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Thomas Becket

English Clergyman

Born: Dec 21, 1119

Died: Dec 29, 1170

Church God King Man Me Will

Related authors: Charles Kingsley George Whitefield John Wesley Matthew Henry Sydney Smith Thomas Fuller William Inge William Pollard

Between the uprightness of my conscience and the hardness of my lot, I know not how either to show respect to my feelings or to the times. The bitterness of my mind urges me at all hazards to speak what I think, whereas the necessity of the times prompts me, however unbecomingly, to keep silence. Good God! Which way shall I turn myself? Thomas Becket

God Myself Good Me Silence Respect Speak Mind Bitterness Feelings Think Way Shall Hazards Between Know How However Lot Times Whereas Either Which Turn Urges Show Keep Conscience Hardness Necessity

Remember the sufferings of Christ, the storms that were weathered... the crown that came from those sufferings which gave new radiance to the faith... All saints give testimony to the truth that without real effort, no one ever wins the crown. Thomas Becket

Truth Faith Remember Christ Gave Those Weathered Give Wins Crown No-One New Without Real Came Saints Were Testimony Effort Storms Which Radiance Ever Sufferings

Wait the end with joy. It is the end which characterizes everything and which tests a man's expectations. Thomas Becket

Man Joy Wait Everything Tests End Expectations Which

The more I loved the king, the more I opposed his injustice until his brow fell lowering upon me. He heaped calumny after calumny on my head, and I chose to be driven out rather than to subscribe. Thomas Becket

Do you not know that the largest trees, which have required years to grow, are cut down in one hour? It is foolish to look for their fruits and yet to be unprepared for their fall. Let it be your consolation, then, that God's enemies, however honorable and exalted they may have been, shall nevertheless fade away like the smoke. Thomas Becket

God You Enemies Fall Down Trees Honorable Consolation Unprepared Exalted Shall Foolish Fade Nevertheless Hour Like Know Look Smoke However Been Years May Fruits Which Cut Then Required Your Grow Away Largest

Many are needed to plant and water what has been planted now that the faith has spread so far and there are so many people... No matter who plants or waters, God gives no harvest unless what is planted is the faith of Peter and unless he agrees to his teachings. Thomas Becket

God Faith People Water Matter Plant Plants Waters Unless Harvest Has-Been Gives He Spread Been His So Many People Far Teachings Planted Who Many Agree Peter Now Needed

My beloved brethren, why do you not rise together with me against the malignants? Why do you not stand up with me to oppose those who work iniquity? Do you not know how that God will scatter the bones of those who strive to oppress Him? They shall be confounded, because the Lord hath despised them. Thomas Becket

Work God Me You Together Will Oppose Despised Those Strive Hath Rise Scatter Shall Know Him Because How Lord Oppress Up Against Confounded Them Stand Brethren Stand Up Who Iniquity Why Beloved Bones

To Him I look as my judge, to Him as the avenger of my wrongs, firm in my own good conscience and secure in the sincerity of my devotion, rooted in faith and confident that those who in the love of justice suffer injury can never be confounded, nor those who break the horns of the persecutors of the Church be deprived of their everlasting reward. Thomas Becket

Love Faith Good Justice Judge Reward Church Own Those Secure Horns My Own Never Firm Sincerity Look Wrongs Devotion Him Nor Confident Break Confounded Deprived Rooted Who Suffer Injury Conscience Everlasting

How carefully would I atone, if I might, for the time I have lost! Thomas Becket

Time Lost Carefully Would Atone How Might

The rashness of the persecutor hath overspread the rights of the persecuted so that punishment is awarded to him that has gained the victory, the inglorious triumphs, and the man who deserved bonds has carried off the prize. Thomas Becket

Man Rights Victory Punishment Carried Hath Triumphs Him Off Persecuted Prize Gained Who Awarded Deserved Bonds

Who shall resist Anti-Christ when he comes if we show such patience towards the vices and crimes of his precursors? By such leniency, we encourage kings to become tyrants and tempt them to withdraw every privilege and all jurisdiction from the Churches. Thomas Becket

Could I anticipate the enmity of those for whom I encountered such opposition? If they had been willing, I should have gained the victory. But the head faints when it is abandoned by the other members. If they had been wise they would have seen that in attacking me they were attacking their own privileges and serving princes to their own servitude. Thomas Becket

Me Wise Victory Seen Own Other Those Abandoned Members Willing Would Attacking Could Had Head Princes Were Been Opposition Encountered Anticipate Privileges Gained Should Whom Serving Servitude Enmity

In truth, we have delayed to pass sentence on the person of our lord the king, waiting, if perhaps he may, by God's grace, repent; but we will pass it ere long unless he does repent. Thomas Becket

The king is so subtle with his words that he would confound the apostolic religion itself. He will find the weak points of the pope's character and will trip him up to his destruction. Thomas Becket

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