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             A true copy of certain passages of the Lord Arch-Bishop of Canterbury, his speech spoken on the scaffold on Tower-Hill immediatly before his death Jan. 10, 1644
             Laud, William, 1573-1645.
          
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             1644.
          
           
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           A
           TRVE
           COPY
           OF
           CERTAIN
           PASSAGES
           OF
           THE
           Lord
           Arch-Bishop
           of
           CANTERBVRY
           HIS
           SPEECH
           SPOKEN
           on
           the
           Scaffold
           on
           
             Tower-Hill
          
           immediatly
           before
           his
           Death
           
             Ian.
          
           10.
           1644.
           
        
         
           
             OXFORD
             ,
          
           Printed
           by
           LEONARD
           LICHFIELD
           ,
           Printer
           to
           
             the
             Vniversity
             .
          
           1644.
           
        
      
    
     
       
       
       
         
           
             Good
             People
             ,
          
        
         
           THis
           is
           an
           uncomfortable
           time
           to
           Preach
           ,
           yet
           I
           shall
           begin
           with
           a
           Text
           of
           Scripture
           ,
           
             Heb
          
           12.
           2.
           
           
             Let
             us
             runne
             with
             Patience
             that
             race
             which
             is
             set
             before
             us
             ,
             looking
             unto
          
           IESUS
           
             the
             Author
             and
             finisher
             of
             our
             Faith
             ,
             who
             for
             the
             Ioy
             that
             was
             set
             before
             him
             ,
             endured
             the
             Crosse
             ,
             despising
             the
             shame
             ,
             and
             is
             set
             downe
             at
             the
             right
             hand
             of
             the
             throne
             of
             God
             .
          
        
         
           I
           have
           been
           long
           in
           my
           
             Race
             ,
          
           and
           how
           I
           have
           
             looked
             to
          
           IESUS
           
             the
             Author
             and
             finisher
             of
             my
             Faith
             ,
          
           He
           best
           knowes
           :
           I
           am
           now
           come
           to
           the
           end
           of
           my
           
             Race
             ,
          
           and
           here
           I
           find
           
             the
             Crosse
             ,
          
           a
           death
           
             of
             shame
             ,
          
           but
           
             the
             shame
          
           must
           be
           
             despised
             ,
          
           or
           no
           comming
           to
           
             the
             right
             hand
             of
             God
          
           ;
           IESUS
           
             despised
             the
             shame
          
           for
           me
           ,
           and
           God
           forbid
           but
           I
           should
           
             despise
             the
             shame
          
           for
           Him
           :
           I
           am
           going
           apace
           (
           you
           see
           )
           towards
           the
           Red-Sea
           ,
           and
           my
           feet
           are
           now
           upon
           the
           very
           brink
           of
           it
           ;
           an
           Argument
           ,
           I
           hope
           ,
           that
           God
           is
           bringing
           me
           to
           
             the
             Land
             of
             Promise
             ,
          
           for
           that
           was
           
             the
             way
             through
             which
             he
             led
             his
             People
          
           :
           But
           before
           they
           came
           to
           it
           ,
           He
           instituted
           a
           
             Passeover
          
           for
           them
           ,
           a
           
             Lambe
          
           it
           was
           ,
           it
           must
           be
           
             eaten
             with
             sowre
             Hearbs
             .
          
           
           I
           shall
           obey
           ,
           and
           labour
           to
           digest
           the
           
             sowre
             Hearbes
             ,
          
           as
           well
           as
           the
           
             Lambe
             ,
          
           For
           I
           shall
           remember
           it
           is
           
             the
             Lord's
             Passeover
          
           ;
           I
           shall
           not
           think
           of
           the
           
             Herbs
             ,
          
           nor
           be
           angry
           with
           the
           hand
           that
           gathereth
           them
           ;
           but
           look
           up
           onely
           to
           Him
           which
           instituted
           that
           ,
           and
           governes
           these
           ;
           For
           men
           can
           have
           
             no
             more
             power
             over
             me
             then
             what
             is
             given
             them
             from
             above
             .
          
