THE EFFICACY Of the true BALM BEING A true Relation of Mrs. Rose Warns carriage, Confession of her Sins, and profession of her hope in the mercy of God, so far as it was known to an Eye and Ear witness of much of it after she was apprehended, and to the time of her death, to which she was adjudged April 1667. At Lin Regis in the County of Norfolk, upon strong presumption of her murder of her infant, and suffered April 14. With some means used for her help in her imprisonment.  
As also an inperfect yet pretty full Relation of what she spoke to the People at her execution.  
Published by John Horn of Lin Regis with his Epistle and some verses on her.  
Printed for T. Passenger at the three Bibles on London Bridge 166●.   

Reader▪  
HAving lately put to the Press, a discourse upon the Parable of the Prodigal, chiefly the two last verses of it, and therein treats much of the merciful compassion of God toward sinners, and readiness to receive the chief of them, upon their return to him: yea to give by Jesus Christ repentance and remission: I have thought it very agreeable with that discourse to make public also this ensuing Relation of God's gracions dealing with a woman in our town of Lin; a woman of good parentage, and that sometime lived in good fashion but (through decay and poverty) partly fell into temptation and so into sin, ●ter she had some understanding of the truth and goodness of God, and had made thereof sometime some profession, and surely as sins against knowledge, and after mercy extended, are very provoking of God's displeasure, so it was a token of his displeasure against her so sinning to permit her (after many convincements, warnings and reproofs given her, and still sinned against by her) to fall into so gross sin, as to pull upon her open shame, and punishment in the view of men, falling with child adulterously, and being delivered in secret, she caused it to be cast forth which God (in severity against her so hainious sinning, yet in mercy to her soul) would have come to light and there by her brought to shame and suffering. during the time of whose imprisonment he yet magnifyed his grace and mercy toward her in giving her repentance and filling her with good & lively hope, of her salvation, as ensuing this Relation will inform thee, being the sum of divers passages and observations noted by a relation to her by Marriage. viz. Thomas Moor junior, (since that alas deceased and now with God) and for the use of Friends written by him: who as he was endued with great understanding and wisdom in the knowledge of the holy Scriptures, and of the grace of God, and therethrough made a very skilful, able and expert spiritual Physician, to poor sinful and afflicted souls, so was it her mercy to have much converse with him, and helpfulness from him in the time of her imprisonment, whose endeavours for her, as his abundant charity through the grace of God led him to undertake them, so through the blessing of God, were a very good means of her repentance, and of the comforts & encouragements that her soul met with, she was it seems much exercised about the Parable of the Prodigal: and I was much exercised about what I have thereupon published, by occasion of her, with whom I also conversed in the time of her restraint, though she speaking to me but once about it, I knew not that she was so much exercised in it, till I had near finished what I thereon writ, but when I understood it, it made me the willinger to publish it. And the publishing of that moved me also to publish this, being an instance of mercy so agreeable to it. I had noted something myself about her and of her speech at her suffering, but finding those passages of my Friends and Brothers, more large and full than mine own (mine own also as to the main of them, being inserted into the Treatise or discourse before mentioned as to what might be without mention of her name) her speech being also here remembered, and set down much fuller than my memory retained thereof or was related by me. I chose rather to publish this of he● than any thing of my own: this also being full of very useful observations profitable to be known, which ●udged great pity should be wrapped up in a napkin and be only in the hands of some fewer Persons. I have only aded some brief answers to some things objected by some against her: with a few homely verses, and now it is public do thou read and make good use of it, and the Lord give his blessing with it.  
Thine to serve thee in the Gospel of Christ. J. H.   

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FINIS.   

The Efficacy of the true Balm or Medicine for Restoring and healing the Soul.  
A true Relation of Mistress Rose Warns Carriage Confessian of her sins, and Profession of hope in the mercy of God; so far as it was known to an eye and ear witness of much of it after she was apprehended, and to the time of her death, with sou●e mention by the way of the means used for her help.  
AFter the Justices had been with her and taken her examination I went with my wife to see her and found some women with her, and herself full of sorrow, and shame. I told her whatever she had done and however grievously she had sinned against the Lord and against her own soul, and against his name and people of which (though I knew nothing particularly of what procured this shame and sorrow to her, nor desired at this time any particular confession from her yet) I doubted not but there was somewhat of shameful iniquity, and long stubbornness in hiding it, that procured this shame and sharp correction. And that which made made me so judge was the infinite mercy of God and his slowness to anger, who is not easily provoked to such severity and sharpness in rebukes; yet whatever it was, I desired she should not add this to all, to say there is no hope; But know there was yet forgiveness, and mercy with him, that he might be feared, and hoped in by her, for still this saying remains faithful and true, that Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners, even such lawless and disobedient sinners. And God hath exalted him a Prince and a Saviour, for to give repentance and forgiveness of sins even to rebellious, and backsliding sinners. And he was now using those means to save and redeem her from her iniquities, because milder ones would not effect his end. And therefore not to be angry or frown against him for judging thus, for which we make it our work to hid our sin he is engaged in love and faithfulness to us to make it his work to discover and make us take shame, and if we would timely judge ourselves we should not be judged with such sharpness and when we have provoked him to use sharpness, still he judgeth us in this world that he may not condemn us with the world; Therefore now at last, Humble yourself under the mighty hand of God and to day, if yet you will't, hear his voice harden not your heart, for still it's to day, which he is sparing you, and hath not cut you off in your iniquity, and is still by any means calling you, that you may escape the damnation of hell. Therefore now let us take shame and judge ourselves. Truly I must take shame to myself for my unfaithfulness to you, that I have not been more watchful nor more laid to heart what I have observed and heard.  
I have observed that you have been of latter times very seldom in the Company of your faithful friends and negligent when you have been with them, of minding and giving earnest heed to that which might and would have kept you from this.  
I thought it might be occasioned through the troubles and cares of of this world coming on you by your necessity and stra●, and having your children like to be cast on you and desolate, and therefore sought to help it by seeking to make your life more comfortable, by engaging for you to put you into a way for your help, and the help and relief of your children with bread. I heard also of your being oft in evil vain and wanton company, and having fellowship with them in such vanity filthiness and foolish talking as is not convenient. But partly hoped it was not so, because it was hid from me, and though not without some fears of some truths in such reports, yet was ready to excuse it, as an issue of the temptation of the fear of want, and hoping of getting some advantage, or relief by such friendship, which though very evil, yet I was the less severe in judging because of your poor condition, and thought rather first to seek to take away the occasion by such means as aforesaid.  
But did now see cause to blame myself, and therefore could the more pity her, and earnestly professed that she and we all might now take notice, that God would by no means allow, or suffer it in those that make mention of his name; and keep company with those that call upon him in truth, To have fellowship with others in their unfruitful works of darkness. And in their merry meetings, and revel (in which also it is a shame to speak of those things that are done of them in secret) but would more severely correct it in them then in others that know not God.  
I desired her to acknowledge to God's glory whether she had not been more a frequenter of such private meetings that are indeed unlawful, lawful, wicked and lascivious than a compan●on of those that truly fear him; Amongst wh●m I told her, I had very seldom seen her of late times.  
Upon this she freely confessed, that she had been so formerly until iniquity had got dominion over her. But since that she feared her being with child, and was also made sensible of the pity and kindness of her friends, who knew not what she had done; she was filled with shame fear and horror, and had not frequented such evil company. But earnestly begged of the Lord, to forgive and hid her sin, and cover her shame, and not make her a reproach to the foolish, which also she was persuaded, he would have done for her had the at last obeyed his voice, speaking to her when alone, and by his servants when she was sometime in their company, Admonishing and moving powerfully no longer to hid her sin but to declare her ways to some faithful friends that might pity and pray for her, and seek her help and healing. And she many times was resolved to do it, and yet could not when she had opportunity they that she thought she could most freely have opened herself too, not first finding her out, nor being jealous of any such thing; she knew not how to break the Ice, but still full of shame and guilt came seldom among them, and when she did, met with such powerful reproofs as made her afraid and ashamed of them, as if they had known all that was in her heart, and seen all her ways; which reproofs of instruction had she submitted too, and been willing to take shame with her faithful friends she knew she should have met with help and healing, and might have prevented this that was now come upon her, but she refused to take shame, and now the Lord had showed himself above her in the thing in which she dealt stubbornly and proudly, and now he had made her willing to accept of this shame as a just and gracious punishment of her iniquity, & she now saw that all this was needful to bring down her heart. And yet could not but hope in his mercy, that by his thus judging her in this world, he would save and redeem her from her iniquities, and deliver her soul from going down into the pit of destruction.  
