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They then asked me whether I did not believe
that in the sacrament there were Christ’s flesh and
blood. I said: “No; he is ascended, and sits on
the right hand of God his Father.” They then asked
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me whether I would not believe that all the saints
are in heaven. I said: “What I have not read I
cannot answer; but this much I have read; The
souls of the righteous are in the hand of God, and
the torment of death shall not touch them.” Wisdom
3:1. To this they did not say much, but asked
what I held with regard to Mary. I replied that she
was a pure and holy vessel, and blessed above all
women, since she was worthy to conceive and give
birth to the Son of God.

They asked whether I did not confess that there
is a purgatory. I said: “I find two ways on record,
the one very broad and leading to damnation, the
other very narrow and leading to eternal life.” They
also asked what I held in regard to the Pope. I
said: “The Pope I do not know; but if this is his
doctrine, which is observed here, I hold him to be
like his doctrine.” Much more was spoken, but I
only write this to while away time. Farewell.

Another letter from Maeyken Boosers, to the
brethren.

My dearest and much beloved brethren in the
Lord, I let you know that my heart is of good cheer
and courage, the Lord be forever praised, for he
preserves us by his right hand, and delivers us out
of the midst of our enemies, for without him I would
be lost, since they, both spirituals and seculars, come
to assail me in manifold ways, as could be seen this
Sunday, when Mr. Massaert, with a judge and a
secular, a learned man, held me to be the vilest sect
that ever was under heaven. But when I told them
my faith, I moved them all to tears, so that they
could scarcely speak, and ultimately left me in a
friendly manner.

No more for the present, except that I commend
you to the Lord; may he constantly keep and preserve
you in his holy truth. I hope it will soon be
over with me; for I desire nothing so much, than
that I might please the Lord, and die a blessed
death. Amen.

A testament from Maeyken Boosers to her children.

A heartfelt and affectionate greeting to you, my
beloved children. Give ear to your mother, who
is now in bonds for the truth; for it has pleased
God, that all who will live godly must suffer persecution.
Hence I am well satisfied and of good cheer,
that the servant must follow his lord. His blessed
will be done with me; if it had been his pleasure,
he would have prevented these bonds. My dear
children, it has been so from the beginning, that
the righteous must suffer, and that the unrighteous
always prevail. But their day shall soon come, that
they will lament and cry out in their distress:
“Mountains, fall on us, and hills, cover us from the
face of the Lord.” Luke 23:30. Alas! when the
righteous shall shine forth as the sun, and the ungodly
shall go into eternal fire. O beloved children,
search the Scriptures, and conform to them, that
you may hear the blessed words: Come, ye blessed,
inherit the kingdom of my Father. Pray the Lord
for wisdom, and learn to fear God, and you will
get true understanding. Do not conform to the
world, in pride, dancing, running, and idle gossip;
but evince by your walk a godly life, adorn yourselves
like the holy women, accept the Scriptures
and live according to them, that your souls may be
saved, and that we may meet hereafter. May the
Almighty God, the King of kings, grant you his
grace according to the riches of his goodness, to be
strengthened in the inner man, and that Christ may
dwell in your hearts; and may he guide you into
all truth. I pray you, my dear children, be peaceable
among yourselves, for this is a fruit of the
Spirit. Willingly help one another, without gainsaying,
and always remember the poor; communicate
willingly of all that you have; make yourselves
friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; love
that which is eternal, and not what is temporal;
seek the heavenly, and not the earthly, for all flesh
is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower
of grass, which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into
the oven; the glory of man perisheth, but the word
of the Lord abideth forever. Isa. 40:6. Love not
the world, neither the things that are in it, namely,
the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, which are
not of God, but of the world; and the world shall
perish, with all that is in it; but he that doeth the
will of the Father abideth forever. 1 John 2:15;
1 Cor. 7:31.



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