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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A76750	The Cry of blood. And Herod, Pontius Pilate, and the Jewes reconciled, and in conspiracy with the dragon, to devour the manchild. Being a declaration of the Lord arising in those people, of the city of Bristol, who are scornfully called Quakers, and of the manifold sufferings, and persecutions sustain'd by them from the priests, rulers, professors and rude multitude, contrary to law, liberty, justice, government, the righteous ends of of the wars, and the Scriptures of truth. Together with a true account of the material passages in substance between the rulers and them at their several examinations, and commitments, and at two general sessions of the publick peace: and of the tumults, and insurrections, with other necessary observations, and occurences. Gathered up, written in a roll, and delivered to John Gunning late mayor of that city (being the fruits of his year) for the private admonition, and conviction of himself, and brethren concern'd, and named therein: with a letter declaring the end, and reason of what is so done, (of which a copy followes in the ensuing pages) / Subscribed by Geo: Bishop, Thomas Goldney, Henry Roe, Edw: Pyott, Dennis Hollister. And now after five moneths space of time published, for the reasons hereafter expressed.	Bishop, George, d. 1668.	1656 (1656)	Wing B2990; Thomason E884_3; ESTC R27277	101,853	169

replyed In the Spirit Canst thou pray said Joseph Jackson that Prayer in the 11th of Luke He answered yea according to the measure of the Grace of God given him Then he demanded what was his name though he knew it well enough Christopher replyed A Servant of the Lord according to the measure of the grace of God given me What 's thy name said he again He answered in the flesh Christopher Birkhead Then they bade him promise the Mayor that he would go to the Church no more and then they would set him free He answered The Church is in God But the Steeple-house you mean Well the Steeple-house said one of them let him have it in his own terms He answered he would promise as much as he could keep with a good Conscience towards God As to my own will as far as I know said he I shall not go But if I am moved of the Lord I shall obey God and not man They asked him why he went now He replyed Against his will Then they said Take him away to Bridewell Committed to Bridewell Whereupon he told the Ma●or he was no vagrant or runnagate But the Maior sleighted what he said and sent him thither where they continued him for the space of 9. or 10. dayes though Bridewell is no prison and he ought not therefore to have been committed thither had he mis-behaved himself as to the breach of any Law but a house of Correction for rogues and for idle persons who will not work And Christopher Birkhead is one born and bred in the City being about the age of fourty years diligent in his calling an able Seaman and alwaies living in the City except when at Sea as was his father before him and of good reputation as to the world But it seems Joseph Jackson had a great mind to have him fast in Bridewell and to have the place of whipping of him there to make him leave his quaking What rule they bear and what spirit they are of rationall men will Judge Who instead of taking heed what they do for the Judgment ought to be the Lords and not man's and instead of executing Justice according to Law without respect of persons are upon sleight occasions drunk with fury and passion on the Seat of Judgment and in their rage and lusts imprison and oppresse the Innocent contrary to the Law and let offenders go free Alderman Joseph Jackson will one day sadly know except he repent what it is to do so of which the Light in his Conscience hath given him many a Remembrance and what it is prophanely to scoffe at the power of the Lord in his Servants who stand in dread of his presence trembling shaking and quaking of whom the Scriptures bear record as did a Gen. 27. 33. Isaac who trembled exceedingly and b Heb. 12. 22. Exod. 33. 11. Act. 2. 37. Moses who spake with God face to face as a man to his friend and did exceedingly quake and fear the whole c Exod. 19. 6. Camp of Israel d Job 37. 1. 16. 12. 21. 6. Job the f Ezra 10. 3 4 9. Children of the Captivity under Ezra and Nehemiah the g Isa 66. 5. 66. 2. people of the Lord in Isaiah's dayes the humble and contrite ones in whom God dwelt h Ezek. 12. 18. Ezekiel and the i Ezek. 37. 7. 38. 19. Camp of dry bones to which he prophesied k Psal 119. 120. 1 Sam. 13. 14. David a man after Gods own heart l Jerem. 23. 9. 5. 22. Jeremiah whose bones shook like a drunken man m Dan. 10. 11. Daniel n Habac. 3. 16. Habakkuk o 1 Cor. 2. 3. Paul and the p 2 Cor. 7. 15. Church of Corinth who received the Gospel in much fear and trembling and he was with them in fear and much trembling And what it is to wish to have the whipping of such and to call it of the Devill Let him be warned lest he witnesse q Dan. 5 6 25. Belshazzar's condition whose countenance was changed and his thoughts troubled so that the Joynts of his loynes were loosened and his knees smote one against another when the fingers of the mans hand came forth and wrote over against the Candlestick And let him and all others who scoffe at and persecute the power of the Lord now risen in his Saints and call it of the Devill read and consider what Christ saith Mark 3. 28 29 30. Verily I say unto you All sins shall be forgiven unto the sonnes of men and blasphemies wherewithall soever they shall blaspheme but he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath never forgivenesse but is in danger of eternal damnation because they said He hath an unclean spirit They who built the Sepulchres of the Prophets and said if they had lived in their r Luke 11. 47 48 49 50 51. fathers dayes they would not have killed the servants the Prophets they told Christ he had an unclean spirit and cast out Devills by the Prince of Devills and Christ said to them They bore witnesse to themselves that they were the chil●ren of those who killed the Prophets and that all the righteous blood shed from Abel should fall on them and these murthered the Lord of glory and persecuted to the death his Apostles and Disciples though he ſ Mat. 18. 6. said It were better for a man to have a millstone tyed about his neck and he cast into the middle of the Sea than to offend one of these little ones who believed in him This is said to him out of much love to his soul for he is seen and comprehended in the eternall light which never changeth and he will find it a hard matter much longer to kick against the pricks For the Lord will stirre up Jealousie ere long like a man of War because of the persecution of his sonnes and of his daughters and when he is angry who shall be able to deliver out of his hands Now the Serpent who is more subtile than all the beasts of the field that he might indeed bruise the heel of the seed of the woman and reach those with his floods whom his tail hath not touched suggesteth yet new wayes to molest and wear out the servants of the Most High by seeking occasion against and sending for before them such of the people aforesaid as they knew could not bow to any image or respect mens persons and to execute their oppressions and injustice on such Jeremy Hignell on the 15th of the first month Jeremy Hignell 15th first month 1654. 1654. being in his shop attending his calling was sent for by the Maior and Aldermen to come before them which he presently obeying the Maior commanded him to draw near and asked him whether he knew where he was Hignell said he did Then the Maior asked him where He replyed In the presence of the Lord. Are you not in the presence of the