Afterward my wife and I being with her alone; she declared something of her ways of iniquity, and deeds of darkness more particularly, but (as I feared, and told her) with too much extenuating, hiding, and excusing, and so much she confessed the next time I was with her. Alas said she, I have yet sought to hid my sin, and to excuse it and put off as much as I could of the blame and shame of it from myself even in my confessions of it to you. But God hath found me out, and made you an instrument of showing me the dark corners of my heart. I think you know me, better than I do myself, I confess you have discovered the root of all this evil, and of mine iniquities getting such dominion over me. The Idolatrous esteem I had of having a self sufficiency in my own hand of those things, God was rending from us, this love of money made me unwilling to submit to God's chastisements of that nature, and laid me open to such temptations, as being yielded too promised help in the things my soul lusted after; and though still God crossed me in all yet my purpose being not broken, but my heart inclined to its covetousness. I went on frowardly, and stubbornly after the way of mine own heart, etc.  
I believe and am verily persuaded she then hide nothing, but by degrees as she could and had opportunity, did declare her ways, and backslid— ings wherein she had transgressed against the Lord, and his people even from the first to the last of these her wander that had brought her to this shame; and did very much take the shame of all to herself, yet still always said that such iniquities of filthiness and uncleanness of the flesh, as were now become hers, were not so formerly, nor had she such natural promptness, that way for temptations to work upon, but did always detest and abhor it all her young time both single and married, and therefore her iniquity was the greater, in yielding, and suffering herself to be over come as she had done; but having once given way to and dallied with temptations, thinking herself strong enough to resist them, when she would, sin got dominion over her, and it became more than her own iniquity, and then still desirous to keep a name Among her friends, was unwilling to reveal her temptations, snares and weaknesses to them, and so got no deliverance. Yea though many times filled with horror? yet was there a secret desire cherished to hid and hold fast deceit, a refusing to return. Therefore that God was righteous in all, and gracious in thus judging she oft fully abundantly, and freely acknowledged, and did very much abhor herself, as more vile than we could imagine; and did willingly accept of the punishment of her iniquity in the shame brought upon her, and that because she saw by faith, that there was yet help for her in the name of the Lord, though she had destroyed herself. And indeed she was much helped by it, and being through a deep fence of her need engaged to a more earnest giving heed to the things she had heard, and that she might now know them as she ought to know them, more seriously than ever giving attention to reading, to exhortation and doctrine she profited much in the time of her imprisonment, and grew to a more clear and right understanding of the Gospel of Christ: and of the great things therein belonging to her peace; and God did create the fruit of his lips in that gracious word peace to her, which led her with great desire and delight to exercise herself therein day and right, she much longed after the company of her faithful friends, and bewailed her neglect and slighting such opportunities, as now her soul thirsted after.  
She was much conversant in a little Book lent her (Entitled Instructions to the Living from the consideration of the future state of the Dead) in which Gods imputing righteousness with out works; and justifying the ungodly, and things pertaining thereto is treated of, so that it became her own in reading, and searching the Scripturns, whether those things were so; and was much affected with it, and appeared to have met with much help to her understanding, increase and strengthening to her faith and hope, through so weak a means, which yet to her was not weak, she could not but commend it to others, and desire them to read it. After which I gave her my Papers that are now made public (Entitled Fornication Cendemned) which she oft red, and seriously pondered both in the Manuscript, and after they came out in Print, and desired many others to read, and consider the same as that in  she met with great help, and mercy, and others might in reading be helped with that which would preserve and deliver them from such sins, and snares as she had fallen into.  
She was much exercised in reading the Parable of the Prodigal Son in the Gospel, and seemed to have much right understanding in it, and help by it, and met with such refreshing from the consideration of his Fathers receiving him with so great joy, and in such manner as is there expressed as would not let go, but pleaded for, and still rejoiced in though she met with some repulses: something like the woman of Canaan.  
There was in her whole carriage a mixture of passionate sorrow, and tears in the remembrance of her sins, and consideration of the shame brought on herself and friends, and occasion given to the adversary, to blaspheme that worthy name called upon her, yet never without hope in the mercy of God through Jesus Christ: which indeed truly melted and broke her heart. A mixture of this I say with cheerfulness of spirit and face, in which though she had more true rejoicing in the Lord than it may be many did think, or then some (more pure than their maker) could brook that such a sinner should so soon have, in the joy of his salvation restored, yet there was also a mixture no doubt of flesh (as also to her sorrowings I say a mixture of flesh appearing in too much lightness of spirit by fits, unbeseeming her condition, but it was her natural infirmity augmented by evil communications and customs, some remainders of which were yet to be seen upon her to the last, and oft bewailed by her, and though some were offended, and straightened towards her on sight of it sometimes, yet without good reason, for was she not even a brand plucked out of the fire, and i● it strange to see the smell and blemishes of the smoke and fire still to remain on such a brand? And are not we also ourselves compassed about with infirmity, and liable to remptations; yea have we not sin dwelling lusting and warring in us.  
And can we not then have pi● bowels and compassion even towards the ignorant, and them that are out of the way. Yea on our poor broken Brethren, and seek to restore and heal such with the spirit of meekness, considering ourselves, lest we also be tempted; Oh how short are we of like mindedness to that servant of the Lord, who is Lord of all, that seeing many things that might provoke and straighten his hand and heart towards us, yet doth not so observe them against us; who blind as the Lords servant, See Isa. 42.19.  
She had some injury, by being put in hopes of saveing this life by some that it may be might have done more than they did (had they had a favour for her) in order to the saveing it, yet the most that I perceived her cherishing such a hope, was from a mistake of her own through which she perceived that which was right; I had it from herself.  
I cannot (said she) be without hope of God's mercy in delivering me from this further judgement that I have deserved at his hand and sparing this life to me a little longer, that I may recover more strength before I go hence, to know him, and glorify him, as I have dishonoured him; and to endeavour the bringing up my children: and the reason of my hope is only in the mercy of God, that is so exceeding and abundant. And hath so abounded towards me a vile wretch, which encourages me to hope for more.  
I answered, that did give her ground of encouragement still to look for his mercy unto eternal life, and for whatever in his wisdom might most conduce to that end; but whether the saveing, or destroying this present life might most conduce to that end, or might most tend to his praise, that was a secret reserved in his own breast; and not so revealed that we might know, till we fee it in the issue, and then our faith strenthens to believe that best, and most tending to that end, which he doth. He only knows how, in what manner, and by what means to deliver the godly in and out of temptation, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgement to be punished. And ●s infinite mer● that such sinners, and back sliders may yet in turning to him t●at smiteth them, and approaching to him by Jesus Christ through that new and living way opened by his blood, be reputed as godly, accepted as true worshippers, and be washed in the blood of the Lamb, and have their names changed in Heaven, and be counted much to partake of the inheritance with the Saints in light, behold what manner of love is this, that we such sinners, that have justly deserved to be called by other names here, should have our sins forgiven in Heaven, and be called by a new name there; Even sons of God, heirs with Christ, of the inhereritance of ilfe. let this at all times satisfy; and that he also knoweth how to deliver, even to deliver us from all our transgressions, and out of all our temptations, whether by life or death, leave that to him; and make not haste to kindle sparks, or to appoint him his way, which way he must show us that mercy, he hath given us encouragement by his blood, to hope for unto eternal life.  
This or what else was said of this nature, she replied that indeed is enough to satisfy, and did quiet her heart and this life she valued not in comparison of it; but she might tell me of something, that gave her some encouragement to hope for this life also: but she thought I would not approve it, nor was she without fears of her own mistake in the application of it, and it was this, that scripture was much brought to her mind, and did follow her, I shall not die but ●ive, and declare the works of the Lord. Psal. 118.17.  
