The libertine overthrown, or, A mirror for atheists wherein they may clearly see their prodigious follies, vast extravagancies, notorious impieties and absurdities : containing a compendious account of the ... life and ... death of that the whole ... abstracted from the remarks of the Right Reverend D. Gilbert Burnet ... and the Reverend Mr. Parsons ...
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           Rochester, John Wilmot, -- Earl of, 1647-1680.
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             The
             Libertine
             Overthrown
          
           :
           Or
           ,
           a
           
             MIRROR
          
           for
           
             Atheists
          
           ;
           Wherein
           they
           may
           clearly
           see
           their
           
             Prodigious
             Follies
             ,
             Vast
             Extravagancies
             ,
             Notorious
             Impieties
          
           and
           
             Absurdities
          
           :
           Containing
           a
           Compendious
           Account
           of
           the
           Egregious
           
             Vicious
             Life
             ,
          
           and
           
             Eminently
          
           and
           
             Sincerely
             Penitent
             Death
             ,
          
           Of
           that
           Great
           States-Man
           ,
           Eminent
           Poet
           ,
           and
           Learned
           Scholar
           ,
           
             JOHN
          
           Earl
           of
           ROCHESTER
           ,
           Who
           deparrted
           this
           Life
           the
           26th
           of
           
             July
             ,
          
           MDCLXXX
           .
           Wherein
           is
           briefly
           recited
           not
           only
           his
           Disputes
           and
           Arguments
           against
           God
           and
           Religion
           ,
           as
           the
           same
           were
           used
           in
           Conferences
           with
           Divines
           ,
           and
           at
           several
           Atheistical
           Meetings
           ;
           but
           also
           the
           chief
           of
           his
           notorious
           Pranks
           ,
           such
           as
           his
           turning
           Mountebank
           ,
           his
           Disguising
           himself
           in
           the
           Shapes
           of
           Beggars
           ,
           his
           Amours
           ,
           Revels
           ,
           
             &c.
             
             To
             all
             which
             is
             added
             ,
          
           The
           plain
           manner
           of
           his
           wonderful
           Conversion
           ,
           which
           was
           by
           hearing
           read
           the
           53d
           .
           Chapter
           of
           
             Isaiah
             ,
          
           his
           Christian
           deportment
           and
           Godly
           Expressions
           during
           his
           last
           Sickness
           ;
           as
           also
           his
           Dying
           Remonstrance
           left
           in
           Writing
           ,
           and
           signed
           and
           attested
           by
           Eminent
           Witnesses
           .
        
         
           The
           whole
           ,
           for
           the
           use
           of
           the
           meanest
           Capacities
           ,
           abstracted
           from
           the
           Remarks
           of
           the
           Right
           Reverend
           D.
           
             Gilbert
             Burnet
             ,
          
           now
           Bishop
           of
           
             Sarum
             ,
          
           and
           the
           Reverend
           Mr.
           
             Parsons
             ,
          
           Chaplain
           to
           
             Ann
          
           Countess
           of
           
             Rochester
             .
          
        
         
           
             Licens'd
             according
             to
             Order
             .
          
        
         
           
             London
             ,
          
           Printed
           and
           Sold
           by
           
             J.
             Bradford
             ,
          
           without
           
             Bishopsgate
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
           A
           Mirror
           for
           
             Atheists
             .
          
        
         
           
             THE
             daily
             growth
             of
             Impiety
             and
             Athe●●●
             amongst
             the
             meaner
             sort
             ,
             obliges
             me
             to
             publ●shing
             the
             ensuing
             compendious
             Abstr●●●
             wherein
             will
             appear
             the
             emptiness
             ,
             shallowness
             and
             significany
             of
             the
             greatest
             and
             wisest
             Arguments
             ,
             aga●●●
             the
          
           Being
           
             of
             an
             Omnipotent
          
           Jehovah
           ;
           
             in
             hand●
             of
             which
             ,
             I
             shall
             transcribe
             the
             Remarkable
             Pass●●●
             of
             the
             Life
             of
          
           John
           
             Earl
             of
          
           Rochester
           ,
           
             a
             Great
             M●●●
             a
             greater
             Sinner
             ,
             but
             at
             the
             last
             by
             divine
             Mercy
             ,
             a
             〈◊〉
             Eminent
             and
             Zealous
             Penitent
             .
             One
             who
             had
             for
             ●●veral
             Years
             ,
             made
             it
             his
             Business
             to
             argue
             against
             〈◊〉
             and
             Religion
             ,
             and
             plac'd
             his
             Bliss
             and
             Happiness
             ,
          
           〈◊〉
           summum
           bonum
           ,
           
             in
             carnal
             Pleasures
             and
             sensual
             〈◊〉
             lights
             ;
             but
             to
             be
             methodical
             ,
             I
             shall
             give
             a
             short
             deser●●tion
             of
             his
             Birth
             ,
             Parentage
             and
             Education
             .
          
        
         
           As
           for
           his
           Family
           ,
           on
           both
           sides
           ,
           from
           wh●
           he
           was
           descended
           ,
           they
           were
           some
           of
           the
           〈◊〉
           famous
           in
           their
           Generations
           .
           His
           Grandfat●●●
           was
           that
           Excellent
           and
           truly
           great
           Man
           ,
           〈◊〉
           Lord
           
             Wilmot
             ,
          
           Viscount
           
             Athlone
          
           in
           
             Ireland
             .
             〈◊〉
          
           his
           Father
           ,
           who
           inherited
           the
           same
           Title
           ,
           〈◊〉
           Greatness
           ,
           was
           by
           his
           late
           Majesty
           King
           〈◊〉
           the
           I.
           created
           Baron
           of
           
             Adderburg
          
           in
           
             Oxfords●●●●
          
           and
           by
           King
           
             Charles
          
           the
           II.
           the
           Earl
           of
           
             Roches●●●
          
           His
           Mother
           ,
           of
           whom
           many
           worthy
           things
           〈◊〉
           be
           spoken
           ,
           was
           the
           Relict
           of
           Sir
           
             Francis
             -
             〈◊〉
             Lee
          
           of
           
             Ditchly
             ,
          
           in
           the
           County
           of
           
             Oxford
             ,
          
           Baron
           
           〈◊〉
           Daughter
           of
           that
           Generous
           and
           Honourable
           ●entleman
           Sir
           
             John
             ,
          
           St.
           
             Johns
          
           of
           
             Lyddiard
             ,
          
           in
           the
           ●ounty
           of
           
             Wilts
             ,
          
           Baronet
           .
        
