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A Contemporary Account of 
 
 the Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 fentenced by Judge 
 JefFeries. 
 
A Memorandum of the 
 
 Wonderful Providences 
 of God to a poor un- 
 worthy Creature, 
 
 during 
 
 the time of the Duke of Monmouth's 
 Rebellion and to the Revo- 
 lution in 1688. 
 
 By John Goad, 
 
 07ie of the Sufferers, 
 
 LONDON: 
 
 Longman, Brown, Green, & Longmans, 
 Paternoster Row.^^.__.^ 
 1849. 
 

PREFACE. 
 
 HE authenticity of the 
 MS. from which this Ht- 
 tle book is printed, is 
 fhewn at once by its contents, its 
 fquare, old, fhrivelled covers of vel- 
 lum, its leaves of coarfe texture and 
 taw^ny hue, and by the evidence of 
 the perfons through whofe hands 
 it has paffed to its prefent ow^ner. 
 It might have lain for ages in fome 
 obfcure hiding place, fave when 
 talk of the times defcribed or of the 
 men of old whofe fufferings it re- 
 
vi Preface, 
 
 cords, might haply have called it 
 forth to teH its tale of woe, trium- 
 phant zeal, and Chriftian refigna- 
 tion. It might have periflied by 
 accident or gradual decay, and its 
 contents thus have been loft to the 
 world, but for the circumftance 
 of its finding its way into the hands 
 ofMr.Macaulay* whowaspleafed 
 with its quaintnefs and its truth ; 
 
 * " The beft account of the fufFerings of 
 thofe rebels who were fentenced to tranfpor- 
 tatlon, is to be found in a very curious nar- 
 rative written by John Coad^ an honeft God- 
 fearing carpenter who joined Monmouth^ was 
 badly wounded at Philips Norton^ was tried 
 by Jeffreys^ and was fent to Jamaica. — The 
 original manufcript was kindly lent to me by 
 Mr. Phippard^ to whom it belongs." — Ma- 
 caulay's Hiji. of England^ vol. i. p. 647. — 
 Note. 
 
Preface, vii 
 
 — and whofe favourable opinion 
 led the Editor to hope that its con- 
 tents would not be unacceptable 
 to the Public. 
 
 The MS. contains the memoirs 
 of a pious man who lived at a time 
 when men were not afhamed of 
 their religion ; when they would 
 rather be found praying at the cor- 
 ners of the ftreets than be fufped:ed 
 of not praying at all ; and when 
 God was fo much in their fpeech 
 that He muft of neceffity have been 
 fometimesin theirthoughts. In his 
 days, the mailed hands were often 
 raifed in prayer, and as audibly was 
 the bleffing afked on the battle 
 field, as in the clofet. The writer 
 is confcious of fome fuperiority to 
 
viii Preface, 
 
 his aiTociates, but he never exahs 
 himfelf as a pattern faint. He con- 
 fefles himfelf a Deferter from his 
 earthly prince, butonly that, accord- 
 ing to his light, he may the better 
 ferve his Heavenly King, Few will 
 read without emotion, this record 
 of pious refignation,*and unwaver- 
 ing truft in God, exhibited under 
 manifold tortures both of mind and 
 body. Doubtlefs had the writer's 
 fpirit partaken more of the meek- 
 nefs and gentlenefs of his Mafter 
 Chrijly he might have refrained from 
 applying fome bitter and taunting 
 epithets to Jeffreys ; but with him 
 they are only the expreffions of 
 honeft indignation, and while read- 
 ing his emphatic reprobation of that 
 
Preface, ix 
 
 official fcourge we almoft exclaim. 
 Well done, old Puritan ! 
 
 It may be not uninterefting to 
 the reader to learn fome further 
 particulars of the writer and his 
 '^ Memorandum." 
 
 'John Co ad dwelt at Stofordy a 
 hamlet in Berwick Parifh near Teo- 
 vil in Somerfetjhire ; and there are 
 now in that Churchyard, tomb- 
 ftones marking the deceafe of feve- 
 ral members of his family. 
 
 By certain Statutes oi Charles II. 
 fuch perfons only as poflefled a cer- 
 tain amount of perfonal or landed 
 eftate were liable to ferve in the 
 Train bands or Militia of their re- 
 fped:lve Counties, to fupprefs re- 
 bellion, or refill invafion. Coad 
 
Preface. 
 
 fpeaks occafionally of his eflate, 
 which became forfeited to the 
 Crown, or efcheated to the Lord 
 of the Manor on his attainder, at 
 Wells affizes. He feems to have 
 been well known on the road to 
 Weymouth, whence he was tranf-> 
 ported as a Convid: to Jamaica, 
 His writings fhew that he was 
 in advance of his fellows in the 
 fame rank of life ; and his condud: 
 and acquirements gained him the 
 efteem of the nonconforming mi- 
 niflers in Jamaica, and of men who 
 had been fent thither by Cromwell^ 
 or of their defcendants, whom it 
 was his good fortune to meet on 
 his arrival. 
 
 The account of his fufferings 
 
Preface, xi 
 
 muft have been written after his re- 
 turn home in 1690, as he quotes a 
 letter fubfequently received from his 
 dear and loving friend Mr. Harks 
 Garbrand i\\Q ^' good man at whofe 
 houfe he had fpent fo many com- 
 fortable Sabbaths," defcribing the 
 defolatingEarthquake in June 1 692 
 whereby Port Royal was almoft 
 overwhelmed. 
 
 After Coad returned from his 
 banifhment his troubles ftill con- 
 tinued ; but his courage was un- 
 shaken. Having loft his firft wife, 
 he married a young woman in his 
 old age. The offspring of this 
 union were a fon and a daughter. 
 The fon became aDiffenting minif- 
 ter named Thomas Coad oi Dorking, 
 
xu 
 
 Preface, 
 
 where may ftill be feen a mural 
 
 tablet with the following infcrip- 
 
 tion : 
 
 In Memory 
 
 of 
 
 The Rev. Mr. Thomas Coad^ 
 
 Late Paftor of this Church, 
 
 Born at St of or d Somerfet/hire, 
 
 D'yd Jan. 24th 1749, Aged 52, 
 
 And lyes Buried in this Veftry. 
 
 NON OMNIS MORIAR. 
 
 Here, In expedlance of the great affize 
 And hope of endlefs joys beyond the Skies 
 His mortal part the Body mould'ring lies. 
 
 How juft his hopes, and what his conduft here 
 Will at that day without difguife appear. 
 Reader, be wife ! and for thy change prepare. 
 
 The Daughter named Sarah 
 married. On her grand-daugh- 
 ter's death at St, Crofs near JVin- 
 chejier in 1808 the original MS. 
 
Preface, 
 
 from which the following pages 
 are printed was found in her trunk, 
 and became the property of her 
 only iifter Ann Pojihumous of Dor- 
 chejier lately deceafed. Several co- 
 pies of the original MS. are in ex- 
 iftence. Thefe were made for the 
 ufe of various defcendants of the 
 writer, w^ho took much intereft in 
 their family hero ; but they do not 
 comprife the whole of the original, 
 which contains by way of addenda, 
 the narrative turned into verfe. 
 The editor however has not thought 
 it neceffary to give the poetical ver- 
 lion to the public. 
 
 The Editor. 
 
A Memorandum of the 
 
 W^onderful Providences of God 
 to a poor unworthy Creature, 
 
 (From 1 2th of June 1685 unto the 24th 
 of November in the year 1 690) In and 
 after the Revolution betweene the 
 Duke o^ Monmouth and King James. 
 
 Chapter I. 
 
 FTER the death of King 
 Charles II. and the advance 
 of the Duke of Torke to 
 the Crowne, Popery and 
 arbitrary government did more vifibly 
 appear in continuall and unwearyed 
 plotting and contriving to weaken 
 the Proteftant party, which gave great 
 caufe of feare of the fubverfion of our 
 
Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 Religion and Liberties, from which we 
 had great hopes of deliverance by the 
 Duke of MonmoutJi s appearance, and 
 declaration for the proteftant religion 
 and liberty ; who arrived at Lyme nth 
 of June 1685. The 13th day, being 
 commanded out in my traine armes 
 for King James ^ went from home, with 
 full refolution to goe to the Duke's af- 
 fiftance as foone as I could ; but, con- 
 iidering the weight of this affair and 
 the danger of fuch an enterprize, had 
 great reafonings within me while march- 
 ing in the King's traine : the hellifh 
 oaths and ribauldry of many of that 
 Company ftrengthened my refolutions 
 in going off. But the two oppofites in 
 my apprehenfion was plainly popery and 
 flavery and prcteftantifm and liberty ; 
 to contend for the former, and oppofe 
 the latter was diredlly againfl my prin- 
 ciple and confcience : the conclufion 
 
faitenced by Judge Jefferies, 
 
 then was, it is beft to keepe peace (moft 
 well, this noble refolution) within, 
 though there was war without ; better 
 to incur the wrath of an earthly king 
 than an almighty God. 
 
 Moreover, I got an opportunity at 
 Charde to retire in a garden alone ; 
 there confidered againe of the enter- 
 prize, and earneftly feeking to God by 
 importunate prayer for diredtion, gui- 
 dance and protedlion, was yet more 
 confirmed in my refolution, and as it 
 were ccnftrained to deny myfelf, and 
 leave my all with God^ body, foule, 
 wife, children, eftate and all to divine 
 providence and protedion. The next 
 day we advanced from Charde towards 
 Axminfier, but on the news of the ene- 
 my's being at hand the moft were driven 
 with feare backward, but I was drawn 
 by love forward ; and next morning, 
 wading through a river to efcape watch- 
 
Sufferings of the He b els 
 
 es, being the i6th day, came to Axmin- 
 fter^ and tendered myfelf and armes to 
 the Duke, was kindly accepted, where 
 I found Mr. Fergufon at prayer ; and 
 foon after Major Foxe gave the orders 
 of the Army, giving ftri6t charge againft 
 fwearing, thieving, and plundering, &c. 
 with Penalties on the breach thereof 
 
 From whence we travelled eaftward 
 without any confiderable hindrance until 
 we came to Keyfi/liam, where the enemy 
 came upon us at unawares, and affault- 
 ing 3 pafTages to the Towne, but could 
 not prevaile, but retreated with the lofs 
 of about 20 men, where I came to pufh 
 of pike with them, yet through the pro- 
 tection of God had no harm. 
 
 From hence, marching eaftward, we 
 lay one night at Philips- Nor to72. Next 
 morning, our enemies, coming on us by 
 furprize, attacked the north weft en- 
 trance into the Towne, guarded only 
 
fentenced by Judge Jefferu 
 
 eries. 
 
 with two companies, of which I, being 
 in one, received a fhot through my left 
 hand wrift, and alfo under my left breaft, 
 at which inftant falling to the ground, 
 bleeding excefTively, lay under foot du- 
 ring the fight, being cut down, but 
 not cut off; caft down but not for- 
 faken : for, the fight being over, was 
 taken up alive, but almofl without fenfe 
 of feeing or feeling ; fome means were 
 ufed to ftop the blood; but my wounds 
 being judged mortal, and wondering 1 
 was not dead, the chirurgions refufed to 
 drefs my wounds ; but the fame evening, 
 notwithftanding the great raine which 
 fell, our camp moving eaftward, I was 
 cafton a waggon with few clothes about 
 me ; the fhaking of the waggon made 
 my wounds bleed afrefh ; yet my fenfes 
 being fomething reftored, defpairing 
 of life, I defired death, but could not 
 obtain it ; went on eaftward to Frome. 
 
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 The good and gracious God ftill fhow- 
 ing his power, in my weaknefs bearing 
 me up, as it were by miracle of mercy, 
 being in great meafure deflitute of all 
 outward accommodations, as friends, 
 food, raiment or Phyfitian. Then return- 
 ing weft ward, after 3 days lying in my 
 blood undrefTed, came to Shepton Mal- 
 let. Next morning obtained the favour 
 of being drefted : one Mr. Hardy ^ an 
 apothecary in Lyme, cutting off my 
 bloody clothes, ketched and ftuck faft 
 to my body, in fearcMng found the 
 bullet lodged in the loins of my back, 
 cut it out ; but the Army being ftill in 
 motion, and marching weftward, had 
 no opportunity of being drefled, until 
 I came to Middle/ex, where, meeting 
 with my Wife in the time of the 4 days 
 A6t of Pardon, being difabled as to any 
 further fervice, came away intending to 
 lay hold on the Ad ; but the fame day 
 
fentenced by Judge Jefferies. 
 
 was taken with a violent fever, could 
 reach no farther than Long Sutton , where 
 I could obtain neither Phyfitian nor 
 Chirurgion : my condition feemed dif- 
 mal and defperate, yet by the goodnefs 
 and mercy of my God, and the flender 
 meanes that was ufed by the midwife 
 of the place, who adventured to come 
 to me privately by night for a while, 
 life was prolonged, the fwelling and 
 rage of my wounds fomething abated ; 
 an incredible deal of waterifh blood 
 working ftill out of the wound of my 
 back, was ftill under great affliction, yet 
 through the malice of fome neighbours, 
 was deprived of the afTiftance of the 
 midwife, &c. ; the Dukes army being 
 routed I had trouble upon trouble, and 
 dangers upon dangers, for then inftead 
 of Friends to vifit and fympathize, I 
 had ftore of Enemies who rifled, re- 
 proached and curfed me ; being in the 
 
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 houfe of an Enemy, had no human de- 
 fence from the violence of the inhuman 
 Soldiers ; but they that took my goods 
 and clothes might have taken my life, 
 but my God W3.S my fortrefs and strength ; 
 He that faith to the Sea, Hitherto /halt 
 thou come and no farther^ and here fliall 
 thy 'proud waves he flayed : He that 
 gave the Devil and his inftruments 
 power over Join's goods, fuffered them 
 not to touch his body, fo as to cut him 
 off; by this fame Power I was pre- 
 ferved from being cut off by violent 
 hands : mofl; remarkable was the power 
 and providence of God {een in this 
 wife : for one night, there came Soldiers 
 on purpofe, having had information who 
 and what I was, as they fwore defpe- 
 rately they would kill me, and put me 
 out of the pain ; as they came up ftairs, 
 one of them, having a piftol in his hand, 
 fired in the chamber where I lay ; the 
 
feiitenced by Judge Jefferles, 
 
 Piftol being over-loaded did me no 
 harm^ but hurt his hand that difcharged 
 it, which made him run down curfing 
 and fwearing as fail as he came up 
 ftairs. This fudden affright fomething 
 ftartled me ; but through mercy had no 
 lefs nor worfe eifeds than thefe : from 
 that very time I had the benefit of na- 
 ture, which I had wanted feveral days 
 before, and the fever left me. That God 
 which brings good out of evil brought 
 me relief, and did me good by the hands 
 of enemies : yet flaying in the houfe all 
 night, they feveral times came up with 
 execrable oaths and death in their 
 mouthes, would come to my bed fide, 
 and once took me by the hand, and, 
 notwithflanding his rage and drunken- 
 nefs which he was in, was forced to pity 
 me, and departed lamenting my condi- 
 tion : not only the Hands but the Hearts 
 of men are in the hand of the Lord who 
 
lo Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 hath faid The wrath of man Jliall prayfe 
 him, and the reft and remainder he will 
 reftrain ; no more wrath fhall be let 
 out than fhall turn to his Glory : Thus 
 the Lord was with me in the fire of af- 
 flidlion. This poor man cryed to the 
 Lord, and he heard him. The next 
 morning, when they had got a promife 
 from me to pay what they fpent in 
 drunkennefs and excefs in the night, 
 they departed, and went to the Lord 
 St awel With, information againfl: me ; at 
 which, being greatly enraged and big 
 with revenge, gave forth that I fhould 
 be brought before him, with this afTer- 
 tion, that if I was not hanged, he would 
 be hanged for me. Reply was made 
 that I was not able to go nor ride ; at 
 which he ordered them to bring me on 
 a flide. Thus walking through the val- 
 ley of the fhadow of death, had God's 
 prefence and prote6tion, which faved and 
 
fentenced by Judge Jefferies, 
 
 delivered me ; though the Lion did gape 
 and roar, yet could not devour me. 
 
 The tidings of this Lord's rage was 
 brought me at night, whereupon I in- 
 ftantly fent my wife to unkle I'homas 
 Knight to defire him to go to Sir Ed- 
 ward Phelips^ to defire him to crave the 
 Lord's leave that I might be brought 
 before him ; which being granted, the 
 mefTenger was fent to the Lord Stawel 
 to acquaint him that I was one of his 
 Soldiers, and he defired I might be re- 
 ferred to him : this alfo was granted : 
 and as the apoftle Paul appealed from 
 one enemy to another, fo did I, and had 
 this benefit of a few days liberty, till I 
 could get a horfc litter to transfer my- 
 felf from thence to llchefter ; and com- 
 mitted my felf to the keeper of the prifon 
 for fecurity and fafety from other ene- 
 mies : and, although it was a hard fhift, 
 yet then I had fome reft, and Sir Ed- 
 
12 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 ward Phelips ordered a chirurgion to 
 take care, if pofTible he could, to fave 
 my life, though to an evil purpofe. 
 
