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6 the Sabbath. But alas! few of yourselves regard it. And it is my advieeadvice [sic] to all servants whatever station you are in rather break your service than break the Lord’s day; O it is a wounding sin for the conscience of a dying man; if you were to look death in the face as I now do, you would find it so. What would I do if their was not a promise left for such as in my condition to fly to. Yet I can say O Death where is thy sting O Grave where is thy Victory: I have no hope but in God’s word; I have no trust but in Jesus Christ. For righteousness of my own I have nothing but sin and iniquity; I have enough to damn me eternally If the precious blood of Jesus Christ prevented not; Glory to God in the highest. There is a fountain in the house of David for the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for iniquity, and I hope to be washed from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit. And now since time and eternity is come, I have little more to do but die.

What I have said to one I have said to all; I have nothing to say either to Judge nor Jury, the Lord forgive them, if they have done wrong; but they could not do more than what God has decreed. Therefore let no reflection be upon them concerning me. Where could I run from the presence of an all-seeing God, for Judge, Jury, Executioner, and all that surround me this day, are but instruments in his Almighty hand let him do what he will. I will look for mercy and he is a God of mercy, and he gives liberally to them that ask him. And again I desire not to die, till I see that man who catched me in the street of