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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A47618	The saints encouragement in evil times: or Observations concerning the martyrs in generall with some memorable collections out of Foxes three volumes. Martin Luther. The covenant and promises. Living and dying by faith. By Edward Leigh Esquire.	Leigh, Edward, 1602-1671.	1648 (1648)	Wing L1000; ESTC R222045	66,492	178

did he fail his promise but returned unto his prison again rather preventing his hour then breaking his fidelity He slept not commonly above four hours in the night and in his bed till sleep came his book went not out of his hand He counted that hour not well spent wherein he did not some good either with his pen study or in exhorting of others Whosoever saith he hath not learned the lesson of the crosse hath not learned his A B C in Christianity He was not content till he found God coming into his spirit with severall dispensations according to the severall parts of his prayer The keepers wife came up suddenly to him he being in the keepers chamber as one half amazed and seeming much troubled being almost windelesse said O M. Bradford I come to bring you heavy news what is that said he marry quoth she to morrow you must be burned and your chain is now a buying and soon you must go to Newgate with that M. Bradford put off his cap and lifting up his eies to heaven said I thank God for it I have looked for the same time and therefore it cometh not now to me suddenly but as a thing waited for every day and hour the Lord make me worthy thereof Creswell offering to make sute for M. Bradford He thus answered I● the Queen will give me life I will thank her if she will banish me I will thank her if she will burn me I will thank her if she will condem● me to perpetuall imprisonment I will thank her Some of the subscriptions of his letters were observable The most miserable heardhearted unthankfull sinner John Bradford A very painted hypocrite John Bradford Christopher Waid As soon as he was fastened to the stake he spake his hands and eies being lifted up to heaven with ● cheerfull and loud voice the last verse of the 86. Psalm Shew me ● token for good that they which hate m● may see it and be ashamed because thou Lord hast holpen me and comforted me Fire being put unto him he cried unto God often Lord Jesus receive my soul without any sign of impatiency in the fire till at length after the fire was once throughly kindled he was heard by no man to speak still holding his hands up over his head together towards heaven even when he was dead and altogether rosted as though they had been staid up with a prop standing under them Robert Samuell a Minister He would often in prison have drank his own water but his body was so dried up with his long emptinesse that he was not able to make one drop of water After he had been pined with hunger two or three daies together he then fell into a sleep as it were one half in a slumber at which time one clad all in white seemed to stand before him which ministred comfort unto him by these words Samuel Samuel be of good cheer and take a good heart unto thee for after this day shalt thou never be either hungry or thirsty Which thing came even to passe accordingly for speedily after he wa● burned and from that time till b● should suffer he felt neither hung● nor thrist Robert Glover After he was condemned by the B●shop and was near his death tw● or three daies before his heart bein● lumpish and destitute of all spiritual● consolation he felt in himself ● aptnesse nor willingnesse but rathe● a dulnesse of spirit full of much dis●comfort to bear the bitter crosse o● martyrdome ready to be laid upo● him Whereupon fearing in himself least the Lord had utterly with drawn his wonted favour from hi● he made his moan to Austen Benh●● a Minister and his familiar frien● signifying how earnestly he had pra●ed day and night unto the Lord an● yet could receive no motion no sense of any comfort from him unto whom the said Austen answerin● again desired him patiently to wai● the Lords pleasure and howsoeve● his present feeling was yet seeing his cause was just and true he exhorted him constantly to stick to the same and to play the man nothing misdoubting but the Lord in his good time would visit him and satisfie his desire with plenty of consolation whereof he said he was right certain and therefore desired him whensoever any such feeling of Gods heavenly mercies should begin to touch his heart that then he should shew some signification thereof whereby he might witnesse with him the same and so departed from him The next day when the time came of his martyrdome as he was going to the place and was now come to the sight of the stake although all night before praying for strength and courage he could feel none suddenly he was so mightily replenished with Gods holy comfort and heavenly joyes that he cried out clapping his hands to Austen and saying in these words Austen he is come he is come and that with such joy and ala●rity as one seeming rather to be risen from some deadly danger to liberty of life then as one passing out of the world by any pains of death Such was the change of the marvellous working of the Lords hand upon that good man Bishop Ridley He offering to preach before the Lady Mary being made Queen was refused He was after brought by Sir Thomas Wharton to a room and desired to drink After he had drunk he paused a little while looking very sadly and suddenly brake out into these words Surely I have done amisse Why so quoth Sr Thomas Wharton For I have drunk said he in that place where Gods Word offered hath been refused Whereas if I had remembred my duty I ought to have departed immediately and to have shaken off the dust of my shoes for a testimony against this house These words were spoken by him with such a vehemency that some of the hearers afterward confessed that it made their hair stand upright on their heads The night before he suffered his bear'd was washed and his legs and as he sate at supper the same night at M. Irishes who was his keeper he bad the hostesse and the rest of the bord to his marriage for saith he tomorrow I must be married and so shewed himself to be as merry as ever he was at any time before M. Ridley looking as he was going to the stake espied Master Latimer coming after unto whom he said O be ye there Yea said M. Latimer have after as fast as I can follow After they came both to the stake D. Ridley with a wondrous chearfull look ran to M. Latimer imbraced and kissed him and as they that stood near reported comforted him saying Be of good heart brother for God will either asswage the fury of the flame or else strengthen us to abide it D. Smith preached at the burning of Bishop Ridley and M. Latimer on the first of the Corinth 13. 3. wherein he railed against the Martyrs and these two especially crying