{"product_id":"a-dialogue-of-comfort-against-tribulation","title":"A Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBy St. Thomas More\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSaint Thomas More’s \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation \u003c\/i\u003eis universally acknowledged as a masterwork both of Christian wisdom and of literature. Composed in the course of Saint Thomas More’s imprisonment in the Tower of London, the Dialogue is held between an uncle, Anthony, who knows Death is soon to claim him, and his nephew, Vincent, anxious in the face of looming invasion. Vincent poses a series of questions to his uncle regarding the source of comfort in the face of suffering, temptation, and persecution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eSo it is a great comfort to every person who finds himself challenged and provoked by temptation. He sees that his time of battle has arrived, and unless he behaves like a coward or a fool, he has the prospect of gaining his eternal reward. \u003c\/i\u003e–S\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eaint Thomas More\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eArmed with the insights of scripture and the wisdom of old age, Anthony counsels his nephew to put on the armor of light and enter the battle in which every Christian must fight. For: “Are we ready to suffer a measure of bodily pain for the one who suffered such great pains for us, or do we plan to run from him and utterly forsake him rather than suffer any pain at all?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSaint Thomas More\u003c\/b\u003e (1478–1535) was an English lawyer and philosopher. Serving as chancellor of England (second only to the king in power and authority), he refused to acknowledge King Henry VIII as head of the Church, an act for which he subsequently suffered martyrdom—dying, in his own words, “in the faith and for the faith of the Catholic Church, the king’s good servant and God’s first.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \u0026amp; E-book: \u003c\/strong\u003e248pp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eE-book: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eImmediately following purchase, an .epub file and a .mobi (Kindle) file are available for download.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1952826498\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":53100030558575,"sku":"978-1952826498","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"E-book","offer_id":53100030591343,"sku":"978-1952826499","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/5337\/6879\/files\/ProductImages_5.5x8.5--422.jpg?v=1781124634","url":"https:\/\/www.heavenlychristiangifts.com\/products\/a-dialogue-of-comfort-against-tribulation","provider":"Heavenly Christian Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}