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A45720	The firebrand taken out of the fire, or, The wonderfull history, case, and cure of Mis Drake, sometimes the wife of Francis Drake of Esher in the county of Surrey, Esq., who was under the power and severe discipline of Satan for the space of ten yeares, and was redeemed from his tyranny in a wonderfull manner a little before her death,by the great mercy of God, and (instrumentally) by the extraordinary paines prayers, and fastings, of fource reverend divines, whose names are here subscribed, viz. B. Vsher, D. Preston, M. Hooker, M. Dod; Trodden down strength by the God of strength	Hart, John, D.D.	1654 (1654)	Wing H949; ESTC R15516	54,457	202

be said of this good woman Behold the hardnesse of heart stiffnesse and stoutnesse of Mrs Drake for a long time rejecting all meanes in a long continuance and what a comfortable end the Lord made with her Wherefore it being a discourse full of windings and turnings fraught with many of Satans subtilties and intricate multifarious tentatious wherein Proteus like he according unto the occasion changed shapes to have overthrown this good Gentlewoman all the ends whereof cannot because of the variety and strangnesse easily be knit together I doe entreat the Readers patience to beare with me if sometimes I seeme to loose my selfe or be too tedious or for want of memory and multiplicity of matter be enforced sometimes to bring Hysteron Proteron But howsoever the businesse if largely related might fill up a very great volumne I intend only as I am able to gather together some of the most speciall materiall things knitting them as briefly as may be together seeing by Gods mercy I was made an unworthy Instrument of her recovery and an eye-witnessing Actor in all her Tragick-Comedy Not daring but to erect this Trophee of eternall thankfulnesse for her in imitation of former Worthies in their deliverances I was enforced and durst not but thus vent the businesse of her rare Case unto succeeding Posterity First we will shew how shee was set upon and assaulted in the night with fear and horror with her foregoing disposition character and what fore-runners ushered this her distemper which raised so great a storme Secondly By what strange meanes and way the Lord made the Relater an unworthy Instrument to have compassion on her and finde her out helping to furnish her with the Instrument and meanes of her recovery and what entertainment shee gave that meanes at his first comming unto her and after untill the time that shee revealed the Devils counsell was contented to live and use the meanes having any hope to be saved Thirdly Her deportment and carriage from this fornamed time untill a little before her death Fourthly The preparation unto her death with the strange manner how the Lord revealed himselfe unto her before the same the like never heard of 1. For the first shee was the daughter of that worthy Gentleman William Totle Esquire one of the six Clerks of Chancery his only Heire apparant being likely to have enjoyed all his fortunes which were very great according whereunto shee had all the excellent breeding which is usuall and befitted a Gentlewoman issued from such worthy Parents whose too great indulgence towards her in her youth by her own confession occasioned so much sorrow unto her in her riper years receiving then no correction at all Shee was of a low well compacted stature Her character of a lovely browne complexion having a full nimble quick Sparrow-hawke eye of a naturall joviall constitution accidentally melancholy full of love curtesie mercy and meeknesse affable in conversation with a deep and nimble quick pleasant present wit tender-hearted free and bountifull in nothing covetous but of grace the freest alive from all hypocrisie unlesse it were to bely her selfe wearing her worst side outmost being plaine true and tender open-hearted modest easily drawn with love and good words but if opposed stout stern and inflexible using the outward contentments of the times yet in a very indifferent modest inoffensive way resolute in her undertakings valewing even then reall goodnesse where shee saw it in any without hypocrisie detesting shewes without substance though then shee were not acquainted with the power of godlinesse yet had shee it in admiration where she saw it shine forth so as though sometimes in a little mirth she would vex and jest with the supposed worser sort who at good times came to her of her neighbours yet those who were in her judgement right she used thus farre to open her selfe unto her waiting woman touching them in this strange presaging manner Doest thou see these people some of whom I doe so jeare at and vex of my conscience I shall one day ' ere I die bee one of them for those of them who are right are the only happy souls which was a strange prediction of her even then when shee was so farre from and contrary unto them as afterwards it came to passe Gods providence and her Parents pleasure Cause of her melancholy appointed unto her a Match but such a one though he was a worthy fine Gentleman of good birth parts and fortunes yet whom at first shee could not affect so as she was married against her will a great