unto eternal life and for whatever in his wisdome might most conduce to that end but whether the saveing or destroying this present life might most conduce to that end or might most tend to his praise that was a secret reserved in his own breast and not so revealed that we might know till we fee it in the issue and then our faith strenthens to believe that best and most tending to that end which he doth He only knows how in what manner and by what means to deliver the godly in and out of temptation and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgement to be punished And â—s infinite merâ— that such sinners and back sliders may yet in turning to him tâ—at smiteth them and approâ—ching to him by Jesus Christ through that new and living way opened by his blood be reputed as godly accepted as true worshippers and be washed in the blood of the Lamb and have their names changed in Heaven and be counted much to partake of the inheritance with the Saints in light behold what manner of love is this that we such sinners that have justly deserved to be called by other names here should have our sins forgiven in Heaven and be called by a new name there Even sons of God heires with Christ of the inhereritance of ilfe let this at all times satisfie and that he also knoweth how to deliver even to deliver us from all our transgressions and out of all our temptations whether by life or death leave that to him and make not hast to kindle sparks or to appoint him his way which way he must shew us that mercy he hath given us encouragement by his blood to hope for unto eternal life This or what else was said of this nature she replyed that indeed is enough to satisfie and did quiet her heart and this life she valued not in comparison of it but she might tell me of something that gave her some encouragement to hope for this life also but she thought I would not approve it nor was she without fears of her own mistake in the application of it and it was this that scripture was much brought to her mind and did follow her I shall not dye but â—ive and declare the works of the Lord. Psal 118.17 I told her that was primely spoken of Christ as the whole Psalm as applyed by our Saviour and the Apostles shew and of him 1. As personally considered and yet he dyed once but could not be holden of death nor hindered by it from declaring the works of the Lord he it is that liveth and was dead and behold he is alive for evermore Nor did he dye in death or fail of his undertaking and work but therein and thereby declared the workes of the Lord the Father glorified his Name in his sufferings and glorified it again in raising him and giving him glory c. 2. As mystically considered in his body the Church who though chastened sore yet are not so given over to death but that a seed of them is preserved to call upon him and declare all his wonderful works and his word that he hath put in his mouth and in the mouth of his seed which shall not depart and in a subordinate and secondary fence it might be spoken of David yet he did dye and was buried and his Sepulchure saith the Apostle is with us to this day But he was not cut off untimely but preserved to the service to which he was called and fit in his generation and to finish his course with joy He was yet a little longer spared to declare the works of the Lord. And I would not question but this scripture might be brought to her mind by the spirit of the Lord to comfort and encourage her soul with this that he that was chastened sore and dyed yet was not given over to death but was raised and ever liveth to make intercession for her and to declare the works of the Lord that she made her self very much uncapable of declaring to Gods praise and to declare his works in her and in delivering from blood guiltiness that she also might declare there while that she had breath here and this gives ground of encouragement that she should not dye in dying but in such wise live because he lives as that the works of the Lord might further be declared in and by her and he know how to magnifie his name in and by her death as well as by her life nor did this give any ground to hope for this life When I went another time to see her she told me she expected I would have writ something for her to read and consider for her helpfulnesse in the understanding that Scripture aforesaid that she might understand where her mistake was I answered I did not think it had so much impression on her spirit I mean her mistaken application of it and truly I did not the less but the more fear her death by the hand of Justice in that she was so ready to catch at any thing and to compass herself with sparks as even to apply that to her self which was spoken of the Son of God to gather hopes of this present life from and not more bowed to accept of the punishment of her iniquity in any thing God should order as to this life for the hopes sake set before her and spoke something further to the opening it again then I must let it go and I thank God it doth not much trouble me to part with it for nothing of my hope as to eternal life goes with it that which hath quickned me to that nourisheth that is the resurrection of Christ from the dead who was delivered for my offences the Name of the Lord as declared in him that name of God and truth in Jesus hath made me free given me boldness and confidence by the faith of him to