And then, as touching those
who are of that mind, we have, you know, said as much as you
yourself thought sufficient this afternoon here before.
VINCENT: Verily, uncle, that is very true. And now have you
rehearsed, as far as I can remember, all the other kinds of them
that would be loth to die for any other respect than the grievous
qualities of shame and pain joined unto death. And of all these
kinds, except the kind of infidelity--when no comfort can help, but
only counsel to the attaining of faith, for faith must be
presupposed to the receiving of comfort and had ready before, as
you showed in the beginning of our communication the first day that
we talked of the matter. But else, I say, except that one kind,
there is none of the rest of those that were before untouched who
would be likely to forsake their faith in this persecution for the
fear and dread of death, save for those grievous qualities--pain, I
mean, and shame--that they see well would come with it.
And therefore, uncle, I pray you, give us some comfort against
those twain. For in good faith, if death should come without them,
in such a case at this is, in which by the losing of this life we
should find a far better, mine own reason giveth me that, save for
the other griefs going before the change, no man who hath wit would
anything stick at all.
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