selves in this World, and (which is must to be fear'd) Eternal Ruin both of S Body in the next.

On the last Lord's Day, the 22d instant , I preach'd to them again, both in the Morning and Afternoon, upon part of the Epistle appointed for that Day, viz. Rom. the 12th Chapter, the former Clause of the 17th Verse; the Words being these, Recompense to no Man Evil for Evil. -

From which Words, first explain'd in general, and illustrated by several parallel Places that enforce not only the Duty of forgiving Injuries, but even that of returning Good for Evil, I then in particular shew'd,

I. How we ought carefully to refrain from Revenge, and from doing any Ill thing to those that provoke and wrong us.

II. How we should strictly endeavour (so far as we are able) to do Good, even to those that do us Evil.

III. How far we may, or may not, be angry when provok'd.

IV. ult. How we ought to commit our Cause to GOD, and to the Publick Magistrate, for Redress in the Injuries offer'd to us; that so the Offenders may receive their condign Punishment, and the peaceable and honest Persons may have Right done them, and be protected from the unjust Practices of such wicked Men as seek the Hurt of Others.

After I had largely spoken to each of those Points and Particulars, I concluded with suitable Exhortations to the Condemn'd; admonishing them to look back upon their past Lives, and seek and seriously consider, How little Good, and how much Evil, they had done in this World, and so take it to Heart, as to repent in good earnest of all their Evil Deeds, and make the best Amends they could to their injur'd Neighbour. As I thus admonish'd them daily in Publick, so I did often in Private: And then it was they gave me the respective Accounts of themselves, which follow.

1. Mary Knight< no role > This name instance is in set 8640. , condemn'd for privately stealing 9 Guinea's with some Silver, from the Person of William Kane< no role > , a Seaman , on the 16th day of December last . She said, she was 31 Years of Age, born at Yarmouth in Norfolk , and brought up with an Uncle of hers, that kept an Inn at Hoddesdon in Hartfordshire ; That about 10 Years since, she came up to London , and serv'd an Apprentiship of 7 Years with a Fish-woman at Billingsgate , and then set up for herself in that Place. That, not long after this, she marrying a Seaman, who prov'd a bad Husband, was thereby brought to great Poverty; and so, being disabled from continuing her lawful Employment, and not knowing which way to turn herself, was driven to follow an ill Course of Life to keep herself from Starving. Hereupon I told her, That the best and safest way for her to have got a Livelihood, and been comfortably reliev'd in her Necessity, was to have kept herself honest, and to have look'd out for some Place in a good Family, or for some other lawful Employment. All this she own'd was very true, being now very sensible that her wicked way of Living deserv'd the Punishment she was now under. Then she freely confest with great Concern, That she had for these 12 Months past been a very loose Woman, a Night-walker, &c. and, That she had deluded as many Young Men, and others, as she met with in her Way, and could perswade to go along with her: That being sometimes taken by the Watch, she was carry'd to the Bridewell in Clerkenwell , from whence (after some slight Correction) being discharg'd, but not reform'd, she return'd to her former vicious Life. She was very ignorant and Stupid; yet understood so much as, That without true Repentance she could not be sav'd; and therefore desir'd me (saying, she did what she could herself) to pray GOD, that He would please to give her Grace so truly to repent, that she might have all her Sins pardon'd, and her Soul sav'd: In which she had the best of my Assistance.

2. John Hope< no role > , condemn'd for privately stealing 8 dozen of Candles, value 48 s. (put up in a Box) out of the Shop of Mr. Adam Hunter< no role > , on the 27th of December last . He said, he was about 29 Years of Age, born in the Parish of St. James, Westminster : That his Parents gave him good Education, and then put him out Appren