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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A05467	A worke of the Beast or A relation of a most vnchristian censure, executed vpon Iohn Lilburne, (novv prisoner in the fleet) the 18 of Aprill 1638 With the heavenly speech vttered by him at the time of his fuffering [sic]. Uery vsefull for these times both for the encouragement of the godly to suffer, and for the terrour and shame of the Lords adversaries.	Lilburne, John, 1614?-1657.	1638 (1638)	STC 15599; ESTC S108558	26,341	34

not to dishonor my cause for you suffer said he for a good cause I gaue him thanks for his christian incouragement J replying I know the cause is good for it is Gods cause for my own part I am cheerful merry in the Lord am as well contented with this my present portion as if I were to receiue my present liberty For I knowe my God that hath gone along with me hither to will carry me though to the end And for the affliction itself though it be the punishment inflicted upon Rogues yet I esteeme it not the least disgrace but the greatest honour that can be done unto me that the Lord counts me worthy to suffer any thing for his great name And you my Brethren that doe now here behold my present condition this day be not discouraged be not discouraged at the waies of Godlinesse by reason of the Crosse which accompanies it for it is the lot and portion of all which will liue Godly in Christ Iesus to suffer persecution The Cart being readie to goe forward I spake to the executioner when I saw him pull out his Corded whipp out of his pocket after this manner Well my friend doe thy office To which he replyed I haue whipt many a Rogue but now I shall whip an honest man but be not discouraged said he it will be soon over To which I replyed J knowe my God hath not onely enabled me to beleeve in his name but alsoe to suffer for his sake Soe the Carman drove forward his Cart and I laboured with my God for strength to submit my back with cheerfullnes unto the smitter And he heard my desire granted my request for when the first stripe was giuen I felt not the least paine but said Blessed be thy name O Lord my God that hast counted mee worthy to suffer for thy glorious names sake And at the giving of the second I cried out with a loud voice Hallelujah Hallelujah Glory Honour and Praise bee given to thee O Lord for ever and to the Lambe that sitts vpon the Throne Soe wee vvent vp Fleetstreete the Lord enabling me to endure the stripes vvith such patience and cherefullnes that J did not in the least manner shevv the least discontent at them for my God hardened my backe and steeled my reynes and tooke a vvay the smart and payne of the stripes from mee But J must confesse if I had had no more but my owne naturall strength I had suncke vnder the burden of my punishement for to the flesh the paine was uery grevious heauy But my God in whom I did trust was higher and stronger then my selfe whoe strengthened and enabled mee not onely to undergoe the punishment with cherefullnes but made me Triumph with a holy disdaine to insult over my torments And as we went along the Strand many friends spoke to me asked how I did bid me be cherfull to whom I replied I was merry and cheerfull and was upheld with a diuine and heauenly supportation comforted with the sweet consolations of Gods spirit And about the middle of the Strand there came a Friend and bid me speake with boldnesse To when I replied when the time comes soe I will for then if I should haue spoken and spent my strength it would haue been but as water spilt on the ground in regard of the noyse and presse of people And alsoe at that time I was not in a fitt temper to speake because the dust much troubled mee and the Sunne shined very hot vpon mee And the Tipstaffe man at the first vvould not let mee haue my hatt to keepe the vehement heate of the Sunne from my head Alsoe hee many times spake to the Cart man to driue softly Soe that the heate of the Sunne exceedingly peirced my head and made me somwhat faint But yet my God vpheld me vvith courage and made me vndergoe it vvith a joyfull heart And vvhen J came to Chearing Crosse some Christian friends spake to me and bid me be of good cheere Soe I am said I for I rest not in my ovvne strength but J fight vnder the Banner of my great and mightie Captaine the Lord Jesus Christ who hath conquered all his Enemies and I doubt not but through his strength I shall conquer and over come all my sufferings for his power upholdes mee his strength enables mee his presence cheeres mee and his Spirit comforts mee and I looke for an immortall Crowne which never shall fade nor decay the assured hope and expectation where of makes mee to contemne my sufferings and count them as nothing ffor my momentany affliction will worke for me a farre more exceeding Crowne and weight of glory And as I went by the Kings pallace a great Multitude of people came to looke vpon me And passing through the gate vnto Westminster Many demanded what was the matter To whom I replied my Brethren against the Law of God against the law of the Land against the King or State haue J not committed the least offence that deserves this punishment but only J suffer as an object of the Prelates cruelty and malice and hereupon one of the Warden of the Fleets-officers beganne to interrupt me and tells mee my suffering was just and therefore I should hold my tongue Whom J bidd meddle with his owne businesse for I would speake come what would for my cause was good for which I suffered and here I was ready to sh●…d my dearest blood for it And as we went through Kings street many encouraged me and bidd me be cheerefull Others whose faces to my knwoledge I never sawe before and who J verilie thinke knew not the cause of my suffering but seeing my cheerefullnes vnder it beseeched the Lord to blesse me and strenthen mee At the last wee came to the Pillary where I was unloosed from the Cart and having put one some of my cloathes wee went to the Taverne vvhere J staid a prittie vvhile vvaiting for my Surgeon vvhoe vvas not yet come to dresse mee Where vvere many of my Friends whoe exceedingly rejoyced to see my courage that the Lord had enabled me to vndergoe my punishment soe willingly Whoe asked me how I did I tould them as well as ever I was in my life I blesse my God for it for I felt such inward joy and comfort chearing vp my soule that I lightly esteemed my sufferings And this I counted my weding day in which I was married to the Lord Iesus Christ for now I knowe he loues me in that he hath bestowed soe rich apparrell this day upon me and counted me worthie to suffer for his sake I hauing a desire to retire into a private roome from the multitude of people that were about me which made me like to faint I had not been ther long but Mr. Lightburne the Tibstasse of the Star-Chamber came to me saying the Lords sent him to me to knowe if I would acknowledge my selfe to be in a

