A declaracion of the thyrde Boke

Whither a man should cast in his mind and appointe in his heart before, that if he were taken with Turkes he woulde rather dye, than forsake the faith.

cap. i.

Of the fourth temptacion, which is persecucion for the faith, touched in these wordes of the prophete. Ab incursu & demen[…]o meridia[…]o,

cap. ii. cap. iii. cap. iiii.

Of the losse of the goodes of fortune.

cap. v.

Of the vnsuretie of landes and possessions.

ca. vi.

These outward goodes or gyftes of fortune are two maner of wayes to be considred.

cap. vii.

The litle cōmoditie of riches, being set by but for this presente life.

cap. viii.

The litle commoditie of fame beeyng desired but for […]orldlye pleasure.

cap. ix.

Of flattrye.

cap. x.

The litle commoditie that menne haue of roumes, officis and autoritie, if thei desire them but for their worldly commoditie.

cap. xi.

That these outward goodes, desired but for worldlye welth, be not onely litle good for the bodye, but are also muche harme for the soule.

cap. xii.

Whether mē desire these outward goodes for their only worldly welth, or for ani good verteous purpose, this persecuciō of ye Turke agaīst ye faith wil declare, & ye cō fort y• both twain mai take in ye lesing thē thus.

ca. xiii

An other cause, for which any mā should be content to forgo his goodes in ye Turkes said persecuciō.

ca. xiiii

This kinde of tribulacion trieth what minde mē haue to their goodes, which thei that are wise, wil at the fame therof, se wel and wisely layd vp safe before.

cap. xv.

An other coumforte and courage against[…] the losse of substance.

cap. xvi.

Of bodily paine, and that a man hath no cause to take discomfort in persecucion, though he fele himself in an horror at the thinking vpon the bodely paine.

cap. xvii.

Of comfort against bodily pain, and first againste captiuitie.

cap. xviii.

Of imprisonment, and comfort there against.

cap. xix. ca. xx.

The feare of shameful & painful death.

ca. xxi.

Of death considred by himself alone, as a bare leauing of this life onely.

cap. xxii.

Of the shame that is ioyned with the death, in the persecucion for the faith.

cap. xxiii.

Of painful death to be suffred in the Turkes persecucion for the faith.

cap. xxiiii.

The consideracion of the paines of hel (in which we fal if we forsake our sauior) may make vs set al the paynful death of this worlde at right naught.

cap. xxv.

The cōsideraciō of ye ioyes of heuē, should make vs for Christes sake abide & ēdure ani painful death.

ca. xxvi.

The consideracion of ye painful death of Christ, is sufficient to make […]s content to suffer painful death for his sake.

ca. xxvii.