# PIETER BRUYNEN, JAN, PLEUNIS, AND JAN THE OLD CLOTHES BUYER, AND ANOTHER BROTHER, ALL PUT TO DEATH, ON THE 2d OF OCTOBER, A. D. 1551, AT ANTWERP. · Page 1 of 2

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A letter from Pieter Bruynen van Weert, which he
wrote in prison at Antwerp, where he and four
others were put to death for the word of the
Lord, on the 2d of October, A. D. 1551.

Grace to you, and peace, from God our Father
and the Lord Jesus Christ. Blessed be the God of
mercies, who has with his divine word begotten us
again unto a lively hope, reserved in heaven for us,
who by the power of God are preserved in the faith,
and tried for the kingdom of God, wherefore we
suffer, for which thanks be to the Lord, because he
has chosen us thereto, and made us meet to be
partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light.
Rom. 1:7; Jas. 1:18; Col. 1:12. Therefore, dear
brethren, be valiant and fearless, and walk with
a firm and unchanging faith before God and his
church, and firmly resolve, not to depart from the
Lord, nor to separate from his love, on account of
any distress or tribulation; and he can give you
assistance and comfort, when you are forsaken, being
deprived of all human help and consolation; for
he comes to the help of him that forsakes and denies
himself, since he dwells and will dwell alone in the
hearts of men, and will not have it that we should
serve anyone but him. Matt. 4:10. Thus, be established
and built up in him, and let love increase
among you, whereby one sustains the other, and
each joyfully endeavors to be the chiefest in virtue.
Pay no regard to the walk of the slothful and heedless,
to follow their example, namely those who are
called Christians in ease of life (Matt. 11:8), adornment
of clothing, or external appearance; but consider
those whose life and confession of faith conform
to the doctrine of Christ; so that you may go
neither too high nor too low, neither too broad nor
too long. Eph. 3:18. For many go astray by looking
to one another, in consequence of which they
grow cold.

Hence, my dear brethren, if you be risen with
Christ, seek those things which are above, that your
mind may be directed towards the incorruptible,
and let your hope be set on the things which are
not seen, and be patient herein; for there must be
patience, if we would receive the promise. 2 Corinthians
4:18; Heb. 10:36. Stablish your hearts;
for the coming of the Lord draweth nigh. Jas. 5:8.
Put off the old man, and put on the new man (Colossians
3:9,10); deny ungodliness and worldly
lusts, and be transformed by the renewing of your
minds. If you would be partakers of the resurrection
of Christ, know, that you must first have crucified
the old man, that the body of sin may be destroyed.
Rom. 6:6. And do not become weary in
well-doing, since your labor shall not be in vain;
for you are made partakers of Christ, if you hold
the beginning of your confidence steadfast unto the
end. 1 Cor. 15:58; Heb. 3:14. Be therefore not
shaken by anything, neither be afraid of the sons of
504
men, who pass away as grass; for they can do you
nothing without God’s permission. But fear God
for this is perfect wisdom. Humble yourselves before
him; for the great Glory is honored by the
lowly. Count yourselves always with the humble,
and you shall be great in the eyes of God. Do not
think yourselves to know something, or to be something,
lest you deceive yourselves. Always forsake
yourselves, and regard not those who may inflict
evil or suffering upon you, though you be wronged;
for this is thankworthy, if a man for conscience
toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully.
Matt. 5:39; 1 Pet. 2:19. Hence, be patient in your
tribulation, and be partakers of the sufferings of
Christ, that you may inherit the promise; for the reproach
suffered here is brief when compared with
the eternal joy. Rom. 12:12; 1 Pet. 5:1. And this
light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh
a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
for though our life is poor, yet we shall be rewarded
with much wealth. And though death reigns over
us now, an east wind shall come from the Lord, and
dry up his torments. For it is sown in dishonor, it is
raised in power; it is sown a natural body, it is
raised a spiritual body. 1 Cor. 15:43,44. Hence,
the house of this tabernacle must be dissolved, if we
would obtain the building prepared us by God. We
need therefore not fear them that kill the body,
since they cannot harm the soul; for the greatest of
which they deprive us, is also that for which God
will give us the greatest reward; and after that they
have no more that they can do to us. Matt. 10:28.
Wherefore, gird up the loins of your mind, be
sober, watch in prayer, always giving thanks unto
God the Father, through our Lord Jesus Christ, for
his abundant grace, and that he has made known
unto us his will, manifested the savor of his knowledge,
and given us the most glorious and precious
promises; who were sometime estranged in our
minds by wicked works, and alienated from the life
of God, of which we had no hope in the promises.
But after that the kindness of God appeared toward
us, not by works of righteousness which we have
done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by
the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the
Holy Ghost, in whom we are sealed until the time
of redemption, who is the earnest of the future inheritance,
and who assures us, and bears witness
with our spirit, that we are the children of God,
and teaches us all things, and who of God is made
unto us wisdom, and righteousness, sanctification,
and redemption. To God the Father, who only hath
immortality, and to whom alone belong power and
might, praise and glory, be honor and thanks,
through Christ our Lord, for his unspeakable grace,
now and forever. 1 Pet. 1:13; Eph. 1:9; 2 Corinthians
2:14; Eph. 4:18; Tit. 3:4,5; Eph. 1:13,14.
Rom. 8:16; 1 Cor. 1:30; 1 Tim. 6:16; Rev. 4:11.



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