A dialoge of comfort against tribulacion, made by Syr Thomas More Knyght, and set foorth by the name of an Hu[n]garie[n], not before this time imprinted
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- A dialoge of comfort against tribulacion, made by Syr Thomas More Knyght, and set foorth by the name of an Hu[n]garie[n], not before this time imprinted
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- More, Thomas, Sir, Saint, 1478-1535.
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- Londini :: In aedibus Richardi Totteli. Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum,
- [ye xviii. day of Nove[m]bre in ye yere of our lord. 1553]
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- Consolation -- Early works to 1800.
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Contents
- title page
- ¶ A Table, wherin is expressed the summe and effecte of euery Chapter conteined in this boke
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book - 1
- ¶The first Chapter, That the comfortes deuised by the olde paynem Phi∣losophers vvere vnsufficient, and the cause vvherefore.
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¶The seconde Chapter. That for a foundacion men must nedes begin vvith
hyth. - ¶The thyrd Chapter, The fyrst comfort in tribulacion, may a man take in thys: VVhan he feleth in himselfe a desyre and longyng to be comforted by God.
- ¶The fourth Chapter. That tribulacion is a meane to dravve men to that good mynd to desyre and long for the comfort of God.
- ¶The fifthe Chapter. The speciall meanes to geat this firste comforte in Tribulacion.
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¶The .vi. Chapter. It suffiseth not that a man haue a desier to be comforted by god onely by the taking a
aye of the tribulacion. -
¶The .vii. Chapter. A great comfort maye be in tribulacion, that euery tribul
cion is, if vve our selfe vvyl, a thing either medicinable, or els more then medicinable. - ¶The .viii. Chapter. The declaracion larger concerning them that fal in tribulacion by their ovvne knovven faulte, and that yet such tribulacion is medicinable.
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The .ix. Chapter. The second point, that is to vvitte, that tribulacion that is sente vs by God vvithout any open certaine deseruing cause knovvne to our selfe, and this kynd of tribulacion is medicinable if men vvill so take it
and therefore great occasion of comforte. - ¶The .x. Chapter. Of the thirde kynde of tribulacion vvhiche is not sent a man for his synne, but for exercyse of his pacience and encrease of his merite, vvhich is better than medicinable.
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¶The .xi. Chapter. An other kynde of comforte yet in the base kynde of tribul
cion sent for our synne. - ¶The .xii. Chapter. A certaine obieccyon agaynst the thynges aforesayde.
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¶The xiii. Chapter. That a man ought to be comfo
table to hymselfe and haue good hope and be ioyful also in tribulacion, appereth vvell by this, that a man hath great cause of feare and heauines that continueth alvvay styll in vvelth, discontinued vvith no tribulacion - ¶The .xiiii. Chapter. A certaine obieccion, and the ansvver therto.
- ¶The .xv. Chapter. Other obieccions.
- ¶The .xvi. Chapter. The aunsvvere to the obieccion.
- ¶The .xvii. Chapter. An ansvvere to the second obieccion.
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¶The .xviii. Chapter. Of them that in tribulacion
eke not vnto god, but some to the fleshe, and some to the vvorld, and some to the deuill himselfe. - ¶The .xix. Chapter. An other obieccion vvith the ansvvere therunto.
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¶The .xx. Chapter. A Summary commendacion of tribulacion
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¶ The seconde booke
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¶The first Chapter. VVhither a man may not in tribulacion vse some vvorldly recreacion for hys co
forte. - ¶The .ii. Chapter. Of the shorte vncertayne lyfe in extreme age or sickenes.
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¶The .iii. Chapter. He deuideth tribulacion into three kindes, of vvhiche three the laste he passeth shor
ly ouer. -
¶The .iiii
Chapter. -
The .v. Chapter. An obieccion concerning them that turne
ot to GOD tyll they come at the last cast. -
The .vi. Chapter. An
bieccion of them that saye that tribulacion of penaunc nedeth not, but is a supersticious foly. - The .vii. Chapter. ¶ VVhat if a man can not vvepe, nor in hys heart be sorye for his sinnes?
- The .viii. Chapter. Of that kynde of tribulacion vvhich though they not vvillingly take, yet they vvillingly suffer.
- The .ix. Chapter. Fyrst of temptacion in generall as it is common to bothe.
- The .x. Chapter. ¶A special comfort in all temptacion.
