THE Ordinary of NEWGATE HIS ACCOUNT OF The Behaviour, Confessions, and Last Speeches of the Malefactors that were Executed at Tyburn, on Tuesday the 23d Day of December, 1712 .

AT the Sessions held at Justice-Hall in the Old-Baily, on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, the 10th , 11th , 12th , and 13th Days of this instant December , Nine Persons (viz. Seven Men and Two Women) that were then Try'd for, and Convicted of Capital Crimes, receiv'd Sentence of Death. The two Women being found Pregnant, were of course Respited from Execution; and Five of the Men having obtain'd HER MAJESTY's gracious Reprieve, (which I wish they may have Grace to improve to the Glory of GOD and the Good of Mankind) Two of them only are now appointed to die.

While they lay under this Condemnation, I constantly attended them, sometimes in the Condemn'd Hold, most times in the Chapel of Newgate , where being brought up to me twice every Day, I pray'd with them, and read and expounded the Word of GOD to them; shewing them how they ought to apply themselves to GOD for his Grace and Mercy; that truly repenting not only of the respective Crimes by which they had brought themselves to this sad Condition, but of all other the Sins of their past Lives (which I fear'd were great and many) they might (thro' Faith in CHRIST JESUS) receive Absolution, Pardon, and Salvation.

On the Lord's Day the 14th instant , I preach'd to them, viz. in the Morning upon Luke 21. 27. And then shall they see the Son of Man coming in a Cloud with Power and great Glory.

Upon this Text I had begun to discourse on the Lord's Day before this, when (in the Forenoon) I open'd it, and shew'd the Import of it in general, and then laid down these two principal Points to be enlarg'd upon, viz.

I. The Certainty of Christ's coming to judge the World: And,

II. The Uncertainty of the Time when He shall come.

Upon the first of these Two Points I shew'd, That Christ's coming to Judgment is declar'd by Words, and will be confirm'd by Wonders.

1st, It is declar'd by Words, spoken by Him who cannot lie, as being the God of Truth: and those Words, not only affirm'd barely, as in the Text, Then shall they see the Son of Man coming in a Cloud; nor only enforc'd by an Oath, or strong Asseveration, as at the 32d Verse: Verily I say unto you, this Generation shall not pass away till all be ful