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Mr. RayV Dying- Words, and Behavi- 

 our, before the Reverend Mr. Pyke, 

 ReBor of Black-Notley, and Preben- 

 dary of Norwich. 



I Am a Prieft of the Church of England^ ordained 

 by Dr. Sander [on ^ then Bijhdp of Lincoln. That 

 I did not follow the peculiar Duties of my Fun£tion 

 more, is now the gr'eateft Concern and Trouble to 

 me. I do here profefs, that as I have lived, lb I de- 

 fire, and, by the Grace of God, refolve to die in the 

 Communion of the Catholicfe Church of Chriit, and 

 a true, tho' unworthy Son of the Church by Law 

 eftablifh'd in this Kingdom. I do think, fronft the 

 bottom of my Heart, that its Doffrine is pure^ its 

 Worjhip decent^ and agreeable U the word of God and 

 in the moft material Points- of both conformable to 

 the Faith and Practice of the godly Churches of 

 Chrift in the Primitive and Purer Times. 3 I am not 

 led to this Perfuafion fo much from force of Cuftom 

 and Education, as upon the clear evidence of Truth 

 and Reafon. And after a ferious and impartial Exa- 

 mination of the Grounds thereof, I am fully perfua- 

 ded, that the Scruples Men raife againft joining in 

 Communion with it, are unreafonable and groundlef§ ^ 

 and that the Separation which is made may very jqftly 

 be charged upon the Diflenters themfelves, as the 

 blame- worthy Authors of it. 



He then defired me to read to him the Prayers of 

 the Church, which in the Vifitation of the Sick are 

 appointed to be ufed by us $ and the Abfolution in 

 particular he requefted me to read : Which I having 

 proijounced to fuch a true Penitent, Devout and 



Humble 



