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The Glory of God
John Bradford coined the phrase when he saw criminals being led to their execution because he knew his sin meant he deserved death. He was sentenced to be burned to death at Smithfield as part of Bloody Queen Mary's campaign against the evangelicals. Tied to the stake, he turned to his fellow martyr John Leif and said, "Be of good comfort, brother, for we shall have a merry supper with the Lord this night"