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A01873	A true declaration of the happy conuersion, contrition, and Christian preparation of Francis Robinson, gentleman Who for counterfetting the great seale of England, was drawen, hang'd, and quartered at Charing-Crosse, on Friday last, being the thirteenth day of Nouember, 1618. Written by Henry Goodcole preacher of the Word of God, and his daily visiter, during his imprisonment in the gaole of Newgate.	Goodcole, Henry, 1586-1641.	1618 (1618)	STC 12013; ESTC S118282	12,965	26

A True Declaration of the happy Conuersion contrition and Christian preparation of FRANCIS ROBINSON Gentleman WHO FOR COVNTERFETting the Great Seale of England was drawen Hang'd and quartered at Charing Crosse on Friday last being the Thirteenth day of Nouember 1618. Written By HENRY GOODCOLE Preacher of the Word of God and his daily visiter during his imprisonment in the Gaole of Newgate LONDON Printed by Edw All-de dwelling neere Christ-church 1618. TO THE RIGHT HOnorable Sir Henry Mountague Lord Chiefe Iustice of England grace and Honour bee multiplyed here and by the mercies of Iesus Christ fruition of his glory and euerlasting Happinesse hereafter RIght Honourable I am in a great straite betwixt hope and dispaire standing your worthines and wisdome to trouble with such an vnworthy labour as this is for which my ambitious and bolde presumption I stand at the Barre of your learned Iudgement and deeme to bee arraigned conuicted and adiudged of the same But my hearty desire of the welfare of our now florishing Hierusalem and her Inhabitants which I pray God long it may so continue vnfained zeale thereunto is constrained thus to breake foorth thus to proclaime vnto all her dwellers therein your great mercy to distressed soules desiring to comfort them by all meanes possible to saue them aswel as your Iustice zeale to punish and cut of offenders both which to be conioyned together in your Noble heart of late are expressed In sending to a perplexed and distressed soule when time of neede did greatly require the same phisicke by that heauenly Phisition and Messenger of God Mr. Robert Pricket into whose Industrious labour and haruest I was bolde to intrude my selfe and thrust in my sickle And now further desirous to explaine vnto the world the good successe and blessing that God in his great mercy gaue to our willing labours Humbly crauing your Honours patronage and acceptance which if your Hon vouchsafe to graunt will incourage vs to be at your Hon command in the like seruice And being sheltred vnder your fauourable countenance and acceptance wil make both the cause help of our Ministrie respectiuely regarded and welcome to whome wee shall be called And this Labour now published conuayed my only ayme intent by dispersing of it is to vestigiate your Hon steps to wish endeauour the generall good of all particular hurt of none The Lord Almighty of his great goodnesse long continue your Hon amongst his people for their welfare to be as euer your Religious courses haue explained to be Noble charitable and Religious a defence to such as else would be oppressed and an incourager of the good and vertuous Your Honours in all readines and humilitie to be commaunded HENRY GOODCOLE To the Christian Reader LAmentable and perilous are these times and dayes wherein we now liue to see the abounding of sinne and iniquity and pure religion to the corrupt hearts and vnstable fantasies of men to be wrested as they list to finde diuersitie of Religions Sects and Schismes as the hearts qualities and manners of men differ thereunto they equiuolate their profession and religion the which instability wherein there should not in the least manner be any inconstancie breedes corrupt liues and vnrecouerable downfalls of many hopefull young Gentlemen worshipfully descended and carefully tutered the true meanes of preuenting such horrible wickednesse Of which duly considering and pondering in my minde it did in some measure perswade me to a periode of this by mee now published before I had put penne to paper to write being daily experienced that where one suckes honey another followeth and thence sucketh poyson for it is a thing most impossible to please the humours and fantasies of all men But when I remembred the cause I had to handle which was for the publique good of my Countrey to admonish them to take heede by other mens hurts and harmes and for feare it should slip out of their mindes This person Francis Robinson his haynous act most remarkeable and deplorable downefall becomes my subiect to write instigating mee thereunto and encouraging mee not to neglect my intended and good determination to a