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A48454	The Christian mans triall, or, A trve relation of the first apprehension and severall examinations of Iohn Lilbvrne with his censure in Star-chamber, and the manner of his cruell whipping through the streets : whereunto is annexed his speech in the pillory, and their gagging of him : also the severe	Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.; Kiffin, William, 1616-1701.; Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657. Work of the beast.	1641 (1641)	Wing L2089; ESTC R1513	44,603	44

IOHN LILBURNE AETAT SVAE 23. Ano 1641. G Glo fecit Gaze not vpon this shaddow that is vaine But rather raise thy thoughts a higher straine To GOD I meane who set this young-man free And in like straits can eke deliuer thee THE CHRISTIAN MANS TRIALL OR A TRVE RELATION of the first apprehension and severall examinations of IOHN LILBVRNE With his Censure in Star-Chamber and the manner of his cruell whipping through the Streets whereunto is annexed his Speech in the Pillory and their gagging of him Also the severe Order of the Lords made the same day for fettering his hands and feet in yrons and for keeping his friends and monies from him which was accordingly executed upon him for a long time together by the Wardens of the Fleet with a great deale of barbarous cruelty and inhumanity c. Revel. 2. 10. Behold the Divell shall cast some of you into prison that you may be tryed and you shall have tribulation ten dayes be thou faithfull unto death and I will give thee a Crowne of life Matth. 10. 19. But when they deliver you up take no thought how or what you shall speake for it shall be given you in that houre what you shall say The second Edition with an addition LONDON Printed for WILLIAM LARNAR and are to be sold at his Shop at the Signe of the Golden Anchor neere Pauls-Chaine 1641. To the READER CHristian Reader here is presented to thy view a part of these cruell and grievous sufferings imposed upon this Author by the malignant malice of the Prelacy and that faction wherein thou mayest likewise see the twonder full gracious dealings of a good God carrying this Author through them all with boldnesse and courage being not daunted neither at their frownes nor whippings nor pil●ories● nor closoe prisons no nor yrons so that we may see the faithfull ●romises of our God before our eyes made good in this young man who path promised to be with his people in six troubles and seven and to hew himselfe strong in the behalfe of all those whose hearts are perfect before him that so hee might out of the mouthes of Babes and Suckings perfect his owne praise to the astonishment of all those who shall lift up heart or hand against him or the least of his holy ones and to the comfort and encouragement of all the Saints who from the consideration of the sweet supporting power of God appearing to others in their bonds are the more encouraged publiquely to hold forth their profession of the truths of the Lord Iesus with much more boldnesse and confidence as knowing that that God which hath appeared to others of the Saints in times of sufferings even before their eyes will also appeare to them in the like condition and therefore wee may a little see and take notice of the follyes of wicked mens wisdomes who thinke by their hellish wits to raze downe Syon and the truth of God to the ground and therefore they labour by the imprisonments and tortures of some to dash the rest out of heart that they should feare to shew any countenance to such a persecuted way whereas indeed the Saints have by this meanes a fairer object to pitch their faith and confidence upon namely the power and wisedome and grace and mercy of their God appearing in a more fuller vision before their eyes for the afflictions and persecution that are imposed by wicked men upon the Saints causeth them to see a spirit of glory resting upon them even in this condition here 1 Pet. 4. 13. 14 and a 〈◊〉 weight of glory provided for them hereafter 1 Cor. 4. 18. So that we may daily see the God of heaven fulfilling of his owne Word even in this thing which is that hee will confound the wisedome of the wise and bring to nought the understanding of the prudent and catch the wicked in their owne snares making the rage of man turne to his owne praise his peoples comforts and their ruins wherefore let the servants of God comfort one another with these words That we may not feare the feares of men which that we may be the more strengthened against them let us consider the cloud of witnesses which hath gone before 〈◊〉 a way of suffering even in these our times amongst whom the Author of this booke hath had his share with the deepest of them 〈◊〉 therefore to this end hath he published to the world this Tract that he might keepe alive to all posterities the goodnesse and mercy and love of God manifested to him under those cruell barbarous and tyrannical dealings of the prelaticall hierarchie that so all the Saints of God ma● hate that wicked calling and power of theirs and never give ov●● crying to God and men till it be razed downe to the ground that so the Lord Iesus may be set up as Lord and King which ought to he the desire and endeavour of all the chosen ones of God and is the desire of him who desires the good of the servants of God in all things in 〈◊〉 for Christ WILLIAM KIFFEN This is the first Part. A CHRISTIAN MANS TRIALL VPon Tuesday last the 11. or 12. of December 1637. I was treacherously and Judasly betraied by one that I supposed to be my friend into the hands of the Pursevant with foure of his assistants