I told her, that was primely spoken of Christ, as the whole Psalm, as applied by our Saviour, and the Apostles show, and of him.  
1. As personally considered, and yet he died once, but could not be holden of death; nor hindered by it from declaring the works of the Lord, he it is that liveth and was dead and behold he is alive for evermore. Nor did he die in death, or fail of his undertaking, and work, but therein and thereby declared the works of the Lord, the Father glorified his Name in his sufferings, and glorified it again in raising him, and giving him glory etc.  
2. As mystically considered in his body the Church, who though chastened sore yet are not so given over to death; but that a seed of them is preserved to call upon him, and declare all his wonderful works, and his word that he hath put in his mouth, and in the mouth of his seed, which shall not departed, and in a subordinate and secondary fence, it might be spoken of David; yet he did die and was buried, and his Sepulchure saith the Apostle is with us to this day. But, he was not cut off untimely, but preserved to the service to which he was called, and fit in his generation, and to finish his course with joy. He was yet a little longer spared to declare the works of the Lord. And I would not question: but this scripture might be brought to her mind by the spirit of the Lord, to comfort and encourage her soul with this: that he that was chastened sore and died, yet was not given over to death, but was raised and ever liveth to make intercession for her, and to declare the works of the Lord, that she made herself very much uncapable of declaring to God's praise, and to declare his works in her, and in delivering from blood guiltiness, that she also might declare there while that she had breath here: and this gives ground of encouragement that she should not die in dying, but in such wise live (because he lives) as that the works of the Lord might further be declared in and by her; and he know how to magnify his name in and by her death, as well as by her life, nor did this give any ground to hope for this life.  
When I went another time to see her: she told me she expected I would have writ something for her to read and consider for her helpfulness in the understanding that Scripture aforesaid, that she might understand where her mistake was.  
I answered I did not think, it had so much impression on her spirit, I mean her mistaken application of it, and truly I did not the less but the more fear her death by the hand of Justice, in that she was so ready to catch at any thing, and to compass herself with sparks, as even to apply that to herself which was spoken of the Son of God, to gather hopes of this present life from, and not more bowed to accept of the punishment of her iniquity: in any thing God should order as to this life for the hopes sake set before her; and spoke something further to the opening it again, than I must let it go, and I thank God it doth not much trouble me to part with it for nothing of my hope as to eternal life goes with it, that which hath quickened me to that, & nourisheth that, is the resurrection of Christ from the dead, who was delivered for my offences, & the Name of the Lord as declared in him, that name of God and truth in Jesus hath made me free, & given me boldness, and confidence by the faith of him (to such purpose she spoke) but I confess said she: I had a desire if God see it good, that this life might be spared, partly for my dear children's sake, and chiefly I think that I might live to know more of that worthy name, that I might honour it, as I have given occasion of great blemish and reproach to it: but, God knows my unfitness, my heart is deceitful, oh let it suffice me if his name may be magnified, whether by my life, or death.  
After the Sessions was appointed, and she had notice of it, I went to see her, and she told me how on the first news of it, her strength departed from her, a sudden astonishment and trembling befell her, and she thought of appearing before so many in such a case was terrible to her, but she soon recovered some strength to hope in the mercy of God, that had turned her heart and feet to his te●monies, and to that rock of which she had been unmindful, that he would stand by her, and perfect what concerned her, so as might be best for her and tend most to his praise, I endeavoured then, and in my several visits before the Sessions to open and apply that gracious instruction encouragement and warning in Isa. 50.10.11. Both showing who is the Lords servant there spoken off, whose voice is to be obeyed in all things; and why called God's servant, what his voice is, and why called the voice of the Lords servant, and how to be obeyed in all things in all it saith, or testifieth, instructeth, reproveth, requireth, and how therein God is truly feared and worshipped by us: and likewise that such true fearers and worshippers of God may sometime walk in darkness, and have no light; and in what fence that is to be understood, and lastly that when so yet they are not left wholly comfortless, or as Orphans, but have the name of the Lord to trust in: their God to stay upon, to lean and depend on, and wait for; though they know not what to pray for as they ought in such cases, not knowing what manner of deliverance may be best for them, and tend most to his praise, nor see any way of escape, looking on the right hand or on the left, or which way deliverance should come, yet he that knows how to deliver doth also make intercession with God according to his will, and hath the tongue of the learned, and so knows how to speak a word in due season to him that is weary, and is made perfect, and infinitely fitted to all his work and office through sufferings; this the rest, this the refreshing. But when we will be in such days of darkness, kindling a fire, and compassing ourselves about with sparks, we must expect this at the hands of the Lord, to lie down in sorrow from them.  
She much rejoiced in the word of the Lord, which as she found she did eat, and it was to her the joy, and rejoicing of her heart; yet was she not without some unsettlement and confusion, or discomposure upon her spirit between fears and hopes as to this life, being encouraged by many to hope for the saving of it, and seeked to pervert the hope and persuasion given her in the mercy of God through Christ, to an expectation and looking for it in saving her from this judgement, and on the other hand, by all the instruction and encouragement she met withal from the Name of the Lord, and his grace in Christ, led to rest, and rejoice in that which gave her hope in Death, and therein willingly to resign and give up the hopes and desires of this life, and to leave the matter to him quietly, as accounting the hope of eternal life which God had given her in Christ's infinite mercy, and enough to satify. The Sessions being past, and she condemned to death, being found Guilty by the Jury, upon little or no certain evidence of her guilt of the fact of which they found her guilty, yet without any frowardness, or prejudice I could perceive against the instruments she did acquaint herself with the Lord in it; and accepted it as from his hand as a righteous and gracious punishment of her iniquity: and was much more settled, and composed in her spirits than before, and so more fit to hear, and receive the encouragements and instructions of his name, as I found at my first visit of her, immediately on her return from the Sessions when she had received her sentence. When first I applied myself to some reminding and further opening of the name of the Lord, and particularly of that great instruction and encouragement in it; that through and by the means of his death, by which peace and atonement is made for sin, and he impowered to forgive sins on earth, he hath power to save from wrath, to redeem from all iniquity, to restore and bring back from all their wander to God, to receive and make accepted on their turning to him in his gracious drawings; even such as have sold themselves for their iniquities, and for their transgressions are put away, from suc● nighness, fellowship mercy and good things, as otherwise they might have enjoyed here, and to this purpose be is Anointed and consecrated for evermore, having on his Ascension on high, received gifts in the man, not only for men as they are sinners in themselves and from their first natural root, but from the rebellions also, though rebellion be as the sin of witchcraft, in which men make a new and personal compliance and confederacy with Satan, as if the compliance made with him in their first natural root were not enough: and sell themselves for their iniquities, as if their being carnal and sold to their hand under sin, through the disobedience of one were not sufficient, they sin after the similitude of Adam's transgression, yet though they have so done, to him belongs mercy & forgiveness even for & towards them, see Dane, 9.8.9 with Isa. 50.1.3. There is help in him for such as have destroyed themselves. Hos. 13.9.  
