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concern in them。



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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

to pray to God for me。



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

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

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

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

picture of my conduct for fifty years in miniature。



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

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

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

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

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

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



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

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

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

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

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

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

I am not able to repeat the excellent discourses of this 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

entirely into the arms of infinite mercy as a penitent。



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

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

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

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



It was no less than twelve days after our receiving sentence 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

evening so long as the prisonkeepers would suffer him to stay 

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

which he was not willing to be。



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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

chamber to myself。



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

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

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

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

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

favourable report from the Recorder to the Secretary of State 

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

a reprieve。



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

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

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

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

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

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



The good man having made a very Christian exhortation to 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

all my sorrow before。



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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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



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

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

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

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

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

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

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

another�察�and two of them for murder。



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

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

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

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

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

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

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

praying for them。



There was hardly room for so much composure of mind as 

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

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

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

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

the passions on such occasions as these are certainly so agitated 

as not to be able presently to regulate their own motions。



All the while the poor condemned creatures were preparing 

to their death�察�and the ordinary�察�as they call him�察�was busy 

with them�察�disposing them to submit to their sentenceI say�察�

all this while I was seized with a fit of trembling�察�as much as 

I could have been if I had been in the same condition�察�as to be 

sure the day before I expected to be�察�I was so violently agitated 

by this surprising fit�察�that I shook as if it had been in the cold 

fit of an ague�察�so that I could not speak or look but like one 

distracted。  As soon as they were all put into carts and gone�察�

which�察�however�察�I had not courage enough to seeI say�察�as 

soon as they were gone�察�I fell into a fit of crying involuntarily�察�

and without design�察�but as a mere distemper�察�and yet so violent�察�

and it held me so long�察�that I knew not what course to take�察�

nor could I stop�察�or put a check to it�察�no�察�not with all the 

strength and courage I had。



This fit of crying held me near two hours�察�and�察�as I believe�察�

held me till they were all out of the world�察�and then a most 

humble�察�penitent�察�serious kind of joy succeeded�察�a real transport 

it was�察�or passion of joy and thankfulness�察�but still unable to 

give vent to it by words�察�and in this I continued most part of 

the day。



In the evening the good minister visited me again�察�and then 

fell to his usual good discourses。  He congratulated my having 

a space yet allowed me for repentance�察�whereas the state of 

those six poor creatures was determined�察�and they were now 

past the offers of salvation�察�he earnestly pressed me to retain 

the same sentiments of the things of life that I had when I had 

a view of eternity�察�and at the end of all told me I should not 

conclude that all was over�察�that a reprieve was not a pardon�察�

that he could not yet answer for the effects o

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