as I was walking in a narrow lane called Soper-lane being walking with one Iohn Chilliburhe servant to old Mr. Iohn Wharton in Bow-lane a Hotpresser * Which Iohn had laid the plot before for my apprehension as I am able for to prove and make good that he shall not be able with truth to deny it And at my taking the Pursevants were very violem me and having by force got me into a shop they throw me over a Sugar-chest to take my Sword from me and cried out for helpe and said he had taken one of the notoriousest dispersers of scandalous bookes that was in the Kingdome for saith he he hath dispersed them from one end of the Land to the other And from thence I was had to the Pole-head Taverne neere to the Dr. Commons where the Pursevants called freely for wine to make themselves merry thinking they had got a great prise Being not long there with my Pursevant Flamsted who apprehended me in came Bonn●ragge the great Prelates Pursevant and he looking upon me said Mr. Lilburne I am glad with all my heart that wee are met for you are the man that I have much desired for a long time to see To which I replied are you so And for my owne part I am not much unglad But you thinke you have got a great purchase in taking me but it may be you may be deceived Come saith he give us some wine and with that he swore an Oath he would give me a quart of Sacke for joyfulnesse of our meeting and so he called for it and dranke to me And I told him I would drinke no wine To

IEHOVAS fence which Heaven and earth hath made The rest that I intended by the strength of my God to have spoken if I had not beene prevented by the Gag I now forbeare to set downe in regard I heare I am to come into the field again to fight a second battel unto which time I reserve it if the Lord so order it that I may have liberty to speake I doubt not but by the might and power of my God in whom I rest and trust valiantly to display the weapons of a good souldier of Iesus Christ Come life come death and in the meane time to what I have here said and written I set to my name by mee IOHN LILBVRN being wiritten with part of mine owne blood The rest of which by the Lords assistance I will willingly shed if he call for it in the maintaining of his Truth and Glory and that which I have here said and written by me JOHN LILBVRNE At the Inner Star-Chamber the 18th of April Anno Dom. 1638. Present Lord Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Keeper Lord Treasurer Lord Privy Seale Earle Marshall Earle of Salisbury Lord Cottington Lord Newburch M. Secretary Cooke M. Secretary Windebanck WHereas Iohn Lilburne Prisoner in the Fleet by sentence in Starchamber did this day suffer condigne punishment for his severall offences by whipping at a Cart and standing in the Pillory and as their Lordships were this day informed during the time that his body was under the said execution audaciously and wickedly did not only utter sundry scandalous speeches but likewise scattered divers copies of seditious bookes among the people that beheld the said execution for which very thing among other offences of like nature he hath beene censured in the said Court by the aforesaid sentence It is therefore by their Lordships ordered that the said Iohn Lilburne should be laid alone with yrons on his hands and legges in the Wards of the Fleet where the basest and meanest sort of prisoners are used to be put and that the Warden of the Fleet take especiall care to hinder the resort of any persons whatsoever unto him And particularly that he be not supplyed with money from any friend and th●● hee take especiall notice of all letters writings and bookes brought unto him and seise and deliver the same unto their Lordships and take notice from time to time who they be that resort unto the said prison to visit the said Lilburne or to speake with him and informe the Board thereof And it was lastly ordered that all persons that shall be hereafter produced to receive corporall punishment according to sentence of that Court or by order of the Board shall have their garments searched before they be brought forth and neither writing nor other thing suffered to be about them and their hands likewise to be bound during the time they are under punishment Whereof together with the other premisses the said Warden of the Fleet is hereby required to take notice and to have especiall care that this their Lordships order be accordingly observed Examined per DVDLY CARLETON FINIS * And was since advanced by the Bishop of London to be his 〈◊〉 Licencer for his paines * But the greatest ground was Canterburies malice who sent his Pursevants to my Masters to apprehend me for my visiting of and welwishing to Noble Dr. Bastwicke which forced me to fly to save my selfe from thse cruell blood-suckers * Which Book proves them guilty of high trea * No legall proceeding in Star-Chamber * Iust in quisition like * This is the Divinities of the Prelates and their Creatures * But there was never any Bill as there ought to have been * Who they forced by cruelty so to doe having almost starved him in prison and also removed him into severall prisons to torment him to make him bend to their ●ow * There is no Law in this Land for warranting of thu Oath * This Prelate cannot lie * But sat downe in a fury having o● more to say * O cruell persecutors * O brave Iustice * And almost starved * So my youth was the cause of my whipping by Iudge ●ones his Law * Very satable to their constant practise * It hath beene an ordinary thing in the Star-chamber and high Commission either to forge Affidavits or to make addition unto them