'Tis a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation, that Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners▪ even such sinners as are lawless and disobedient sinners, that will not be reform, or reclaimed by the law of grace, but profanely go on hideing and holding fast, and allowing themselves in their sins, and are murderers of Fathers, murderers of Mothers, Man-slayers, Whore-mongers, Adulters, Abusers of themselves with mankind, and if there be any thing contrary to sound Doctrine, they are lawless and disobedient in going on in the trade and way of their own iniquities, till the laws of God and men say hold on them, yet such Christ came into the world to save, and not for such only, but for blasphemers of the Name of Christ, and Persecutors of the Ch●rch of God which are mentioned by the Apostle there as his sins, and greater than the former as to matter of fect, and as in the sight of God, yet such Christ Jesus Came into the world to save, not to save them in their sins but from them. And God hath exalted him a Prince ' and a Saviour for to give repentance and forgiveness of sins to such, He is the propitiation now with God for sins of that nature, that might have been prevented, and might have been kept from, by the Grace of God, and that not only for those to whom he hath given an understanding to know him that is true, and that are in him, but also for the world, for them who yet lie under the power of the wicked one, that judgement may not be speedily executed, but a door of mercy and life may be held open, while yet he is by any means calling them, that in turning their sins, which yet are detained in heaven against them, while they continue in them may be bloated out &c through this man therefore is preached to you the forgiveness of your sins, for he came because of that truth to forgive such sins, as men cannot righteouslly forgive, as in that Jer 3.1. &c, And can have compassion where none can have none. And by him all that believe are justified, from all things, from which they could not be justified by the law of Moses, even for such sins as that afforded not a typical justification from; but condemned the sinner to death under the mouth of two or three witnesses, yet by him all that believe through this Name in which repentance and remission of sins is preached to them; are justified from all things, even from all things from which they could not be justified by that law, yea this perfection of the righteousness of God, and plentuousness of redemption, even the forgiveness of sins, in and through it is witnessed in the law and Prophets, for to him give all the Prophet's witness, that through his name whosoever beleiveth in him whosoever (whatsoever they be or have been yet) now believing in him that justifyeth the ungodly, should namely through the same name of him, through which they believe receive the forgiveness of their sins, it's to him (not to, or of us) that the Prophets gave this testimony; therefore 〈◊〉 his work and office as through his name, his power which the Father by means of his death, to blot them out in honour: so through the opening of his Name in which they trust to make them partakers of it in their mind and conscience, by his knowledge, or still in and unto such things, and so by or through the knowledge of himself shall my righteous servant justify many.  
Here truly me thought she prevented with her understanding, and with great refreshing and delight, desired further to hear off, express her understanding of this matter; how through his name he gives the remission of sins, and quickens to, and nourisheth a lively hope by the resurrection of Christ from the dead, and did herself very aptly oppose that name of the Lord to the fire of men's own kindling etc. And with gladness still more clearly to see wherein she had exceeded, did acknowledge her folly, and take shame to herself for her eadiness to ca●ch at any thing to kindle a fire to herself and compass herself about with sparks, for a vain hope of this life, when she had such a worthy name to trust in: and the grace in Christ was sufficient for her, & to her to encourage defend and strengthen her in her expectation of the mercy of God unto eternal life, & so in whatever might most conduce to that which now she was well assured this should, or else should not have come upon her, but while she was thus with pleasure rejoicing in the name of the Lord, and in the discovery of the vanity of other confidences, and sparks of her own kindling, and with gladness relinquishing them, shem et with some trial of her faith, by means of some coming in (happily some of them not having well learned the truth as it is in Jesus, and so not enough acquainted with such rejoicing in the Lord, and in his name only, or not acquainted with her former exercise in the time of her affliction) who urged the necessity of seeking some certain evidence and assurance of the forgiveness of her sins, and thereunto pressed to a particular confession, &c,  
To whom she replied, that grace of God that bringeth salvation to all men, in its appearance powerfully moves to repentance, oh says she (they were her say oft, and with an appearance of deep sense as having felt and proved the truth of what she said) that melts and breaks the heart it turns all the inwards of a man as it were within him, that not only teaches that denying ungodliness, and worldly lusts, we should live soberly righteously and godly in this present world; but when through forgetfulness and departing from it, we have sinned, and sinned grievously, yet it admonisheth and moveth to repentance, and when the heart is turned again to that, oh what sorrow and melting it works in the sight of such infinite grace to be so abused and shame with encouragement to hope that yet God should wait to be gracious to such; she oft repeated, and asserted that it did so work even to all such things in truth as they pressed too, only upon the account of duty, and as a work of the Law; and for knowledge of the truth of her faith, and repentance, without declaring any certain ground, that might be as a foundation for it, and move to it, and work it, and told them it had so taught her, though she had sinned against it, and though she was a vile wretched sinner, yet this grace of God was exceeding abundant to her with faith and love which was in Christ Jesus, and she could not but desire, oh that all other sinners knew this grace of God, and the gift by grace. For it is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation, that Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners, of whom (said she) I am the chief, I am the chief, Howbeit he hath mercy on me, for a pattern to others, this grace is sufficient for me, I have found it s●icient, oh it is sufficient for you all, oh that all knew it: when some told her of what evidences some in her condition had sought and found of the truth of their repentance and graces, and thence, and from other like means got assurance of the forgiveness of their sins, she replied, she knew no other sign or witness; but the sign of the Prophet Jonah, even him whom God had given for a witness to the people, nor needed she any other; for to him give all the Prophet's witness, that through his name, whosever believeth in him, shall receive the forgiveness of sins, his name through faith in it had healed and made her strong; when others urged she must take heed of resting in a false faith, she again replied, 'tis a faithful saying, that Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners, no false faith, 'tis the true grace of God, that brings salvation to all men, and she could not but wish for them, that they all knew it; when again they replied upon her, that it was not others concernment but her own that was now to be minded by her, and that there was something necessary to be found in her faith, and repentance more than in all cases was necessary, to evidence the truth of it she pleaded, that there was but one Faith, she knew but one, and that she knew nothing she had to do, but now to believe on him that justifyeth the ungodly that imputes righteousness without works; and that it is to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifyeth the ungodly that ceaseth from his own works to believe &c, when to this reply was made, true this was one thing needful to be found in her repentance, a ceasing from her own works; (that is said they) from her evil works, but this not all necessary in her case, she again replied nay from all my own works, for the best of them are dead and unprofitable, and righteousness cannot be attained by them, no nor by any of yours said she; the best of you must acknowledge you have sinned, and are sinners, and that in your best righteousness, therefore by the deeds of the law can no flesh be justified in the sight of God, but now the righteousness, of God is manifested without the law etc. she earnestly pressed that, that though they had not all sinned as she, whose sins was manifest, yet so unclean was their best works, that if God should enter into judgement with them they could not stand, nor escape the wrath of God; it was said that was true according to the old covenant. But now we are considering ourselves under another covenant (As intimating, that according to the covenant given us in Christ, men might be accepted, and stand just before God in their own works, not considering that God hath made him that knew no sin, to be sin for us, that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.) but still in him she glorified, nor would be beaten off from it, nor moved to rejoice in any thing else, nor to seek after any other thing to rejoice in, but stood fixed like him: God forbidden that I should glory in any thing, save in the cross of Christ; by whom the world is crucified unto me and I unto it. This I observed in her reasoning with divers, that though sometimes she would to commend that grace in Christ, tell them how it had taught her, and had and did work upon her, such humiliation, willingness to take shame etc. And to satisfy them did tell some that she had confessed her sins, and declared her ways so fare a● she knew them to her faithful friends, and they had prayed for her, and God heard them: yet when she was urged to try the truth of her faith and repentance that way, and from the truth of such things, to gather or make to herself a ground and foundation for her faith and ●ope she would not plead them at all; but relinquished them, as empty weak and unprofitable to that purpose, and would glory in nothing as the ground of her faith and hope, but the cross of Christ, the grace in him to man ward, who was delivered for our offences, and raised again for our justification, that only through faith in it, had healed and put strength in her soul, and did strengthen her to plead for her hope of eternal life, to good purpose against all that would have moved her from it.  
I perceived also the too usual way that men walk in with sinners to urge repentance, confession and sorrow for sin, and that it i● such as doth not bring forth any such fruit in truth it worketh not the righteousness of God, it is even such as in which they are teachers of the law, and know not what they say, nor whereof they affirm, urging Gospel precepts and duties, on the terms of the covenant of works, the man that doth them shall live in them, and cursed is every one that comes short, that is, first telling them it is their duty to repent, to believe etc. without testifying to them any certain ground of repentance and faith in what Christ hath done, and is become for them, as true for them in Christ, whether they believe of no, yea before they dare assure them of any truth in the Gospel declarations for and towards them, and then to provoke to it, tell them if once they can find such a frme, and that their graces are true according to such signs as they give, they may thence conclude God loves them, and Christ died for them, etc. In this they understand not what they say, nor where of they affirm, for as without opening a door of repentance, in the redemption wrought and obtained from the curse of the law, and preparation of forgiveness of sins in Christ through his blood, and preaching it in his name, there could have been no repentance towards God, nor could it have been equally required, and so had been nor man's duty having on●● sinned, and being sinners they must have been utterly and for ever shut out from God, and from his mercy: so neither is there any arm or power of God put forth to work repentance towards God, and faith towards our Lord Jesus Christ, but in the testyfying or preaching the cross of Christ, or in that which is equivalent the discoveries of God's goodness, and propitiousness to sinners, that is in and through our Saviour, so that as the Apostle saith Herein is not love, that we have loved God, but that he hath loved us first, & sent his Son the propri●iation for our sins: so may I say, herein is not repentance unto life; that men first repent and believe, before they know weather God hath had love of pity and compassion towards them in Christ, whether Christ have by the grace of God tasted death for them or no and then ground their knowledge and assurance of that upon the truth of their repentance and graces.  