over-sight in Parents which first bred in her the foundation of those stormes and tempests which in time were in danger to have overthrown her Wherein though shee were obedient and dutifull unto her Parents yet it stuck close unto her though her strength of spirit and joviall temper endevoured with all her strength to have shaken it off out-worn it and by all meanes to have out-faced it without semblance of discontent by merry company and divers journeyes which usually divert melancholy thoughts as though there had been no such matter But griefe being like unto fire which though for a time smothered yet could not long bee concealed her discontents did secretly work upon her a habit of sadnesse in midst of her mirth with her friends as Salomon shewes that even in laughter the heart may be sad Cause of her distemper About this time not long after her marriage she was brought to bed of a daughter a dear daughter unto her because in that delivery being much wronged by her Midwiffe shee was ever after troubled with fumes and scurvie vapors mounting up unto her head which bred in her for the most part a continuall head-ach like unto a megrum together with somewhat like unto a fire continually burning at her stomack which no physick could remove or was not Gods pleasure it should the which drew her towards a more constant constitution of sadnesse and distemper though yet with her usuall strength of spirit and chearfull disposition shee out-faced as though all had been well But a fire of discontent being kindled full of sad thoughts in her which bred and encreased all the time she lay in of her daughter thus shortly after it fell out That Her Father and Mother being very indulgent towards her in this Case and both of them being with her when at a time she was ill at her House at Esher in Surrey her Mother to comfort and hearten her up then lying one night with her It came to passe that in the fore-part of the night shee fel● asleep but not long after fell ou● into terrible shricks out-crye● to this purpose that shee was undone The first grand tempest shee endured undone shee was damned an● a cast away and so of necessity mus● needs goe to Hell and therewith shook dropt down with sweat an● wept exceedingly Wherewith he● good Mother Mrs Totle much troubled being a very

The Firebrand taken out of the Fire OR The Wonderfull History Case and Cure of M is DRAKE sometimes the wife of Francis Drake of Esher in the County of Surrey Esq Who was under the power and severe Discipline of Satan for the space of Ten yeares and was redeemed from his Tyranny in a Wonderfull manner a little before her Death by the great mercy of God and instrumentally by the Extraordinary paines Prayers and Fasting of foure Reverend Divines whose names are here subscribed viz. B. Vsher D. Preston M. Hooker M. Dod. I saw Satan like Lightning fall from Heaven Luke 10.18 London Printed for Tho Mathewes at the Cock in St. Pauls Church-yard 1654. To the Christian Reader THE tempests of a troubled mind proceeding from an apprehension of Gods wrath and indignation for Sin and the turning away of his face in displeasure as they are un-utterable or beyond the skill of man to expresse So they are un-sufferable and above the strength of man to bear A wounded Spirit who can bear Saith Solomon The Question implyes a negation A wounded body that is torne and mangled some can bear with a Spartan patience and Resolution But for a wounded or crucified Spirit none ever could or can beare it is beyond the patience of Job or that of the Primitive Martyrs For this wound is such that the Devils claw is alwaies in to prick it and gall it and to give it scarce any respite of torment or time to close and heal The pain of the body is but the body of pain but the grief of the Spirit is the Spirit of grief it is quick sub●ile and piercing like those Spirits and Extractions of Chymists Satan is Gods Beadle or Master of his Correction-house but his discipline is very sore and severe beyond the rack or strappado 1 Kings 12.11 Judg. 8.16 or the most exquisite torments of Sicilian Tyrants Rehoboams Scorpions and Cedeons Thornes and Bryers wherewith he instructed the men of Succoth were but weake shadowes of his Chastisement When Satan hath thrown his fiery darts into the breast of apoor Caytif their venim soon drinkes up his Spirits and his life is bitternesse and he chooseth strangling rather then life A sad example of his Truth is presented to thee Christian Reader in this ensuing story At qui nil sperat desperet nihil Let none despaire in his deepest extremities God will on a suddain break forth like the Sun through the thick clouds of darknesse and despair and appear with healing in his wings and shew the light not the night of his Countenance Rememember his promise in Isay and apply them to the wounded Soul there is balsame in them For a small moment have I forsaken thee Isay 54.7.8 but with great mercies will I gather thee in a little wrath I hid my face from thee but with everlasting kindnesse will I have mercie on thee This is most eminently verified in the subsequent Narration When Satan had taken possession of this Tenement If I may so speake herein mentioned he presumed to make it flrong enough and