bring
           me
           into
           the
           lions
           pawes
           .
           Seventhly
           ,
           
           
             Paul
          
           was
           in
           perills
           of
           his
           own
           countrymen
           ,
           the
           Jewes
           ,
           who
           sundry
           times
           way-layd
           him
           ,
           to
           kill
           him
           :
           so
           have
           I
           been
           sundry
           times
           in
           perills
           of
           the
           Jesuites
           ,
           my
           countrymen
           ,
           who
           in
           the
           City
           apparantly
           two
           severall
           times
           ,
           layd
           their
           ambush
           to
           take
           away
           my
           life
           ;
           also
           of
           false
           ministers
           ,
           pretended
           friends
           ,
           who
           privately
           brought
           me
           into
           the
           Prelates
           mercy
           ,
           for
           preaching
           against
           bowing
           at
           the
           name
           Jesus
           ,
           for
           which
           I
           was
           suspended
           ,
           as
           afore
           .
           Eighthly
           ,
           
             Paul
          
           suffered
           hunger
           and
           thirst
           ,
           cold
           and
           nakednesse
           :
           so
           had
           I
           nothing
           left
           me
           of
           mine
           own
           ,
           to
           preserve
           me
           from
           hunger
           and
           thirst
           ,
           from
           cold
           and
           nakednes
           ;
           se
           ;
           lying
           under
           the
           formidable
           fine
           of
           5000
           l'
           payable
           to
           the
           King
           ,
           had
           it
           either
           been
           extended
           ,
           or
           I
           able
           to
           have
           paid
           the
           tenth
           part
           of
           it
           .
           And
           with
           meer
           cold
           had
           I
           perished
           in
           
             Lancashire
          
           Goale
           ,
           had
           not
           God
           in
           his
           providence
           translated
           me
           thence
           :
           and
           with
           hunger
           had
           I
           perished
           in
           
             Guernsey
          
           Castle
           ,
           had
           I
           not
           been
           fed
           by
           the
           Governors
           allowance
           ,
           from
           Mr.
           
           Lievtenants
           table
           ;
           for
           the
           which
           no
           recompence
           could
           be
           obtained
           from
           those
           ,
           by
           whose
           authority
           I
           was
           there
           committed
           close
           prisoner
           ,
           where
           I
           could
           not
           help
           my selfe
           .
           Ninthly
           ,
           Againe
           ,
           
             Paul
          
           was
           rescued
           from
           the
           hands
           of
           the
           cruell
           Jewes
           ,
           High
           Priests
           ,
           and
           Pharises
           ,
           by
           his
           appealing
           to
           
             Caesar
             ,
          
           a
           heathen
           Emperour
           ,
           who
           protected
           him
           from
           their
           violence
           :
           but
           I
           ,
           by
           appealing
           from
           the
           cruell
           Prelates
           ,
           was
           not
           rescued
           from
           their
           bloody
           hands
           .
           Tenthly
           ,
           
             Paul
             ,
          
           when
           the
           
             Jewes
          
           laid
           wait
           for
           him
           ,
           without
           the
           gates
           of
           
             Damascus
             ,
          
           to
           kill
           him
           ,
           was
           in
           a
           basket
           let
           downe
           over
           the
           wall
           ,
           and
           so
           esaped
           :
           but
           I
           being
           in
           mine
           own
           house
           beset
           with
           bills
           ,
           and
           swords
           ,
           and
           threatened
           with
           a
           Prelates
           mace
           ,
           had
           my
           house
           violently
           broken
           up
           ,
           and
           my
           person
           carryed
           away
           to
           prison
           ,
           although
           I
           might
           have
           the
           same
           time
           escaped
           their
           hands
           .
           Eleventhly
           ,
           
             Paul
          
           was
           persecuted
           by
           the
           Jewes
           ,
           who
           were
           professed
           enemies
           of
           Christ
           :
           but
           I
           by
           those
           ,
           who
           professe
           to
           be
           Christians
           ,
           yea
           Protestants
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           for
           Christ
           ,
           yea
           to
           be
           for
           the
           very
           Church
           of
           Christ
           .
           Now
           a
           professed
           enemy
           is
           lesse
           dangerous
           ,
           then
           a
           
           professed
           ,
           but
           false
           ,
           friend
           .
           Twelfthly
           ,
           
             Paul
          
           (
           if
           the
           story
           be
           true
           )
           suffered
           death
           ,
           by
           being
           beheaded
           ,
           with
           the
           sword
           ,
           under
           
             Nero
          
           at
           
             Rome
             :
          
           And
           I
           suffered
           that
           on
           the
           pilary
           in
           
             England
             ,
          
           my
           native
           Country
           ,
           which
           was
           more
           painefull
           ,
           and
           no
           lesse
           ,
           if
           not
           more
           disgracefull
           ,
           then
           such
           a
           death
           .
           For
           my
           head
           hung
           two
           full
           hours
           on
           the
           pilary
           ,
           as
           if
           it
           had
           been
           separate
           from
           my
           body
           ;
           and
           there
           were
           my
           two
           eares
           disgracefully
           and
           butcherly
           cut
           off
           with
           the
           hangmans
           knife
           ,
           whereby
           my
           blood
           was
           abundantly
           shed
           ,
           even
           to
           the
           expiring
           of
           the
           soule
           ;
           all
           which
           was
           ,
           both
           for
           the
           present
           ,
           and
           afterwards
           in
           the
           time
           of
           healing
           ,
           much
           
           
           
           more
           painfull
           ,
           then
           the
           chopping
           off
           of
           the
           head
           with
           one
           stroke
           .
           Thirtenthly
           As
           God
           indued
           
             Paul
          
           with
           an
           excellent
           spirit
           to
           undergoe
           and
           overcome
           all
           his
           affliction
           with
           a
           singular
           alacrity
           and
           constancy
           ,
           so
           as
           he
           sung
           Psalmes
           in
           the
           prison
           ,
           and
           accounted
           his
           life
           ,
           and
           all
           outward
           things
           ,
           but
           as
           dung
           ,
           in
           comparison
           of
           Christ
           :
           so
           the
           same
           God
           poured
           into
           my
           soule
           abundantly
           the
           like
           spirit
           ,
           of
           fortitude
           and
           magnanimity
           ,
           not
           only
           cheerfully
           and
           constantly
           ,
           but
           even
           triumphantly
           ,
           to
           be
           more
           then
           conqueror
           in
           all
           my
           sufferings
           ;
           as
           also
           the
           Apostle
           said
           of
           himselfe
           ,
           2.
           Cor.
           2.
           14.
           and
           Rom.
           4.
           37.
           
        
         
           Besides
           all
           this
           ,
           First
           ,
           
             Paul
          
           was
           never
           haunted
           ,
           hunted
           ,
           and
           vexed
           by
           Pursuivants
           ,
           as
           I
           have
           been
           .
           Secondly
           ,
           
             Paul
          
           was
           never
           bound
           in
           bonds
           of
           two
           or
           three
           hundred
           pounds
           to
           answer
           the
           High
           Priests
           in
           their
           synedrion
           ,
           as
           I
           have
           been
           in
           the
           high
           Commission
           Court
           .
           Thirdly
           ,
           
             Paul
             ,
          
           when
           he
           was
           a
           prisoner
           ,
           and
           that
           under
           
             Nero
             ;
          
           yet
           had
           liberty
           
           to
           visit
           his
           friends
           and
           acquaintance
           ;
           and
           they
           to
           come
           and
           visit
           him
           :
           but
           I
           was
           shut
           up
           in
           a
           close
           prison
           ,
           where
           neither
           my selfe
           could
           visit
           others
           ,
           nor
           they
           me
           .
           Fourthly
           ,
           
             Paul
          
           had
           his
           fellow
           prisoners
           with
           him
           to
           be
           mutuall
           comforters
           :
           but
           I
           was
           shut
           up
           all
           alone
           ,
           without
           a
           fellow
           ,
           or
           compainon
           .
           Fifthly
           ,
           
             Paul
          
           was
           never
           fined
           in
           more
           then
           he
           was
           worth
           :
           but
           I
           was
           .
           Sixthly
           ,
           
             Paul
          
           was
           never
           deemed
           to
           more
           punishments
           then
           one
           ,
           at
           once
           :
           but
           I
           to
           many
           ,
           and
           those
           most
           griveous
           punishments
           ;
           and
           that
           contrary
           to
           the
           law
           of
           the
           
             Medes
          
           and
           
             Persians
             .
          
           Ezra
           .
           7.
           26.
           
           Seventhly
           ,
           
             Paul
          
           was
           not
           condemned
           before
           the
           hearing
           of
           his
           cause
           ,
           nor
           himselfe
           condemned
           ,
           for
           refusing
           to
           assent
           to
           the
           condemning
           of
           his
           own
           cause
           before
           hearing
           :
           but
           both
           I
           and
           my
           cause
           were
           thus
           condemned
           ,
           contrary
           to
           the
           law
           of
           the
           land
           ,
           and
           of
           all
           nations
           .
           Eightly
           ,
           It
           was
           lawfullfor
           
             Paul
          
           to
           have
           carried
           about
           with
           him
           a
           sister
           a
           wife
           ,
           if
           he
           had
           had
           one
           :
           but
           I
           having
           an
           honest
           ,
           godly
           ,
           most
           loving
           ,
           and
           tender
           hearted
           woman
           to
           my
           wife
           ,
           was
           not
           suffered
           to
           have
           her
           with
           me
           according
           to
           Gods
           Ordinance
           ,
           for
           our
           mutuall
           comfort
           and
           support
           ,
           in
           our
           great
           affliction
           ;
           but
           wee
           were
           violently
           separated
           one
           from
           the
           other
           ,
           without
           any
           the
           least
           colour
           of
           cause
           .
           Ninthly
           ,
           
             Paul
          
           was
           suffered
           to
           write
           to
           his
           friends
           ,
           and
           to
           those
           his
           children
           ,
           whom
           he
           had
           begotten
           by
           the
           Gospel
           ,
           and
           to
           those
           Churches
           ,
           which
           he
           had
           planted
           :
           but
           I
           was
           not
           permitted
           the
           use
           of
           pen
           ,
           inke
           ,
           and
           paper
           ,
           so
           much
           as
           to
           write
           to
           my
           friends
           ,
           or
           to
           my
           disconsolate
           wife
           ,
           or
           my
           poore
           orphan-children
           ,
           whom
           God
           had
           given
           to
           me
           in
           lawfull
           wedlock
           .
           Tenthly
           ,
           
             Paul
          
           never
           was
           banished
           from
           his
           native
           country
           :
           but
           I
           was
           ,
           and
           that
           extrajudicially
           ,
           sent
           into
           perpetuall
           
           banishment
           .
           Eleventhly
           ,
           
             Paul
             ,
          
           though
           a
           prisoner
           ,
           yet
           was
           not
           forbid
           to
           preach
           ;
           but
           exercised
           his
           ministry
           in
           the
           prison
           ,
           to
           all
           that
           came
           unto
           him
           but
           my
           mouth
           was
           by
           Decree
           for
           ever
           stopped
           ;
           which
           one
           affliction
           was
           to
           me
           ,
           as
           in
           it selfe
           ,
           so
           heavy
           ,
           as
           is
           sufficient
           to
           counter-ballance
           all
           
