“There but for the grace of God go, I.” So said the English reformer John Bradford, apparently, when he saw prisoners being taken for execution.
Death, he knew, was what his sin deserved. He would in the end be executed himself, though not for any sin.
In 1555 he was burned to death at Smithfield, London, as part of “Bloody” Queen Mary's campaign against the evangelicals.
Tied to the stake he turned to his fellow martyr, John Leaf, and said, "Be of good comfort brother, for we shall have a merry supper with the Lord this night."
Death, he knew, was what his sin deserved. He would in the end be executed himself, though not for any sin.
In 1555 he was burned to death at Smithfield, London, as part of “Bloody” Queen Mary's campaign against the evangelicals.
Tied to the stake he turned to his fellow martyr, John Leaf, and said, "Be of good comfort brother, for we shall have a merry supper with the Lord this night."