generality for feare of the barking and contradicting spirits of our age but to performe the cause and quarrell which I must write of against God and our enemies how by a rauening Wolfe a Romish Catholike as he was blinded became a blind guide to this poore Gentleman to make him fall into the same ditch as he did whereby like a silly simple innocent Lambe by his subtill slie seducings and inticings his destruction befell most suddaine and fearefull I leaue what I shall relate vnto thee to thy construction desiring if I may to haue a charitable censure of thee Concluding with my hearty affection to thee Christian admonition howsoeuer thine is to me-ward Stand fast in thy faith profession and religion and I pray God that other mens harmes may make thee and all others fearefull carefull and watchfull that you fall not in such manner as many before this day haue done the vndoubted preuention whereof is daily to inuocate Gods grace from aboue to ayde and assist thee that thou fall not into the same mischiefes who are as weake fraile and subiect to be tempted as others before thee were And thus with heartie prayers to God to assist thee to be a conquerour in the day of battell and constant in the time and day of triall I rest Thine in the Lord Iesus a labourer for thy welfare HENRY GOODCOLE A true Declaration of the happy conuertion contrition and godly preparition of Francis Robinson Gentleman DYing mens wordes are euer remarkable their last déeds memorable for succéeding posterities by them to be instructed what vertues or vices they followed and imbraced and by them to learne to imitate that which was good and to eschew euill But such is the depraued and corrupt nature of all Mankinde and Sathans subtilty mans mortall enemy that dayly goeth about and laboureth by all meanes possible he can to blindfolde vs stopping vs out of the way wherein God hath appointed vs to walke and the example of Gods children that haue trod out the way before vs. Oh how much do these our daies wherin we now liue shew vs the too true experience of the same that multitudes for company sake conioyne themselues in all maner of mischiefe and runne in heapes with delight to commit most abhominable sins presuming on Gods patience because he doth not presently punish saying in the pride of their hearts and glory of their wicked sinnes Doth the Lord sée marke or regard the déeds and actions of the sonnes of men No they say tush He regards them not And thus the Deuill by this meanes gets holde of multitudes and bringes them in the end to shame hell and destruction for the reward and wages of Sinne is death Let me now my worthy Country-men present vnto your view the experienced reward of sinfull delights

which latey befell a Gentleman by name Francis Robinson well descended educated and fostred tenderly who happening into euill company quickly by the lewde examples and dispositions of others was brought to be as wicked and as bad as themselues for the Deuill doth make wicked men to doe what he cannot doe himselfe that is to bring men to sinne and shame by lewd mens inticings examples and directions to doe as they doe to walke in their steps and wayes of wickednes merrily to passe away their times and dayes whilst here they liue by which tossing carousing and iollitie of life they become altogether forgetfull of God and the meanes of their saluation which to redéeme from the Iawes of Hell a whole world and to late repentance then small auailes Remember O yée youthfull Gallants now your Creator in the dayes of your youth and cast not off the yoke of God from your necke when you are young least he reiect you when your strength and eye-sight faile you that is in your olde age learne to tread now the pathes of his holy wayes if ye would be assured to come to the place of his euerlasting happines for the Lord hateth and vtterly abhorreth all the workes and workers of sinne and iniquitie but those that loue and feare him he maketh much of them That you shall see and say with the Prophet Dauid Psalme 58. verse 10. Doubtlesse there is a God that Iudgeth the Earth that he is a iust God and loueth righteousnes and hateth iniquitie repaying vengeance vnto them that delight in the same my ensuing sequell shall declare vnto you example doth daily testifie and at this present confirmes the same I pray God the wanton and roaring Gallants of this our Age may by them be warned but much it is to be feared they will not If they will not let them take héede as they goe for company they hang not for company wherat for ought I doe perceiue they make a scoffe and scorne to thinke in that manner of dying they dye valiantly when that it is indéed most desperate