A Letter which Maeyken Deynoots Wrote to her Brothers and Sisters

The abundant grace and mercy of God our heavenly Father, through His only, eternally begotten Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, who offered Himself up for us to God His heavenly Father, as a propitiation for our sins, so that He might deliver us from the future wrath that will come upon all those who have not obeyed the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will be punished with everlasting destruction (Second Thessalonians 1, verse 8); but may wisdom, power, and the consolation of the Holy Ghost, which proceeds from both the Father and the Son, this only eternal and almighty God, by whom every good and perfect gift is given, always remain with us and with you, my dear brothers and sisters, so that He may through grace make us all together fit through Himself, that we may be found worthy in the day of His coming. Amen. Luke 21, verse 36.

My affectionately beloved brothers and sisters in the Lord, I wish you from the depth of my heart, as an adieu, that you may always prosper in soul and body. I, Maeyken, your weak sister in the Lord, thank you from the very depth of my heart for the great love that you are showing us; I wish before God that the same may also be done for you in distress, my dear brothers and sisters in the Lord. Excuse me that I do not write more with my own hand, for I am very unskilled at it. However, I did not think it necessary, for Hendrick, our dear brother, my fellow prisoner in the Lord, has done it so well for us both; I wish you the same before God, my dear brothers and sisters in the Lord. Let it seem to you as though I had written it; my heart's wish is that we may seal it with our blood, to the praise and glory of the holy name of the Lord, and to the salvation of our souls. With my own hand I bid adieu to all my dear brothers and sisters in the Lord. Adieu; always adhere valiantly to the eternal truth. Adieu. Pray the Lord for us; I pray day and night for you in my weakness. Adieu, G. C. N. T. and your wives. Adieu, B. J. B. P., my dear sisters. Adieu, Andries M. Adieu, adieu; receive this in good part.