# Here Follows A Letter Written By Hans Marijns, Which He Sent From His Prison To His Beloved Brethren And Sisters.

16th century (source section) · Historical source

Source: Martyrs’ Mirror. Original heading: HERE FOLLOWS A LETTER WRITTEN BY HANS MARIJNS, WHICH HE SENT FROM HIS PRISON TO HIS BELOVED BRETHREN AND SISTERS.

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Always have God before your eyes.

Grace, peace and joy from God our heavenly Father,
wisdom, righteousness and truth, through
Christ Jesus his beloved Son our Lord and Savior;
together with the comfort and illumination of the
Holy Ghost; these I wish you, much beloved brethren
and sisters in the Lord, as a friendly greeting
and eternal adieu in this sad world, where nothing
is to be found but every sorrow of heart. I trust to
go and rest, with all the elect saints of God, under
the altar, and hope to wait for you there: to this
end may the Lord grant us his grace, and may he
keep me, miserable sinner, unto the end, as I hope
and trust he will do. Amen.

Know, much beloved brethren and sisters in the
Lord, that we are all well yet, the Lord be praised;
and it is still the purpose of us all, to adhere to the
holy truth of the Lord all the days of our life, for
which we can never fully thank the Lord. O dear
brethren and sisters, how could we fully thank him,
that he so loves me unworthy one! I hope by his
grace, that I shall suffer for his holy name, and I
trust to hear with all the beloved saints of God:
“Come, ye blessed of my Father and inherit the
kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of
the world.” Matt. 25:34. O dear brethren and sisters,
what beautiful promises are given to them that
overcome: That they shall shine forth as the sun in
the kingdom of their Father; that they shall be of
the household of God; that they shall eat of the
hidden manna, and of the tree of life, which is in
the midst of the paradise of God. Rev. 3:12; Matthew
13:43; Eph. 2:19; Rev. 2:17; 2:7.

O why should I write you much; I hope and
trust, that you yourselves are all taught of God.
Hence, dear brethren and sisters, I know of nothing
special to write you, save that we should always
take heed well to keep that which is committed to
our trust, that no man take our crown, for Peter
says: The devil walketh about as a roaring lion,
seeking whom he may devour: whom resist steadfast
in the faith, 1 Tim. 6:20; Rev. 3:11; 1 Peter
5:8. O we shall be well rewarded, if we hold the
beginning of our confidence steadfast unto the end.
Herewith I will commend you all unto the Lord,
and to the rich word of his grace, which is able to
build us all up for his heavenly kingdom. Amen.
And I kindly pray you, also to see to my child a
little as much as you can. I have also requested
this of the sister at Vlissingen, and of Christian.
You may advise together as is best; for I must now
part from it, so that I cannot take care of it. But I
am heartily satisfied with this, and am ready to forsake
not only wife and child, but also body and life,
if the Lord will only keep me, as he has hitherto
done, and will yet do. O dear brethren and sisters,
we are all of such good cheer. I and Hendrick and
Gerrit greet you all much. Greet Hendrick and
Maeyken much in my name, and Adrian and Gerrit
Coelemey, and your companion Lieven, and Huybert;
further, Yde and her husband, and Jacob Wit,
and the rest of the brethren, and to all whom it is
convenient to greet. Bid them all farewell in my
name. Written on the third of February, in the
year 1569, after I have been advised of my sentence.
Farewell altogether, and be valiant always. I trust
that we shall see one another again. Communicate
to Geertgen occasionally something of the profit, as
seems best to you; and do with her what is best,
this I earnestly ask of you.

By me, Hans Marijns, your unworthy brother in
the Lord, with what is in my ability for your best,
for this time.





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