insisted so much upon. Repent ye, and Believe the Gospel, are (as we may gather from Mark 1. 15) the very first Words of the first Sermon that was preach'd by Him, who came to reveal to us the Will of his (and our) Heavenly Father; and to teach us a New Spiritual Doctrine, by which we might be brought out of Darkness into his marvellous Light; and of the Devil's Slaves, and Children of Wrath, might be made the Sons and Daughters of God, and admitted into the glorious Liberty of his Children, &c.

Lastly; On Wednesday last, the 15th instant , being a Day appointed for the Publick Fast, to implore God's Mercy, Assistance, Protection and Favour, towards our Selves and Others, I preach'd both in the Morning and Afternoon, upon 1 Chron. 15. 1 & 2, the Words being these: And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the Son of Obed. And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin, The Lord is with You, while ye be with Him; and if ye seek Him, He will be found of You: But if ye forsake Him, He will forsake You.

Which Words I first explain'd, with their Context; giving an Account of the Occasion of them; and then I shew'd, That the Text is partly Promissory, and partly Minatory, that is Threat'ning.

I. In the Promissory Part, we have these Particulars, viz. 1st. The Matter of the Promise, which is, That God will be with us.

2dly. The Condition of this Promise, viz. That if we will be with God, He will be with us.

II. In the Minatory Part, we have these, viz.

1st. The Thing which God threatens, and that is, That when we forsake Him, He will forsake us, and depart from us.

2dly, The Thing suppos'd, which is this: If we forsake Him, i. e. if we desert, and abandon, and depart from Him, and his Service, it will make Him leave us to our selves; than which, a more deplorable and wretched state cannot be imagin'd.

III. and lastly, What is fit for us to do, that we may have, and keep with us continually, GOD's gracious Presence, by which we shall enjoy his desirable Favour, Blessing, Protection, and Comfort, under the various Circumstances of Life here in this World; and then at last, obtain in the other, that Fulness of Joy, and those ravishing, glorious, and unspeakable Pleasures, which are in his Presence, and at his right Hand for evermore, as Holy David expresses it, Psal. 16. 12.

All these Eight Sermons I concluded with proper Exhortations to my Auditory. And of them I have here given so much the larger Account, because I now intend to say nothing here of the Persons that are Reprieved, but only, That I heartily wish (for their own, as well as others Good) That they would henceforth take effectual care to lead a new Life. And for her who is now order'd for Execution, what I have to say as to her Confession, is, That she was very sparing in the opening of her Heart to me in the Matter of the Murther she was found guilty of, and condemn'd for. I press'd her very much to be free, true, and sincere. And so did likewise other Divines, and several other serious Christians, (among whom there were some of her Friends and Acquaintance) that came to see her. But she would not be perswaded to make a full Confession, neither by Them, nor by my Self. Sometimes indeed she own'd, That she was present when (on the 26th of February last , at night) James Peters< no role > , who was her Sweetheart, and by her let into the House that Night, committed that barbarous Murther upon Mrs. Elizabeth Blundel< no role > , House-keeper in the Earl of Torrington's Family, in which herself was also a Servant ; and, That this James Peters< no role > would have had her held the Candle to him, while he did the Fact; but instead of helping him therein, she took the Candle, and threw it upon the ground, and went towards the Window of the Room (where that Bloody Action was done) with an intent to cry out Murther; but she durst not, for fear of being also murthered herself. At other times she was quite in another Tale: For she would positively deny her being then in that Room; but said, she was in the Kitchin below Stairs, when this happen'd; and, That she knew nothing of the Murther, till James Peters< no role > told her of it, which was after they had packt up my Lord's Plate, and carry'd it away; in which Robbery she acknowledg'd she was concerned, both with another Woman, and the said Peters, who was that Woman's Acquaintance, as well as her own. She said, that Woman had given her so much Wine and strong Drink, that Night, that she was very much fuddled, so that she did not know what she then did. Yet she now pretended, that she could very-well remember, That after they had carry'd away the Goods thus stoln by them three, Peters charg'd her (if she was taken) not to discover that the said Woman knew any thing of the Murther, but take it upon herself; saying, that she was the only Person present at it, and assisting him in it. Which she told me was the reason of her owning (as she did several times) That she was aiding and assisting in that Murther. But now she deny'd it. Wherein I find she greatly prevaricated, and spoke against the Truth.

