THE Ordinary of NEWGATE HIS ACCOUNT OF The Behaviour, Confessions, and Last Speeches of the Malefactors that were Executed at TYBURN on Friday the 27th of January, 1715/1716 .

AT the General Sessions held at Justice-Hall in the Old baily, on Friday the 13th and Saturday the 14th of January, 1715/1716 , Seven Persons, viz. Five Men and Two Women, that were then convicted of several Capital Crimes, did accordingly receive Sentence of Death: But One of the Women being brought in to be with Quick Child, and One of the Men having obtain'd a gracious Reprieve (which I wish they may not abuse to their greater Prejudice hereafter) Five of them are now order'd for Execution.

While they lay under this Condemnation, I constantly visited them, and had them brought up to the Chapel of Newgate, where I attended them twice every Day, and there read Prayer and the Word of GOD, which I expounded to them, earnestly exhorting them to apply themselves with their whole Heart to the Throne of Grace for Mercy, that they might have Repentance towards GOD, and Faith towards Our Lord JESUS CHRIST.

On the Lord's Day the 15th instant , I preach'd to them and others there present, both in the Morning and Afternoon, upon part of the Second Evening-Lesson for that Day, viz. Rom. 13. 8. Owe no Man any thing, but to love one another; for he that loveth another has fulfill'd the Law.

Which Words I first explain'd in general, shewing how Christian Love (which the Apostle does here universally recommend) is the Completion of the whole Law, in what concerns our Duty both to GOD and Man; and then I proceeded in particular to discourse upon these several Points arising from the Text.

I. The Nature and excellent Properties of Christian Love.

II. The Degrees and vast Extent of it.

III. The indispensable Obligation we lie under of loving one another.

IV. ult. The strong Motives we have to it, and transcendent Advantages which may accrue from it, both to Ourselves and Others.

Having enlarg'd upon these, I endeavour'd to make all my Auditory (chiefly the condemn'd Persons) sensible of this Truth, That, the Want of Christian Love is the Cause of most, if not all, the Injustice and Mischiefs committed, and of all the Troubles and Miseries suffer'd by Men, who (thro' their unlawful and wicked Practices) commonly bring Destruction upon them