 Yet fuch was the wonderful provi- 
 dence and goodnefs of God that all 
 wrought for my good, during my abode 
 at Ilchefter ; which was i o or 1 1 weekes : 
 my wounds were much mended and 
 ftrength fomewhat recovered, yet ftill 
 under much weaknefs and my wounds 
 open : was taken and drawn in a wain 
 to Cells' afTize, where we had a church 
 for our prifon, a board for my bed, and 
 fomething more than the fhadow of 
 death for my comfort ; for a neigh- 
 bour who had much acquaintance with 
 Colonel Helyer came and told me that 
 I might expedl nothing but death, for 
 evidence was prepared, and the aggra- 
 vations v/ere that I was a deferter, and 
 ran from my colours to the Duke. 
 Lefs than v/hich was argument enough 
 
fentenced by Judge Jefferies, 
 
 to make the Lion's Whelp Geo. Jef- 
 feries to roar againft, yea, to damn me, 
 if it lay in his power ; for being arraigned 
 and pleading Guilty, was condemned to 
 be hanged and quartered, together with 
 600 and more, my name fet on the 
 dead lift to be executed at Wells a few 
 dayes after. Here was the utmoft link 
 of the Lion's chain ; for my enemies 
 though the chief, yet they were con- 
 quered and baffled enemies, limited and 
 reftrained : The Lord Jehovah was on 
 my fide, elfe I had been fwallowed up 
 quite. Thefe great waves and billowes 
 had gone over my head, but even in the 
 mount of ftraites God was feene ; and 
 did evidently and eminently appear for 
 me, and the name of that place was 
 Jehovah Jireh, for God did provide an 
 exchange. The fentence of death was 
 reverfed in Heaven. God's thoughts 
 are not as man's thoughts, nor God's 
 
14 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 wayes like man's v/ayes ; but, as the 
 heavens are high above the earth. To 
 was his thoughts of mercy towards me. 
 Here was the lowed ftep in this valley 
 of death, yet I may fet up my Ebenezer 
 and fay, the Lord hath helped me, yea, 
 was gracioufly prefent with me ; even 
 when I jftood before that bloody Nero, 
 Geo. Jefferies, I found fuch inward fup- 
 port and comfort that I could not fay 
 that I feared any evil : but when above 
 600 condemned men fell on their knees, 
 and moft doloroufly cried for mercy, I 
 could not bow a knee or fpeake a word 
 for mercy ; but had fuch workings of 
 fpirit, and fomething did, as it were, 
 fpeak within me, that if it were a thing 
 poffible to be done, I would not ex- 
 change conditions with the Judge at the 
 Bench though I was condemned at the 
 Bar : for God commanded the Light of 
 inward peace and comfort to fhine out 
 
fentenced by Judge Jefferies. 
 
 of fuch outward darknefs, that I had 
 Tome good apprehenfions of the glory 
 of God m the face of Jefus Chrift ; and 
 
 1 may fay with the apoftle Paul, I was 
 much troubled hut not diftrejjed, per- 
 plexed hut not in defpair, perfecuted hut 
 not forjaken, caft down hut not caft away 
 or deftroyed: for God w^s my hope, my 
 help, and my falvation ; howbeit my 
 hope was not in this life, for then I had 
 been moft miferable ; but the anchor of 
 my foule, Hope, was caft within the 
 vayle, and the foundation of my faith 
 and hope ftood firmly upon the rock of 
 my Saviour's merits, and the foundation 
 of God ftood fure : the Lord knew me 
 in adverftty, and I may fay with David, 
 
 2 Samuel 22. 5, 7, IVhen the waves of 
 death compajfed me, the floods of ungodly 
 men made me afraid ; in my diftrejs I 
 cryed and called upon the Lord and cryed 
 to 7ny God, and he did he are my voice out 
 
1 6 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 of his temple^ and my cry did enter into 
 his eares. For while I was at prayer 
 with many others, in a morning came 
 my fifter that attended me, and calHng 
 haftily upon me, I went to her ; and fhe 
 told me there was an Officer come into 
 the cloifter to call out 200 men for Ja- 
 maica fhe much prefled me to endea- 
 vour to get out amongft them, fhe being 
 much troubled that morning by an infor- 
 mation that fhe had, that my fiefh was 
 to be hung up before my dore, at which 
 fhe fwooned away twice that morning : 
 I feeing her in fo forrowful a plight, did 
 go with her to the Officer, and privately 
 told him the circumflances I was under, 
 and offered him a fee to take me into 
 his lift, which he refufed, but told me 
 that when he called a man that did not 
 anfwer, I might anfwer to his name and 
 flep in. To deny my name, I was cau- 
 tious of, and flood by while many 
 
Je?7 fenced by ^udge Jefferies. 
 
 others under my circumftance went in, 
 for I judge there was near 30 men faved 
 by fo doing. I feeing the lift full went 
 away ; but fuch was the wonderful pro- 
 vidence of God^ there ftood a poor wo- 
 man of Charde, a ftranger to me, who 
 obferved one of the company unwilling 
 to be tranfported, came after me and 
 pulling me to the man, he haftily fhifted 
 himfelf out of the ftring and put me in 
 his place, and told me if I was called, 
 his name was Jo Haker : Thus the Lord 
 /ent from above ; he took me^ he drew 
 me out of many waters^ he delivered me 
 from my flrong enemies^ and from them 
 that hated me^ for they were too Jirong 
 for me. The firft night we lay at Shep- 
 ton Mallet^ the next day going to Cafiel- 
 larye the Sheriff's men overtook us and 
 feized one Mr. Shephard for execution. 
 The next night we lay at Sherborn, 
 where I was known by many, particu- 
 
I 8 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 larly the conftable, who, being an ad- 
 verfary to our caufe^, demanded of the 
 officer that was our convoy, whether 
 my name was on his lift : no other an- 
 fwer would fatisfie him but he would 
 fee it, for he faid I ought not to be 
 there. Having feen the lift he went 
 away, but by the good providence of 
 God I heard no more of him : But 
 doubtlefs the fame hand that ftiut up 
 the mouths of the Lions from devour- 
 ing Daniel, ftiut up his mouth and re- 
 ftrained him from doing me the in- 
 tended hurt : though I lay in the town 
 two nights, contrary to my expectation 
 and beyond hope I was delivered thence, 
 and fetting forward for Weymouth was 
 known by feveral on the roade, not- 
 withftanding went fafe to Weymouth, 
 where I lay one night. Next morn- 
 ing I went aboard the ftiip for Ja- 
 maica, and took my leave of my native 
 
fentenced by Judge Jefferies, 
 
 country with much courage and chear- 
 fulnefs. 
 
 The next day being fabbath day, our 
 fhlp-mafter being afhore, the fheriff's 
 men came aboard our fhip and took one 
 of our men, and difcourfed of me alfo ; 
 on which our Ship-mafter, though a bad 
 man, fearing he fhould lofe his PafTen- 
 gers, ordered to weigh anchor, and hoife 
 fail immediately, which was done. So 
 that by the hand of my God I was de- 
 livered as a bird out of the Jnare of the 
 fowlers^ the fnare was broken and I 
 efcaped : for the next day they came to 
 IVeymouth hunting for me, but my God 
 had mercy on me, and delivered me 
 from the wrath of man whofe tender 
 mercies are cruelty. 
 
 O w^onderful providence of God^ 
 wherein all the attributes of God were 
 concerned for a poor worm who is no 
 way profitable. I was wounded, but 
 
20 Suffer iftgs of the Rebels 
 
 Mercy healed; L was caft down, but 
 Mercy took me up ; I was in prifon, 
 but Mercy delivered me ; I flood before 
 the bloody Popifh Judge^ the mercilefs 
 monfter JefferieSy but God in mercy was 
 with me and held me up ; faithful was 
 he that promifed that he would never 
 leave nor forfake me ; I was caft in the 
 fnare and left for dead by men^ but 
 Mercy lengthened out my life. 
 
 I was bound with cords^ but Mercy 
 cut them afunder ; my enemies were 
 the chief, they were mighty, but the 
 Almighty drew me out of their hands : 
 Free grace, love, mercy, faithfulnefs, 
 wifdom, and power fet all thefe wheels 
 of providence on worke for the deliver- 
 ance of fuch an unworthy creature. , O 
 the love and grace and mercy of God, 
 'tis higher than the heavens, 'tis broader 
 than the fea, 'tis unmeafurable. Let 
 the world know 'tis not in vain to ferve 
 
fentenced by Judge Jefferies. 
 
 the Lord^ for he is a fun and jhield^ and 
 no good thing will he with-hold from 
 them that walk uprightly. 
 
 I fhall conclude this firft chapter with 
 that which I have verifiedj 124 Pfal. 
 If it had not been the Lord who was on 
 my fidey when men rofe up againfi 'me, 
 then they had fwallowed me up quick : 
 when their wrath was kindled againfi 
 me, then the waters had overwhehned 
 me, the ftream had gone over my foul ; 
 then the proud waters had gone over my 
 foul, Bleffed he the Lord who hath not 
 given me as a prey to their teeth : my 
 foul is efcaped as a bird out of the fnare 
 of the fowler, the fnare is broken and I 
 am efcaped. Our help is in the name of 
 the Lord who made heaven and earth. 
 
22 
 
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 Chapter II. 
 
 HIS fecond Chapter calls to 
 remembrance my voyage to- 
 ward Jamaica. 
 
 O^. 17, 1685, I went a 
 fhip-board and lay at anchor till the next 
 day evening ; then I pretty comfortably 
 and contentedly left my native country, 
 wife, children, relations, and eftate, com- 
 mitting them and myfelf to the protec- 
 tion and good providence of our God. 
 At which time my weaknefs was fuch 
 by reafon of my wounds, lofs of blood, 
 fever, and long imprifonment that I 
 had fo lately pafled through, that I had 
 no hopes in myfelf ever to arrive to 
 the appointed haven ; but was content 
 
fentenced by Judge Jefferies. 
 
 to wait on the providence of my God ; 
 and was glad that I had efcaped fo great 
 a death, being yet in the hands of a 
 bitter enemy. The mafter of the fhip 
 fhut 99 of us under deck in a very fmall 
 room where we could not lay ourfelves 
 down without lying one upon another. 
 The hatchway being guarded with a 
 continual watch with blunderbulTes and 
 hangers, we were not fuiFered to go 
 above deck for air or eafement, but a 
 veflel was fet in the midft to receive the 
 excrement, by which means the fhip 
 was foon infedled with grievous and 
 contagious difeafes, as, the fmall pox, 
 fever, calenture, and the plague, with 
 frightful botches. Of each of thefe 
 difeafes feveral died, for we loft of our 
 company 22 men, and of the failers 
 and free paflengers I know not how 
 many, befides the matter's mate and 
 Efquire Linch. This was the ftraiteft 
 
24 
 
 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 prifon that ever I was in, full of crying 
 and dying, from whence there was no 
 flying, and thus againe I was let down 
 into the valley of the fhadow of death, 
 yet the Lord was my life, my comfort, 
 my hope, my ftay, my ftrength ; his 
 rod and his ftaff comforted me : for 
 though we could not look out for help, 
 yet we could look up for help : This 
 poor man cryed unto the Lord and the 
 Lord heard, had mercy, and delivered 
 me. Though we were fhut down in 
 the dark as in a dungeon, yet we did 
 pray, and fing praifes to our God^ and 
 he was a light round about us : objedls 
 of pity we were, and arguments from 
 mifery to mercy ; we had enough in 
 the day to behold the miferable fight of 
 botches, pox, others devoured with 
 lice till they were almoft at death's dore. 
 In the night fearful cries and groning 
 of fick and difl:ra6led perfons, which 
 
fentenced by Judge Jefferies. 
 
 could not reft, but lay tumbling over 
 the reft, and dlftradling the whole com- 
 pany, which added much to our trou- 
 ble ; but in this mount of ftraits God 
 was feen. O ! how comfortable 'tis to 
 remember what fweet efFe6ls our con- 
 ftant prayer and praifing our God had, 
 in this our miferable condition : we had 
 not only the ear of God, but many in 
 the ftiip alfo, who being much affected 
 interceded for us to be let up above 
 deck, and that the well might be parted 
 from the ftck ; which was done : and a 
 great mercy it was, otherwife few or 
 none of us could in an ordinary {q\\{q 
 have efcaped : and this we efteemed as 
 a great inlargement, and were now in- 
 duced by mercy to feek unto God, to 
 read his word, and ftng his praife, with 
 chearfulnefs and comfort ; in fo much 
 that the vileft of our enemies could fay 
 no worfe but that they believed the man 
 
26 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 was an hypocrite ; others of a better 
 mind would draw near and join with 
 us in the evening, when they might, and 
 not be feen : for the mafter was a de- 
 clared enemy to our praying, if not to 
 all other. They would alfo beftow upon 
 us fome part of their provifion in fecret, 
 to help fatisfie our hunger, which was 
 another of our miferies, for the wicked 
 wretch would not allow us provifion, 
 though there was enough in the fhip 
 and to fpare. Some days we had not 
 enough in five men's mefs to fuffice one 
 man for one meal, which muft ferve 5 
 men a whole day except a little bifket. 
 Our water alfo was exceeding corrupt 
 and ftinking, and alfo v?ry fcarce to be 
 had. 
 
 Our want of water was a great afflic- 
 tion efpecially after we came into the 
 hot weather ; although there was fmall 
 beer enough for our voyage in the fhip. 
 
fentenced by Judge yefferies, 
 
 we could not have it till we came in 
 fight of land, after which, a little was 
 fpent, and the reft caft away ; which 
 might have made our voyage comfor- 
 table in this refpedt : and thus we were 
 tyrannized over and abufed by that 
 wicked wretch Edw. Brookes ^ mafter of 
 the fhip ; who in this refpedt and feve- 
 ral other ways helped forward our af- 
 flidlion, and embittered our condition : 
 yet, neverthelefs, this wicked wretch 
 was forced by reafon of the great ftck- 
 nefs and mortality amongft the fhip's 
 crew, he was forced to ftoop fo low to 
 us as to beg us for the Lord's fake, to 
 help him in a cafe of great danger, of 
 lofing the fhip by breaking the main 
 ftay, and at feveral other times, in order 
 to the carrying the fhip to the port, 
 which we did with all readinefs accord- 
 ing to our ability : but when the dan- 
 ger was over, his heart was quickly 
 
2 8 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 hardned againft us, and fo remained to 
 the laft ; but he foone found the marks 
 of God's difpleafure, for he never prof- 
 pered after ; upon our information a- 
 gainft him at Port Royal, the merchants 
 would not frait his fhip home, which 
 forced him to lie a long time at a 
 Spanifh bay cutting logwood for his 
 frait ; and when he came almoft home 
 on the Iri/h Coaft he knocked his fhip 
 in head on the fhore, and returning 
 home found his wife dead, who left him 
 a family of fmall children, his imploy- 
 ment loft, and he ruined. This was a 
 general report of him, fo that we may 
 fay, Verily there is a God that ruleth 
 in the earth, and rendereth a reward to 
 the wicked, his curfing us came down 
 upon his own head, and his violent deal- 
 ing upon his own pate. 
 
 But in the midft of mifery I muft 
 remember mercy, the mercy in general 
 
 I 
 
fentenced by Judge yefferies. 
 
 to us all was, we had fpeedy and plea- 
 fant pafTage, for wind and Tea favoured 
 us ; not a ftorm through all our paf- 
 fage ; not becalmed, except about 24 
 hours under the Tropick of Cancer ; 
 not an enemy molefted us ; which cut 
 our days of afflidion much fhorter than 
 was expected, and a great mercy it was, 
 confidering our mifery and want. 
 
 But the fignal favours to me were 
 exceeding great, for having lain about 
 5 weeks in great weaknefs and lan- 
 guifhing, by reafon of wounds, lofs of 
 blood, and other ficknefs ; when I went 
 on fhip board I was exceeding weak, and 
 had taken a frefh cold, which for a little 
 while continued, but it pleafed the Lord 
 to recover m^e to health and foundnefs : 
 as to the frefn wounds which I carried 
 aboard, they healed without the ufe of 
 means, mercy never to be forgotten. I 
 was wounded, but the Lord healed me ; 
 
30 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 I was weak, but the Lord ftrengthened 
 me ; when young men and ftrong men 
 were taken down, I was raifed up ; and 
 do yet live in his fight, though many 
 were taken oiF by death. And I may 
 fay with wonder and aftonifhment, that 
 the gracious God hath made good his 
 promife to a lefs and more vile and far 
 more contemptible worm than Jacob ; 
 when thou paffeji through the waters^ 
 I will he with thee ; and through the 
 rivers^ they Jh all not overflow thee; when 
 thou walkeft through the fire^ thou /halt 
 not he hurnt ; my God hath by wifdom 
 and power delivered me from a cruel 
 and ihameful death, from hanging and 
 burning. In the fiery trial I was not 
 burnt ; in the water, the great and vafi: 
 ocean, I was not drowned ; but after 
 a voyage of 6 weeks and 3 dayes, I 
 arrived to Jamaica, 24 November 1685, 
 and after one night's riding in the 
 
fentenced by Judge Jefferies, 3 1 
 
 harbour, we were put on fhore at Port 
 Royal; and then received another great 
 mercy and deliverance from the danger 
 of the fea, and the clofefl: prifon that 
 ever I was in, and one of the bittereft 
 of enemies, Ed. Brookes mafter of the 
 fhlp. 
 
3 2 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 Chapter III. 
 
 HIS third Chapter calls to 
 remembrance the wonderful 
 and gracious providences of 
 God to me while in Jamaica ; 
 which was. As foon as we came into the 
 town the people took pity on us when 
 they faw us almofl ftarved ; and ran 
 and provided what they could get ready 
 fooneft : bifket and butter, and frefh fifh 
 fried, and frefh water, which was rich 
 provifion for fuch poor mifcreants. The 
 fick being feparated from us, we were 
 put together in a ftable, where we were 
 conftrained to lodge on the boards for 
 lo days fpace ; but had liberty to walk 
 out in the town in the day time, which 
 
Jentenced by Judge Jefferies. 
 
 was a comfortable inlargement, and 
 great refrefhment to us in our afflidion : 
 fo that now our hearts were inlarged to 
 fing and give praife, to pray and give 
 thanks to our God^ for a multitude of 
 mercies which we were not afhamed to 
 acknowledge, before the great companies 
 that reforted to our morning and efpe- 
 cially our evening Prayer : who fignified 
 their great affedion towards me, in be- 
 ftowing on me much alms in fecret, in 
 the night time, for our evening prayer. 
 (iVfter reading a chapter and finging a 
 Pfalm, was without light.) So that now 
 I had favour in the fight of many ; and 
 the bread caft on the waters was found 
 after many daies, with much increafe, 
 and in a time of need was a fufficient 
 fupply ; for 1 went pennylefs into the 
 Ifland, but was now honoured with 
 many favours, and had a mixture of 
 mercy always to fweeten the bitter pills 
 
34 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 of affll6lion. As foon as we arrived to 
 Land one Mr. Robert Speere, a Non- 
 Conforming Minifter^ acquainted him- 
 felf with us, and was a great comfort to 
 us in advifingj diredling, and comforting 
 of us ; he acquainted me that Mr. ChriJ- 
 topher Hicks ^ a Merchant to whom we 
 were configned to be fold, was a very 
 confcionable man, a good Chriftian ; but 
 did refufe to fell us, for this reafon, 
 becaufe he thought us better Chriftians 
 than himfelf. But neverthelefs he made 
 fupply to our neceffities, and fent to us 
 a Phy fitian, and fome to wafh our clothes 
 and cleanfe us from vermin, and the 
 like ; and after many debates by the 
 Minifter and his wife, that flnce it muft 
 be done by fome one or other, he might 
 be an inftrument of doing us much good 
 by getting us good places. At length 
 he confented, and came among us, but 
 was far from infulting over us : and 
 
fentenced by Judge yefferies, 
 
 howfoever he knew me, he called me 
 unto him, and with abundance of pity 
 and companion, he told me he had ap- 
 pointed me a place to ferve one Colonel 
 Bacb^ which was the beft place he could 
 think of in the Hand. He told me 
 that my Mafter was a man that feared 
 God, and was very good to his Servants ; 
 this was another mercy and unexpected 
 favour in a ftrange land, and under my 
 circumftance ; and both this Mr. Hicks 
 the Seller, and Mr. U^m. Hutchinfon 
 the Buyer, (for he was my Mafter, at- 
 tourney in truft with the plantation in 
 his abfence) ; both told me that they 
 intended I ihould be free as foon as I 
 could get money to difcharge what was 
 laid out on me ; which was a great com- 
 fort in my prefent afflidion ; and to this 
 end fet but 1 2/. purchafe money upon 
 me, whereas I was told 30/. was offered 
 for me : but to follow the law of the 
 
36 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 country, I muft return with the reft of 
 my fellow captives to the fhip in which 
 I came thither, and at the fire of a gun 
 out of the fame fhip, the Market be- 
 gins : but a man being appointed to 
 give me a figne with his hand, I was 
 ordered to depart the fhip again, to 
 prevent further inquiry about me, and 
 offers for my fervice. And now being 
 under a new Circumftance, was fent to 
 an ordinary for fome time, to recover 
 ftrength, before I was fent to my Ser- 
 vice. But frefh provifion made fuch 
 a fudden alteration that I was forely 
 afflicfled with the flux, infomuch that 
 after about a month's continuance, and 
 much means being ufed, my Do6tor left 
 me for a dead man, my Mafter fold the 
 clothes which he had made for me, and 
 all hope of life was pafl. 
 
