THE Ordinary of NEWGATE HIS ACCOUNT OF

The Behaviours, Confessions, and Last Dying Words of the Malefactors that were Executed at Tyburn on Wednesday the 26th of October 1720 .

THE Sunday preceeding the Execution of the seven Malefactors, I preach'd to Them from the following Text. First Pet. 3. 8, 9.

Finally, Be ye all of one Mind, having Compassion One of Another; love as Brethren, be Pitiful, be Courteous;

Not rendring Evil for Evil, or Railing for Railing, But contrarywise, Blessing.

Some of the Injunctions commanded in the Text, I spoke more particularly.

FIRST, Be Ye all of one Mind. I observed that were a Mahometan to take a View of our Nation, he would not believe that We had this Command in our Bibles; We being so resolved not to be All of one Mind, that there are almost as many Opinions, as Men, amongst Us; so that Religion, which was designed to make Us Happy in the next World, by Party-Disputes too often makes us wretched in This. Here is a Book that denies the Eternity of Hell-Torments; Another would confound the Christian, Jewish, Mahometan, &c. Religions together. But their is no Occasion to labour and fatiegue to be Damn'd; Or to study and watch by Night to find new Paths to Hell. St. Paul's Opinion of These is this. If any Man teach otherwise, and consent not to wholesome Words, even the Words of our Lord JESUS CHRIST.-He is Proud, knowing Nothing, but doting about Question and strifes of Words. Let us therefore, as the same Apostle says, Endeavour to keep the Unity of the Spirit in the Bond of Peace.

SECONDLY, I consider'd the next Command; Be Assistant to Others, or share the Misfortune of Others; For so the Original may be translated; First, from the Natural Import of the Word; Secondly, because if it is translated, Having Compassion One of Another, it scarcely differs from the Command below, Be Pitiful. I endeavour'd to convince the Malefactors, That they had an Opportunity of doing much Good, even in their restrain'd Capacity; Particularly. Two amongst them were unable to write or read, 'twas therefore the Duty