             Pauls
          
           afflictions
           Twelfthly
           ,
           Nor
           did
           
             Paul
          
           live
           to
           know
           experimentally
           those
           sufferings
           ,
           which
           Antichrist
           (
           foretold
           of
           by
           him
           )
           should
           both
           craftily
           invent
           ,
           and
           cruelly
           inflict
           upon
           Gods
           
           servants
           ,
           in
           these
           last
           times
           ;
           which
           my selfe
           have
           now
           lived
           both
           to
           see
           ,
           and
           suffer
           .
           Antichrist
           was
           then
           but
           a
           cockatrice
           in
           the
           egge
           :
           but
           now
           he
           is
           broke
           out
           ,
           and
           growne
           to
           be
           a
           great
           red
           dragon
           .
           Thirteenthly
           ,
           
             Paul
          
           once
           by
           pleading
           the
           priviledge
           of
           a
           Roman
           ;
           escaped
           the
           whip
           :
           but
           I
           ,
           though
           once
           by
           pleading
           the
           benefit
           of
           a
           subject
           ,
           I
           obtained
           (
           which
           yet
           cost
           me
           ten
           pounds
           )
           a
           Prohibition
           ,
           whereby
           .
           I
           was
           delivered
           from
           a
           double
           lash
           of
           the
           High
           Commission
           :
           yet
           the
           next
           day
           after
           as
           aforesaid
           )
           I
           fell
           under
           the
           Prelates
           lash
           ;
           who
           suspended
           me
           from
           my
           ministry
           ,
           for
           preaching
           the
           truth
           ;
           for
           the
           which
           truths
           sake
           I
           have
           also
           suffered
           all
           these
           things
           .
           Finally
           ,
           Fourteenthly
           ,
           
             Pauls
          
           Judges
           would
           not
           condemne
           him
           ,
           for
           the
           bare
           accusation
           of
           his
           adversaries
           ,
           saying
           ,
           
             It
             was
             not
             the
             manner
             of
             the
             Romans
             to
             condemne
             any
             man
             ,
             before
             that
             he
             which
             is
             accused
             ,
             have
             the
             accusers
             face
             to
             face
             ,
             and
             have
             licence
             to
             answer
             for
             himselfe
             concerning
             the
             crime
             layed
             against
             him
             :
          
           but
           
           I
           ;
           though
           I
           had
           permission
           by
           the
           Court
           to
           make
           my
           defence
           in
           writing
           ,
           and
           at
           the
           censure
           to
           speake
           for
           my selfe
           ,
           yet
           all
           was
           as
           nothing
           ,
           but
           without
           either
           accusers
           ,
           or
           witnesses
           (
           saving
           only
           a
           counterfet
           information
           in
           Court
           ,
           charging
           many
           things
           ,
           but
           proving
           nothing
           ,
           but
           serving
           only
           for
           a
           snare
           ,
           which
           innocency
           it selfe
           could
           not
           escape
           )
           I
           underwent
           the
           most
           terrible
           Censure
           that
           ever
           was
           inflicted
           in
           the
           world
           .
           But
           though
           I
           underwent
           it
           ,
           yet
           through
           the
           power
           of
           Christ
           I
           overcame
           it
           .
           To
           him
           alone
           be
           all
           the
           glory
           and
           praise
           of
           a
           suffering
           ,
           which
           only
           his
           power
           and
           grace
           made
           so
           great
           ,
           so
           glorious
           .
        
         
           After
           a●l
           this
           ,
           let
           me
           a
           little
           recreate
           my
           Reader
           ,
           with
           a
           smale
           story
           of
           a
           passage
           falling
           out
           ,
           while
           I
           was
           in
           
             Guernsey
          
           Castle
           .
           On
           a
           time
           ,
           a
           pigeon
           sitting
           neere
           my
           chamber
           window
           (
           where
           my
           daily
           feeding
           of
           them
           made
           them
           so
           familiar
           ,
           as
           they
           would
           follow
           me
           up
           and
           downe
           the
           Castle
           )
           a
           wild
           hauke
           suddenly
           plunged
           upon
           her
           ,
           and
           beats
           her
           downe
           to
           the
           ground
           ,
           above
           four
           stories
           ,
           and
           falls
           a preying
           on
           her
           .
           I
           beheld
           it
           a
           while
           from
           my
           window
           ,
           and
           presently
           thereupon
           ran
           downe
           to
           rescue
           the
           dove
           ,
           though
           I
           was
           to
           run
           above
           a
           flight
           shot
           off
           ▪
           I
           ran
           ,
           and
           sound
           the
           hauke
           still
           upon
           the
           pigeon
           ,
           and
           when
           I
           was
           ready
           
           to
           cease
           on
           the
           hauke
           ,
           she
           flew
           off
           ,
           and
           then
           the
           poore
           Pigeon
           took
           her
           faint
           flight
           also
           ,
           the
           bold
           hauke
           pursuing
           her
           about
           the
           Castle
           ;
           but
           the
           dove
           escaped
           ,
           for
           any
           thing
           I
           could
           heare
           .
           This
           use
           I
           made
           of
           it
           ;
           I
           compared
           the
           Dove
           to
           the
           Church
           ,
           and
           the
           Hauke
           to
           the
           enemies
           of
           it
           ,
           hoping
           that
           ,
           though
           for
           a
           time
           the
           Hauke
           get
           the
           Dove
           under
           to
           p●ey
           upon
           her
           ;
           yet
           deliverance
           shall
           come
           in
           the
           nick
           :
           in
           the
           Mount
           will
           the
           Lord
           be
           seene
           ,
           and
           the
           Church
           shall
           escape
           ,
           but
           hardly
           ;
           but
           whether
           by
           flight
           (
           as
           
             Revel.
          
           12.
           )
           or
           otherwise
           ,
           that
           rests
           only
           in
           our
           Great
           Deliverers
           hand
           .
           This
           by
           the
           way
           .
        
         
           But
           now
           it
           is
           high
           time
           to
           close
           it
           up
           .
           For
           
             November
          
           15.
           1640.
           being
           the
           Lords
           day
           ,
           a
           Bark
           comes
           to
           
             Guernsey
          
           from
           
             England
          
           with
           friends
           ,
           and
           an
           Order
           from
           the
           Honourable
           House
           of
           Commons
           for
           my
           enlargement
           ,
           and
           returne
           for
           
             England
             .
          
           Blessed
           tidings
           indeed
           ,
           and
           the
           more
           ,
           because
           it
           came
           from
           a
           Parliament
           ;
           and
           yet
           more
           ,
           in
           that
           it
           was
           the
           Parliaments
           handsaile
           ,
           presenting
           much
           good
           ,
           but
           promising
           much
           more
           .
           The
           Newes
           filled
           the
           Castle
           with
           joy
           ,
           and
           so
           the
           Iland
           .
           The
           first
           observation
           I
           made
           of
           it
           ,
           was
           of
           the
           day
           ,
           on
           which
           this
           tydings
           came
           .
           First
           ,
           I
           noted
           it
           was
           the
           Lords
           day
           ,
           which
           day
           I
           had
           mightily
           propugned
           and
           defended
           ,
           both
           by
           preaching
           and
           writing
           against
           the
           malignant
           and
           profane
           adversaries
           of
           the
           sanctification
           thereof
           ,
           and
           of
           its
           morality
           .
           And
           when
           the
           book
           for
           dispensation
           ,
           and
           allowance
           of
           sports
           on
           that
           day
           ,
           came
           with
           an
           injunction
           to
           be
           publikely
           read
           in
           my
           Church
           upon
           a
           Lords
           day
           ;
           that
           very
           day
           ,
           in
           stead
           of
           reading
           of
           it
           (
           which
           I
           utterly
           abhorred
           to
           doe
           ,
           as
           an
           abominable
           thing
           )
           I
           turned
           my
           afternoon
           preaching
           into
           an
           opening
           of
           the
           fourth
           Commandement
           ,
           therein
           proving
           the
           Lords
           day
           ,
           to
           wit
           the
           first
           day
           of
           the
           week
           ,
           to
           succeed
           the
           seventh
           ,
           or
           last
           day
           of
           the
           week
           ,
           both
           for
           Sabbath
           ,
           and
           Sanctification
           under
           the
           Gospel
           .
           Now
           the
           newes
           and
           Order
           for
           my
           enlargement
           comming
           to
           me
           on
           the
           Lords
           day
           ,
           I
           took
           it
           as
           a
           gracious
           reward
           of
           mercy
           from
           God
           ,
           whose
           day
           I
           had
           formerly
           stood
           for
           against
           all
           the
           adversaries
           thereof
           .
           Againe
           ,
           secondly
           this
           day
           was
           the
           fifteenth
           day
           of
           the
           month
           ,
           to
           wit
           
             November
             ,
          
           which
           was
           the
           first
           day
           of
           the
           last
           month
           that
           made
           up
           the
           three
           yeares
           and
           a
           halfe
           from
           the
           day
           of
           my
           Censure
           ;
           and
           so
           was
           fulfilled
           that
           which
           I
           spake
           before
           at
           
             Coventry
             ,
          
           to
           the
           said
           Reverend
           Ministers
           ,
           Mr
           
             Nalton
             ,
          
           and
           Mr
           
             Hughs
             ,
          
           that
           three
           yeares
           and
           a
           halfe
           hence
           we
           should
           meet
           againe
           and
           be
           merry
           .
           For
           
             June
          
           14.
           1637.
           was
           my
           Censure
           ,
           and
           
             November
          
           15.
           1640.
           was
           the
           first
           day
           of
           the
           last
           month
           that
           made
           up
           three
           yeares
           and
           a
           halfe
           :
           so
           as
           the
           Parliaments
           Order
           calling
           me
           forth
           of
           
           prison
           to
           be
           presented
           before
           them
           ,
           seemed
           to
           me
           to
           be
           that
           great
           voice
           from
           heaven
           ,
           saying
           to
           the
           two
           Witnesses
           ,
           after
           their
           lying
           dead
           three
           dayes
           and
           a
           halfe
           (
           three
           yeares
           and
           a
           halfe
           )
           unburied
           ,
           Come
           up
           hither
           .
           Moreover
           I
           observed
           ,
           that
           I
           had
           come
           to
           
             Guernsey
          
           on
           the
           fifteenth
           day
           of
           the
           month
           and
           three
           yeares
           after
           ,
           on
           the
           fifteenth
           day
           of
           the
           month
           ,
           taking
           that
           month
           current
           from
           the
           fifteenth
           day
           ,
           came
           my
           release
           .
           And
           the
           like
           did
           my
           brother
           
             Prin
          
           of
           his
           comming
           to
           
             Jarsey
             ,
          
           which
           was
           on
           the
           seventeenth
           day
           of
           the
           month
           ,
           and
           his
           release
           came
           to
           him
           on
           the
           seventeenth
           day
           of
           the
           month
           :
           so
           punctuall
           is
           God
           in
           doing
           all
           things
           ,
           in
           number
           ,
           weight
           ,
           and
           measure
           ,
           could
           we
           but
           take
           a
           right
           measure
           of
           his
           doings
           in
           all
           the
           passages
           of
           his
           Providence
           .
        