such purpose she spake but I confess said she I had a desire if God see it good that this life might be spared partly for my dear childrens sake and cheifly I think that I might live to know more of that worthy name that I might honour it as I have given occasion of great blemish and reproach to it but God knows my unfitness my heart is deceitful oh let it suffice me if his name may be magnified whether by my life or death After the Sessions was appointed and she had notice of it I went to see her and she told me how on the first news of it her strength departed from her a suddain astonishment and trembling befel her and she thought of appearing before so many in such a case was terrible to her but she soon recovered some strength to hope in the mercy of God that had turned her heart and feet to his teâ—monies and to that rock of which she had been unmindful that he would stand by her and perfect what concerned her so as might be best for
THE EFFICACY Of the true BALME BEING A true Relation of Mrs. Rose Warnes carriage Confession of her Sins and profession of her hope in the mercy of God so far as it was known to an Eye and Ear witness of much of it after she was apprehended and to the time of her death to which she was adjudged April 1667. At Lin Regis in the County of Norfolke upon strong presumption of her murther of her infant and suffered April 14. With some means used for her help in her imprisonment As also an inperfect yet pretty full Relation of what she spake to the People at her execution Published by John Horn of Lin Regis with his Epistle and some verses on her Printed for T. Passenger at the three Bibles on London Bridge 166â— Reader HAving lately put to the Press a discourse upon the Parable of the Prodigal cheifly the two last verses of it and therein treats much of the merciful compassion of God toward sinners and readyness to receive the cheif of them upon their return to him yea to give by Jesus Christ repentance and remission I have thought it very agreable with that discourse to make publick also this ensuing Relation of God's gracions dealing with a woman in our town of Lin a woman of good parentage and that sometime lived in good fashion but through decay and poverty partly fell into temptation and so into sin â—ter she had some understanding of the truth and goodness of God and had made thereof somtime some profession and surely as sins against knowledg and after mercy extended are very provoking of God's displeasure so it was a token of his displeasure against her so sinning to permit her after many convincements warnings and reproofs given her and still sinned against by her to fall into so gross sin as to pull upon her open shame and punishment in the veiw of men falling with child adulterously and being delivered in secret she caused it to be cast forth which God in severity against her so hainious sinning yet in mercy to her soul would have come to light and there by her brought to shame and suffering during the time of whose imprisonment he yet magnifyed his grace and mercy toward her in giving her repentance and filling her with good lively hope of her salvation as ensuing this Relation will inform thee being the summe of diverse passages and observations noted by a relation to her by Marriage viz. Thomas Moor junior since that alass deceased and now with God and for the use of Friends written by him who as he was indued with great understanding and wisdome in the knowledge of the holy Scriptures and of the grace of God and therethrough made a very skilful able and expert spiritual Physitian to poor sinful and aflicted souls so was it her mercy to have much converse with him and helpfulnesse from him in the time of her imprisonment whose endeavours for her as his abundant charity through the grace of God led him to undertake them so through the blessing of God were a very good means of her repentance and of the comforts encouragements that her soul met with she was it seems much exercised about the Parable of the Prodigal and I was much exercised about what I have thereupon published by occasion of her with whom I also conversed in the time of her restraint though she speaking to me but once about it I knew not that she was so much exercised in it till I had neer finished what I thereon writ but when I understood it it made me the willinger to publish it And the publishing of that moved me also to publish this being an instance of mercy so agreable to it I had noted something my self about her and of her speech at her suffering but finding those passages of my Friends and Brothers more large and full then mine own mine own also as to the main of them being inserted into the Treatise or discourse before mentioned as to what might be without mention of her name her speech being also here remembred and set down much fuller then my memory retained thereof or was related by me I chose rather to publish this of heâ— then any thing of my own this also being full of very useful observations profitable to be known which â—udged great pity should be wrapt up in a napkin and be only in the hands of some fewer Persons I have only aded some brief answers to some things objected by some against her with a few homely verses and now it is publick do thou read and make good use of it and the Lord give his blessing with it Thine to serve thee in the Gospel of Christ J. 