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232 kirby’s wonderful museum.
what relates to them forms no part of it, but I am very cer-
tain that the king will recover the whole kingdom of France.
“ You ask me if I believe myself in a state of grace in al-
leging that the just sin seven times a day ? I answ er, that if I
am not, I pray God to put me in it; and if I am, that he will
keep me so : for 1 would choose death rather than not be in the
love of God ; but I believe that if I were not, the two saints
would not come to visit me, and I would desire that many per-
sons should hear them when they come to visit me. When I
have need of them, I pray to God that he will send them, ad-
dressing to him a prayer of this nature :—‘ Most merciful God,
in honour of thy holy passion, I intreat, if thou lovest me,
that thou wilt reveal to me how I should answer these men
of the church. I know well how I came to take the habit I
wear, but am ignorant in what manner I should leave it off.
In this please to instruct me.’ The saints then presently
appeared to me. They have always told me to answer you
boldly, and that God wrnuld aid me. They told me also that
I should see the king of England, but I prayed that that
might be dispensed with.
Saint Catherine has told me that I should be succoured.
I do not know whether this will be by delivering me from
prison now, or whether it will be done in case 1 should be
condemned ; but I presume that it will be one or the other.
The two saints have assured me, many times, that 1 shall be
delivered by a great victory ; they have commanded me to
take all that happens with submission, and not to disturb my-
self at my martirdom, for that I should come at last into the
kingdom of Paradise ; and this they have told me absolutely
and plainly. For myself, I understand by my martyrdom,
the pains and adversities which 1 suffer by confinement I
am ignorant whether I shad suffer greater punish ir. -nts, but
I idy O ' God, and I believe as strongly that I shall be saved,
as if it' were already done, provided that 1 retain my vow of
virginity.
what relates to them forms no part of it, but I am very cer-
tain that the king will recover the whole kingdom of France.
“ You ask me if I believe myself in a state of grace in al-
leging that the just sin seven times a day ? I answ er, that if I
am not, I pray God to put me in it; and if I am, that he will
keep me so : for 1 would choose death rather than not be in the
love of God ; but I believe that if I were not, the two saints
would not come to visit me, and I would desire that many per-
sons should hear them when they come to visit me. When I
have need of them, I pray to God that he will send them, ad-
dressing to him a prayer of this nature :—‘ Most merciful God,
in honour of thy holy passion, I intreat, if thou lovest me,
that thou wilt reveal to me how I should answer these men
of the church. I know well how I came to take the habit I
wear, but am ignorant in what manner I should leave it off.
In this please to instruct me.’ The saints then presently
appeared to me. They have always told me to answer you
boldly, and that God wrnuld aid me. They told me also that
I should see the king of England, but I prayed that that
might be dispensed with.
Saint Catherine has told me that I should be succoured.
I do not know whether this will be by delivering me from
prison now, or whether it will be done in case 1 should be
condemned ; but I presume that it will be one or the other.
The two saints have assured me, many times, that 1 shall be
delivered by a great victory ; they have commanded me to
take all that happens with submission, and not to disturb my-
self at my martirdom, for that I should come at last into the
kingdom of Paradise ; and this they have told me absolutely
and plainly. For myself, I understand by my martyrdom,
the pains and adversities which 1 suffer by confinement I
am ignorant whether I shad suffer greater punish ir. -nts, but
I idy O ' God, and I believe as strongly that I shall be saved,
as if it' were already done, provided that 1 retain my vow of
virginity.