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Illustrated bible History - Catholic Apologetics Information

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MARTYRDOM OP TriE SRVEX hlACHABEES. 211<br />

Iiirlg of the worltl will raise us np who clie for His lam, in<br />

tllo resurrection of etcrnnl lifc."<br />

4. The thircl brother offcred his hands nncl &.et to be cut<br />

off, %saying: " Thcse I have from heaven, but for ihe la.~ of<br />

God I now tlcspise thcin, I-)ccnusc? I hope to receive tllcln<br />

again from IIr'm.'' Some minulcv before his death hc declarer1<br />

aloud his willingness to die for Got1 ss his brothers had<br />

nlrcntly donc. Mrhcn he was dcncl, the fourth brother, the<br />

fifth, u ~d the sixth-1Iicsa tl~rco wcrc sul~jccted to the sanle<br />

tonnents as thoir cldcr I~rothers, hut thcy Jl clied in thc<br />

sanlc nlnnner, having the same spirit. Tlwy made no nccormt<br />

of lmin nn(l denmt'tl, hoca~usa they suZcrot9 all for Gocl.<br />

5. Tlie Icing i~l~d his conrticru wcre al~inzcd at the const;lncy<br />

of these young mcn, so that rnlle11 tllc! scvcntll, :L mere<br />

youth, was brougl~t forward, the king told lliin, with :m oath,<br />

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