# Hans Bret, A. D. 1576. · Page 3 of 3

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When he had been brought into the market place,
near the stake and the fire, he lifted himself up, and
being clothed with Christian glory, descended from
the wagon, being of good courage in God, strong
in faith, and persevering in the conflict. With folded
hands, he bowed his knees to the earth, humbly
casting his eyes up to heaven, thus preparing himself
to worship his Lord and God, and to commend
himself to him, even as behooves every Christian
believer. Luke 23:46. But when those blood-thirsty
men saw this, they could not tolerate or endure
it (which they nevertheless permit criminals to
do, who are put to death for their evil deeds); but
very hurriedly and quickly pulling him up from the
ground, they prevented him from calling to God
upon his knees, and with great cruelty conducted
him to the stake. To suffer all this, he went into
the hut (constructed of straw and wood), humbly
and meekly stepping to where they placed him at
the stake, and made him fast by putting chains
around his body, all of which he endured with great
steadfastness for the word and truth of Christ. And
as he thus stood in the hut, at the stake, they finally
kindled the fire, thus burning alive and devouring
this lamb, whose body, indeed, was burnt, but
whose soul was received into paradise, into joy and
blessed rest, because he confessed Christ, who has
promised salvation to them that endure.

Thus did this young and pious Christian, aged
about twenty-one years, end his life, and offer and
deliver up his body for the word of God, in the
year 1577, on Derthien-Avondt, and thus he became
a witness among the witnesses of Jesus, a confessor
among the confessors of Christ, a Christian
conqueror among the soldiers of the Lord, a soul
among the souls of Christ at rest under the altar, a
faithful servant among the servants of Christ, whose
reward is the crown of eternal, imperishable life.

Here follow some letters which Hans Bret wrote
during his imprisonment.

986



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