Ordinary of Newgate Prison:
Ordinary's Accounts: Biographies of Executed Convicts

23rd December 1715

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18th December 1715


II. Sins wilfully committed, having a reigning habitual Power in wicked Men. These are Presumptuous Sins, which (if long indulg'd) will at last get an absolute Dominion over such Sinners.

After I had largely discours'd upon these, I proceeded to shew,

III. ult. That if (by the Divine Grace, which we are continually to implore) we do carefully keep our selves from Presumptuous Sins and Evil Habits, we shall be safe, and out of danger of perishing; for notwithstanding those many Errors and Infirmities that we cannot avoid, God will account us, and deal with us, as Righteous Men; which David insinuates in this latter part of the Text, Then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great Transgression. The Meaning whereof is as if he had said, I shall be clear of all such Sins as may endanger my Soul, and expose it to eternal Damnation.

In the Afternoon I preach'd on Hebr. 9. the latter part of the 27th Verse, the Words being these, - It is appointed for Men once to die, but after this the Judgment.

From which I laid down these following Points to discourse upon.

I. That this Life (which is but short) is the only Time allotted Men to prepare themselves for Eternity.

II. That when this Life is once ended, the Day of Grace is certainly past with Men, if it were not (as it might be) so before, and then they are beyond the possibility of repenting to any purpose; for there is no Repenting, no Work, nor Device, nor Knowledge, nor Wisdom in the Grave. Eccl. 9. 10.

On the last Lord's Day, the 18th instant , I preach'd again to the Condemn'd, both in the Forenoon and Afternoon, and my Text was 1 Tim. 1. the former part of the 15th Verse, This is a faithful Saying, and worthy of all acceptation, That Christ Jesus came into the World to save Sinners.

Having first open'd the Words, and consider'd them in general, I then discours'd from them in particular, upon these Points, viz.

I. The Doctrine of CHRIST's taking our Nature upon Him, imply'd by this former Clause of the Text, Christ Jesus came into the World.

II. The End of that his Coming, thus plainly express'd in the latter Clause, viz o save Sinners.

And herein I shew'd what sort of Sinners (not the Impenitent, but the Penitent). He came to save.




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