![]() Now when she bears persecution by words, her wisdom is put in exercise, when by swords, her patience. For from her adversaries the Church suffers persecution in two ways, viz. The time shall come when they shall oppress the Catholic Church not only with unjust words, but with cruel wounds.ġ6. Surely the time shall come, when the froward and the carnal speak forth against her with unreserved voice that which they now go about with secret thought. So ‘the waters of the sea are gathered in a skin,’ when the bitterness of a froward mind does not burst forth outwardly into the voice of unhallowed liberty. Now the Lord, as it is expressed by the voice of the Psalmist, gathereth the waters of the sea as in a skin. For now the envenomed feeling hides itself from sight under a flattering tongue, and malevolence of craft as it were covers itself with a kind of bottomless pit of dissembling. ![]() But, as is there said, the dragon shall be brought forth out of the bottomless pit, because whatsoever is now covered over from fear, then against the Church openly out of the hearts of the wicked is all that serpent’s venom brought to light. For now, as it is said by John, the dragon is imprisoned and held fast in the bottomless pit, because the wickedness of the devil is hidden from sight in their crafty hearts. And the very principle of the arrangement requires that by the last words of blessed Job, the last days of Holy Church should be denoted, when, persecution increasing, she is forced to bear the undisguised voices of heretics, when those motions of their hearts, which they now cover up within the depths of their thoughts, they then disclose in the utterance of error made manifest. Whence in this discourse likewise it is said But now they that are younger than I have me in derision, whose fathers I would have disdained to put with the dogs of my flock. carnal persons, or heretics and pagans, whom she now busies herself to repress by the authority of wisdom, being set up with unbridled boastfulness, she is obliged to put up with, while derided. But in the last part of his discourse, he designates the last time of the Church, when her adversaries, i.e. But sometimes he so mixes the words of his own history, that he sounds not of any thing allegorical, while sometimes he so utters his own sorrows as though he were giving utterance in the voice of the sorrowing Church. For because a parable is a name for a likeness, it plainly appears that through a form of exterior words he speaks mysteries, who with reference to speaking is recorded to have ‘taken up a parable.’įor when he relates his own circumstances, he is telling all the things that are to come to Holy Church, and through the thing that he himself undergoes he points out what she should undergo. Moreover Job continued his parable, and said.ġ5. His eye lights upon the distant horizon, and wonder brightens his face.So then the things that come after, that they are full of the spirit of prophecy, the words of the sacred history themselves bear testimony, whereas it is said,Ĭ. Mithrandir: 'What now, ? You bring tidings from the sons of Elrond? They did not wish to tell me themselves?' The Wizard readies a further rebuke for the Elves, but it remains unsaid. ![]() Mithrandir stands atop the eastern slag-hill while the Battle of the Morannon rages all about him.Įlrohir has seen something on the horizon and has asked you to tell Mithrandir about this new threat. Talk to Mithrandir atop the eastern slag-hill during the Battle of Morannon.Does a new threat seek to strike from the rear? 'Go to Mithrandir atop the slag-hill and see what he thinks of this new arrival. Defeat foes at the Battle of Morannon (0/3)įoes encircle the Host of the West as the Battle of the Black Gate rages around you.Įlrohir stands on the north west side of the slag-hill and wishes to speak with you.Įlrohir: 'I see something on the distant horizon, but I cannot yet make it out.The Host of the West fights desperately for its survival as the forces of Mordor close in for the kill, and the Battle of the Morannon nears its end. This may be Sauron’s hour, but we will make him earn it with blood!’ We must fight for as long as we can, in memory of our friends and in defence of those endangered by Mordor. ‘The Battle of the Black Gate is nearly done. Aragorn is in the Slag-hills west of the Slag-hills milestone.Next: The Black Book of Mordor: Chapter 1 Chapter 4: Frodo Baggins and the Ring of Power.
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