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Passenger at the three Bibles on London Bridgeâ— MArkhaw's Master pâ—ice in 4 to newly Printed corrected and amended Dod on the commandements Doc-litls spiritual Antedote Pichard on sanctification The wife Virgin The penitent prodigal by John Horn somtimes Minister of Lin Alhallowes Halls sussurium cum Dâ—oâ— or his Divine Soliloquies Pilgrims port Pathway to health Mariners compass rectified Academy of complements the first and best sort far surpassing any other book of that nature Book of Palmistry Book of Knowledge Valentine and Orson large History of Palmering of England Destruction of Troy in three parts History of Paladine of England History of Amadis d'Gaule 5th part Scarborough spaw The jovial Garland The loyal Garland FINIS The Efficacy of the true Balm or Medicine for Restoring and healing the Soul A true Relation of Mistriss Rose Warnes Carriage Confessian of her sins and Profession of hope in the mercy of God so far as it was known to an eye and ear witness of much of it after she was apprehended and to the time of her death with souâ—e mention by the way of the means used for her help AFter the Justices had been with her and taken her examination I went with my wife to see her and found some women with her and her self full of sorrow and shame I told her whatever she had done and however grievously she had sinned against the Lord and against her own soul and against his name and people of which though I knew nothing particularly of what procured this shame and sorrow to her nor desired at this time any perticular confession from her yet I doubted not but there was somewhat of shameful iniquity and long stubbornness in hiding it that procured this shame and sharp correction And that which made made me so judge was the infinite mercy of God and his slowness to anger who is not easily provoked to such severity and sharpness in rebukes yet whatever it was I desired she should not adde this to all to say there is no hope But know there was yet forgiveness and mercy with him that he might be feared and hoped in by her for still this saying remains faithful and true that Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners even
the instructions thereof to her but she called for her Bible and did consider and ponder on what was said and then desired the woman that brought me to leave her chamber and when she was gone out told me I had spoken that which went to her heart and discovered to her all that she had done and yet in shewing where her help was and that now she would freely and fully telâ— me all that was in her heart that accidentally she killed her Husband she beleived but not wittingly intentionally and that was not it that had provoked God to bring her to this judgement but something else that she had done hidden and allowed her self in which lay much upon her but now something had touched her heart that made her willing to acknowledge it as perceiving though it was vile there was for giveness and washing and therefore she was free to confesse her sins and declare her wayes to me and desired me to pray for her telling me others had been with her urging and pressing her to confess her self guilty of what she knew her self clear off and because she could not confess what they would have her judged and condeâ—ned her and left her as hopeless but as they set nothing before her of any ground or door of repentance opened for such so it wrought nothing upon her but wrath but after she was instructed she repented and sorrowed after a godly sort even unto life to the hope of which she was quickned and strengthned by the resurrection of Christ who was delivered for our offenses c. And retained that hope in him even unto death as was discerned and believed by some that continued with her to this I adde no more in this place nor unto this relation of Rose VVarnes but that she meâ— with more such tryals in the two or three dayes time she lived and was in like manner strengâ—hned to resist the tempter in them and not moved from the faith and hope of the gospel but waxed more strong therein by occasions of tryalls Some broken remembrances of Mrs Rose VVarnes speech at her execution containing the summe of it with some supplyes of words where her spirits and strength failed according to what her self had expressed oâ—t in the Prison and before many witnesses You are gathered together a great company to look upon me I hopâ— none with any joy at my shamefull death I am perswaded there is none rejoyce at it but that you do pitty me sympathize with me and I pray God make it of good use to you all The Lord is righteous in all that is come upon mâ— even unto this shamhful death I suffer it justly from his hand for I have sinned against him greivously sinned and sin brings shame it must have punishment yea I may say what profit had I of those things of which I am now ashamed the end of those things is death there fore let all take heed and be warned in time not to dally with sin God hath condemned sin in the flesh in condemning his own Son in the flesh for our sins he was made the banished One for us his Fathers wrath lay hard upon him he was in an Agony and under the power of darkness and sweat as it were greae drops of blood and water trickling down to the ground and was hung on a tree and all this as our surety he suffered in the flesh for our sin sin therefore