# Of A Certain Decree Published In All West Friesland Against Menno Simon, And, Consequently, Against All Adherents Of His Doctrine, About A. D. 1543.

c. 1543 · Historical source

Source: Martyrs’ Mirror. Original heading: OF A CERTAIN DECREE PUBLISHED IN ALL WEST FRIESLAND AGAINST MENNO SIMON, AND, CONSEQUENTLY, AGAINST ALL ADHERENTS OF HIS DOCTRINE, ABOUT A. D. 1543.

Source heading; not independently verified

In Chronijk van den Ondergang, page 1104,
col. 2 and 3. we find these words:

“About this time the servants of antichrist caused
a dreadful decree to be proclaimed throughout all
West Friesland, in which all malefactors and murderers
were promised pardon for their crimes, the
favor of the Emperor, freedom of the country, and
one hundred carl-guilders, if they would deliver
Menno Simon into the hands of the tormentors and
executioners.

This decree, when properly considered, indicates
the extreme wickedness and tyranny of the West
Friesian Regents of those times, against those who
maintained or at least favored the true faith. All
malefactors and murderers, who certainly, according
to the laws of the country, were subject to very
severe punishment, yea, to death, because of their
crimes and murders, were here accounted better
than a pious Christian, who injured no one; yea,
their crimes were remitted them, and over and
above this, a large sum of money, according to that
time, was promised them, merely to deliver into the
hands of the criminal judges, a single person, who
maintained the true doctrine. How much may we
suppose would they have promised them, had they
been able to exterminate all orthodox believers, and,
consequently, the entire church of God? We certainly
have just cause for the belief, that this came
down very severely upon the heads of the true witnesses
of Jesus in general; that is, on those that
resided in these regions; in regard to which we shall
also show in the proper place, how very unmercifully
the authorities there, through the instigation of
some so-called spiritual persons, dealt with the innocent
and defenseless sheep of the flock of Christ.





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