...content to die, as you hcare the worlde in hand." " The truth is, I have not been a man of so holie life, as I might be bold to offer myself to death, lest...fall; and therefore I put not myself forward, but draw backwarde; howbeit if God shall please to call me to it, then trust I in his mercie, he will give...

...content to die, as you beare the worlde in hand/' " The truth is, I have not been a man of so holie life, as I might be bold to offer myself to death, lest...fall ; and therefore I put not myself forward, but •draw backwarde; howbeit if God shall please to call me to it, then trust I in his mercie, he will...

...so. Whereto I answered as the truth is, that I have not been a man of such holy living, as I might he bold to offer myself to death, lest God for my presumption...fall: and, therefore I put not myself forward but draw back. Howbeit, if God draw me to it himself, then trust I in his great mercy, that he shall not...

...that if I had as lief be out of the world as in it, as I had there said, why did I not then speak even plain out against the statute. It appeared well I...fall ; and, therefore, I put not myself forward, but draw back. Howbeit, if God draw me to it Himself, then trust I in His great mercy that He shall not...

...content to die." More answered with noble simplicity : " I have not been a man of such holy living that I might be bold to offer myself to death, lest God for my presumption might suffer me to fall." So the examination ended, Cromwell declaring that he thought worse of More and believed him not to...

...in it, as I had there said, why did I not then speak even plain out against the statute. It nppeared well I was not content to die, though I said so. Whereto...fall ; and. therefore, I put not myself forward, but draw back. Howbeit, if * So in print. It should probably be domino. 'God draw me to it Himself, then...

...content to die." More answered with noble simplicity : " I have not been a man of such holy living that I might be bold to offer myself to death, lest God for my presumption might suffer me to fall." This is the true spirit of the martyrs. They are not fakirs who rush blindly on death, they do not...

...to live, urging him to condemn the law outright, the prisoner would only add with proud humility: " I have not been a man of such holy living as I might be bold to offer myself to death, but God, for my presumption, might suffer me to fall." Martyrdom was not of his own seeking, and the...

...Since you have no wish to live, why not say definitely that the law is bad ? He made a noble reply : " I have not been a man of such holy living as I might...God, for my presumption, might suffer me to fall." 2 The second batch of the London Carthusians \ were executed on June 19, and Bishop Fisher two j days...

...freely. To this the holy man made the memorable reply, "I have not been a man of such holy living that I might be bold to offer myself to death, lest God,...fall ; and, therefore, I put not myself forward, but draw back. Howbeit, if God draw me to it Himself, then trust I in His great mercy that He shall not...