A Noble Fearlessness

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Hebrews 11:27

By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the king: for he endured, as seeing him who is invisible.

You have often heard of Martin Luther's speech when they warned him not to go to Worms, that he would go there if all the tiles on the roofs of the houses were devils. Yes, but he said a better thing than that, which is not often quoted, because people are not so much afraid of devils, especially in that quantity; they seem to be too many to be up to much. But they said, "You must not go, Martin Luther; for if you do Duke George will arrest you on the road." There are many persons who are much more afraid of Duke George than they are of the devil; but said Luther, "I tell you if it were to rain Duke Georges for nine days as hard as it could, I would, and I will go, in God's name."

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