Question

what is most closely the meaning of assured in the following passage (paragraph 39)?
yes, these questions are still in my mind. in deep disappointment i have wept over the laxity of the church. but be assured that my tears have been tears of love. there can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love. yes, i love the church. how could i do otherwise? i am in the rather unique position of being the son, the grandson and the great grandson of preachers. yes, i see the church as the body of christ. but, oh! how we have blemished and scarred that body through social neglect and through fear of being nonconformists.
a. i adjective i confident
b. i adjective i protected against change
c. i verb i to dispel doubts
d. i verb i make something certain to happen

Explanation:

In the context, "be assured" is used to tell someone not to doubt that the speaker's tears are of love. It means to dispel doubts. The word "assured" here is a verb form.

Answer:

C. I verb I to dispel doubts