         
           He
           was
           Born
           in
           
             April
          
           1648.
           
           And
           as
           for
           his
           E●ucation
           ,
           it
           was
           in
           
           Wadham-College
           in
           
             Oxford
             ,
          
           un●er
           the
           care
           of
           that
           Wise
           and
           Excellent
           Gover●our
           Dr.
           
             Blanford
             ,
          
           the
           late
           Right
           Reverend
           Bishop
           〈◊〉
           
             Worcester
          
           ;
           there
           it
           was
           he
           laid
           a
           good
           Founda●●on
           of
           Learning
           and
           Study
           ,
           tho
           he
           afterwards
           ●uilt
           upon
           that
           foundation
           Hay
           and
           Stubble
           ●●ere
           he
           first
           suck'd
           from
           the
           Breasts
           of
           his
           Mother
           ●●e
           University
           those
           perfections
           of
           Wit
           ,
           Elo●●ence
           and
           Poetry
           ,
           which
           afterwards
           by
           his
           own
           ●●rrupt
           Stomach
           ,
           or
           some
           ill
           juices
           after
           were
           〈◊〉
           into
           Poyson
           to
           himself
           and
           others
           .
        
         
           Leaving
           the
           University
           ,
           he
           betook
           himself
           to
           ●ravel
           ,
           from
           which
           he
           return'd
           in
           the
           18th
           Year
           〈◊〉
           his
           Age
           ,
           and
           appear'd
           at
           Court
           with
           as
           great
           ●dvantages
           as
           most
           ever
           had
           ,
           greatly
           signalizing
           〈◊〉
           Valour
           at
           Sea
           in
           the
           Year
           65.
           when
           he
           went
           ●ith
           the
           Earl
           of
           
             Sandwich
             ,
          
           &c.
           
           He
           had
           so
           entirely
           〈◊〉
           down
           the
           Intemperance
           that
           was
           growing
           on
           〈◊〉
           before
           his
           Travels
           ,
           that
           at
           his
           Return
           he
           ha●●d
           nothing
           more
           .
           But
           falling
           into
           Company
           that
           〈◊〉
           these
           Excesses
           ,
           he
           was
           ,
           tho
           not
           without
           ●●fficulty
           ;
           and
           by
           many
           Steps
           ,
           brought
           back
           to
           it
           ●●ain
           .
           And
           the
           Natural
           Heat
           of
           his
           Fancy
           being
           ●●flamed
           by
           Wine
           ,
           made
           him
           so
           extravagantly
           ●●easant
           ,
           that
           many
           ,
           to
           be
           diverted
           more
           by
           that
           ●umour
           ,
           studied
           to
           engage
           him
           deeper
           and
           deeper
           〈◊〉
           Intemperance
           ;
           which
           at
           length
           did
           so
           entirely
           ●●bdue
           him
           ,
           that
           (
           as
           he
           told
           the
           Reverend
           Dr.
           
             ●●rnet
          
           now
           Bishop
           of
           
             Sarum
          
           )
           for
           five
           Years
           to●●ther
           he
           was
           continually
           Drunk
           ;
           not
           all
           the
           
           while
           under
           the
           visible
           Effects
           of
           it
           ,
           but
           his
           Bloo●
           was
           so
           inflamed
           ,
           that
           he
           was
           not
           in
           all
           that
           time
           cool
           enough
           to
           be
           perfect
           Master
           of
           himself
           .
           Thi●
           led
           him
           to
           say
           and
           do
           many
           wild
           and
           unaccountable
           things
           .
           There
           were
           two
           Principles
           in
           hi●
           Natural
           temper
           ,
           that
           being
           heightened
           by
           tha●
           Heat
           ,
           carried
           him
           to
           great
           Excesses
           ;
           a
           violen●
           love
           of
           Pleasure
           ,
           and
           a
           disposition
           to
           extravagant
           Mirth
           .
           The
           one
           involved
           him
           in
           great
           sensuality
           ;
           the
           other
           led
           him
           to
           many
           odd
           Adve●tures
           and
           Frolicks
           ,
           in
           which
           he
           was
           oft
           in
           hazar●
           of
           his
           Life
           .
           The
           one
           being
           the
           same
           Irregula●
           Appetite
           in
           his
           Mind
           ,
           that
           the
           other
           was
           in
           hi●
           Body
           ,
           which
           made
           him
           think
           nothing
           divertin●
           that
           was
           not
           extravagant
           .
           And
           tho'
           in
           col●
           Blood
           he
           was
           a
           generous
           and
           good
           Natured
           Man
           yet
           he
           would
           go
           far
           in
           his
           Heats
           ,
           after
           any
           thin●
           that
           might
           turn
           to
           a
           Jest
           ,
           or
           matter
           of
           Diversion
           And
           so
           he
           came
           to
           bend
           his
           Wit
           and
           divert
           hi●
           Studies
           and
           Endeavours
           to
           support
           and
           strenghten
           these
           ill
           Principles
           both
           in
           himself
           and
           others
           .
        
         
           An
           accident
           fell
           out
           after
           this
           ,
           which
           confirm'●
           him
           more
           in
           these
           Courses
           :
           (
           I
           shall
           relate
           it
           in
           th●
           very
           Words
           of
           the
           Reverend
           D.
           
             Burnet
          
           )
           
             Whe●
             he
             went
             to
             Sea
             in
             the
             Year
             1665.
             there
             happened
             to
             be
             in
             the
             same
             Ship
             with
             him
             Mr.
             
               Mou●tague
               ,
            
             and
             another
             Gentleman
             of
             Quality
             ;
             these
             two
             ,
             the
             former
             especially
             seemed
             perswade●
             that
             they
             should
             never
             return
             into
             
               England
            
             Mr.
             
               Mountague
            
             said
             he
             was
             sure
             of
             it
             ,
             the
             othe●
             was
             not
             so
             positive
             :
             The
             Earl
             of
             
               Rochester
               ,
            
             an●
             the
             last
             of
             these
             ,
             entered
             into
             a
             formal
             Engagement
             ,
             not
             without
             Ceremonies
             of
             Religion
             ,
             tha●
             if
             either
             of
             them
             died
             ,
             he
             should
             appear
             ,
             an●
             
             give
             the
             other
             Notice
             of
             a
             future
             state
             ,
             if
             there
             was
             any
             .
             But
             Mr.
             
               Mountague
            
             would
             not
             enter
             into
             the
             Bond.
             When
             the
             day
             came
             that
             they
             thought
             to
             have
             taken
             the
             
               Dutch
            
             Fleet
             in
             the
             Port
             of
             
               Bergen
               ,
            
             Mr.
             
