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that I had forfeited all hope of any happiness in the eternity 

that I was just going to enter into�察�and on the contrary was 

entitled to all that was miserable�察�or had been conceived of 

misery�察�and all this with the frightful addition of its being 

also eternal。



I am not capable of reading lectures of instruction to anybody�察�

but I relate this in the very manner in which things then 

appeared to me�察�as far as I am able�察�but infinitely short of the 

lively impressions which they made on my soul at that time�察�

indeed�察�those impressions are not to be explained by words�察�

or if they are�察�I am not mistress of words enough to express 

them。  It must be the work of every sober reader to make just 

reflections on them�察�as their own circumstances may direct�察�

and�察�without question�察�this is what every one at some time or 

other may feel something of�察�I mean�察�a clearer sight into things 

to come than they had here�察�and a dark view of their own 

concern in them。



But I go back to my own case。  The minister pressed me to 

tell him�察�as far as I though convenient�察�in what state I found 

myself as to the sight I had of things beyond life。  He told me 

he did not come as ordinary of the place�察�whose business it 

is to extort confessions from prisoners�察�for private ends�察�or 

for the further detecting of other offenders�察�that his business 

was to move me to such freedom of discourse as might serve 

to disburthen my own mind�察�and furnish him to administer 

comfort to me as far as was in his power�察�and assured me�察�

that whatever I said to him should remain with him�察�and be 

as much a secret as if it was known only to God and myself�察�

and that he desired to know nothing of me�察�but as above to 

qualify him to apply proper advice and assistance to me�察�and 

to pray to God for me。



This honest�察�friendly way of treating me unlocked all the 

sluices of my passions。  He broke into my very soul by it�察�and 

I unravelled all the wickedness of my life to him。 In a word�察�I 

gave him an abridgment of this whole history�察�I gave him a 

picture of my conduct for fifty years in miniature。



I hid nothing from him�察�and he in return exhorted me to sincere 

repentance�察�explained to me what he meant by repentance�察�and 

then drew out such a scheme of infinite mercy�察�proclaimed 

from heaven to sinners of the greatest magnitude�察�that he left 

me nothing to say�察�that looked like despair�察�or doubting of 

being accepted�察�and in this condition he left me the first night。



He visited me again the next morning�察�and went on with his 

method of explaining the terms of divine mercy�察�which 

according to him consisted of nothing more�察�or more difficult�察�

than that of being sincerely desirous of it�察�and willing to accept 

it�察�only a sincere regret for�察�and hatred of�察�those things I had 

done�察�which rendered me so just an object of divine vengeance。  

I am not able to repeat the excellent discourses of this 

extraordinary man�察�'tis all that I am able to do�察�to say that he 

revived my heart�察�and brought me into such a condition that 

I never knew anything of in my life before。  I was covered 

with shame and tears for things past�察�and yet had at the same 

time a secret surprising joy at the prospect of being a true 

penitent�察�and obtaining the comfort of a penitentI mean�察�the 

hope of being forgiven�察�and so swift did thoughts circulate�察�

and so high did the impressions they had made upon me run�察�

that I thought I could freely have gone out that minute to 

execution�察�without any uneasiness at all�察�casting my soul 

entirely into the arms of infinite mercy as a penitent。



The good gentleman was so moved also in my behalf with a 

view of the influence which he saw these things had on me�察�

that he blessed God he had come to visit me�察�and resolved not 

to leave me till the last moment�察�that is�察�not to leave visiting me。



It was no less than twelve days after our receiving sentence 

before any were ordered for execution�察�and then upon a 

Wednesday the dead warrant�察�as they call it�察�came down�察�and 

I found my name was among them。  A terrible blow this was 

to my new resolutions�察�indeed my heart sank within me�察�and 

I swooned away twice�察�one after another�察�but spoke not a word。  

The good minister was sorely afflicted for me�察�and did what he 

could to comfort me with the same arguments�察�and the same 

moving eloquence that he did before�察�and left me not that 

evening so long as the prisonkeepers would suffer him to stay 