         
           On
           Tuesday
           the
           seventeenth
           ,
           the
           messengers
           came
           to
           my
           brother
           
             Prin
             ,
          
           so
           as
           by
           Thursday
           after
           he
           came
           to
           me
           to
           
             Guernsey
             ,
          
           where
           we
           being
           feasted
           by
           all
           the
           Ministers
           there
           ,
           and
           more
           especially
           by
           Mr
           
             Delamarch
          
           at
           his
           house
           ,
           and
           my selfe
           by
           some
           worthy
           Merchants
           in
           the
           Towne
           :
           we
           were
           no
           sooner
           ready
           to
           set
           saile
           ,
           but
           the
           wind
           came
           about
           for
           us
           to
           goe
           for
           
             England
             .
          
           And
           here
           I
           cannot
           omit
           to
           observe
           the
           sweet
           Providence
           of
           God
           ,
           in
           bringing
           our
           friends
           from
           
             London
          
           so
           prosperously
           .
           They
           came
           on
           Thursday
           from
           
             London
          
           to
           
             Southampton
             ,
          
           the
           next
           day
           they
           provided
           a
           Bark
           ,
           the
           while
           the
           wind
           was
           opposite
           ,
           but
           Saturday
           morning
           ,
           the
           fourteenth
           ,
           they
           being
           ready
           ,
           the
           wind
           came
           about
           and
           brought
           them
           the
           next
           day
           to
           
             Guernsey
             .
          
           They
           staid
           not
           one
           day
           for
           the
           wind
           in
           comming
           ,
           nor
           we
           for
           going
           for
           
             England
             .
          
           On
           Saturday
           the
           21.
           about
           two
           of
           the
           clock
           in
           the
           afternoone
           ,
           taking
           our
           leave
           of
           the
           worthy
           Lievtenant
           ,
           and
           the
           rest
           ,
           we
           set
           saile
           for
           
             England
             ;
          
           where
           the
           wind
           ,
           by
           a
           gentle
           gale
           ,
           brought
           us
           the
           next
           day
           at
           night
           ,
           being
           the
           Lords
           day
           ,
           to
           arrive
           .
           And
           here
           againe
           I
           observe
           two
           speciall
           passages
           of
           the
           divine
           Providence
           .
           First
           ,
           that
           the
           wind
           blowing
           slack
           ,
           and
           the
           night
           comming
           on
           ,
           and
           we
           being
           now
           distant
           from
           from
           the
           maine
           land
           three
           or
           foure
           leagues
           ,
           so
           as
           the
           master
           was
           somewhat
           perplexed
           for
           want
           of
           wind
           ;
           we
           encouraged
           him
           ,
           and
           thereupon
           all
           our
           company
           went
           into
           the
           hold
           ,
           and
           fell
           to
           sing
           Psalmes
           :
           Wee
           had
           no
           sooner
           begun
           to
           sing
           ,
           but
           presently
           the
           wind
           began
           to
           whistle
           up
           ,
           so
           that
           we
           might
           heare
           the
           Bark
           to
           rowse
           through
           the
           waves
           :
           we
           continued
           our
           singing
           ,
           and
           the
           wind
           continued
           his
           blowing
           ,
           untill
           just
           as
           we
           had
           done
           singing
           ,
           the
           master
           had
           cast
           anchor
           ,
           we
           not
           knowing
           it
           ,
           till
           we
           came
           upon
           the
           deck
           ,
           for
           which
           we
           blessed
           our
           God
           .
           The
           second
           Circumstance
           was
           ,
           that
           in
           the
           very
           same
           
           place
           ,
           where
           I
           had
           parted
           last
           from
           
             England
             ,
          
           did
           our
           Bark
           now
           cast
           anchor
           for
           
             England
             ,
          
           God
           so
           disposing
           it
           by
           his
           wind
           .
           And
           this
           was
           in
           the
           mouth
           of
           
             Dartmouth
             ,
          
           where
           leaving
           our
           Bark
           to
           goe
           for
           
             South-hampton
          
           with
           our
           Stuffe
           ,
           we
           lodged
           in
           
             Dartmouth
          
           that
           night
           ,
           concluding
           and
           refreshing
           our
           long
           Pilgrimage
           with
           the
           close
           of
           the
           Sabbaticall
           rest
           of
           that
           day
           .
        
         
           The
           next
           day
           ,
           being
           courteously
           entertained
           of
           some
           of
           the
           best
           of
           the
           Towne
           ,
           who
           also
           provided
           us
           horses
           ,
           being
           nine
           or
           ten
           in
           company
           ,
           we
           hastened
           for
           
             London
             ;
          
           and
           came
           that
           night
           to
           
             Exceter
             ,
          
           within
           night
           ,
           where
           we
           saw
           the
           faces
           of
           many
           religious
           people
           ,
           who
           most
           lovingly
           entreated
           us
           ,
           many
           of
           them
           accompanying
           us
           the
           next
           day
           out
           of
           the
           City
           .
           We
           rode
           the
           next
           day
           to
           
             Lime
             ,
          
           where
           comming
           ,
           though
           somewhat
           late
           in
           the
           evening
           ,
           we
           were
           kindly
           entertained
           by
           the
           reverend
           and
           godly
           Minister
           there
           ,
           Mr
           
             Geere
             ,
          
           and
           by
           a
           worthy
           Justice
           of
           the
           Peace
           .
           Thence
           we
           set
           for
           ward
           the
           next
           morning
           before
           day
           ,
           hastening
           to
           come
           to
           the
           Lecture
           at
           
             Dorchester
             ,
          
           which
           we
           did
           ;
           being
           there
           refreshed
           both
           in
           soule
           and
           body
           ,
           where
           we
           were
           saluted
           ,
           and
           entertained
           by
           many
           worthy
           Christians
           .
           After
           dinner
           the
           same
           day
           we
           rode
           on
           our
           journey
           ,
           lodging
           at
           a
           private
           Towne
           betweene
           
             Dorchester
          
           and
           
             Salisbury
             .
          
           The
           next
           day
           we
           dined
           at
           
             Salisbury
             ,
          
           where
           we
           visited
           Mr
           
             Thatcher
             ,
          
           a
           reverend
           and
           laborious
           Minister
           there
           ,
           but
           very
           sickly
           at
           that
           time
           ,
           and
           since
           deceased
           :
           whence
           in
           the
           afternoone
           ,
           being
           accompanied
           by
           sundry
           good
           Christians
           in
           the
           City
           ,
           we
           rode
           to
           
             Andover
          
           that
           night
           ,
           being
           in
           the
           way
           met
           by
           sundry
           good
           Christians
           of
           that
           Towne
           ,
           who
           entertained
           us
           very
           courteously
           ,
           and
           accompanied
           us
           on
           in
           our
           journey
           the
           next
           day
           ;
           on
           which
           ,
           being
           Friday
           ,
           we
           reached
           to
           
             Egham
          
           that
           night
           ,
           being
           met
           by
           the
           way
           ,
           before
           we
           came
           at
           
             Bagshot
             ,
          
           by
           many
           of
           our
           loving
           friends
           and
           neighbours
           of
           
             London
             ,
          
           and
           especially
           my
           Friday-street
           neighbours
           ,
           my
           old
           Parishioners
           ;
           and
           when
           we
           were
           not
           farre
           past
           
             Bagshot
             ,
          
           we
           were
           met
           by
           my
           most
           loving
           and
           dear
           wife
           ,
           who
           came
           accompanied
           with
           many
           loving
           friends
           ,
           and
           worthy
           Citizens
           of
           
             London
             ;
          
           among
           whom
           was
           that
           most
           affectionate
           friend
           ,
           Mr
           
             Willingham
             ,
          
           and
           his
           loving
           wife
           ,
           who
           came
           with
           my
           wife
           in
           the
           Coatch
           ,
           which
           he
           had
           provided
           for
           that
           purpose
           .
           What
           expressions
           of
           joy
           and
           love
           there
           were
           at
           our
           meeting
           ,
           cannot
           be
           expressed
           .
           Well
           ,
           to
           
             Egham
          
           we
           came
           in
           the
           close
           of
           the
           day
           ,
           where
           every
           house
           brought
           forth
           a
           light
           to
           light
           us
           to
           our
           lodging
           ,
           where
           we
           were
           most
           nobly
           entertained
           by
           multitudes
           of
           friends
           ,
           that
           from
           
             London
          
           met
           us
           there
           .
           They
           called
           it
           our
           wedding
           night
           ,
           which
           was
           principally
           celebrated
           
           by
           that
           worthy
           and
           reverend
           Minister
           of
           
             Egham
             ,
          
           Mr
           
             Rayner
             ,
          
           who
           prayed
           with
           us
           ,
           with
           solemne
           giving
           of
           thanks
           ,
           expressed
           also
           in
           singing
           of
           Psalmes
           ,
           which
           he
           had
           most
           fitly
           and
           sweetly
           composed
           of
           many
           parts
           and
           parcels
           of
           Psalmes
           ,
           very
           admirably
           accommodated
           to
           the
           present
           occasion
           ;
           and
           all
           which
           ,
           continuing
           almost
           a
           whole
           houre
           ,
           Mr
           
             Rayner
          
           repeated
           without
           book
           .
        
         
           The
           next
           morning
           very
           early
           all
           our
           company
           was
           ready
           ,
           and
           after
           prayer
           took
           horse
           ,
           being
           on
           our
           journey
           for
           
             London
          
           before
           the
           Sunne
           arose
           .
           Of
           the
           whole
           traine
           ,
           consisting
           of
           two
           or
           three
           hundred
           ,
           many
           went
           out
           of
           
             Egham
             ,
          
           not
           without
           their
           branches
           of
           Rosemary
           and
           Bayes
           ,
           as
           Ensignes
           of
           the
           wedding
           :
           insomuch
           as
           all
           the
           way
           as
           wee
           rode
           ,
           the
           poore
           people
           brought
           forth
           whole
           baskets
           of
           Rosemary
           and
           Bayes
           ,
           to
           furnish
           every
           one
           in
           the
           traine
           ,
           which
           continually
           was
           encreased
           by
           the
           way
           .
           At
           every
           Towne
           the
           Bells
           were
           rung
           as
           we
           passed
           through
           ,
           the
           streets
           being
           strowed
           with
           people
           to
           see
           our
           faces
           .
           But
           by
           the
           way
           I
           observed
           the
           Sunne
           rising
           with
           an
           extraordinary
           brightnesse
           by
           reason
           of
           the
           clearnesse
           of
           the
           ayre
           ,
           the
           whole
           skie
           notwithstanding
           being
           covered
           over
           from
           side
           to
           side
           round
           about
           with
           one
           entire
           cloud
           ,
           as
           it
           were
           a
           seamlesse
           mantle
           or
           vaile
           upon
           the
           whole
           hemispheare
           ,
           only
           the
           Sunne
           unclouded
           ;
           But
           still
           as
           the
           Sunne
           mounted
           higher
           and
           higher
           ,
           this
           mantle
           or
           clould
           did
           by
           degrees
           draw
           back
           ,
           and
           give
           way
           to
           the
           Sunne
           ,
           and
           so
           passed
           before
           it
           ,
           untill
           the
           cloud
           did
           ,
           by
           degrees
           ,
           wholly
           vanish
           ,
           as
           driven
           away
           by
           the
           Sunnes
           brightnesse
           ,
           without
           the
           least
           breath
           of
           wind
           to
           cause
           it
           so
           to
           passe
           away
           .
           This
           was
           observed
           also
           by
           many
           in
           the
           company
           ;
           so
           as
           ,
           though
           it
           were
           the
           end
           of
           
             November
             ,
          
           yet
           after
           the
           Sunne
           had
           chased
           away
           the
           cloud
           which
           fled
           before
           it
           ,
           never
           was
           there
           a
           day
           in
           Somer
           more
           cleare
           ,
           more
           bright
           ,
           more
           sweet
           and
           comfortable
           then
           that
           was
           .
           And
           it
           was
           the
           more
           to
           be
           observed
           ,
           because
           all
           the
           dayes
           in
           our
           journey
           ,
           from
           our
           first
           landing
           ,
           were
           much
           clouded
           ,
           and
           thickned
           with
           mists
           or
           fogs
           ,
           only
           beginning
           to
           cleare
           up
           as
           we
           approached
           to
           
             Egham
             ,
          
           where
           our
           friends
           met
           us
           .
           So
           as
           the
           extraordinarinesse
           of
           this
           dayes
           brightnesse
           and
           beauty
           ,
           so
           cleared
           up
           as
           before
           ,
           made
           some
           impression
           in
           my
           minde
           of
           a
           sweet
           and
           glorious
           day
           ,
           or
           time
           ,
           which
           the
           Sun
           of
           righteousnesse
           ,
           arising
           over
           
             England
             ,
          
           with
           healing
           under
           his
           wings
           ,
           was
           now
           about
           to
           procure
           for
           us
           ,
           after
           once
           that
           black
           cloud
           which
           hanged
           over
           the
           Land
           ,
           was
           by
           degrees
           chased
           away
           .
           But
           this
           by
           the
           way
           .
        
