. Paganism, popery, and Christianity : or, The blessing of an open Bible, as shown in the history of Christianity, from the time of our Saviour to the present day. mk,.n ^sm^. Iftiteili? MARTYllDOM OF LATIMER AND IIIDLEY. MONG the martyrs who pe-rished in the persecution ofthe Protestants in the reignof queen Mary, Latimer andRidley were remarkable.—Their conduct at the stake isthus described by a recentwriter:— Returning to his prison,Latimer remained closelyconfined till the 16th of Oc-tober, the day appointed forthe execution. Early in themorning of that day, the vice-chancellor of Oxford,
. Paganism, popery, and Christianity : or, The blessing of an open Bible, as shown in the history of Christianity, from the time of our Saviour to the present day. mk,.n ^sm^. Iftiteili? MARTYllDOM OF LATIMER AND IIIDLEY. MONG the martyrs who pe-rished in the persecution ofthe Protestants in the reignof queen Mary, Latimer andRidley were remarkable.—Their conduct at the stake isthus described by a recentwriter:— Returning to his prison,Latimer remained closelyconfined till the 16th of Oc-tober, the day appointed forthe execution. Early in themorning of that day, the vice-chancellor of Oxford, with hisretinue, repaired to the openspace in front of Balliol Col-lege, where this melancholytragedy was to take place;and to prevent any tumultu-ous interruptions from the people, the ground waskept by an armed force under the command of LordWilliams. Every preparation being completed, Lati-mer was brought forth by the mayor and bailiffs, together with Ridley. The contrast exhibited in theappearance of the two sufferers was striking, and ex-cited the liveliest sympathy in the spectators. Ridley,in the prime of life and intellect, radiant with holyhope, and rejoic
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