deuillish and damnable and sauours no whit of the least sparke of Gods grace but of contempt of God and the ripe fruit of Sathans bondslaues which is to commit sinne and to boast and bragge of the same to be the full height of a reprobate soule from which good Lord deliuer vs all Now to confirme you how this Gentleman as he himselfe related to me fell obserue what followeth SO soone as euer he was brought into the Gaole of Newgate he looked round about him and earnestly entreated those that stoode by him to take heede of Papists and euill company for they were the cause of his destruction From the Lodge he was conuayed by the Keepers into the common Gaole where he remained some two houres on Tuesday the tenth day of Nouember from which side he was remoued to the Maister side by Warrant from the right Honorable Sir Henry Mountague Lord Chiefe Iustice of England who for the same was most hartily and humbly thankfull and counted it as well it did deserue a great fauour from my Lord there to sequester him the better to prepare and fit him for his end And that no meanes might be wanting to worke that good worke in him of repentance contrition and assurance of his saluation like a good Samaritane that Honourable and religious Iudge as hée had wounded him by denouncing his iust Iudgement of deserued death which is to flesh and blood most fearefull and vnwelcome yet such was his Honorable care towards him which is worthy of remembrance what lay in his power hee did to comfort him and in nothing more appeared the same then in the sending of my painefull Brother and fellow labourer in Gods worke Maister Pricket who did most grauely and wisely apply to his distressed soule such comfort as that I doe constantly beléeue the lost sheepe was brought home againe to the folde of Iesus Christ. Whereof most constantly Robinson said he was assured for the spirit of God did inwardly confirme the same to him vndoubtedly to beléeue it of which most comfortable words and effectuall working we were most glad and ioyfull that to our weake meanes God rich in mercy had giuen and sent such a blessing and cooperation Thus séeing our industrie and labour begin to prosper to the glory of God the sauing and winning to God a sinfull soule I was bolde to put my Sickle into another mans Haruest and bestowed likewise my poore willing paines and industry with what they were I haue here published and what effect they tooke I praise God I laboured not in vaine but found a hungry and thirstie soule apt and ready to receiue them from my hands and the fruites thereof repentance contrition and faith A relation how we spent Wednesday Euening being the eleuenth of Nouember SO soone as euer I came vnto him he did like a poore sicke and wounded Patient desirous of cure tell his whole griefe not mincingly or sparingly but faithfully and truly that I might the better apply and endeauour to comfort him the beginning of his euils he tolde me and how hée grew worse and worse by degrées the manner he related and as néere as I can from his owne mouth spoken deliuered here the same Wherein as himselfe obserued we may sée the nature of Sinne which if it be not preuented in time how it getteth the masterie of vs and when we would shake off our olde accustomed and habituall sinnes we cannot easily doe it because it cleaueth fast vnto vs that of our selues by no meanes we are able but by the helpe of God who is willing and ready at all times to helpe and succour vs therein if we call and seeke for his sauing health Our conference HIs lamentable downefall thus begun the which O would to God the carelesse and loose liuers within this Citie of London would take notice of namely that he forsooke God first before God forsooke him at which wordes he much lamented that the Deuill had so blinded and deluded him to forsake and deny the profession and faith of the Church of England to embrace and cleaue vnto the Hereticall doctrine of Romish Popery which are but lying vanities and vaine shaddowes no way substantiall for the maine ground-worke of a Christian mans saluation An in-sight whereinto after it pleased God to be so mercifull to grant him hée from the bottome of his heart renounced that false and Antechristian Church of Rome sorrowing nothing more for any thing then for that time that in that Church hée had béene a member and reioycing and ioying in nothing more then that God had opened his eyes to sée his former errors and to giue his heart and soule a light with earnest desiring and thirsting to be accepted againe into the company of the true and faithfull beléeuers of the Church of England which his soule did assure him vndoubtedly was the true Church of God His