Protestantism in Poland and Bohemia - James Aitken Wylie

voice yet higher, she warned the people not to
believe the priests, who had abandoned themselves
to hypocrisy and every vice. Being come to the
place where she was to die, they importuned her to
adore the crucifix. Turning her back upon it, and
elevating her eyes to heaven, "It is there," she said,
"that our God dwells: thither must we direct our
looks." She now made haste to mount the pile, and
endured the torment of the flames with invincible
courage. She was burned on the 4th of December,
1527.
On the 28th of August of the following year,
two German artificers -- one a potter, the other a
girdler -- accused of Lutheranism by the monks,
were condemned by the judges of Prague to be
burned. As they walked to the stake, they talked so
sweetly together, reciting passages from Scripture,
that tears flowed from the eyes of many of the
spectators. Being come to the pile, they bravely
encouraged one another. "Since our Lord Jesus
Christ," said the girdler, "hath for us suffered so
grievous things, let us arm ourselves to suffer this
death, and let us rejoice that we have found so
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