           
           I
           am
           not
           in
           love
           with
           this
           passage
           ,
           through
           the
           Red-Sea
           ,
           for
           I
           have
           the
           weakenesse
           and
           infirmities
           of
           flesh
           and
           bloud
           in
           me
           ;
           And
           I
           have
           prayed
           ,
           as
           my
           Saviour
           taught
           me
           ,
           
           
             ut
             transiret
             Calix
             iste
             ,
          
           that
           
             this
             Cup
          
           of
           Red-wine
           
             might
             passe
             from
             me
          
           :
           But
           if
           not
           ,
           
             God's
             will
             (
             not
             mine
             )
             be
             done
             ,
          
           and
           I
           shall
           most
           willingly
           
             drinke
             
             of
             this
             Cup
          
           as
           deep
           as
           He
           pleases
           ,
           and
           enter
           into
           this
           Sea
           ,
           yea
           and
           passe
           through
           it
           ,
           
             in
             the
             way
             that
             he
             shall
             lead
             me
             .
          
        
         
           But
           I
           would
           have
           it
           remembred
           (
           Good
           people
           )
           that
           when
           Gods
           Servants
           were
           in
           this
           boysterous
           Sea
           ,
           and
           
             Aaron
          
           among
           them
           ,
           the
           
             AEgyptians
          
           which
           persecuted
           them
           (
           and
           in
           a
           manner
           drove
           them
           into
           that
           Sea
           )
           were
           drowned
           in
           the
           same
           waters
           ,
           while
           they
           were
           in
           pursuit
           of
           them
           ;
           I
           know
           
             my
             God
             whom
             I
             serve
             ,
          
           is
           as
           able
           to
           deliver
           me
           from
           this
           Sea
           of
           bloud
           ,
           as
           he
           was
           to
           deliver
           the
           
             three
             Children
          
           from
           the
           Furnace
           ;
           
           and
           (
           I
           most
           humbly
           thank
           my
           Saviour
           for
           it
           )
           my
           Resolution
           is
           now
           as
           theirs
           was
           then
           ;
           They
           
             would
             not
             worship
             the
             Image
             the
             King
             had
             set
             up
             ,
          
           nor
           I
           the
           Imaginations
           which
           the
           People
           are
           setting
           up
           ;
           I
           will
           not
           forsake
           the
           
             Temple
             and
             truth
             of
             God
             ,
          
           to
           follow
           the
           bleating
           of
           
             Ieroboams
          
           Calfe
           in
           
             Dan
          
           or
           in
           
             Bethel
             .
          
           As
           
             for
             this
             Peo●ple
             ,
          
           they
           are
           at
           this
           day
           miserably
           misled
           ,
           (
           God
           of
           his
           mercy
           open
           their
           Eyes
           that
           they
           may
           see
           the
           right
           way
           )
           for
           now
           
             the
             Blind
             doe
             lead
             the
             Blind
             ,
          
           
           and
           if
           they
           goe
           on
           ,
           
             both
             will
             certainly
             fall
             into
             the
             ditch
             .
          
           For
           my selfe
           ,
           I
           am
           (
           and
           I
           acknowledge
           it
           in
           all
           humility
           )
           a
           most
           grievous
           sinner
           many
           wayes
           ,
           by
           thought
           ,
           word
           ,
           and
           deed
           ,
           and
           I
           cannot
           doubt
           ,
           but
           God
           hath
           mercy
           in
           store
           for
           me
           (
           a
           poore
           Penitent
           )
           as
           well
           as
           for
           other
           sinners
           .
           I
           have
           now
           ,
           upon
           this
           sad
           occasion
           ,
           ransacked
           every
           corner
           of
           my
           Heart
           ,
           and
           yet
           (
           I
           thank
           God
           )
           I
           have
           not
           found
           (
           among
           the
           many
           )
           any
           one
           sinn
           which
           deserves
           death
           by
           any
           known
           Law
           of
           this
           Kingdome
           ;
           And
           yet
           hereby
           I
           charge
           nothing
           upon
           my
           Judges
           ;
           for
           if
           they
           proceed
           upon
           Proofe
           (
           by
           valuable
           witnesses
           )
           I
           or
           any
           other
           Innocent
           ,
           may
           be
           justly
           condemned
           ;
           But
           (
           I
           thanke
           God
           )
           though
           the
           weight
           of
           the
           sentence
           lyes
           heavy
           upon
           me
           ,
           I
           am
           as
           quiet
           within
           ,
           as
           ever
           I
           was
           in
           my
           life
           .
           And
           though
           I
           am
           not
           only
           the
           first
           Archbishop
           ,
           but
           the
           first
           man
           that
           ever
           dyed
           by
           an
           
