THE Ordinary of NEWGATE HIS ACCOUNT OF The Behaviour, Confessions, and Last Speeches of the Malefactors that were Executed at Tyburn, on Wednesday, the 29th of April, 1713 .

AT the Sessions held at Justice-Hall in the Old-Baily, on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, the 15th , 16th , 17th & 18th instant , Five Men that were then Try'd for, and Convicted of, several Capital Crimes, receiv'd Sentence of Death; and another, Condemn'd the Sessions before, and Repriev'd to this, was call'd to his former Judgment. Of these Persons Two being respited from Execution, Four are now appointed for it.

While they lay under this Condemnation, I constantly visited them, and had them brought up (twice every Day) to the Chapel of Newgate, where I pray'd with them, read and expounded the Word of GOD to them, and exhorted them to Believe in the Lord JESUS, and to Repent of their Sins; shewing them what Faith and Repentance consisted in, and what were the blessed Fruits of them.

On the LORD's Day the 19th instant , I preach'd to them, both in the Morning and Afternoon, upon 1 Pet. Chap. 3. the former part of the 9th Verse, being part of that Evening Second-Lesson, and the Words these; Not rendring evil for evil, or railing for railing, but contrariwise Blessing.

Having first in general open'd this Text, and (together with the Context) illustrated it by several parallel Places of Scripture, I then spoke to it in particular, upon these following Heads, viz.

I. That we ought carefully to abstain from doing any Injury to our Neighbour, whether in Words or Deeds; and if any be done to our selves, not to return it: Which is the Negative Part of the Duty enjoin'd in the Text.

II. That we ought not only to forbear doing III, but are strictly bound (so far as we can) to do Good to all Men, and live in Unity and mutual Love and Peace with them, (if it be possible) as the Apostle exhorts, Rom. 12. 18. In short, we ought to be so affected with what concerns others, as if (in some measure) it were our own Case; truly endeavouring (upon all proper Occasions) to promote every thing that