# Another Letter Of Joost Verkindert, Written To His Brothers, Michiel And Pleun, On The 7th Of September, The 100th Day Of His Imprisonment. · Page 3 of 3 [Previous page: ANOTHER LETTER OF JOOST VERKINDERT, WRITTEN TO HIS BROTHERS, MICHIEL AND PLEUN, ON THE 7TH OF SEPTEMBER, THE 100TH DAY OF HIS IMPRISONMENT.](/en/stories/mm-another-letter-of-joost-verkindert-written-to-his-brothers-michiel-and-pleun-on-the-7th-of-september-the-100th-day-of-hi/part-2/) · [Book contents](/en/sources/martyrs-mirror/#book-contents) · [Next page: THE LAST LETTER OF JOOST VERKINDERT, WRITTEN TO HIS WIFE AFTER HE HAD RECEIVED HIS SENTENCE, AND WAS BROUGHT TO THE COMMON PRISON, IT BEING ON THE 12TH OF SEPTEMBER.](/en/stories/mm-the-last-letter-of-joost-verkindert-written-to-his-wife-after-he-had-received-his-sentence-and-was-brought-to-the-common/) O my dear brothers, consider well these Scriptures, and meditate on them, for Christ Jesus has brought them down here from high heaven, and lived and taught them, and sealed them with his blood, and became poor for our sakes, that through his poverty he might make us rich. O consider once, how despised Christ was for our sakes. So that the prophet Isaiah laments and says, that there was no beauty in him, which might have pleased us. Is. 53:2. Yea, he [the Psalmist] laments, that he was a worm, and no man. Ps. 22:6. O dear brothers, let us take an example from him, how admirably he went before us; for all those who do not accept Christ are not redeemed by him; for Christ also says in the Gospel: “Why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say? for whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.[323](/en/stories/mm-footnotes/part-17/#Footnote_323) And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man which built his house upon the sand: and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.” Luke 6:46; Matthew 7:24–27. And Christ further says, of the sower, Matt. 13, that some seed fell by the wayside, some upon stony places, some among thorns, and some into good ground, and this brought forth fruit. O ponder well this Scripture, in how many a one the deceitful riches suppress the word of God, so that it does not bring forth fruit. Thus, my dear beloved brothers, this is written in my bonds for a perpetual warning to you. O that God would grant grace, that his word might lie in your heart, as it does in mine; then you should soon bid the world farewell. Yet, my flesh sometimes wonderfully shrinks back from suffering, so that at times I am as fearful as one that is in the throes of travail. Nevertheless, Christ Jesus also shrank from suffering. Luke 22. Herewith I will commend you to the crucified Christ Jesus, and to the abundant word of his grace, as a perpetual adieu upon earth if we should here see one another no more; for my mind is still fixed this day, to seal this letter with my blood, and, with old Eleazar, rather to die honorably than to live stained with ignominy. And, Michiel, I also greet your wife, sister Tanneken, very cordially with a perpetual adieu. My brothers always do good, and praise and thank the Lord, that you have a brother who is worthy to lay down his life for Christ and the Gospel’s sake. Written to you in tears, for nature’s sake. Assist Christian with the children, wherever it is possible for you; and keep this letter as a testament. By me, your dear brother, Joost Verkindert. ## Original source [Read this passage on Project Gutenberg](https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/65855/pg65855-images.html#FNanchor_323) [Edition details](https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/65855) [Previous page: ANOTHER LETTER OF JOOST VERKINDERT, WRITTEN TO HIS BROTHERS, MICHIEL AND PLEUN, ON THE 7TH OF SEPTEMBER, THE 100TH DAY OF HIS IMPRISONMENT.](/en/stories/mm-another-letter-of-joost-verkindert-written-to-his-brothers-michiel-and-pleun-on-the-7th-of-september-the-100th-day-of-hi/part-2/) · [Book contents](/en/sources/martyrs-mirror/#book-contents) · [Next page: THE LAST LETTER OF JOOST VERKINDERT, WRITTEN TO HIS WIFE AFTER HE HAD RECEIVED HIS SENTENCE, AND WAS BROUGHT TO THE COMMON PRISON, IT BEING ON THE 12TH OF SEPTEMBER.](/en/stories/mm-the-last-letter-of-joost-verkindert-written-to-his-wife-after-he-had-received-his-sentence-and-was-brought-to-the-common/) --- Page: https://history.truechristian.church/en/stories/mm-another-letter-of-joost-verkindert-written-to-his-brothers-michiel-and-pleun-on-the-7th-of-september-the-100th-day-of-hi/part-3/ [Contribute a correction or addition](https://github.com/trueChristian/history.truechristian.church/issues/new?title=Correction%3A+Another+Letter+Of+Joost+Verkindert%2C+Written+To+His+Brothers%2C+Michiel+And+Pleun%2C+On+The+7th+Of+September%2C+The+100th+Day+Of+His+Imprisonment.+%C2%B7+Page+3+of+3&body=%23%23+Page+or+topic%0AAnother+Letter+Of+Joost+Verkindert%2C+Written+To+His+Brothers%2C+Michiel+And+Pleun%2C+On+The+7th+Of+September%2C+The+100th+Day+Of+His+Imprisonment.+%C2%B7+Page+3+of+3%0A%0APage%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fhistory.truechristian.church%2Fen%2Fstories%2Fmm-another-letter-of-joost-verkindert-written-to-his-brothers-michiel-and-pleun-on-the-7th-of-september-the-100th-day-of-hi%2Fpart-3%2F%0A%0ARecord%3A+mm-another-letter-of-joost-verkindert-written-to-his-brothers-michiel-and-pleun-on-the-7th-of-september-the-100th-day-of-hi--b00011-o000000%0A%0ADate+currently+shown%3A+16th+century+%28source+section%29%0A%0A%23%23+Correction+or+addition%0A%0A%0A%0A%23%23+Sources+and+evidence%0APlease+include+book%2Fpage+references%2C+archive+links%2C+or+first-hand+documentation.%0A%0A%0A%0A%23%23+Image+credit+%28if+applicable%29%0ACreator%2C+source%2C+and+permission+or+public-domain+basis.%0A%0A%0A%0ASubmitted+for+review%3B+this+issue+does+not+publish+changes+automatically.)