in the prison�察�unless he would be locked up with me all night�察�

which he was not willing to be。



I wondered much that I did not see him all the next day�察�it 

being the day before the time appointed for execution�察�and I 

was greatly discouraged�察�and dejected in my mind�察�and indeed 

almost sank for want of the comfort which he had so often�察�

and with such success�察�yielded me on his former visits。  I 

waited with great impatience�察�and under the greatest oppressions 

of spirits imaginable�察�till about four o'clock he came to my 

apartment�察�for I had obtained the favour�察�by the help of money�察�

nothing being to be done in that place without it�察�not to be 

kept in the condemned hole�察�as they call it�察�among the rest of 

the prisoners who were to die�察�but to have a little dirty 

chamber to myself。



My heart leaped within me for joy when I heard his voice at 

the door�察�even before I saw him�察�but let any one judge what 

kind of motion I found in my soul�察�when after having made a 

short excuse for his not coming�察�he showed me that his time 

had been employed on my account�察�that he had obtained a 

favourable report from the Recorder to the Secretary of State 

in my particular case�察�and�察�in short�察�that he had brought me 

a reprieve。



He used all the caution that he was able in letting me know 

a thing which it would have been a double cruelty to have 

concealed�察�and yet it was too much for me�察�for as grief had 

overset me before�察�so did joy overset me now�察�and I fell into

a much more dangerous swooning than I did at first�察�and it 

was not without a great difficulty that I was recovered at all。



The good man having made a very Christian exhortation to 

me�察�not to let the joy of my reprieve put the remembrance of 

my past sorrow out of my mind�察�and having told me that he 

must leave me�察�to go and enter the reprieve in the books�察�and 

show it to the sheriffs�察�stood up just before his going away�察�

and in a very earnest manner prayed to God for me�察�that my 

repentance might be made unfeigned and sincere�察�and that 

my coming back�察�as it were�察�into life again�察�might not be a 

returning to the follies of life which I had made such solemn 

resolutions to forsake�察�and to repent of them。  I joined heartily 

in the petition�察�and must needs say I had deeper impressions 

upon my mind all that night�察�of the mercy of God in sparing 

my life�察�and a greater detestation of my past sins�察�from a sense 

of the goodness which I had tasted in this case�察�than I had in 

all my sorrow before。



This may be thought inconsistent in itself�察�and wide from the 

business of this book�察�particularly�察�I reflect that many of those 

who may be pleased and diverted with the relation of the wild 

and wicked part of my story may not relish this�察�which is 

really the best part of my life�察�the most advantageous to myself�察�

and the most instructive to others。  Such�察�however�察�will�察�I hope�察�

allow me the liberty to make my story complete。  It would be 

a severe satire on such to say they do not relish the repentance 

as much as they do the crime�察�and that they had rather the 

history were a complete tragedy�察�as it was very likely to have been。



But I go on with my relation。  The next morning there was a 

sad scene indeed in the prison。  The first thing I was saluted 

with in the morning was the tolling of the great bell at St。 

Sepulchre's�察�as they call it�察�which ushered in the day。  As soon 

as it began to toll�察�a dismal groaning and crying was heard 

from the condemned hole�察�where there lay six poor souls who 

were to be executed that day�察�some from one crime�察�some for 

another�察�and two of them for murder。



This was followed by a confused clamour in the house�察�among 

the several sorts of prisoners�察�expressing their awkward sorrows 

for the poor creatures that were to die�察�but in a manner extremely 

differing one from another。  Some cried for them�察�some huzzaed�察�

and wished them a good journey�察�some damned and cursed those 

that had brought them to itthat is�察�meaning the evidence�察�or 

prosecutorsmany pitying them�察�and some few�察�but very few�察�

praying for them。



There was hardly room for so much composure of mind as 

was required for me to bless the merciful Providence that had�察�

as it were�察�snatched me out of the jaws of this destruction。  I 

remained�察�as it were�察�dumb and silent�察�overcome with the 

sense of it�察�and not able to express what I had in my heart�察�for 

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