Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation / With Modifications To Obsolete Language By Monica Stevens

n the fore-remembered psalm is plain open persecution. And it

rceive well what he is. But in this temptation, this plain open persecution for the faith, he cometh even in the very midday-that is, even upon those who have a high light of faith shining in their hearts-and he openly suffereth himself to be perceived so plainly, by his fierce malicious persecution against the faithful Christians, for hatred of Christ's true Catholic faith, that no man having faith can doubt what he is. For in this temptation he showeth himself such as the prophet nameth him, "the midday devil," so lightsomely can he be

nd adversity he useth only grief and pain to pull a man into murmuring, impatience, and blasphemy. But in this kind of persecution for the faith of Christ he useth both twain-that is, both h

im to keep his patience in it and be content with it and thank God for it and of necessity make a virtue, that he may be rewarded for it. But in this temptation, this persecution for the faith-I mean not by fight in the field, by which the faithful man standeth at his defence and putteth the faithless in half the fear and half the harm too; but I mean where he is take

temptations, this temptation, this persec

e those who stand in peril of it to be well armed against it beforehand, with substantial advice and good counsel. For so may we t

herein very truth. And I am content

sidered and the sorrow that I have suffered already, with some other considerations upon my part besides-rehearse you therefore the griefs and pains that you think in this tribulation

r myself, but well you know I have cause to care also for many others, and

as the scripture saith, "God hath given every man care and charge of his neighbour," there is no man who hath any spark of Christian love and charity in his breast but what, in a matter of such peril as this is, in which the soul of man standeth in so great danger to be lost, he