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and Christian principle. Before, however, these feelings 
could be exercised, and the earth had drank up his 
blood, or his insulted corpse was deposited on their 
altar, his liberated and ransomed spirit had winged its 
way to the realms of blessedness, received the welcome 
greeting of his Saviour, and, invested with the robes 
of victory, the palm of triumph, and the crown of glory, 
had joined ^‘^the nobly army of martyrs;” and united in 
ascriptions of grateful homage unto Him who had loved 
him, and not only made him faithful to the end, but 
triumphant over death. Those who heard the young 
man’s dying words, and witnessed his calm unshaken 
firmness in the moment of trial, with many, among 
whom the report circulated, were probably led to think 
differently of the religion he professed, than they had 
done before. The blood of the martyrs has ever been 
the seed of the church; and, from an exhibition of 
principles so unequivocal in their nature, and so happy 
in their effects, it is not too much to presume that it 
proved so on the present occasion. 
