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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
death_n	see_v	sin_n	soul_n	9,644	5	5.1376	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A30616	A narrative of the conversion of Thomas Mackernesse, late of March, in the Ille of Ely who was condemn'd for robbery, &c. and executed at Wisbech, Aug. 19, 1694 : with an account of his penitential behaviour, and discourses with the ministers who came to visit him / publish'd by J. Burroughs.	Burroughs, J.; Mackernesse, Thomas.	1694 (1694)	Wing B6128; ESTC R29165	12,362	41

was precious to him but he shewed strange Zeal for the Salvation of others pitied poor Sinners with bowels of Compassions oft declaring his deep sense of their miserable state who lived careless in the matters of their Souls Eternal Peace and Comfort A little before Execution enquiring of him what Confession he thought to make he said he was not inclined to speak much publickly in that respect for this reason That he judged it useless and at most would only gratifie some who came for nothing else but to hear him tell a long Story of a Vicious Life which was more likely to discompose his own mind than tend to their Edification Moreover he said I cannot affect the Guilty and for others some may believe me some may not The Guilty know themselves I will therefore leave them to God and their own Consciences wishing them true Repentance that they may never come to this miserable End He did not think fit to go out of the World accusing others whom he could no more than accuse and neither bring them to deserved Punishment for what they had done nor prevent thereby their proceeding in the same course of Wickedness No for said he God must convince them and change their hearts which he did and would pray earnestly for to his last He was desirous to imploy all his little space in seeking God and giving up himself to Jesus Christ in humble prayer now and then saying Oh! my Time is short within a few hours yea moments I shall be in Eternity O vain World And thus he prepared himself to Embrace Death with comfort for though any one might see great seriousness in all his Carriage when going to the Place of Execution and when there yet as little sadness appeared as ever did sn any in his condition that was not absolutely stupid and insensible Requesting me oft not to leave him till Death separated us I accompanied him to the Place of Execution where I prayed with him committing his Soul to God he joyned with me with great Ardency Then was sung the latter part of the 39th Psalm by his appointment in singing whereof he seemed Elevated in Heart and Voice above most present At last turning about and looking round on the multitude he took his farewell in these words or words to the like effect Gentle Spectators You are come to see a sinful miserable wretch suffer this Ignominious Death I thank God it is not terrible to me for I trust that I shall find Mercy with God for my poor Soul through the precious Blood of my sweet Jesus You may see here what Sin will bring you to Oh take warning by me take heed of Sin shun Temptations flee Evil Company beware of Sabbath-breaking for by this Sin the Devil begins with many to draw them to all manner of Wickedness so he did with me Oh forsake all your Evil Ways turn to the Lord he is a gracious God Oh vile Wretch that I have so sinned against a holy just and merciful God I have been a Prodigal indeed but I hope now a Returning one Oh that they that have been my Companions in mischief may repent before it be too late I beg of them to fear God and mind their Souls There may be some of them that hear me at this time the Lord touch their hearts Oh do not still go on you are known to God who will call you to account for all one day Think of it I beseech you the Lord give you Repentance and Pardon your Sins that you may not come to this miseable End you see me come to With more to the like purpose Then Resigning himself to God and beging Acceptance with him for the Merits of a Dear and Alsufficient Redeemer he Ended this Temporal and miserable Life Hitherto I have given a bare Historical Relation of what came within my own personal knowledge and I Appeal to God for my Fidelity in the whole For though in some things I may have varied from his precise words which yet I have stuck to as much as is possible I dare confidently affirm that I have not departed from his Sense and the truth in any thing Only let me add farther a few Observations for Spiritual improvement as what may from the Preceding Narrative be inferred First That when God sets sin upon the Conscience and inlightens the mind to see its Guilt the most obdurate sinner cannot withstand the Terrors of Divine Wrath This was most plainly demonstrated in this Man's Case He that had once made a mock of Sin as all ungodly Fools do and no fear of the Great and Terrible Majesty of an Infinitely Holy Just and Omnipotent God did lay constraint upon him but in contempt of Hell and all the Threatnings of Eternal Divine Displeasure swaggered it out in those ways that lead directly to Eternal perdition till the Lord graciously let in some beams of Holy Light into his Soul then how horrid were his Sins and how dreadful the apprehension of their just desert Oh the Agonies that I saw him in How did he Tremble And the thoughts of having to do with an Angry Almighty God will shake the Hearts of the stoutest Sinners for Who knows the power of his Wrath Who can dwell with Everlasting burnings Secondly That when Men come once seriously to consider Death Judgment and a future State the necessity of a Christ for their Souls will presently and evidently appear to them Did not Men cast these out of their Thoughts it could not be that they should live at ease set so light by a Saviour as the generality of them do Alas Men put the evil Day far from them and look upon Death Judgment and things of another World as at a vast distance or at most not absolutely certain and so their Preparations for Eternity are but Languid Remiss Heartless and Insignificant But let Death look them in the Face and their Minds be possessed with Sober Lively Believing Apprehensions of the grand important matters of a World to come then give them a Christ and nothing but a Christ is the load and earnest cry of their Souls Oh the worth excellency and necessity of that pretious Christ that they had long before vilified and rejected Thirdly If the Lord please to put a poor Sinner upon sollicitous care and concern for Saving the Soul no means will be neglected no diligence in the use thereof wanting for that end especially they will be much in Prayer Cry oft and mightily to the Lord for Grace and Mercy Give God and their own Souls no rest till they find both Nothing more remarkable than this in the present instance What a price did he set upon Prayer as appears by this that he gladly accepted the Prayers of any though of never so mean capacity and though at first he could only Pray with others help yet upon my pressing him to exercise himself in Prayer using his own expressions and telling him when he pleaded he could