This is the Substance of what she then declared concerning these two heinous Facts, viz. The Murther of her Lord's House-keeper, and the Robbery of his Lordship's Plate; for both which she was condemned to this sad and untimely Death, in the very Bloom of her Age; she telling me, she was not yet 19 years old. To all this she added, That she was born of honest Parents at Barton in Lincolnshire ; That they had given her a good Education; but she could not say, she had lived up to it; That above 2 years since she came up to London , and had (during that time) been in Service, in 4 or 5 Families in the said City, and in that of Westminster , and had till this time wrong'd none of her Masters or Mistresses, but her late Mistress, with whom she lived before she came to the Earl of Torrington's Family, in which she had been but 3 days when those notorious Facts of Murther and Robbery were committed there: And that for the wrong she had done to that Mistress it was not great; she having stolen from her, only an old Shift, an Handkerchief, some pieces of Holland, and a pair of old Sleeves. Here she confess'd also (tho' with much difficulty and reluctance) That she had stolen several Pieces of Gold, about 31 Guineas, one Half-Guinea, a double Guinea-piece, and a Broad-piece or two of Gold, which were in a green Silk Purse in Mr. Bourn's Closet, who was her Master. She had been ask'd several Questions, and she told as many formal Lies, about this Matter; but at last she confess'd it. And when she had so done, I endeavour'd to make her (but she did not then seem to be) sensible of her wretched and deprav'd Nature, which had carry'd her up to that high degree of Wickedness, as to dwell so long in her Obstinate Denial of a Fact, which her very Conscience (if she had any) could not but reproach her continually with the Commission of. Thus much for this particular Crime, which prepar'd her for a greater; as some smaller Thefts she had us'd herself to, when in the Country, had prepar'd her for these.

But further she confess'd, That she had been highly Guilty of that which is the Devil's Sin in 'special manner; and that is, Pride, which had led her into that of Coveteousness, another odious Sin, that often proves (as it did in this Case) the Parent of Theft and Murther, and is likewise many times attended with several other Crimes. Peters had fed her up with Fancies, that when they had got a good Booty, he would make her live very high, and would keep her like a Lady: So that (it seems) she did not stick at any thing to be advanced to that exalted State: Which, when I put the Question to her, Whether it was not really so, she did not deny.

Now what more to say of her I cannot tell, but only this, That at last she was so far wrought upon, as to be brought to confess, That she stood in the Passage near Mrs. Blundel's Chamber, when Peters murther'd her. And when she was thereupon ask'd these Questions severally, viz. 1st, Whether she did not see him give the Blow or Blows? 2dly, Whether she did not hear any Blows given, or any Noise made in the Room? 3dly, Whether indeed she did not shew Peters the way to that Room? 4thly, Whether she did not go in her self with him? 5thly, Whether she held not the Candle to him while he was committing or going about to commit that most barbarous Fact? 6thly, Whether she had not given him the Wooden Pestle with which he did it? And Lastly, Whether she did not help him to search that poor murther'd Gentlewoman's Pockets, and rob her, as (by her own Confession) she had assisted him in the robbing the House, and carrying the Goods away?

All these Questions being put to her, and she being closely press'd to give her positive Answers thereto, either Yea, or No; She then would say nothing at all.

At the Place of her Execution, to which she was this day carry'd from Newgate in a Cart, I attended her for the last time. I exhorted her again and again to consider well whither she was a going; and to see, that she did not carry the Guilt of any Sin unrepented of into the other World, which would make her miserable and burn in Hell-fire for ever. I press'd her therefore to clear her Conscience, and make a more free and open Confession than she had yet done, of the Murther she was now to die for. To which she reply'd, That She was present at it, and consenting to it.

After some proper Exhortations, I pray'd, and sung some Penitential Psalms with her, making her rehearse the Apostle's Creed. I pray'd again, and desired in her behalf (which she herself afterwards also desir'd) the Prayers of the Standers by. Then I committed her to God, and so withdrew. When I was retired, she had some farther time allow'd her for her private Devotions. And while she was calling upon God for Mercy the Cart drew away, and she was turned off.

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

Friday, Mar. 17. 1709 /1710.

PAUL LORRAIN< no role > , Ordinary of Newgate .

London Printed, and are to be Sold by Benj. Bragge< no role > , at the Raven in Pater-noster Row .