 But it pleafed the hord again to fhew 
 his power, love, mercy, goodnefs, and 
 
fentenced by yudge yefferies, 
 
 truths in my weak, low, deftitute con- 
 dition : When friends failed, phyfitian 
 failed, hopes failed, yet he failed me 
 not ; but to the admiration of all about 
 me I was raifed up, and made again a 
 monument of his mercy, and made a 
 wonder to myfelf for what end I fhould 
 be preferved through fo many dangers 
 and vifible deaths. 
 
 The difeafe having left me, I foon 
 got ftrength, and was fent to my fervice, 
 about forty miles from Fort Royal, by 
 water ; when I was landed, I had about 
 5 miles to go by land to the Plantation ; 
 while I was mufing, difconfolate under 
 this new circumftance, the Lord was 
 pleafed to raife up new and unexped:ed 
 Friends to comfort and fupport me, for 
 Colonel Lyne and Lieutenant Garhrand 
 came to meet me, and welcomed me 
 very kindly into their country, and dif- 
 courfing very freely and comfortably to 
 
Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 me^ afTuring me of their kindnefs and 
 readinefs to advife in my undertaking : 
 invited me to their houfes with much 
 earneftnefs and defire of farther ac- 
 quaintance with me ; and that I would 
 not be fhy but free with them, notwith- 
 ftanding the diftance between us. In 
 this cafe and place this was a great 
 mercy that I found fuch favour in a 
 ftrange land, as confifted not in empty 
 words, but many real favours, and con- 
 tinued kindnefTes throughout my whole 
 time with them : So earneft were they 
 of acquaintance with me, that before a 
 week to an end. Colonel Lyne fent me 
 a prefent of cheefe and butter, no lefs 
 worth than ten fhillings, with another 
 invitation to his houfe : next day, wait- 
 ing on him, was exceeding kindly en- 
 tertained by the Colonel. Mr. Gar- 
 brand alfo fent for me to his houfe, and 
 kindly entertained me, and defired me 
 
fentenced by Judge Jeffe 
 
 ertes. 
 
 to be free with him^ and that there 
 might be no ftrangenefs, but Chriftian 
 conference, and mutual love, and affec- 
 tions between us, and that we might be 
 helpful one to another in refpedt of the 
 good of our fouls ; telling me they 
 wanted help in thofe dark parts of the 
 world ; and I affured him that accord- 
 ing to my fmall abilities I fhould moft 
 readily ferve him, keeping wathin the 
 bounds of my duty and calling. And 
 not only thefe, but indeed all the reft of 
 the neighbourhood were very kind and 
 courteous to me. 
 
 And for the moft part, though the 
 country were very hot, yet I had my 
 health indifferently well. 
 
 Amongft the reft of our temporal 
 mercies, befides friends and health, the 
 good and gracious God, which provideth 
 for all his creatures in all places of the 
 Earth proper food to maintain and fuf- 
 
40 Suffer mgs of the Rebels 
 
 tain them in life^ provided for me food 
 convenient, and far beyond my expec- 
 tation ; (for the rude feamen, in their 
 reproaching and maligning of us, would 
 threaten to carry us beyond bread and 
 drink, which was fomewhat a fad reflec- 
 tion ; but they were miftaken, for they 
 could not carry me beyond the bountiful 
 hand of my God.^ Though it was not 
 my native food, yet it was natural, fweet, 
 pleafant, ftrengthening, and healthful 
 food ; and by the blefling of God had 
 the fame ufe and effedt on us for which 
 food is ordained ; fo that I was but 
 emptied into a new vefTel, and it was 
 but an exchange ; Old friends for new 
 friends, old bread for new bread, and 
 an old habitation for a new ; fl;ill fed 
 and clothed, and upheld by the fame 
 hand of Providence : As God's Enemies 
 are never out of his reach, though they 
 fly to the utmofl: parts of the earth, fo 
 
fentenced by Judge Jefferies, 
 
 his Servants are never out of his care, 
 forgotten or negle6led by him, though 
 they may be removed far from their 
 border : fo that he that might have been 
 free amongft the dead, is yet a fervant 
 amongft the living, and has flill caufe 
 to praife the Lord ^\\o{q ways are ways 
 of pleajantnefsy and all his paths are 
 peace : who is ftill good to them that 
 fear him, to the foul that waiteth for 
 him ; fo that no time, though it be 
 perilous, no cafe, though it be dange- 
 rous, no place, though it be diftant, no 
 circumftance, though it be dark, no 
 enemies, though they be cruel, can de- 
 prive a foul of his help, hope, comfort, 
 joy, and peace in his God. The un- 
 worthieft of his Servants can fet to his 
 feale, and teftify this to the glory of his 
 Grace. For I was in peril by enemies, 
 in perils by war, in perils in my own 
 country, in perils by fea, in wounds and 
 
42 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 weaknefs, in poverty and fcarcity, my 
 cafe was difficult and dangerous, I was 
 removed far from my border, I was 
 under very dark circurnftances, I was 
 in the hands of cruel enemies ; but the 
 Lord hath given me peace for perils, he 
 hath given me foundnefs for wounds, 
 health and ftrength for weaknefs, plenty 
 for poverty and want ; the Lord hath 
 given me fafety from danger, the Lord 
 hath given me liberty for reftraint and 
 imprifonment, light for darknefs, hath 
 put me into the hands of friends, inftead 
 of enemies ; all this and much more 
 was the produd: of free grace, and rich 
 bounty to an unworthy creature ; who 
 hath now fet me free from fear, and 
 brought me into a wealthy place (as to 
 externals), and hath cafl: me into pitiful, 
 merciful hands, for my Mafter con- 
 fidered my loffes in England, and told 
 me he would put me in a way to begin 
 
fentenced by Judge yefferies. 
 
 the world ; and accordingly he did give 
 me fome ftock^ and allowed me to keep 
 it and the produce on the plantation ; 
 which brought me at length pretty much 
 advantage : many other friends and ad- 
 vantages I had, to recover my lofs as to 
 temporals. 
 
 But as to fpirituals, I was cafi; into a 
 remote and dark place, a barren wilder- 
 nefs, where was no water, no ordinances 
 to be injoyed in publick; which, for a 
 time, was a very great trouble to me. 
 Many thoughts did arife how I fhould 
 do to keep a little fpark of love to, and 
 zeal for Gody alive ; how I fhould live 
 without the bread of life, and milk of 
 the word ; and this was now my greateft 
 trouble, it fluck clofe now to confider 
 that I had finned away the Gofpel, and 
 fuch glorious Gofpel advantages ; and 
 was conftrained to dwell in Me/Jiech, 
 and to inhabit the tents of Kedar, where 
 
44 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 was none but 6 fervants ; of which my 
 place was not the loweft : fo I thought 
 it my duty to call them to Prayer, morn- 
 ing and evening, in the family ; to which 
 they for a while did conform : but the 
 Sabbath which had been my delight, 
 wherein I was wont to injoy fweet com- 
 munion with God^ now was imployed in 
 needlefs Vifits, and tatling, and drink- 
 ing ; or at leaft things very impertinent 
 and unfavoury for the time, which it 
 feems had been the cuftom of the houfe, 
 and was a grief to me : but loth to give 
 occafion to neighbours, and the reft of 
 the family, rigidly to forbid the ill cuf- 
 toms in profaning the Lord's Day in this 
 manner ; but to prevent it, fpent the 
 time in reading and difcourfe unfuitable 
 to them : By this means we purged 
 ourfelves by degrees from their com- 
 pany ; and had brought the family into 
 better order and manners ; fo that we 
 
fentenced by Judge Jefferies, 
 
 fpent the day in private prayer, and 
 reading the Scriptures ; noting fome 
 plain pradical things for our prefent 
 edification from them. Such as would 
 ftay for a dinner with us, muft either 
 ftay below by themfelves, or join with 
 us above. This family order was the 
 better efFecfled, becaufe there were 3 
 of us fellow fuiferers which had the 
 charge and command of the plantation 
 within dore and without, and this order 
 continued for fome weeks : but my dear 
 friend Mr. Garhrand prefled me to a 
 more publick exercife, and deiired that 
 we, with the reft of our neighbours, 
 would meet and fpend the Lord's Day 
 at his houfe ; at which I was averfe, and 
 made feveral objeftions : befides my in- 
 fufficiency, I thought it unwarrantable 
 for me : Arguments were ufed by him 
 in cafe of fuch neceffity, that it was my 
 duty to ufe my talents, and to commu- 
 
46 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 nicate to others ; in cafe of fuch necef- 
 fity, and want of publick ordinances ; 
 fetting before me the example of Colo- 
 nel Bach^ his publick exercife at Fort 
 Royal for many years with good fuc- 
 cefsj and though fome things might 
 not be lawful nor expedient in fome 
 places and caufes, yet, in cafe of necef- 
 fity, were both lawful and expedient, 
 quoting that of David's eating fhew- 
 bread. Notwithftanding all this, and 
 much more, to prefs me forward, my 
 refledlions on my own infufficiency was 
 an objection. The anfwer was, that 
 God would not defpife the day of fmall 
 things; and if there were firfl: awilHng 
 mind, God would require no more of us 
 than he had given. 
 
 My want of helps, having no other 
 book but my Bible fit for fuch an un- 
 dertaking, not fo much as a Concor- 
 dance, was ftill matter of objedlion ; and 
 
fentenced by yudge Jefferies, 
 
 for a week or two prevailed ; and ftill 
 lamenting the lofs of Gofpel injoyments, 
 at length, confidering the great mercy 
 of God in cafting my lot amongft fome 
 that had good defires and inclinations, 
 together with mine own neceffity, be- 
 gan to think of feeding on fhewbread 
 rather than ftarve : it pleafed the Lord 
 to bring to my remembrance a fubje6l 
 I had heard many years before from 
 old Mr. AJhod, on the i ith o^ JMs, 23, 
 Who^ wheyi lie came, and had feen the 
 Grace of God, was glad, and exhorted 
 them all, that with purpofe of heart they 
 would cleave unto the Lord. The dif- 
 ciples upon the perfecutlon were fcat- 
 tered abroad as far as Phenice, and Cy- 
 pruSj and Antioch, which, when they 
 came to Antiochy preached the Lord Je- 
 fus. And a great number believed; 
 which, B amah as, when he came and 
 had feen, was glad, &c. Obferved that 
 
48 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 God by fimple men, in fpite of tyranny, 
 cruelty, and perfecutlon, replenifhed the 
 world with the founds of the Gofpel ; 
 for the moft part of them that preached 
 the Gofpel, they were poor, weak, and 
 defpifed, in the world ; but he that 
 called them, made them fit for it, by 
 giving them his Holy Spirit. We hence 
 noted alfo what good and gracious ends 
 God fometimes hath in fuffering his peo- 
 ple to be perfecuted. Upon the perfe- 
 cution, after our Lord Jejus was put to 
 death, the difciples were fcattered abroad, 
 efpecially about Cyrene, and made known 
 the Lord J ejus Chriji to many and far 
 countries. The Gifts and Grace of God 
 in them could not lie hid ; but they 
 preached Chriji wherever they came, [8 
 A^s, beginning.] Note alfo that the 
 Lord can bring great good out of the 
 greateft evil, and kindle the light of the 
 Gofpel out of the darknefs of perfecu- 
 
fentenced by Judge Jefferies, 
 
 tlon ; hence we noted what great care 
 the Apoftles and Servants of God took 
 to build and preferye the Church even 
 in far countries. Barnabas was fent 
 from Jerujalem to Antioch ; and, to 
 confirm them in the faith and do6lrine 
 of Chrifi, he goes to Tar/us to feek 
 Paul; and Paul and Barnabas for a 
 whole year aiTembled themfelves with 
 the people, and taught much people. 
 But the words of Barnabas, when he 
 firft came to Antioch^ and had (ttn the 
 grace of G^^ beftowed on them, through 
 the preaching of the perfecuted, fcat- 
 teredj banifhed difciples of Chrijl, was 
 glad, and exhorted them all with full 
 purpofe of heart to cleave unto the 
 Lord. Whence we fee a Church planted, 
 watered, and grew in a far Country and 
 defert place ; a great work of the great 
 God : The Inftruments were the Difci- 
 ples and Apoftles of Chrift, In the 
 
Sufferi?2gs of the Rebels 
 
 words Barnabas is come to Antioch : 
 how he was aiFefted when he had feen 
 the grace of God m them ; he was glad; 
 from hence this obfervation that the 
 Gofpel, and grace of God, fown in the 
 heart and difcovered in the Life^ is great 
 ground of joy and gladnefs. 
 
 2. His exhortation to this Church, 
 that with full purpofe of heart they would 
 cleave unto the Lord. We noted that 
 after perfons or places have received the 
 Gofpel and grace of God, 'tis their duty 
 with full purpofe of heart to cleave unto 
 the Lord Jefus Chrift ; to get more, and 
 farther degrees of Grace : or this, that 
 full purpofe of heart, and ftrong refolu- 
 tions of perfevering in Chriftianity, is 
 every true Chriftian's duty, from the 
 laft words. Cleave unto the Lord : that 
 union with the Lord Jefus Chrift is of 
 abfolute neceffity : if we are not in- 
 grafted into him, we can draw no fap 
 
fentenced by Judge yefferies, 
 
 of grace, and faving virtue from him ; 
 and fo in time fhall fall away, and be 
 cut off, as unfruitful branches, and caft 
 into the fire. 
 
 We confidered this notion, the grace 
 of God, in a double fenfe : 
 
 1 . The grace of God in fending them 
 the Gofpel called the word of his grace , 
 [A6ls 20. 32] which is able to build you 
 up, and to give you an inheritance among 
 all them which are Jan^ified : and this 
 word of grace, the great and main ef- 
 fects of his grace, the Lord Jefus Chrift, 
 and the promife of life, and falvation 
 upon the terms of true repentance, and 
 faith unfained, &c. [14 A5ls, 3 verfe.] 
 
 2 . The grace of God, whereby a per- 
 fon is enabled acflually to believe ; to 
 receive the word of his grace ; to im- 
 brace Jejus Chrift as he is tendered ; 
 and to fubmit to his Law, and yield 
 obedience to him ; to put himfelf under 
 
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 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 his government : this is called inherent 
 grace. We gave this difcription : The 
 grace of God is a principle wrought in 
 the heart of a man by the Word and 
 Spirit of God ; wherby there is a uni- 
 verfal change in the whole man, and he 
 is turned from fin, and Satan to the 
 living God; from darknefs to light, from 
 dumb Idols to ferve the living God. The 
 ordinary means of conveying this grace 
 into the heart, is the Word of God faith- 
 fully preached ; and when 'tis received 
 aright, 'tis compared to feed fown in 
 good ground. The good ground is a 
 good and honeft heart, and bringeth 
 forth much fruit ; [^Matth, 13. 8 and 23] 
 but he that receiveth feed into the good 
 groundy is he that heareth the word and 
 under ft andeth it^ which aljo bear eth fruity 
 and bringeth forth fome a hundred fold y 
 &c. 'tis compared alfo to leaven hid in 
 3 meafures of meal, till all be leavened 
 
fentenced by Judge yefferies. 
 
 \_Matth, 13. 1^';;^ : 'tis of a fpreading 
 and growing nature. Now this fpring 
 of grace doth proceed from God^ the 
 Fountain of all Grace ; from Chrift^ the 
 Procurer of all grace ; from the Spirit 
 of God^ the Worker of all grace ; now^ 
 that it might be matter of joy and glad- 
 nefsj we defcended to fhew the help- 
 lefs^ hopelefs eftate we were in by na- 
 ture, in our blood ; without help in our 
 felves ; under the curfe of God; in a 
 ftate of death and darknefs ; liable to 
 the wrath of God^ and torments of hell, 
 every moment : now the grace of God 
 faves and delivers from all this mifery, 
 and fo is a great ground of joy and re- 
 joicing. The grace of God is a principle 
 of life in the foul, in oppofition to the 
 ftate of death. Te who were dead in 
 tre/pafs, hath he quickned. 
 
 We considered the grace of the Gof- 
 pel in itfelf was glad tidings of great 
 
54 ■ Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 joy wherever it came to all people [2 
 Luke^ 10, 11] ; but when the Gofpel 
 is received, and the Lord Jejus Chrift 
 aright imbraced, this is matter of great 
 joy and gladnefs, and that to angels and 
 men. Behold ^ we bring you this day glad 
 tidings of great joy ^ which /hall be to all 
 people. For to you is born this day in 
 the city of David a Saviour, which is 
 Chrift the Lord. And Jodainly there 
 was with the angel a multitude of the 
 heavenly Hojl praifing God, and faying. 
 Glory to God in the highefi, and on earth 
 peace, good will towards men. What 
 matter of joy is here ? If this was mat- 
 ter of joy and gladnefs to the Angels 
 and Heavenly Hoft, what caufe have 
 we, that are made partakers of the bene- 
 fits and priviledges of the Gofpel and 
 grace of God, to rejoyce and be glad. 
 This grace of God did more plainly ap- 
 pear to be matter of joy and gladnefs, 
 
fentenced by Judge yefferies, 
 
 by confiderlng what evils it delivered 
 from, and what a blefled ftate it exalteth 
 to. 
 
 1. It freeth us from the curfe of God^ 
 due to us for fin ; from which we could 
 not efcape but by the grace of God. 
 While we were under the Law we were 
 under the curfe ; but the Lord Jefus 
 Chrift was made a curfe for us. 
 
 2. Such as have obtained this grace of 
 God are delivered from the reigning 
 power and dominion of Satan^ and in 
 fome meafure from his powerful temp- 
 tations. 
 
 3. By grace we are delivered from 
 our own natural corruptions : Sin JJiall 
 not have dominion over you, for ye are 
 not under the law, hut under grace : in 
 ihort, by this grace of God, we are made 
 conquerors of all our fouls' enemies. 
 
