Page:The History of the Bohemian Persecution (1650).djvu/115

 and having lift up her eyes unto heaven he aid, there is our God, thither wee mut looke, and then hee hatned to mount the pile, and endured the paines of the fire with a trong courage the 4 of December, 1527.

N the year 1528. & in the reign of Ferdinand the 1. two German artificers the one a potter the other a girdler, accued of Lutheranime by the Monkes, were condemned by thoe of Prague to the fire. As they went unto the place of execution, they argued o religiouly out of the Scriptures that they caued teares to flow from the eyes of many, being laid on the pile, they exceedingly encouraged one another; the girdler aying. Since our Lord Ieus hath uffered very grievous things for us, let us alo uffer this death, and rejoice that we have found o much a grace and favour with him, that we are accounted worthy to dy for the law of God; to whom the otter anwered, but I at the day of my marriage found not uch rejoicing of mind as now I do. And when fire was put to the wood they prayed with a loud voice, Lord Jeus Chrit, thou in thy ufferings prayedt for thine enemies, threefore we alo pray, forgive the King