Rise and Establishment of Protestantism at Geneva - James Aitken Wylie

who died for the Gospel were upheld by the
greatness and justice of their cause. Instead of
falling prostrate before their judges, they stood
erect, their faces shining with the light of faith.
They trod the path to the fire, not with serenity
only, but with songs of holy triumph, knowing that
"one like unto the Son of Man" would descend and
stand beside them in the midst of the flames. But,
alas! where shall Servetus look for consolation in
his hour of agony? On whose arm shall he lean
when he goes forth to die? and who will be his
companion when he stands at the stake? The
Trinity was to him "a Cerberus." From that Son to
whom the Father said, "Thy throne, O God, is for
ever and ever," and who is "able to save to the
uttermost," and from that Holy Spirit "who is the
Comforter," his creed shut him out. And now,
when the storm comes down upon him in a
violence so terrific, he is without a shelter. No rock
can he find on which to stay his feet amid the
surging billows. At the gates of the new
dispensation on which Christendom is entering
stands Servetus, a monument of salt, to show the
world how little power there is in a creed emptied
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