         
           Nor
           did
           the
           cloud
           faster
           wane
           before
           the
           Sun
           ,
           then
           the
           faces
           of
           our
           friends
           from
           
             London
          
           began
           more
           and
           more
           to
           shine
           ,
           being
           now
           multiplied
           ,
           
           as
           it
           were
           into
           so
           many
           constellations
           of
           bright
           starres
           ;
           by
           the
           reflection
           whereof
           ,
           our
           way
           towards
           
             London
          
           seemed
           to
           be
           another
           
             via
             lactea
             ,
          
           or
           
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
             {non-Roman}
          
           ,
           as
           the
           Philosopher
           calls
           it
           ,
           that
           milkie-white
           brightnesse
           ,
           which
           we
           see
           in
           the
           heavens
           in
           a
           cleare
           starty
           night
           .
        
         
           But
           now
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           all
           this
           glory
           and
           favour
           cast
           upon
           us
           ,
           and
           shining
           forth
           from
           the
           faces
           and
           affections
           of
           Gods
           people
           ,
           I
           began
           to
           fee
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           sensible
           of
           a
           farre
           greater
           danger
           ,
           then
           I
           had
           beene
           in
           during
           all
           the
           time
           of
           my
           imprisonment
           and
           exile
           .
           For
           then
           and
           there
           I
           displayed
           all
           my
           sailes
           ,
           to
           be
           filled
           with
           the
           gentle
           gales
           of
           comforts
           breathing
           from
           heaven
           upon
           me
           :
           but
           now
           I
           saw
           a
           necessity
           of
           taking
           in
           my
           sailes
           ,
           lest
           the
           wind
           of
           Gods
           favour
           ,
           and
           of
           his
           peoples
           affections
           blowing
           so
           strongly
           ,
           yet
           sweetly
           ,
           upon
           me
           ,
           might
           overturne
           ,
           and
           sink
           my
           brittle
           Bark
           now
           in
           the
           very
           bosome
           of
           the
           haven
           .
           For
           I
           began
           now
           to
           feele
           some
           stirrings
           within
           me
           ,
           Satan
           now
           labouring
           to
           overthrow
           me
           (
           as
           he
           did
           
             Adam
             )
          
           in
           this
           my
           seeming
           Paradise
           ;
           which
           he
           could
           not
           doe
           while
           I
           lay
           on
           
             Jobs
          
           dunghill
           .
           Therefore
           as
           the
           Mariner
           ,
           seeing
           an
           Herican
           approaching
           ,
           presently
           takes
           in
           his
           sailes
           :
           so
           did
           I
           now
           ,
           I
           descried
           in
           this
           calme
           a
           storme
           abrewing
           ;
           hereupon
           I
           did
           retire
           my
           thoughts
           inward
           ,
           and
           did
           earnestly
           pray
           to
           the
           Lord
           ,
           that
           he
           would
           no
           lesse
           strongly
           support
           me
           with
           his
           hand
           now
           in
           this
           prosperous
           condition
           ,
           then
           he
           had
           done
           formerly
           in
           all
           my
           sufferings
           .
           And
           the
           Lord
           heard
           me
           ;
           for
           both
           for
           the
           present
           he
           answered
           me
           ,
           My
           grace
           is
           sufficient
           for
           thee
           ,
           my
           heart
           all
           the
           way
           as
           I
           rode
           ,
           putting
           it selfe
           in
           a
           posture
           of
           defence
           against
           Satans
           fiery
           darts
           ,
           and
           couching
           so
           low
           ,
           that
           his
           bullets
           flew
           all
           over
           my
           head
           :
           and
           afterwards
           ,
           lest
           I
           should
           be
           exalted
           with
           abundance
           of
           salutations
           in
           
             London
          
           streets
           ,
           and
           abroad
           ,
           a
           messenger
           of
           Satan
           was
           sent
           to
           buffet
           me
           ,
           as
           we
           shall
           heare
           anon
           .
        
         
           Thus
           we
           are
           in
           our
           way
           to
           
             London
             ;
          
           we
           dine
           at
           
             Brainford
             ,
          
           where
           not
           only
           all
           the
           Innes
           ,
           but
           streets
           were
           filled
           ;
           the
           company
           flowing
           in
           as
           a
           maine
           springtide
           ,
           not
           only
           filling
           the
           high
           way
           ,
           but
           overflowing
           the
           banks
           all
           along
           .
           They
           were
           multiplied
           at
           
             Brainford
          
           to
           many
           thousands
           ,
           horses
           and
           coatches
           filling
           the
           Road
           from
           thence
           to
           
             London
             ;
          
           which
           no
           lesse
           filled
           the
           Adversaries
           hearts
           with
           envy
           and
           madnesse
           ,
           who
           for
           so
           long
           time
           before
           had
           rejoyced
           and
           made
           merry
           ,
           during
           our
           durance
           .
           A
           little
           before
           I
           came
           to
           Charing
           Crosse
           (
           as
           before
           is
           touched
           )
           a
           woman
           being
           on
           foot
           in
           the
           midst
           of
           the
           horse
           ,
           called
           to
           me
           ,
           and
           said
           ,
           O
           Sir
           ,
           this
           is
           a
           glorious
           wedding
           day
           :
           To
           whom
           I
           replied
           ,
           It
           is
           indeed
           ,
           good
           woman
           ,
           blessed
           be
           God
           .
           Yea
           ,
           said
           she
           
           againe
           ,
           but
           your
           wedding
           day
           upon
           the
           pillary
           was
           more
           glorious
           .
           I
           admiring
           this
           speech
           of
           the
           woman
           ,
           answered
           ,
           indeed
           it
           is
           true
           .
           And
           truly
           so
           it
           was
           ;
           for
           my
           suffering
           on
           the
           pilary
           was
           made
           glorious
           by
           an
           inward
           spirituall
           power
           ,
           and
           hand
           of
           heaven
           upon
           my
           soule
           ,
           makeing
           it
           to
           ride
           as
           it
           were
           in
           triumph
           ,
           in
           that
           charret
           :
           but
           this
           my
           returne
           from
           captivity
           was
           attended
           with
           an
           externall
           glory
           shining
           forth
           from
           humane
           favour
           ;
           although
           all
           was
           the
           effect
           and
           fruit
           of
           Gods
           mercy
           and
           providence
           ,
           causing
           the
           same
           ;
           who
           in
           all
           ,
           is
           to
           be
           blessed
           for
           ever
           .
        
         
           And
           when
           I
           was
           newly
           past
           Charing
           Crosse
           ,
           over
           against
           the
           Mewes
           ,
           Sr
           
             Peter
             Osburne
             ,
          
           Governor
           of
           
             Guernsey
             ,
          
           where
           I
           was
           prisoner
           ,
           was
           staying
           in
           his
           Coatch
           ,
           with
           the
           boot
           downe
           (
           no
           doubt
           as
           he
           was
           appointed
           )
           to
           receive
           me
           into
           his
           coatch
           ,
           and
           so
           to
           carry
           me
           to
           his
           house
           ,
           at
           
             Chelsey
             ;
          
           which
           he
           tendering
           unto
           me
           ,
           I
           desired
           his
           honour
           to
           excuse
           me
           ,
           seeing
           I
           was
           all
           in
           a
           sweat
           ,
           and
           fit
           to
           goe
           no where
           ,
           but
           to
           my
           owne
           house
           ,
           lest
           my
           health
           might
           be
           endangered
           .
           He
           pressed
           me
           againe
           and
           againe
           :
           I
           answered
           still
           as
           before
           .
           Then
           said
           he
           ,
           take
           notice
           that
           I
           have
           required
           you
           to
           goe
           with
           me
           :
           I
           replyed
           ,
           And
           I
           pray
           you
           Sir
           take
           notice
           of
           the
           answer
           ,
           and
           reason
           I
           give
           you
           ,
           why
           I
           dare
           not
           goe
           with
           you
           .
           So
           he
           dismissed
           me
           ;
           and
           we
           rid
           on
           ;
           the
           streets
           all
           along
           ,
           on
           each
           side
           thronged
           with
           people
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           houses
           ,
           and
           windowes
           from
           the
           Mewes
           ,
           to
           my
           house
           in
           Alderman-bury
           ,
           full
           of
           beholders
           of
           all
           sexes
           ,
           and
           ages
           of
           all
           sorts
           ;
           we
           were
           three
           long
           houres
           in
           passing
           from
           the
           Mewes
           ,
           to
           Alderman-bury
           .
           Against
           my
           comming
           home
           that
           night
           ,
           some
           friends
           waiting
           in
           my
           house
           for
           my
           comming
           ,
           one
           of
           them
           espied
           there
           a
           strange
           man
           in
           a
           scarlet
           cloake
           ,
           musled
           about
           his
           face
           ;
           and
           being
           demanded
           what
           he
           was
           ,
           and
           not
           giving
           a
           cleare
           answer
           ,
           they
           wished
           him
           to
           be
           gone
           ;
           whereupon
           he
           went
           his
           way
           .
           So
           I
           comming
           safely
           home
           ,
           enjoyed
           naturall
           rest
           in
           mine
           own
           house
           ;
           and
           the
           next
           day
           ,
           being
           the
           Lords
           Sabbath
           ,
           spirituall
           ,
           and
           corporall
           rest
           from
           all
           my
           labours
           past
           .
        
         
           On
           the
           monday
           following
           ,
           my
           brother
           
             Prin
          
           and
           I
           went
           to
           attend
           the
           House
           of
           Commons
           ;
           my
           brother
           
             Bastwick
          
           being
           not
           yet
           returned
           from
           
             Sillie
             .
          
