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to_o suffer_v these_o thing_n for_o his_o glory_n for_o i_o know_v who_o i_o have_v believe_v i_o have_v fight_v a_o fight_n and_o finish_v my_o course_n etc._n etc._n he_o go_v courageous_o to_o the_o place_n design_v for_o his_o execution_n as_o though_o he_o will_v wrestle_v with_o death_n to_o which_o when_o he_o come_v he_o stand_v up_o and_o say_v must_v i_o die_v here_o well_o i_o shall_v not_o die_v but_o live_v and_o declare_v the_o work_n of_o the_o lord_n in_o the_o land_n of_o the_o live_n then_o pull_v off_o his_o clothes_n &_o pray_v into_o thy_o hand_n lord_n i_o commend_v my_o spirit_n he_o receive_v the_o crown_n of_o martyrdom_n chap._n 76._o john_n shultis_n primate_n of_o kutteberg_n be_v about_o h_o to_o come_v on_o the_o scaffold_n he_o comfort_v himself_o with_o the_o word_n of_o the_o psalm_n why_o be_v thou_o so_o sad_a o_o my_o soul_n hope_v thou_o in_o god_n for_o i_o shall_v yet_o praise_v he_o for_o his_o salvation_n give_v to_o i_o when_o that_o he_o be_v go_v a_o little_a further_o he_o say_v the_o righteous_a seem_v to_o die_v in_o the_o eye_n of_o fool_n but_o indeed_o they_o go_v to_o their_o rest_n and_o a_o little_a after_o lord_n jesus_n christ_n thou_o have_v promise_v that_o who_o so_o come_v unto_o thou_o thou_o will_v not_o cast_v he_o off_o behold_v i_o now_o come_v look_v upon_o i_o have_v pity_n on_o i_o pardon_v my_o sin_n receive_v my_o soul_n to_o thyself_o then_o he_o throw_v himself_o upon_o his_o face_n stretch_v out_o his_o hand_n and_o cry_v with_o a_o loud_a voice_n come_v come_v lord_n jesus_n and_o do_v not_o tarry_v and_o lift_v himself_o upon_o his_o knee_n he_o receive_v the_o stroke_n of_o the_o sword_n his_o head_n be_v carry_v to_o kutteberg_n and_o be_v fix_v on_o a_o stake_n before_o the_o gate_n chap._n 77._o maximilian_n hostialek_n he_o be_v the_o chief_a consul_n of_o ______o a_o learned_a and_o pious_a man_n therefore_o he_o be_v admit_v into_o the_o number_n of_o the_o director_n be_v condemn_v 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have_v scarce_o finish_v his_o forty_o year_n but_o yet_o almost_o superior_a to_o all_o in_o courage_n when_o the_o jesuit_n come_v to_o he_o begin_v to_o speak_v he_o interrupt_v they_o &_o say_v my_o father_n we_o pray_v you_o that_o you_o will_v not_o trouble_v our_o conscience_n we_o be_v sufficient_o furnish_v with_o comfort_n against_o the_o fear_n of_o death_n we_o need_v none_o of_o your_o help_n when_o they_o proceed_v to_o speak_v he_o say_v we_o will_v not_o hear_v you_o hold_v your_o peace_n why_o do_v you_o create_v unprofitable_a labour_n to_o yourselves_o and_o trouble_v to_o we_o a_o jesuit_n speak_v to_o his_o companion_n that_o they_o be_v hard_a rock_n and_o will_v not_o suffer_v themselves_o to_o be_v remove_v he_o answer_v you_o say_v right_a father_n for_o christ_n be_v a_o hard_a rock_n and_o we_o be_v firm_o fix_v in_o he_o 2._o it_o be_v above_o mention_v 60._o s._n 9_o how_o he_o do_v by_o a_o certain_a special_a full_a persuasion_n of_o faith_n prophesy_v 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not_o what_o they_o do_v but_o thou_o christ_n jesus_n have_v pity_n on_o i_o for_o i_o commit_v my_o soul_n unto_o thou_o be_v throw_v off_o the_o ladder_n give_v up_o the_o ghost_n chap._n 79._o simeon_n sussickey_n he_o be_v kutnaur_n father_n in_o law_n be_v otherwise_o not_o much_o elder_a when_o he_o see_v through_o his_o window_n the_o jesuit_n come_v turn_v to_o his_o companion_n he_o say_v the_o bird_n of_o prey_n be_v fly_v hither_o but_o they_o shall_v not_o feed_v on_o these_o carcase_n but_o they_o shall_v fly_v away_o hungry_a for_o god_n have_v promise_v a_o faithful_a care_n of_o his_o own_o as_o the_o apple_n of_o his_o eye_n and_o therefore_o he_o will_v not_o suffer_v they_o to_o be_v seduce_v 2._o the_o last_o night_n he_o have_v a_o great_a conflict_n with_o the_o flesh_n because_o the_o scripture_n pronounce_v every_o one_o that_o hang_v upon_o the_o cross_a accurse_a but_o when_o that_o the_o minister_n werbenius_n tell_v he_o that_o that_o curse_n be_v take_v 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