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Title: Christian heroes and martyrs
Year: 1895 (1890s)
Authors: (Foster, William A.) (from old catalog)
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aboutto take him away, he cried out, My lord, I beg you will suffer me tospeak two words. The bishop at first would not hear him, and badehim go. But being persuaded by Hollands friends, he said at last, Speak, then ; what hast thou to say ? Holland then replied: My lord, your authority is from God, andby his sufferance only; I tell you God hath heard the prayer of hissaints whom you persecute. But this I dare be bold to say, thatGod will shorten your hand of cruelty, so that you shall not molesthis church. And this you shall in a short time see. For soon thereshall not be any more men put by you to the trial of fire and fagot—and indeed this was true, for few suffered after that day, for their re-ligion, at Smithfield. Then Bonner said, Roger, thou art, I see, as mad in these thyheresies as any Bedlamite. In anger and fume thou wouldst becomea railing prophet. But though thou and all the rest of you would liketo see me hanged, yet I shall live to burn, yea, and I will burn, all the
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THOMAS HINSHAW MALTREATED AT FULHAM 576 THE WORLDS CHRISTIAN MARTYRS. sort of you that come into my hands, in spite of all thy preaching;and so Bonner went his way. Then Roger Holland began to urge his friends to repent, and toheed the warning of those that suffered for the gospel. But hear-ing this, the bishop came back, and told the keeper that no manshould be allowed to speak without his permission, and if any listenedto the prisoner they should be committed to prison themselves. Holland lay in prison two months, after which he was brought outand taken, with six others, to Smithfield to be burned. So much wasthe influence of the martyrs feared, that a proclamation was madeforbidding any person to be so bold as to speak one word to them.But for all that the people cried out as they passed by, God blessand save you! and such-like words, to comfort and strengthen themfor their trial. When the seven had come to the place where the stakes were putup, they kneeled down and prayed. Then w

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