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Article THE LIFE OF MRS. ANNE AYSCOUGH, OR ASKEW. ← Page 6 of 7 →
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The Life Of Mrs. Anne Ayscough, Or Askew.
" not stand , but was holden up between two Serjeants , sitting there " in a chair ; and after the sermon was ended they put fire to the " reeds , the council looking on , and leaning in the window by the " Spittle , and among them Sir Richard South-wel [ the master of the " writer hereof ] , and , afore God , at the first putting to of the fire , " there fell a little dewor a few leasant drops us that stood
, p , upon " by , and a pleasant cracking from Heaven , God knows whether I " may truly term it a thunder-crack , as the people did in the gospel , ¦ " or an angel , or , rather , God ' s own voice . But , to leave every man " to his own judgment , methought it seemed rather that the angels in , " Heaven rejoiced to receive their souls into bliss , whose bodies these " Popish tormentors cast into the fireas not worthto live longer
, y any " among such hell-hounds * . " _ One attestation to the exemplary , and , may I not add , extraordinary , piety of this courageous lady is so remarkable , as coming from a professed enemy to her principles , that it would be unjust not to
adduce it . - ... ... " A great papist of Wickham college , called Wadloe , a cursitor of " the Chancery , hot in his reli gion , and thinking not well of her life , * " got himself lodged hard by her at the next house ; for what pur" pose , saith my author , I need not open to the wise reader ; but , the * ' conclusion was , that when he came to speak evil of her , he gave her " the praise to Sir Lionel Throgmorton for the devoutest and godliest
, c woman that ever he knew ; for , said he , at midni ght she- begin-- " neth to pray , and ceaseth not in many hours after , when I and " others applyed to . sleep or to work f . " A piece of poetry which was written and sung by Mrs . Ayscough , while she lay under sentence of death in Newgate , has been preserved by the care of the pious Bishop Bale . Though Fuller speaks sli ghtingly of it , yet , when its age is considered , and also the circumstances under which the amiable authoress laboured at the time of writing it , I think we shall then see cause to admire the composition .
Like as the armed knight , Appointed to the field , With this world will I fight , And Faith shall be my shield . Faith is that weapon strong Which will not fail at need ; My foes , therefore , among
Therewith I will proceed . As it is had in strength And force of Christ his way , It will prevail at length , Tho' all the devils say , nay . Faith in the fathers old Obtained righteousness , Which maketh me so bold To fear no world ' s distress .
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The Life Of Mrs. Anne Ayscough, Or Askew.
" not stand , but was holden up between two Serjeants , sitting there " in a chair ; and after the sermon was ended they put fire to the " reeds , the council looking on , and leaning in the window by the " Spittle , and among them Sir Richard South-wel [ the master of the " writer hereof ] , and , afore God , at the first putting to of the fire , " there fell a little dewor a few leasant drops us that stood
, p , upon " by , and a pleasant cracking from Heaven , God knows whether I " may truly term it a thunder-crack , as the people did in the gospel , ¦ " or an angel , or , rather , God ' s own voice . But , to leave every man " to his own judgment , methought it seemed rather that the angels in , " Heaven rejoiced to receive their souls into bliss , whose bodies these " Popish tormentors cast into the fireas not worthto live longer
, y any " among such hell-hounds * . " _ One attestation to the exemplary , and , may I not add , extraordinary , piety of this courageous lady is so remarkable , as coming from a professed enemy to her principles , that it would be unjust not to
adduce it . - ... ... " A great papist of Wickham college , called Wadloe , a cursitor of " the Chancery , hot in his reli gion , and thinking not well of her life , * " got himself lodged hard by her at the next house ; for what pur" pose , saith my author , I need not open to the wise reader ; but , the * ' conclusion was , that when he came to speak evil of her , he gave her " the praise to Sir Lionel Throgmorton for the devoutest and godliest
, c woman that ever he knew ; for , said he , at midni ght she- begin-- " neth to pray , and ceaseth not in many hours after , when I and " others applyed to . sleep or to work f . " A piece of poetry which was written and sung by Mrs . Ayscough , while she lay under sentence of death in Newgate , has been preserved by the care of the pious Bishop Bale . Though Fuller speaks sli ghtingly of it , yet , when its age is considered , and also the circumstances under which the amiable authoress laboured at the time of writing it , I think we shall then see cause to admire the composition .
Like as the armed knight , Appointed to the field , With this world will I fight , And Faith shall be my shield . Faith is that weapon strong Which will not fail at need ; My foes , therefore , among
Therewith I will proceed . As it is had in strength And force of Christ his way , It will prevail at length , Tho' all the devils say , nay . Faith in the fathers old Obtained righteousness , Which maketh me so bold To fear no world ' s distress .