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heaven_n	great_a	lord_n	power_n	7,329	5	4.8289	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A65583	A second narrative of the late Parliament (so called) wherein, after a brief reciting some remarkable passages in the former narrative, is given an account of their second meeting, and things transacted by them : as also how the Protector (so called) came swearing, by the living God, and dissolved them, after two or three weeks sitting : with some quæries sadly proposed thereupon : together with an account of three and forty of their names, who were taken out of the house, and others that sate in the other house, intended for a House of Lords, but being so unexpectedly disappointed, could not take root, with a brief character and description of them : all humbly presented to publique view / by a friend to the good old cause of justice, righteousnesse, the freedom and liberties of the people, which hath cost so much bloud and treasury to be carried on in the late wars, and are not yet settled.	Wharton, George, Sir, 1617-1681.	1658 (1658)	Wing W1556; ESTC R8011	50,589	52

you be do according to the heart of God and having this excellent spirit so freely to make it your meat drink to execute judgement and therein to make your shadow as the night in the midst of the noon-day to the oppressed you will abhor to bewray to wit give up their right and freedom into the hands of Tyrants and Spoylers Tole to the oppressed as a hiding place from the wind a covert from the tempest as the shadow of a great rock in a weary land and as rivers of water in a dry place standing open ready to refresh those that are thirsty will be the frame of Christ and the Saints the Horn of David that shall reign in righteousness c Isa. 31. 1 2. Then those that dwell under your shadow shall return from their oppression revive as the corn and grow as the vine and your savour among both good and bad concern'd in you will be as the wine of Lebanon Hos. 13. and shall say The Lord bless thee thou habitation of Justice c. and wait for to wit desire after you as the dry ground for the rain and open their mouths wide as the mowed parch'd ground for the latter rain Job 29. 23. The foundation of the eternal welfare of your souls being first laid thorough faith in Christ and an holy unblamable conversation without which you cannot attain unto the other it will then be your crown and rejoycing to forget the things behind and to come up hither for herein doth the Lord delight as also will be the great glory of the latter days and as you are in the power glory and sweetness of his spirit herein exercised will he delight in and rejoyce over you and you will live as it were in heaven while you are upon the earth and he will be for your protection as a place of broad rivers streams wherein shall go no gally with oars or gallant ship pass thereby c. Isa. 33. Yea your bow as Jobs renewed in your hand to shoot at your enemies upon all occasions The presence of God being thus with you your terrour will be upon all both at home and abroad that have a mind to hurt you according to Psa. 48. God is known in●er palaces for a refuge for lo the kings were assembled they passed by together they saw it and so they marvelled they were troubled and hasted away fear took hold upon them there pain as of a woman in travel thou brakest the ships of Tarshish c. This salvation and forementioned righteousness is the righteousness and salvation of Zion spoken of Isa. 62. 1. which those who understand and taste the glory and sweetness of cannot will not hold their peace or to be at rest till it go forth as brightness or as a lamp that burneth This is the true spirit Be growing up in your light and in the frame of your spirit to these things in order to which pray for the dawnings of that measure of the spirit which the Lord hath promised to pour forth in the latter days The ordinary measures of the spirit relating onely to the work within will not do it therefore is it that so many saints at this day turn in with the spirit and things of Babylon Do not like Alderman Tichborn pretend to serve your Country freely and afterwards take great Salaries the people are poor and it is your duty that have Estates to take nothing from them except they freely give it so ought also the Ministers of Christ to do With other Scriptures read Micha 3. A word on the behalf of that faithful servant of the Lord Mr. John Portmans now close prisoner under lock night and day in the Tower of London so that none may come with freedom to visit him Prov. 31. 8. Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction THe Reader may take notice That Mr. Portmans formerly Secretary to the Navy could not in conscience continue his employment under this Apostacy though it were worth more then 300 l. per annum and for his faithfulness to the cause of God his people and the Nation hath amongst others been a sufferer unto Bonds in the Tower this 17 of the 11 month 1658 a year wanting 3 weeks never hearing what was laid to his charge or that there was any to accuse him of evil having demanded of Col. Barkstead his Jaylor when first brought in by his Souldiers what his Crime was could get no answer neither was there any exprest in the Warrant by which he was apprehended the substance whereof was That he should be brought into the Tower to be kept until the further pleasure of the late Tyrant whom the Warrant blasphemously stiled his Highness the Lord Protector who being lately dead Mr. Portmans took notice of it in a Letter to Col. Barkstead delivered to his hand by two faithful Brethren meekly demanding If he had any further Warrant to continue him a prisoner if he had that then he might have a Copy or at least the sight of it which if he had not in some short time he must conclude there was none and therefore his occasions to go forth for the well-being of his Family urging him to it he should assay to attend upon them but if upon Tryal he found the force continued he must consider what might be his further duty This for substance but with more plainness was intimated in the Letter and accordingly a week after not hearing from him about three in an afternoon not disguised but in his constant habit he went to the gate expecting to be stopped rather then otherwise but finding the passage free went forth to his Brother-in-laws house not with an intent to conceal himself from whence he was again taken within an hour This is briefly and truly the matter of Fact and may it 's hoped justifie him in his attempt not to be left to any thing unbecoming a sober Christian yet was he the rather induced thus to do upon words not long before spoken by Col. Barkstead viz. That he might go out if he would asking some friends If there were no way to perswade him to it c. There needs nothing be said to such as know that foul-mouth'd Malignant Nedham to wipe off the reproach he hath raised in his Pamphlet that Mr. Portmans should say He would not go out if the gates were open until he was satisfied for his imprisonment to go about to do it were to imply that the Pamphletter did sometimes speak truth which should he do he would be utterly disabled to serve his Masters who make lies their refuge and hire him at no small charge as a means to uphold their own reputation to asperse the faithful in the Land yet considering the report may come to those that know him not such may be assured That Mr Portmans never spake any such thing but hath ever declared That he should not continue