# Rudolf Suhner, About A. D. 1643.

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They also apprehended a young lad, named Rudolf
Suhner, who, though young in years, was old
in the faith and knowledge of Jesus Christ.

He was kept confined nearly two years in Othenbach,
during which time he was forced to hard
labor.

In the meantime they made his life so bitter to
him, by severe threats and terrible representations,
that he, through fear of the impending distress,
consented to go to church with those that had imprisoned
him, whereupon he was released. But
soon after, reflecting on his fall, he experienced
great sorrow, sincerely wept over his sins, and again
prepared himself for the conflict set before him.

Thereupon he was again apprehended, and confined
in the aforementioned place, but kept much
harder than before. For, for a time all food was denied
him (even as had been done to Felix Landis),
so that some criminals, who were confined close to
him, filled with compassion on his account, poured
to him some warm liquid food, through a crevice
in the wall.

Finally, when in consequence of having suffered
hunger so long, he was so weakened, that he could
not live any longer, he requested once more, that
they would, in his great distress, allow him a little
warm food, which the jailer made known to the
lords. This, however, they jointly refused to grant,
in order to cause him, if possible, to apostatize.
But finally one of the lords, beholding his misery,
gave permission that they should give him some
thing to eat again. Which when it was done, he
could eat or bear it no more, and thus died famishing
in his bonds; for which the Lord shall hereafter,
at his heavenly table, reward him with eternal satiation.
“Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye
shall be filled.” Luke 6:21. Compare Jer. Mang.,
Tract, fol. 14., A., with Tract, M. Meyli, fol. 7,
num. 8.



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