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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A93635	The speeches and prayers of Major General Harison, Octob. 13. Mr. John Carew, Octob. 15. Mr. Justice Cooke, Mr. Hugh Peters, Octob. 16. Mr. Tho. Scott, Mr. Gregory Clement, Col. Adrian Scroop, Col. John Jones, Octob. 17. Col. Daniel Axtell, & Col. Fran. Hacker, Oct. 19 the times of their death. Together with severall occasionall speeches and passages in their imprisonment till they came to the place of execution. Faithfully and impartially collected for further satisfaction.	Harrison, Thomas, 1606-1660, attributed name.	1660 (1660)	Wing S4874A; Wing S4874B; Thomason E1053_1; ESTC R202958	82,554	105

men made perfect O blessed Lord thou hast called him forth as a publick Spectacle to some in a condition of Shame and Reproach to others of Comfort and to thy Blessed Self as one that is a Witness for Thee that hath served Thee with all faithfulness in his trust and publick capacity and imployment O Lord thy Dispensation to thy poor Creature hath been wonderful gracious and merciful and he must say to the praise of thy Free-grace Here the Hangman stooping down to take Drink which was reached up to him upon the Ladder interrupted him Upon which Mr. Scot said prethee let me alone I have not done and then proceeded in Prayer as followeth That this very Condition to which he is now brought he acknowledgeth is the answer of his Prayer before his going out of England Thou knowest Lord he did many times in prayers and tears seek thy blessed Majesty for Counsel and for Advice whether it were his duty to stay and suffer or to shelter himself abroad And if it were thy will to take more honour to thy self by his Suffering than his Living thou wouldest be pleased to Remand him back again and bring him hither And he hath observed thy Providence checking of his way and in preserving him all along until he came to this O blessed Lord thy poor Creature doth acknowledge that thy ways to his poor Soul have been of wonderful grace and mercy It was a great mercy to him that having had by reason of many sinful temptations and many incumbrances and many incessant Businesses in the World whereof he hath been a perpetual drudge many years past and he hath not had the conveniency though his duty The Lord knowes he had not the conveniency nor the heart so to improve and keep his own vineyard while he had been looking after or keeping others vineyard Thou didst therefore all along while he was abroad give sweet opportunities and precious seasons while he was abroad of seeking thy face and studying his Souls good concerning Eternity and the Eternnal pleasure of thy holy will And he blesseth thy name that thou hast been pleased to open to him both the Scripture and his understanding and so to answer the one by the other as that he is through the grace of God comfortably perswaded that his eternal estate is out of hazard But O Lord thou hast been pleased all the while that his condition hath been doubtful to make his Comforts to his poor soul doubtful also sometimes fear and sometimes hope have been mixed Again and again wanting those Consolations that might support his soul to such an issue But blessed be thy glorious Name the great God of Heaven and Earth he hath been pleased to bear him witness to himself to Angels and to all that hear me this day this very day thy poor Servant that now stands to suffer had joy and much Consolation from God and from his Cause more than ever he had before I say again to the praise of the Free-Grace of God I bless his Name he hath engaged me in a Cause not to be repented of I say in a Cause not to be repented of Here the Sheriff interrupted him saying Is this your Prayers Mr. Scot desiring him to forbear those kind of Expressions Others also told him that he contradicted himself and spoke Blasphemy Then Mr. Scot said I shall say no more but this The Lord I do acknowledge that this very morning in the Dark Chamber I had very much of the presence of God and from thence I take Consolation to my self that his Spirit is with me and that he hath sealed unto my soul the Decrees of Heaven at least perswaded my soul that it will be well with me and that I am out of all danger as to my Eternal Condition and that I shall live and reign with him there where all sin shall be done away which is the growing glory of my soul and all tears wipt away also In the mean time I pray thee O Lord that thou wouldest remember England and remember thy Cause in England and remember me with the joyes of thy Salvation in the instant of my departure O Lord it is an narrow entrance it is a strait passage it is an entrance into Eternity O Lord thou hast once to day shewed me something beyond it something of the glory of God I pray thee forsake me not while I am here and sensible or afterwards in the passage of my soul to thee I leave it and to thy Providence and do acknowledge thy goodness to my soul in fitting me to receive that good which thou in thy infinite pleasure dost think fit for me And therefore O Lord into thy hands I commend my Spirit Lord I desire to have some more testimony of thy Love if it be thy blessed will It is enough that I live upon what I had to day but if it be agreeable to thy holy will I would honour and eternally bless thee if thou wouldst be pleased to shine upon me with some more particular immediate discoveries of thy presence but not my will but thy will be done The Lord be pleased to settle the Nation in peace and in the power and purity of Religion and thy Ordinances in purity And Lord for thy Son that is the darling of thy Soul Be thou pleased to give him a glorious entertainment in the world and let the Kingdoms of the world become the Kingdoms of Jesus Christ Lord thou hast a Cause in the world dear unto thee I pray thee own it though it may not be owned in all places and by all persons yet Religion is the Interest of them all O Lord Remember the price of Blood that hath been shed for the purchasing of the Civil and Christian Liberties And remember thy Enemies that are not incorrigible Enemies to thy Truth and Holiness and give them understanding to see their Error and to turn to thee a heart broken and with humiliation that they may seek God with their whole heart that they may be a Holy or Immanuel Nation A Chosen Generation A peculiar People zealous of good Works careful to shew forth the virtue of him that hath Called them from Death to Life The Lord call in all that belong to the Election of Grace speedily into that Number Let no Weapon formed against thy Church prosper But Lord Remember Zion if it be thy good pleasure and repair the Walls of thy Jerusalem O Lord thy CAUSE lies near the hearts of thy People And I bear thee Witness that I have this Income from thee as the Return of their Prayers And that we are Supported to bear Witness for thee very chearfully and with satisfaction I desire to be found of thee in Jesus Christ I do now abhor all my sins and renounce my Services and do account them all as dung Lord thou knowest I have desired to live that I might serve thee better and love thee more but that I may be with thy self