               Mountague
               ,
            
             though
             he
             had
             such
             strong
             Presage
             in
             his
             Mind
             of
             his
             approaching
             Death
             ,
             yet
             he
             generously
             staid
             all
             while
             in
             the
             the
             greatest
             Danger
             :
             The
             other
             Gentleman
             signaliz'd
             his
             Courage
             in
             a
             most
             undaunted
             manner
             ,
             till
             near
             the
             end
             of
             the
             Action
             ;
             when
             he
             fell
             on
             a
             sudden
             into
             such
             a
             trembling
             ,
             that
             he
             could
             scarce
             stand
             ;
             and
             Mr.
             
               Mountague
            
             going
             to
             him
             to
             hold
             him
             up
             ,
             as
             they
             were
             in
             each
             others
             Arms
             ,
             a
             Cannon
             Ball
             killed
             him
             out-right
             ,
             and
             carried
             away
             Mr.
             
             Mountague's
             Belly
             ,
             so
             that
             he
             Died
             within
             an
             Hour
             after
             .
             The
             Earl
             of
             
               Rochester
            
             (
             says
             the
             Doctor
             )
             told
             me
             ,
             that
             these
             presages
             had
             in
             their
             Minds
             made
             some
             Impression
             on
             him
             ,
             that
             there
             were
             separated
             Beings
             ;
             and
             that
             the
             Soul
             either
             by
             a
             Sagacity
             or
             some
             secret
             Notice
             communicated
             to
             it
             ,
             had
             a
             sort
             of
             Divination
             :
             But
             that
             Gentleman
             never
             appearing
             was
             a
             great
             Snare
             to
             him
             during
             the
             rest
             of
             his
             Life
             .
          
        
         
           As
           to
           the
           Supream
           Being
           ,
           he
           had
           always
           some
           ●mpressions
           of
           one
           ,
           and
           profest
           often
           that
           he
           never
           knew
           an
           entire
           Atheist
           who
           fully
           believ'd
           there
           was
           no
           God
           :
           yet
           when
           he
           explain'd
           this
           notion
           of
           his
           Being
           ,
           it
           amounted
           to
           no
           more
           than
           a
           vast
           power
           ,
           that
           had
           none
           of
           the
           Attributes
           of
           Goodness
           or
           Justice
           ,
           we
           ascribe
           to
           the
           Deity
           :
           These
           were
           his
           Thoughts
           about
           Religion
           .
           For
           Morali●y
           ,
           he
           freely
           own'd
           to
           me
           (
           saith
           the
           Reverend
           Dr.
           
             Burnet
          
           )
           that
           tho
           he
           talked
           of
           it
           ,
           as
           a
           finething
           ,
           
           yet
           this
           was
           only
           because
           he
           thought
           it
           a
           decent
           way
           of
           speaking
           ,
           and
           that
           as
           they
           went
           always
           in
           cloaths
           ,
           tho'
           in
           their
           Frolicks
           they
           would
           have
           chosen
           sometimes
           to
           have
           gone
           Naked
           ,
           if
           they
           had
           not
           feared
           the
           people
           :
           So
           tho'
           some
           of
           them
           found
           it
           necessary
           for
           humane
           Life
           to
           talk
           of
           Morality
           ,
           yet
           he
           confessed
           they
           cared
           not
           for
           it
           ,
           further
           than
           the
           Reputation
           of
           it
           was
           necessary
           for
           their
           credit
           ,
           and
           Affairs
           ;
           of
           which
           he
           gave
           many
           .
           Instances
           ,
           as
           their
           professing
           and
           swearing
           friendship
           ,
           where
           they
           hated
           Mortality
           ;
           their
           Oaths
           and
           Imprecations
           in
           their
           Addresses
           to
           Women
           ,
           which
           the
           intended
           never
           to
           make
           Good
           :
           The
           delight
           they
           had
           in
           making
           people
           quarrel
           ;
           their
           unjust
           usage
           of
           their
           Creditors
           ,
           and
           putting
           them
           off
           by
           any
           deceitful
           promise
           they
           could
           invent
           ,
           that
           might
           deliver
           them
           from
           present
           Importunity
           ;
           of
           all
           which
           he
           afterwards
           sincerely
           Repented
           .
        
         
           He
           would
           often
           go
           into
           the
           Country
           ,
           and
           be
           for
           some
           Months
           wholly
           imployed
           in
           study
           ,
           or
           the
           Sallies
           of
           his
           Witt
           ;
           which
           he
           came
           to
           direct
           chiefly
           to
           
             Satyre
             .
          
           For
           his
           other
           Studies
           they
           were
           divided
           between
           the
           comical
           and
           witty
           Writings
           of
           the
           Antients
           and
           Moderns
           ,
           the
           Roman
           Authors
           ,
           and
           Books
           of
           Physick
           ,
           which
           the
           ill
           state
           of
           Health
           he
           was
           fall'n
           into
           ,
           made
           more
           necessary
           to
           himself
           :
           and
           which
           qualified
           him
           for
           an
           odd
           Adventure
           which
           I
           shall
           but
           briefly
           mention
           .
           Being
           under
           an
           unlucky
           Accident
           which
           obliged
           him
           to
           keep
           out
           of
           the
           way
           ,
           he
           disguis'd
           himself
           ,
           so
           that
           his
           nearest
           Friends
           could
           not
           have
           known
           him
           ,
           and
           set
           up
           in
           
             Tower-street
          
           for
           an
           
             Italian
          
           Mountebank
           ,
           where
           he
           had
           a
           stage
           ,
           and
           practised
           Physick
           some
           weeks
           not
           without
           success
           .
           In
           his
           latter
           Years
           ,
           
           ●e
           read
           Books
           of
           History
           more
           .
           He
           took
           pleasure
           ●o
           disguise
           himself
           as
           a
           Porter
           ,
           or
           as
           a
           Beggar
           ,
           ●ometimes
           to
           follow
           some
           mean
           Amours
           ,
           which
           ●or
           the
           vaniety
           of
           them
           ,
           he
           affected
           .
           At
           other
           ●imes
           meerly
           for
           Diversion
           ,
           he
           would
           go
           about
           in
           ●dd
           shapes
           ,
           in
           which
           he
           acted
           his
           part
           so
           natural●y
           ,
           that
           even
           those
           who
           were
           on
           the
           Secret
           ,
           and
           ●aw
           him
           in
           these
           shapes
           ,
           could
           perceive
           nothing
           ●y
           which
           he
           might
           be
           discovered
           .
        
