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But he began to consider discreetly, and as became his age, and the excellency of his ancient years, and the honour of his gray head, whereon was come, and his most honest education from a child, or rather the holy law made and given by God: therefore he answered accordingly, and willed them straightways to send him to the grave. (2 Maccabees 6, 23)
For it becometh not our age, said he, in any wise to dissemble, whereby many young persons might think that Eleazar, being fourscore years old and ten, were now gone to a strange religion; (2 Maccabees 6, 24)
For though for the present time I should be delivered from the punishment of men: yet should I not escape the hand of the Almighty, neither alive, nor dead. (2 Maccabees 6, 26)
Wherefore now, manfully changing this life, I will shew myself such an one as mine age requireth, (2 Maccabees 6, 27)
And leave a notable example to such as be young to die willingly and courageously for the honourable and holy laws. And when he had said these words, immediately he went to the torment: (2 Maccabees 6, 28)
But when he was ready to die with stripes, he groaned, and said, It is manifest unto the Lord, that hath the holy knowledge, that whereas I might have been delivered from death, I now endure sore pains in body by being beaten: but in soul am well content to suffer these things, because I fear him. (2 Maccabees 6, 30)
And thus this man died, leaving his death for an example of a noble courage, and a memorial of virtue, not only unto young men, but unto all his nation. (2 Maccabees 6, 31)
Now when he was thus maimed in all his members, he commanded him being yet alive to be brought to the fire, and to be fried in the pan: and as the vapour of the pan was for a good space dispersed, they exhorted one another with the mother to die manfully, saying thus, (2 Maccabees 7, 5)
But he answered in his own language, and said, No. Wherefore he also received the next torment in order, as the former did. (2 Maccabees 7, 8)
Insomuch that the king, and they that were with him, marvelled at the young man's courage, for that he nothing regarded the pains. (2 Maccabees 7, 12)
Now when this man was dead also, they tormented and mangled the fourth in like manner. (2 Maccabees 7, 13)
So when he was ready to die he said thus, It is good, being put to death by men, to look for hope from God to be raised up again by him: as for thee, thou shalt have no resurrection to life. (2 Maccabees 7, 14)
