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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A19420	The mirror of martyrs in a short vieuu lively expressing the force of their faith, the feruency of their loue, the wisedome of their sayings, the patience of their suffrings, etc. : with their prayers and preparation for their last farevvell : whereunto is added two godly letters written by M. Bradford, full of sweet consolation for such as are afflicted in conscience.	Cotton, Clement.; Bradford, John, 1510?-1555.	1613 (1613)	STC 5848; ESTC S756	48,602	243

aliue there to cite and appeale the black frier campbell that accused him to appeare before the high GOD as generall Iudge of all men to answere to the innocency of his death and whether his accusation were iust or no between that and a certaine day of the next moneth which hee there named Moreouer by the same witnesse it is testified that the sayd Fryer dyed immediately before the same day came without remorse of conscience that hee had persecuted the poore Innocent Robert Farrar BIshop FARRAR being visited of a Knights sonne called RICHARD IONES a little before his death the sayd RICHARD seemed much to lament the painfulnes of the death he had to suffer To whom the Bishop answered that if hee saw him once to st●r●e in the paines of his burning he should giue no credit to his doctrine And as he sayd so he right well performed the same For so patiently hee stood that hee neuer mooued but even as hee stood holding vp his stumps of his hands so hee still continued till one RICHARD GRAVELL with a staffe dashed him vppon the head and so stroke him downe into the fier Rawlins Whight THis Whight a fisherman a very aged man in the Towne of Cardiffe in Wales grew very expert in the Scriptures by the helpe of a little boy he had beejng his owne Sonne who dayly read the same to him every night after supper Sommer and Winter and now and then some other good Booke In which kind of vertuous exercise the old man had such delight and pleasure that as it seemed hee practised himselfe rather in the studie of the Scripture then in the trade or Science which before time hee had vsed so that RAVVLINS within few yeares in the time of King EDVVARD by the helpe of his little boy as a speciall Minister no doubt appointed by GOD for that purpose profited and went forward in such sort that hee was not onely able to resolue himselfe touching his former blindnes and jgnorance for by all likelihood hee was before King EDVVARDS dayes a Papist but was also able to admonish and jnstruct others So as when occasion serued hee would go from one place to another visiting such as he had best hope in And thus in that Countrey became a notable professor of the truth beejng at all times and in all such places not without the helpe of his little boy And to this his jndustrie GOD added to him a singular guift of memorie so that by the benefit thereof hee could and would doe that in alleadging and rehearsing the text which men of riper knowledge by their notes and other helps of memorie could hardly accomplish In so much that vpon alleadging some place of Scripture hee was able very often to cite the Booke the leafe yea and the very sentence such was the wonderfull worke of GOD in this simple and vnlearned Father In the daies of Queene MARIE it so fell out that GOD called him not onely formerly to beleeue in him but then to suffer for his sake in which his suffrings the Lord endued him with inuincible cōstācie in so much as beeing convented before the Bishop of Landaffe The Bishop would needs with his company fall to prayer in his Chappell to see as he sayd if GOD would turne the poore Mans heart which RAVVLINS hearing sayd now you deale well my Lord and like a good Bishop indeed Go to therefore my Lord pray you to your God and I wil pray to my GOD I know that my GOD will heare my prayer and performe my desire By and by the Bishop and his men fell to prayer And RAVVLINS turning him to a pew somewhat neere fell downe vppon his knees covering his face with his hands Bejng all risen from praier The Bishop sayd now Rawlins how is it with thee wil 't thou revoke thine opinions or no Surely said Rawlins my Lord Rawlins you left mee and Rawlins you find me and by GODS grace Rawlins I will continue The Bishop seejng his prayers tooke none effect was perswaded by some about him before hee read the sentence to haue a Masse thinking that GOD would thereby worke some Miracle vpon the old man when RAVVLINS heard the sacring bell ring as the vse is hee rose out of his place and came to the quier doore and there standing a while turned himselfe to the people speaking these words Good people if there be any brethren amongst you or at the least if there bee but one brother amongst you l●t that same one beare witnesse at the day of iudgement that I bow not to this Idol meaning the host the Priest held over his head Hearing that the time of his burning drew neere he sent to his wife willing her to provide him his wedding garment in which he ment to be burned meaning his Shirt Beejng brought out of prison and seejng himselfe guarded with a great company of bils and gleaues he sayd alas what needs all this adoe I will not start away by GODS grace but with al my heart and mind I giue vnto GOD most hearty thank th●t hath made mee worthy to abide all this for his holy names sake At the light of his Wife and Children whome hee saw in the way as he went to be burnt it so pierced his heart that the teares trickled downe his cheekes but sodainely misliking his jnfirmitie he began to be angrie with himselfe and striking himselfe on the brest with his hand vsed these words Ah flesh stayest thou me so would'st thou faine preuaile well I tell thee doe what thou canst thou shalt not by GODS grace get the victorie When hee came to the sight of the stake hee set himselfe forwards very boldly but in going towards it he fell downe vppon his knees and kissed the ground and in rising againe the earth a little sticking vpon his nose he sayd these words Earth vnto Earth and dust vnto dust thou art my Mother and vnto thee shall I returne Then went hee cheerefully and very joyfully vnto the stake setting his back close vnto it and when hee had stood there a while casting his eye vpon the Reporter of this historie and call●ng him to him sayd I feele a great fighting betweene the flesh and the Spirit and the flesh would very faine get the masterie And therefore I pray if you see mee any thing tempted hold vp but your finger to mee and I trust I shall remember my selfe The reporter THere was observed in this good Father going to his death and standing at the stake a wonderfull change in nature For whereas hee was wont before to goe stooping or rather croked through the jnfirmitie of age and having a sadde countenance and feeble complexion withall a feeble and soft voice and gesture Now he went and stretched vp him selfe bare withall a most pleasant countenance not without great courage both in speach and behauiour Thomas Spurdance THis SPVRDANCE being asked of the Bish. when hee was at masse and received the