What I observed b●● bring to my mind a former passage that I shall now relate, I went to visit a woman condemned to death for killing her husband; and met with one in the Prison coming from her, that told me she feared i● was in vain, for two godly Ministers had been with her and taken great pains, and could not bring her to any plain confession, nor perceive any such true contrition as mightgive them any hope concerning her, and they had given over, yet I desired I might see her, and was permitted, the woman being very 〈◊〉 on her bed spoke frowardly to her that led me in, what said she have you brought me in another torm noor, to which I replied, that I came not to judge, or torment or trouble her, nor to ask or require any thing of her, but to tell her good news, the best for her that ever she heard, and it was certain and true, upon whichshe lift up her head, and asked what it was, I told her that Jesus Christ came into the world to save her from her sins, even her by name: for he came into the world to save lawless and disobedient sinners, ungodly and profane sinners, even such as were Murderers of Fathers, of Mothers, Man-slayers, Whore mongers, Adulterers, etc. Yea even Blasphemers of the name of Christ, and Persecutors of the Church of God; and such as were disobediently and rebelliously against light coming to them, such, such he came to save from their sins, she said that was good news indeed, but could I indeed show it her in the word of the Lord, that expressly for such, jesus Christ came into the world to save them, I told her yea, it was plain and fully there testyfied, and did show it her in that 1 Tim. 1.8.9.15, comparing the verses, and that with other Scriptures.  
I shall not enlarge this discourse, to show how I did evidence and show it by that and other Scriptures, and apply the instructions thereof to her, but she called for her Bible, and did consider and ponder on what was said, and then desired the woman that brought me to leave her chamber, and when she was gone out, told me I had spoken that which went to her heart, and discovered to her all that she had done, and yet in showing where her help was, and that now she would freely and fully tel● me all that was in her heart, that accidentally she killed her Husband she believed, but not wittingly, intentionally, and that was not it that had provoked God to bring her to this judgement, but something else that she had done, & hidden and allowed herself in, which lay much upon her: but now something had touched her heart that made her willing to acknowledge it, as perceiving though it was vile there was for giveness, and washing, and therefore she was free to confess her sins, and declare her ways to me, and desired me to pray for her; telling me others had been with her urging and pressing her to confess herself guilty of what she knew herself clear off; and because she could not confess what they would have her, judged and condemned her, and left her as hopeless, but as they set nothing before her of any ground, or door of repentance opened for such, so it wrought nothing upon her, but wrath: but after she was instructed, she repent and sorrowed after a godly sort. even unto life, to the hope of which she was quickened and strengthened by the resurrection of Christ, who was delivered for our offences etc.  
And retained that hope in him, even unto death, as was discerned, and believed by some that continued with her, to this I add no more in this place, nor unto this relation of Rose Warnes but that she me● with more such trials in the two or three day's time she lived, and was in like manner strengthened to resist the tempter in them, and not moved from the faith and hope of the gospel, but waxed more strong therein by occasions of trials.  
Some broken remembrances of Mrs Rose Warnes speech at her execution, containing the sum of it, with some supplies of words, where her spirits and strength failed according to what herself had expressed o●t in the Prison, and before many witnesses.  
You are gathered together a great company to look upon me, I hop● none with any joy at my shameful death, I am persuaded there is none rejoice at it, but that you do pity me, sympathise with me, and I pray God make it of good use to you all.  
The Lord is righteous in all that is come upon m●, even unto this shamhful death. I suffer it justly from his hand, for I have sinned against him greivously sinned, and sin brings shame, it must have punishment, yea I may say what profit had I of those things of which I am now ashamed; the end of those things is death, there fore let all take heed, and be warned in time not to dally with sin.  
God hath condemned sin in the flesh, in condemning his own Son in the flesh for our sins, he was made the banished One for us, his Father's wrath lay hard upon him, he was in an Agony, and under the power of darkness, and sweat as it were greae drops of blood and water trickling down to the ground, and was hung on a tree, and all this as our surety, he suffered in the flesh for our sin, sin therefore must still be judged, and condemned in the flesh, and if we sin against him that was hung on a tree for us all, if we sin against his grace, that brings salvation to all men in due time: for he by the grace of God tasted death for every man, he shed his blood for every one of you for every Creature of mankind on the earth; and gave himself a randsome for all, and is the true light, that lighteth every man that comes into the world, a testimony in due time; therefore if we sin against this grace especially those that name the name of Christ, and that have tasted that the Lord is gracious? as I have done, he can by no means in clearing clear the guilty, he will not let sins go unpun shed, it must be judged in the flesh, and if judgement be not received and submitted to now, that we judge ourselves, it must be judged in the flesh for ever, for ever in the wrath to come, where their worm dyeth not, and their fire is not quenched, oh that is a hundred thousand sold worse than this shameful death, this will be over presently, and the sting is taken out of it, by him that was hung on a tree for us, but no end of that, when a thousand times a thousand years are past, its never a white shortened, it's still for ever and ever, therefore God is gracious as well as rightteous, infinitely gracious in judging me thus here, that he may not condemn me in the world to come: I have all my punishment here, though far less, infinitely less than my iniquity deserves, yet here I have all, and all this is nothing to the lake of fire the second death, and whatever I could have suffered less than that, had been infinite mercy, yet such his mercy I might have escaped this too, had I received reproof, and judged myself in time, but I heardned my heart against many reproofs of instruction: the reproofs of this Gospel, they are the way of life, they powerfully reprove and melt the heart, though I did not turn at them, I was as a Bullock unaccustomed to the yoke nothing less than all this would bring me down; I made mention of the name of the Lord but in late times, not in truth nor in righteousness; I walked with a blessed precious people, I tell you they are a blessed people, think not the worst of them, nor of the way of truth they walk in, or as if the word of the Gospel of the grace of God, that brings salvation to all men were without efficacy; because I so sinned, for I walked close with God and with his people, and hid his word in my heart which I heard among them I had been preserved from so sinning against him; but it was not heeded by me, I did not hid it in my hart, that I might not sin against him, I went sometime to hear, and of these late years when my iniquities had prevailed over me, I went but seldom, and when I heard I heard overly, overly, overly. I did not in hearing hear. I did not do what it was working in me to will, and to do; I heardned my heart against the reproofs of instruction; and would not take shame, I thought to hid myself as Adam. but with pitiful cover, when I had greviously sinned against God, in turning aside to another than my Husband, I thought to have concealed it, that I might not take shame; and that brought me to this, in which God is righteous, and if men have done me any wrong, in meddling more than they needed, or in not affording me what mercy and privilege by the law of the land I might have had in my sad case, the Lord forgive them, and graciously set home convincement upon their hearts of their evil and wrong, I forgive them, I bless God I have not the least prejudice against any; I take it out of his hand that is righteous, and infinitely merciful in punishing me with less than Hell fire for ever, and be you all warned in time, to flee from sin, as from the Devil; for it will lead you captive to the Devil, flee to Christ for help and strength against it, for sin brings shame: it must be owned and acknowledged, and God's Judgement submitted too, the sooner and the more voluntary the better, for Whore-mongers and Adulterers God will judge; Oh that such as have sinned as I have done, would make haste to confess their sins and take shame, turn at his reproofs in time, that you may escape the damnation of Hell, that is infinitely worse than this; Therefore to day, while it is called to day, the Holy Ghost saith harden not your hearts if ye would hear his gracious voice, harden not your hearts against the reproofs of his instruction: to day even to day off that this spectacle may be a warning to you all, and that God would set home to your hearts these broken words of a dying woman; oh that they may be laid to heart now in time.  