           We
           presented
           our
           persons
           with
           our
           petitions
           to
           the
           House
           ,
           for
           the
           hearing
           of
           our
           cause
           .
           It
           was
           granted
           ;
           a
           speciall
           Committe
           was
           appointed
           for
           the
           examination
           of
           our
           cause
           ;
           and
           in
           the
           same
           Order
           of
           the
           House
           to
           the
           same
           Committe
           (
           a
           thing
           wherein
           the
           hand
           of
           divine
           Providence
           is
           not
           a
           little
           seene
           )
           it
           was
           ordered
           ,
           that
           after
           the
           examination
           of
           our
           causes
           ,
           the
           Courts
           and
           proceedings
           both
           of
           the
           High
           
           Commission
           ,
           and
           starre
           chamber
           should
           be
           examined
           ;
           and
           the
           issue
           was
           ;
           our
           cause
           was
           declared
           and
           voted
           first
           by
           the
           Committee
           ,
           and
           after
           by
           the
           whole
           House
           ,
           to
           be
           innocent
           ,
           and
           all
           the
           proceedings
           of
           those
           Courts
           against
           us
           illegall
           ,
           against
           the
           lawes
           of
           the
           land
           ,
           and
           the
           liberties
           of
           the
           subject
           :
           and
           on
           the
           other
           side
           ,
           both
           those
           Courts
           were
           alike
           voted
           to
           bee
           illegall
           ;
           and
           thereupon
           an
           Act
           was
           drawne
           up
           ,
           and
           passed
           ,
           and
           stands
           now
           in
           force
           ,
           for
           the
           utter
           abolishing
           of
           both
           those
           Courts
           .
           So
           they
           are
           brought
           downe
           ,
           and
           fallen
           ,
           and
           we
           are
           risen
           ,
           and
           stand
           upright
           .
           And
           blessed
           be
           the
           Lord
           ,
           that
           
           both
           those
           Courts
           fell
           under
           such
           a
           Cause
           ,
           as
           gives
           them
           no
           just
           cause
           to
           complaine
           .
           But
           for
           our
           cause
           ,
           although
           the
           honourable
           House
           of
           Commons
           have
           voted
           it
           so
           farre
           for
           the
           clearing
           of
           us
           ,
           as
           it
           can
           yet
           goe
           :
           yet
           the
           Transmission
           thereof
           to
           the
           House
           of
           Lords
           is
           not
           hitherto
           passed
           ,
           for
           a
           recompence
           of
           our
           wrongs
           sustained
           .
           But
           herein
           we
           are
           patients
           with
           the
           whole
           land
           ,
           which
           lyes
           a bleeding
           ,
           while
           the
           cause
           of
           innocent
           blood
           cannot
           find
           redresse
           .
           Yet
           blessed
           be
           God
           ,
           that
           by
           vertue
           of
           that
           vote
           I
           have
           liberty
           to
           preach
           ;
           although
           I
           have
           suffered
           not
           a
           little
           for
           that
           first
           Sermon
           I
           preached
           ,
           after
           my
           liberty
           obtained
           ,
           as
           my
           first-fruits
           paid
           to
           the
           Parliament
           at
           
             Westminster
             .
          
           Clamors
           were
           raised
           by
           some
           malignant
           spirits
           ,
           and
           received
           too
           credulously
           by
           some
           of
           the
           better
           minded
           ,
           who
           had
           not
           heard
           the
           Sermon
           ;
           which
           the
           more
           grieved
           me
           .
           But
           how
           justly
           fame
           did
           censure
           me
           ,
           the
           Sermon
           it selfe
           (
           if
           once
           it
           may
           obtaine
           licence
           to
           be
           printed
           ,
           which
           it
           hath
           a
           long
           time
           waited
           for
           )
           will
           clearly
           show
           .
           Many
           other
           wrongs
           have
           I
           suffered
           ,
           both
           by
           false
           reports
           ,
           and
           by
           bookes
           published
           under
           the
           name
           of
           Mr.
           
             Burton
          
           in
           generall
           ,
           which
           the
           simple
           hearted
           people
           took
           to
           be
           mine
           ;
           being
           only
           counterfeited
           to
           get
           away
           their
           farthings
           .
           But
           the
           righteous
           judge
           will
           one
           day
           cleare
           all
           .
           When
           the
           next
           day
           after
           that
           Sermon
           I
           was
           taken
           with
           a
           fit
           of
           the
           stone
           ,
           the
           first
           sensible
           fruit
           of
           my
           long
           close
           imprisonment
           ;
           fame
           gave
           it
           out
           ,
           that
           it
           was
           for
           griefe
           and
           shame
           of
           my
           said
           Sermon
           .
           Though
           after
           this
           ,
           I
           have
           had
           sundry
           fits
           of
           the
           stone
           .
           I
           might
           mention
           many
           other
           reproaches
           cast
           upon
           me
           ,
           since
           my
           enlargement
           ,
           which
           I
           have
           learned
           the
           more
           easily
           to
           digest
           ,
           and
           contemne
           ,
           (
           saving
           only
           that
           I
           take
           them
           as
           messengers
           of
           
           Satan
           ,
           sent
           to
           buffet
           me
           )
           by
           my
           experience
           in
           my
           greater
           sufferings
           .
           He
           that
           hath
           stood
           an
           innocent
           upon
           the
           pillary
           ,
           and
           the●e
           had
           his
           eares
           cut
           off
           ;
           which
           he
           endured
           with
           not
           only
           patience
           ,
           but
           alacrity
           and
           triumph
           :
           cannot
           he
           (
           trow
           you
           )
           brook
           to
           be
           unjustly
           branded
           for
           an
           
             Infamous
          
           person
           ,
           and
           that
           by
           such
           as
           were
           the
           prime
           authors
           of
           
           such
           bloody
           ,
           and
           barbarous
           cruelty
           ,
           but
           he
           must
           needs
           be
           sick
           for
           sorrow
           of
           that
           ,
           which
           he
           accounts
           his
           glory
           and
           crowne
           ?
           Or
           shall
           such
           a
           one
           be
           ashamed
           to
           beare
           in
           his
           body
           such
           glorio
           is
           marks
           of
           the
           Lord
           Jesus
           ?
           Or
           ,
           he
           that
           chose
           rather
           to
           be
           deprived
           of
           all
           ,
           liberty
           ,
           livelyhood
           ,
           eares
           ,
           credit
           with
           the
           malignant
           world
           ,
           degrees
           in
           schooles
           ,
           yea
           his
           sweet
           native
           country
           ,
           wife
           ,
           children
           ,
           friends
           ,
           all
           outward
           comforts
           ,
           rather
           then
           betray
           the
           cause
           of
           Christ
           ,
           and
           basely
           yeild
           to
           unreasonable
           and
           absurd
           men
           :
           after
           the
           suffering
           of
           all
           these
           ,
           is
           it
           so
           easie
           a
           matter
           (
           thinke
           you
           )
           to
           overthrow
           such
           a
           one
           with
           the
           impotent
           breath
           of
           a
           man
           that
           shall
           dye
           ;
           or
           of
           the
           son
           of
           man
           ,
           that
           shall
           be
           made
           as
           grasse
           ?
           should
           I
           now
           at
           last
           so
           forget
           the
           
             Lord
             my
             maker
             ,
             as
             to
             feare
          
           
           
             continnually
             every
             day
             ,
             because
             of
             the
             fury
             of
             the
             oppressor
             ,
             as
             if
             he
             were
             ready
             to
             destroy
             ;
          
           of
           whom
           the
           Prophet
           saith
           ,
           
             And
             where
             is
             the
             fury
             of
             the
             Oppressor
             ?
          
           Behold
           my
           witnesse
           is
           in
           Heaven
           ,
           and
           my
           Record
           is
           on
           
           high
           .
           And
           certainly
           ,
           if
           witnessing
           the
           Truth
           against
           Falshood
           ,
           and
           openly
           detecting
           the
           machinations
           of
           Apostats
           (
           if
           ever
           they
           were
           other
           then
           dissembling
           Hypocrites
           ,
           before
           their
           vizards
           were
           pulld
           off
           )
           deserve
           the
           brand
           of
           
             An
             infamous
             disturber
             of
             the
             peace
             of
             this
             Church
             ,
             and
             State
             ;
          
           I
           will
           weare
           it
           as
           a
           badge
           of
           the
           greatest
           honour
           of
           my
           service
           to
           Christ
           in
           this
           World
           .
           And
           I
           blesse
           my
           Lord
           who
           accounted
           me
           faithfull
           ,
           and
           put
           me
           in
           this
           service
           ,
           and
           enabled
           me
           so
           therein
           ,
           as
           to
           deserve
           to
           be
           reproached
           no
           otherwise
           then
           the
           Prophet
           
             Eliah
          
           was
           by
           the
           grand
           disturber
           and
           troubler
           of
           
             Israel
             ,
          
           to
           whom
           the
           Prophet
           replyed
           
           
             I
             have
             not
             troubled
             Israel
             ,
             but
             thou
             and
             thy
             fathers
             house
             ,
             in
             that
             ye
             have
             forsaken
             the
             Commandements
             of
             the
             Lord
             ,
             and
             have
             followed
             Baalim
             .
          
           And
           if
           by
           
             [
             This
             Church
             ]
          
           be
           understood
           the
           Prelaticall
           or
           Hierarchicall
           and
           by
           [
           State
           ]
           a
           Tyrannicall
           ,
           and
           lawlesse
           Government
           ,
           I
           heartily
           thank
           God
           ,
           that
           I
           have
           bin
           a
           
             disturber
          
           of
           these
           so
           ,
           as
           never
           since
           that
           time
           they
           could
           peacably
           go
           on
           (
           as
           before
           they
           did
           )
           in
           their
           rebuilding
           of
           
             Babel
             ,
          
           the
           end
           wherof
           wil
           be
           confusion
           ,
           or
           in
           reedifying
           of
           
             Jerico
             ,
          
           the
           curse
           wherof
           
           was
           the
           rooting
           out
           of
           the
           whole
           race
           ,
           and
           posterity
           of
           the
           Rebuilder
           .
        
