Publications of Gerrard Winstanley

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  • Winstanley, Gerrard. The breaking of the day of God. Wherein, four things are manifested. I. That the two witnesses are not in killing: but in rising from death. II. The three daies and half: or 42 months of the saints captivity under the beast, very near expired. III. Christ hath begun to reign in his saints, and to tread their corrupt flesh under his feet. IIII. Christs dominion over the nations of the world, near the approach. By Gerrard Winstanley. London: printed by H. for Giles Calvert, at the black spread-Eagle at the west end of Pauls, 1648. ESTC No. R43828. Grub Street ID 124687.
  • Winstanley, Gerrard. The saints paradise: or, The Fathers teaching the only satisfaction to waiting souls. Wherein many experiences are recorded, for the comfort of such as are under spirituall burning. The inward testimony is the souls strength. By Jerrard Winstanley. London: printed for G. Calvert, and are to be sold at the black-spred-Eagle at the west end of Pauls, 1648]. ESTC No. R208352. Grub Street ID 84608.
  • Winstanley, Gerrard. The mysterie of God, concerning the whole creation, mankinde. To be made known to every man and vvoman, after seaven dispensations and seasons of time are passed over. According to the councell of God, revealed to his servants. By Gerrard Winstanley. London: printed by I.C. for Giles Calvert, at the Black-spread-Eagle, at the west end of Pauls, 1649. ESTC No. R218568. Grub Street ID 93214.
  • Winstanley, Gerrard. Several pieces gathered into one volume: set forth in five books: viz. I. The breaking of the day of God, or prophesies fulfilled. II. The mystery of God concerning the whole creation mankind. III. The saints paradise, set forth for the comfort of such as are under spirituall burning. IV. Truth lifting up his head above scandals. V. The new law of righteousnesse. Written in the light of inward experience, by Gerard Winstanly. London: printed for Giles Calvert, and are to be sold at the Black-Spread-Eagle at the West end of Pauls, 1649. ESTC No. R186750. Grub Street ID 75298.
  • Winstanley, Gerrard. A vvatch-vvord to the city of London, and the Armie: wherein you may see that Englands freedome, which should be the result of all our victories, is sinking deeper under the Norman power, as appears by the relation of the unrighteous proceedings of Kingstone-Court agains some of the Diggers at George-hill, under colour of law; but yet thereby the cause of the Diggers is more brightened and strengthened: so that every one singly may truly say what his freedome is, and where it lies. By Gerrard Winstanley. London: printed for Giles Calvert at the sign of the black Spread-Eagle, at the West end of Pauls, 1649. ESTC No. R206174. Grub Street ID 82734.
  • Winstanley, Gerrard. The breaking of the day of God. Wherein, four things are manifested. I. That the two witnesses are not in killing: but in rising from death. II. The three dayes and half: or 42. months of the saints captivity under the beast, very near expired. III. Christ hath begun to reign in his saints, and to tread their corrupt flesh under his feet. IIII. Christs dominion over the nations of the world, near the approach. By Gerrard VVinstanley. London: printed by I.C. for Giles Calvert, at the Black-spread-Eagle, at the West end of Pauls, 1649. ESTC No. R40126. Grub Street ID 121957.
  • Winstanley, Gerrard. The new law of righteousnes budding forth, in restoring the whole creation from the bondage of the curse. Or A glimpse of the new heaven, and new earth, wherein dwels righteousnes. Giving an alarm to silence all that preach or speak from hear-say, or imagination. By Gerrard Winstanley. London: printed for Giles Calvert, at the black spread-Eagle at the west end of Pauls, 1649. ESTC No. R219016. Grub Street ID 93605.
  • Winstanley, Gerrard. A letter to the Lord Fairfax, and his Councell of VVar, with divers questions to the lawyers, and ministers: proving it an undeniable equity, that the common people ought to dig, plow, plant and dwell upon the commons, without hiring them, or paying rent to any. Delivere to the Generall and the chief officers on Saturday June 9. By Jerrard Winstanly, in the behalf of those who have begun to dig upon George-Hill in Surrey. London: printed for Giles Calvert, at the black Spread-Eagle at the west end of Pauls, 1649. ESTC No. R204419. Grub Street ID 81380.
