# The Last Words Written By Jacob Van Den Wege, After He Had Received Word That He Was To Die.

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I, a prisoner for the name of the Lord, wish all
my dear brethren and sisters much spiritual wisdom
and consolation through the Holy Ghost, especially
to my dear wife and children, whom I greatly love;
but the almighty Lord must be the nearest, as you
are yourselves taught from the word of God.
Hence, my dear wife, whom I love, I write you this
little for a parting letter in this world. Adieu my love,
the Lord lighten your tribulation; and my most beloved
sister in the Lord, namely, my mother: O
mother, be of good cheer in the Lord; the God of
all comfort deliver you from your tribulation. And
Sijntgen, Grietgen, and Claerken, my dear sisters
in the Lord, always be at peace with one another,
and comfort one another in love. Adieu, all of you.
I now go to deliver up my life for the name of the
Lord. Written the day that I received word that
I must die. Adieu Tanneken, my oldest daughter,
and Grietgen (O that the Lord might take you),
and Betgen my youngest daughter, adieu.

Written in my bonds, by me, your dear husband
and brother in the Lord.

Jacob van den Wege.



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