fess I did not altogether dislike in him) when I was alone with him, either in my Closet or in the Condemn'd Hold, where I also visited him, I observ'd, that the Representation of Hell-Torments, tho they made some, yet made less Impressions upon him, than did my setting forth to him the Love and Mercy of God towards Mankind, which he had most ungratefully abus'd: This sometimes did, when no other Consideration would draw Tears out of his Eyes, and constrained him to acknowledge, that God was Good and Merciful indeed, and he a most wretched Sinner; so powerful is the Love of God upon the Hearts of Men, unless they be Reprobates.

Being ask'd whether he was a Roman Catholick, as some reported; he told me, that he ever was a Protestant, brought up by some of his Relations in the Profession of the Church of England; but to his great Sorrow, had not liv'd answerably to it. When he was approaching to the Day of his Death, a certain Prisoner for Debt in Newgate, who is (as I take him) a Gentleman of Piety and of good Parts, was so charitable to this poor Sinner, as to spend two whole Nights in reading and praying with him in the Condemn'd Hold; a Place of no pleasant Abode; but Love makes all things easy. 'T was out of such Christian Love to his Soul, that within a few days of his Execution, the Reverend Doctor Woodward, Minister of Poplar in the County of Middlesex, wrote to him a Letter, which (it seem'd) made a deep Impression upon his Heart, and further'd him in the great Work then before him. As this Letter did to him, and may also to others, prove of good use; so I have here inserted a Copy of it; which is as follows.

Mr Hacket,

' THO' you have liv'd but a little while in our Hamlet, ' yet I am exceedingly troubled that you have liv'd ' so ill a Life, as to bring you to such a shameful and untimely End. You have now but a little while to live in this ' World: I beseech you lose no Minute of it: Drink no strong ' Liquors, except for necessity: But fast and Pray. Retire ' from Company, and cry mightily to God for Mercy. God ' has ordain'd a Saviour for Sinners; his Son Jesus Christ, ' who is able to save the worst of Sinners, and will not cast ' out any that come to him in a penitent manner, with a ' lively Faith in him. This is the only way of Salvation: ' Here spend all that little remaining part of your Time: ' And I pray God grant you Mercy through the Merit of ' his Son, and Sanctification of his holy Spirit.

' It is but a few hours and you will appear before your ' Judge: Wherefore bend all the Powers of your Soul to seek ' Reconciliation with Him through the great Peace-Offering, ' the Sacrifice of our Saviour on the Cross.

' I shall only add one thing more, which is, That it is necessary to true Repentance, That you discover your Partners in your Sins, that they may not do further Mischief; ' and that you do what you can to warn them to leave off their ' wicked way of Life. For other things I leave you to the ' Direction of the Ordinary; recommending you in my Prayers to the Mercy of Almighty God through his Grace.

' I am ' Your Friend,

Josiah Woodward< no role > .

' Poplar 2d June, ' 1707 .

Directed thus, ' For Mr Hacket in Newgate,

At the Place of Execution, where I attended him for the last time, he persisted in what he had told me before, and said he had nothing more to add to his Confession. I exhorted him more and more to stir up his Heart to God, and implore his Divine Assistance in this his last hour, that so he might make a happy End, die in Peace with God, and be admitted into the Regions of Bliss and Peace. Then I pray'd and sang Penitential Psalms with him, and he rehearsed the Apostles Creed with me; declaring that he dy'd in that Faith, and hop'd for Salvation through the Merits of Christ. He desired the Standers-by to take warning by him, and pray for his Soul. When I had pray'd with him, he read by himself a Prayer prepar'd for his use, which is too long to be inserted in this Paper.

After this I pray'd again; and having recommended him to the Mercy of God through Christ, I left him to his private Devotions; for which he had sometime allow'd him. When that was over, the Cart drew away, and he was turn'd off; he all the while calling mightily upon God in these and the like Ejaculations. Lord have mercy upon me! O let thy Servant depart in peace! Lord Jesu receive my Spirit! &c.

This is all the Account here to be given of this Dying Person, by

PAUL LORRAIN< no role > , Ordinary .

Friday, June 6th. 1707.

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