 4. This grace of Gi?^ deli vers us from 
 the guilt of fin in our confciences. How 
 
56 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 terrible this was in Cain and Judas and 
 Sapphira^ and in every awakened con- 
 fcience, when the defert of fin, and the 
 wrath of God falls upon it : 'tis by 
 Grace that the heart is fprinkled from 
 an evil confcience. In jfhort, by grace 
 we are Javed from all evil, from curfe, 
 v/rath, death, hell, all the evils of this 
 life, that tend to our deftru6lion, and 
 the life to come. And by Grace 'tis 
 that we are made partakers of all the 
 priviledges of this life, and that which 
 is to come. 
 
 I. Such as have this grace of God 
 fown in the heart, and difcerned in the 
 life, have peace with God^ and reconci- 
 liation through J ejus Chrift, The ene- 
 my is flain through the blood of his 
 Crofs, by him to reconcile all to him- 
 felf [5 Royn. i, 2 ver.] Being jujiified 
 by faith ^ we have peace with God through 
 Jefus Chrift. And ye that were fom- 
 
fe?2tenced by Judge yefferies. 
 
 times enemies in your minds^ by wicked 
 works, yet now hath he reconciled by 
 the blood of his Crofs : this is matter 
 of great joy and gladnefs. 
 
 2. By this Grace we have accefs with 
 boldnefs to the throne of Grace : \Heb. 
 4. 16. Eph, 3. 12] in whom we have 
 boldnejs and accefs with confidence by the 
 faith of him. 
 
 3. Such as have this grace are not 
 only admitted into the Church of Chrifi 
 on earthj but are taken into the family 
 of God^ and into a near relation to the 
 Lord Jefus Chrifi : they are called the 
 Children of God^ and the Children of 
 the Higheft ; the Sons of God. [i Ep. 
 John^ 3. I. — 3 Gal, 26.] For we are 
 all the children i?/God by faith in Chriil 
 Jefus. Chrift is the hufband, the Church 
 is the married wife. [5 Canticles^ i .] He 
 is not afroamed to call fuch brethren. [2 
 Heb. II.] Not only a fervant, but a 
 
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 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 Ton, and an heir, the members of Chrift. 
 [4 GaL 7.] Now to be of the Family 
 of God^ and houfehold of faith, in fo 
 near relations to God and the hord Jefus 
 Chriftj is matter of great joy and glad- 
 nefs. Here is not only great priviledge, 
 but great honour and dignity, which is 
 matter of great joy and gladnefs. 
 
 4. They that have this Grace fown 
 in the heart and difcovered in the life, 
 have not only a relation to God and 
 Chrift^ but alfo a title to Heaven and 
 Glory. [4 Gal. 7] Wherfore thou art 
 no more a Jervant^ hut a Jon ; and if a 
 
 fon, then an Heir ^/God through Chrifl;. 
 Such are faid to be begotten again to an 
 inheritance incorruptible^ undefiled^ that 
 
 fadeth not away ; hut is referved in 
 Heaven for you. [i Pet. i. 3, 4.] 'Tis 
 the fame glory which our Lord Jefus 
 Chrifl doth now fhine in. [17 John^ i'i\ 
 'The glory which thou gavefi me I have 
 
fentenced by Judge Jefferies, 
 
 given therriy that they may he one as we 
 are one. [24 ver.] Father ^ I will that 
 they which thou haft given me may he 
 where I am, that they may behold my 
 glory which thou haft given ?ne. If we 
 have the Grace of God m pofTefTion, then 
 we have the glory of God m heaven In 
 reverfion. Grace in our hearts is glory 
 begun ; and grace finifhed is glory com- 
 pleted. What ground of joy and re- 
 joycing is here ! Again we confidered 
 that this ftate of grace is a fure ftate, fo 
 that none that hath it can fall totally 
 and finally from it. Though they may 
 fall foully, yet they cannot fall finally. 
 David and Peter and many other exam- 
 ples, we have to this purpofe. The 
 falvation of fuch is founded upon God's 
 Covenant, though we may break on 
 our part, yet 'tis firm on God's part : 
 fuch as have the grace of God are led 
 by it to repentance. 
 
[6o 
 
 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 The foundation of God flandeth Jure^ 
 having this feal^ The Lord knoweth who 
 are his : fuch have for their fecurity 
 the word and covenant of an immutable 
 Gody and Je/us Chrifi will lofe none that 
 are given to him. [lo John^ 28] None 
 fhall pluck them out of my hand: I give 
 unto them eternal life and they fJiall 
 never perifh. Oh then what great ground 
 of joy and rejoycing is here! for fuch as 
 have grace in truth, their flate is fure : 
 they<^r^ kept hy the power of Godi through 
 faith to falvation. [i Pet. 1.5.] The 
 falvation of fuch is locked up in the 
 eternal and unchangeable purpofe of an 
 immutable God; and he hath, as it were, 
 delivered to them the keys, which are 
 faith, and repentance : and fo their foul 
 is fure and fafe. And now you fee 
 what great ground of joy and gladnefs 
 fuch have. We added one thing more, 
 that was the promife of God's Spirit 
 
fentenced by Judge Jefferies. 
 
 while we are in this world, to help our 
 infirmities, to make intercefTion in us, 
 to enable us to pray, and perform all 
 thofe duties which God requires of us, 
 and to avoid enemies and evils. And 
 this was matter of great joy and glad- 
 nefs. 
 
 For application : i . Inference was to 
 fhew us where to feek this grace that 
 delivers us from fo many miferies, and 
 advanceth to fo great happinefs. This 
 informs us that this grace is originally 
 and vertually in God^ and not to be had 
 any where elfe; and we are not to feek 
 it from men nor angels, any farther than 
 God will ufe them as inftruments to con- 
 vey his grace into us. [2 E^ph. %'\By 
 grace ye arefaved, that not of your /elves, 
 it is the gift of God. We that have grace 
 are his workmanfhip, created in Chriji 
 Je/us to good works [ver. 10]. Grace 
 is the root, good works are the fruits ; 
 
62 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 fo faith is faid to be the gift of God. [2 
 Tim, I. 9.] This work of Grace is 
 called the new creature, or new creation ; 
 which none but the power of an Al- 
 mighty God can effedl. 
 
 2. If it be the free Grace of God that 
 faves us from all thefe miferies, and ad- 
 vanceth us to fuch great and ineftimable 
 priviledges, and is fuch caufe of joy and 
 gladnefs ; then, in the 2d place, this in- 
 forms us that we have no reafon to glory 
 in ourfelves ; but let him that rejoiceth 
 and glorieth, glory in the Lord : if it be 
 of grace, then 'tis not of works ; there- 
 fore boafting is excluded. 
 
 'Tis God by his grace hath made us 
 to differ. We may glory and be glad 
 in this that our names are written in 
 Heaven. The Apoftle Paul^ notwith- 
 ftanding his abundant revelation, would 
 not glory in this, but in his infirmities. 
 [2 Cor. 12. 5, 9.] 
 
fentenced by Judge Jefferies. 
 
 3. Inference was, that fuch have no 
 reafon to infult over others. [11 Rorn^^ 
 The Apoftle largely correds this error 
 in the Gentiles infulting over the Jews : 
 he fhews that 'tis not of works, but of 
 grace, that they were graffed into the 
 true vine, which were by nature wild 
 olives [6 ver.] : he fhows 'tis not of 
 works, but of grace, that they ftood. 
 [18 ver.] Boaft not againft the branch- 
 es ; Thou hear eft not the root, but the 
 root thee. He fhows, in 20 ver. that 
 they ftood by grace ; therefore, be not 
 high minded, but fear. We have no 
 reafon to infult over others that have 
 not this grace, but to be humble and 
 thankful that God hath freely beftowed 
 this grace on us, and pafted by fo many. 
 
 4. Inference was, that fuch as have 
 this Grace have no reafon to greive or 
 forrow ; much lefs to murmur under 
 any troubles, afflidlions, poverty, or dif- 
 
64 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 grace that can befall them in this life. 
 If they be called by grace, and made 
 partakers of fuch priviledges, and de- 
 livered from fuch fpiritual evils ; then 
 fure they have no reafon to be difcon- 
 tented at any thing they meet with in 
 their way. If we are going to our Fa- 
 ther's Houfe, where we fhall have plenty 
 of all things, as much as heart can de- 
 fire ; we fhall not take it much amifs, if 
 we have but coarfe entertainment by the 
 way, fo as to hinder us when we are 
 going to take poPfefTion of our inheri- 
 tance. The good and gracious God 
 hath ordered it to be fo. That grace 
 muft be tryed, and exercifed, by afflic- 
 tions in this life ; and through many 
 tribulations we mud enter into the King- 
 dom of Heaven ; and that we muffc fol- 
 low our Captain and bear the Crofs, if 
 we would wear the Crown. Our bleffed 
 Lord indured the crojs^ and dejpifed the 
 
fentenced by Judge Jefferies. 
 
 jhame^ and is fat down at the right hand 
 of the throne ^/God. \Heh, 12. 2.] He 
 humbled himjelf to the deaths even the 
 death of the Crofs. 
 
 Can we expe^l better entertainment 
 then our Lord. Let us not be afraid 
 of fufferings, or ftumble at the Crofs ; 
 fince 'tis the ready way to the Crown : 
 but exercife faith and patience a little 
 while, and it will be over. Our Lord 
 hath overcome, and is fat downe &c. 
 and hath promifed that if we overcome, 
 he will make us pillars in his houfe^ and 
 we Jh all go no more out. [3 Rev. 12.] 
 
 We have abundance of promifes to 
 overcomers : and in them abundant in- 
 couragement to go through thick and 
 thin to indure to the end. Shall we 
 think it much to indure a little afHidlion 
 for a moment, fo we may have an eter- 
 nal weight of Glory : light afflidlion for 
 a weight of glory ; momentary afflic- 
 
 K 
 
66 
 
 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 tlon, but an eternal glory. What little 
 reafon have fuch as have this grace, that 
 intitles them to glory, to be difcouraged 
 at a little fufFering for a little while ih 
 this world ; efpecially while our God 
 hath promifed his grace /hail be Jufficient 
 for us ; And he will give ftrength to 
 bear, and make a way for our efcape. 
 We look in the holy martyrology which 
 fufFered and fat down in glory [i i Heb.'] : 
 they all were inabled by grace to pafs 
 through their great fufFerings. If all 
 thofe famous inftances did fuffer fuch 
 things, and through many tribulations 
 entered into the Kingdom of Heaven, 
 how fhall we expe6t better fare in this 
 world ? All our afflictions and fuffer- 
 ing, fhould not deprive us of our fpiri- 
 tual joy and gladnefs, if we have this 
 grace of God. 
 
 5. Inference was that they that have 
 not this grace of God have no ground 
 
fentenced by ^udge "Jefferies, 
 
 of joy and gladnefs, but of forrow and 
 mourning, i. Becaufe they lie under 
 the curfe of Gody and fentence of death, 
 atnd the execution day will come without 
 repentance, and 2. they are liable to the 
 wrath of God and they are faid to be in 
 a dead ftate, dead in trefpafTes and fins. 
 3. Such as have no faving grace are 
 faid to be blind and naked, poor and 
 miferable ; and what caufe have fuch to 
 rejoyce and be glad ? 4. Such cannot 
 pleafe God: Without grace 'tis impof- 
 fible to pleafe God^ nor injoy any hap- 
 pinefs from God ; except the image of 
 God be renewed on us in fome meafure, 
 we fhall not be accepted of him : their 
 very prayers are abomination, their ftate 
 is a ftate of enmity to God^ and in a 
 moft miferable condition. 5. Such as 
 have no grace can have no true peace 
 in their confciences. Inhere is no peace 
 to the wicked {ciith my God\Ifa, 48. 22] : 
 
68 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 Though we fee a fair eftate, there may 
 be war in the foul, and therefore no 
 caufe to rejoyce. 6. Such as have no 
 grace have no caufe to rejoice, becaufe 
 they are captives and prifoners, and that 
 to their worft enemy the Devil : He 
 leads them captive at his will, and they 
 obey him, and are his fervants. This 
 is every man's condition till God^ by his 
 grace, do refcue him out of the hands 
 of the Devil. And is it not a fad thing 
 to be led about by the Devil, to be at 
 his beck and command, to fulfill all 
 the defires of the fiefh, and the Devil ? 
 We look on it to be a miferable cafe to 
 have our bodies captivated and fold ; 
 How great then is their mifery that 
 have fold their fouls and bodies to work 
 wickednefs, and that with greedinefs, 
 and that to the worfl: maifter in the 
 world, and that for ever. AVithout 
 this grace there will be no redemption 
 
fentenced by Judge yefferies, 
 
 for ever. How little caufe have fuch 
 to rejoyce. 
 
 7. Such have no caufe to rejoyce; for 
 whatever they injoy in this life, Death 
 will leave them poor and miferable ; 
 they muft reap as they fow, they will 
 reap corruption. Though they may 
 have Large Inheritances here, yet their 
 inheritance hereafter will be no other 
 than that of rich Dives in Hell, &c. 
 
 8. Laftly, they will have no caufe of 
 joy, for they will not be able to ftand 
 before the Judge of quick and dead, 
 with any comfort or boldnefs : having 
 none to plead their cafe, they muft ftand 
 trembling ; their hearts full of fear, 
 their confcience full of anguifh, and 
 muft be fent from the bar of Juftice to 
 the prifon of Hell for to be always 
 dying and never dead, to gnaw their 
 tongues with pain, weep and wail and 
 gnafh their teeth ; what caufe then have 
 
70 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 fuch to rejoyce now, who fhall in a few 
 days be left in fuch a plight as this ? 
 
 This is the fub fiance of two days ex- 
 ercife. Now the 2d and next ufe we 
 made of this was, by way of examina- 
 tion. If the grace of God fown in the 
 heart be fuch great ground of joy and 
 gladnefs ; and on the other hand, to be 
 destitute of grace is caufe of forrow and 
 mourning ; then let us examine our 
 heart whether or no we have this grace : 
 that fo we may not flatter ourfelves and 
 deceive ourfelves with falfe joy and falfe 
 hope and falfe peace. We have already 
 proved that this grace doth deliver from 
 many and great evils, and advance them 
 that have it (and none elfe) to great 
 priviledges and happinefs. But before 
 we can rejoice upon this account, we 
 mufl be fure we are brought into fuch 
 a ftate. 'Tis propriety is the ground of 
 Joy ; what will it advantage us to rejoice 
 
fentenced by Judge Jeff'eries, 
 
 in other men's grace and happinefs. Al- 
 though Barnabas (in my text) was glad 
 when he faw the grace of God in the 
 people at Antioch, yet you will grant, 
 that a greater ground of joy to us when 
 we know we have this grace ourfelves. 
 The Apoftle's rule is that I would ad- 
 vife to [6 Gal. 4], But let every man 
 prove his own work, and then /hall he 
 have rejoycing in himfelfy and not in ano- 
 ther. Now for fome evidences of this 
 ftate of grace : That we may be plain 
 and clear in it, we fhall a little follow 
 the metaphor, which is ufed by our 
 Lord [3 John, 3], Except a man he horn 
 again ^ he cannot fee the Kingdom of God, 
 So then to have this grace is to be new 
 born ; to be made a new creature ; to 
 be converted and turned from fin and 
 Satan to the living God. Now to fol- 
 low this metaphor in fome particulars : 
 I . A new born child, (that is living,) 
 
72 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 doth fith and fob, is fenfible of fome ail, 
 that there is fomething amifs with him ; 
 fo a new born Chriftian^ that is born by 
 the grace and fpirit of God^ is fenfible 
 of fomething amifs, he fees himfelf naked 
 and deftitute, fni is a wound in his con- 
 vinced confcience : he fees, in fome mea- 
 fure, that miferable condition he is in 
 by nature. This was one trial of our 
 ftate, were we ever convinced of fin. 
 
 2. As the new born child doth fob 
 and figh, fo it doth breathe alfo ; fo the 
 new born Chriftian doth breathe, he is 
 filled with holy longings, and defires to 
 be delivered from his finful fiiate and 
 condition. He doth breathe after grace 
 and holinefs ; and cries out. Who fhall 
 deliver me from this body of death } 
 \Rom. 7. 24] O wretched man that I 
 am^ who Jliall deliver me from the body 
 of this death ? [119 Pfal. 8 1 ] My foul 
 fainteth for thy Jalvation. Where this 
 
fentenced by Judge yefferies. 
 
 Grace of God is, there is a principle of 
 life ; and that foul doth breathe the 
 long and earneftly defire more grace, 
 and faint without farther communica- 
 tions of grace, and farther acquaintance 
 with God. Now is it fo with us ? 
 
 3. The new born child defires nou- 
 rifliment, it turns to the breaft, it defires 
 to fuck the breaft : fo here, the new born 
 Chrijiian does earneftly defire nourifh- 
 ment, and to this end turns to the two 
 breafts of the two Teftaments, the milk 
 of God's word, that he may grow in 
 grace thereby, [i Pet. 2. 2 ver/e'] As 
 new born babes defire the fine ere milk of 
 the word^ that ye may grow thereby. 
 This defire puts them upon fearching 
 the Scriptures, fets them a digging and 
 a fearching after the comfort and confo- 
 lations there to be found, for their far- 
 ther growth in grace ; the nature of 
 grace is fuch that they think they have 
 
74 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 never enough,, till they are in heaven 
 and enjoy the God of all grace. Grace 
 is little in proportion at the firft, but is 
 ftill growing : 'tis compared to a grain 
 of muftard feed, but grows to a Tree : 
 'tis compared to leaven, but it fpreads 
 and runs through the whole. Now do 
 we defire to grow in grace ? Do we 
 value true grace above all things in this 
 world ? The more we have of grace, 
 the more we fhall defire it. 
 
 4. A new born Chrijiian hath all his 
 fenfes. They hear, and fee, and feel, 
 and tafte, and fmell. i. They hear. 
 [10 John, 16 J 27] My JJieep hear my 
 voice, and they follow me. They have 
 a difcerning ear. [ i o John, 4] And when 
 he putteth forth his own fJieep, he goeth 
 before them, and the flieep follow him, for 
 they know his voice. [5 verfe] And a 
 flranger will they not follow, for they 
 know not the voice of ft rangers. The 
 
fentenced by Judge yefferies. 
 
 Church knew the voice of Chrift. [2 
 Canticles, 8] lihe voice of my beloved! 
 behold^ he cometh : and Job faith The ear 
 trieth words, as the mouth tafteth meat. 
 [34 Job, 3 verf ] Well, have we this 
 fenfe of tafting, and can we diftinguifh 
 between the word of Chrift, that is good 
 and wholfome, and errors which tend 
 to our deftrudion ? Is the breaft-milk 
 of the word fweet to us ? yea, fweeter 
 than honey to our mouth, we may try 
 by this : wicked men are like the deaf 
 adder. 2. They fee, they have the 
 feeing eye ; by faith they fee a need of 
 Chrift, the excellency and lovelinefs of 
 Chrift, the beauty of holinefs, the glory 
 of Heaven in fome meafure, and the 
 vanity of all earthly things. By faith 
 they fee him that is invi fable to a fenfual 
 eye, [ 1 3 Matth. 1 6 ver.] Blejfed are your 
 eyes for they fee, and your ears for they 
 hear. Well, have we this hearing ear ? 
 
