True copy of a paper written by Capt. Tho. Walcott in Newgate, after his condemnation, and delivered to his son, immediately before his execution

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A True Copy of a Paper Mriitert by Capt. rfhp. Vy alcotf
in Newgate, after bt£ Condemnation, and delivered
to, bis Son, immm^oh More
$ tb my Religion, t feelieVc itt Thfec Pefror^j' and' fctft dne (Vh.)
Father^ Son, and HolysGh^fC l1 Expe6l and, Hope t6 be Saved Ey 'the
Merits and Righceop&iels qf Jeliis Chrlttj; Withouc' tilt Hope of any .Ad¬
vantage ty any Merits or Righteouinife of1 my $ and I Believe that thd
Jcrfia^uffS of the Old and Nevy-T^ftariientj art an5d ‘ ou^bt to be the Rule, of my
Jaithv and thety pitedtioa the Methbd of my'Weihlhl^ ,'crf' 'ppd|:\Ch^po^ufiCiij{
|3>p$jiyS of ^pdr^inal^' ot?^Pb\ir^c.'1 jEahtH'Vliaifibcver) hath any Autpovi^ytd
Ifecepts of * a.hd tRett ’I’iraditionsl and to mafe medt; of equal
> Y^ld^ apd Authbricy with the S^lptut^ add Word of God., That they were
Hot wri^ according to the Will or Mkn,’ biit Holy . Men of God writ tnefn aa
tjhey were Infpired by the Holy-Gholf t Believe that as Chtift is the Head of
jbis phurchj fo fe is theff the J-wt rejefted Ghrift
and CriKified him, that he rejP0ecj. •bi&beejld^, tht y;fejfeGlda te Oo^el,
as appears by the Three Thoiifiirid .'that] (5od by Piter Convertod at’ one Sermon,
l^hp were pricked in their Hearty conyinced ift‘ their Confeiences of tbeif great
iGuik in Crucifying rhe Lord of pf?> Ipfofnrrh that they Cry out, Men add
Bfrethmn what fliall we do, and that day they were added to the v Church*
Chrill f^ith, If he had not Come jjm JIpblceri tD them, thwr had not had Sin*
jt is a dreadful rhing to rejed tRe^lSbfpfl, by reafoh thereef the jfo** faw not
the, things that belong’d
Apd ifs a,5 dreadful a thing to Cpncjiniie id a S’inful^ Courfe 'of Ofe« untill the
Lord wRpBv witGdraW his Spi^ RatR ^ th^t his Spirit fhall not always.
Jlriye with ^dan, and that it is ^ ^ety One jdlat Qyeth lxri|d Lord! Khali
Lntcj: ipto the Kingdom of Hcavpht 1 \ 1 ^ ' f’
i Then 1 df^ire Leave to fpealc a Word as to my Death and the Qccafion of
k, & Wages" of SiP is Deatnf had get 4fam Sihnedj hf 'and hfe ^bfcri^ Gad
not Pyed. it is alfo fa id
that are Terrifyed with a Tecrifyiag CoPicience, that haven'the AitfoWs of the
Almighty flicking df ithriff Evils,' .hut IBe ho
Ifcpes, noe hfVe any 'Afhirapce1 of,‘Pardon. Chrifl takes aWay. ihe.Terroi: and
IJorror of CbniciePce for tRe^&^'W&h^Tm^^hhore that areals^ he hath
pyercome Death for them 5 and yoR byer<hthe k/ in them*: And to thole
Whom the Sting of Death is t^en ^^hy‘CR™:diJScult;'j^isk toDye^
for they are with Sthp^»/3 able to Jay J ' l o Li|# W'S^W: ' 'RlS&^we is Gain^
they have not only got unto Chriift,,Jbut into Chfift, and lb' have Com¬
munion and Petiowkicp with the patn^r, ahd the Son, :.Except We be in Chrift
as the Branch Is iti ’ the 1!V.iney •’ W^‘ ■ n%. dmiMm ;^dd6edi ;• • 4re'‘We ’• abk
to Beheye a Right, we may get/ the ‘ ^dtiohs ot; thb Promiftsbf the Gofpel inco
our HeadSi bnt witout the Spirit of God applyes'thehi to but Hearts, we can¬
not Believe aright: And ^Srifif faith^
he .that BeheyeiS in'. "him, thcii^h he Were Pead, yet fhaU Re -Live; And that
Jwhoibeyer^Livcth add" BeliiWech jin hiPl* he 'fhall never Dye* ' Sb that Death
is .no iiich Terrifying Thing to thofe that Girift will make' !|t Ealie to, but
ever remember Faith ts the -Gift of God.' \ f
Tte as to the prefcnr Occafipn M my Death, 1 cannot blame the JudgeS|
jtnd Juty, nor the K Ws Counkk I Can only blame fbihcfMen that were tnuch
Guilner than I, who CombinM togc^het to Sweat me d^df.^lLife^tlid'^by;'
to Save tpeir own J jE I Cbnlriye. an DntCPclu
Affirmuig that 1 tnade yit i Scrupje brConfcience to have a ttmd in Killing of
the King^1©! to* Imbrue my Hands IP his Blbod i But Wasfb;Generoa8 as to
Undertake the Charging bf the Guards, whilft.another did k, and tofie’end
another might do it Now I Appeal to all that know me, how probanle this