             Ordinance
             of
             Parliament
             ,
          
           yet
           some
           of
           my
           Predecessors
           have
           gone
           this
           way
           ,
           though
           not
           by
           this
           meanes
           ;
           For
           
             Elphegus
          
           was
           hurried
           away
           &
           lost
           his
           head
           by
           the
           
             Danes
             ;
             Symon
             Sudbury
          
           was
           beheaded
           in
           the
           fury
           of
           
             Wat
             Tyler
          
           &
           his
           fellows
           ;
           &
           long
           before
           these
           ,
           St
           
             Iohn
             Baptist
          
           had
           his
           head
           danced
           oft
           by
           a
           lewd
           woman
           ;
           And
           St
           
             Cyprian
             ,
          
           Archbishop
           of
           
             Carthage
             ,
          
           submitted
           his
           head
           to
           the
           persecuting
           Sword
           .
           Many
           Examples
           
           (
           great
           and
           good
           )
           and
           they
           teach
           me
           patience
           ;
           for
           I
           hope
           my
           Cause
           in
           Heaven
           will
           looke
           of
           another
           dye
           then
           the
           colour
           which
           is
           put
           upon
           it
           here
           .
           And
           some
           comfort
           it
           is
           to
           me
           ,
           not
           onely
           that
           I
           goe
           the
           way
           of
           these
           great
           men
           in
           their
           severall
           generations
           ,
           but
           also
           that
           my
           Charge
           (
           as
           fowle
           as
           it
           is
           made
           )
           looks
           like
           that
           of
           the
           
             Iewes
          
           against
           St
           
             Paul
          
           (
           
             Acts.
          
           25.
           )
           For
           he
           was
           accused
           for
           the
           
             Law
          
           and
           the
           
             Temple
             ,
          
           that
           is
           ,
           the
           
             Law
          
           and
           
             Religion
          
           ;
           And
           like
           that
           of
           St
           
             Stephen
          
           (
           
             Acts.
          
           6.
           )
           for
           breaking
           the
           
             Ordinances
             which
             Moses
             gave
             ,
          
           that
           is
           ,
           Law
           and
           Religion
           ,
           
             the
             holy
             place
             and
             the
             Law
          
           (
           
             vers.
          
           13.
           )
           But
           you
           'l
           say
           ,
           doe
           I
           compare
           my selfe
           with
           the
           integrity
           of
           St
           
             Paul
          
           and
           St
           
             Stephen
             ?
          
           No
           ,
           farre
           be
           it
           from
           me
           ;
           I
           onely
           raise
           a
           Comfort
           to
           my selfe
           ,
           that
           these
           great
           Saints
           &
           Servants
           of
           God
           were
           laid
           at
           in
           their
           severall
           times
           ,
           as
           I
           am
           now
           .
           And
           it
           is
           memorable
           ,
           that
           St
           
             Paul
          
           who
           helped
           on
           the
           Accusation
           against
           St
           
             Stephen
             ,
          
           did
           after
           fall
           under
           the
           very
           same
           Accusation
           himselfe
           .
           Yea
           ,
           but
           here
           's
           a
           great
           Clamour
           that
           I
           would
           have
           brought
           in
           Popery
           ;
           I
           shall
           Answer
           that
           more
           fully
           by
           and
           by
           ;
           In
           the
           meane
           time
           you
           know
           what
           the
           Pharisees
           said
           against
           Christ
           himselfe
           ,
           
           
             If
             we
             let
             him
             alone
             all
             men
             will
             beleeve
             in
             him
             ,
          
           Et
           venient
           Romani
           ,
           
             and
             the
             Romanes
             will
             come
             and
             take
             away
             both
             our
             place
             and
             Nation
             .
          