to make good his hold against all pretenders But these Servants of the high God having by frequent importunitees obtained their Master a Writ of Ejectment ●gainst this Usurper did never cea●● till they had by force and armes dispossessed and un-roosted him Praye● was the Artillery and Fasting th● Helepolis or battring Engin to fon● this Enemy out of his strong holds it is observable in the story that whi●● this Intruder was Master and G●vernor of this Gentlewoman her tongue uttered his Oracles and was taugh● to speak nothing but what savoured the spirit that ruled in her She wa● taught to deride vilifie and repro●● the grave Ministers that came un● her with all possible scorne and co●tempt so that some were in a manner bafsled off the stage B●t these Vetera●● Souldiers of Christ being not ignorant of Satans Depths and Device and nothing daunted with these ru●● affronts 2 Cor. 2.11 did at last by their honest stratagems and frequent batteries reduce the place and subdue it to the obedience of Christ And that Gentlewoman being now rid of her imperious Governor and uncivil Tutor and being brought to her right mind again did humbly thank those whom she had formerly reproached and blessed God for them who had bestowed so much pains in rescuing her from the paws of the Lion 1 Pet. 5.8 I looke upon a great part of this Nation at present in the condition of this afflicted Gentlewoman purely possessed and Captivated by an uncleane Spirit which makes them some at the mouth and to rave and rage horribly against Gods Ministers who indeavour their good Heb. 13.17 But they hope by Gods blessing on their indeavour notwithstanding all their affronts and discouragements to drive this Evil spirit at last out of them by the powerful exorcism of piety and prayer and by their patience and perseverance in well doing to tame these poor Lun●ticks and charm their fiercenesse an● bring them to their right temper an● frame of mind again So that they sh●●● be reconciled to their suppos●● Enemies crave pardon for their E●travagances and give them hum●●● thanks for their patience in beari●● with them in their transports fre●zie and for their paines and indevours in turning them from darkne●● to light Act. 26.18 and from the power of Sat●● unto God God who moulds the heart of m●● and turnes it as the Rivers of water● can do this and will surely bring it 〈◊〉 passe when the Iesuits design who 〈◊〉 the ruine of this Church and Ministry shall be farther discovered For we know that the hands of Joab with them in all these things TRODDEN DOWNE STRENGTH OR MRS DRAKE REVIVED THE matchlesse rare Case and in that kinde unparalleld trouble of that sometime worthy Gentlewoman Mrs Ioan Drake of famous memory wife of Francis Drake late of Esher Esquire with the glorious and strange conclusion the Lord made with her I believe the like never read nor heard of was the cause of writing this ensuing discourse Whose Case and trouble of ten years continuance being so rare and seldome met with for that the Relation thereof might perhaps help some hard-hearted mourning Creatures hereafter to gather heart and strength not to despaire how desperate soever their Case may seeme either to themselves or others to be I have therefore by Gods help and for the comfort of such undertaken to set down here for the glory of God and confusion of Satan her maine strong enemy her Case and cause thereof with the progresse and issue of all as briefly as possibly I could to remaine as a pertuall monument whilst time lasts of Gods great goodnesse and infinite mercies even to the most hard-hearted and miserable that may be To the end that as it was said by Iames of Iob and his Case Behold the Patience of Job and what end the Lord made so it may likewise hereafrer

terrible things as indeed they were Yet in this interim things being not yet well setled within her not daring to trust her alone it was thought fit in the next place to fetch off her endeavours from her own destruction which by Gods mercy was thus effected How shee was brought from attempting against her selfe One day being in a very good humor merry and well pleased Mr. Dod prayd her that she would resolved him truly of one Question which hee would demand of her which she faithfully promised to doe Then he demanded of her That if now shee were condemned to be burnt or hanged drawn and tortured to hee first rackt scourged and many times whipt and tortured Whether or no shee would not esteems it to be a high favour and promotion to be reprived and ress●ted for ten or twenty yeares or thereabouts to live longer Which shee affirmed shee would take in this case for a very high favour nor perceiving his scope and drift in the Question Then said he tell me taking her lovingly by the hand and smiling Why then did you all this while past make such haste to haw posted away unto Hell fire for ever the torments and misery whereof are many thousand times in violence beyond all the possible torments of this world seeing it is uncertains whether ever you shall goe thither or not but that God in the use of meanes will soften your heart and save you But seeing the time if ever will be too soone whensoever● therefore it were madness and extreame folly in you to fall