         
           Besides
           the
           Derision
           calumnies
           and
           Jeers
           he
           put
           ●pon
           Religion
           in
           his
           Lampoons
           Satyrs
           ,
           &c.
           it
           was
           too
           frequent
           a
           Custom
           with
           him
           to
           meet
           with
           several
           dissolute
           Persons
           ,
           purposely
           to
           ridi●ule
           and
           dispute
           against
           Religion
           ,
           
             &c.
          
           of
           which
           I
           ●hall
           give
           one
           memorable
           Instance
           related
           by
           Mr.
           
             Parsons
             ,
          
           as
           the
           Earls
           own
           Words
           ,
           
             One
             day
             at
             an
             Atheistical
             Meeting
             ,
             at
             a
             Person
             of
             Qualities
             ,
             I
             ●ndertook
             to
             manage
             the
             Cause
             ,
             and
             was
             the
             principal
             Disputant
             against
             God
             and
             Piety
             ,
             and
             for
             my
             perfor●ances
             received
             the
             applause
             of
             the
             whole
             company
             ;
             up●n
             which
             my
             mind
             was
             terribly
             struck
             ,
             and
             I
             immediate●y
             reply'd
             thus
             to
             my self
             ;
             Good
             God!
             That
             a
             man
             ,
             ●hat
             walks
             upright
             ,
             that
             sees
             the
             wonderful
             works
             of
             God
             ,
             and
             has
             the
             use
             of
             his
             senses
             and
             reason
             ,
             should
             ●se
             them
             to
             the
             defying
             of
             his
             Creator
             !
             But
             tho'
             this
             ●as
             a
             good
             Begining
             towards
             my
             Conversion
             ,
             to
             find
             my
             Conscience
             touch'd
             for
             my
             Sins
             ,
             yet
             it
             went
             off
             again
             ;
             ●ay
             all
             my
             Life
             long
             I
             had
             a
             secret
             value
             and
             reverence
             ●or
             an
             honest
             man
             ,
             and
             lov'd
             Morality
             in
             others
             :
             But
             I
             ●ad
             form'd
             an
             odd
             Scheme
             of
             Religion
             to
             my self
             ,
             which
             ●ould
             solve
             all
             that
             God
             or
             Conscience
             might
             force
             upon
             ●e
             ;
             yet
             I
             was
             not
             ever
             well
             reconciled
             to
             the
             Business
             of
             ●hristianity
             ,
             n●r
             had
             that
             Reverence
             for
             the
             Gospel
             of
             ●hrist
             as
             I
             ought
             to
             have
             ,
          
           p.
           23.
           of
           
             E.
          
           of
           Rochesters
           ●uneral
           Sermon
           .
        
         
         
           In
           this
           Antheistical
           state
           of
           Mind
           ,
           denying
           〈◊〉
           Power
           of
           the
           Almighty
           :
           and
           despising
           his
           M●●●sters
           ,
           he
           continued
           till
           by
           a
           most
           wonderful
           P●●vidence
           ,
           the
           Lord
           was
           pleased
           to
           open
           his
           〈◊〉
           Blinded
           Eyes
           :
           And
           it
           was
           thus
           ,
           as
           he
           gave
           the
           〈◊〉
           count
           to
           the
           Reverend
           Dr.
           
             Burnet
             .
          
        
         
           Mr.
           
             Parsons
          
           in
           order
           to
           his
           Conviction
           ,
           read
           him
           the
           53.
           
           Chapter
           of
           our
           Saviour's
           Passion
           ,
           t●●
           he
           might
           there
           see
           a
           Prophecy
           concerning
           it
           ,
           writ●
           many
           Ages
           before
           it
           was
           done
           ;
           which
           the
           
             Je●●●●
          
           that
           Blasphemed
           Christ
           ,
           still
           kept
           in
           their
           Han●
           as
           a
           Book
           divinely
           Inspired
           :
           He
           said
           it
           to
           me
           ,
           〈◊〉
           Mr.
           
             Parsons
             ,
             That
             as
             he
             heard
             it
             read
             ,
             he
             felt
             an
             ●●●ward
             force
             upon
             him
             ,
             which
             did
             so
             enlighten
             his
             〈◊〉
             and
             convince
             him
             ,
             that
             he
             could
             resist
             it
             no
             longer
             :
             〈◊〉
             the
             Words
             had
             an
             Authority
             which
             did
             shoot
             like
             〈◊〉
             or
             Beams
             in
             his
             Mind
             ;
             so
             that
             he
             was
             not
             only
             convin●●
             by
             the
             Reasonings
             he
             had
             about
             it
             ,
             which
             satisfied
             〈◊〉
             understanding
             ,
             but
             by
             a
             Power
             which
             did
             so
             effectu●●●
             constrain
             him
             ,
             that
             he
             did
             ever
             after
             as
             firmly
             believe
             his
             Saviour
             ,
             as
             if
             he
             had
             seen
             him
             in
             the
             Clouds
             .
          
           〈◊〉
           had
           (
           said
           my
           Author
           )
           made
           it
           be
           read
           so
           often
           〈◊〉
           him
           ,
           that
           he
           had
           got
           it
           by
           Heart
           :
           and
           〈◊〉
           through
           a
           great
           part
           of
           it
           in
           discourse
           with
           〈◊〉
           with
           a
           sort
           of
           Heavenly
           Pleasure
           ,
           giving
           me
           〈◊〉
           Reflections
           on
           it
           ;
           
           some
           few
           I
           rememb●●
           
             Who
             hath
             believed
             our
             Report
             ?
             H●
          
           he
           said
           ,
           
             was
             foretold
             the
             Opposition
             the
             Gospel
             was
             meet
             with
             from
             such
             Wretches
             as
             he
             was
             .
             〈◊〉
             hath
             no
             Form
             nor
             Comliness
             ,
          
           
           
             〈◊〉
             when
             we
             shall
             see
             Him
             ,
             there
             is
             no
             Bea●
             that
             we
             should
             desire
             Him.
          
           On
           this
           he
           said
           ,
           〈◊〉
           
             meanness
             of
             his
             Appearance
             has
             made
             vain
             and
             fo●
             People
             desparage
             Him
             ,
             because
             he
             came
             not
             in
             suc●
             
             〈◊〉
             Coat
             as
             they
             delight
             in
             ,
          
           thus
           for
           his
           own
           ●ords
           .
        