           Here
           was
           a
           Causelesse
           Crye
           against
           Christ
           ,
           that
           
             the
             Romanes
             would
             come
          
           ;
           And
           see
           how
           just
           the
           Iudgement
           of
           God
           was
           ;
           they
           crucified
           Christ
           for
           feare
           the
           
             Romanes
          
           should
           come
           ,
           and
           his
           death
           was
           it
           which
           brought
           in
           the
           
             Romanes
          
           upon
           them
           ,
           God
           punishing
           them
           with
           that
           they
           most
           feared
           :
           and
           I
           pray
           God
           ,
           that
           this
           Clamour
           of
           
             Venient
             Romani
          
           (
           of
           which
           I
           have
           given
           no
           cause
           )
           help
           not
           to
           bring
           them
           in
           ;
           for
           the
           Pope
           never
           had
           such
           a
           Harvest
           in
           
             England
          
           since
           the
           Reformation
           ,
           as
           he
           hath
           now
           upon
           the
           Sects
           and
           Divisions
           that
           are
           amongst
           us
           .
           In
           the
           meane
           time
           
             by
             Honour
             and
             dishonour
             ,
             by
             good
             report
             and
             evill
             report
             ,
             as
             a
             deceiver
             and
             yet
             true
             ,
          
           am
           I
           passing
           through
           this
           world
           ,
           2.
           
             Cor.
          
           6.8
           .
           —
           Some
           other
           particulars
           I
           thinke
           not
           amisse
           to
           speake
           of
           .
        
         
           And
           first
           ,
           for
           His
           Sacred
           Majestie
           ,
           the
           King
           our
           gracious
           Soveraigne
           ;
           He
           also
           hath
           bin
           much
           traduced
           for
           bringin●
           in
           of
           Popery
           ,
           but
           on
           my
           Conscience
           (
           of
           which
           I
           shall
           give
           God
           a
           very
           present
           account
           〈…〉
           ow
           Him
           to
           be
           as
           free
           from
           this
           Charge
           ,
           as
           any
           〈…〉
           
           (
           according
           to
           the
           Religion
           by
           Law
           established
           )
           as
           any
           man
           in
           this
           Kingdom
           ;
           And
           that
           He
           will
           venture
           His
           Life
           as
           farre
           ,
           and
           as
           freely
           for
           it
           ;
           and
           I
           think
           I
           doe
           ,
           or
           should
           know
           ,
           both
           His
           affection
           to
           Religion
           ,
           and
           his
           grounds
           for
           it
           ,
           as
           fully
           as
           any
           man
           in
           
             England
             .
          
        
         
           The
           second
           particular
           is
           concerning
           this
           great
           and
           Populous
           City
           ,
           (
           which
           God
           blesse
           .
           )
           Here
           hath
           been
           of
           late
           ,
           a
           fashion
           taken
           up
           ,
           to
           gather
           hands
           ,
           and
           then
           goe
           to
           the
           Great
           Court
           (
           the
           Parliament
           )
           and
           clamour
           for
           Justice
           ;
           as
           if
           that
           great
           and
           wise
           Court
           ,
           before
           whom
           the
           Causes
           come
           ,
           (
           which
           are
           unknown
           to
           the
           many
           )
           could
           not
           ,
           or
           would
           not
           doe
           Iustice
           ,
           but
           at
           their
           appoyntment
           .
           A
           way
           ,
           which
           may
           endanger
           many
           an
           Innocent
           man
           ,
           and
           pluck
           his
           blood
           upon
           their
           own
           heads
           ,
           and
           perhaps
           upon
           this
           City
           also
           :
           And
           this
           hath
           been
           lately
           practised
           against
           my selfe
           ;
           the
           Magistrates
           standing
           still
           ,
           and
           suffering
           them
           openly
           to
           proceed
           from
           Parish
           to
           Parish
           without
           Check
           ;
           God
           forgive
           the
           Abetters
           of
           this
           (
           with
           all
           my
           heart
           I
           begge
           it
           )
           but
           many
           well
           meaning
           People
           are
           caught
           by
           it
           .
           In
           St
           
             Stephens
          
           case
           ,
           when
           nothing
           else
           could
           serve
           ,
           
             they
             stirred
             up
             the
             People
             against
             him
          
           ;
           
           and
           when
           
             Herod
          
           had
           killed
           St
           
             Iames
             ,
          
           he
           would
           not
           venture
           on
           St
           
             Peter
             ,
          
           till
           he
           found
           how
           the
           other
           
             pleased
             the
             People
             .
          