hee went away And the next day being Fryday and a Starr-Chamber-day J hoped I should have had the Libertie of the Prison But in stead thereof newes was brought me at evening that I must be removed to the Common Goale or a worse place and that J must bee put in Irons Well for all this my God enabled me to keep my hold still and not to let my confidence goe For blessed be his name for it this newes did not in the least manner trouble me And upon Saterday morning Iohn Hawes the Porter came with the Woman that looked to mee to my Chamber to stand by her that none might speake with me till she had made my bedd and done other things for me And he told me hee was forrie to heare such newes as he did concerning me VVhat is it said J I heare said he that the Lords have ordered that you must be put into the Wards and kept close Prisoner there and lie in irons and none must be suffered to come at you to bring you any thing but you must live upon the Poore Mans Box. Sir that 's verie hard said J but the will of my God be done For mine owne part it nothing at all troubles me For I know in whom I have beleeved and I know not one Haire of my Head shall fall to the ground without his providence And I have cast up my account alreadie what it will cost me Therfore J waigh not any thing that can be inflicted on me For I knovv that God that made Paul and Silas to singe in the Stocks at midnight will also make me rejoyce in my Chaines But it is verie much that they wil let none com to me to bring me any thing it seemes they wil be more cruell to me then the verie Heathens and Pagan Romans were to Paul who when he was in Prison did never refuse to let any come to him to administer to his necessities But I vvaigh it not for I knovv my God is and vvill be with me to make me goe through all my afflictions with cheerefulnes for I feele his power within me so mightily supporting and upholding me that no condition in this World can make me miserable And for mine owne part I doe no more sett by my life and blood in this cause then J doe a peece of bread when I have newly dyned Afterwards the VVoman telling mee shee hoped I should not have so fore a punishment laid on me but that I might have things brought me from my Freinds J told her I did not much care how it went with me for Ieremies Dungeon or Daniels Denn or the 3. Childrens Fornace is as pleasant and welcome to me as a Pallace For wheresoever I am I shall finde God there and if I have him that is enough to me And for victuals J told her J did not doubt but that God that fed the Prophet Eliah by a Raven would preserve me and fill me to the full by the way of his providence And if no meate should be brought me I knew if they take away my meate God would take away my stomack Therefore I wayed not their crueltie And thereupon uttered to her these 4. Verses I doe not feare nor dread the face of any mortall man Let him against me bend his povver and doe the vvorst he can For my vvhole trust strength confidence My hope and all my aide Is in the Lord IEHOVAHS fence vvhich Heaven and Earth hath made The rest that I intended by the strength of my God to have spoken if J had not beene prevented by the Gag I now forbeare to set downe in regard I heare J am to come into the Feild againe to fight a second battell unto which time I reserve it if the Lord so order it that I may have Libertie 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 me JOHN LILBVRN being written with part of my owne bloud The rest of which by the Lords assistance I will willingly shed if hee call for it in the maintaining of his Truth and Glory and that which I have here said and written by me IOHN LILBVRNE My verses are to follovv here I Doe not (a) Psa 27 1 2 3 3.6 1.8.6 Isa 51.12 feare the face nor power of any mortall man Though he against me ●ife to doe the worst he can Because my )b) Jsa 18.2 31.3 28.7.8 trust my hope my strength my confidence and aide Is in the Lord Iehovahs power both now and ever staide Therefore my soule shall never cease Triumphantly to sing Thou art my Fort (c) Psa 33 119 5.7 Ioh. 20. Revel 1.5 my sure defence my Saviour and my King For in my (d) Psal 37.7 strayts and trials all thou well with me hast delt Thy mercies and (e) Jsa 41.10.13.14 40.31 upbearing hand most sweetly I have feit Thou hast in my (f) Revel 2 1● 3.8 Psal 119 167.16● distresses great my stripes and bitter smart So held my soule as from thy truth I never once did start But to thy truth with cheerfulnesse and courage have I stood Though tortur'd for it were my flesh and lost my dearest blood When from Fleet-bridg to Westminster at Carts Arsse I was whipt Then thou with joy my soule (g) Psal 116.8 upheldst so that I never wept Likewise when I on Pillary in Pallace-yeard did stand Then by thy helpe against my foes J had the upper-hand For openly I to their face did there truely declare That from the Pope our Prelates all descended still they are And that I might for what I said make confirmation J nam'd Chapters the 9. and 13. of Revelation Likewise I then did fearelesly unto the people shew That what Pocklington hath writ is found now very true Namely that rhey com lineally from (h) Goodwi●s Catol of Bb. Dr. Bastwicks answer to the information the 2. third parts of his Letany Antichrist his Chaire Even to him that now doth raigne the great Arch-Bishop here All which I did on Pillary there offer to make good Or else I would loose willingly my best and dearest blood Moreover there to Gods people I did most plainly shew That we have been and so are still rul'd by a Popish crew Therefore against them valiantly we must (i) Revel 12.7 4.4 15.3 20.4 fight in the feild And to their Lawes at any hand not ever once to yeild But from their (k) Revel 18 4. Yoake without delay we must our neckes outdraw If that we will true Subjects bee unto our Saviours Law (l) Psal 2 Therefore my Freinds if that you will Christ Iesus here (m) 1. Cor. 7.29.30.31 Ioh. 2.15.16 enjoy Withdraw