Life and labors of Charles HSpurgeon: the faithful preacher, the devoted pastor, the noble philanthropist, the beloved college president, and the voluminous writer, author, etc., etc. . Benjamin Reach. THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE. 131 head with this inscription: For writing, printing, and publisJiing ascJiismatical book, eiititled The Childs Instructor; or, a Neiv andEasy Primer. And the next Thursday to stand, in the samemanner and for the time, in the market at Winslow; andthen your book shall be openly burnt before your face by thecommon hangman, in disgrace of you and your doctrine.
Life and labors of Charles HSpurgeon: the faithful preacher, the devoted pastor, the noble philanthropist, the beloved college president, and the voluminous writer, author, etc., etc. . Benjamin Reach. THE METROPOLITAN TABERNACLE. 131 head with this inscription: For writing, printing, and publisJiing ascJiismatical book, eiititled The Childs Instructor; or, a Neiv andEasy Primer. And the next Thursday to stand, in the samemanner and for the time, in the market at Winslow; andthen your book shall be openly burnt before your face by thecommon hangman, in disgrace of you and your doctrine. Andyou shall forfeit to the Kings majesty the sum of twenty pounds,and shall remain in jail until you find sureties for your goodbehavior, and for your appearance at the next assizes; then to. Benjamin Keach in the Pillory. renotmce yonr doctrines, and make such public submission as shallbe enjoined you. Take him away, keeper! Keach simply replied, I hope I shall never renotmce the truthswhich I have written in that book. The attempts made to obtain a pardon or a relaxation of thissevere sentence were ineffectual; and the sheriff took care thateverything should be punctually performed. When he was brought to the pillory at Aylesbury, several ofhis religious friends and acquaintances accompanied him; andwhen they bemoaned his hard case and the injustice of his suf- 132 LIFE AND LABORS OF C. H. SPURGEON. ferings, he said with a cheerful countenance, The cross is theway to the crown. His head and hands were no sooner placedin the pillory, but he began to address himself to the spectators,to this effect: Good people, I am not ashamed to stand herethis day, with this paper on my head! My Lord Jesus was notashamed to suffer on the cross for me; and it is for His causethat I am ma
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