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Title: Christian heroes and martyrs
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: (Foster, William A.) (from old catalog)
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ard,who had been ordered to take him to the city of Coventry to beburned. As the company were coming into the town of Coventry, a poorshoemaker came to the prisoner as he stood among the soldiers, andsaid to him, O my good master, God strengthen and comfort you. Good shoemaker, cried Saunders, pray for me; for I am theunworthiest man to be chosen for this sacrifice that ever was appointedto it; but I doubt not that my gracious God and Father is able tomake me strong enough for it. That night he was put into thecommon jail among the other prisoners, where he slept little, butspent the night in prayer. On the next day he was led to the placeof burning in a park without the city. He had but an old gown andshirt to wear, and was barefooted, and he often fell flat on the ground,and prayed. When he was come near to the place, the officer, who was appointedto see the execution done, cried out that the prisoner was one of thosewho marred the queens realm with false doctrine and heresy, where-
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SAUNDERS WIFE AND CHILD VISIT HIM IN PRISON 428 - THE WORLDS CHRISTIAN MARTYRS. fore thou hast deserved death, said he; but yet, if thou wilt revokethine heresies, the queen will pardon thee; if not, yonder fire is pre-pared for thee. To this Saunders answered, It is not I, nor my fellow-preachers ofGods truth, that have hurt the queens realm, but it is yourself, andsuch as you, who have always resisted Gods holy word; it is you whohave, and who do mar the queens realm. I maintain no heresies; butthe doctrine of God, the blessed Gospel of Christ, that I hold to, thatI believe, that I have taught, and that will I never revoke. Then cried the officer, Away with him ! And away they hurriedhim to the stake. When he had come to it he fell to the ground, andprayed; and then rose up again, took the stake to which he was to bechained, in his arms, and kissed it, saying, Welcome the cross ofChrist, welcome everlasting life. Such were the last words of LaurenceSaunders, who may well be compared

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