Robert Oguier, of the City Lille in Flanders, his Wife and two Sons Bardicon and Martin were apprehended 1556. and first the Father and Bardicon suffered, who upon examination confessed their Faith; and Bardicon being apprehended, as he went, said: O Lord assist us with thy Grace, not only to be prisoners for thy sake, but so as to seal with our bloods thy Truth: And told the Emperor's Commissioners the tenor of their prayers (in their Meetings) for God's glory, and the Empires and Emperors felicity. And then he and his Father submitted themselves to the Judges (while Martin his Brother chose to accompany his Mother, who was still detained in Prison.) And these two were by their Judges condemned to be burnt, which sentence being past, they returned to Prison, rejoicing that the Lord had honoured ⟨p. 122⟩them to enrol them amongst the number of Martyrs. The day of Execution being told them, they blessed God who delivering their Bodies out of Prison, would receive their Souls into his Kingdom. The Father being advised to pity his Soul, said: You see what pity I have of it, when for the Name of Christ I willingly abandon my Body to the fire, hoping to day to be with him in Paradise. At the Stake he and his Son sang the 16. Psalm; and being chained, the Son said to his Father; Be of good comfort, the worst will be past by and by: And often repeated these words; O God, Father Everlasting, accept the Sacrifice of our Bodies for thy well-beloved Son Jesus Christ's sake: And lifting his Eyes to Heaven, he spoke to his Father, saying; O Father! behold I see the Heavens open, and millions of Angels ready to receive us, rejoicing to see us thus witnessing our truth in the view of the World. Father, let us be glad and rejoice, for the joys of Heaven are set before us. Fire being kindled, he oft repeated to his Father thus, ⟨p. 123⟩Yet a little while, and we shall enter into the Heavenly Mansions; And their last words were, Jesus Christ thou Son of God into thy Hands we commend our Spirits. And within 8 days the Mother Jane Oguier and Martin her Son, were brought forth; but in Prison Jane by the Papists, was persuaded to recant, and to endeavour her Son's return to Popery; who hearing of it, said to her; Oh Mother, what have you done? have you denied him that redeemed you? What evil hath he done you, that you should requite him with so great an injury? Ah, good God!
Robert Oguier, of the City Lile in Flanders, his Wife and two Sons Bardicon and Martin were apprehended 1556. and first the Father and Bardicon suffer'd, who upon examination confessed their Faith; and Bardicon being apprehended, as he went, said: O Lord assist us with thy Grace, not onely to be prisoners for thy sake, but so as to seal with our bloods thy Truth: And told the Emperor's Commissioners the tenour of their prayers (in their Meetings) for God's glory, and the Empires and Emperors felicity. And then he and his Father submitted themselves to the Judges (while Martin his Brother chose to accompany his Mother, who was still detained in Prison.) And these two were by their Judges condemned to be burnt, which sentence being past, they returned to Prison, rejoycing that the Lord had honoured ⟨p. 122⟩them to enroll them amongst the number of Martyrs. The day of Execution being told them, they blessed God who delivering their Bodies out of Prison, would receive their Souls into his Kingdom. The Father being advised to pity his Soul, said: You see what pity I have of it, when for the Name of Christ I willingly abandon my Body to the fire, hoping to day to be with him in Paradise. At the Stake he and his Son sang the 16. Psalm; and being chained, the Son said to his Father; Be of good comfort, the worst will be past by and by: And often repeated these words; O God, Father Everlasting, accept the Sacrifice of our Bodys for thy wel-beloved Son Jesus Christ's sake: And lifting his Eyes to Heaven, he spoke to his Father, saying; O Father! behold I see the Heavens open, and millions of Angels ready to receive us, rejoycing to see us thus witnessing our truth in the view of the World. Father, let us be glad and rejoyce, for the joyes of Heaven are set before us. Fire being kindled, he oft repeated to his Father thus, ⟨p. 123⟩Yet a little while, and we shall enter into the Heavenly Mansions; And their last words were, Jesus Christ thou Son of God into thy Hands we commend our Spirits. And within 8 dayes the Mother Iane Oguier and Martin her Son, were brought forth; but in Prison Iane by the Papists, was perswaded to recant, and to endeavour her Son's return to Popery; who hearing of it, said to her; Oh Mother, what have you done? have you denyed him that redeemed you? What evil hath he done you, that you should requite him with so great an injury? Ah, good God!
