Pillars of salt. An history of some criminals executed in this land, for capital…

Min▪ Well, we are now but a very few paces from the place, where you must breathe your last. You are just going to take a most awful Step, which has this most Remarkable in it▪ That it cannot be twice taken. If you go wrong now, it cannot be Recalled throughout the Days of a long Eternity. I can but commit you into the Arms of a Merciful Redeemer, that he may keep you from a Miscarriage, which cannot be recalled and redressed throughout Eternal Ages. The Lord show unto you the Path of Life! Attend unto these, as the last words that I may speak before the Prayer, with which I am immediately to take a long Farewell of you. You are now just going to be Confirmed for ever. If the Great God presently find you under the power of Prejudice against any of His Trud•s and Ways, or of Enmity against what has His blessed Name upon it, you shall be fixed, and settled & confirmed in it, until the very Heavens be no more. But they •re very terrible Plagues and Pains, which you may be sure will accompany this everlasting Disposition of your Soul. On the other side, •f God now find your Soul, under the power of Inclinations to Love Him, Fear Him, Serve Him; & to esteem the Lord-Jesus Christ above • thousand Worlds; you shall then be Confirmed ⟨p. 93⟩in the perfection of such a Temper, and of all the Joy, that must Accompany it. Which of these is the Condition that I row leave you in.

Min▪ Well, we are now but a very few paces from the place, where you must breathe your last. You are just going to take a most awful Step, which has this most Remarkable in it▪ That it cannot be twice taken. If you go wrong now, it cannot be Recalled throughout the Dayes of a long Eternity. I can but commit you into the Arms of a Merciful Redeemer, that he may keep you from a Miscarriage, which cannot be recall'd and redress'd throughout Eternal Ages. The Lord show unto you the Path of Life! Attend unto these, as the last words that I may speak before the Prayer, with which I am immediately to take a long Farewell of you. You are now just going to be Confirmed for ever. If the Great God presently find you under the power of Prejudice against any of His Truds and Wayes, or of Enmity against what has His blessed Name upon it, you shall be fixed, and settled & confirmed in it, until the very Heavens be no more. But they re very terrible Plagues and Pains, which you may be sure will accompany this everlasting Disposition of your Soul. On the other side, f God now find your Soul, under the power of Inclinations to Love Him, Fear Him, Serve Him; & to esteem the Lord-Jesus Christ above thousand Worlds; you shall then be Confirmed