must still be judged and condemned in the flesh and if we sin against him that was hung on a tree for us all if we sin against his grace that brings salvation to all men in due time for he by the grace of God tasted death for every man he shead his blood for every one of you for every Creature of mankind on the earth and gave himself a randsome for all and is the true light that lighteth every man that comes into the world a testimony in due time therefore if we sin against this grace especially those that name the name of Christ and that have tasted that the Lord is gracious as I have done he can by no means in clearing clear the guilty he will not let sins go unpun shed it must be judged in the flesh and if judgement be not received and â—ubmitted to now that we judge our selves it must be judged in the flesh for ever for ever in the wrath to come where their worm dyeth not and their fire is not quenched oh that is a hundred thousand sold worse then this shameful death this will be over presently and the sting is taken out of it by him that was hung on a tree for us but no end of that when a thousand times a thousand years are past its never a white shortned it s still for ever and ever therefore God is gracious as well as rightteous infinitely gracious in judgeing me thus here that he may not condem me in the world to come I have all my punishment here though far lesse infinitely lesse then my iniquity deserves yet here I have all and all this is nothing to the lake of fire the second death and whatever I could have suffered less then that had been infinite mercy yet such his mercy I might have escaped this too had I received reproof and judged my self in time but I heardned my heart against many reproofs of instruction the reproofs of this Gospel they are the way of life they powerfully reprove and melt the heart though I did not turn at them I was as a Bullock unaccustomed to the yoak nothing less then all this would bring me down I made mention of the name of the Lord but in late times not in truth nor in righteousness I walked with a blessed pretious people I tell you they are a blessed people think not the worst of them nor of the way of truth they walk in or as if the word of the Gospel of the grace of God that brings salvation to all men were without efficacy because I so sinned for I walked close with God and with his people and hid his word in my heart which I heard among them I had been preserved from so sinning against him but it was not heeded by me I did not hide it in my hart that I might not sin against him I went sometime to hear and of these late years when my iniquities had prevailed over me I went but seldome and when I heard I heard overly overly overly I did not in hearing hear I did not do what it was working in me to will and to doe I heardned my heart against the reproofs of instruction and would not take shame I thought to hide my self as Adam but with pitiful coverings when I had greviously sinned against God in turning aside to another then my Husband I thought to have concealed it that I might not take shame and that brought me to this in which God is righteous and if men have done me any wrong
great joy and composure and after earnestly praying to God for the people and that he would graciously receive her soul which she freely and cheerfully committed to him she yeilded her body to the Executioner to whom she said alas poor man come do thy office shall I go higher or lower which caused some that stood by to change their minds for they had said a while before that she lengthned out her discourse to spin out time because she was loath to come at it but now observing this free proffer of her self to the Executioner without any hastening her they on the other hand admired to see her so willing to dye when the rope was fitted to her neck she again protested her great peace and joy in the view of the blessedness she was going to and it was thought by many the body scarce retained the soul or life after it was turned off for she was not seen to struggle nor scarce if at all move in any part as they said that was neer blessed be God for his mercy in giving such a proof of the truth and faithfulness of that saying that Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners Her Speech SInners come hither you to me I call That you may warned be by this my fall Which for your sakes the just Lord ordered To appear so publickly admonished That you thereby might be and so prevent Your suffering such like or worse punishment For such like punishments or worse will be Thiâ—â— lot that won't henceforth be warnâ—d by me Had I been warn'd before by others I Had not come hither in this wise to dye But since his mercies I therein dâ—d slight And turned not to him so as I might In justice he permitted such a fall Mercy to shâ—w to me and to you all Take heed of sins deceits the wayès thereto Take heed how you do venture on to go For Sin more sub ile then a Serpent is Happy the souls that its inchantments mâ—ss I thought my self once strong enough to stand Against its charms and that I had command So of my self that I from it could keep Me safe but since alas for grief to weep It â—ft hath bronght me so it will do you If you by me will not he warned now The vitious courses which I see possest The minds of many I did once detest I loathed to think to wrong the marriage bed Or walk