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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

Apostacy and ingratitude 2 Pet. 2.21 and sure they will have a peculiar Judgement by themselves for they do openly proclame the cause of Barrabas before the cause of Jesus Peter denyed Christ and Judas betrayed him but it was before his passion and Assention they never saw the wonderful works which our Eyes have beheld but what shall we say if the treachery of Judas help forward the work of our salvation why may we not hope that God is whetting his Tooles and gone back to fetch a greater blow against his oppressors Isaac must not dye though the Knife be at his Throat Gen. 12.14 our case seems to be like theirs under proud Homan the Gallows was erected but the Royal seed preserved Hest 6.13 Numb 23. the story of Baalam is much upon my heart the shout of King Jesus to Reign in Holinesse and Righteousnesse is among his people I hope as much as ever and there is no inchantment against Jacob therefore he must not be afraid I am perswaded we shall fare the better for the thousand curses we had between Chester and London 2 Sam. 16.12 Now having endeavored to satisfie you that the great work is over as to my eternal salvation and my opinion of the goodness of our Cause I shall further entreat your patience to tell you that I am fully convinced that next to that unspeakable gift of Christ the greatest grace and mercy that God can bestow upon any of us is to call for and enable us to lay down our lives upon this account suffering for Christ being a strong Argument of his Electing love Acts 9.15 16. and a greater matter of rejoycing Acts 23.11 be of good cheer Paul therefore he forbids tears for him upon that score Acts. 21.13 and I have charged my poor lamb not to wear any black for me if she have where with to buy it for I shall be in white Revel 6.11 the Apostle rejoyced to be counted worthy to suffer shame for Christ and would not but speak what they saw with the eyes of Faith and heard with the ears of the Spirit Acts 4.20 and the 5.41 and Paul gloried in the tribulation rejoycing in hope of the glory of God Rom. 5 23. and took pleasure in reproaches necessity and persecutions for Christ 2 Cor. 12.10 so Moses Heb. 11.26 for the recompence of reward which is God himself Gen. 15.1 and the times cannot be so full of terrour and discouragement as the Scriptures are full of comfort and incitations in this particular to us the Lords prisoners Mat 5.10.12 why are we sorrowful when Christ bids us to be joyful Mat. 10.25.27 there is no safety but to be on Christs side for the Son of man shall come in his glory and the Saints also Mark 8.33 38. they are not the words of a Child but of Christ not spoken to affright us but for our animadversion Oh this perfidious Generation how will that word be made good to the Amazemeat of our Timerous professors John 16.21 The Axe or a Halter will be lesse pain then the pangs of Child-birth John 15.18 21. we are in nothing to be terrifyed 1 Phil. 28.29 constancy in suffering for good principles is matter of glory in the Churches and Tribulation will be the portion of our troublers 2 Thes 1.4 to the end is very pretious 1 Thes 3.8 we live if yee stand fast in the Lord I know you and my dear Brethren and Sisters are of Pauls mind if I dye in my bed being a Church member you will by the rule of Charity judge me happy I cannot doe you more service then to bear my witnesse in this Cause of Christ wherein you are so much concerned I finde our Text appropriate to our Condition Joh. 12.23 to 27. Christs death was like sowing of Corne which seemed lost but was our life so he that counts not his life dear for Christ though the world count him miserable yet he hath two special promises to be where Christ is and that the Father will honour him it is a following of Christ in Dying for him Actively or in Affection as appears John 13.36 21 19. by a conformity to his death Phil. 3.10 Rev. 14.3 some read which dyed for the Lord as Rev. 20.4 and 19.10 which now is counted as bad as Treason Heb. 12. has an ineffable sweetnesse in it Ch. 11. is the little book of Martyrs 12.1 the spirit sayes follow your leaders he is a Coward that will not follow such free Examples Christ and the Saints behold you and yee are witnesses for Christ as they were but must forsake all sin especially your Dallilaes Herodias and Rimmons and strive against it and ye have need of patience but ye will faint and be weary unlesse yea look unto Jesus and fear not for he is as well the finisher of your Faith as the Father of it he despised the shame what need you care if they say behold the Head or the heart of a traytor when your better part is in heaven and reproves us for being too parsimonious of our blood we must be prepared for suffering eruore sanctorum rigatur Ecclesiae Luther was troubled that he carried his blood to his grave he loved the Christs crosse more then the 24 Letters and loved not half Christians that were onely for doing not for suffering and though our sinne deserve death as from the Lord yet our enemies mind them not they punish us for being judges advocates and souldiers for our Lord Jesus Psal 38.20 And as the spiritual man overcomes the Animal so I am reasoning my self against sence into a willingness to dye for either the times will be better or worse is there not in probability a great floud of Oppression and Persecution coming upon the Godly will not the righteous soule of a just Lot be vexed with the horrible prophanenesse malignity and contempt of Christs pure Ordinances that abounds every where we have heard Justice and Tyranny Truth and Falsehood the forme and the power of Godlinesse pleading together and Judgement was given for God and his people but all seems to be reversed and what was but an injurie or nesciente before is now a formal and material contempt and despight to God and Christ and the spirit of grace in whom soever breathing and what comfort is there in a son if the Ark be taken 1 Sam. 4.20 21. she regarded it not the blessing is to see our children with peace upon Israel Psal 128.5 6. it is a mercy to be taken away from the evil to come Esay 57.1 bestowed upon Josiah as a favour being tender hearted 2 Kings 23.19 t is a rich mercy to get into our heavenly house and harbour before the storm come 2 Cor 5. how much more blessed to give our polluted blood for his sake who shed his most precious blood for us and if the times prove good for civil or sacred liberties Moses envied not those that were to goe into Canaan because he was