         
           What
           should
           I
           speake
           of
           the
           many
           reproaches
           and
           infamies
           ,
           which
           I
           have
           undergone
           since
           the
           cleering
           of
           my
           Cause
           in
           the
           honorable
           House
           of
           Commons
           ,
           ever
           to
           be
           honoured
           of
           all
           posterity
           ?
           But
           this
           was
           my
           comfort
           all
           along
           ,
           even
           the
           clearnesse
           of
           my
           Conscience
           ,
           being
           not
           guilty
           to
           my selfe
           of
           any
           just
           cause
           by
           me
           given
           ,
           why
           any
           ,
           (
           unlesse
           Prelaticall
           and
           Iesuiticall
           spirits
           ,
           or
           such
           as
           are
           through
           ignorance
           seduced
           by
           them
           )
           should
           fall
           so
           fowle
           upon
           me
           ,
           saving
           that
           the
           more
           any
           man
           endeavors
           to
           come
           neerest
           to
           Christ
           ,
           and
           so
           to
           shake
           off
           the
           shackles
           of
           sinne
           and
           yoake
           of
           Antichristian
           usurpation
           over
           the
           soules
           of
           men
           the
           
           
           more
           necessarily
           and
           unavoidably
           he
           must
           passe
           the
           pikes
           of
           all
           those
           whose
           conversation
           in
           the
           world
           cannot
           find
           elbow-room
           enough
           to
           
           walke
           in
           Christs
           narrow
           way
           ,
           which
           leadeth
           unto
           life
           .
           Nor
           need
           this
           be
           made
           a
           wonder
           in
           our
           dayes
           ,
           which
           hath
           bin
           the
           perpetuall
           practise
           of
           the
           world
           in
           all
           ages
           since
           Christ
           had
           a
           Church
           upon
           earth
           since
           the
           Lord
           himselfe
           put
           that
           enmity
           between
           the
           Serpent
           and
           the
           Woman
           ,
           
           and
           between
           her
           seed
           and
           his
           ;
           yea
           in
           this
           Age
           of
           ours
           (
           wherein
           Satans
           wrath
           is
           so
           great
           ,
           because
           he
           knoweth
           ,
           that
           he
           hath
           but
           a
           short
           time
           ,
           and
           wherein
           the
           ten
           horned
           Beast
           ,
           and
           his
           limmes
           are
           fighting
           their
           last
           battell
           in
           
             Harmageddon
             ,
          
           whither
           the
           Almighty
           himself
           brings
           them
           ,
           that
           he
           might
           shew
           himselfe
           to
           be
           the
           Almighty
           in
           giving
           the
           
           last
           and
           most
           terrible
           defeat
           to
           all
           their
           power
           and
           plots
           )
           not
           to
           see
           such
           an
           enmity
           were
           a
           wonder
           ,
           when
           we
           have
           already
           seene
           what
           a
           wonder-working
           age
           it
           hath
           been
           (
           as
           before
           hath
           been
           touched
           )
           and
           certainly
           shall
           yet
           see
           greater
           things
           then
           these
           .
           And
           therefore
           for
           poor
           me
           to
           be
           set
           in
           the
           Front
           (
           as
           it
           were
           )
           of
           this
           battell
           between
           Christ
           and
           Antichrist
           ,
           and
           to
           be
           shot
           at
           ,
           as
           a
           prime
           kindler
           of
           the
           coals
           ;
           what
           wounds
           I
           receive
           from
           the
           adversaries
           ,
           I
           shall
           weare
           them
           as
           crownes
           upon
           me
           ,
           whose
           weight
           the
           greater
           it
           is
           ,
           the
           more
           sensible
           thereof
           is
           my
           weaknesse
           and
           unworthinesse
           to
           bear
           it
           .
        
         
           Again
           ,
           how
           I
           have
           been
           reproached
           and
           reviled
           by
           those
           two
           Champions
           of
           
             Canterbury
             ,
          
           to
           wit
           ,
           Dr.
           
             Heylin
             ,
          
           and
           Dr.
           
             Dow
             ,
          
           whom
           the
           Prelate
           imployed
           in
           the
           writing
           and
           publishing
           of
           their
           two
           Bookes
           in
           answer
           to
           that
           of
           mine
           ,
           
             For
             God
             and
             the
             King
             ,
          
           I
           referre
           to
           every
           judicious
           ,
           ingenuous
           ,
           and
           Orthodox
           Reader
           of
           my
           Book
           and
           theirs
           .
           And
           they
           writ
           against
           me
           ,
           when
           I
           was
           fast
           close
           Prisoner
           in
           the
           Fleet
           ,
           beating
           and
           wounding
           me
           at
           their
           pleasure
           ,
           when
           I
           was
           bound
           hand
           and
           foot
           ;
           and
           when
           (
           though
           I
           had
           had
           opportunity
           ,
           which
           I
           had
           not
           ,
           to
           answer
           them
           ,
           yet
           )
           I
           could
           not
           have
           got
           my
           Book
           licensed
           for
           the
           Presse
           ,
           or
           yet
           any
           man
           that
           durst
           print
           ,
           when
           they
           saw
           the
           Author
           to
           be
           so
           used
           .
           As
           for
           their
           Answers
           to
           the
           Doctrinall
           points
           in
           my
           said
           Book
           ,
           not
           onely
           the
           Reverend
           Ministers
           of
           
             London
          
           in
           their
           late
           Remonstrance
           ,
           exhibited
           unto
           the
           Honourable
           House
           of
           Commons
           ,
           and
           openly
           debated
           and
           proved
           from
           point
           to
           point
           ,
           have
           among
           other
           things
           taxed
           as
           erroneous
           ,
           but
           my
           Doctrines
           themselves
           doest
           and
           still
           unshaken
           ,
           intire
           ,
           and
           orthodox
           ,
           notwithstanding
           all
           their
           proud
           and
           bold
           attempts
           to
           batter
           them
           downe
           .
           But
           where
           they
           cannot
           (
           as
           all
           along
           )
           fasten
           their
           envenomed
           darts
           against
           the
           Doctrines
           ,
           they
           have
           sharpned
           their
           virulent
           stile
           against
           my
           person
           ,
           sprinkling
           it
           all
           over
           
           with
           as
           black
           disgraces
           ,
           as
           the
           Gall
           and
           Vinegar
           of
           their
           Inke
           ,
           but
           much
           more
           of
           their
           imbittered
           and
           galled
           Spirit
           could
           poure
           forth
           .
           D.
           
             Dow
          
           spends
           his
           whole
           second
           Chapter
           professedly
           in
           going
           about
           to
           grace
           my
           whole
           course
           and
           manner
           of
           life
           ;
           doing
           therein
           ,
           as
           a
           Declamatory
           Orator
           ,
           who
           having
           a
           bad
           Cause
           to
           plead
           ,
           falls
           fowle
           in
           the
           first
           place
           upon
           the
           Person
           of
           his
           Adversary
           .
           As
           the
           Orator
           
             Tertullus
             ,
          
           whom
           the
           High
           Priests
           had
           feed
           to
           plead
           against
           
             Paul
             ;
          
           who
           ,
           after
           his
           colloguing
           Preface
           to
           
             Foelix
             ,
          
           for
           a
           favourable
           audience
           ,
           he
           begins
           thus
           against
           
             Paul
             ,
          
           saying
           ,
           
             We
             have
             found
             this
             man
             a
             Pestilent
             fellow
             ,
             and
             a
             mover
             of
             Sedition
             among
             all
             the
             Jewes
             ,
             &c.
             
          
           And
           so
           this
           Doctour
           
           hath
           farsed
           his
           Chapter
           with
           many
           sore
           charges
           upon
           my
           Person
           .
           One
           is
           ,
           
             I
             can
             devise
          
           (
           saith
           he
           )
           
             no
             better
             Apologie
             ,
             nor
             other
             way
             to
             free
             him
             from
             the
             just
             imputation
             of
             imbittered
             malice
             ,
             and
             traiterous
             intention
             ,
             then
             to
             say
             ,
             that
             discontent
             at
             once
             hath
             crackt
             his
             brain
             and
             his
             conscience
             .
          
           To
           which
           I
           answer
           ,
           
             The
             Lord
             rebuke
             thee
          
           But
           he
           begins
           at
           my
           breeding
           in
           
             Cambridge
             ,
             for
             some
             short
             time
          
           (
           as
           he
           saith
           )
           surely
           
             that
             some
             short
             time
             was
          
           six
           yeares
           together
           intire
           ,
           taking
           my
           Degree
           of
           Mr.
           of
           Arts
           the
           next
           yeere
           .
           Well
           ,
           what
           then
           ?
           
             Where
             he
             was
             never
             observed
             for
             any
             excellency
             ,
             but
             that
             he
             could
             play
             well
             on
             an
             Instrument
             .
          
           Surely
           I
           plead
           not
           excellencie
           in
           any
           thing
           .
           What
           God
           hath
           freely
           given
           me
           ,
           I
           blesse
           him
           for
           .
           Yet
           this
           there
           be
           some
           yet
           living
           can
           testifie
           ,
           that
           I
           was
           so
           observed
           for
           a
           Ciceronean
           ,
           that
           I
           was
           in
           request
           for
           making
           Orations
           for
           Gentlemen
           in
           the
           Colledge
           ;
           which
           I
           speake
           not
           to
           glory
           of
           ,
           but
           to
           tell
           Dr.
           
             Dow
             ,
          
           that
           
             H.
             B.
          
           will
           at
           this
           day
           dispute
           with
           
             Christopher
             Dow
             ▪
          
           either
           in
           Latin
           or
           Greek
           .
           That
           I
           could
           play
           well
           
             on
             an
             Instrument
             ,
          
           I
           thank
           God
           also
           ;
           and
           the
           rather
           ,
           because
           that
           quality
           was
           borne
           with
           me
           ,
           and
           it
           never
           was
           any
           hindrance
           but
           a
           furtherance
           to
           my
           studies
           .
           
             But
             after
             he
             was
             a
             Schoole-master
             in
             a
             Noble-mans
             house
             ,
          
           (
           saith
           he
           )
           
             hee
             found
             the
             favour
             to
             be
             admitted
             to
             a
             meane
             place
             in
             the
             Closet
             of
             his
             Majesty
             that
             now
             is
             ,
             then
             Prince
             of
             Wales
             :
             which
             sometime
             he
             was
             wont
             to
             execute
             in
             his
             hose
             and
             dublet
             ,
             with
             a
             perfuming
             pot
             in
             one
             hand
             ,
             and
             a
             fire-shovell
             in
             the
             other
             ;
             and
             as
             I
             have
             heard
             ,
             received
             for
             his
             paines
          
           5.
           
             pound
             per
             annum
             ,
             and
             a
             Livery
             .
          
           Now
           all
           these
           particulars
           he
           relates
           ,
           as
           so
           many
           disgraces
           upon
           my
           person
           .
           Why
           ?
           was
           't
           a
           disgrace
           for
           a
           yong
           man
           as
           I
           was
           ,
           for
           a
           while
           to
           teach
           the
           two
           Noble
           sonnes
           of
           a
           Noble-man
           in
           a
           Noble
           house
           ?
           And
           for
           the
           favour
           I
           found
           in
           Court
           to
           be
           admitted
           to
           a
           mean
           place
           ,
           in
           the
           Closet
           of
           his
           Majesty
           that
           now
           is
           ,
           then
           Prince
           of
           