in such bad wayes as thereto led But oh alas while some smooth company Pretendiâ—g love and friendship cheerfuly I entertain'd and sorted with no harm Thinking in them their fair pretence did charme My foolish heart into so plâ—asing sleep That under shows of love lust gan to â—reep Slily into my breast to laugh and play And jest and sport with them while I gave way Such was sins first in windings and the wayes That sinners used heapes of woes to raise Upon my person while some snares did lay To catch me and their mates did me betray Who being nought themselves did seek that I Might be so too as if my company In badness would their badness mittigate Or their litentiousness extenuate And I alas too ready was to close With sins and their sweet charms till I did loose Of vertue all the savour then I feltâ— The pangs of hell within me but I dealt Deceitfuly and hid my sins and grew From worse to worse which now I saâ—ly rue Woe worth such false acquaintance whâ— pretences Of love and friendship gave to my offences The spring rise oh then be warn'd by me And shun all foolish wanton company All merry junkettings and gossipings For much iniquity from such things springs Who walkes with wise men wisdome shall attain But a companion unto persons vaine For such vile sinners who their faults confess And heartily therein do seek redress Had I not mercy now therein obâ—ain'd Oh how my soul had stain'd been my heart pain'd With fears of after woe sinners behold Take heed of sin never therewith be bold For it will-misery to you procure Either while here or that that will indure Eternally be warned then by my fall Let me Rose Warne a warning be to all And yet an instance of such mercy toâ— As may perswade you whatsoere you do Not to despair of mercy but submit To bear Gods chastisement and turning yet To hope and seek for pardon of him who His only son sent that he might undoe The devils works of sin and death for all Who gave his life and unto all doth call To look to him and saved be since this A faithful saying worth acceptance is That he into the world did come that he Might Saviour of the cheifest sinners be And such hath saved yea since God dâ—th swear That of the truth of what he saith no fear Might us possesse that he hath no deâ— light In death of wicked men but that the right They rather turne to and their sins forsake That of life in his love they may partake To sin is bad but to despair is worse For that 's the certain way to death and curse Who sins not shanâ— be tempted to despair Therefore of sin and its deceits beware But having sinn'd repent for God will give Mercy to those that turne and they shall live Through Jesus Christ our Lord so farewell all And see ye warned bee by this my fall Qui ante non cavet post â—olâ—bit Who so doth not of sin beware before His doleful state shall afterward deplore Et qui ante dolet post gaudebit Who penitently here their sins bewaile Hereafter shall have joys that nere shall faile Upon R. 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She that was lost we hope is found Shee that was dead doth live again She that in lust and sin was drown'd We hope with Christ doth now remain Oh pretious blood that washt her so Free grace that did her so redress That by the ladder she might go To endless and eternal bliss Lord send us to that fountain too And throughly wash our souls therein Without which all that we can do Cannot deliver us from sin And keep us from such sins and shame As blurd and shortn'd here her daies That we may glorifie thy name And go to heaven by better wayes Rofe Warne EPIGRAM Rose Warne thy name was oh that thou hadst been Rose Warned thou such mischeifs hadst not seen But being not Rose Warned by thy fall Thou art Rose Warne a warning unto all SHe left by her speech and demeanour a very great admiration of it and affectedness with it in the auditory which was very great and numerous from the Town and Country though the fewer from the Country because it was not the market day who generally so far as they heard her at least returned with abundance of compunction and seriousness upon their spirits glorifying God for and in her diverse saying they never saw any executed that dyed in that manner and with that cheerfulness and hope in God and with such
good exhortations and instructions given them which they said they koped they should never forget some said they profited by it more then by many Sermons and much to that purpose yet as the elder Brother of the prodigal murmured at his too good and speedy entertainment by his Father and servants so their wanted not some that murmured against her to the mâ—st of which their murmurings sufficient answer may be found in my discourse about the reception of the Prodigal yet I shall ad something here with particular reference to her that was not so proper there to be made Object 1. Some thought her not humbled enough judgeing its likely by their not seeing her weep at the bar or as she went to execution or the like Answ To this let it be received what I say of the humbling God approves of in my said discourse and what is said in the passages in these papers related of her It s evident by them that she did ingeniously acknowledge her guilt and filth with many expressions of loathing her self with great detestation of her self and sins yea and that in the prison with many years whereof I my self was a witness yea she so loathed her self and saw and confessed her vileness as to take up no hope or confidence for deliverance no where but in the free and rich grace of God and the precious blood of Iesus which 〈◊〉 much and greatly magnifyed rejecting all other things that could be done by her as much to weak and vile to give her any release from her so great guilt or any boldness or hope towards God and she willingly and cheerfully yeilded her self to accept and bear the chastisement of her iniquity which is that which God himself gives as the product of an humbled heart in Levit. 