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 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 3. They feel, they feel a wound in their 
 confcience by fin, they feel a prick at 
 their hearts; \^A5ls 2. 37] Now when 
 they heard this ^ they were pricked in their 
 hearts^ and /aid unto Peter and the reft 
 of the Jpoftles^ Men and brethren^ what 
 /hall we do ? 4. They have a fpiritual 
 tafte, [i Pet, 1. 3 ver.] Iffo he^ ye have 
 tafted that the Lord is gracious^ [6 Heb. 
 5] and have tafted of the good word of 
 God, and the powers of the world to 
 come. They tafte a fweetnefs in the 
 good word of God^ and 'tis fweeter than 
 honey to them. Is it fo with us ? 5. 
 They can fmell ; they fmell the filthy 
 and corrupt breath of the wicked. They 
 fmell a fweet favour in the precious name 
 of Chrift, [Canticl. i . 3] Becaufe of the 
 favour of thy good ointment y thy name is 
 as ointment poured forth : 'Therefore do 
 the virgins love thee. They fmell a 
 fweetnefs in the word of Chrift. [4 Can- 
 
fentenced by Judge yefferies. 
 
 tic. lo. II.] Now if we can find, that 
 we have thefe fenfes in us, we may con- 
 clude we are made alive by grace, and 
 are not ftill in a dead ftate in fin ; But 
 may rejoice and be glad our ftate is 
 changed. 
 
 2. As there is life and fenfe in a new 
 born child, fo there is warmth. So the 
 new born Chriftian hath warm affedtions 
 to God and Chrift to holinefs. His 
 Religion is not lukewarm ; but love and 
 zeal doth put life and adlivity in him, 
 it puts him forward in the work of the 
 Lord, Grace is not a dead habit ; but 
 a principle of life in the foul : though 
 at the firft it may be but as a little fpark, 
 but it will by degrees increafe into a 
 flame. 
 
 3 . This work of grace in the heart 
 may be known by the fruits it hath in 
 the life. By their fruits ye jhall know 
 them. They that receive the grace of 
 
78 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 the Gofpel aright, into good and honeft 
 hearts, bring forth fruits fome an hun- 
 dred fold : and thefe fruits are i . Fruits 
 of piety toward God. 2nd. Charity 
 towards men. It hath refpedl to all the 
 commands of God, Firft table, duties, 
 2nd table, duties. Grace will exert, and 
 put forth, and run through our whole 
 life and all our adions ; fo that we may 
 difcern it. By this alfo is our life full 
 of piety and pracftical holinefs. Have 
 we refpedl to all the commandments of 
 God? Do we labour to difcharge all 
 our duties to God and man ^. But be- 
 caufe a hypocrite may perform thefe 
 duties as to the external part, and yet 
 we maybe deceived: Let us examine our 
 hearts, and try ourfelves by that infal- 
 lible mark which Mr. Baxter lays down 
 of fincerity of grace. 
 
 4. Hath the intereft of God and Chriji 
 the pre-eminence above all other things 
 
fentenced by Judge Jefferies, 
 
 in our hearts, fo that if the world and 
 all things therein, all the riches and 
 honour, all the kingdoms and crowns, 
 all the dignity of this life, were fet be- 
 fore us, and offered to us ; and on the 
 other hand, God and Chrift and Heaven, 
 Grace and Glory ; and if, on confidera- 
 tion and deliberation, we can choofe 
 God and Chrift and Heaven, before all 
 the greatnefs and grandeur in this world, 
 this is a true fign of grace in fincerity. 
 If the whole world were put in one fcale, 
 and the intereft of G^^iand Chrift^ Grace 
 and Glory, in the other ; and thefe things 
 do down weigh all in our value and ef- 
 teem ; then this is a good fign of grace, 
 and is a great ground of joy and glad- 
 nefs. If we are able to deny ourfelves, 
 and with Mofes efteem the reproach and 
 fufferings of Chrift greater than plea- 
 fures and treafures of this world, then 
 let us rejoice in the grace of God. If 
 
8o Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 we can forfake father and mother, wife 
 and children, Houfe and Land and all, 
 rather than God and Chrijiy this is a good 
 fign of grace in truth. Nothing can 
 feparate a truly gracious foul from the 
 love of Chrifty neither height nor depths 
 life nor deaths things prejent, nor things 
 to comey &c. 
 
 The next ufe was of Exhortation : i . 
 To fuch as can on good grounds con- 
 clude they have this faving grace. 2. 
 To thofe that have not. 
 
 I. Such as can difcern this grace in 
 their hearts are exhorted to blefs God 
 who gave them this grace, and thereby 
 delivered them from fuch great miferies, 
 and granted to them fuch great privi- 
 ledges, mercies, and favours as we have 
 in part fhewed. O what caufe have 
 fuch to be thankful ! Certainly none in 
 the world have fuch caufe to blefs God 
 as they. To prefs this, let us fee the 
 
fentenced by Judge yefferies, 
 
 example of the people of God of old, 
 [i Pet, I. 3] Blejfed he the God and 
 Father of our Lord Jefus Chrifl, who 
 according to his abundant mercy hath be- 
 gotten us (through grace) to a lively hope 
 by the rejurre^ion of Jefus Chrift from 
 the dead to an Inheritance incorruptible^ 
 undefiled, that fadeth not away ; but is 
 referved in the heavens for you who are 
 kept by the power of God through faith 
 unto falvation. See how largely the 
 apoftle Paul exprefTeth his thankfulnefs 
 on this account, [i Epheftans, 3, and 
 on to the 10 ver.] Blejfed be the God 
 and Father of our Lord Jefus Chrift, who 
 hath blejfed us with all Jpiritual blejfings 
 in heavenly places in Chrift Jefus, &c. 
 read it. [i Cor, i. 4] I thank my God 
 always on your behalf for the grace of 
 God which is given you by Jefus Chrift : 
 I'hat in every thing ye are inriched by 
 him^ &c. All thofe that know the worth 
 
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Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 of Grace, and prize it according to its 
 worth, muft needs be thankful to God 
 the giver. O how thankful holy David 
 was : [66 Pfa, 8] O blejs our God, ye 
 people ; make the voice of his praije to be 
 heard, [96 Pfal. i, 2] Sing unto the 
 Lord, hlejs his name ; JJoew forth hisfal- 
 V at ion from day to day. Read the whole 
 Pfal : [103 Pfa,'\ beginning, Blefs the 
 Lord, O my foul : and all that is within 
 me J blefs his holy name, &c. and next 3 
 verfes he fhews the reafon of all — TVho 
 forgave all thine iniquities ; who healeth 
 all thy difeafes (all fpiritual maladies) ; 
 who redeemeth thy life from deftru5lion ; 
 who crowneth thee with loving kind- 
 nefs and tender mercies. How many 
 times are we called upon to blefs God 
 upon this account ; we have plenty 
 of examples and precepts for this : if 
 ever we would blefs God for any thing, 
 let us blefs him for grace. Confider 
 
fejitenced by Judge Jefferies, 
 
 I . 'tis what God expedls ; he expeds 
 the glory of his grace. God was angry 
 with good Hezekiahy becaufe he did 
 not render according to the benefits re- 
 ceived. 
 
 2. Unthankfuhiefs efpecially for great 
 mercy is a great and Gi?^-provoking fin : 
 it hath much Ingratitude in it. [2 Timo- 
 thy ^ 3. 2] This fin is ranked with the 
 worft of fins. For men jhall he lovers of 
 them/elves y covetous ^ boafters^ proud, hlaj- 
 phemerSy dijobedient to parents ^ unthank- 
 ful, unholy. And fo he goes on and 
 reckons up 1 8 forts of mofl notorious 
 fins ; and this fin of Unthankfullnefs he 
 places in the midfl. 
 
 God exped:s to have the glory of his 
 grace and mercy, in beflowing temporal 
 things on us : Whether ye eat, or drink, 
 or whatfoever ye do, do all to the glory of 
 God: But much more for fpiritual mer- 
 cies which are far greater. 2. Such as 
 
84 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 have this grace fhould be exhorted to 
 labour, to ftrengthen and increafe this 
 grace more and more in themfelves ; to 
 grow in grace^and knowledge, and faith, 
 and love, and patience, and all grace. 
 [2 Pet. 3. 18] But grow in grace y and 
 in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour 
 Jefus Chrift. \Efh, 4. 15] Grow up in 
 him in all things^ who is the head, even 
 Chrift. \Jude 20] But ye ^ beloved, build- 
 ing up your/elves on your mofl holy faith. 
 G^^doth afford us the means of growth, 
 and we muft ufe them, and ufe them 
 diligently, and conftantly, and faith- 
 fully ; we muft be fucking of the fincere 
 milk of the word, and all other ap- 
 pointed meanes : if we draw back, God 
 will have no pleafure in us. God hath 
 appointed us our work, and duty, which 
 if we do carefully and conftantly follow, 
 he will make farther fupplies to us. I 
 might prefs this by many arguments. 
 
fentenced by Judge Jefferies, 
 
 I. from the confideration of the pro- 
 mlfes G^^^hath made. If we hear aright, 
 our fouls fliall live. If we pray, afk, 
 feek, knock, we fhall fpeed, and have 
 the treafure of grace opened to us. [2 
 Pet, I. 4.] Thofe that are called by 
 grace have exceeding great and precious 
 promifes for their incouragement, and 
 are thereby made partakers of the divine 
 nature ; and that the Apoftle exhorts to 
 perfeverance, [5 ver.]giving all diligence^ 
 add to your faith ^ ^c. ufe the means, 
 labour to grow up in grace. 
 
 2. Argument may be drawn from 
 the benefit and advantage of it ; the 
 more grace, the more glory ; the more 
 grace, the more fweet comfort, even in 
 this life. 
 
 3d motive, if welabour toftrengthen 
 the grace of God in us, this is the way 
 to true honour, this is a high calling, a 
 holy calling ; they who^ by patient con- 
 
86 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 tinuance in well doings Jeek for glory and 
 honour^ they fliall have eternal life. 
 
 4. The more we labour to ftrengthen 
 this grace of God in ourfelves, the better 
 we fhal] be able to refift Satan's temp- 
 tations, [i John^ 2. 13, 14] / write 
 unto you^ young men, becaufe you have 
 overcome the wicked one. [14 ver.] / 
 write unto you, young men, becaufe ye are 
 ftrong, and the word ^/God abide th in 
 you, and you have overcome the wicked 
 one. Strong grace is able to encounter 
 flrong afTauhsj and to bear up under 
 great temptations ; but if our ftrength 
 be fmall, we fhall fink and faint in the 
 day of ad verfity, &c. If we would grap- 
 ple with ftrong temptations, we muft 
 labour for ftrong faith and other grace. 
 
 5 . The more we ftrengthen this grace 
 in ourfelves, the better we fhall be able 
 to fufFer affli6lions, and beare the crofs. 
 We all know that a weak child cannot 
 
fentenced by yudge Jefferies. 
 
 bear fo great a burthen as a ftrong man ; 
 a weak faith is a finking faith, but a 
 ftrong faith can walk upon the fea of dif- 
 ficulties. \Mat. 12. 29] How can one 
 enter into a ftrong man's houje^ and/poil 
 his goods, except he fir ft bind hiin, &c. 
 
 6. The more we labour to ftrengthen 
 this grace of God in our felves, the more 
 fit we fhall be to perform holy duties, 
 to ferve God, and to enjoy communion 
 with him. Without this grace of God 
 in fome good meafure, we fiiall make 
 but fad work in duty. The great Apof- 
 tle confefleth that it was by the grace 
 of God that he was what he was ; that 
 he was fit for any fervice in the church : 
 [i 77;;/. i. 14] And the grace of God 
 was exceeding abundant with faith and 
 love which is in Chrift Jefus. And this 
 abundant grace made him fit for his 
 work, and duty. If we w^ould be emi- 
 nent and excellent in ferving God, we 
 
88 
 
 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 muft get more grace. If grace be weak 
 and languifhing, we are dying as to our 
 duties, and as to our comforts too. Thefe 
 things may ferve as fo many motives to 
 ftir us up to labour all we can, to in- 
 creafe and grow in grace. 
 
 The 3d and laft exhortation to them 
 that have this grace of God in their 
 hearts was, that they would rejoyce in 
 it, and ferve the Lord with gladnefs, and 
 come before his prefence withjoyfulnefs. 
 [i Pet. I. 8] Believing ye rejoyce with 
 joy un/peakabky and full of glory : God 
 loves a chearful ferver, as well as a 
 chearful giver, and commands us to re- 
 joyce. [i The/s. 5. 16] Rejoyce ever- 
 more. Again and again he bids his peo- 
 ple to rejoyce ; to live an uncomfortable 
 life, is to live below our high calling, 
 which is, to be Kings andpriejls to God, 
 to offer up, &c. 
 
 But my thoughts of tranfcribing any 
 
fentenced by yudge yefferies, 89 
 
 farther would be ufelefs to others where 
 we have much better performances, and 
 fhewbread was lawful only in cafe of 
 neceffity ; I broke off, only remembering 
 that for my own ufe ; ranging the fub- 
 jeds then treated on. 
 
 Obferved, that after perfons or places 
 have received the Gofpel grace, 'tis their 
 duty with full purpcfe of heart, to per- 
 fevere in it, from the laft words, cleave 
 unto the Lord. Obferved, that union 
 with the Lord Jefus Chrift, is of abfo- 
 lute neceffity. The wild vine, and crab 
 tree, mufl be graffed before they can 
 bring forth good fruit, &c. without union, 
 there's no communion with Chrift. 
 
 The next, [5 Eph. 16] Redee?ning the 
 time, becaufe the days are evil. Obferved, 
 that 'tis the duty of all profefling Chrif- 
 tianity, to redeem fit times for the per- 
 formance of all Chriftian duties. Ano- 
 ther fubjedl, [^Colojs. 4. 2] Continue in 
 
9^ Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 -prayer y and watch in the fame with 
 thanksgiving ; which I proved was the 
 indifpenfable duty of every Chriftian, by 
 many reafons. 
 
 April J, 1687. [i Tim. 15] ms 
 is a faithful faying, and worthy of all 
 acceptation, that Chrift Jefus came into 
 the world to Jave fmners. Obferved, 
 that the do6lrine of the Gofpel is a doc- 
 trine of moft tranfcendent worth, and 
 excellency; proved, i. It's a heavenly 
 Dodlrine, it is from Heaven. 2. Chrifl 
 Jefus, and fuch as were infpired by 
 the Holy Ghoft, were publifhers of it. 
 
 3. It was confirmed by many miracles. 
 
 4. From the matter contained in it. 5. 
 From the efFedls of it on the hearts of 
 thofe that receive it aright, which were, 
 I. Convidlion, 2. Illumination, 3. Vi- 
 vification, 4. Repentance, 5. Faith and 
 Regeneration, 6. Juftification, 7. Sanc- 
 tification, and then the application. 
 
fentenced by Judge Jeff^ 
 
 enes. 
 
 Next Text, [ 1 6 A^s^ 1 4] JVhoJe heart 
 the Lord opened &c. Obferved, that 
 God^ by his Spirit, is the Author, and 
 Worker, and the efficient caufe of con- 
 verfion, wherever 'tis wrought : i . 'tis 
 notin the power of man; 2. nolefsthan 
 the power of God is fufficient to work 
 grace in man. Though God by his 
 fpirit is the author, and efficient caufe 
 and worker of grace in the heart, yet 
 he ufually doth it by means. 
 
 June 5, 1687. [From FJ. 37. 34] 
 
 Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and 
 
 he Jhall exalt thee to inherit the land : 
 
 V/hen the wicked are cut off, thou /halt 
 
 fee it, I firfl: explained the terms : 
 
 I . To waite on the Lord, import 6 
 things, I. to depend on, 2. to flay and 
 look for, 3. to bring near [^Mark 3. 9], 
 4. deflre to enjoy future good \^Rom. 8. 
 19, 25], 5. waiting imports holy filence 
 [Job 32], 6. earneft defire. 
 
92 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 2. What's meant by keeping his way ; 
 I. to hold faft, 2. to remember, 3. to 
 obferve and hope. [119 Pf. 4.] 
 
 3. What's meant by Land in this 
 place, I. for the place where men dwell 
 [Gen. 12. 1, 7], 2. for the inhabitants 
 of the land. 
 
 4. The whole earth, but I conceive 
 the meaning here is, thou fhalt have 
 a quiet habitation in thine own land ; 
 though thou art driven out by the ene- 
 my, yet thou fhalt return, and have a 
 quiet habitation in thine own land. Thus 
 [37 ^/' ^9] ^^^^ righteous Jliall inherit 
 the land ; fo [3 verf.] truft in the Lord 
 and do good ; Jo /halt thou dwell in the 
 land, and verily thou flialt he fed. When 
 the wicked enemies of God's people are 
 cut off, either from being a people, or 
 from the power whereby they hurt God's 
 people, I think it imports fpeedily to be 
 done, thou fhalt fee it in thy time. In 
 
fentenced by Judge yefferies, 
 
 the words a double duty and a double 
 promife, wait on the Lord with patience, 
 hope, and faith, in the way of his Pro- 
 vidences, and keep in the way of his 
 Precepts. Obferved, that patiently to 
 wait on the Lord in the way of his pro- 
 vidences, is the duty of every Chrijiian. 
 From the latter part of the words, that 
 the beft way and fpeedieil courfe, for 
 the advancement of God's people, and 
 the ruin of their enemies, is to keep clofe 
 to God's ways. 
 
 Thus, with divers other fubjeds, I 
 paft 2 years, and then good old Mr. 
 Speer affifted us in the Gofpel of Chriji 
 a little while, and fell afleep by death, 
 and left us to proceed as before. 
 
 As to my temporals, it follows : But 
 before one year was ended a defign was 
 laid to turn me from my place, in the 
 family, as overfeer, to my former trade 
 as a Carpenter, of which there was much 
 
94 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 need in our Plantation and others. And 
 to this end an overfeer was put upon 
 the Plantation ; a man he was that had 
 not the leaft favour of Religion^ or the 
 concerns of his own foul or others. And 
 Rum and Punch foon got the afcendant; 
 and the yoke of family duty was too 
 heavy for them to bear. However I 
 kept my chamber to my felf, and there 
 injoyed much peace and comfort in pri- 
 vate meditation, and fecret prayer when 
 I had opportunity for it; the reft of my 
 time being imployed about my carpen- 
 ter's Trade, fometimes in our own Plan- 
 tation, and fometimes hired out to others. 
 And to worke with negroes I muft fub- 
 mit, when the reft of our white men had 
 no imploy, but to lye in the Plantation, 
 for little fervice but to eat and drink 
 and fpend the time in Idlenefs. And 
 having continued in this place and fta- 
 tion a confiderable time, and having a 
 
ftntenced by Judge yefferies. 
 
 mind with one of my fellow fufferers to 
 go to Port Royal to vifit fome friends 
 and fellow fuiFerers, prefently a Letter 
 was fent to our Mafter at Fort Royally 
 as If we had deferted in rebellion, at 
 which we had a reprimand, and friends 
 forbid to entertain us : fo we returned 
 home to exercife faith and patience un- 
 der new trials. 
 
