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and is alive for evermore, and hath the keys

of death and of hell, was beside him.

Berquin's countenance was radiant with the

light and peace of heaven. He had attired

himself in goodly raiment, wearing “a cloak of

velvet, a doublet of satin and damask, and

golden hose.”—D'Aubigne, History of the

Reformation in Europe in the Time of Calvin,

b. 2, ch. 16. He was about to testify to his faith

in the presence of the King of kings and the

witnessing universe, and no token of

mourning should belie his joy.

As the procession moved slowly through the

crowded streets, the people marked with

wonder the unclouded peace, and joyous

triumph, of his look and bearing. “He is,” they

said, “like one who sits in a temple, and

meditates on holy things.”—Wylie, b. 13, ch.

9.