Take heed especially all ye that name the name of Christ depart from iniquity; flee it as from a Serpent, void evil lascivious & wanton company chamring & wantonness provoke lust, lead into further snares, I had thought I had been strong enough to withstand, dally not with him, take heed of dallying with the temptation, it will get dominion, at last it bites like a Serpent, make no provision for the flesh to fulfil the lusts thereof, for he that soweth to his flesh, shall of it reap corruption, and God will more severely judge them on whom his name is called, that all may know he cannot endure iniquity, he will least of all eudure it in them that come nigh him, he will magnify his name; and will be sanctified of all that come near him.  
Take heed all of you that none of you harden your hearts against him: and his voice by his precious people because of me, but hear and attend to the Gospel, know them that call on the name of the Lord in truth, God is in and with them of a truth, though I have sinned against God and them, and therefore am thus corrected with the rods of men, and they are permitted to use extremity upon me: I have sinned, the Lord is righteous, let others take heed of despising the grace of God, or hardening their hearts against it, and against the way of truth, because of what I have done for even that Grace of God bringing salvation to all men, is the true grace of God, and doth truly teach and powerfully work. It doth in its appearing to us, teach that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly righteously and godly in this present world: it did teach me, but I wanted a joseph like spirit to have reasoned from all the Grace appearing in Christ: how then shall I commit so great wickedness and sin against God, oh that I had hearkened, but I rebelled and hardened my heart; therefore he was fain to bring down my heart withal this labour, and in all love to my soul; and to warn and admonish others, not to harden their hearts, be not mockers or despisers lest your bands be made strong, do not for lying vanities for sake your own mercies, for there is eternal mercy's life & redemption in Christ prepared for you whether you believe it or believe it not; it is prepared in him for every one of you, & given with him, that you might know and believe, and 〈◊〉 made partaker of it in and with him, ●he King, the God of glory hath made a marriage for his Son, the marriage is made, the feast prepared and ready for you all, the servants are sent to the bidden guests, and they make excuses, some their Farms, Oxen, Wives, and such things for lying vanities for sake their own mercies, and some compliment themselves out, they say I have sinned and am so vile a sinner, so unclean and so polluted, I am not fit, I must first wash myself, or make myself clean, or be washed by my tears, or works of the law before I may come to him, to eat of his bread and drink of the wine that he hath mingled, take heed of this, let none compliment themselves out here, c●me as ye are, 'Tis a faithful saying, worthy of all acceptation, that jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners; sinners as sinners he came to save: but not to save them in their sins, but to save from them, to redeem us from all iniquity, and unless he save and wash us we cannot be clean; he knew what we were before he called us, and he called and gave himself for us, that he might wash us, and unless he wash us, we can have no part with him, come therefore in his calls and drawings, come as thou art, he will in no wise cast thee away, how sinful and vile soever, but he will wash thee with the washing of water by his word, for consider how great things he hath done for thee, while thou wast dead in sins and trespasses, and altogether filthy and polluted in thy blood, and while such he calls thee, and such were some of those that are now made accepted in the beloved, even such as I have been, Whoremongers, Adulterers, etc. But they were washed in their coming to him, washed in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the spirit of our God, they did not wash themselves first, or were washed by any other means before they came, oh come therefore to the waters, he that hath no money come ye, and do not compliment yourselves out, well, but the bidden guests refused, and the King was forced to look for guests where he could, he sent out to the high ways, and hedges, and that once and again to call & draw into the house that the house might be filled, and when many were come in, the King looking among those come into the house, finds one without a wedding garment, and said to him friend, he calls him friend, for Christ had been a real friend, to him But how camest thou in hither not having on a wedding garment, lo he was speechless, he had not that to say for excuse, that there was none prepared for him, or he had no way on means offered to come at it he was speechless, nothing to say for himself. There is certainly a wedding garment provided for you all in and by Christ: 'tis made ready, lo all things are ready, and with him tendered a perfect righteousness to cover you, and make you acceptable in the sight of God, despise it not, it's for every poor sinful wretch in the world, prepared in Christ, given with him, to be put on in coming into his house, and so unto him, For he that knew no sin, was made to be sin for us, that we might be made the vighteousness of God in him, and to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ●ngodly, his faith is counted for righteousness, and to him God imputeth righteousness without works. I hope you will excuse my weakness, I had almost forgot what I was saying, the man w● speechless, and so the judgement following was according to truth (as we are sure it is in all the revelations of his wrath present and eternal against all ungodliness, and unrighteousness of men who hold the truth in unrighteousness.) Go take the unprofitable servant, bind him hand and foot, and cast him into utter darkness, where there shall be weeping wailing, and gnashing of tooth. Go ye cursed into ever lasting fi●●, prepared for the Devil and his Angels, depart from me al● ye workers of iniquity. O● most dreadful sentence, most dreadful sentence, and yet this the certain doom and judgement of all those that are incensed against him, yea of all that are not found in him whether they have sinned grossly as I have done or no, or whatever righteousness according to the law, or other garments they be found in, not being found in this, they cannot be accepted with God, and so not stand in that day, nor escape that dreadful sentence, it shall come upon all that sanctify themselves, that purify themselves behind one tree etc. That feed not on the flesh of Christ, that was given for the li●e of the world, but eat swine's flesh etc. Oh this that I now suffer is nothing to that dreadful sentence, which yet is the portion of all the ungodly that dye in their sins, and it is his infinite grace not my deserving, that I did not fall under it for ever, all less that to me is infinite mercy, but that also he should by these means graciously recall me to that resting place from which I had wandered, and heal my backslidings, love me freely, own and call me by a new name in Heaven, sprinkle my heart and conscience with that blood that speaks better things then that of Abel, (more powerfully for mercy and forgiveness, and healing, then that for vengeance,) which he hath done, and doth abundantly. I may truly say, whence is this to me. Behold what manner of love is this. And this hath made me willing to accept of the punishment of my iniquity, since my shame was discovered, and heart brought down, she oft said, she never had any temptations since she was apprehended and in Prison, (such the mercy of God which she acknowledged in it) to escape, or use any means to get from under it, either by making away herself, or life privately, (as many had charged her with such erterprises, but there was sufficient evidence to the contrary) or by getting out; in which she much and often in the Prison magnifyed the mercy of God to her, yea she admired at his mercy in thus judging her. And that by this means she that had so procured these things in herself, and blemished the name of God, should so soon be delivered from all her transgressions, and from the reproach of the foolish: and from that mercy encouraged her friends to hope, that though they must remain to bear the reproach of it longer than she, yet not to be discouraged, he that had found out a way to deliver her, such as in which Righteousness and Mercy both was magnifyed, would deliver them, and his name, and magnify it by that which to outward appearance might seem to blemish i●, he knows how to bring good out of evil, to make grace abound, where sin hath abounded, but shall we therefore sin, that grace may abound, God forbidden, but when he hath magnifyed his grace, in such forgiveness, and healing such sinners, and therein commended his righteousness, and glorified his name, (oh sure said she) she loved much to whom much was forgiven, she often protested her great peace and joy of spirit, in the view of what she was hasting too, and that all sorrow and shame would presently be at an end to her, and God would wipe away all tears for his son's sake, the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sins of the w●rld, and yet said, that she was filled with shame, and blushing for her own iniquity there called to remembrance, but withal with great rejoicing in the Lord, and in him only, by means of whom her sin should be no more remembered, and therefore did relinquish all confidence in the flesh in any works of her own according to the law, or in any arguments, or gracious frames of brokenness, sorrow for sin, meetings desires after his name, (which though she doubted not of his gracious acceptance of them, pardoning the iniquities and mixtures in them through the mediator that lives to present them, and take away those iniquities, and mixtures, and so make them accepted in himself, yet did she not know or allow them at all, in the ground of her hope and rejoy●ing in God, nor needed them, having enough in the flesh of Christ, that was given for the life of the world, to nourish her to eternal life) nor in particular words of scripture, brought to her mind and applied by her, to such her needs and conditions as she thought they answered too and though from such things, she had conceived hopes of longer life here, partly, by reason of her desire of it for her children's sake, and chiefly as she thought that she might live to walk more close with God, and with his people, and glorify his name, as she had brought dishonour to it. And those hopes were disappointed, yet that did not move her at all from her hope, and rejoicing in the hope of eternal life, because that was begotten, ●●d she strengthened and quickened to it through the resurrection of Christ, that foundation stands sure, and hath this seal for confirming the goodness and sureness of it. The Lord knoweth (owneth, approveth) them that are his, (namely that are built and abide on this foundation, yea though they have wandered from Mount to Hill, & forgot their resting place, yet turn again hither, and have their hearts and minds stayed here) and though from all her sparks that she had been kindling and composing herself withal, she must lie down, yet she had the name of the Lord to trust in, and her God to stay upon, and he was wonderfully a present help to her in the time of trouble, and did through his name and the excellent knowledge of himself, so sprinkle her heart and conscience, and deliver her from blood guiltiness, that her tongue did sing aloud of his righteousness, did open her lips shut by her own iniquities, and her mouth did show forth his praise, she appointed the 25 Psalms, and sung with great joy and composure: and after earnestly praying to God for the people, and that he would graciously receive her soul, which she freely and cheerfully committed to him, she yielded her body to the Executioner, to whom she said, alas poor man, come do thy office, shall I go higher or lower, which caused some that stood by to change their minds, for they had said a while before that she lengthened out her discourse to spin out time, because she was loath to come at it, but now observing this free proffer of herself to the Executioner without any hastening her, they on the other hand admired to see her so willing to die, when the rope was fitted to her neck, she again protested her great peace and joy in the view of the blessedness she was going to, and it was thought by many, the body scarce retained the soul or life after it was turned off, for she was not seen to struggle, nor scarce if at all move in any part, as they said that was near, blessed be God for his mercy in giving such a proof of the truth and faithfulness of that saying, that Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners,   

Her Speech.  

