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Blood for blood, or, Justice executed for innocent blood-shed being a true narrative of that late horrid murder committed by Mary Cook upon her own and only beloved child, with several remarkable passages preceding the fact, as also what was most worthy observation during her imprisonment, and at her execution / faithfully communicated for publique satisfaction by N. Partridge and J. Sharp ; with a sermon on the same occasion ; with other spectaters and visiters whilst in prison and at her execution.
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Partridge, N.; Sharp, J.
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1670
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Wing P630; ESTC R36660
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to abate hate Tit. 3.2 2. No provocation can be given to thee but by Gods permission for the tryal and exercise of thy Graces and Vertues Therefore David said Let Shimei Curse 3. Avoid all kindling or blowing up the flame of passion in thy own breast put and keep at a distance all that combustable stuffe that would take fire Be not a Companion of the Gamester the Drunkard or the froward in Spirit 4. Consider that anger resteth in the bosome of Fools So much fury so much folly Eccles 7.11 2. When it causeth envie to rise in my breast against my Neighbour Herein the Devil was a Murderer for that he envied our first Parents happiness the melioriety of their estate he being fallen himself And Cain being of that Seed he envies Abel because accepted of God before him Now this springeth from the want of true Love and from overmuch Self-love for love envies not 1 Cor. 13.4 And he that hateth his Brother for that good which is in him for which he should love him is a Murderer 1 John 3.5 Now Satan takes the advantage to kindle the Fire and Fewel and make it bouse over and break forth in action either against others or our selves in Revenge and injuring our neighbour in desires or purposes of Revenge as Esau said in his heart The daies of mourning for my Father are at hand then will I slay my Brother Jacob for the Blessing not considering whose propriety it is to Revenge Wrong Rom. 12.19 And hence proceeds actual Murders against our Neighbour or our selves sometimes secret by giving or taking poyson or giving way to Temptations of thaâ— kinde Sometimes open by laying violent hands upon our selves or others 1. Upon our selves A Sin so hainous in the sight of God that he Commands if a Beast slay a Man the Beast was to be stoned to death although he had neither Law nor Reason to restrain him how much more Man whom God hath endowed with a Reasonable Soul and bounded with a Righteous Law Exod. 21.28 Now this is so much the more evil by how much the nearer and stronger the bonds are by which God and Nature binds us to preservation whether the Bonds of Consanguinity or Affinity but most Monstrous and Unnatural of all is to lay violent hands upon our selves to whom I am bound by all Bonds to love and preserve Therefore for one to rend in sunder his own Soul and Body is very dreadful breaking all Bonds of God and Nature and for ought man can judge plunging themselves into Hell without Remedy there being no space betwixt Sin and Death for Repentance and certainly no Murtherer hath Eternal Life in him 1 John 3.15 Now what is the cause Find out that and you have half the cure 1. No one layeth violent hands upon themselves but pride is the root of it discontented with Gods wise providential disposal when persons chuse and resolve not to be at all because they may not be what they would be themselves not submitting themselves to what God will have them to be 2. Unbelief and impatiency want of faith in God to keep him in a quiet waiting upon the wise Governour of all things to work a good issue for us out of troubles 2. None lay violent hands upon others but for want of retaining the knowledge and awe of the all-seeing and sin-revenging God in their hearts as you may read at large Rom. 1.28 31. Now to prevent both 1. Beg earnestly of God to write his Law in thy heart and to put his fear in thee and keep thee in a meek and quiet frame of spirit 2. If at any time differences do arise that may by Satan or thy own heart be blown up to passionate revenge do these few things 1. If two constructions can be made of a word or gesture or action be sure to make the best It is a note of a wicked person to invent evil if he may construe it unto good 2. Be as ready to forgive as you would be forgiven your self either of God or man 3. Seek yea pursue peace until you overtake it 1 Pet. 3.8 9 11. If it be possible as much as lieth in you live peaceably with all men avenge not your selves but rather give place unto wrath Rom. 12.18 19. 4. Carefully maintain a noble spirit of sympathy with any when under temptation or oppression Could we obey that blessed rule to do as we would be done unto Gal. 6.1 2. it would abate anger prevent revenge and murder which is to the matter of fact Now we shall proceed to give you the relation with the aggravating circumstances which accompanied this hainous and we think almost unparalleld murder The person which committed this murder was one Mary Cook the wife of T. C. living since the late dreadful fire in Cloth-fair near Smithfield in London who was about the age of 37 years and had been married to her said Husband near 12 years by whom she had eight children and by the relation of many creditable persons who have known her of a child have given this character of her That she was of a very civil and sober life and conversation living in the neighbourhood very inoffensively but also that she was of a very melancholy temper which is the Anvil that the Devil delights to forge upon for now Satan makes use of all advantages against her to increase her melancholy blowing up in her mind great discontent with her present condition so that as her affection unto it decreased so her affliction in it increased insomuch that common business became a burden and fears arose in her as to wants that in fine she fancied death less bitter than life and now the Devil having thus far prevailed is not wanting to put her upon such temptations as might speed her ruin 1. Then the Devil stirs her up to revenge and this as she hath related since did give her a kind of secret content and this temptation prevailed much with her for being asked that morning she committed the fact what might be the reason of it one answer was That she had been a fortnight sick and weak and no one took care what she wanted thus through temptation she prefers revenge before temporal safety and eternal peace 2. The Devil prevailed with her to keep his secrets and counsel for she discovered her affliction to â—one that might pray with or foâ— her or could give suitable counsel to her and help to bear her burden by which means she struggling in her own strength until at last she concluded there was no hope of amendment of her condition or ease to her troubled mind but by death 3. Temptation by which the Devil prevailed upon her was to grow mindless of hearing Gods holy Word preached or read the Scriptures or to perform publick or private prayers this had prevailed so high that the morning she gave that fatal blow she confest for months together she had not been at Church to