           
           But
           beware
           you
           that
           cry
           so
           much
           for
           
             Iustice
             ,
          
           lest
           when
           you
           cry
           for
           your selves
           you
           have
           nothing
           but
           
             Iustice
          
           ;
           Take
           heed
           ,
           take
           heed
           of
           having
           your
           
             hands
             full
             of
             blood
             ,
          
           
           for
           there
           is
           a
           time
           (
           best
           known
           to
           Himselfe
           )
           when
           God
           (
           above
           other
           sinnes
           )
           
             makes
             Inquisition
             for
             blood
             ,
          
           and
           when
           that
           Inquisition
           is
           on
           foot
           ,
           the
           Psalmist
           tells
           us
           ,
           
           
             That
             God
             remembers
          
           (
           that
           's
           not
           all
           )
           
             He
             remembers
             and
             forgets
             not
             the
             Complaint
             of
             the
             Poore
             ,
          
           that
           is
           ,
           him
           whose
           blood
           is
           shed
           by
           oppression
           ,
           
             vers.
          
           9.
           take
           heed
           of
           this
           ;
           
           
             It
             is
             a
             fearfull
             thing
             to
             fall
             into
             the
             hands
             of
             the
             living
             God
             ,
          
           but
           then
           especially
           ,
           
             when
             he
             is
             making
             Inquisition
             for
             blood
          
           ;
           And
           (
           with
           my
           Prayers
           to
           avert
           it
           )
           I
           doe
           heartily
           desire
           this
           City
           to
           remember
           the
           Prophesy
           that
           is
           expressed
           ,
           
             Ier.
          
           26.15
           .
        
         
           The
           third
           particular
           is
           the
           poore
           Church
           of
           
             England
             .
          
           It
           hath
           flourished
           and
           been
           a
           shelter
           to
           other
           neighbouring
           Churches
           when
           stormes
           have
           driven
           upon
           them
           .
           But
           ,
           alas
           ,
           now
           't
           is
           in
           a
           storme
           it selfe
           ,
           and
           God
           only
           knowes
           whether
           ,
           or
           how
           it
           shall
           get
           out
           ;
           and
           (
           which
           is
           worse
           then
           a
           storme
           from
           without
           )
           
           it
           's
           become
           like
           an
           Oake
           cleft
           to
           shivers
           with
           wedges
           made
           out
           of
           its
           own
           body
           ,
           and
           at
           every
           cleft
           ,
           Prophanenesse
           and
           Irreligion
           are
           entring
           in
           ,
           while
           as
           
             Prosper
          
           speaks
           (
           in
           his
           second
           Book
           
             De
             vitae
             contemptu
             ,
             cap.
          
           4.
           )
           
             Men
             that
             introduce
             prophanenesse
             are
             cloaked
             with
             the
             name
             of
             Imaginary
             Religion
          
           ;
           for
           we
           have
           lost
           the
           Substance
           &
           dwell
           too
           much
           in
           Opinion
           ,
           and
           that
           Church
           which
           all
           the
           Iesuits
           could
           not
           ruine
           ,
           is
           fallen
           into
           danger
           by
           her
           owne
           .
        
         
           The
           last
           particular
           (
           for
           I
           am
           not
           willing
           to
           be
           long
           )
           is
           my selfe
           ;
           I
           was
           borne
           and
           baptized
           in
           the
           bosome
           of
           the
           Church
           of
           
             England
          
           established
           by
           Law
           ;
           in
           that
           profession
           I
           have
           ever
           since
           lived
           ,
           and
           in
           that
           I
           come
           now
           to
           dye
           ;
           what
           Clamours
           and
           Slaunders
           I
           have
           endured
           ,
           for
           labouring
           to
           keep
           a
           Conformity
           in
           the
           externall
           service
           of
           God
           ,
           according
           to
           the
           Doctrine
           and
           Discipline
           of
           the
           Church
           ,
           all
           men
           know
           ,
           and
           I
           have
           abundantly
           felt
           .
        