             Wales
             :
          
           our
           Doctor
           here
           is
           quite
           out
           .
           For
           first
           ,
           the
           place
           in
           the
           Closet
           ,
           how
           meanesoever
           he
           accounts
           it
           ,
           which
           I
           was
           admitted
           into
           ,
           
           was
           the
           whole
           office
           of
           the
           Princes
           Closet
           ,
           both
           the
           Great
           and
           the
           Privie
           Closet
           ,
           intirely
           .
           I
           had
           the
           Charge
           of
           all
           ,
           to
           provide
           furniture
           and
           Books
           ,
           and
           all
           requisites
           for
           those
           Closets
           ,
           which
           came
           to
           no
           small
           value
           .
           'T
           is
           true
           indeed
           ,
           that
           by
           the
           Prelaticall
           party
           working
           in
           the
           Kings
           Court
           ,
           and
           which
           ever
           had
           a
           malignant
           eye
           upon
           me
           ,
           I
           was
           kept
           from
           the
           Title
           of
           Clerke
           ,
           but
           I
           had
           the
           Office
           of
           Clerk
           :
           So
           as
           when
           the
           Princes
           servants
           were
           to
           be
           allowed
           two
           parts
           of
           three
           ,
           proportionably
           to
           the
           Kings
           servants
           ,
           I
           had
           for
           20.
           nobles
           (
           the
           Clerkes
           wages
           of
           the
           Kings
           Closet
           )
           5.
           pound
           allowed
           to
           me
           .
           For
           the
           Livery
           ,
           it
           was
           just
           the
           same
           that
           the
           Kings
           Clerke
           had
           ;
           but
           for
           my
           part
           ,
           I
           never
           received
           it
           ,
           because
           I
           never
           demanded
           it
           ,
           being
           a
           red
           Jacket
           ,
           and
           I
           wot
           not
           what
           else
           ,
           an
           old
           obsolete
           Livery
           for
           the
           Clerke
           :
           But
           the
           Doctor
           hath
           (
           I
           know
           not
           through
           what
           errour
           )
           quite
           omitted
           the
           best
           part
           of
           the
           time
           that
           I
           spent
           in
           Court
           .
           For
           my
           first
           Court
           service
           was
           to
           that
           most
           noble
           ,
           and
           of
           ever
           most
           glorious
           memory
           ,
           Prince
           
             Henry
             ,
          
           whom
           I
           served
           upon
           seven
           yeares
           space
           ;
           and
           which
           I
           would
           have
           been
           willing
           to
           have
           served
           many
           seven
           yeers
           in
           my
           dublet
           and
           hose
           ,
           even
           in
           a
           far
           meaner
           office
           ,
           conditionally
           it
           had
           pleased
           God
           to
           have
           continued
           his
           life
           so
           long
           .
           A
           gratious
           Prince
           and
           Master
           he
           was
           to
           me
           ;
           hee
           was
           pleased
           often
           to
           admit
           me
           to
           speake
           with
           him
           alone
           ,
           and
           for
           any
           motion
           I
           made
           to
           him
           ,
           I
           ever
           received
           a
           most
           gracious
           answer
           .
           I
           could
           tell
           the
           Doctor
           ,
           how
           when
           some
           Officers
           had
           in
           my
           absence
           given
           way
           to
           the
           Players
           to
           bring
           their
           bag
           and
           baggage
           into
           the
           Closet
           ,
           there
           to
           dresse
           themselves
           ,
           upon
           my
           complaint
           to
           his
           Highnesse
           ,
           he
           did
           forbid
           it
           .
           Another
           time
           ,
           from
           an
           old
           custome
           (
           and
           I
           being
           then
           out
           of
           the
           way
           )
           some
           of
           the
           Gentlemen
           dancing
           in
           the
           Great
           Closet
           ,
           his
           Highnesse
           upon
           my
           complaint
           to
           him
           ,
           quite
           for
           bade
           that
           also
           ,
           saying
           (
           being
           with
           me
           alone
           in
           his
           Privie
           Closet
           ,
           where
           he
           used
           me
           with
           the
           most
           sweet
           carriage
           and
           communication
           ,
           that
           even
           one
           familiar
           would
           use
           unto
           another
           )
           that
           he
           would
           not
           have
           any
           to
           dance
           in
           his
           Closets
           ,
           and
           bid
           me
           so
           to
           tell
           them
           from
           him
           .
           I
           could
           speak
           much
           more
           in
           this
           kind
           ,
           but
           I
           forbeare
           .
           Now
           if
           ever
           I
           waited
           in
           my
           hose
           and
           doublet
           ,
           it
           was
           to
           that
           Noble
           Prince
           
             Henry
             .
          
           But
           be
           it
           knowne
           to
           Dr.
           
             Dow
             ,
          
           that
           for
           all
           such
           offices
           ,
           as
           of
           perfuming
           ,
           and
           the
           like
           ,
           I
           kept
           a
           servant
           to
           doe
           them
           ,
           as
           the
           Kings
           Clerke
           did
           .
           I
           ever
           carried
           my selfe
           sutably
           to
           my
           degree
           ,
           as
           a
           Scholler
           though
           living
           in
           Court
           ,
           where
           I
           studied
           no
           lesse
           then
           if
           I
           had
           been
           in
           the
           University
           ;
           Yet
           I
           remember
           ,
           that
           one
           time
           my
           man
           being
           out
           of
           the
           way
           ,
           and
           the
           Prince
           comming
           suddenly
           to
           Chappell
           ,
           before
           we
           were
           aware
           ,
           I
           not
           having
           my
           Cloake
           or
           Gowne
           on
           ,
           snatcht
           
           up
           the
           perfuming
           Pan
           ,
           to
           sweeten
           the
           roome
           where
           the
           Prince
           was
           to
           passe
           ,
           as
           the
           manner
           was
           .
           And
           this
           is
           all
           that
           
             sometime
             ,
          
           that
           I
           did
           so
           ,
           it
           being
           also
           a
           solemne
           time
           ,
           when
           a
           great
           Prince
           (
           as
           I
           remember
           ,
           the
           Palatine
           )
           came
           along
           with
           him
           .
        
         
           But
           (
           saith
           he
           )
           
             upon
             the
             Prince
             Charles
             his
             going
             into
             Spaine
             ,
             H.
             B.
             whether
             his
             indiscretion
             did
             minister
             cause
             of
             suspition
             ,
             or
             what
             ever
             the
             cause
             were
             ,
             certain
             it
             is
             ,
             he
             was
             put
             out
             of
             the
             list
             for
             that
             voyage
             ,
             and
             that
             when
             his
             goods
             were
             a
             Ship-board
             .
          
           Here
           the
           Dr.
           againe
           is
           wide
           for
           my
           goods
           were
           not
           a
           Ship-board
           ;
           hereof
           he
           cannot
           say
           ,
           
             Certain
             it
             is
             ;
          
           but
           
             certaine
             it
             is
             ,
          
           I
           confesse
           ,
           that
           I
           was
           put
           out
           of
           the
           List
           ,
           and
           that
           also
           when
           my
           goods
           were
           truncked
           :
           But
           
             inter
             pontem
             &
             fontem
             misericordia
             Domini
             :
          
           Between
           the
           City
           and
           the
           Ship
           was
           Gods
           mercy
           seene
           ,
           which
           yet
           he
           imputes
           to
           some
           suspition
           of
           my
           indiscretion
           .
           Indeed
           ,
           if
           my
           plaine
           dealing
           against
           Popery
           ,
           be
           indiscretion
           ,
           I
           can
           hardly
           to
           this
           day
           ,
           as
           old
           as
           I
           am
           ,
           and
           as
           bitten
           as
           I
           have
           been
           ,
           so
           avoid
           the
           suspition
           ,
           as
           not
           to
           make
           manifestation
           thereof
           ,
           yea
           although
           it
           had
           been
           in
           
             Spaine
          
           it selfe
           ;
           as
           
             Paul
          
           did
           in
           
             Athens
             ,
          
           when
           he
           disputed
           with
           the
           Philosophers
           in
           
             Areopagus
             .
          
           And
           therefore
           I
           have
           cause
           to
           blesse
           God
           to
           
           this
           day
           ,
           that
           I
           was
           
             unlisted
          
           for
           that
           Spanish
           Voyage
           ,
           where
           perhaps
           some
           such
           indiscretion
           might
           have
           left
           me
           in
           the
           lurch
           of
           the
           Inquisition
           ,
           where
           our
           Country-man
           Mr.
           
             Bedle
          
           had
           been
           for
           so
           many
           yeeres
           immured
           ,
           whence
           no
           more
           redemption
           then
           from
           the
           Infernall
           Prison
           .
           And
           why
           should
           I
           have
           escaped
           in
           
             Spaine
          
           that
           Babylonish
           prison
           ,
           when
           I
           could
           not
           escape
           the
           like
           in
           
             England
             ?
          
           But
           what
           ever
           other
           cause
           it
           was
           on
           mans
           part
           ,
           Certaine
           it
           is
           ,
           that
           Gods
           good
           providence
           prevented
           that
           ,
           that
           so
           this
           should
           not
           be
           prevented
           .
        
         
           But
           this
           he
           calls
           a
           little
           after
           ,
           
             His
             hoped
             Voyage
             into
             Spaine
             .
          
           Indeed
           if
           Dr.
           
             Dow
          
           had
           been
           the
           man
           ,
           well
           might
           he
           have
           called
           it
           ,
           
             His
             hoped
             Voyage
             into
             Spaine
             ,
          
           and
           so
           of
           his
           desired
           preferment
           thereby
           a
           Bishoprick
           at
           least
           ;
           and
           I
           blesse
           God
           ,
           that
           both
           I
           escaped
           the
           Voyage
           ,
           and
           the
           Preferment
           too
           .
        
         
           But
           
             His
             Majesty
             upon
             his
             misbehaviour
             dismissed
             him
             the
             Court
             ,
             whence
             being
             cashiered
             ,
             and
             all
             his
             hopes
             of
             preferment
             dasht
             &c.
             
          
           These
           malicious
           misconceits
           of
           the
           Doctor
           are
           detected
           of
           wicked
           falshood
           before
           .
           And
           so
           I
           will
           follow
           him
           in
           his
           Wild-goose
           Chase
           no
           further
           .
        
         
           And
           now
           that
           he
           hath
           spit
           all
           his
           spite
           ,
           what
           is
           all
           this
           heap
           of
           disgraces
           ,
           being
           summed
           up
           together
           ?
           All
           doth
           not
           amount
           to
           this
           ;
           that
           Mr.
           
             H.
             B.
          
           is
           either
           a
           drunkard
           or
           a
           whore-master
           ,
           or
           any
           such
           vitious
           
           person
           ,
           or
           an
           idle
           droane
           in
           his
           Ministry
           ,
           or
           one
           that
           was
           ever
           ,
           or
           would
           be
           a
           double
           beneficed
           man
           ,
           or
           one
           that
           favours
           Arminianisme
           ,
           or
           Popery
           ,
           or
           one
           that
           suffers
           his
           wife
           (
           had
           he
           such
           a
           one
           )
           to
           be
           his
           master
           ,
           or
           his
           Curate
           hers
           .
           And
           now
           should
           I
           as
           diligently
           trace
           the
           steps
           of
           this
           Doctor
           ,
           as
           he
           hath
           hunted
           mine
           ;
           O
           Doctor
           ,
           I
           will
           say
           no
           more
           ,
           but
           draw
           a
           vaile
           over
           the
           rest
           :
           
             Nolo
             in
             hoc
             ulcere
             esse
             unguis
             .
          
           And
           so
           I
           leave
           both
           the
           Doctors
           to
           the
           righteous
           Judge
           of
           quick
           and
           dead
           .
        
         
           And
           what
           shall
           I
           say
           to
           the
           grand
           master
           of
           these
           two
           Doctors
           ,
           who
           for
           their
           so
           good
           service
           hath
           so
           richly
           rewarded
           them
           ?
           But
           God
           reward
           both
           him
           and
           them
           according
           to
           their
           deeds
           .
        