  • Winstanley, Gerrard. Englands spirit unfoulded. Or an incouragement to take the engagement. Shewing the end of that cause that was first declared for, in the beginning of the warres against the king, by a salutary discourse between two friends. Written by Jerrard Winstanley. London: printed for W. L., 1650. ESTC No. R186748. Grub Street ID 75296.
  • Winstanley, Gerrard. Truth lifting up his head above scandals. Wherein is declared what God, Christ, Father, Sonne, Holy Ghost, scriptures, gospel, prayer, ordinances of God are. By Gerrard Winstantly [sic] professours of all forms, behold the bridegroom is in comming; your profession will by tryed to purpose, your hypocricy shall be hid no longer. You shall feed no longer upon the oyle that was in other mens lamps (the scriptures) for now it is required that every one have oyle in his own lamp, even the pure testimony of truth within himself; for he that wants this, though he have the report of it in his book, he shall not enter with the bridegroom into the chamber of peace. London: printed for Giles Calvert at the Black-Spread-Eagle at the west end of Pauls near Ludgate, 1650. ESTC No. R220033. Grub Street ID 94500.
  • Winstanley, Gerrard. A new-yeers gift for the Parliament and Armie: shewing what the kingly power is; and that the cause of those that they call Diggers is the life and marrow of that cause the Parliament hath declared for, and the Army fought for; the perfecting of which work, will prove England to be the first of nations, of the tenth part of the city Babylon, that fals off from the Beast first, and that sets the Crown upon Christs head, to govern the world in righteousness: by Jerrard Winstanley a lover of Englands freedom and peace. London: printed for Giles Calvert, 1650. ESTC No. R206278. Grub Street ID 82817.
  • Winstanley, Gerrard. Fire in the bush. The spirit burning, not consuming, but purging mankinde. Or, The great battell of God Almighty, between Michaell the Seed of Life, and the great red dragon, the curse fought within the spirit of man. With severall other declarations, and testimonies of th power of life. By Jerrard Winstanly. London: printed for Giles Calvert, and are to be sold at the Black-Spread-Eagle, at the West end of Pauls, 1650. ESTC No. R12363. Grub Street ID 60555.
  • Winstanley, Gerrard. An humble request, to the ministers of both Universities, and to all lawyers in every Inns-a-Court. To consider of the scriptures and points of law herein mentioned, and to give a rational and christian answer, whereby the difference may be composed in peace, between the poor men of England, who have begun to digge, plow, and build upon the common land, claiming it their own, by right of creation. And the lords of mannours that trouble them, who have no other claiming to Commons, then the Kings will, or from the power of the conquest, and if neither minister nor lawyer, will undertake a reconciliation in this case, for the beauty of our Common-Wealth. Then we appeale, to the stones, timber, and dust of the earth you tread upon, to hold forth the light of this business, questioning not, but that power that dwells every where, will cause light to spring out of darkness, and freedom out of bondage. By Gerard Winstanley. London: printed J.C. and are to be sold at the two Bibles, at the west end of Pauls Church-yard, 1650. ESTC No. R233004. Grub Street ID 104634.
  • Winstanley, Gerrard. The law of freedom in a platform: or, True magistracy restored. Humbly presented to Oliver Cromwel, General of the Common-wealths army in England. And to all English-men my brethren whether in church-fellowship, or not in church-fellowship, both sorts walking as they conceive according to the order of the Gospel: and from them to all the nations in the world. Wherein is declared, what is kingly government, and what is Commonwealths government. By Jerrard Winstanley. London: printed by J.M. for the author, and are to be sold by Giles Calvert at the black Spred-Eagle at the west end of Pauls, 1652. ESTC No. R220031. Grub Street ID 94498.
  • Winstanley, Gerrard. The law of freedom in a platform: or, true magistracy restored. Humbly presented to Oliver Cromwel, General of the Common-wealths army in England, Scotland, and Ireland. And to all English-men my brethren whether in church-fellowship, or not in church-fellowship, both sorts walking as they conceive according to the order of the Gospel: and from them to all nations in the world. Wherein is declared, what is kingly government, and what is Commonwealths government. By Jerrard Winstanley. London: printed for the author, and are to be sold by Giles Calvert at the black Spred-Eagle at the west end of Pauls, 1652. ESTC No. R205949. Grub Street ID 82546.