         
           Having
           thus
           far
           trac'd
           his
           Life
           ,
           in
           several
           consi●●rable
           and
           valuable
           Passages
           .
           I
           shall
           now
           Com●ndiously
           incert
           some
           of
           his
           chief
           Atheistical
           Ar●●ments
           ,
           used
           in
           defence
           of
           his
           immorali●ies
           ,
           and
           ●●●tious
           Practices
           ,
           as
           the
           same
           were
           urg'd
           to
           ,
           and
           ●●swer'd
           by
           the
           Right
           Reverend
           Dr.
           
             Burnet
             ,
          
           as
           ●ake
           it
           ;
           upon
           their
           first
           Acquaintance
           .
        
         
           The
           Three
           chief
           things
           they
           talked
           about
           were
           
             Morality
             ,
             Natural
             Religion
             ,
          
           and
           
             Revealed
             Religion
             ,
             ●hristianiy
          
           in
           particular
           :
           For
           
             Morality
          
           (
           saith
           my
           ●uthor
           )
           the
           Earl
           confessed
           ,
           he
           saw
           the
           necessity
           〈◊〉
           it
           ,
           both
           for
           the
           Government
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           〈◊〉
           for
           the
           Preservation
           of
           Heath
           ,
           Life
           ,
           and
           ●●iendship
           ,
           and
           was
           much
           a
           shamed
           of
           his
           former
           ●●actices
           ,
           rather
           because
           he
           had
           made
           himself
           a
           ●east
           ,
           and
           had
           brought
           pain
           and
           sickness
           on
           his
           ●ody
           ,
           and
           had
           suffered
           much
           in
           his
           Reputation
           ,
           ●an
           from
           any
           deep
           sense
           of
           a
           Supream
           Being
           or
           ●●other
           State
           :
           But
           so
           far
           this
           went
           with
           him
           ,
           ●●at
           he
           resolved
           firmly
           to
           change
           the
           course
           of
           his
           ●●fe
           ,
           which
           he
           thought
           he
           should
           effect
           by
           the
           〈◊〉
           of
           
             Philosophy
             ,
          
           and
           had
           not
           a
           few
           no
           less
           〈◊〉
           than
           pleasant
           Notions
           concerning
           the
           folly
           〈◊〉
           madness
           of
           Vice
           :
           but
           he
           confessed
           he
           had
           no
           ●●morse
           for
           his
           past
           actions
           ,
           as
           offences
           against
           〈◊〉
           ,
           but
           only
           as
           Injuries
           to
           himself
           and
           man●●nd
           .
        
         
           Upon
           this
           Subject
           ;
           saith
           the
           Reverend
           Doctor
           ●hew'd
           him
           the
           Defects
           of
           
             Philosophy
          
           for
           reform●●g
           the
           World
           :
           That
           it
           was
           a
           matter
           of
           Specu●●tion
           ,
           which
           but
           few
           either
           had
           the
           leisure
           or
           ●●pacity
           to
           enquire
           into
           .
           But
           the
           Principle
           that
           
           must
           reform
           mankind
           ,
           must
           be
           obvious
           to
           〈◊〉
           man's
           Understanding
           .
           That
           
             Philosophy
          
           in
           mat●●●
           of
           Morality
           ,
           beyon
           the
           great
           lines
           of
           our
           D●●●
           had
           no
           very
           certaind
           fixed
           Rule
           ;
           but
           in
           the
           〈◊〉
           Offices
           and
           Instances
           went
           much
           by
           the
           fancie●●
           Men
           ,
           and
           Customs
           of
           Nations
           and
           conseque●●●
           could
           not
           have
           Authority
           enough
           to
           bear
           do
           the
           propensities
           of
           Nature
           ,
           Appetite
           or
           Passi●●
           For
           which
           (
           saith
           the
           Doctor
           )
           I
           instanced
           in
           〈◊〉
           Points
           ,
           The
           one
           was
           about
           that
           
             Maxim
          
           of
           〈◊〉
           
             Stoick
             ,
          
           to
           extirpate
           all
           sort
           of
           Passion
           and
           con●●●
           for
           any
           thing
           ,
           
             &c.
             
          
           The
           other
           was
           upon
           the
           straint
           of
           pleasure
           how
           far
           that
           was
           to
           go
           .
           U●●●
           this
           saith
           my
           Author
           ,
           he
           told
           me
           the
           two
           
             Ma●●●
          
           of
           his
           
             Morality
          
           then
           were
           ,
           that
           he
           should
           do
           〈◊〉
           thing
           to
           the
           hurt
           of
           any
           other
           ,
           or
           that
           might
           p●●judice
           his
           own
           Health
           :
           And
           he
           thought
           that
           〈◊〉
           pleasure
           when
           it
           did
           not
           interfere
           with
           these
           〈◊〉
           to
           be
           indulged
           as
           the
           Gratification
           of
           our
           Natu●●
           Appetites
           .
           It
           seemed
           ,
           continued
           he
           ,
           unreasona●●●
           to
           imagine
           these
           were
           put
           into
           man
           only
           to
           be
           〈◊〉
           strained
           ,
           or
           Curbed
           to
           such
           a
           narrowness
           :
           〈◊〉
           he
           applied
           to
           the
           free
           use
           of
           Wine
           and
           Women
           .
        
         
           To
           this
           ,
           saith
           my
           Author
           ,
           I
           answered
           ,
           Tha●
           Appetites
           being
           natural
           ,
           was
           an
           Argument
           for
           Indulging
           them
           ,
           then
           the
           Revengful
           might
           as
           〈◊〉
           alledge
           it
           for
           Murder
           ,
           and
           the
           Covetous
           for
           St●●●ing
           ;
           whose
           Appetites
           are
           no
           less
           keen
           on
           those
           ●●jects
           ;
           and
           yet
           it
           is
           acknowledg'd
           that
           these
           Ap●tites
           ought
           to
           be
           curb'd
           .
           If
           the
           difference
           is
           〈◊〉
           from
           the
           Injury
           that
           another
           Person
           recei●●●
           the
           Injury
           is
           as
           great
           ,
           if
           a
           Man's
           Wife
           is
           〈◊〉
           or
           his
           Daughter
           corrupted
           ?
           And
           it
           is
           impossible
           a
           Man
           to
           let
           his
           Appetites
           loose
           to
           vagrant
           〈◊〉
           
           not
           to
           transgress
           in
           these
           particulars
           .
           I
           ●●ther
           urged
           ,
           saith
           the
           Doctor
           ,
           that
           
