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For the Faith

CHAPTER XVII: The Clemency Of The Cardinal
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I have watched you, my son; I see that you are of a godly mind.

You may yet be a good and a great man in this land.

Hold fast the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace, and God will bless and keep you.
"I trust we shall hear no more of heresy in Oxford.

And when you receive John Clarke into your keeping, tell him that I regret the harshness to which he has been exposed, and that I have prevailed to effect his release, but that beyond this I cannot help him, but trust that between him and his bishop some better understanding may be speedily arrived at." "We thank your Eminence from our hearts," spoke Arthur, as he bent his knee, feeling a double load of anxiety and sorrow lifted from his heart.

"We will not forget all we owe to your clemency and kindness, and with more others than I can name we will pray for all blessings to rest upon your Eminence for this gracious act." The cardinal was pressed for time, and dismissed the young men with a blessing.


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