         
           Now
           at
           last
           I
           am
           accused
           of
           
             High
             Treason
          
           in
           Parliament
           :
           a
           Crime
           which
           my
           soule
           ever
           abhorred
           ;
           this
           Treason
           was
           charged
           to
           consist
           of
           two
           parts
           ,
           
             An
             endeavour
             to
             subvert
             the
             Lawes
             of
             the
             Land
             ,
          
           and
           a
           like
           
             Endeavour
             to
             overthrow
             the
             true
             Protestant
             Religion
             Established
             by
             Law
             .
          
           Besides
           my
           answers
           which
           I
           gave
           to
           the
           several
           Charges
           ,
           I
           protested
           my
           Innocency
           in
           both
           Houses
           .
           It
           was
           said
           Prisoners
           protestations
           at
           the
           Barr
           must
           not
           be
           taken
           ,
           I
           can
           bring
           no
           other
           witnesse
           of
           my
           heart
           and
           the
           intentions
           thereof
           ;
           I
           must
           therefore
           come
           now
           to
           it
           upon
           my
           Death
           ,
           being
           instantly
           to
           give
           God
           an
           accompt
           for
           the
           truth
           of
           it
           ;
           I
           doe
           therefore
           here
           in
           the
           presence
           of
           God
           and
           his
           holy
           Angells
           ,
           take
           it
           upon
           my
           death
           ,
           That
           I
           never
           endeavoured
           the
           subversion
           either
           of
           
             Law
          
           or
           
             Religion
          
           ;
           and
           I
           desire
           that
           you
           would
           all
           remember
           this
           Protestation
           of
           mine
           for
           my
           Innocency
           ,
           in
           these
           ,
           and
           from
           all
           Treason●
           whatsoever
           whereof
           I
           would
           not
           for
           all
           the
           World
           be
           so
           guilty
           as
           some
           are
           .
           I
           have
           been
           accused
           likewise
           as
           an
           Enemy
           to
           Parliament●
           :
           Noe
           ,
           I
           understand
           them
           ,
           and
           the
           benefit
           that
           comes
           by
           them
           ,
           too
           well
           ,
           to
           be
           so
           ;
           But
           I
           did
           dislike
           the
           misgovernment
           of
           some
           Parliaments
           many
           wayes
           ,
           and
           I
           had
           good
           reasons
           for
           it
           ;
           
             Corruptia
             optimi
             est
             p●ssima
             ,
          
           and
           that
           being
           the
           highest
           Court
           ,
           over
           which
           no
           other
           hath
           Iurisdiction
           ,
           when
           That
           is
           misinformed
           or
           misgoverned
           ,
           the
           Subject
           is
           left
           without
           all
           remedy
           .
           
           But
           I
           have
           done
           ,
           I
           forgive
           all
           the
           World
           ,
           all
           and
           every
           of
           those
           bitter
           Enemies
           which
           have
           persecuted
           me
           ,
           and
           humbly
           desire
           to
           be
           forgiven
           of
           God
           first
           ,
           and
           then
           of
           every
           man
           :
           and
           so
           I
           heartily
           desire
           you
           to
           joyne
           in
           Prayer
           with
           me
           .
        
         
           
