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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A28412	The Bloody murtherer, or, The unnatural son his just condemnation at the assizes held at Monmouth, March 8, 1671/2 with the suffering of his sister and servant, for the murther of his mother, Mrs. Grace Jones, for which the said son was prest to death, his sister burnt, and his boy hang'd : with a true accompt of their trials, penitent behaviour, prayers, speeches, and circumstances thereunto relating : with letters of several worthy divines.		1672 (1672)	Wing B3259; ESTC R18868	28,377	74

and horrid deed of darkness clear her ●●nocencie to this great multitude by her readiness and che●●fulness to die to go through this fierie trial or by what to 〈◊〉 ●eems best to thine infinite W●sdom and let thine holy Ang●● minister to her in her sorrow and wipe the tears from her eyes and sweat from her bodie and carry her soul into thine everlast●ng Kingdom where if she arrives she shall never sin nor sigh nor be accused or tempted judgd or cond●mn'd where she wi●l have s●und and solid j y perfect Peace and felicity and 〈◊〉 Anthems for ever with Angels and all the Martyrs of ●●sus O Almighty and most gracious Saviour who didst suffer with meekness p●tience those severe stripes of thy Fathers wrath which we did deserve but thou didst feel and hast estab ish'd with mankind a Covenant of Faith and Patience a Law of S●fferings making the way of the Cross to be the way of Heaven Give t● thy handmaid thy grace that according ●o thy excellent example and holy Commandment she may bear the burden of the Lord with an even and willing an obedient and loving spirit O let her never charge thee foolishly nor murmure secretly but with faith and ●●pe submit her body and soul to thy merciful and just disp●nsation that she may not discompose the duties of her repentance by a new sin nor provoke thee to anger by her impatience nor neglect the doing of any thing that can be in her power or in her duty to her body or her soul O God b● merciful to thy handmaid and press her not with an unequal load but remember that she is dust and vani●y and dies in thy displeasure Give her we pray thee a quiet mind and peaceful conscience and deliver her not into the will of her spiritual enemies but let her be justify'd by thy mercy sanctify'd by thy spirit saved by thy infinite and eternal goodness through Jesus Christ our Lord and Saviour In whose Name and words we further pray Our Father c. Which words being ended The Exe●utioner with a a flaming Torch sets fire to the straw and Faggots and in less then an houre after her body is there consumed to Ashes Thus have we traced our bloody Murtherers into the other world where we Charitably leave them all to the mercies of a most Righteous God who we may observe in this Example doth often punish one sin with another A wild dissolute course of Living Engages this unhapy young Gentleman in Covetousness and unjust greedy desires after his Mothers rightfull Estate to supply his Extravagancies These unlawfull desires Tempt him to Trample on and violate all Laws of Nature and Grace on Earth and Heaven And with barbarous hands to Murther her whom in duty and Affection he was bound to obey honour and with the hazard of his life preserve Thus lessercrimes draw on and prepare us for greater for when we first forsake God no wonder if he abandon us to our selves and our sins and the fruit thereof Calamity Misery Infamy and Perdition Wherefore since we see humane or rather such Inhumane Cruelty is ever met with and punished by divine ●●stice let us fly their Crimes that we may avoid their punishments Reassuming our reasons and recalling our wandering thoughts from Hell to Earth purposely to Elevate them from Earth and fix them on Heaven and consecrate them and our Souls from sin to Righteousness from Satan to God that so we may piously Live and peaceably die in this world and Gloriously Reign in that which is to come FINIS Dr. Bromfield's Pills against the Scurvey and all other diseases are to be Sold by Thomas Hancox Bookseller in Hereford

who was drawn by you to be a partaker of Blood that so his sin and misery as well as your own may incite and draw on to Repentance Pray without ceasing for Mercy Pardon and Peace cry unto God for a broken and contrite heart and say often with a bleeding heart as David Psal 51.14 Deliver me from blood guiltiness O God let prayer be your continual exercise Above all things pray for a saving sight and sense of sin and of your need of Christ And that you may be deeply humbled as well for your other sins as this last was not your breath in unprofitable discourse which may be better spent this way You have a blessed Eternity to provide for and all the time you have to live on Earth is little enough to bewail the sins of your life and to fit your self for an everlasting state Therefore redeem your precious time and account every Minute of great value be very thrifty of it Oh let not drinking gaming or vain talk devour those precious hours which you may and ought to improve for your Eternal Salvation Redeem all you can from sleep company vain discourse c. and spend it in self-examination humuliation prayer confession of sins and supplication for Mercy Remember God upon your Bed and meditate on him in the night watches remember the greatness of your sin and the worth of your Soul and let it be your great business to get the one pardoned and the other saved If Soul-helping friends come to visit you hold them fast and intreat their Prayers and Counsel and let them not leave you till you hove reaped some spiritual benefit from them but if worldly and carnal friends come to see you such