Help in Time of Need; or the Lord Careth for His Own

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. THE TRIAL. 1684 the storm burst forth again, and with redoubled fury. Large bodies of soldiers, set free by the late peace, were employed in the work, a work no longer confined to one dis- trict, but spreading over the whole of France, and carrying terror, desolation, misery where- ever it...
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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. THE TRIAL. 1684 the storm burst forth again, and with redoubled fury. Large bodies of soldiers, set free by the late peace, were employed in the work, a work no longer confined to one dis- trict, but spreading over the whole of France, and carrying terror, desolation, misery where- ever it went. Marie watched the approach of the storm with becoming seriousness, having fully weighed the suffering it must bring to her and hers, but with calmness, her heart resting securely on the love and wisdom of that Lord who doeth according to His will in the armies of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth. Theodore's feeling was more one of restless, excited anticipation, like a warrior on the battle-field, impatient for the signal of attack. As rumour after rumour reached his ears, of the suffering of some, the constancy of others, and alas the faithlessness of not a few, his spirit burned within him, to take part in a struggle which was in his eyes only an opportunity of showing forth to men and angels the gratitude of a redeemed soul, an opportunity of enduring suffering for the sake of the Lord who had borne so much for him. At first the blow was averted from them by thesame protection which had hitherto saved them from molestation. Their friends at court were too numerous and powerful to be rashly aggrieved, and ample time was granted to them to endeavour, by remonstrance and jntreaty, to shake the constancy of both families of Beauchardis and Blancard. But when a constant firm negative was returned to all proposals and persuasion, even the warmest of their friends were convinced that further effort was useless, and that their obstinacy must be suffered to bear its own punishment. At this crisis Marie again endeavoured to persuade her husband ...