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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A39045	The execution of Mr. Rob. Foulks, late minister of Stanton-Lacy in Shropshire with some account of his most penitent behaviour, confession, last speech &c.	Kilborne, Patrick.	1678 (1678)	Wing E3853; ESTC R28620	1,894	7

THE EXECUTION OF Mr. Rob. Foulks LATE MINISTER OF Stanton-Lacy In SHROPSHIRE With some Account of his most Penitent Behaviour Confession last Speech c. Let him that standeth take heed lest he fall LICENSED 1678 9. LONDON Printed for R. G. 1678 9. THE EXECUTION OF Mr. Rob. Foulks Late Minister of Stanton-Lacy IN SHROPSHIRE MR. Robert Foulks received Sentence of Death at the last Sessions for Killing a new-born Child in November last in York-buildings in the Strand from whence the same Morning he went out of Town But after the Discovery of the Murdered Infant being pursued was apprehended in the Country and was brought up to Trial as aforesaid The Fact was too apparent nor did be after Conviction offer to deny it but rather made it his business to give Glory to God by an open Confession of his Sins and declaration of his Sorrow and Self-abhorrency for them And that he might the more effectually accomplish this Authority was graciously pleased to allow him some longer time than commonly is granted to fit himself for Death These few days so charitably indulged he failed not to improve but husbanded them with Diligence to the best advantage Confession of his Sins with all their Aggravations bewailing them with bitter Tears and begging Forgiveness as well for the Guilt as Scandal of them was his continual Imployment He was visited by several of the most Eminent Learned and Godly Divines about the City who at divers times came to give him their Advice and afford him their Christian Offices and Prayers which he received with all Thankfulness so that they departed much satisfied Let not therefore either the right or left-hand Enemies Triumph or cast Reflections and Reproaches on this occasion Crimine ab uno Disce omnes is but Poetical Logic the Charity of Divinity will never allow any to Brand or Stigmatize a whole Party for the Lapses of any single Member when the Body gives no Connivence or Approbation to such Excesses The Doctrine and Discipline the Orders and Canons of the Church of England every way fitted for promotion and encouragement of Holiness of Life Sobriety Chastity and all kind of Christian Vertues and practical Piety are sufficient to justifie her to all the considerate World against such ignominious scandals and undeserved Obloquies And as her Principles are the soundest and purest so through Gods grace she is furnisht with as Learned and Godly a Clergy in general as any Nation under Heaven able both by their Doctrine and by their exemplary Lives and Conversations to put to silence such malicious Cavillers As this poor Gentleman led away by the Temptations of Satan and his own evil Nature for want of keeping a due watch over his heart and turning away his eyes from vanity came to fall like David into those blackest of sins Adultery and Murder So we have good grounds from his late Behaviour in the judgment of Charity to hope and believe that he has imitated that Royal Penitent too in contrition and hearty sorrow for those Crying crimes and that by the Grace of God and Merits of our Blessed Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ he may be washed and purged from those and all other pollutions and cloathed with Robes of the Lambs Righteousness may be admitted into the blissful Regions of everlasting Glory where nothing impure may enter As for the particularities of his Deportment Penitent Carriage and Religious Conversation since the time of his Condemnation to that of his Dissolution all that visited him amongst whom are many Worthy Divines as aforesaid can bear testimony And farther that he might glorifie God in his Death whom he had dishonoured so much in his Life endeavouring if possible to make his Repentance and acknowledgment of his sins as publick as the scandal of them had been he imploy'd the few moments he had to live in writing down his Meditations and giving a warning to sinners by his sad but remarkable Example and directing several Letters to his Wife Children Parishioners and other Friends which being all compleated under his own hand and delivered to very Worthy and Reverend persons are to be made publick A Work which with the Divine Blessing may prove of great use and advantage to Souls Some few days before that of his Execution he humbly received the Sacrament of the Lords Supper and kept several private Fasts The day before he suffer'd being the Anniversary Fast and Humiliation for the horrid Murther of King Charles the First of Blessed Memory he was at his own request solemnly prayed for in most of the Churches of London and Westminster and expressed great rejoycing in his Spirit that his days were lengthned out so long in the land of the Living contrary to his expectation that he might have the opportunity of enjoying the publick Prayers of so many good Christians On Friday the thirty first of January 1678 9. about ten of the clock in the forenoon he was brought out of the Press-yard and in a Coach conveyed to the place of Execution where he made an excellent Confession and Speech to the People a Copy of which having it ready written with his own hand he there delivered to a Minister present to be faithfully Printed with the rest of his Papers which are now in the Press and within very few days will be made publick And so having prayed very affectionately freely submitted himself to the Execution of the Sentence His Corpse were brought back in a Coach and that Evening decently but privately Interr'd at St. Gileses FINIS