# Three Other Brief Admonitory Letters By Joriaen Simons And His Fellow-Prisoners.

16th century (source section) · Historical source

Source: Martyrs’ Mirror. Original heading: THREE OTHER BRIEF ADMONITORY LETTERS BY JORIAEN SIMONS AND HIS FELLOW-PRISONERS.

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May God grant peace, joy and consolation in all
trouble and suffering to all those who have to suffer
for his word, through his beloved Son, in the power
of the Holy Ghost. Amen.

We would inform our most beloved brethren and
sisters in the Lord, and all who seek to fear the
Lord with the whole heart, that we are all (the Lord
be praised forever) of very good cheer, and hope to
adhere to the word of the Lord, and not to depart
from it, for any visible thing, yea, neither for life nor
death, since there is nothing, we trust, which shall
be able to separate us from the love of God; we
shall be able to do all things through him who
strengthens us; we trust by our God to leap over
walls. Rom. 8:35; Philip. 4:13; Ps. 18:29.

Dear friends, rejoice with us; why should we fear,
when there are so many in the world, who, for a little
gain, expose themselves to the greatest danger,
both of soul and body, on water and on the land,
not knowing withal, whether in case of success there
will be gain or loss? But we know that when we
have completed this journey by the help of the
Lord, all is gain, and there can be no loss; for we
run not as uncertainly; we fight not as one that beats
the air; but we are assured by the grace of the Lord,
that, if we fight through valiantly, as we trust we
shall do, we shall receive that which is promised us.
We intend to return to them four-fold; we shall not
keep silence, but proclaim aloud, what the Lord
gives and reveals to us. Our sister Mariken is also
of very good cheer, and has rightfully confessed her
faith, to which she wants to adhere as long as there
is breath in her; she is of such courage and good
cheer, that she delights and rejoices us all. We exhort
each other with the word of the Lord, as much
as God gives each to speak, now by words, now by
hymns; yea, I have many hours in which I never
once think of it that I am a prisoner; such is the joy
which the Lord gives us. I thank you with all my
heart, that you have fulfilled my request, also for
your affectionate exhortation. Do the best you can
as regards my H. F. I commend you to the Lord,
and to the word of his grace.





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