         
           And
           now
           it
           is
           time
           for
           me
           to
           shut
           up
           my
           discourse
           of
           the
           course
           of
           my
           life
           ,
           it
           now
           drawing
           on
           apace
           to
           its
           finall
           period
           .
           As
           for
           the
           reproaches
           I
           have
           undergone
           by
           false
           brethren
           about
           my
           suffering
           ,
           as
           that
           it
           was
           just
           ,
           I
           will
           bundle
           them
           all
           up
           ,
           either
           to
           burne
           them
           ,
           as
           
             Constantine
          
           did
           ,
           or
           to
           leave
           them
           in
           the
           hands
           of
           the
           righteous
           Judge
           of
           all
           the
           world
           ,
           who
           will
           doe
           right
           .
           And
           here
           let
           me
           close
           with
           a
           story
           concerning
           my
           suffering
           ;
           wherein
           it
           will
           appeare
           ,
           that
           the
           righteous
           Judge
           from
           heaven
           hath
           set
           to
           his
           hand
           to
           the
           House
           of
           Commons
           ,
           in
           the
           vindication
           of
           my
           Cause
           .
        
         
           Since
           my
           returne
           from
           exile
           ,
           a
           certaine
           Atturney
           at
           Law
           being
           then
           in
           the
           house
           of
           one
           Mrs
           
             Monday
             ,
          
           then
           dwelling
           a
           little
           within
           Aldersgate
           in
           
             Little
             Brittaine
             ,
          
           Febr.
           17.
           1640.
           and
           mention
           being
           made
           of
           my
           name
           and
           sufferings
           ,
           and
           Mrs
           
             Monday
          
           saying
           ,
           that
           
             England
          
           had
           never
           thriven
           since
           he
           suffered
           ;
           and
           that
           though
           she
           had
           never
           seene
           him
           yet
           she
           had
           shed
           many
           a
           teare
           for
           him
           :
           the
           said
           Atturney
           replied
           ,
           Could
           so
           many
           wise
           men
           and
           Judges
           be
           deceived
           ?
           for
           he
           suffered
           no
           more
           then
           he
           deserved
           ,
           nor
           so
           much
           neither
           ;
           and
           therefore
           what
           a
           pox
           (
           such
           was
           his
           language
           )
           should
           you
           be
           sorry
           for
           such
           a
           man
           as
           he
           ?
           No
           sooner
           had
           these
           words
           passed
           from
           him
           ,
           but
           his
           right
           eare
           suddenly
           and
           strangely
           fell
           a
           bleeding
           at
           the
           lower
           tip
           of
           it
           ;
           and
           so
           long
           it
           bled
           ,
           as
           it
           wet
           a
           whole
           handkercher
           ,
           so
           as
           it
           might
           have
           beene
           wrung
           out
           ;
           whereat
           his
           heart
           so
           fainted
           ,
           that
           he
           sent
           for
           halfe
           a
           pint
           of
           Sack
           ,
           and
           drunk
           it
           up
           himselfe
           alone
           .
           Whereat
           his
           brother
           then
           present
           ,
           with
           sundry
           more
           ,
           said
           unto
           him
           ;
           You
           may
           see
           brother
           what
           it
           is
           to
           speak
           against
           Mr
           
             Burton
             :
          
           Yet
           such
           was
           this
           mans
           spirit
           ,
           that
           in
           stead
           of
           taking
           notice
           of
           the
           hand
           of
           God
           herein
           ,
           he
           continued
           cursing
           ,
           saying
           ,
           what
           a
           pox
           ,
           had
           I
           not
           spoken
           a
           word
           against
           
             Burton
             ,
          
           my
           eare
           would
           have
           bled
           ;
           though
           he
           could
           not
           at
           that
           time
           shew
           any
           reason
           ,
           or
           naturall
           cause
           ,
           why
           his
           eare
           should
           then
           bleed
           ,
           it
           being
           
           whole
           and
           sound
           ;
           so
           as
           upon
           the
           ceasing
           of
           the
           blood
           ,
           Mrs
           
             Mondays
          
           maid
           wiping
           the
           blood
           off
           his
           eare
           ,
           and
           looking
           wistfully
           upon
           it
           ,
           could
           not
           discerne
           whence
           the
           blood
           should
           issue
           ,
           but
           only
           a
           small
           pore
           ,
           or
           hole
           no
           more
           then
           a
           pins
           point
           could
           goe
           into
           ,
           there
           being
           neither
           scratch
           ,
           nor
           scab
           ,
           nor
           scarre
           upon
           his
           eare
           .
           The
           persons
           then
           present
           that
           saw
           this
           ,
           were
           these
           ;
           the
           Atturneys
           brother
           and
           his
           wife
           ,
           Mrs
           
             Adcock
             ,
          
           Mrs
           
             Anne
             Roe
             ,
          
           Mrs
           
             Ioan
             Monday
             ,
          
           and
           
             Ellin
             Hutton
          
           her
           servant
           .
           All
           this
           Mrs
           
             Monday
          
           and
           her
           maid
           testified
           before
           sundry
           Christians
           of
           good
           credit
           ,
           my selfe
           and
           wife
           being
           present
           .
        
         
           Yet
           after
           this
           ,
           within
           some
           few
           dayes
           ,
           the
           said
           Atturney
           had
           found
           out
           a
           flamme
           ,
           to
           make
           Mrs
           
             Monday
             ,
          
           and
           others
           ,
           beleeve
           ,
           that
           the
           cause
           of
           that
           bleeding
           of
           his
           eare
           was
           by
           a
           razor
           ,
           which
           he
           had
           borrowed
           two
           or
           three
           dayes
           before
           ;
           wherewith
           he
           having
           cut
           his
           eare
           ,
           and
           at
           that
           time
           rubbing
           it
           ,
           it
           fell
           a bleeding
           .
           But
           neither
           was
           this
           put
           ▪
           off
           ready
           at
           hand
           when
           his
           eare
           so
           fell
           a bleeding
           ,
           nor
           did
           the
           maid
           discerne
           any
           such
           thing
           ,
           save
           only
           one
           little
           hole
           no
           larger
           then
           a
           pins
           point
           ,
           which
           could
           not
           possibly
           be
           made
           with
           a
           round
           razor
           .
        
         
           But
           after
           this
           ,
           for
           all
           this
           shavers
           device
           ,
           he
           forbore
           any
           more
           to
           come
           to
           Mrs
           
             Mondays
          
           house
           ;
           who
           asking
           him
           at
           her
           doore
           ,
           why
           he
           was
           grown
           such
           a
           stranger
           ,
           and
           praying
           him
           to
           come
           in
           ,
           he
           refused
           ,
           saying
           ,
           No
           ,
           I
           will
           come
           no
           more
           to
           your
           house
           to
           work
           miracles
           .
           But
           I
           pray
           God
           he
           may
           sinne
           no
           more
           ,
           lest
           a
           worse
           thing
           happen
           unto
           him
           .
        
         
           And
           now
           to
           stoppe
           the
           mouthes
           of
           this
           ,
           and
           all
           other
           reproachers
           of
           my
           sufferings
           as
           just
           ,
           I
           will
           only
           referre
           the
           Reader
           to
           those
           votes
           of
           the
           Honourable
           House
           of
           Commons
           ,
           whereby
           he
           shall
           finde
           in
           the
           Book
           ,
           entituled
           ,
           
             A
             New
             Discovery
             of
             the
             Prelates
             Tyranny
             ,
          
           pag.
           139.
           &c.
           my
           innocency
           is
           cleared
           to
           all
           the
           world
           ,
           by
           that
           representative
           Body
           of
           this
           Kingdome
           .
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A78025e-110
           
             Gen.
             
               47.
               9.
               
            
          
           
             Psa.
             
               107
               30
            
          
           
             
               1
            
             Cor.
             
               13.
               ●
            
          
           
             *
             
               To
               wit
               ,
               Death
               .
               2
            
             Cor.
             
               5.
               
            
             Ioh.
             
               14
               2.
               
            
          
           
             Exodus
             .
             Psalmes
             Act
             
               2.
               2
            
             Cor.
             
               11.
            
             &c.
             
          
           
             
               2
            
             Cor.
             
               1.
               3
               ,
               ●
            
          
           
             Psal.
             
               66.
               16
            
          
           
             
               2
            
             Cor.
             
               9.
               10.
               
            
          
        
         
           Notes for div A78025e-570
           
             *
             Mrs
             
               B●w
            
             at
             
               Aske
               ,
            
             neer
             
               Richmond
            
             in
             the
             North
             .
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             2.
             16
             
          
           
             
               M.
               Montague
            
             after
             B
             of
             Chichester
             ,
             then
             of
             Norwich
             .
          
           
             London
             ,
             Lawd
             .
          
           
             *
             
               Dr.
               Lawd
            
             then
             Bishop
             of
             
               London
               .
            
          
           
             Ier.
             11.
             21.
             
          
           
             〈…〉
             
          
           
             *
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             〈◊〉
             
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
            
             Exod.
             19
             4
             
          
           
             Mr.
             
               Price
            
             in
             Coleman
             Pre●t
             L●ndon
             .
          
           
             1
             Pet.
             4.
             14.
             
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             12.
             
          
           
             Iul.
             Caesa
             .
             Comment.
          
           
             *
             
               Act.
            
             19.
             35
             
             
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
            
             .
          
           
             Siccis
             oculis
             ad
             Christi
             vexillum
             vol●
             .
             
               Hier.
               
            
          
           
             A
             strange
             and
             miraculous
             Rainbow
             .
          
           
             Gen.
             9.
             12
             ,
             13.
             
          
           
             Exod.
             15.
             1●
             .
          
           
             Exod.
             15.
             9.
             
          
           
             Isa.
             26.
             11.
             
          
           
             Revel.
             11.
             bee
             my
             book
             ,
             entit●led
             ,
             The
             sounding
             of
             the
             sixt
             Trumpet
             .
             Rev.
             16.
             16.
             
          
           
             Revel.
             2
             7
             ,
             8.
             
             Rev.
             17.
             14.
             
             Rev.
             20.
             9.
             
          
           
             As
             2
             Sam.
             11.
             11.
             
          
           
             Esa.
             8.
             18.
             
          
           
             Greck
             .
             
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
            
             &c.
             Thou
             hast
             set
             riders
             upon
             our
             heads
             .
          
           
             
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
               {non-Roman}
            
             &c.
             Phil.
             1.
             29.
             
          
           
             Acts
             20.
             20
             26
             ,
             27.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             41.
             12.
             
          
           
             Rev.
             14.
             4.
             
          
           
             2
             Cor.
             12.
             9
             
             Mat.
             21.
             16
             
          
           
             A
             paralell
             betweene
             
               Pauls
            
             sufferings
             ,
             and
             the
             Authors
             .
          
           
             Psal.
             55.
             12.
             13.
             14.
             
          
           
             Acts
             24.
             23
             
             &
             28.
             30.
             31
             
          
           
             2
             Thess
             2●
             
          
           
             Act.
             25
             :
             16.
             
          
           
             Psal.
             2●
             ,
             ●
             .
          
           
             1
             Cor.
             12.
             9
             
          
           
             Esa.
             51.
             12
             ,
             13.
             
          
           
             Iob.
             16
             19.
             
          
           
             1
             Kings
             18
             17
             ,
             18.
             
          
           
             Iosh.
             6.
             26.
             
          
           
             Rev.
             18.
             13.
             
          
           
             L●●
             .
             13.
             24.
             
          
           
             Gen.
             3.
             15.
             
          
           
             Revel.
             16.
             14
             ,
             16.
             
          
           
             A●…
             .
             2●
             .
          
           
             Acts
             17.