SInners come hither, you to me I call  
That you may warned be by this my fall.  
Which for your sakes the just Lord ordered,  
To appear so publicly, admonished,  
That you thereby might be: and so prevent.  
Your suffering such like, or worse punishment.  
For such like punishments or worse will be  
Thi●● lot that won't henceforth be warned by me.  
Had I been warned before by others, I  
Had not come hither in this wise to die,  
But since his mercies I therein d●d slight  
And turned not to him so as I might  
In justice he permitted such a fall  
Mercy to sh●w to me and to you all.  
Take heed of sins deceits, the wayès thereto  
Take heed how you do venture on to go,  
For Sin more sub isle then a Serpent is  
Happy the souls that its enchantments m●ss.  
I thought myself once strong enough to stand.  
Against its charms, and that I had command.  
So of myself, that I from it could keep  
Me safe, but since alas! for grief to weep  
It ●ft hath bronght me, so it will do you  
If you by me will not he warned now  
The vicious courses which I see possessed  
The minds of many I did once detest,  
I loathed to think to wrong the marriage bed,  
Or walk in such bad ways as thereto led,  
But oh, alas! while some smooth company  
Pretending love and friendship cheerfuly  
I entertained and sorted with no harm  
Thinking in them, their fair pretence did charm  
My foolish heart into so pleasing sleep  
That under shows of love lust 'gan to ●reep.  
Slily into my breast, to laugh and play  
And jest and sport with them while I gave way.  
Such was sins first in windings and the ways  
That sinners used heaps of woes to raise.  
Upon my person, while some snares did lay  
To catch me, and their mates did me betray  
Who being nought themselves did seek that I  
Might be so too, as if my company,  
In badness would their badness mitigate  
Or their litentiousness extenuate,  
And I, alas! too ready was to close  
With sins and their sweet charms, till I did lose▪  
Of virtue all the savour, than I felt●  
The pangs of hell within me, but I dealt,  
Deceitfuly and hid my sins, and grew  
From worse to worse, which now I sa●ly rue  
Woe worth such false acquaintance wh● pretences  
Of love and friendship gave to my offences.  
The spring & rise, oh than be warned by me  
And shun all foolish wanton company  
All merry junketting and gossiping  
For much iniquity from such things springs,  
Who walks with wise men wisdom shall attain  
But a companion unto persons vain,  
For such vile sinners, who their faults confess  
And hearty therein do seek redress,  
Had I not mercy now therein obtained  
Oh how my soul had stained been my heart pained,  
With fears of after woe! sinners behold  
Take heed of sin, never therewith be bold,  
For it will-misery to you procure  
Either while here, or that that will endure,  
Eternally, be warned then by my fall  
Let me Rose Warn a warning be to all,  
And yet an instance of such mercy to●  
As may persuade you whatsoever you do  
Not to despair of mercy, but submit  
To bear God's chastisement, and turning yet  
To hope and seek for pardon of him who  
His only son sent that he might undo  
The devil's works, of sin and death for all  
Who gave his life, and unto all doth call,  
To look to him and saved be, since this  
A faithful saying worth acceptance is  
That he into the world did come that he  
Might Saviour of the chiefest sinners be  
And such hath saved, yea since God d●th swear  
That of the truth of what he saith no fear,  
Might us possess, that he hath no de● light  
In death of wicked men, but that the right  
They rather turn to and their sins forsake  
That of life in his love they may partake.  
To sin is bad, but to despair is worse,  
For that's the certain way to death and curse  
Who sins not shan● be tempted to despair  
Therefore of sin and its deceits beware,  
But having sinned repent, for God will give  
Mercy to those that turn, and they shall live  
Through Jesus Christ our Lord, so farewell all  
And see ye warned be by this my fall.   


Qui ante non cavet post ●ol●bit.  
Who so doth not of sin beware before  
His doleful state shall afterward deplore  
Et qui ante dolet post gaudebit.  
Who penitently here their sins bewail  
Hereafter shall have joys that ne'er shall fail.     

Upon R. W.  

She that was lost we hope is found  
She that was dead doth live again  
She that in lust and sin was drowned  
We hope with Christ doth now remain   

Oh precious blood that washed her so  
Free grace that did her so redress  
That by the ladder she might go  
To endless and eternal bliss.  
Lord send us to that fountain too  
And throughly wash our souls therein  
Without which all that we can do  
Cannot deliver us from sin.   

And keep us from such sins and shame  
As blurred and shortened here her days  
That we may glorify thy name  
And go to heaven by better ways.    

Rofe Warne.  
EPIGRAM.  

Rose Warn thy name was, oh that thou hadst been,  
Risen Warned thou such mischiefs hadst not seen,  
But being not Rose Warned by thy fall  
Thou art Rose Warn a warning unto all.    

SHe left by her speech and demeanour a very great admiration of it, and affectedness with it in the auditory, which was very great and numerous from the Town and Country though the fewer from the Country, because it was not the market day, who generally (so far as they heard her at least) returned with abundance of compunction and seriousness upon their spirits glorifying God for and in her, divers saying they never saw any executed that died in that manner, and with that cheerfulness and hope in God, and with such good exhortations and instructions given them, which they said they koped they should never forget, some said they profited by it more than by many Sermons, and much to that purpose: yet as the elder Brother of the prodigal murmured at his too good and speedy entertainment by his Father and servants, so their wanted not some that murmured against her, to the m●st of which their murmur sufficient answer may be found in my discourse about the reception of the Prodigal, yet I shall add something here with particular reference to her that was not so proper there to be made.  
Object. 1. Some thought her not humbled enough judging its likely, by their not seeing her weep at the bar or as she went to execution, or the like.  