desirable things which were expected and longed for by the Lords people and apprehending that God had done his work by them and that he had some more worthy persons to come upon the stage the Lord is my witnesse that I had no self-end in that Action but it was out of the Integrity of my heart as to the Lord. Afterwards when Cromwell and his party did set up themselves in their room I abhorred them and their wayes and suffered imprisonment by reason I would not joyne with them in that iniquity and go against my conscience there is nothing of this also that lyes as Guilt upon me Fourthly Concerning Family-duties and the Observation of the Lord's Day there stands my Servant let him speak to it for he hath lived with me about this Eight years The Servant answered That those reports were very false for his Master was a man in a manner wholly devoted to religious Exercises very frequent in prayer and diligent in expounding the Scriptures to the great comfort and consolation of his whole Family and that he was very zealous in observing the Lord's day Fifthly He said that the Lord's Spirit did witnesse with his spirit That all his sins were done away by Jesus Christ and that he had peace with God and was assured that this was not come upon him for his iniquity They discoursed of many other things but these were the chiefest so far as one then present could afterwards remember He parted very sweetly and lovingly with the said Ministers and they told him that they came then by the desire of the Sheriffe But that they would willingly come again upon a Christian account Many Friends came to visit him whilst he was in that place and found him full of the joy of the Lord so that some apprehended he was cloathed with the Spirit of the Lord. The Sheriff came that morning that he was to die and told him that in half an hour he must be gone He answered that he was ready and would not have him stay at all on his account But the Sheriff left him to stay a little longer and in the mean time he was longing for the Sheriffs coming and as his Friends judged he was in hast to be gone and said he was going about a great work for the Lord that day and that his support was that his sufferings was upon the account of Jehovah the Lord of Hosts he said he looked upon this as a clear answer of his prayers for many a time said he have I begged of the Lord That if he had any hard thing any reproachfull work or contemptible service to be done by his people That I should be imployed in it And now blessed be the Name of God who accounteth me worthy to be put upon this service for my Lord Christ Oh this is nothing to what Christ hath suffered for me He parted with his wife and friends with great joy and chearfulnesse as he did use to doe when going some journey or about some service for the Lord He told his wife he had nothing to leave her but his Bible but that he was assured that God would make up all her losses in due time and desired that those that did love him should manifest their love in being loving and tender to his dear wife Some passages at the Dungeon dore as he came forth The Sheriffe commanding the Keeper to acquaint Mr. Harrison he must go to suffer the Keeper came forth and returned answer that he was ready when he pleased Then the Sheriff commanded the Keeper to fetch him forth so he came forth immediately sooner then was expected running down the Stairs with a smiling countenance by reason of his sudden coming the doore that he was to go up a pair of Stairs at was not opened which occasioned his stay in the Hall till the Keeper could be found and there one Mrs. M. took him by the hand and said with a loud voice Blessed be the great God of Hosts that hath enabled you and called you forth to bear your testimony the God of all grace and peace be with you and keep you faithfull to the death That you may receive a crown of life With that one of the Officers pulled the woman away by the shoulder saying Away with this woman she stands prating here But the Maj. General replied Be not offended with her she speaks Scripture-language So they thrust her away from him and would not permit any to speak more to him in that place Then he spake saying I blesse the Lord that hath called me forth and hath inabled we in the power of his strength to offer my life with satisfaction and cheerfulness in obedience to the will of God I bless the Lord I am full of the manifestation of his love in the Lord Jesus It 's a day of joy to my soul I say God hath enabled me to whom all the powers of the world are but as the drop of a bucket said he I do find so much of the joy of the Lord coming in that he was carried far above the fear of death being going to receive that glorious and incorruptible crown which Christ hath prepared for him Then he was carried into a Room where the common Prisoners were and told them what a sad thing it was to be condemned to die and to want the love and favour of God But it 's not so with me for though I die yet I know I shall live with Christ to all eternity and this is out of the exceeding riches of the grace of God for he it is that maketh the difference For as I am in my self I am a base vile and nothing-creature but compleat in him who is the Head of all Principalities and Powers Poor men I wish you all as well as I doe my own Soul Oh that you did but know Christ his bowells earns towards the greatest of sinners his bloud is sufficient to doe away the deepest iniquity he waiteth to be gracious and is willing to receive all that come unto him Oh therefore labour to come to Christ your time in this world is short and uncertain you are walking upon the brink of eternity and are ready to drop in every moment if you die without the fear of our God you will be miserable for ever ever but if you come to know Christ to be yours it will be your joy and happiness world without end He then put his hands into his pocket and gave them some money and wished them to take heed of sinning against the Lord. And from thence was carried upon the Leads on the top of New gate so that he could see the greatest part of the City he then said The earth is the Lords and the fulness thereof and there is nothing hid from his eyes From thence he was carried down two paire of staires where he was tied about the back breast and shoulders he took the rope in his hand and said friends take