How The Doctrine of Providence Can Help You Die Well, Serve Courageously, and Care for Your Wife

I posted this a few weeks back on my other blog, but it feels more at home here.

 
via DeYoung, Restless, and Reformed

The above letter was written from a man in prison to his obviously beloved wife. His name was Guido de Bres, and he is known as the author of the Belgic Confession. He was imprisoned for his Protestant faith, and in 1567, was publicly hanged. He continued to exhort the crowd to be faithful to scripture and to obey their magistrates even as he was pushed off the scaffold.