Answ. To this let it be received what I say of the humbling God approves of, in my said discourse, and what is said in the passages in these papers related of her. It's evident by them, that she did ingeniously acknowledge her guilt and filth with many expressions of loathing herself with great detestation of herself and sins, yea and that in the prison with many years, whereof I myself was a witness: yea she so loathed herself, and saw and confessed her vileness as to take up no hope or confidence for deliverance no where but in the free and rich grace of God, and the precious blood of jesus, which 〈◊〉 much and greatly magnifyed, rejecting all other things that could be done by her as much to weak and vile to give her any release from her so great guilt, or any boldness or hope towards God and she willingly and cheerfully yielded herself to accept and bear the chastisement of her iniquity, which is that which God himself gives as the product of an humbled heart, in Levit. 26.41.42. and if God accepted of this (or rather of her) in and through his Son, so as to speak peace to her, who then may fault her for not being more troubled, seeing if he give peace, who can cause trouble; Job 34, 29. she said indeed as she went toward the place of execution that she thought God had wiped away all tears from her eyes before she died, for she could not then weep as formerly she had done, I might add the observation and saying of Capt. Styles a conscientious man so far as I ever heard, who was upon some jealousies, only upon National accounts all that time and more in the Prison, and lodged in the next chamber to her: who told me and some others that he thought he was the best witness of her penitency, and that he heard her very frequently praying, weeping and ●ying to God: and that she was seldom alone, but she was so exercised; or in reading some good book, and that he thought her 〈◊〉 very penitent woman, and that there wa● nothing to be said to her but speak comfortably to her etc.  
Object. 2. Put should so great a sinner die like a Saint.  
Answ. That's spoke to in my discourse and there it showeth both that great sinners may through the grace of God be made real Saints, and b●ing so made bear their punishment like Saints: whether it be death as the malefactor on the cross Luc 23, 40, 41, 42, or some other heavy judgement: as David his flight from his son Absolom Psal. 3. And truly there were many things in her of like good appearance, to these things found in them in those their sufferings as what is mentioned before of her due evidence.  
1. She rebuked (yet with compassion) and admonished one whom she discerned or apprehended, deciding what was spoken by her, and admonished and warned all of sinning, and hardening their hearts against God's grace.  
2. She justified approved and owned Christ in his truth and people.  
3. And bear a good testimony to him, and his grace, and the virtue and preciousness of his death and sufferings.  
4. She confessed her own guilt and desert of what was ordered to her, justifying God therein, and confessing herself ●o have deserved ten thousand thousand times worse matters.  
5. She prayed for God's blessing upon, and testified love and charity to all the people, and forgave those that had been more busy than they needed against her.  
6. She submitted to bear God's chastisement, and the punishment of her iniquity quietly and patiently, etc.  
7. Having sought to God much before, she then expressed great hope and confidence in God's mercy, and the blood of Christ shell for her etc. And truly it is 〈◊〉 to ●y like a Saint (so as to be one) upon the gallows, then to die as a wicked man without faith and kope in Christ, the quietest death upon the bed, as many that die there do, better are like that Male factor on the Cross, then as the rich man i● Luke 12.19. and 16.22. on his bed, though yet in a sense she died not like a Saint, namely as to the rejoceing and glorying in the cause of her death as they do and may do, when they die for Christ, his truth and righteousness.  
Object. 3. Some objected that she died like the King's Judges.  
Answ. What the King's judges m●t with from God in their death, God best knows. But in this she much differed from them, that they many of them justified the cause of their death, she was much ashamed of the cause of hers and confessed it, such as deserved that and far worse punishment.  
Object. 4. Some said she speak good things, but they were but generals.  
Answ. 〈◊〉. General thing best become a numerous multitude, for they would reach to them all, so as particulars might not;  
2. God and Christ and the holy Ghost, and his Apostles and Prophets speak general things two, which are not therefore the less but the more useful and profitable as that all have sinned, and are justified freely by God's grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jefus. Rom. 3.23. That Christ ayed for all, and in the propitiation for the sins of the whole world 2 Cor. 5.14.15. 1 Tim. 2.6 John 22. and it's well he did so and is so, else 〈◊〉 might be worse for the objectors, as well as for others, that all shall die and rise and be judged, all that believe are justified.  
3. She spoke also many particulars, I wish the objector; may speak as will when they come to die, as her particular hope for herself in God, as well as of her particular guiltiness and submission to him.  
Perhaps some would have ●ad her commended herself, and spoken of some particular good things in herself, as the ground of her hope, and liked not to hear of so much hope and confidence upon the account of God's mercifulness to sinners and the pretiousness of the blood of Jesus, who gave himself a ransom for all: if so● she did far better than they would have had her, for God's goodness and mercy, and the blood o● Christ will hold when all particular frames will or may break or crack that's the Pharisees way indeed, God 〈◊〉 thank thee that I am not as other me● not so or so, but do thus and thus but their leaven is to be taken hee● off by us, and yet she also spoke o● God's giving her new life and strength and reviving her spirits when she came from receiving her sentence, as she also gave particular reproof to one, and pitied another, etc. But I shall say no more about her, God grant others may be warned: by her fall, and such as have fallen may be encouraged to look towards Christ, to raise them up again by his mercy to her, that they continue not in sin till they perish, and let us bless God for his goodness to her, and give glory to him, Amen.  


THere be some that the truth profess and walk  
With those that love it, and of God can talk,  
Who are I fear close sinners, some of whom  
Who were of my acquaintance wish me dumb  
Or dead lest I disclose them, and when I  
Am gone perhaps will bear themselves more high.  
Thinking themselves secure for non● beside  
They fear that know their fau't, but they'll them hid  
But let such now repent and trust not to  
Such vain delusions as will them undo:  
Take heed of hardening still your hearts, had I  
Turned at reproofs after I wickedly,  
Had once offended surely I had not  
Been left of God to incur such a blo●.  
As now's upon me, nor have come to this  
To which i'm justly brought, if you amiss.  
Therefore at any time do act b● sure  
You persevere not therein but the cure  
Thereof seek speedily, to some confess it  
That may be faithful, if you can't, redress it,  
By your endeavours, that is very evil  
When sinners keep the counsels of the Devil.  
And yet behold God's mercy unto me  
In midst of wrath and judgement you ●ay see.  
At once how bad it is to sin, how vile  
Man's nature, and how subtle to beguile  
Sin and the Serpent are, and yet how good  
God is who hath a fountain in the blood  
Of his dear Son so opened that theirin  
Is washing from uncleanness and from sin  
For such as David's house which bloody was  
And Jerusalem which in sin did pass  
All other Cities, in that blood have I  
Fleeing to it and hee●ing it, me 〈◊〉  
Obtained of the Lord, so that I fear  
No other punishment but what I here  
Do justly suffer. Oh that precious blood  
Of my dear Saviour, which speaks so much good  
Will be destroyed Sinners be warned by me  
Learn to be sober and all wildness flee  
But chief O all ye that Christ door name  
●ee from all sin for it will wo● your shame  
That was my great offence that who used  
Oft times to her what's good, it 〈◊〉 abused  
And other company did so affect  
Chiefly if but pretending some respect  
To those and that was good, that for their sake  
I quenched good motions, and did shipwreck make  
Of faith and conscience, and my heart made hard  
Against reproofs until I was quite marred  
Above all sinner's God will least endure  
Such as do sin against what sin would cure,  
That take his name into their mouths in vain  
While from iniquity they want refrain  
By all the motives it presents unto them  
But will that practice which will quite undo them.  
God will not such hold guiltless if they still  
persist in sin and take thereof their fill.  
●hey shall not scape his anger, yea ●●ch he  
●ill bring to light when others hidden he,  
●nd fill their souls with wounds, their face with shame  
because their wickedness bespots his name  
●ware, beware by me then all that take  
God's name into your mouths and mention make  
Of his love and his laws, think not to hid  
●our secret deeds of darkness, they're espied  
●y his all seeing eye who doth detest  
●n most in them, by whom his name's professed  
●am a warning made to you, beware  
●yet you sin be sure God want you spare  
●our Sins do not yourselves, sirs, only wrong  
●ut do one God, and all that doth belong  
Peculiarly to him his people name  
Reflect, and fill his precious ones with shame  
And grief, and therefore your offenthings he,  
Will punish if you want be worned b● me.   
FINIS.