as have little favour of God and Grace dismiss them speedily with some good admonition for the time they stay is like to be lost which you should esteem as an unvaluable Treasure Lastly let me intreat you for your Souls sake and by the Prayers that I have made and the Tears I have shed for it that you would not slightly read these lines which I have written nor throw them away after once reading them but that you would ponder on them and endeavour to practice the instructions given you by him that desires your Repentance and Salvation And oh that God would set your sin home to your Conscience and save you from Eternal death and the wrath to come By what I have written you see that I look not upon you as utterly past hope and help your sin though great is not unpardonable if you can truly believe and heartily repent the blood which David and Manassah shed was upon their true Repentance forgiven And the Arm of the Lord is not shortened nor the Fountain of Mercy exhausted The Blood of Christ cleanseth from all sin 1 John 1.7 Though they be as Red as Scarlet or as Crimson Isa 1 18. You are not yet so far from Heaven but you may by true Faith and Repentance get it Nor are you so near Hell but you may yet by the means of God escape it but remember the Work you have to do is great your time short and your strength small therefore whatsoever you find in your heart to do for your Salvation do it with all your might Eccles 9.10 you have lost too much time already loose no more but immediately about this great Work to make up the dreadful breach that is between God and your Soul and to fit it for his glorious presence which that you may diligently and faithfully perform to your everlasting Salvation is and shall be earnestly requested whilst you are on this side the Grave by him who is Your Souls Friend and Remembrancer Tho. Jackman Directed thus For Mr. Henry Jones Prisoner in Monmouth BY the labours of the aforesaid Ministers and the repeated perusal of this Pathetical Soul-searching Heart-melting Letter it pleased the great God in infinite Mercy to give this desperate Malefactor a sense of his most dangerous state the grievousness of his sins and the necessity of a Christ to preserve him from the Jaws of everlasting destruction henceforward he was very little concerned for his body or the pains of death it was to suffer but extreamly sollicitous about the affairs of his Soul He was often bewailing his sinful heart and the Errors of his life how much time he had wretchedly wasted in the Devils service and how little he had now to spend for Gods Glory and his Souls advantage he was very diligent in reading the Holy Bible and good Books and very frequent and fervent in Prayer some forms of which we conceive for the assistance of his Memory were found after his death in writing in the Prison which take as follows O Almighty God Lord of Heaven and Earth Judge of Angels and Men give leave to a vile wretched and dejected Soul to come into thy presence who deserves nothing but Plagues and Torment Fire and Brimstone permit a trembling Malefactor to look towards thy Mercy Seat and for Jesus sake attend unto my cry and hear the voice of my Tears O Eternal goodness if thou forsakest me the huge load of my sins will sink me into desperation and fiery Prison my estate is most sad and pittyable and there is none to deliver me let thy tender Mercies speedily prevent me for I am brought very low I am astonished at the sight of my Iniquities for they are great and numberless O Lord support me with thy blessed Arms or I shall fall into a Sea of misery and never rise again fear and terrours do surround me and the evil spirits watch for my ruine may I not a grievous sinner beg one drop of comfort who am ready to perish may I not pray to thee in the time of my distress when thy fierce Waves are coming over my Soul my pensive fainting and troubled Soul I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up while I suffer thy terrors I am dictracted wilt thou be angry with me for ever wilt thou draw out thine anger into all Generations most Gracious God give me leave to lie at thy sacred feet and sigh and mourn and bewail my self a little before I descend into my Grave where there is no repenting give me leave to confess my Iniquities and beg this favour that I may not go down into the Regions of darkness and dwell with Devils Ezek. 18.31 thou willest not the death of sinners thou takest no pleasure in their Torments O then Well-spring of Life and Salvation who hast promised pardon to the penitent let the sighing of the Prisoner come before thee whose heart is melted in the midst of his Bowels I confess O Lord I have been proud and prophane and despised thy truths I have been greedy of the world and distrusted thy providence I have made hast to be rich and ruined my self This O God was the bitter root from whence all my sorrows do grow my worldly-mindedness This made

