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XI
OF PERSECUTION
But the Crown of all the
Virtues, and that is the
Lady Persecution, to whom
the Lord, equally with me,
delivered the Kingdom of
Heaven, was by my side, and
in all things a faithful Helper,
a strong Champion, and a prudent
Counsellor. She, when
she saw any grow lukewarm in
Heavenly Charity, or forgetting
it a while, or fixing their