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         Rochester, John Wilmot, Earl of, 1647-1680.
      
       
         
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             A letter to Dr. Burnet from the Right Honourable the Earl of Rochester, as he lay on his death-bed, at His Honours lodge in Woodstock-Park / printed from the original, wrote with his own hand, June 25, 1680, at twelve at night.
             Rochester, John Wilmot, Earl of, 1647-1680.
          
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             Printed for Richard Bently ...,
             London :
             1680.
          
           
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           Dying declarations -- England.
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           A
           LETTER
           TO
           Dr.
           BURNET
           ,
           From
           the
           Right
           Honourable
           the
           Earl
           of
           Rochester
           ,
           As
           he
           lay
           on
           His
           DEATH-BED
           ,
           AT
           
             His
             Honours
             Lodge
          
           IN
           Woodstock-Park
           .
           Printed
           from
           the
           Original
           ,
           wrote
           with
           his
           own
           Hand
           ,
           
             Iune
          
           25.
           1680.
           at
           Twelve
           at
           Night
           .
        
         
           
             LONDON
             ,
          
           Printed
           for
           
             Richard
             Bentley
          
           in
           
             Russel-street
          
           near
           
             Covent-garden
             .
          
           1680.
           
        
      
    
     
       
         
         
         
           A
           LETTER
           TO
           Dr.
           BURNET
           ,
           From
           the
           Right
           Honourable
           the
           Earl
           of
           Rochester
           .
        
         
           
             My
             most
             Honoured
             Dr.
             Burnet
             ,
          
        
         
           MY
           Spirits
           and
           Body
           decay
           so
           equally
           together
           ,
           that
           I
           shall
           write
           You
           a
           a
           Letter
           as
           weak
           as
           I
           am
           in
           Person
           .
           I
           begin
           to
           value
           Churchmen
           above
           all
           Men
           in
           the
           World
           ,
           and
           You
           above
           all
           the
           Church-men
           I
           know
           in
           it
           .
           If
           God
           be
           yet
           pleased
           to
           spare
           me
           longer
           in
           this
           World
           ,
           I
           hope
           in
           Your
           Conversation
           to
           be
           exalted
           to
           that
           degree
           of
           Piety
           ,
           that
           the
           World
           may
           see
           how
           much
           I
           abhor
           what
           I
           so
           long
           lov'd
           ,
           and
           how
           much
           I
           glory
           in
           Repentance
           in
           God's
           Service
           .
           
           Bestow
           Your
           Prayers
           upon
           me
           ,
           That
           God
           would
           spare
           me
           (
           if
           it
           be
           his
           good
           will
           )
           to
           shew
           a
           true
           Repentance
           ,
           and
           amendment
           of
           Life
           for
           the
           time
           to
           come
           ;
           or
           else
           ,
           if
           the
           Lord
           pleaseth
           to
           put
           an
           end
           to
           my
           Worldly
           Being
           now
           ,
           That
           he
           would
           mercifully
           accept
           of
           my
           Death-bed
           Repentance
           ,
           and
           perform
           that
           Promise
           he
           hath
           been
           pleased
           to
           make
           ,
           
             That
             at
             what
             time
             soever
             a
             sinner
             doth
             repent
             ,
             he
             would
             receive
             him
             .
          
           Put
           up
           these
           Prayers
           
             (
             most
             dear
             Doctor
             )
          
           to
           Almighty
           God
           ,
           for
           Your
           most
           obedient
           and
           languishing
           Servant
           ,
        
         
           
             ROCHESTER
             .
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .
        
         
      
    
     
  