- The .xi. chapter. Of .iiii. kyndes of temptacions, and therein both the partes of that kinde of tribulacion that men vvillingly suffre, touched in tvvo vearsis of the Psalter.
- The .xii. Chapter. The firste kynde of the foure temptacions.
- ¶The .xiii. Chapter. Of pusillanimitie.
- The .xiiii. Chapter. Of the doughter of pusillanimitie a scrupulous conscience.
- The .xv. Chpter. An other kynd of the nightes feare, an other doughter of pusillanimitie, that is to vvete, that horrible temptacion by vvhiche some folke are tempted to kill and destroye themselfe.
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The .xvi. Chapter. Of him that vvere moued to kyll him selfe by illusion of the Deuill, vvhich he reckoned for a reuel
cion. - ¶The .xvii. Chapter.
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¶The .xviii. Chapter. Of the deuil named Negotiū that is toyvit, busines vvalking about in the darkne
- ¶The .xix. Chapter.
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¶The first Chapter. VVhither a man may not in tribulacion vse some vvorldly recreacion for hys co
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¶The third Booke and the last
of consolacion and com∣fort in tribulacion. - ¶The first Chapter. ¶VVhither a man should cast in hys mynde and appoynt in his heart before, that if he vvere taken vvith Turkes, he vvould rather dye, than forsake the fayth.
- ¶The second Chapter. ¶Of the fourth temptacion, vvhich is persecucion for the fayth touched in these vvoordes of the Prophete. Ab in∣cursu et demonio meridiano.
- ¶The .iii. Chapter.
- The .iiii. Chapter.
- ¶The .v. Chapter. Of the losse of the goodes of fortune.
- ¶The .vi. Chapiter. ¶Of the vnsuertie of landes and possessions.
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The .vii. Chapter ¶These outvvarde goodes or giftes of fortune are tvvo maner vvise to be co
sidered. -
The .viii. Chapter. ¶The
of riches being t by, ut for this nt lyfe - ¶The .ix. Chapter. ¶The litle comoditie of fame being desired but for vvorldly pleasure.
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¶The .x. Chapter. ¶Of
latterye. -
¶The .xi. Chapter. ¶The litle commoditie that men haue o
ovvme , offices and autor tie, if they desyre them but for the r vvorldly co modi ie. -
The .xii. Chapter. ¶That these outvvard goode, desired but for vvordly vvelth be not onely litle good for the body, but
re alsō much harme for the soule. -
¶The .xiii. Chapter. ¶ VVhither men desier these outvvard goodes for theyr onely vvorldly vvelthe, or for any good verteous purpose, this persecucion
of the Turke ag inste the faith vvil declare and the cōforte that both tvvaine may rake in the lesyng them thu . - ¶The .xiiii. Chapter. ¶An other cause for vvhich any man should be content to forgoe his goodes in the Turkes said persecucion.
- ¶The .xv. Chapter. ¶This kind of tribulacion trieth vvhat mind men haue to theyr goodes, vvhich they that are vvyse, vvil at the fame therof see vvel and vvisely layd vp safe before.
- ¶The .xvi. Chapter. ¶Another comfort and courage agaynst the losse of vvorldly substaunce.
- ¶The .xvii. Chapter. Of bodely payn, and that a man hath not cause to take discōfort in persecucion, though he fele himselfe in an horror, at the thistking vpon the bodely payne.
- ¶The .xviii. Chapter. Of comforte agaynst bodely payn, and fyrst agaynst captiuytie.
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¶The .xix. Chap. Of impryesonmen
e and comforte there agaynste. - ¶The .xx. Chapter.
- The .xxi. Chapter. The feare of shameful and paynefull death.
- ¶The .xxii. Chapter. Of death considered by himselfe alone as a bare leauing of this lyfe onely.
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The .xxiii. Chapter. Of the shame that i
ioyned vvith the death in the persecucion for the fayth, -
¶The .xxiiii. Chapter. Of paynful death to be suffred in the Turkes persecucion
or the fayth. -
¶The .xxv. Chapter. The cōsideracion of the pain
of hell, in vvhich vve fall if vve forsake our sauiour maye make vs set all the painefull death of thys vvorlde at right nought. -
☞The .xxvi. Chapter. ¶The consideracion of the Ioyes of heauen shoulde mak
vs for Christes sake abide and endure anye painefull death, - The last Chapter. The consideracion of the painefull death of Christe, is sufficient to make vs content to suffre painefull death for his sake.
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