             O
             Eternall
             God
             and
             mercifull
             Father
             ,
             look
             downe
             upon
             me
             in
             mercy
             ,
             in
             the
             Riches
             and
             fulnesse
             of
             thy
             mercies
             look
             upon
             me
             ;
             but
             not
             untill
             thou
             hast
             nayled
             my
             sinnes
             to
             the
             Crosse
             of
             Christ
             ,
             not
             till
             thou
             hast
             bathed
             me
             in
             the
             blood
             of
             Christ
             ,
             not
             till
             I
             have
             hid
             my selfe
             in
             the
             wounds
             of
             Christ
             :
             that
             so
             the
             punishment
             due
             unto
             my
             sinnes
             may
             passe
             over
             me
             .
             And
             since
             thou
             art
             pleased
             to
             try
             me
             to
             the
             uttermost
             ,
             I
             humbly
             beseech
             thee
             to
             give
             me
             now
             in
             this
             great
             instant
             ,
             full
             Patience
             ,
             pr●portionable
             Comfort
             ,
             and
             a
             heart
             ready
             to
             dye
             for
             thy
             Honour
             ,
             the
             Kings
             happinesse
             ,
             and
             this
             Churches
             preservation
             .
             My
             zeale
             to
             these
             (
             farre
             from
             Arrogancy
             be
             it
             spoken
             )
             is
             all
             the
             sinne
             (
             humane
             frailty
             excepted
             and
             all
             incidents
             thereunto
             )
             which
             is
             yet
             known
             to
             me
             in
             this
             particular
             ,
             for
             which
             I
             now
             come
             to
             suffer
             ;
             I
             say
             in
             this
             particular
             of
             Treason
             ;
             but
             otherwise
             my
             sinnes
             are
             many
             and
             great
             ;
             Lord
             pardon
             them
             all
             ,
             and
             those
             especially
             (
             whatsoever
             they
             are
             )
             which
             have
             drawn
             down
             this
             present
             iudgment
             upon
             me
             :
             and
             when
             thou
             hast
             given
             me
             strength
             to
             beare
             it
             ,
             doe
             with
             me
             as
             seemes
             best
             in
             thine
             owne
             eyes
             .
             
               Amen
               .
            
             And
             that
             there
             may
             be
             a
             stopp
             of
             this
             Issue
             of
             blood
             ,
             in
             this
             more
             then
             miserable
             Kingdom
             ,
             O
             Lord
             I
             beseech
             thee
             ,
             give
             grace
             of
             Repentance
             to
             all
             Blood-thirsty
             people
             ;
             but
             if
             they
             will
             not
             repent
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             Confound
             all
             their
             devices
             ,
             Defeat
             and
             Frustrate
             all
             their
             Designes
             and
             Endeavours
             ,
             which
             are
             or
             shall
             be
             contrary
             to
             the
             Glory
             of
             thy
             great
             Name
             ,
             the
             truth
             and
             sincerity
             of
             Religion
             ,
             the
             establishment
             of
             the
             King
             and
             His
             Posterity
             after
             Him
             in
             their
             Iust
             Rights
             and
             Priviledges
             ,
             the
             Honour
             and
             Conservation
             of
             Parliaments
             in
             their
             Iust
             power
             ,
             the
             perservation
             of
             this
             Poore
             Church
             in
             its
             Truth
             ,
             Peace
             ,
             and
             Patrimony
             ,
             and
             the
             settlement
             of
             this
             distracted
             and
             distressed
             People
             under
             their
             ancient
             Lawes
             ,
             and
             in
             their
             native
             Liberties
             .
             And
             when
             thou
             hast
             done
             all
             this
             in
             meere
             mercy
             for
             them
             ,
             O
             Lord
             ,
             fill
             their
             hearts
             with
             thankefulnesse
             ,
             and
             Religious
             dutyfull
             obedience
             to
             thee
             and
             thy
             Commandements
             all
             their
             dayes
             :
             So
             
               Amen
               ,
            
             Lord
             Iesus
             ,
             
               Amen
               ,
            
             and
             receive
             my
             Soule
             into
             thy
             Bosome
             ,
             
               Amen
               .
               Our
               Father
               which
               art
               in
               Heaven
               ,
               &c.
               
            
          
        
      
    
     
       
         Notes, typically marginal, from the original text
         
           Notes for div A49719e-110
           
             Exod.
             12.8
             .
          
           
             Ioh.
             19.11
             .
          
           
             Luk.
             22.42
             .
          
           
             Dan.
             3.
             
          
           
             Luk.
             6.39
             .
          
           
             Joh.
             11.48
             .
          
           
             Act.
             6.12
             .
          
           
             Act.
             12.3
             .
          
           
             Isa.
             1.15
             .
          
           
             Ps.
             9.12
             .
          
           
             Heb.
             12.