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 rall, but thou (my Brother) having learned better things, mut remernber that thy life is buried in Chrit, which that thou mayet injoy thou mut dye in Chrit. Thou knowet whom thou hat believed, & how able he is to keep thy pledge unto that day, &c. Be trong therefore in the Lord, and in the power of his might, that thou mayt fight the good fight, and mayt receive a Crowne of life. What is the manner of this fight thou needet not to be taught, though peradventure thou mayt be admonihed, But that I may no longer detain thee, tand fat beloved brother: As far as humane providence can direct us, we have provided for your afety, neither will we be wanting to you. But if the fury of the enemy hall prevaile, and it hal pleae God by your death to glorifie the caue of Chrit, be you prepared to ay with Job. God hath given and let God take this life, as it pleaeth him o let it be. Farewell my brother: Dated at Litomia on the day of the firt Martyr Stephen, 1503. There is alo extant the farewell of Francis Lucas to the Brethren at Bolilave, a mot comfortable letter.

3. But God who would preerve thee intruments from the jawes of the Lions, Mr. Martin Poczatece not the leat of the Enemies of the truth, dying uddenly that morning about the break of day, in which they hould appear at the conitory. By which example the ret were feared, and the whole City meeting together, they deired that the colloquy might not