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knew it was a chastisement for my pride, because my heart was
lifted up at my superiority over the enemies of the Church;
nevertheless I determined to make short work with the aggressor,
that the righteous might not be subjected to the effect of his
diabolical arts again.
I say I was confined a month. I beg he that readeth to take note of
this, that he may estimate how much the word, or even the oath,
of a wicked man is to depend on. For a month I saw no one but
such as came into my room, and, for all that, it will be seen that
there were plenty of the same set to attest upon oath that I saw my
brother every day during this period; that I persecuted him, with
my presence day and night, while all the time I never saw his
face save in a delusive dream. I cannot comprehend what
manoeuvres my illustrious friend was playing off with them
about this time; for he, having the art of personating whom he
chose, had peradventure deceived them, else many of them had
never all attested the same thing. I never saw any man so steady
in his friendships and attentions as he; but as he made a rule of
never calling at private houses, for fear of some discovery being
made of his person, so I never saw him while my malady lasted;
but, as soon as I grew better, I knew I had nothing ado but to
attend at some of our places of meeting to see him again.
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