World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1904-12-15
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. But they would rather submit
themselves To such torture and
cruelty, thar deny for moment
! the truth OF the Bible. or deny
4 their faith 10 Christ; and would in
4 spite Of all opposition, claim that
the body of Christ was in heaven
I aud that the mass was idolatrons,
nor had they 50 learned Christ as
10 shrink from suffering for him ;
the one who had for their sexes,
given his back to the smiters.
and his sacred cheek To them that
spit upon II, his hands and his feet
to be nailed TO the cross and ho
was An example Of suffering for
them to follow in all circumstances
and conditions OF life, and in
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death; and had told then, "all
| that would live cody in Christ
Jesus, must suffer prosecutions. and
il they would not suffer persecu-
ton, then they were not sons, but
hastards;' and so was he worship
ed and adored by them with such
love and truth. that smiled at
martyrdom, and with u devotion
that sought to seal its testimony
in fro.
! And in this they would choose
death ra.her than life; that 10, If
1 that ite had to be purchased by
the acknowledgement of the doe
trines of the pope; or to profess
! beliefs ar intents that would rob
Jesu, of his glory And yet, as a
mothers love for her child, they
/ hid the ieoderest sympathy for
! humanity; and even their hearts
\ went ont toward their dcadliest
foe with the kindest affection. A nd
~ was with Just such love, they
me, the wolf; even an the parent
eve meets the danger Of her bleat.
ling lamb the wolf (the apostate
church) which had armed itself
with power, that no church on
earth was eyer authorize to WELD
by the almighty God or hts Christ.
And while havoc and slaughter
through this apostate church,
reigned 10 the valleys among
those that had stayed behind, and
bigotry and superstition and
priestIsm was appeasing their
appetite and thirst by the precious
blood of their victims: and was
dividing the spoils: the sufferings
OF those, who had taken flight over
the ice clad mountain, was beyond
comprehension. and too terrible
for language TO express. But the
same spirit that glorled in the
cross. aud that ranked in the hos.
ON OF those that woro facing
death in The valleys, brightly
glowed in the hearts of those wbc
met it 10 the natural storm and
teLpest OF mid winter upon the
mountains. And with last look
upon tho homes that were once &c
bright and cheerful, now lay ia
ruin and ashes; aud from this las
sight, they could readily Judge tht
: fate Of those loved ones left be
{ hind. And now Judging from TIT
, depth OF snow. and the chiilin!
G winds OF the Alps, their lourne,
before them was hardly less cheer
4 ing; for 1t appeared that in eithe
: way, it was death, il not to all, 7
many of them; but in the spirit I
9 Christ, tho first few days Of tn
! exiles WAS spent IN prayer.
;, And fervent was tho cry iiul
the hearts Of those shel,erles
people. when their eyes would sc
by day the smoke OF their bar
ing homes, or lighting the hea
Il ems by night with their blazi'
70 fires; fervert We say was the or
"a not for vcngcnce, but or nero
for they wore not so taught
a their Rsdccmer TO avenge the
wrong upon their enemies; 3
N their prayer WINS, "how long,
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