bury in a place which was not knowne by any of the enemies.
4. The Ieſuites tooke great paines but in vaine to convert Jeſſenius unto them. When they urged juſtification by workes (ſaith hee.) Although I would now paſſe to your ſide, yet I ani exceedingly afraid, that when I have a little time to live, I am not able to make up ſo great a heap of good works as you require: and what then ſhal become of my ſalvation. At this one of them ſaid, as though the victory were already gained. My Jeſſenius if you have a wil ready to do them, although you ſhould die this very moment, yet we promiſe that you ſhall preſently fly into heaven. Then Jeſſenius. Ho! where is your Purgatory then deſigned for thoſe who cannot fill up their number of good works here? ſo they ſeeing themſelves derided went away.
5. Being brought upon the ſcaffold, and turning to the Judges (but ſcarce heard for the noiſe of Trumpets and Drummes) hee ſaid: In vaine doth Ferdinand eſtabliſh his Kingdome by Tyranny: Fredericke ſhall yet reigne. When the Hangman came and required his tongue to be cut off, he readily put it out, although he did before confeſſe, That it grieved him very much to be ſo diſgracetully deprived of that tongue, wherewith hee had pleaded with applauſe, before Emperours, Kings, and Princes; but this baſe rent would bee no hinderance to his Reſurrection.