           Morality
           ●●●ld
           not
           be
           a
           strong
           thing
           ,
           unless
           a
           Man
           were
           ●●termined
           by
           a
           Law
           within
           himself
           ;
           for
           if
           he
           〈◊〉
           measured
           himself
           by
           decency
           ,
           or
           the
           Laws
           of
           〈◊〉
           Land
           ,
           this
           would
           teach
           him
           only
           to
           use
           such
           〈◊〉
           in
           his
           ill
           practices
           ,
           that
           they
           should
           not
           ●eak
           out
           too
           visibly
           ;
           but
           would
           never
           carry
           him
           〈◊〉
           an
           inward
           and
           universal
           probity
           :
           That
           Virtue
           ●s
           of
           so
           complicated
           a
           Nature
           ,
           that
           unless
           a
           ●●●an
           came
           intirely
           within
           its
           discipline
           ,
           he
           could
           〈◊〉
           adhere
           stedfastly
           to
           any
           one
           Precept
           ;
           for
           ●●●ces
           are
           often
           made
           necessary
           supports
           to
           one
           ●●other
           .
           That
           this
           cannot
           be
           done
           ,
           either
           steddily
           〈◊〉
           with
           any
           Satisfaction
           ,
           unless
           the
           Mind
           dos
           in●●rdly
           comply
           with
           ,
           and
           delight
           in
           the
           Dictates
           〈◊〉
           Virtue
           .
           And
           t●at
           could
           not
           be
           effected
           ,
           ex●●●t
           a
           man's
           nature
           were
           internally
           regenerated
           and
           ●●anged
           by
           a
           higher
           Principle
           :
           Till
           that
           came
           ●●out
           ,
           corrupt
           Nature
           would
           be
           strong
           ,
           and
           Phi●●sophy
           but
           feeble
           :
           especially
           when
           it
           struggled
           ●●th
           such
           appetites
           or
           Passions
           as
           were
           much
           kin●ed
           ,
           or
           deeply
           rooted
           in
           the
           constitution
           of
           ones
           ●●dy
           .
           This
           ,
           said
           the
           Earl
           ,
           sounded
           to
           him
           like
           
             ●●thufiasme
             ,
          
           or
           
             Canting
          
           :
           He
           had
           no
           Notion
           of
           it
           ,
           ●●d
           so
           could
           not
           understand
           it
           .
        
         
           He
           comprehended
           the
           Dictates
           of
           
             Reason
          
           and
           
             ●●ilosophy
             ,
          
           in
           which
           as
           the
           Mind
           became
           much
           con●●rsant
           ,
           there
           would
           soon
           follow
           ,
           as
           he
           believed
           ,
           greater
           easiness
           in
           obeying
           its
           precepts
           :
           I
           told
           〈◊〉
           on
           the
           other
           hand
           ,
           that
           all
           his
           Speculations
           
             Philosophy
          
           would
           not
           serve
           him
           in
           any
           stead
           ,
           to
           〈◊〉
           reforming
           of
           his
           Nature
           and
           Life
           ,
           till
           he
           ap●●●ed
           himself
           to
           God
           for
           inward
           assistances
           .
           It
           
           was
           certain
           ,
           that
           the
           Impressions
           made
           in
           his
           Reason
           governed
           him
           ,
           as
           they
           were
           lively
           presented
           to
           him
           :
           But
           these
           are
           so
           apt
           to
           slip
           out
           of
           our
           Memory
           ,
           and
           we
           so
           apt
           to
           turn
           our
           thoughts
           from
           them
           ,
           and
           at
           some
           times
           the
           contrary
           Impressions
           are
           so
           strong
           ,
           that
           let
           a
           man
           set
           up
           a
           reasoning
           in
           his
           Mind
           against
           them
           ,
           he
           finds
           that
           Celebrated
           saying
           of
           the
           Poet.
           
        
         
           
             Video
             meliora
             proboque
             deteriora
             sequor
             .
          
           
             I
             see
             what
             is
             better
             and
             approve
             it
             :
             but
             follow
             what
             i●
             worse
             .
          
        
         
           to
           be
           all
           that
           
             Philosophy
          
           will
           amount
           to
           .
           Where
           as
           those
           who
           upon
           such
           Occasions
           apply
           themselves
           to
           God
           ,
           by
           earnest
           Prayer
           ,
           feel
           a
           disengagement
           from
           such
           Impressions
           ,
           and
           thems●lves
           en●●ed
           with
           a
           power
           to
           resist
           them
           .
           So
           that
           thos●
           bonds
           which
           form●rly
           held
           them
           ,
           fall
           off
           .
        
         
           This
           he
           said
           must
           be
           the
           effect
           of
           a
           heat
           in
           Nature
           :
           it
           was
           only
           the
           strong
           diversion
           of
           th●
           thoughts
           ,
           that
           gave
           the
           s●eming
           Victory
           ,
           and
           h●
           did
           not
           doubt
           but
           if
           one
           could
           turn
           to
           a
           
             Problem
          
           i●
           
             Euclid
             ,
          
           or
           to
           Write
           a
           Copy
           of
           Verses
           ,
           it
           would
           have
           the
           same
           effect
           .
           To
           this
           I
           answer
           ,
           That
           〈◊〉
           such
           Methods
           did
           only
           divert
           the
           thoughts
           ,
           there
           might
           be
           some
           force
           in
           what
           he
           said
           :
           but
           if
           they
           not
           only
           drove
           out
           such
           Inclinations
           ,
           but
           bega●
           Impressions
           contrary
           to
           them
           ,
           and
           brought
           〈◊〉
           into
           a
           new
           disposition
           and
           habit
           of
           mind
           ;
           the●●
           he
           must
           confess
           there
           was
           somewhat
           m●re
           than
           〈◊〉
           diversion
           ,
           in
           these
           changes
           ,
           which
           were
           brough●
           on
           our
           minds
           by
           true
           Devotion
           .
        
         
           He
           further
           said
           sometime
           after
           that
           he
           did
           no●
           understand
           the
           Business
           of
           Inspiration
           ;
           he
           believe●
           the
           pen-men
           of
           the
           Scriptures
           had
           heats
           and
           honest●●
           ,
           
           and
           so
           writ
           :
           but
           could
           not
           comprehend
           how
           ●●d
           should
           reveal
           his
           Secrets
           to
           mankind
           .
           He
           could
           ●●t
           apprehend
           how
           there
           should
           be
           any
           corruption
           〈◊〉
           the
           nature
           of
           Man
           ,
           or
           a
           lapse
           derived
           from
           
             ●●am
          
           —
           The
           Incoherences
           of
           stile
           in
           Scriptures
           ●●e
           odd
           transitions
           ,
           the
           seeming
           contradictions
           ,
           ●●efly
           about
           the
           order
           of
           time
           ,
           the
           Cruelties
           en●●ned
           the
           
             Israelites
          
           in
           destroying
           the
           
             Canaanites
             ,
          
           Cir●●mcision
           ,
           and
           many
           other
           Rites
           of
           the
           Jewish
           ●orship
           seemed
           to
           him
           infutable
           to
           the
           Divine
           Na●●re
           :
           And
           the
           first
           three
           Chapters
           of
           
             Genesis
             ,
          
           he
           ●●ought
           could
           not
           be
           true
           unless
           they
           were
           Parables
           ●his
           was
           the
           substance
           of
           what
           he
           excepted
           to
           
             Re●●●led
             Religion
          
           in
           general
           ,
           and
           to
           the
           
             Old
             Testament
          
           〈◊〉
           particular
           .
        
