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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A80409	A true relation of Mr. Iohn Cook's passage by sea from Wexford to Kinsale in that great storm Ianuary 5. Wherein is related the strangeness of the storm, and the frame of his spirit in it. Also the vision that he saw in his sleep, and how it was revealed that he should be preserved, which came to pass very miraculously. Likewise a relation of a dream of a Protestant lady in Poland, which is in part come to pass, the remainder being to begin this year 1650. / All written by himself.	Cook, John, d. 1660.	1650 (1650)	Wing C6026A; Thomason E598_1; ESTC R206300	12,690	16

each other with our eyes full of teares which I felt running down her cheeks when I kist them saying that all teares shall suddenly be wiped from our eyes in Heaven and with a great fervour of spirit I thought severall times to this purpose Sweet Jesus I come to thee we come not only in this Sea of waters but Lord we come to thee in a Sea of blood if it shall please thee to call us the storm still increased and I grew exceeding heavy and sleepy but roused my self up and checked my heart that I should Jonah like offer to sleep in such a storm what be drowned in my sleep my wife often begged at me not to sleep but I could not possibly forbear sleep if it had been to have saved all our lives so it pleased God that sitting as upright as I could I fell into as fast a sleep as ever I was in all my life And in my sleep I dreamed THat I was in an upper chamber with my sweet Redeemer Christ Jesus and that there were many Suiters attended to speake with him to beseech him to save their Ships and Barks that they might not perish by the storme I thought it was a large roome wherein there was a long table with an ordinary Carpet and two candles standing upon it two trenchers of Tobacco and Pipes and one Man walking up and downe by the toble of a middle staturs about thirty years of age the hairs of his Head long and white as flax but curling at the Ends but the haire of his upper lipp browne in sad coulor'd cloathes and a cloth broad brim'd hatt I asked him who he was who said he waited upon Jesus Christ I asked him where Jesus Christ was he pointed to a Curtin saying there he is I beheld and saw a glorious shining but no person and methought Jesus Christ spake to me and asked me what I would have I said the lives of all in the Ship said he in what ship said I in the Hector it is a bad name said he for such as professe me Castor and Pollux is for Heathens I prayed him that we might not dye in this manner sayes he to me are not you safe but good Lord said I I must returne and I beg life for all in the ship who are they said he I answered that there was my deare Wife and three Servants Lieutenant Colonell Saunders Major Bee Mr. Hewes honest Abraham and other passingers thy Servants said Iesus Christ at my naming Lieu. Col. Saunders and some others it s so much the better that they are there the Captaine and the Sea-men are serviceable to thy Cause and they take wonderfull paines to save their owne lives and ours but unlesse thou speake the word the Sea will swallow us up Then me thought Jesus Christ askt me why I was not willing to dye I told him that by this death I could not glorifie him thinking upon that Scripture Iohn 21.19 and me thought I was something impatient that the Lord should surprize us getting us into a ship at his call for his Service and then to drowne us as if we were Parricides or hainous Malefactors which by Law were drowned at that me thought Jesus Christ withdrew as if he was displeased said I Lord if thou drownest those that love thee what wilt thou doe to thine Enemies but could get no answer whereupon I was sensible of my impatience and thought that I fell downe flat downe on the ground and cryed for Mercy saying Lord we kisse thy Rod and turne our naked backs strike as much as thou pleasest Lord I plead nothing but thy free grace it may be many of us have offended in excessive drinking and now thou art punishing us in our owne Element however our sinnes are more then the sands of the Sea-shore but let pity move thee to save us thou sweet Redeemer which hast been at Sea in stormes that art a mercifull high Priest like unto us in all things but sinne Heb. 2.17 and 4.15 take pity upon thine owne flesh and blood what Father but would save his Child from drewning if he could hast thou no worke for any of us to doe I thought the answer was but little to be done by some of us my Wife tells me that but a little before I slept I said certainly God had something for me and others to doe for his service and therefore we should not dye at this time which I did not remember sweet Christ hear us as thou didest thy Disciples save us quickly or else we perish and being earnest in prayer in my dreame me thought that the man in the roome came to me and told me that this was no naturall storme of Gods sending but an extraordinary Tempest raised by Satan by Gods permission to destroy those which were coming to fight against his Servants and bad me use that argument to his Master Thereupon I instantly craved leave to speake and said sweet Saviour if this Storme and Tempest be raised by Satan the Prince of the ayre as in Lapland and many other places where winds are sold he works in the Children of disobedience and hath nothing to doe with thy poore Servants for though thou mayst justly for our sins give Satan power over us as thou didst over thy dear Servant Iob. Yet where thou givest a particular faith to be free from Sathans stormes and witchcrafts thou art pleased to grant that which is believed and in great love it pleased Jesus Christ to give a gratious answer to my Spirit and said be not afraid your lives shall be saved instantly replyed Lord let it be for all the Persons in the Ship He said be it so then I pressed for the goods in the Ship Lord said I there are my L. Gen goods M. Gn. goods Let them safe but they are not there said Jesus Christ no Lord said I they are fighting thy battells Jesus Christ answered the goods shall all be safe And the ship likewise and nothing miscarry then I gave humble thanks and departed and as I was going out I thought Jesus Christ said to me it is granted for halfe fifty goe no more to Sea in winter I further dream'd that the Devill and his Imps were very earnest with Jesus Christ to get leave to destroy the Governour of Wexford by the storme but the Lord said it should not be some there were that had Barkes at Wezford that attended to speake with Jesus Christ I could not tell what they said they discoursed much about the Governour and all that I heard Christ say was that winter was not yet come for them at Wexford then I thought I met with Captaine Ha●rebottell who had very great respect showne to him and I thought his prayers did us very much good and he was very much commended for his tendernesse to the sick Souldiers at Wexford I thought there were other men from Wexford that came for safe passages and one Officer was very earnest for