Show ALL FOR FOI THE BEST how aa a brave P pastors Paiit ort s faith it h I 1 in no an over 0 W ivas va ju J justinea A brave pastor of his flock was he 47 who ho was born at kentmere Kent mere hall i england lake district in the year 1 1517 this barnards Barn barnarda ards gilpin had no love of power and place for he quietly refused a bishopric wl when hen it etwas was offered him m an all unusual proceeding for a village c clergyman I 1 ergy his enemies would have dragged him to the stake at durham for havin having adopt adopted d the principles of the reformation n and nd as a they could not succeed by force t they hey tried guile and drew up thirty ayar articles ti cles against lihn him which they laid before bishop Dishop Donner the heretic shall be burned in less than a fortnight said bonnor gilpin heard of the plot and with the utmost composure resolved to suffer for the truths lie had adopted indeed he even seemed glad of the opportunity to prove his fealty ile de called william airy his almoner to one side at length said sai d lie he laying his hand upon his stewards shoulder they have prevailed against me I 1 am ai accused to the bishop of london from whom there is no escaping god forgive their the lr malic azaliee and give me strength to undergo the friall so lie he patiently suffered arrest and an d rode away to london londo n on the journey liis his horse fell and gugins Gil pins leg waz wa broken one of his favorite sayings had been that nothing happens happen to us but what is for our good and now his enemies taunted him with it ito Is this thy broken leg then for thy good asked they 1 I make no question but it is he replied and says youths companion he be wag was rim right gh t for queen mary died before he could resume his journey to london and thus he be regained his liberty |