 So that I may fay with David [i 19 
 Pfal. 92] Unlefs thy law had been my 
 delight Sy I had then peri/hed in mine af- 
 fliction. When I have found little de- 
 pendance on the favour of men in the 
 greateft need, I have then found the fa- 
 vour from God fupplying all. Now 
 [37 ^J-X w^s ^^^ before me in fuch a 
 light as was a great ftay and comfort, 
 efpecially 34 Verf. Wait on the Lord 
 and keep his way^ and he JJiall exalt thee 
 to inherit the land ; when the wicked 
 are cut off thou Jlialt fee it : a double 
 
96 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 precept enjoyned, and a double promife 
 annexed. Obferved, that to wait on the 
 Lord in the way of his providences, be 
 they never fo harfh, and to keep in the 
 way of his precepts patiently perfevering 
 therein, is the duty and difpoiition of 
 every fincere Chriftian, From the pro- 
 mife in the latter part, obferved, that 
 the beft way and fpeedieft courfe for the 
 advancement of God's people, and the 
 deftrudion and ruin of their enemies, 
 is to keep clofe to God's ways, in doing 
 or fuffering, in keeping in the way of 
 his precepts, and our duty, and waiting 
 patiently on him. in the way of his pro- 
 vidences ; which was the fubjedt of my 
 meditation and difcourfe many weekes ; 
 and much quieted our minds, and had 
 much of the prefence of God in our 
 Lord's day Meetings, and great fupport 
 under our afflic5lions. When we had 
 thus paft about two years of our fervi- 
 
fentenced by Judge Jefferies. 
 
 tude, hearing that one Mr. Crow was 
 come ^Yova England to Port Royal ^ who's 
 highly extol'd ; and their former non- 
 conforming Minifters were laid afide, 
 and difcouragedj and neglected ; and 
 one of them, named Mr. Bridges, had 
 quitted the Hand and gone to Provi- 
 dence, a little Hand at fome diftance from 
 us. I went to my Chriftian friend Mr. 
 Gar brand, (at whofe houfe we ufually 
 kept our Sabbath,) and acquainted him 
 with it, and lamented that fuch a rich 
 Hand would not entertain and encourage 
 two fuch good Minifters, where there 
 was fo much need of teaching : I told 
 him I did fear it might bring fome judg- 
 ment upon the Hand, and we concluded 
 to fend for Mr. Robert Speere from Port 
 Royal up to us ; which we did, and he 
 willingly imbraced our invitation, and 
 we both rode and met him about twenty 
 mile of his way, and received him with 
 
98 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 joy, and conduced him to Mr. Gar- 
 brand's houfe for his quarters : where 
 we endeavoured to divert him from his 
 former difcouragement ; and Mr. Gar- 
 brand concluded with me that we would 
 write to London where four great men 
 had Plantations in our neighbourhood, 
 Mr. Nicholas Grigson, and Mr. IVool- 
 mer^ owners of Mr. Garbrand's Planta- 
 tion, Qo\qx\!^ Samuel Bach, owner of that 
 where I was, and Captain Hud/on, owner 
 of another near to us, who were all of 
 them nonconformifts, who all fubfcribed 
 10/. each towards our Minifler, main- 
 tained yearly, and ordered their feveral 
 correfpondents 2it Port Roy alto pay him. 
 But his fpirits were fo broken that he 
 fell into a deep confumption, that no- 
 thing we could do for him would avail 
 to reftore him. He preached among us 
 while his ftrength would permit ; but 
 defired my affiftance in prayer, and re- 
 
fentenced by Judge Jeffertes. 
 
 peating in the after noon, and To con- 
 tinued, about a year and half died of a 
 confumption. 
 
 And now, left again to profecute and 
 pradlife our former fubjedl of waiting on 
 the Lord in the way of his providences, 
 and keeping in the way of his precepts. 
 
 And how this double duty was prac- 
 tifed among us God only doth know ; 
 but that the promifes annexed were in a 
 fhort time fulfilled, was moft evident ; 
 and we, with many others, did fee when 
 our wicked Perfecutors were cut off from 
 their tyrannical power and popifh de- 
 figns ; fo that in a little time, from the 
 Cedars in our Lebanon^ to the fhrubs of 
 the Valley, even all that flood in our 
 way were cut off, and a way made, and 
 an invitation fent us to return, and to 
 our owne land ; when all the power of 
 our enemies was vanifhed like fmoke, 
 and nothing left but a {linking favour. 
 
lOO 
 
 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 We muft fay that 'tis good that a man 
 jhould both hope and quietly wait for the 
 Jalvation of the Lord. For the Lord is 
 good unto them that wait for him^ to the 
 Joul that Je eke th him. [Lamentations, 3. 
 25, 26.] 
 
 Neverthelefs, we thought it not amifs 
 to take the firft opportunity, and to ufe the 
 beft means we could to get our freedom 
 and inlargement. When we had ferved 
 full four years, (the time for which we 
 were fold) divers of us in thofe parts 
 went to Port Royal and carried evidence 
 to a Jufbice of Peace, that we were fold 
 for no longer time of fervitude. But 
 our fuit was rejeded, and we were fent 
 to our former fervice ; tho' fome had 
 been let go free, that were under our 
 circumftances, they were too bad fer- 
 vants to be kept, and we too ferviceable 
 to be freed. 
 
 And now the thoughts of ten years' 
 
fentenced by Judge Jefferies, i o i 
 
 fervitude being a law made particularly 
 for us by King James's order, proved 
 the death of fome in other parts of the 
 Hand, and to us feemed very hard. And 
 now our faith, and patience, in waiting 
 on God in the way of his providence, 
 and our duty, was put to a farther trial ; 
 but it was obferved that very night while 
 we were at Port Royal a blazing comet 
 appeared, at which there was much ga- 
 zing, which continued 14 nights, and 
 then vanifhed, which was in November 
 1689. 
 
 A warning-peece of a dreadful and 
 defolating judgment which followed, 
 Jan. 7, 1692, whereby 1500 perfons 
 perifhed at Po7^t Royal, and almoft the 
 whole town funk by an Earthquake ; 
 and about fifty Perfons in other places, 
 and moft of the Buildings in the Hand 
 thrown down. In a Letter, from my 
 dear friend Mr. Harkes Garhrand, is 
 
I02 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 thus expreft, That on the day that the 
 Earthquake was, the earth moved for 
 fome little fpace, like the waves of a 
 calm but rolling fea ; and afterward there 
 was fome fmall Shaking every day till 
 July I : And in 14 and 28 of June, were 
 4 or 5 great earthquakes, but not like 
 the firft which was on June 7 ; and that 
 they had a murmuring noife ftill to that 
 time, as if the earth groned. And about 
 that time the French, (taking the advan- 
 tage of the Earthquake,) broke into the 
 Hand, and did much fpoil, (efpecially in 
 the parts where I lived,) by destroying 
 the Plantations, and carrying away the 
 Negroes and what plunder they could 
 get. If we may make a judgment of 
 God's Difpenfations from men's adlions, 
 we may conclude that the Sins of Pro- 
 feflbrs had no fmall hand in bringing 
 down thefe Judgments upon this place ; 
 if we confider that God's anger burneth 
 
fe?2tenced by Judge Jefferies, 
 
 hotteft neareft the Altar, and that we 
 may read perfons' fins by their punifh- 
 ments, then the covetous pradlifes of 
 profeflbrs, not only towards their poor 
 captivated Brethren, whofe Sufferings 
 were for the caufe they profefl to own, 
 but their ungrateful and uncharitable 
 dealings with two good Minlflers, who, 
 at their requeil and at their call, were pre- 
 vailed with to leave their native Coun- 
 trey. Friends and Relations, to ferve 
 them in the Gofpel of Chrifi : and, after 
 all, at the coming of another Minifler, 
 (who fled from King James's perfecu- 
 tion) the two former mufl be defpifed, 
 laid afide, neglecfted as ufelefs vefTels in 
 whom they had no pleafure : which 
 proved very fatal to both of them. Mr. 
 Bridges went to a fmall Hand called Pro- 
 vidence, where he and his Family having 
 fpent the fmall fubftance they carried, 
 were reduced to great flraits ; (as I was 
 
I 04 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 informed by a Sloop-M after, that fpoke 
 with him there ;) that Potatoes and fait 
 was their very good fare. And the other 
 Minifter, Mr. Robert Speere,?ihQ,r ?i^ort 
 continuance with us, went to Port Royal 
 there to fhew the effedt of their unkind- 
 nefs by a fkeleton, and leaving his bones 
 with them. In 1686-7 the rich Town 
 of Port Royal being over ftocked with 
 Minifters, in 1689 their new Incumbent 
 Minifter left them without any one at 
 all, but a very young man, that fled from 
 Ireland when King James invaded them, 
 for fear of a maftacre, who had got a 
 fmack of the Latin tongue ; him they 
 fet up for their Minifter, who was far 
 inferiour to either of thofe whom they 
 had made away, and yet he had got 
 the art of a mercenary, to pleafe his pa- 
 trons, of which I with many of my fuf- 
 fering Brethren had a fufficient proof, 
 at the time when we were at Port Royal 
 
fentenced by Judge yefferies. 
 
 to fue for our Liberty. In November 
 1689, we heard a Ledture Sermon, cal- 
 culated on purpofe for us, though not 
 to comfort us under our afflidion and 
 opprefTion, but rather to aggravate our 
 Crimes that brought us under it, and 
 leflening our fufferings in regard of the 
 foulnefs of our fa6ls for which we- fuf- 
 fered. His text was 3 Lament, 3 9 verfe : 
 Wherefore doth a living man complain^ 
 a man for the punifhment of his Jin s ? If 
 this man had had the wit or grace of a 
 Chriftian Minifler, he might have dif- 
 tinguifhed between murmuring againft 
 God^ and complaining to, and againft 
 the tyranny and opprelTion of men. 
 Who had more bitter complaints than 
 Jeremiah ? and the Children of Ifrael 
 under their Tafk-mxafters in Egypt? and 
 yet was not imputed to them as fin : 
 which was the drift and fcope of his dif- 
 courfe, which tended tojuftifieourTafk- 
 
io6 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 mafters, and harden their hearts againft 
 us. Whereas, if he had had wifdom 
 and grace, it had been more pleanng to 
 God^ profitable to our Tafk-mafters, and 
 comfortable to us under our afflidion. 
 I . More pleafing to God if he had read 
 and could have expounded the Meflage 
 which he fent by his Prophet Obadiah : 
 fhewing them their pride, cruelty, and 
 wrong, done by E/au to his brother Ja- 
 coh : and what a curfed thing 'tis to fepa- 
 rate men from their wives and children, 
 and to exadl, and make a gain to them- 
 felves of that labour that fhould have 
 relieved them ; which was making wi- 
 dows, and devouring widows' houfes, 
 and eating their children's bread, and 
 building their own houfes without mo- 
 ney. And if he had fet before them 
 thofe woes denounced againft fuch op- 
 prefTion as we find in Hal?, 2. 9 to 13 
 ver. and that of James 5 at the begin- 
 
fentenced by Judge Jeffertes. 
 
 ning, no doubt it v/ould have been 
 more pleafing to God^ and if well im- 
 proved by repentance and reformation, 
 it might have been profitable to our 
 Tafk-mafters by preventing their de- 
 flrudion, which fpeedily followed : and 
 this would have been more comfortable 
 to us, our wives and children : but they 
 that would fhew no mercy found as lit- 
 tle, for the earth fwallowed up them, 
 and their wealth got by fraud and op- 
 prefTion altogether. 
 
 And now having no redrefs, remedy, 
 or hope, from Mailers, Magiftrates, nor 
 Minifters, we muft return to our fervice 
 loaded with greater weight. 
 
 But when I came home, our hea- 
 thenifh overfeer was removed by death, 
 which gave a little more liberty to feek 
 for comfort where it was to be found. 
 All human hopes of freedom from our 
 bondage being cut off, it pleafed God to 
 
io8 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 dired me to a Scripture, which gave us 
 great releif and comfort. \Ifaiah 49. 24, 
 25, 26 verfes.] The 24th is a negative 
 Queftion carrying a ftrong affirmative, 
 put by the mighty, terrible enemies. 
 Shall the -prey he taken from the mighty^ 
 or the lawful Captive delivered ? 'tis the 
 captivity of the Juft in the margent. 
 The anfwer of God by his Prophet is 
 25 th : But thus faith the Lord, Even the 
 captives of the mighty fhall he taken away y 
 and the prey of the terrible fhall be de- 
 livered. Here is a gracious and pofitive 
 Anfwer to the proud Queftion of the 
 great and terrible Monarch of Babylon ^ 
 who had the Children of IJrael in bon- 
 dage, and refolved to keep them as his 
 prey and lawful captives, that he had 
 taken by his mighty power, and who 
 fhall deliver them out of my hands ? 
 Such a proud Queftion we find \Exo- 
 dus 5.2] Who is the Lord, that Ifhould 
 
fentenced by Judge Jeffertes. 
 
 obey his voice ^ to let IJrael go ? I will 
 not let IJrael go. Who fhall take them 
 out of my hands ? The worm Jacob is 
 not ftrong enough to contend with me, 
 a mighty Monarch ; by whom or how 
 fhall he be delivered ? The Anfwer is 
 given by God in the latter part of 25 th 
 ver. / will contend with him that con- 
 tendeth with thee^ and willjave thy chil- 
 dren. Though the poor captives are 
 in the hands, and under the power of 
 the greateft monarchs in the world, as 
 Egypt and Babylon ; yet, in God's time, 
 he did contend with them both, to their 
 utter ruin, and delivered his People, 
 with a great falvation. If this great 
 God will contend for his People's deli- 
 verance, who can contend againft him ? 
 [7/*. 10. 24, 25. Jer. 5. 27, 28.] The 
 obfervation iniifted upon was this, that 
 tho' the enemies of God and his people 
 be mighty terrible ones, yet the faithful 
 
1 1 o Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 God hath promifed that they fhall be de- 
 Hvered out of their hands : 'The Cap- 
 tivity of the mighty Jhall he taken away, 
 and the prey of the terrible fhall be de- 
 livered. 
 
 The reafons were of three forts, i. 
 with refped to God himfelf, 2 . with re- 
 ference to his People, 3. with reference 
 to the enemies of God and his People. 
 I. With refped: to God himfelf : The 
 I ft, becaufe God is ingaged by Promife, 
 They fhall be, taken away, \\\^y fliall be 
 delivered. There are many fuch pro- 
 mifes in the Scripture made both to the 
 Church in general, and to particular 
 parts ; and all the promifes in the book 
 of God are written for the comfort of his 
 People, and they belong to them, and 
 to none elfe. \Rom. 9. 4.] Speaking of 
 the true Ifrael, that to them did belong 
 the adoption, and the glory, and the 
 covenants, and the giving of the Law, 
 
fentenced by Judge yefferies. 
 
 and the fervice of God, and the promifes. 
 And there are promifes refpedling all 
 ftates and conditions of life, that they 
 are in or can be brought into by Satan, 
 or his inftruments ; are they in the fire, 
 
 1 will be with thee. Read 41 Ifaiah, 
 from 8 ver. to the iot\\, where we have 
 many promifes refpe6ting divers circum- 
 ftances of life. In expounding thefe 
 promifes we had great comfort and fa- 
 tisfadtion, as alfo in If. 51. 1 1 , to the 
 end. So that it is clear that God is in- 
 gaged by promife to fave and deliver his 
 people. 2d Reafon was, becaufe God 
 that had promifed is faithful, he will 
 make good his promifes. [Pf, 89. 32, 
 22' H^^' 10.23. Rom, 19. 1 1. I Titus 1. 
 
 2 Tim. 1. 13.] If we believe or not 
 yet he ahideth faithful, he cannot deny 
 himfelf. The 3rd reafon; Becaufe G^<^ 
 is able to deliver his people, therefore 
 according to his promife and faithfulnefs 
 
I 12 
 
 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 he will deliver his people ; tho' their 
 enemies be never fo mighty and terri- 
 ble: he is Almighty, and a moft terrible 
 God^ and confuming fire to his and his 
 people's enemies. Who ever contended 
 with him and profpered ? Before him 
 all the nations of the earth are but as a 
 drop of a bucket, or the fmall duft on 
 the ballance : Before him the mountains 
 quake, and the hills melt like wax. Of 
 this faith were the 3 children ; upon 
 which they fo firmly relied that they 
 adventured the fiery furnace. [3 Dan. 
 17] The God whom we Jerve^ is able to 
 deliver us^ and he will deliver us out of 
 thy hands. 4. God will have his people 
 delivered, becaufe his honour, and glo- 
 rious name are concerned in it. Did 
 not God appear for his people the ene- 
 mies would vaunt themfelves ; Matth. 
 27. 43, read from 3 9 to 44ver. Exodus 
 ^.2. A God is zealous of his great 
 
fentenced by Judge Jefferies, 
 
 name \Ezek, 20. 9] ; and this argument 
 Mojes made ufe of to prevail with God 
 for IfraeJ^ when he threatened them 
 for their fins. \Num. 14. 11, &c.] See 
 Joftiua^ 7. 9, What wilt thou do unto 
 thy great name^ &c. ? 
 ^ 5 . God will have his people delivered 
 becaufe all his glorious attributes are 
 concerned in it. i. G^/i'j omnipotence, 
 he is able to deliver, he hath a mighty 
 arm. \If. 50. a, 3.] Is my handjhortned 
 at ally that I cannot redeem ? or have I 
 no power to deliver ? Behold^ at my re- 
 buke I dry up the Jea. \Jer, 50. 3, 34.] 
 The Children o^ Ifrael, and the Children 
 of Judah were opprefied together, and 
 all that took them captives held them 
 faft, they refufed to let them go. ^heir 
 Redeemer is ftrong^ the Lord of Hofts 
 is his name^ he /hall throughly plead 
 their caufe. 2. As the power, fo the 
 wifdom of God is concerned in it. He 
 
114 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 knoweth how to deliver his people [2 
 Pet. 1. 9], and to referve the wicked to 
 be punifhed. Infinite wifdom is never 
 to feek for ways and means to fave and 
 deliver his people. 3. The love and 
 pity of God towards his fufFering people 
 is ingaged to deliver them. [P/*. 103. 
 13] Like as a Father pitieth his Chil- 
 dren^ Jo the Lord pitieth them that fear 
 him. He hath fo manifefled his love to 
 his people, as to give his only begotten 
 Son to die for them. 4. The Juftice 
 of God is concerned for them. [2 Thejs, 
 I chap. 6,. 7, 8] 'TVj a righteous thing 
 with God, to recompenje tribulation to 
 them that trouble you, and to you who 
 are troubled y reft, 5. The mercy of 
 God is concerned for his people's deli- 
 verance. See what glorious eiFeds the 
 mercy of God wrought for his people. 
 [136 PJ, from 10 ver. to the end.] All 
 the attributes of God are concerned for 
 
fentenced by Judge Jefferies. 
 
 the deliverance of his people^ and there- 
 fore he will deliver his people. 6th Rea- 
 fon, God will have his people delivered 
 and faved, becaufe he will not fruftrate 
 their hope and expedtation, they that 
 truft in the Lord fhall never be afhamed : 
 and in Jer, 29. lo. They fliall have 
 an expedted end of their captivity. \PJ. 
 22. 5. Ifa. 57. 13.] 
 