into that course which might precipitate and cast you there presently before the time but to live forth natures course trying what end the Lord will make Shee being by her own confession in some sort catcht now as David was by Nathan the Prophe● now perceiving the drift of this surprize took him by the hand and prayd him That in that kinde no more jealousie or suspition might be had for now shee was so by him convinced that shee was resolved to live so long as God would permit her and that shee now was very sensible of his discourse of Hell and what small reason shee bad to make haste thither Shee is convinced that she ought might receive the Sacrament Having thus by Gods mercy brought her to submit her selfe unto the meanes and hearing of Word wherein faith and salvation are usually conveyed and wrought there wanting yet one thing to bring her unto the Sacrament unto which she was very averse The next thing this good man went about was how to compasse this and convince her judgement that shee ought might and must participate herein as well as in hearing of the Word This was by her thought a very strang thing to doe that such a one as she imagined her selfe to be should dare to Communicate But hereof hee assured her the truth from the equity and necessity of that command of God where all the Males in Israel were commanded to appeare three times a yeare before the Lord at Jerusalem to eat of the Passeover in which case whosoever refused to come or despised the same hee was to bee cut off from his people Whence he inferred this conclusion That whatsoever our worthinesse or unworthinesse in that case were yet the command of God must be obeyed all were bound to come and eat of the Passeover And therefore that all within the Pales of the Church ought to Communicate and receive the Sacrament howsoever qualified In which case unworthy receiving should not damne them if once in all their life time they should or did receive worthily Shewing that in Hezekiahs time many then had received the Passeover unworthily for whom notwithstanding hee prayed the good Lord to forgive them though they had not eaten according unto the preparation of the sanctuary Besides this he shewed her That the Sacrament was not a comforting strengthning building up Ordinance onely but also a converting and healing power being therein for help of the sick and diseased a reviving quickning Ordinance also so as all ought to participate of the same Object Hereunto she objecte● that out of 1 Cor. 11.29 That u● worthy Receivers did eat and drink their own damnation and therefore she durst not adventure and more to aggravate her condemn●tion and punishments Answ Unto this he Replyed That she was mistaken in the meaning of the words for the word Damnation must not there be takes in the terrible sense the Originall not carrying it so but thus such ●at Iugdement unto themselves viz. temporall punishments which the ensuing verse 30. corrects the same thus For this cause many are weak and sickly among you and many sleep c. Which shewes the meaning onely is that such endure sometimes temporall punishments who yet may bee saved and goe to Heaven So that still the generall holds in equity ●s in and under the Law that Gods Ordinance in the Sacrament is not to bee neglected of us for our unsufficiency and unfitnesse for the same no more then under the Law during the Passeover because it may be a meanes to fit Let the scrupulous note this well heale cure strengthen revive quicken and enable us to be worthy Receivers For we come not to bring vertue unto the Sacrament but to receive vertue life strength and quickning from thence And that howsoever in this case we be qualified it were best to be obedient and use the meanes all which with much more the Relator remembers not was set on with more excellent illustrations exhortations and pithy remonstrances which discourse being finished she became in this also convinced in judgement that shee promised him thus farre to submit herselfe yet further unto the meanes tha● shee would now also goe unto the Sacrament Onely in this Case sh● begg'd exemption not to be urged because shee could not neither was able by her selfe to performe any private duties of prayer or reading of the Word constantly whereunto because they would not over drive her put her beyond her strength or molest her spirit they spared to urge her contented with what they could with gentlenesse and entreaty perswade her unto A very strange experience and wonderfull Yet it is most strange to heare how the Lord dealt with her in one thing wherein she delighted and was hardly broken off viz. Shee had a custome in tumbling over of the Bible to put her finger suddenly upon some one verse as it bit saying now whatsoever my finger is upon is just my Case whatsoever it bee and my doome But so the Lord directed all her fingers so put that looking upon the verse still it was found encouraging and comfortable not discouraging whereupon being much prayed and entreated seeing hitherto shee had found all places to speak for her that shee would desist and not any more thus tempt God who prayd that shee might doe but once more so it being in the presence of many promising faithfully that after that