26.41.42 and if God accepted of this or rather of her in and through his Son so as to speak peace to hir who then may fault her for not being more troubled seeing if he give peace who can cause trouble Job 34 29. she faid indeed as she went toward the place of execution that she thought God had wiped away all tears from her eyes before she dyed for she could not then weep as formerly she had done I might adde the observation and saying of Capt. Stiles a conscientious man so far as I ever heard who was upon some jealousies only upon National accounts all that time and more in the Prison and lodged in the next chamber to her who told me and some others that he thought he was the best witness of her penitency and that he heard her very frequently praying weeping and â—ying to God and that she was seldome alone but she was so exercised or in reading some good book and that he thought her 〈◊〉 very penâ—tent woman and that there waâ— nothing to be said to her but speak comfortably to her c. Object 2. Put should so great a sinner dye like a Saint Answ That 's spoke to in my discourse and there it sheweth both that great sinners may through the grace of God be made real Saints and bâ—ing so made bear their punâ—shment like Saints whether it be death as the malefactor on the cross Luc 23 40 41 42 or some other heavy judgement as David his flight from his son Absolom Psal 3. And truly there were many things in her of like good appearance to these things found in them in those their sufferings as what is mentioned before of her due evidence 1. She rebuked yet with compassion and admonished one whom she discerned or apprehended deciding what was spoken by her and admonished and warned all of sinning and hardning their hearts against Gods grace 2. She justified approved and owned Christ in his truth and people 3. And bear a good testimony to him and his grace and the vertue and preciousness of his death and sufferings 4. She confessed her own guilt and desert of what was ordered to her justifying God therein and confessing herself â—o have deserved ten thousand thousand times worse matters 5. She prayed for Gods blessing upon and testifyed love and charity to all the people and forgave those that had been more busie then they needed against her 6. She submitted to bear Gods chastisement and the punishment of her iniquity quietly and patiently c. 7. Having sought to God much before she then expressed great hope and confidence in Gods mercy and the blood of Christ shell for her c. And truly it is 〈◊〉 to â—y like a Saint so as to be one upon the galloweâ— then to dye as a wicked man without faith and kope in Christ the quietest death upon the bed as many that dye there doe better are like that Male factour on the Cross then as the rich man iâ— Luke 12.19 and 16.22 on his bed though yet in a sence she dyed not like a Saint namely as to the rejoceing and glorying in the cause of her death as they doe and may do when they dye for Christ his truth and righteousness Object 3. Some objected that she dyed like the Kings Judges Answ What the Kings judges mâ—t with from God in their death God best knowes But in this she much differed from them that they many of them justifyed the cause of their death she was much ashamed of the cause of hers and confessed it such as deserved that and far worse punishment Object 4. Some said she speak good things but they were but generals Answ 〈◊〉 Generall thing best become a numerous multitude for they would reach to them all so as particulars might not 2. God and Christ and the holy Ghost and his Apostles and Prophets speak general things two which are not therefore the less but the more useful and profitable as that all have sinned and are justified freely by Gods grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jefus Rom. 3.23 That Christ ayed for all and in the propitiation for the sins of the whole world 2 Cor. 5.14.15 1 Tim. 2.6 John 22. and it s well he did so and is so else 〈◊〉 might be worse for the objectors as well as for others that all shall dye and rise and be judged all that believe are justifyed 3. She spake also many particulars I wish the objector may speak as will when they come to dye as her particular hope for her self in God as well as of her particular guiltiness and submission to him Perhaps some would have â—ad her commended her self and spoken of some particular good things in her self as the ground of her hope and liked not to hear of so much hope and confidence upon the account of Gods mercifulness to sinners and the pretiousness of the blood of Jesus who gave himself a ransome for all if soâ— she did far better then they would have had her for Gods goodness and mercy and the blood oâ— Christ will hold when all particular frames will or may break or crack that 's the Pharisees way indeed