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Useful remarks. An essay upon remarkables in the way of wicked men
Useful remarks. An essay upon remarkables in the way of wicked men. : A sermon on the tragical end, unto which the way of twenty-six pirates brought them; at New Port on Rhode-Island, July 19, 1723. : With an account of their speeches, letters, & actions, before their execution. : [Two lines from Deuteronomy]
printed by T. Green, 1723
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Oh that we all may be washed and cleansed in this Fountain, so as that we may appear spotless & blameless before the great Bar of God, so as to receive that Blessed Sentence of, Come ye Blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you before the Foundation of the World. The chief thing that induced me to make my Escape, was the frailty of the Flesh, being afraid to Dy. But now I desire to submit unto the Hand of Providence, Forgiving all my Adversaries, Persecutors, and Slanderers, as I expect Forgiveness at the Hand of God, into whose Hands I commit my Spirit.
Another of these Criminals, gave these following Admonitions for the Benefit of Survivors:
I Do earnestly warn all the People of this Land, the Young People especially, & in particular, the Young People of Rhode Island,—against all Wickedness in general, and particularly against Sabbath-breaking, which I take to have been my First Crying Sin: Against Drunkenness, which I think, was the Second great Sin I fell into: Against Uncleanness, Unchastity, and running after Lewd Women: Against Cursing & Swearing, ⟨p. 38⟩and misspending precious Time And as for Sea faring Men, my earnest desire is, That they may be kept from falling into the Hand of the Pirates; & if they be taken by them, that they mayn't Turn to them, & if they be so Wicked as to Turn to them, I Warn them against increasing their Wickedness by abusing any whom they shall Take, as I have done. As for my self, in respect of what is to come, I hope to find Mercy at the Hands of God, for the sake of His own dear Son, the Lord Jesus Christ.
I Do earnestly warn all the People of this Land, the Young People especially, & in particular, the Young People of RhodeIsland,—against all Wickedness in general, and particularly against Sabbath-breaking, which I take to have been my First Crying Sin: Against Drunkenness, which I think, was the Second great Sin I fell into: Against Uncleanness, Unchastity, and running after Lewd Women: Against Cursing & Swearing,