 2. Some reafonsrefpeding the Church 
 of God. I . Becaufe they are his own 
 people in a more peculiar manner than 
 any other people in the world. He calls 
 them a chofen generation, a royal prieft- 
 hood, a holy nation, a peculiar people. 
 \Exodu5\(^, 5. I Fet. 2. 9. 2 Titus^ 14. 
 'Deu. 26. 18.] He hath anointed them 
 to be his people. [135 iy. 4] T^he Lord 
 hath chofen Jacob to him/elf , they are a 
 purchafed people, bought with the price 
 of blood : and becaufe it hath pleafed 
 the Lord to make them his people, he 
 
ii6 
 
 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 will have them delivered. 2. Becaufe 
 he will have a Church in the world while 
 it ftandeth, which would not be if their 
 enemies could prevent it. The Church 
 is built upon a rock that cannot be 
 moved. The Gates of Hell can never 
 prevail againft them. \Zech, 12. 3] / 
 will make Jerujalem a hurdenfome ftone 
 for all -people : all that burden themjelves 
 with it /hall be cut in peeceSy though 
 all the powers of the earth be gathered 
 together againfi it. The great Captain 
 and Lord of the Church, is King of 
 kings, and Lord of lords. Conqueror 
 of men and devils, hath promifed to be 
 with them to the end of the world. 
 
 3. God will deliver in due time; be- 
 caufe he will not have them over driven 
 or tempted above what they are able to 
 bear. They fhall not be loft in the dark 
 day of afflidlion and trouble. Read that 
 promife,£2;^/^.34.from iithtothe 17th 
 
fentenced by Judge Jefferies. 
 
 ver. They fhall not be loft, [i Cor, 
 
 TO. 13. iy. 125.3] ne rod of the wicked 
 
 /hall not reft upon the lot of the righteous. 
 
 4. God will have his people faved and 
 delivered from their enemies, that they 
 may the more admire and adore the 
 name of the Lord, for their deliverance, 
 for exerting his good mercy and truth 
 and faithfulnefs. Then they will be 
 able to fay, all the ways of the Lord are 
 mercy and truth, Pf. 25. 10, read 126 
 Pfa. and 1 24 Pfa, Their very enemies 
 have been forced to confefs and give 
 glory to God upon this account. [Dan, 
 3. 28, 29, 30. and Ban, 6. from 24 to 
 the end.] 
 
 5. G^i will deliver his people to give 
 them experience of his power and good- 
 nefs : that they may truft in him for 
 future deliverances, whatever trials they 
 may meet with. [2 Cor, 1, 10.] We 
 gave 3 reafons with refpedt to the ene- 
 
1 1 8 Sufferings of the "Rebels 
 
 mies. I. God will deliver his people 
 out of their hands, that they may know 
 themfelves to be but men. The great 
 men of this world are apt to think they 
 are Gods and Lords of the world. \FJ. 
 66. 7] God ruleth by his fower for ever^ 
 his eyes behold the nations : let not the 
 rebellious exalt themfelves. [Pf. 82. 6, 
 7,8] If aid J ye are Gods^ but ye fhall die 
 like meny and fall like one of the 'princes. 
 2. He will deliver his people, to let 
 their rulers to know the world is not to 
 be ruled by their will, and at their plea- 
 fure : 'tis not who they will, fhall reign 
 over his people ; not what they will, 
 fhall be done with them. \_'Prov. 8. 15, 
 16] By me Kings reign ^ by me princes 
 rule J and nobles, even all the Judges of 
 the earth. He poureth contempt upon 
 Princes [Job 12. 21], putteth down, 
 and fetteth up Kings, [iy. 75.7.] He 
 reproveth Kings for their fakes, faying. 
 
fentenced by Judge Jefferies, 119 
 
 Do my people no harm. \FJ. 105. i j, 
 14. 7/! 43. 3.] 3. G^/iwill deliver his 
 people from under the power of their 
 enemies, that his Juftice may appear 
 the more evident in their deftru6lion. 
 [2 Thejs, I. 6] Seeing it is a righteous 
 thing with God, to recompenje tribulation 
 to them that trouble you. [Jer. 25, 12, 
 13, 14. iy. 109. 16. I^J. 9. 12.] When 
 he maketh Inquifition for blood, he for- 
 getteth not the cry of the humble, [ Jude, 
 ver. 14, 15.] G(?^will bejuftinrecom- 
 penfing for all the hard fpeeches and 
 ungodly deeds done againfl him, in abu- 
 fing his people. G^^ will bejuft, and 
 make his juftice appear, in his proceed- 
 ings among men. 
 
 We fee 'tis a reafonable thing to be- 
 lieve that God will deliver his people : 
 but when it may be objecfled, we have 
 waited a great while for deliverance as 
 they. 5 .//*. 7, JVe have looked for Judg- 
 
I20 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 ment, but behold opprejjion ; for Right eouj- 
 nefs^ but behold a cry. The anfwer was 
 
 1 . He will deliver in his own let and 
 appointed time. God doth always fet 
 bounds and limits to the power of his 
 enemies ; he limited the Jewijh captivity 
 in Egypt to 400 years, and the Babylo- 
 nijh to 70 years ; and at the time ap- 
 pointed he did deliver them, tho' it was 
 fo unlikely to them, that when they 
 heard of it, they were like them that 
 dream : But as to the precife time, it is 
 not fit we fhould know, God will have 
 us wait to try our faith and patience. 
 
 2. The moft likely time of deliver- 
 ance is, when their wicked enemies have 
 filled up the meafure of their fins, and 
 are ripe for ruin. The Iniquity of the 
 Amorites muft be full, before the Jews 
 muft go into Canaan. \_Gen. I5.ver. 16.] 
 
 3. God will deliver his People when 
 he fees them fit for fuch a mercy : when 
 
fentenced by Judge yeff'eries. 
 
 God hath obtained the end for which he 
 fujfFered them to be afflidled. God's rod 
 on his People hath a voice [Mkah 6. 
 9], and when they fo hear the rod, and 
 who hath appointed it ; or wherefore it 
 is appointed, as to be throughly hum- 
 bled, and reformed, then he will hear 
 them and treat with them as he did with 
 his Ephraim, read Jer. 31. 18 to 21, 
 after Epbraim was returned by repen- 
 tance, and thorough humiliation. Then 
 he was a dear Son^ a plea/ant child, I do 
 erneftly remember him fiill, therefore my 
 bowels are troubled for him ; Iwillfurely 
 have mercy upon him^ faith the Lord. 
 Manajfehy a very great finner,,when he 
 was in captivity, and laid in fetters for 
 his rebellion againft God ; and when he 
 was in affliction, he befought the Lord 
 his Gody and humbled himfelf gready 
 before the Lord : he was intreated, and 
 brought him again to Jerufalem into 
 
1 2 2 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 his Kingdom. [2 Chron, 22- ^^ 1^5 
 
 13-]. 
 
 Till God's People under affli6lion do 
 
 humble themfelves^ repent, and reform, 
 they are not fit for mercy and deliver- 
 ance. Therefore, if we would expedl 
 deliverance, let us fet upon this duty 
 with all our might. Humiliation, Pe- 
 tition, and Reformation, is our duty ; 
 necefTary on our part in order to falva- 
 tion, whether temporal or fpiritual fal- 
 vation. And if it be performed by us 
 in truth and fmcerity, God will doubt- 
 lefs accomplifh it. [i Kings ^ 8. 47.] 
 Read that full promife to this purpofe, 
 [2 Chron. 7.14.] But here's an objec- 
 tion : Unbelief may objed, how can 
 this be : our enemies are the chief, we 
 were condemned to death by the magif- 
 trates, and to banifhment; and to dam- 
 nation by the miniftry, who jfigned the 
 bills of our execution; and here we are 
 
fentenced by Judge yefferies, 
 
 held by a law made on purpofe to hold 
 us fail in fervitude for lo years ; and if 
 we fhould outlive that time, we may 
 not return without a quietus, which is 
 very unlikely will be granted. 
 
 Anjwer, Tho' our enemies are the 
 great men of the Earth, yet they are but 
 men : and there is a greater than the 
 greateft who regardeth \_Eccles, 5. 8], 
 and there be higher than they. \Joh 
 1^1^, 12] God is greater than man^ men 
 are but finite, God is infinite : their 
 hearts, their power, their breath and 
 life are in his hands. He difpofeth of 
 Kings, kingdoms, and nations, for he is 
 King of kings. Lord of lords, the chief 
 proprietour of the whole world. If he 
 will work, who can let it } He can 
 change hearts, times, and laws. \T)an. 
 2. 20] Daniel blefleth God^ for wijdom 
 and might are his ; and he changeth the 
 times and the JeafonSy he removeth kings 
 
124 Sufferings of the Rehels 
 
 and Jetteth up kings. He can make a 
 way through the Sea^ for his ranfomed 
 to pafs. \_Exod, 14 and Joflma 3. Ifa. 
 43. 16.] Which maketh a way in thejea^ 
 and a path in the mighty waters. Let 
 us have a care of the foolifh iin of Un- 
 belief, in queftioning what God can do 
 for us, leaft he deal with us as he did 
 with the children of Ifrael who tempted 
 God in their hearts. ]_PJ, 78. 18, 19] 
 They /pake againft God, they Jaid^ Can 
 God furnijli a table in the wildernejs P 
 at this God was wrath. [2 1 and 30, 3 1 
 ver. Num. 11. ^2-] 'Tis a very pro- 
 voking, defl:ru(5live fin to queftion what 
 God can do for our deliverance : when 
 he hath told us, the prey fhall be taken 
 from the mighty and terrible enemies, 
 and how he will do it by contending 
 with them. Who ever did contend with 
 the Ahnighty and profper ? And while 
 we were thus endeavouring toftrengthen 
 
fentenced by Judge Jefferies. 
 
 our Faith, and Hope, and Patience in 
 waiting upon God in the way of our 
 duty ; God was working out our de- 
 liverance in a wonderful manner by 
 changing times and things, yea Kings 
 and Laws. 
 
 Our terrible Enemy was forced to fly 
 like Cain when purfued by the cry of 
 his Brother's blood ; and could find no 
 reft or refuge in any of his dominions, 
 but he fled to the Romi/h for relief and 
 refuge : but he found that all their 
 powers could not heal his wounded con- 
 fcience, nor recover his kingdoms. For 
 the Almighty contended with him, and 
 all that contended for him were afliamed 
 and confounded, in all their plots, poli- 
 cies, prayers, and force. In IJaiah 7. 
 18. God can hifs for a flie beyond the 
 river, and for a bee, to overthrow king- 
 doms. God did call for the Prince of 
 Orange^, who with a fmall power, having 
 
126 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 a CommifTion from above, to overthrow 
 the mighty and terrible one that had 
 made a prey of many. 
 
 1 Kings ^ 9 chap. 1 1 verf. and on, we 
 read how God in juftice cut off the Houfe 
 of Ahah for his fins, by his own fervants 
 and chief Captains, by whom his whole 
 Family and poflerity were cut off. [2 
 Kings ^ 9? 10 chaps.] If a parallel be 
 made, the fins and punifiiments would 
 be found much alike ; treachery, idola- 
 try, murder, bloodfiied, perjury, &c. 
 which ended in a total Revolution. 
 Thus we fee if God will contend with 
 the mountains, they mufl: fall. And 
 that the mercy, power, and juftice of 
 God might appear the more vifibly to 
 all men, he did this mighty work, not 
 by battle^ nor by bow, nor by /wordy by 
 horjesy nor by horjemen^ but by the Lord 
 our God according to Hojea 1.7. This 
 was done by the mighty operation of 
 
fentenced by Judge Jefferies. 
 
 his fplrit upon the hearts of the Nation 
 
 in general, to afl quite reverfe to what 
 
 they did but a httle before. Many that 
 
 had preached up non-refiftance, and paf- 
 
 five obedience, and damnation to thofe 
 
 that did refifl ; and figned the bills of 
 
 execution, for the great crime of oppo- 
 
 fing Popery and flavery, and to preferve 
 
 our Bibles, our felves and families from 
 
 the fire ; thefe very men were become of 
 
 quite another mind according to that. 
 
 [^Zech, 4. 6, 7] This is the word of the 
 
 Lord unto Zerubbabel, faying^ Not by 
 
 might J (or army, as 'tis in the margent), 
 
 nor by power J but by my fpirit ^ faith the 
 
 Lord of Hoflsy Who art thou^ O great 
 
 mountain ? even thoufhalt become a plain. 
 
 When God will raife up faviours, the 
 
 mountains of oppofition muft fall. The 
 
 Magiftrates, as well as the Miniflers, 
 
 that had been very officious in taking 
 
 up, imprifoning, and condemning us, 
 
128 
 
 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 were convinced of their error, that they 
 were glad of a faviour. This mighty 
 change of Men's hearts was a mighty 
 Work of the Almighty God, to whom 
 be glory, honour, dominion, and power 
 for ever. 
 
 When we that were in captivity heard 
 of this glorious Revolution, that the 
 captive Leader was gone into captivity, 
 and King William fettled in the throne 
 of the kingdom. Though we were but 
 like them that dream, yet was our mouth 
 filled with laughter, and our tongue with 
 finging : then /aid we among the heathen, 
 The Lord hath done great things, 'The 
 Lord hath done great things for us: 
 whereof we are glad: Which one of our 
 tajfk-mafters refented as a new rebellion, 
 and told us he was forry with all his 
 heart at this tidings ; but I told him I 
 was glad with all my heart : whethei: 
 their fear, or our hopes of freedom, was 
 
fentenced by Judge Jefferies, 
 
 greateft I know not. But it was gene- 
 rally concluded that we fliould have our 
 Freedom, when a new Governour did 
 come, for whom we waited with patience 
 and hope until May 1690. The laft 
 day of May, the Governour Earl of In- 
 ciqueen arrived at Port Royal : a few 
 days after, I defired one of our Men to 
 ride down to hear how it was like to go 
 with us ; he foon returned with an ac- 
 count that two of our Men had been 
 with the Governour to defire their free- 
 dom, and that the faid Governour had 
 them publickly whipt, and put in prifon 
 all night, and fent to their fervice next 
 morning : at which tidings our hopes 
 were daflied ; but when I had confidered 
 the matter, that there might be fome 
 mifbehaviour, for which they were cor- 
 reded, I was refolved to know more of 
 the matter before I could conclude upon 
 our loft hopes. To that end I went to 
 
130 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 Port Royal the loth day of June, and 
 firft ihewed myfelf to my mafter Hutch- 
 enjon^ who alked me, What I did there ? 
 I told him I thought he knew my bufi- 
 nefs ; Yes, faith he, for your freedom, 
 I warrant. Whiles ye are come down, I 
 would have you fpeak with the Gover- 
 nour, that you may be fully refolved. 
 He fpake as if he had been affured of 
 my ill fuccefs. I went from him to con- 
 fer with fome friends in town about my 
 bufinefs, who could give me no encou- 
 ragement, nor hopes of fuccefs. I fup- 
 pofed that their conclufions were only 
 from the former ill fuccefs, and therefore 
 kept up my refolutions of fpeaking with 
 the Governour, if poffible I could ; but 
 could have none to affift, or accompany 
 me in this undertaking : but all our 
 fellow fufferers being fallen into defpair, 
 advifed me againft it, fearing the whip ; 
 and to render our condition worfe than 
 
fentenced by Judge yefferies. 
 
 before. The fame evening I went about 
 4 miles out of Town to fee if I could 
 get Gideon Dare, one of our Men, to 
 go with me to endeavour to fpeak with 
 the Governour ; which I refolved to do, 
 tho' I had heard they, under my cir- 
 cumftance ^t Barbadoes, were denied 
 their Liberty. But when I came to Mr. 
 Dare, at the very fight of me he fell into 
 fuch a paffion of forrows, and tears, and 
 fobs, that he could not fpeak a word for 
 awhile; which I endeavoured to put him 
 out of, by afking him for fome vidluals 
 and drink for fupper ; he told me they 
 had fupped, but there was fomething left 
 which he ordered to be brought. And 
 let us have fome Punch made, faid I, 
 hoping to bring him to a better temper, 
 which was done : and after a little while, 
 afked a reafon of his excefTive forrow. 
 He told me we were all undone, we 
 fhould never fee our wives and children 
 
I 3 2 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 any more. I afked him how he knew 
 that ; he told me there was no hope 
 left, rehearfing the 111 fuccefs our Bre- 
 thren had, by going to the Governour. 
 I told him this did not altogether dif- 
 courage me, and that I could not be 
 fatisfied without farther enquiry in the 
 matter : I told him my refolution was, 
 if poflible, to fpeak with the Gover- 
 nour, and defired his affiftance and com- 
 pany in my endeavour ; which he flatly 
 denied, faying, It was to no purpofe, 
 there was no hope left for us : all my en- 
 deavours that night would not prevail 
 with him fo much as to go to Port 
 Royal; fo about ii at night, we lay 
 down to fleep, but my fleep was but 
 little, for my * * # 
 
 \HereJome leaves of the MS. are want- 
 ing.'] * * you and others have re- 
 ceived here, you do not bring evil upon 
 the whole Hand, but rather, be favour- 
 
fentenced by Judge yefferies. 
 
 able to the whole, for the fake of a few. 
 Pray God dired you. I doubt not but 
 God will find out his enemies, and the 
 enemies of his faithful fervants, either 
 by converfion or by deftrudtion. My 
 love to Mr. Gideon Dare, and all your 
 fhip-mates, and my love to your and 
 my good friend Mrs. Elvin, not for- 
 getting her Hufband. We had a weari- 
 fome journey home ; but hope we ihall 
 recover it. My Wife, and Sifter, John, 
 and Robert, fend their love. This with 
 my true love to yourfelf, and the other 
 part of yourfelf when you fee her. I 
 remain your unfained loving friend, 
 Harkes Garhrand. 
 
 This good man, at whofe houfe we 
 had had many comfortable Sabbaths, 
 was afraid fome judgement would befal 
 the whole Hand for their cruelty to us : 
 which tarried not long before it fell very 
 heavy upon the Hand in general. 
 
