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Aving heard the entence of death, he anwered. ''Doth the Empereur promie himelfe any thing when my head is taken off? Let him take it then.'' The next day hee aid unto the Miniter of the Word. [I have had a contention all this night with the old Adam, even o as it made me weat: But thanks be to my God, by whoe help my oule hath overcome all temptations.] He added this alo [O Almighty God, I have commended my oul to thee, do thou protect it and cherih it, and withall trengthen thy ervant, that I may not be made a deriton to my enemies by any fear of death. And as thou wert wont to encourage the holy Martyrs, o I trongly beleeve thou wilt comfort me.]

2. When hee was called out to execution, hee readily anwered, ''Thanks be to my God, who doth now call me to himelf, for him I have lived, and for him will I die. il For becaue my Saviour hath therefore died and rien againe, that he might bee Lord both of the living and the dead, I know that this oule of mine hall live, and my body hall bee raied like to his glorious body.'' 3. Com-