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1. "This is the last of earth! I am content."

 

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Author:John Quincy Adams

2. "When this James was brought to the tribunal seat, he that brought him and was the cause of his trouble, seeing him to be condemned and that he should suffer death, was in such sort moved within heart and conscience that as he went to the execution he confessed himself also, of his own accord, to be a Christian. And so they were led forth together, where in the way he desired of James to forgive him what he had done. After James had a little paused with himself upon the matter, turning to him he said, 'Peace be to thee, brother,' and kissed him. And both were beheaded together, A.D. 36." Foxe's Book of Martyrs

 

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Author:Clement

3. "I shall hear in Heaven."

 

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Author:Ludwig von Beethoven

4. "Suffer me to become food for the wild beasts, through whose instrumentality it will be granted me to attain to God....I am the wheat of God, and let me be ground by the teeth of the wild beasts that I may be found the pure bread of Christ."

 

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Author:St. Ignatius of Antioch

5. "Eighty and six years have I served Christ, nor has He ever done me any harm. How, then, could I blaspheme my King who saved Me?....I bless Thee for deigning me worthy of this day and this hour that I may be among Thy martyrs and drink the cup of my Lord Jesus Christ."

 

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Author:Polycarp

6. "Lord, open the king of England's eyes."

 

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Author:William Tyndale

7. "God hath my daily petitions, for I am at peace with all men, and He is at peace with me, and this witness makes the thoughts of death joyful."

 

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Author:Richard Hooker

8. "I am so weak that I can hardly write, I cannot read my Bible, I cannot even pray, I can only lie still in God's arms like a little child, and trust."

 

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Author:Hudson Taylor

9. "I have pain; but I have peace, I have peace."

 

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Author:Richard Baxter

10. "Now comes the mystery."

 

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Author:Henry Ward Beecher

11. "The issue is now clear. It is between light and darkness and everyone must choose his side."

 

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Author:G.K. Chesterton

12. "Thou, Lord, bruisest me, but I am abundantly satisfied, since it is from Thy hand."

 

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Author:John Calvin

13. "You have been used to take notice of the sayings of dying men. This is mine: that a life spent in the service of God, and communion with Him, is the most comfortable and pleasant life that anyone can live in this world."

 

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Author:Matthew Henry

14. "Live in Christ, live in Christ, and the flesh need not fear death."

 

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Author:John Knox

15. "Earth is receding; heaven is approaching. This is my crowning day!"

 

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Author:Dwight Lyman Moody

16. "God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." (repeated 3 times)

 

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Author:Martin Luther

17. "The best of all is, God is with us. Farewell!"

 

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Author:John Wesley

18. "I shall be satisfied with Thy likeness---satisfied, satisfied."

 

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Author:Charles Wesley