         
           ●ut
           in
           all
           these
           things
           (
           said
           the
           Reverend
           
             B.
             Burnet
          
           )
           ●old
           him
           he
           was
           in
           he
           wrong
           way
           ,
           where
           he
           ex●mined
           the
           Business
           of
           Religion
           ,
           by
           some
           da●●●rts
           of
           Scripture
           :
           Therefore
           I
           desir'd
           him
           to
           con●●der
           the
           whole
           contexture
           of
           the
           
             Christian
             Religi●●
             ,
          
           the
           Rules
           it
           gives
           ,
           and
           the
           methods
           it
           pr●scibes
           ,
           ●●othing
           can
           conduce
           more
           to
           the
           peace
           ,
           order
           and
           ●appiness
           of
           the
           World
           than
           to
           be
           govern'd
           by
           〈◊〉
           Rules
           ,
           nothing
           is
           more
           for
           the
           interest
           of
           every
           ●an
           in
           particular
           :
           the
           Rules
           of
           Sobriety
           ,
           Tem●erance
           and
           Moderation
           were
           the
           best
           preservers
           of
           ●ife
           ,
           and
           which
           was
           perhaps
           more
           ,
           of
           Health
           ,
           ●umility
           ,
           Contempt
           of
           the
           vanities
           of
           the
           World
           ,
           ●●d
           the
           being
           well
           employed
           ,
           raised
           a
           man's
           mind
           〈◊〉
           a
           freedom
           from
           the
           follies
           and
           temptations
           that
           ●aunted
           the
           greatest
           part
           .
           Nothing
           was
           so
           gene●ous
           and
           great
           as
           to
           supply
           the
           necessities
           of
           the
           ●oor
           ,
           and
           to
           forgive
           In●●ries
           :
           nothing
           raised
           and
           ●aintained
           a
           Man's
           Reputation
           so
           much
           ,
           as
           to
           
           be
           exactly
           just
           and
           merciful
           ,
           Kind
           ,
           Charitable
           an●
           Compassionate
           :
           Nothing
           opened
           the
           powers
           of
           〈◊〉
           Man's
           Soul
           so
           much
           as
           a
           calm
           Temper
           ,
           a
           seren●
           Mind
           ;
           free
           of
           passion
           and
           disorder
           :
           Nothin●
           made
           Societies
           ,
           Families
           ,
           and
           Neighbourhoods
           〈◊〉
           happy
           as
           when
           these
           Rules
           which
           the
           Gospel
           prescribes
           ,
           take
           place
           ,
           
             of
             doing
             as
             we
             would
             have
             other●
             to
             do
             to
             us
             ,
             and
             loving
             our
             Neighbours
             as
             our
             lseve●
          
           ▪
           The
           
             Christian
             Worship
          
           is
           also
           plain
           and
           simple
           ,
           suitable
           to
           so
           pure
           a
           Doctrine
           ;
           the
           ceremonies
           of
           〈◊〉
           few
           and
           significant
           .
        
         
           The
           Issue
           of
           all
           this
           Discourse
           was
           ,
           He
           told
           th●
           Reverend
           D.
           
             Burnet
             ,
          
           that
           he
           saw
           Vice
           and
           Impiety
           were
           as
           contrary
           to
           Humane
           Society
           ,
           as
           wild
           Beasts
           let
           loose
           would
           be
           ;
           and
           therefore
           he
           firmly
           resolved
           to
           change
           the
           whole
           method
           of
           his
           Life
           to
           ▪
           become
           stricty
           just
           and
           true
           ,
           to
           be
           chast
           and
           Temperate
           ,
           to
           forbear
           swearing
           and
           Irreligiou●
           Discourse
           ,
           to
           Worship
           and
           Pray
           to
           his
           Maker
           .
           And
           that
           tho'
           he
           was
           not
           arrived
           at
           a
           full
           perswasion
           of
           
             Christianity
             ,
          
           he
           would
           never
           employ
           his
           Wit
           to
           run
           it
           down
           or
           corrupt
           others
           ;
           This
           Hopeful
           Bud
           of
           Grace
           ,
           by
           the
           Blessing
           of
           God
           so
           fructified
           ,
           that
           in
           a
           short
           time
           he
           became
           not
           an
           
             almost
             ,
          
           but
           a●
           
             ●ltogether
          
           Christian.
           Some
           Instances
           I
           shall
           compendiously
           give
           .
           And
        
         
           I.
           His
           hearty
           concern
           for
           the
           pious
           Education
           of
           his
           Children
           ,
           wishing
           that
           his
           
             Son
             might
             never
             be
             a
             Wit
             ,
          
           that
           is
           ,
           (
           as
           himself
           explained
           it
           )
           
             one
             of
             those
             wretched
             Creatures
             ,
             who
             pride
             themselves
             in
             abusing
             God
             and
             Religion
             denying
             his
             Being
             ,
             or
             his
             Providence
             ,
             but
             that
             he
             might
             become
             an
             Honest
             and
             a
             Religious
             Man
             ,
             which
             could
             only
             be
             the
             support
             and
             Blessing
             of
             his
             Family
             ;
          
           Complaining
           ,
           
             what
             a
             vicious
             and
             
             naughty
             World
             they
             were
             brought
             into
             ,
             and
             that
             no
             For●unes
             or
             Honours
             were
             comparable
             to
             the
             Love
             and
             Favour
             ●f
             God
             to
             them
             ,
          
           in
           whose
           name
           he
           Blessed
           them
           ,
           Pray'd
           for
           'em
           ,
           and
           committed
           them
           to
           his
           Protection
           .
        
