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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A88202	Ionahs cry out of the whales belly: or, Certaine epistles writ by Lieu. Coll. Iohn Lilburne, unto Lieu. Generall Cromwell, and Mr. John Goodwin: complaining of the tyranny of the Houses of Lords and Commons at Westminster; and the unworthy dealing of divers (of those with him that are called) his friends. To the man whom God hath honoured, and will further honour, if he continue honouring him, Lieu. Generall Cromwell at his house in Drury Lane, neare the red-Lion this present.	Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.	1647 (1647)	Wing L2122; Thomason E400_5; ESTC R201740	21,051	15

IONAHS Cry out of the Whales belly Or Certaine Epistles writ by Lieu. Coll. Iohn Lilburne unto Lieu. Generall Cromwell and Mr. John Goodwin Complaining of the tyranny of the Houses of Lords and Commons at Westminster and the unworthy dealing of divers of those with him that are called his Friends Jonah 2.2 3 4. I cryed by reason of mine affliction unto the Lord and he heard me out of the belly of hell cryed I and thou heardest my voice For thou hadst cast me into the deepe in the midst of the seas and the floods compassed mee about all thy billowes and thy waves passed over me Then I said I am cast out of thy sight yet I will looke againe towards thy holy Temple Jer. 20 10 11 12. For I heard the defaming of many feare on every side Report say they and we will report it all my familiars watched for my halting saying peradventure he will be intised and we shall prevaile against him and we shall take our revenge on him But the Lord is with mee as a mighty terrible one therefore my persecuters shal stumble and they shal not prevaile they shal be greatly ashamed for they shal not prosper their everlasting confusion shal never be forgotten But O Lord of hosts that triest the righteous and seest the raines and the heart let me see thy vengeance on them for unto thee I have opened my cause Micah 7.5 Trust yee not in a friend put yee not confidence in a guide Esay 63.9 In all their afflictions he was afflicted and the Angell of his presence saved them in his love and in his pitie he redeemed them TO THE MAN WHOM GOD HATH honoured and will further honour if he continue honouring him Lieu. Generall Cromwell at his house in Drury Lane neare the red-Lion this present Much honored Sir IT is the saying of the wise man That he that rewardeth evill for good evill shall never depart from his house the justnesse of which divine sentence ingraven in nature hath even ingaged morall Heathens to a gratefull acknowledgement of favours received and hath been a sufficient obligation conscientiously to ty them to acts of retribution to those for whom they have received them and therefore not only below a Christian but a very morall Heathen and Pagan should I judge my selfe if I should bee forgetfull of your seasonable favours much more if I should returne contrary effects unto you which with all thankfullnesse I must acknowledge tooke compassion ●● mee in my bonds and chaines even when I was at deaths doore and was principally instrumentall in delivering me from the very gates of death in Anno 1640. and setting me free from the long and heavy Tyranny of the Bishops and Starchamber even at that time when I was almost spent which to me is so large an Obligation that I thinke while I live it will be engraven upon my heart as with the point of a Diamond many particular respects since then I must ingeniously confesse I have caus● to take notice of from you and one large one of late since I came into present capti●ies which was for that large token you sent me for which now in writing I returne you many thanks Sir I dare not now by way of boasting take upon me to enumerate my hazardous actions which hath flowed from the truth of my affections to you in doing you reall and faithfull service in maintaining the honour of your person and your just interest which was all the retrabution that I in my poore condition could answer all your kindenesses with and truly if I be not mistaken I thinke I have been faithfull cordiall harty sincere and hazardious in dischaging my ingaged affection and duty to you and the more high hath my thoughts been towards you for that I have apprehended in you in your service abroad an affectionate cordiall and free hearted spirit to the poore people of God unto whom in times by past you have been as a Sanctuary and hiding place and God hath honoured you sufficiently for it not only in giving you extraordinary large ●oome in the affections of thousands and ten thousands of his chosen ones but in hanging upon your ba●k the glory of all their atcheivements by meanes of which you have been made mighty and great formidable and dreadfull in the eyes of the great ones of the world and truly my selfe and all others of my mind that I could speak with have looked upon you as the most absolute single hearted great man in England untainted or unbiased with ends of your owne But deare Sir give him leave that presumeth to say and that without flatery he honoureth you as he doth his owne life and being that looking as a dilligent spectator upon your actions and carriages for this many moneths together It hath struck him into an amase and filled his spirit as full of boylings and turmoylings as ever Jeremiahs was when he said thy word is within me like a burning fire shut up in my bones and I am weary with forbearing and I could not stay Jer. 20.9 and truly Sir I was in paines and travell how to behave my selfe towards you and faine I would have writ my minde freely and plainly unto you but truly unto my owne shame I must really acknowledge I have been like Jonah who fled from the presence of God and the Errand he had to imploy him upon Jonah 1.3 c. and I have withstood those many pricking motitions which I beleeve flowed from his spirit and have either too much preferred my own ends or my base carnall reasons before the Dictates of God but now am not able for all the world to forbeare any longer being lately forced nolens volens without rest or sleep most seriously to meditate upon these following sayings of God Exodus 23.6.7.8 Thou shalt not wrest the judgement of the poore in his cause Keep thee farre from a false matter and the innocent and the righteous slay thou not For I will not justifie the wicked Thou shalt take no gift for the gift blindeth the wise and perverteth the words of the righteous O deere Cromwell the Lord open thy eyes and make thy heart sensible of those snares that are laid for thee in that vote of the House of Commons of two thousand five hundred pounds per annum And Deut. 16.19 God saith expresly Thou shalt not wrest judgement thou shalt not respect persons neither take a gift For a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise and pervert the words of the righteous And truly being very fearfull and jealous in my own soule that some of my true friends with whom I have talked of your selfe very freely of late should shortly hit me in the teeth by reason of my silence to you and too justly upbrayd me with that saying of Ecclesiasticus chap. 20 vers 29. Presents and gifts bl●nd the eyes of the wise and stop his mouth that he cannot reprove And therefore Sir give me leave