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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A63971	The Protestant Martyrs: or, The bloody assizes Giving an account of the lives, tryals, and dying speeches, of all those eminent Protestants that suffered in the west of England, by the sentence of that bloody and cruel Judge Jefferies; being in all 251 persons, besides what were hang'd and destroyed in cold blood. Containing also, the life and death of James Duke of Monmouth; his birth and education; his actions both at home and abroad; his unfortunate sentence, execution and dying-words upon the scaffold: with a true copy of the paper he left behind him. And many other curious remarks worth the reader's observation.	Tutchin, John, 1661?-1707.	1688 (1688)	Wing T3382AA; ESTC R220942	22,249	20

refine them and not to ruin them whatever the World may think Heb. 12. 3. to 12. Prev 3. 11 12. Mat. 10. 18. to 40. Mat. 16. 24. to 28. We are to imitate our Saviour in his Sufferings as x Pet. 2. 23. and 1 Pet. 16. to 20. We are neither to despise our Afflictions nor to faint under them both are Extreams We are not to suffer our Spirits to be exasperated against the Instruments of our Trouble for the same Affliction may be an Effect of their Passion and yet sent to God to punish us for our Sin Though 't is a Comfort when we may say to them with David Psal 59. 3. Not for my Transgressio nor for my Sin O Lord. Nor are we by fraudulent pusillanimous Compliances in wicked Courses to bring Sin upon our selves Faint Hearts are ordinary false Hearts chusing Sin rather than Sufferings and a short Life with eternal Death before temporal Death and a Crown of Glory Such seeking to save a little loses all and God readily hardens them to proceed to their own Destruction How many like Hazael 2 Kings 8. 13. run to Excesses they never thought they were capable of Let Rulers and others read seriously and weigh Prov. 1. 10. to 20. 2 Chr. 28. 6. to 17. Prov. 24. 11 12. and Prov. 28. 10. and avoid what is bad and follow what is good For me I hope by God's Strength to join with Job Chap. 13. 15. and the Psalmist Psal 22. 4. and 16. 7. and shall pray as Psal 74. 19. to 24. and Psal 122. 6. to 9. and Luke 1. 74. 75. and shall hope as Psal 94. 14 15. I do freely forgive all that directly or indirectly have been the Cause of my being brought to this Place first or last and I pray God forgive them I pray God send Truth and Peace in these Three Kingdoms and continue and increase the Glorious Light of the Gospel and restrain the Spirit of Prophanity Atheism Superstition Popery and Persecution and restore all that have back slidden from the Purity of their Life or Principles and bless his whole People with all Blessings spiritual and temporal and pnt an End to their present Trials And I intreat all People to forgive me wherein I have offended and concur with me to pray Toat the great good and merciful God would sanctify my present Lot and for Jesus Christ his sake pardon all my Sins and receive me to his Eternal Glory It is suggested to me That I have said nothing of the Royal Family and it remembers me that before the Justices at my Trial about the Test I said That at my Death I would pray That there should never want one of the Royal Family to be a Defender of the True Ancient Apostolick Catholick Protestant Faith which I do now And that GOD would enlighten and forgive all of them that are either luke-warm or have shrunk from the Profession of it And in all Events I pray GOD may provide for the Security of his Church that Antichrist nor the Gates of Hell may never prevail against it Colonel RVMBOLD AT the same place died Colonel Richard Rumbold June 26 1685. most of what occurred considerable in his Defence and Speech you have had already in the Business of the Assassination Two or three Passages more there are worth Remarks in the same as Arguments of his Sense and Courage For this Cause he says we●e every Hair of his Head and Beard a Life he 'd joyfully sacrifice 'em all That he was never Antimonarchical in his Principles but for a King and Free Parliament the King having Power enough to make him great and the people to make 'em happy That he died in the Defence of the just Laws and Lib rties of the Nations That none was marks by God above another for no Man came into the World with a Saddle on their Backs nor others booted and spurr'd to ride upon 't And being askt if he thought not his Sentence dreadful Answered He wisht he had a Limb for every Town in Christendom The next Place was Lyme where many of Note died particularly Col. Holmes who was the first of those there executed near the same place where they landed when they came a-Shoar with the Duke of Monmouth being brought to the Place after some Difficulty for the Horses that were first put into the Stedge would not stir which obliged those concerned to get others which they did from the Coach-man who had that Morning brought them to Town when they were put into the Sledge they broke it in pieces which caused the Prisoners to go on Foot to the place of Execution where being come as I told you before the Colonel began thus at the Foot of the Ladder He sat down with an Aspect altogether void of Fear but on the contrary with a kind of smilin● countenance so began to speak to the Spectators to this purpose That he would give them an Account of his first Undertaking in the Design which was long before in London for there he agreed to stand by and assist the Duke of Monmouth when Opportunity offered in order to which he went to Holland with him and there continued until this Expedition in which God had thought fit to frustrate his and other good Mens Expectations He believed the Protestant Religion was bleeding and in a Step towards Extirpation and therefore he with these his Brethren that were to suffer with him and thousands more had adventured their Lives and their All to save it but God Almighty had not appointed 'em to be the Instruments in so glorious a Work yet notwithstanding he did verily believe and doubted not but that God would make use of others that should meet with better success though the Way or Means was not yet visible but of this he did not doubt He also was satisfied of the Duke's Title so that Matter did not afflict him on account of his engaging on his Score And going on further with a Discourse of this Nature he was asked by a Person Why he did not pray for the King He with a smiling Countenance answered I am sorry you do not yet understand the Difference between speaking and praying And having ended his Discourse he then prepared himself by prayer for his Dissolution which was very devout and pious for half an hour Col. Holmes in his Prayer not mentioning the King he was charged as before to which he replied He prayed for him in general praying for all Mankind Thus fell the valiant and good Christian Col. Holmes his dying Words we have now found come to pass he was much lamented by all that saw him except by some that 't is feared are delivered up to a feared Conscience The Last Speech of Dr. Hicks I am now going into that World where many dark Things shall be made perfectly manifest and clear and many doubtful Things fully resolved and a plenary Satisfaction given concerning them all Disputes and Mistakes concerning Treason Rebellion and