         
           And
           here
           I
           must
           not
           pass
           by
           his
           pious
           and
           most
           passionate
           Exclamation
           to
           a
           Gentleman
           of
           some
           Character
           ,
           who
           came
           to
           visit
           him
           in
           his
           last
           Sickness
           :
           
             O
             Remember
             that
             you
             contemn
             God
             no
             more
             ,
             he
             is
             an
             avenging
             God
             ,
             and
             will
             visit
             you
             for
             your
             sins
             ;
             will
             in
             mercy
             I
             hope
             ,
             touch
             your
             Conscience
             sooner
             or
             later
             as
             he
             has
             done
             mine
             ;
             you
             and
             I
             have
             been
             Friends
             and
             Sinners
             together
             a
             great
             while
             ,
             therefore
             I
             am
             the
             more
             free
             with
             you
             ;
             we
             have
             been
             all
             mistaken
             in
             our
             conceits
             and
             Opinions
             ;
             our
             perswasions
             have
             been
             false
             and
             groundless
             ,
             therefore
             God
             grant
             you
             Repentance
             .
          
           And
           seeing
           him
           the
           next
           day
           again
           ,
           he
           said
           to
           him
           ,
           
             Perhaps
             you
             were
             disobliged
             by
             my
             plainness
             yesterday
             ;
             I
             spake
             the
             words
             of
             Truth
             ,
             and
             soberness
             to
             you
             ,
          
           and
           (
           striking
           his
           hand
           upon
           his
           Breast
           )
           said
           ,
           
             I
             hope
             God
             will
             touch
             your
             Heart
             .
          
           To
           this
           may
           be
           added
           ,
           his
           Comfortable
           Perswasions
           of
           Gods
           accepting
           him
           to
           his
           Mercy
           ,
           saying
           three
           or
           four
           days
           before
           his
           Death
           ,
           
             I
             shall
             die
             ,
             but
             oh
             !
             What
             unspeakable
             Glories
             do
             I
             see
             !
             What
             Joys
             beyond
             thought
             or
             Expression
             ;
             am
             I
             sensible
             of
             !
             I
             am
             assured
             of
             God's
             Mercy
             to
             me
             through
             Jesus
             Christ.
             Oh
             how
             I
             long
             to
             die
             and
             to
             be
             with
             my
             Saviour
             .
          
        
         
           The
           time
           of
           his
           Sickness
           and
           Repentance
           was
           just
           nine
           Weeks
           ;
           in
           all
           which
           time
           ,
           he
           was
           so
           much
           Master
           of
           his
           Reason
           ,
           and
           had
           so
           clear
           and
           understanding
           ,
           (
           saving
           30.
           hours
           ,
           about
           the
           middle
           of
           it
           ,
           in
           which
           he
           was
           deli●ious
           )
           that
           he
           never
           dictated
           or
           spoke
           more
           composed
           in
           his
           Life
           :
           and
           therefore
           if
           any
           shall
           continue
           to
           say
           ,
           his
           Piety
           was
           the
           effect
           
           of
           Madness
           or
           Vapours
           ;
           let
           me
           tell
           them
           it
           is
           h●●●ly
           disingenuous
           ,
           and
           that
           the
           Assertion
           is
           as
           sill●
           it
           is
           wicked
           .
           nor
           was
           this
           thing
           done
           in
           a
           corn●
           nmbers
           visited
           and
           attended
           him
           ;
           and
           surely
           ,
           〈◊〉
           any
           ,
           the
           learned
           Physicians
           ,
           that
           were
           convers●●
           with
           him
           in
           the
           whole
           course
           of
           his
           tedious
           sickne●●
           are
           competent
           Judges
           of
           a
           
             Phrensy
          
           or
           
             Delirium
             .
          
        
         
           To
           conclude
           these
           Remarks
           ,
           I
           shall
           incert
           his
           dying
           Rem●strance
           ,
           sufficiently
           attested
           and
           sign●d
           by
           his
           own
           Hand
           ,
           as
           truest
           sence
           ,
           (
           which
           I
           hope
           may
           be
           useful
           for
           that
           Good
           end
           design'd
           it
           ,
           )
           in
           manner
           and
           form
           following
        
         
           
             
               FOr
               the
               benefit
               of
               all
               those
               whom
               I
               may
               have
               drawn
               sin
               by
               My
               example
               and
               encouragemnet
               ,
               I
               leave
               to
               world
               this
               my
               last
               Declaration
               ,
               which
               I
               deliver
               in
               presence
               of
               the
               great
               God
               ,
               who
               knows
               the
               secrets
               of
               hearts
               ,
               and
               befor
               whom
               I
               am
               now
               appearing
               to
               be
               judged
               ▪
            
             
               That
               from
               the
               bottom
               of
               my
               soul
               I
               detest
               and
               ab●●●
               the
               whole
               course
               of
               my
               former
               wicked
               life
               ;
               that
               I
               thi●
               can
               never
               suffiently
               admire
               the
               goodness
               of
               God
               ,
               who
               haven
               me
               a
               true
               sense
               of
               my
               pernicious
               Opinions
               and
               vile
               P●●●tices
               ,
               by
               which
               I
               have
               hitherto
               lived
               without
               Hope
               ,
               〈◊〉
               without
               God
               in
               the
               world
               ;
               have
               been
               an
               Open
               Enem●
               Jesus
               Christ
               ,
               doing
               the
               utmost
               despite
               to
               the
               holy
               Spir●●
               Grace
               .
               And
               that
               the
               greatest
               testimony
               of
               my
               Chari●●
               such
               is
               ,
               to
               warn
               'em
               in
               the
               Name
               of
               God
               ,
               and
               as
               they
               re●●●●
               the
               welfare
               of
               their
               Immortal
               Souls
               ,
               no
               more
               to
               deny
               his
               ●●ing
               ,
               or
               his
               Providence
               ,
               or
               despise
               his
               Goodness
               ▪
               no
               mo●●●
               make
               a
               mock
               of
               Sin
               ,
               or
               contemn
               the
               pure
               and
               excellent
               ●●ligion
               of
               my
               ever
               Blessed
               Red●emer
               ,
               thro'
               whose
               Merits
               a●●●
               I
               one
               of
               the
               Greatest
               of
               Sinners
               ,
               do
               yet
               hope
               for
               Mercy
               〈◊〉
               Forgiveness
               Amen
               .
            
             
               
                 Declared
                 and
                 Sign'd
                 in
                 the
                 presence
                 of
                 
                   
                     ANNE
                     ROCHESTER
                     .
                  
                   
                     ROBERT
                     PARSONS
                     .
                  
                
                 F.
                 ROCHEST●●
              
               
                 
                   Jun.
                   16
                   ,
                   1680.
                   
                
              
            
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
      
    
     
       
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