escapes lest thereby they provoke the Justice of God to give them to commit some great and monstrous wickedness as he had done and thereby brought himself to this untimely and infamous death Finally he desired all that were present to be earnest with God in his behalf for mercy and acceptance in Christ Iesus Taat he might be patient in the pangs of his sufferings and receive everlasting tonsolation whereupon a godly Divine there present made this ensuing Prayer The Prayer said at Henry Jones his Execution O Almightie God Lord if Heaven and Earth Judge of Angels and men give leave to a vile wretched and dejected soul to come into thy Presence who deserves nothing but plagues and tormentts fire and brimstone Permit a trembling Malefactor to look towards thy Mercie-Seat and for the Holy Jesus sake attend unto his Cry and hear the voice of his tears O eternal Goodness if thou for sakest him the vast weight of his sins will sink him into desperation His state is most sad and deplorable and there is none to deliver him let thy tender mercies speedity prevent him for he is brought very low He is astonished at the sight of his iniquities which are great and numberless O L rd support him with thy blessed Arms or he will fall into a S●a of miserie and never rise again Fears and terrors surround him and the evil spirits watch for his ruine may he not a gr●e●ous sinner beg one drop of comfort wh● is readie to perish may he not pray to th●● in the time of his distress and calamity when thy fierce wa●es are coming over his fainting troubled soul He is afflicted and readie to die Oh wilt thou ●e angr●e with him fo●●ver wilt thou draw out thine anger unto all generations Most gracious God give him leave to lie at thy sacred feet and bewail himself a little before he desc●nd into his graue wh re there is no repenting give him leave to confess his iniquity and beg thy favour that he may not go down into the Regions ●f darkness and dwell with devils for thou willest no● the d●ath of sinners thou takest no pleasure in their torments O 〈◊〉 W●ll-spring of life and saluation who hast promised Pa●don to the Penitent let the fighing of the Prisoner come before thee whose heart is melted in the midst of his bowels He confesses O Lord his pride and prophaneness and contempt of thy G●sp●l that he has been greedie of the world and distrusted thy Pr●v●dence that he has made haste to be rich and ruin●d himself that it was his base and sordid covetousness which drew him into disobedience and blood-guiltinesse which 〈◊〉 him off in th● midst of his days 〈…〉 O that he should be such a son of Belial as to die his hands in the blood of his Parent that bore him upon her Knees and laid him in her Bosome thdt he should be such a Wretch as to side with the devil and the unrighteous Mammon in taking away her life who brought him into the World O the foulness of this deed of darkness which fills him with grief horrour and astonishment But is there no Balm in Gilead no Physician there to heal a wounded spirit to support a sinking sinner O Father of mercies though his life is forfeited by this Hellish Act let not his H●pes of Heaven be lost and his precious soul Thou O God of Truth sayst If we confess our sins thou art faithful and just to forgive them And he acknowledges O Lord in the bitterness of his soul that he is the vilest bloudiest Villain that ever breath'd in thy Air that no Turk or Moor has been guilty of more horrid Wickedness but thou seest his Prostration thou hast heard his g●●ans O put his tears into thy bottle are they not in thy Book O Searcher of all hearts thou knowest 't is not life but mercy which he implores Do what thou pleasest with his vile body but let his soul we beseech thee lie in the Arms of Jesus O wash him clean in that purple stream which flowed from his side and let all the sins of this po●r M l●factor be drowned in a flood of sorrow O that h●s Head was waters and his Eyes a Fountain of tears O God of patience and consolation look not upon the blackness of his crime but upon the wounds of thy Son who is mighty to save O that he may have a share in his death and intercession For Iesus sake let his Prayer come before thee for his soul is full of troubles and his life draweth nigh unto the Grave Look down from Heaven and behold from the Habitation of thy Holiness and of thy Glory O Holy Iesus offer up our suit to thy Father and plead for a soul who begs Compunction of spirit and thy loving-kindness which is better then life that he may declare he is a Penitent Murderer as David Manasses and many others now in thy Kingdom O most gracious Lord who art unwilling that ●●y should perish speak Peace to this troubled guil y soul and heal the gaping wounds which he has in his heart knock off his chains of flesh and take him unto thee though he be the least in thy Kingdom Ever-blessed Iesus we humbly beseech thee also save the soul of his poor ignorant servant whom he hath drawn to the Gates of death by engaging him to joine with him in spilling the blood of the innocent for the h rridness of which Fact they cannot weep enough if their tears could make a River and rise above its banks and drown the Field where they sinned O thou Prince of Peace look with an eye of mercie upon these Wretches who are bound in affliction and iron may thy wounds satisfie for those which they have given and thy blood for that which they have spilt and save them from the eternal Prison Pity and pardon them and deliver them from the spirits of darkness and everlasting damnation O our dearest Saviour though this poor vile and dejected Sinner suffers an ignominious death and becomes an object of scorn and derision to many a Spectacle to men and Angels do thou bear help and save his immortal soul for thy everlasting mercies sake most merciful Saviour Iesus in whose Name and words we further pray Our Father which art in Heaven c. This Prayer ended the Prisoner kneeled down and prayed near a quarter of an houre softly by himself and then was put into the Press which whether it were not made convenienr for that purpose or whether for the detestableness of his Crime it was intended he should suffer the rigour of the Law I know not but certain it is That he lay therein almost two days and nights before he was dead and yet endured it with that courage and patience as became one that was sensible his sins deserved infinitely more grievous torments or rather one that had the assurance of faith that his sins were washed away in the