# Another Letter From Jan Gerrits, To His Acquaintances. · Page 2 of 2

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Then the president said: “Have you no stout
rods to drive out this dumb devil?” He replied:
“No; but I have rope.” They would have blindfolded
me again, but he said: “Let him see it.”
When he struck, I thought: O Lord, thou seest it,
and closed my eyes. Yea, my friends, if they had
continued to beat as long as there was breath, I
think they would have got nothing out of me; so
was the strength of the Most High with me. When
they saw that it was of no avail, they fetched the
hundred pound weight, and hung it to my feet.
Then went my heart to the Lord: Keep, keep, my
treasure. In short, all their endeavors proved fruitless.
Then they asked whether I understood Latin.
I replied: “Yes, as much as it is.” Ques. “Do you
understand French?” Ans. “No.” Ques. “Where
did you go to school?” Ans. “At Delft.” Ques.
“When?” Ans. “At the time when Delft was
burned.” They also asked me whether I had read
the books of Menno or Dietrich Phillips? “Yes,”
I said; for Boshuysen had taken my doctrinal
books, namely, the New Creature, by Menno, and
the Spiritual Restitution, by D. P. They asked
me how I had come by it. My lips were sealed.
Then the order was: “Fetch water! candles! the
dumb devil must come out.” But the Lord was
my preserver, for which I cannot thank him enough.
Sir. 43:30. Finally, the order was given: Loose
him; he must cool off a little; we shall give it to
him better yet. As they were leaving I told them
to take heed what they were doing; the day of the
Lord should also come upon them; thus they left
me. My dear brethren and sisters, herewith I bid
you my last adieu, with the peace of Christ. I
would have written more, but time does not permit
me. If it pleases the Lord, I want to stand at the
stake with him. The Lord be with you all. Amen.



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