From The Sadness of Christ:
But now it were good diligently to note how wavering and variable the estate of man is here. For
it was not yet fully five days ago, that both the gentiles for Christ’s notable miracles, and his no less virtuous life
adjoined thereto, sore longed to see him, and the Jews likewise as he came riding into Jerusalem with
marvellous reverence received him; whereas now quite contrary the Jews and the gentiles all at once did
jointly go together to take him as chief, with whom Judas being worse than either Jew or gentile not only
went in company, but was also their chief guide and ringleader.
And hereby did Christ at his death give all men a right good lesson, to beware that no man living
should assure himself of the continuance of any worldly wealth, which is full fickle and unsure, and
namely that no Christian creature whose whole confidence standeth in the heavenly inheritance,
should immoderately desire any vain worldly renown.
No doubt Saint Thomas was considering his own fall from Chancellor of England to a prisoner in the Tower.