134 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 In order to our paflage home^ Mr. 
 Dare and I and a few more got a paf- 
 fage In a merchant fhip, the better to 
 avoid the rude rabble in he Man of 
 War ; and ours being more private, and 
 men kept in better order. Having our 
 leave of our friends, and received their 
 prefents, which were valuable, and com- 
 fortable in our Journey, we departed, 
 and left the fight of the Hand the 9th 
 day of September: 14th made the High- 
 lands of Cuba : 15 th turned the Cape 
 Antonio: i6th paft under the tropick 
 of Cancer : 21ft came to the Havannay 
 a well fortified Spani/Ii City, where Cap- 
 tain Sprage went afhore to defire wood 
 and water for our voyage ; which being 
 granted we fleered for the harbour of 
 MatanzaSj where entering we had a 
 violent florm, but got in fafe. 29th 
 Setting out ran a-ground, by good Pro- 
 vidence got out fafe, and at about one 
 
fenteiiced by Judge Jefferies. 
 
 in the morning, being very dark, we, 
 were like to run upon the Florida Cape; 
 but Land being difcovered by a fmall 
 vefTel which was got a little before the 
 Man of War, fired a gun to give no- 
 tice ; the Man of War fired, and we 
 all threw out our deeps, and found 12 
 fathom ; the Man of War having but 
 two fathom more than fiie drew, which 
 put us all into a great confiernation : at 
 which we fteered back till day light, and 
 then entered the Gulf, and paft it 
 fafely, which runneth between the de- 
 grees of 24 and 28 latitude. 
 
 We had a hard Pafiage by reafon of 
 a contrary Wind, where we fprung a 
 great leak. 9th of Ocflober we had a 
 violent ftorm : loth the Man of War, 
 about 1 1 o'clock, loft his fore-maft and 
 main-yard full in our fight, at which 
 our Captain cried out. He is gone, he 
 is gone ; but they had their broad axes 
 
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 ready^ and chopt off her rigging, and 
 fhe recovered. In the fame ftorm the 
 Antelope of London loft his mizen yard. 
 Odober 17 and 18, we had very bad 
 weather. Nov. i , On the Banks o^ New- 
 foundland we had a very great ftorm, 
 where we loft fight of 3 of our ftiips ; 
 and foon after loft fight of all our fleet, 
 which was 32 fail homeward bound. 
 Nov. 5, At night we had an exceeding 
 ftorm, which broke the tiller of our 
 rudder, leaving the piece in the rudder 
 head : that whole day the ftorm con- 
 tinuing we were in very great diftrefs, 
 but thro' the mercy of God in direding 
 and afilfting me, who was the only Car- 
 penter aboard, that night and next morn- 
 ing that was fet at rights, the ftorm 
 continuing : Monday, fplit our forefail 
 and we were in great danger, our leak 
 continued until Wednefday 13th at 
 night. Thurfday 14th, we had a fair 
 
fentenced by Judge yefferies. 
 
 wind and Tea, but loft fight of all our 
 fleet in the ftorm. But here, I muft ob- 
 ferve, the 5 th of November, at night 
 before the ftorm, our Captain called up 
 Mr. Dare and me into his Cabin to 
 drink a bottle of wine with him, and 
 while we were difcourfing of the won- 
 derful deliverance we had on that day 
 from the powder plot, it fell in very 
 dark all of a fudden, and God w^s pleafed 
 to give us a fign of the ftorm approach- 
 ing by a corpofant on the top of the 
 main maft ; by which we had a little 
 time to prepare for it, by furling the 
 fails, reefing, and lowering the main- 
 yard, &c. So that by the mercy of God 
 and his good providence we rode it out, 
 with fuch damage as is before related. 
 Though the Boatfwain, &c. were for 
 lightening the Ship by cafting out her 
 cargo, yet we prevented them, and all 
 was faved. In this Storm our perfonal 
 
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 fufFerings were great : The Teas rifing 
 like mountains oft time broke in upon 
 us, fo that we could light no fire, or 
 drefs any provifion, or have any dry 
 clothes, or lodging, for many days: Nei- 
 ther could any obfervation of latitude 
 be taken for 9 or lo days time, which 
 put us in great fear. 15th Day our 
 Mafter got an obfervation, and cried 
 out with much joy, I have it, I have it. 
 He prefently went to his Cabin and caft 
 it, and came forth and comforted us, 
 that we were well enough. But then 
 for fear of the French Privateers, being 
 alone, we came to a refolution to go to 
 bottom fighting, rather than be carried 
 to France. To this end we cleared our 
 Decks, and pofted all our men to their 
 particular great guns. But we had this 
 benefit of the ftorm, the French were 
 driven by it into their harbours, and we 
 efcaped them fafely. 
 
fentenced by Judge Jefferies, 
 
 Saturday 22 nd at 4 o'Clock deeming 
 we drew near fome land, founded and 
 found 7 5 fathom of water ; next morn- 
 ing founded and found 54 deep ; and 
 at noon found ^o fathom. The firft fight 
 of Land was a little below Plymouth. 
 
 When we came near Plymouth^ I ad- 
 vifed our Mafter by all means to put 
 into the harbour, feeing we were alone, 
 and the feas fo infefted with Privateers. 
 I thought it prefumption to run the ad- 
 venture, he was very adverfe to it, and 
 palTed it by ; but I ftill perfuaded him 
 to fhow better reafons againft it, than I 
 had given for it : He told me it would 
 coft 5/. for a Pilot to carry her in, and 
 would be a month before they could get 
 out again. I told him that feeing the 
 fhip leaky, the feas dangerous, and we 
 alone, it was great prefumption, and if 
 we fhould get fafe to London thro' fuch 
 hazards, his Mafters would not thank 
 
140 Sufferings of the Rebels 
 
 him, nor commend his prudence ; and 
 if we fhould mifcarry, he muft bear the 
 blame. At which he ordered to turn 
 back tho' we were as far up as Dart- 
 mouth ; and when we were before Ply- 
 mouthy fired a gun for a Pilot, who came 
 ftraightway on board, and undertook it : 
 and foon after came off cL man of wars 
 8 men, to prefs our fea-men ; they feeing 
 them coming, ran away from their work, 
 and hid themfelves under deck amongft 
 the goods. The fhip being under fail 
 and near land, had not the Prefs helped 
 us, we mufl afTuredly fplit upon the 
 Rocks in the Harbour. We were fo near, 
 before we could ftay the fhip that we 
 were forced to draw her back from the 
 rocks, by the anchors one after another, 
 and fo were preferved by the good Pro- 
 vidence of Gody and our endeavours, 
 from this danger at Sea. The day we 
 arrived was the 24th of November 
 
fentenced by Judge Jefferies, 
 
 1690. On the fame day of the fame 
 month we anchored in Jamaica 1685. 
 So that our perilous times were by the 
 inconceivable, wonderful mercy, and 
 good Providence of our God^ by one 
 half of what was intended by our ene- 
 mies cut fhort. 
 
 Dec. 4th got home, and found my 
 Wife and 3 Sons living, but in a poor 
 low condition. 
 
 141 
 
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 [Since the publication of the preced- 
 ing pages the matter fated to be 
 wanting at page 132 has been found 
 in a copy of the original MS, and 
 is here given.'] 
 
 # # # thoughts were fo fet upon the 
 bufinefs I had refolved upon ; the fmall 
 afTiftance I muft expedl from any others, 
 who were generally unwilling to part 
 with us, the difcouragements from our 
 own men, and the difficulty of accefs to 
 the Governour, who was always under 
 a double-guard, and not to be fpoken 
 with, without a Petition, approved of 
 by his neareft attendants ; all which 
 muft lye upon my hands : fo it hindered 
 my lleep, but, not altered my refolution : 
 thus ended the troubles of the loth of 
 June 1690. 
 
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 The next day, as foon as it was light, 
 I got up ; and after looking up for gui- 
 dance, direcftion and fuccefs to him that 
 hath the hearts of Kings and Gover- 
 nours, and difpofeth of times and things 
 at his pleafure, I went forth and walked 
 alone in the pafture behind the houfe ; 
 confidering of drawing a Petition to the 
 Governour in the beft form I could think 
 of, which I thought muft be fhort, and 
 without complaints, and refledlions up- 
 on our Mafters, or complaints of our 
 own fufferings,left we fhould caufe heats 
 and difputes among them ; but after 
 giving him the title of His Excellency, 
 being an Earl, I thought the fetting be- 
 fore him the miferies of our Wives and 
 Children at home, for want of our la- 
 bour to relieve their neceflities, the 
 thoughts of which had quite broken the 
 hearts of fome already, and in all like- 
 lyhood would be the Death of many 
 
fentenced by Judge Jefferies, 
 
 more of us, if not prevented by his cle- 
 mency ; for which we were his Excel- 
 lency's humble Petitioners and fhall ever 
 pray &c. When I had confidered thefe 
 things, Mr. Dare came forth to me and 
 I again defired him to go with me to 
 Port Royal; his anfwer was. What fhall 
 I do there, 'tis to no purpofe, when I 
 could not prevail with any arguments. 
 An unufual Sign next to a wonder 
 was fet before us, which was, a Negro 
 went and opened the Penn of Sheep, and 
 let them forth at large, and they fed in 
 the pafture a little while, and after, went 
 into the Penn of their own accord; while 
 we flood at a diftance and faw them. 
 At which I told him there was an exam- 
 ple to ihew him, that, if he might be at 
 liberty and would not, he might continue 
 in the Penn if he pleafed. At which 
 he faid, Then I will go with you ; and 
 we fet out and came to Port Royal. Di- 
 
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 vers of our men, of whom there were 
 about 40 in the Town^ came to uSj and 
 all of them were againft our petitioning; 
 faying we fhould get nothing but the 
 whip for our labor, and if fo they fhould 
 never enjoy themfelves no more. I faid 
 petitioning was no hanging matter, and 
 if he were whipt in a juft caufe, it was 
 no fhame, to follow my refolution. 
 
 I went into my chamber alone, and 
 drew out the Petition I had confidered 
 on in the Morning, and fhew'd it to 
 Mr. Dare and Richard Symes another 
 of our men, and aiked their advice about 
 the matter and manner of it ; who faid. 
 It was well enough but to no purpofe. 
 I made it my bufinefs in the afternoon 
 to watch a fit opportunity to prefent my 
 Petition, when the Governour was at 
 liberty from company : and a little be- 
 fore fun-fet, I found him walking in his 
 back court alone, I ftept back and called 
 
fentenced by Judge Jefferies. 
 
 Mr. Dare, and told him, now was the 
 Time, when he was alone ; but he was 
 very fearful and loth to go ; but at lafl: 
 I got him to follow me ; and we came 
 to the firfl Guard and told them, we had 
 bufinefs to my Lord ; they faid, Pafs 
 on. When we came to the fecond Guard 
 we told them we had bufinefs to my 
 Lord, What is your bufinefs, faid they : 
 then I delivered the Petition which they 
 read, and one of them carried it to the 
 Governour his Mafter, and waited for 
 his anfwer at the Entrance of the houfe ; 
 and we were detained at the other gate, 
 and could fee him walk to and fro in the 
 court, perufing the Petition, and con- 
 /idering the matter a confiderable time : 
 At length he afked, where are the men ? 
 The man that waited his motion beck- 
 on'd to us, and we went in before him, 
 who received us very kindly, with a com- 
 pliment of a fmall bow ; he aiked me. 
 
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 Are you one of the men that was with 
 me before ? I anfwered. No my Lord, 
 I never faw your Excellency 'till this 
 day ; His anfwer was, I have received 
 an order to fet you all free, and the King 
 hath given orders for your coming 
 home ; go, and pay your refpedls to 
 your Mailers, and in two or three days 
 your bufinefs fhall be accomplifhed. I 
 humbly thanked his Excellency, and 
 wifhed him a happy Government and 
 withdrew. 
 
 The Tidings went thro' the Town 
 like lightening, and our fellow-fufFerers 
 met us in the ftreet before we got into 
 our quarters, making a great noife. They 
 would have an Ox roafted in the ftreet ; 
 I told them, that we were ordered by 
 the Governour to behave ourfelves re- 
 fpedfully to our Mafters, and if they 
 would make fuch difturbance, I would 
 begone and leave them as I found them. 
 
fentenced by Judge Jefferies, 
 
 They replied they would go and give 
 us wine ; I told them, we would have 
 none of their wine ; and with many per- 
 fuafions we fent them to their homes, 
 and we fhew'd ourfelves to both our 
 Mafters with one and the fame Man, 
 who faid, I hear you have got your Free- 
 dom : we anfwered, We have the King's 
 Order by the Governour for it. That 
 very evening, a Knot of about a dozen 
 of the Mafters were got together in the 
 ftreet, whom I doubted were confulting 
 againft us : and fo it appeared after- 
 wards, for a Member of Parliament told 
 me in London after I came home, that 
 they had hired a iloop to bring a Peti- 
 tion to the King and Parliament, fetting 
 forth. That if we were taken away from 
 them, they muft throw up the Hand ; 
 for they had no others they could truft 
 with their bufinefs. Which, he told 
 me, they could do no lefs than make an 
 
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 A(5l for our continuance in the Hand, 
 but as free men there. The Governour 
 having granted us our Freedom, called 
 together his grand council next day, he 
 delivered the Petition which was made 
 to him, which they read, and the Go- 
 vernour having waited a confiderable 
 time, and they made no objedion, he 
 told them, it was the King's pleafure, 
 that thofe Men fhould be fet free ; and 
 he defired that the Marfhal fhould be 
 fent for, and make Proclamation : but 
 the Council defired fome days' refpite ; 
 which made us doubt of fome ill defign 
 againft us. I told Mr. T)are that I 
 thought they would not make Procla- 
 mation while we were in Town, on 
 which we concluded to go to our re- 
 fpecftive homes : And foon after Procla- 
 mation was made, that we were all Free- 
 Men. We both went to Capt. Trankmor 
 who had the King's orders to bring home 
 
fentenced by Judge Jeffertes. 
 
 fuch as would, in a Ship of war, which 
 was a Convoy to the Fleet, we afked 
 him when he intended to fail ; he told 
 us he had exprefs orders to ftay but one 
 month in the Harbour, and no longer 
 he would ftay, if the fleet would not get 
 ready by the laft of June Inftant, he 
 would go without them. Which words 
 were heard by one that came at that time 
 to invite him afhore to dinner, he told 
 us what the charge of the Ship was to 
 the King monthly, and refolved to keep 
 to his time ; which refolution fo contra- 
 dicted our taik-mafter's defign, as coft 
 the captain his life ; for they had re- 
 folved to detain the Convoy and Fleet. 
 The pretended reafon was, that the 
 Merchants could not get a Cargo ready ; 
 but more probably the floop they had 
 hired for three hundred pound, would 
 not return fo foon from England with 
 an A61 of Parliament to detain us in the 
 
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 land of our captivity. No man knows 
 better how to lay out his money for gain 
 than a Merchant does. By it they ac- 
 complifh their defigns as far as God doth 
 permit. They know by experience that 
 new comers to travail in that hot coun- 
 try, and drinking high, with the heat 
 of the country, and going to fee planta- 
 tions, inclines men to drink, and puts 
 their blood in fuch a ferment, and fcarce 
 ever fails of carrying them off in a few 
 days : which had proved fatal to King 
 William's firft Captain that came to give 
 notice of his acceffion to the Throne, 
 and orders to turn out Papift Officers 
 and putProteftants in their places. Now 
 again our Captain had the like invitation 
 and kindnefs fhewn him to ride out and 
 fee their plantations with them, and had 
 the fame fate with the former Captain : 
 And now the Lieutenant being made 
 Captain, and theGovernour their friend. 
 
fentenced by Judge Jefferies, 
 
 the Fleet, that was intended to fail the 
 laft of June, was detained till the fourth 
 of September following, by which they 
 thought to have their purpofe on us : 
 but not hearingof the return of the floop, 
 the Governour, who knew the King's 
 Order not to detain the Fleet, gave or- 
 der for failing the 4th of September : 
 but we muft lye at the Quay 1 Days 
 longer, though the winter was coming 
 on and failing would be dangerous. But 
 our God had fruftrated their wicked de- 
 figns againft us, for we never heard of 
 the floop any more, and we were by the 
 Mercy and Providence of God delivered 
 out of their hands : but many of us 
 were in miferable condition to take fuch 
 a voyage in winter, being almoft naked, 
 only a little linnen to cover their naked- 
 nefs. Their condition I much pitied, 
 and went with them to a Juftice in the 
 Town before we fet fail, but our com- 
 
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 plaint was to no purpofe. Though I 
 had not as much caufe to complain as 
 fome others, yet I told them our com- 
 plaint may be heard in another place, 
 and 'twas not for their honour, nor, might 
 be, for their profit to fend away fuch 
 men, as ferved fo long for nought, in 
 fo fad a condition. 
 
 As to my own cafe the owner of the 
 Plantation where I ferved was Colonel 
 Bach of London a very confcientious 
 man ; who, about a year after my fer- 
 vice began, fent me a letter, with very 
 charitable and Chriftian and compafTion- 
 ate expreflions ; That he had given or- 
 ders to his Truftee Mr. Hutchinjon at 
 Fort Royal to be kind to us, in fome 
 priviledges to make up fome of our 
 lofTes : and when our four years were 
 expired the reft of our time that we 
 ferved him, he fhould pay us wages for 
 as to other free-men ; for, I fear God 
 
fentenced by Judge Jefferies, 
 
 faith he, &c. Having incouragement 
 from him, I followed my work and kept 
 an account at a lower rate than is ufual 
 in that country for work ; expeding 
 my wages, I delivered the Bill of my 
 particulars of my work to Mr. Hutch- 
 infon, but received nothing *till I was 
 jufl leaving the Hand, and made my laft 
 vifit to take my leave of him, which I 
 acquainted his apprentice with, for he 
 kept himfelf above flairs, and ordered 
 him to give me Ten Pound, which was 
 all I had for my Bill of 2^^- i-^- ^d. 
 There was 26/. IJ". id. pocket money 
 for one that was overloaded before, and 
 had neither wife nor Child to leave it 
 to. 
 
 My true friend Mr. Harkes Garhrand 
 was with me fome Days at Fort Royal, 
 and was acquainted with our hard mea- 
 fure from our Mafters. On which ac- 
 count as foon as he returned home, he 
 
14 Sufferings of the Rebels, 
 
 fent me a letter exprefs by a Negro^ 
 which I here recite in his own words. 
 
 Morant, Auguft i6th 1690. 
 
 Dear Friend, 
 
 You are much on my heart and 
 I know you are no whit behind me in 
 reciprocal love. I cannot, nor fhall not, 
 be unmindful of you at the Throne of 
 Grace, hoping and befeeching that God's 
 Prefence may accompany you in the 
 voyage and abide with you to your jour- 
 ney's end. Something I have to fay to 
 you ; Confider of that, while you com- 
 plain of the injuries * * 
 
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