From The Sadness of Christ:
‘Against them all, and against the prince of darkness that setteth them on, shall my disciples be
comforted and strengthened in our Lord. And having the armour ofGod on their backs, and their loins
girt with the truth, and their bodies fenced with justice, and their feet
shod to be in a readiness for the gospel of peace, and in all things taking unto them the pavice of faith,
and putting upon them the helmet of health, and the sword of the spirit which is the Word of God, they
shall receive strength from above, and therewith stand stiff against the devil’s trains, the fair flattering
speech, I mean, which he shall utter by the mouths of their persecutors, and all to allure them by flattery
from truth. And in the day of trouble shall they mightily withstand all the open assaults of Satan the
devil, and on every side environed with the pavice of faith, by their bitter tears bursting out in their
prayers, and their red blood gushing out in the agony of their painful passion, they shall clearly quench
and put out all the fiery darts of the cursed spirit by his ministers violently cast at them. And so my
blessed martyrs, following me with their cross upon them, after their victory obtained against the devil,
the prince of darkness, and all his earthly ministers and soldiers thrown down under their feet, shall with
great triumph be carried up aloft, and with wonderful solemnity enter into heaven.
God will grant to his martyrs the courage to stand with Christ to the end.
