sive obedience, the Condemned Persons were clearly instructed how the Law and Gospel sit Sinners preparatorily to come to Christ, that they may have an interest in him, by his Spirit working Faith in them and a sincere Repentance for the applying all the benefites requisite to Salvation purchased by Christ effectually, for all True beleiving Penitentiaries: here he stated the difference betwixt True and false Faith, Hope, and Charity, exhorting the Condemned Persons to a speedy Repentance, and thorow conversion to God in Christ, then he took account, whether they understood the Articles of their Christian Faith, and shewed how they all in their own nature have an influence into the practise of an Holy Life.

Then the ordinary Prayed largely for them, and gave them farther advice for their Souls benefit, both supporting them with Divine promise & Christ incitation of Sinners to come to him for reconciliation with God, and peace in Conscience and so dismist them. On Saturday the Ordinary took account of the Criminals what sollid Grounds they had to hope for a future happy state, having Prayed and exhorted them before on that day; he now proceeds to the acquainting the Reader with their Dying Acknowledgments taken by him in their own expressions.

First, Thomas Benson< no role > This name instance is in set 12403218. , an Apprentice to Mr. Nichols a Vintner : without Bishopsgate London , Indicted for Ravishing Elizabeth Nichols< no role > , Daughter to the said Mr. Nichos, being a child about 7 or 8 Years old, which was proved by many Circumstance against him, that he lay with the Child 5 times he willingly gave the ordinary an account of himself, he was a young Man Aged 18 or 19 Years he was Condemned for the Abominable Crime of a Rape upon a young Girle of Eight years of Age; he had Lived formerly Five years as an Apprentice with Cap. Blackgrave a Vintner at the Crown Tavern behind the Royal Exchange ; he said that he was dismist from that Service for his refractory Carriage toward his Master, after that he lived with Mr. Ni Bishopsgate, where he was in Service, only for half a year. He said that Mr. Nichols ordered him several times to go to the publick parrish Church on the Ferenoon of the Lords day, but in the Afternoone, he he took his own time to Visit his acquaintance, with whom he sat Drinking yet not so as to be inflamed with excess, that he was only twice Drunk to be quite void of Reason, in his whole Apprentiship.

Afterward he more frequented bad Company, which drew on the prophanning of the Lords day, for which, his Mother often chid him, but he little regarded it. That he seldom Prayed to God to keep him from temptation of Sinning against him, that he sometimes in passion would Curse others, and that Horrid Imprecation of Damnation on himself, as to the said Crime for which he stands Condemned, he not , for he contest it before the Lord Mayor: he said that he a God justly left him to this Horrid s, because he had before known two grown Persons Carnally, but had of it. This I had m but y for warning to others; that when he was moved by the Divels in and the hurry of his L to this Crime committed on the foresaid Elizabeth Nichols< no role > , he Prayed not that he might have an Abhorrence of it; he said that the Girl cme into is Chamber and so her the opportunity to commit this b t being then in Drink.

To this the ordinary replyed, that he could not make that an extenuation of his Crime, because it was an Introduction into it and an aggravation of it; whereupon he wept, saying that he acknowledged the greatnes of this and all his other Sins, and earnestly beg?d of God to pardon them, for the sarisfaction of Christ God-man, who suffer?d the wrath of his Father due to our Sins, which is intolerable for us to bear, that he Prayed for the assistance of Gods Spirit to work in him sincere Repentance, and thorough Change of his Heart, that if this be purged by Christs blood and renewed by his Holy