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

28th July 1721

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28th July 1721


THE Ordinary of NEWGATE his ACCOUNT of the Behaviour, Confessions, and Last Dying Words of the Malefactors that were Executed at Tyburn, on Fryday the 28th of July, 1721 .

AT the Sessions begun July 12 , at Justice Hall in the Old-Bayly, were convicted of Capital Crimes, seven Men and five Women; 6 whereof obtaining His Majesty's Reprieve, the others were order'd for Execution. July 28 , viz. J. Winshipp; R. Hunter; G. Post; W. Goslin; M. Clark, and M. Inman.

The Sunday preceeding their Execution, I preach'd to Them, and to Others present, from the following Words,

If a Man say, I love God, and hateth his Brother, He is a Lyer; For he who loveth not his Brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen? (1 Joh. 4. 20.)

In speaking to the Words, We endeavour'd to explain,

FIRST, What it is to love God? Which the Apostle tells us Ch. 2. v. 3. Namely, To keep his Commandments. And in Those who have neglected so to love God, It is the Compensating, as much as possible, for the badness of their Lives, by their most earnest Repentance, and suing for the favour of Christ.

SECONDLY, We considered, What is meant by loving our Brother. as 1st. To be Courteous. 2dly, Also to lay aside all Rancour, Animosities and III-Will. 3dly, To bear with Those who are of different Opinions, and Perswasions with ourselves. 4thly, To benefit our Neighbours when it is in our Powers, and even to incommode ourselves, if a great Advantage thereby will accrue to our Neighbours. And the like.

THIRDLY, What is meant by Hating our Brother? viz. The Reverse of what is loving Him. Under which we also considered. The seperating from Civil Society, and inhabiting the High and Publick Ways, in order to ravage, despoil, and prey upon all they met: The breaking in upon all the Restraints of Laws and Rules; and the endeavouring to




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