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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A54344	A Perfect narrative of the robbery and murder committed near Dame Annis so Cleer, on Friday night the second of July, 1669, upon the person of Mr. John Talbot quondam preacher to a regiment of His Majesties forces in Portugal and lately ... curate of Laindon in Essex, who ... was stripped ... stabbed into the throat by six men and a bloody woman ... together with their examinations, tryal, and confessions.		1669 (1669)	Wing P1503; ESTC R36665	16,600	39

became deplorable about one or two that morning he sent for Dr. Atfeild Minister of Shoreditch and whereas before he said little else then I or No being requested by his Physitians and Chyrurgions not to put those parts upon a great relation but rather to write his mind he spake freely to the Doctour who desired him to declare his judgment in relation to justification which he freely did saying that he hoped to be saved by the merrits of Jesus Christ onely and the Doctor pressing him to signifie whether he was fully satisfied to his accusation of the persons condemned he readily answered that he was wel assured that he was not mistaken in what he had done relating to that business being inquired of whether he could freely forgive them he replyed that he prayed for the well-fare of their Souls but desired that the law might pass on their bodies in short he submitted to that dispensation of Providence towards him and resigned himself up when the Doctour prayed with him and within two hours expired during his languishment He was very much composed and seemed devout howsoever some persons were pleased to censure him and to prejudge his condition Thus much must be said that many spake concerning him what they knew not He seemed so charitable as not to concern himself with their aspersions 'T were desireable if men would be of a more Christian and charitable temper because such false Defamations wound more effectually then Murderous hands 1. That we may escape the snares of bloody and deceitful Men The Church of England hath taught us in the Letany to pray for the deliverance from Murther And this upon Scripture foundations that sets forth that the Lord hath even changed the wicked minds and intentions of Men. Thus the heart and will of Esau upon Iacobs prayers was changed from hatred to favour towards his Brother Iacob see Genesis ch 32. and 33. Thus David in 2. Samuel chap. 15.31 Prayed the Lord to turn the counsel of Achitophel into foolishness so in Prov. 16.7 When a mans ways please the Lord he maketh even his Enemies to be at peace with him Ier. 10.11 The Lord said verily it shall be well with thy remnant verily I will cause the Enemy to entreat thee well in the time of evil and in the time of affliction Ier. 19.23 O Lord I know that the way of man is not in himself it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps 2. To avoid such dangers shun evil company there is a promise annexed thereto 2. Cor. 6. ver 16.17.18 3. If such mischeifs befall us consider the rod and who hath appointed it or in his wise providence permitted it Luke 12.27 The haires of our head are numbred Math. 10.29 Not a Sparrow falls to the ground without Our Father 1. Kings 22.24 An Arrow shot at randome must take place 4. Even in the worst of calamities consider that God many times delivers his People thereby from a vain transitory world to a habitation eternal in the heavens not made with hands Psal 63.3 Thy loving kindness is bettter then life And those that will bear with comfort the pangs of death must labour to dye in faith that is they must lay hold of the promise of God touching the forgiveness of sins and life everlasting by Christ and then we may say with Iob. chap. 5. ver 21· Thou shalt not be afraid of destruction when it cometh Death be it never so bitter or painful shall not be able to separate us from the love of God Rom. 8. ver 28.38 St. Stephens violent death was but a sweet sleep Acts 7.60 Iohn 11.11 It is but a sleeping in Jesus 1. Thess 4.14 The Grave is called a bed of rest Isaiah 57.2 Prov. 14.32 The righteous hath hope in his death it delivers them from sin and sorrow from temptations of the Devil the opposition and vexation of the world and flesh and is an inlet or passage to immortality As we have shewed by the Testimony of holy writ that the Scripture affords consolations to the faithful under their greatest afflictions so it denounceth wrath and damnaation against Murtherers That these kind of persons are reported to have a Canting Language amongst themselves as when they say take Coach is meant cut a Throat take Horse take a Purse Mill a Gruntling steal a Pigg c. Enough hath been said to shew the accomplishment of the Psalmists Commination Bloody and deceiptful men shall not live out half their days Psal 55.23 And he there renders the reason For thou O God shalt bring them down into the Pit of Destruction in thee will I trust Instead of Errata's I must acquaint the Reader that some Relations have been Printed concerning this Murder in which are so many notorious misttakes and falsities that I hope every page of this narrative may correct them and appear it self free from such faults which occasion much mischeif in giving people an opportunity to and instructing them in the Art of lying FINIS Midd. ss