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and in other virtuous deeds, eve i fo Saint 

 Francis chofe in the beginning of the foun- 

 dation of his Order twelve companions, 

 vowed to the moft abje6l poverty ; and alfo 

 even as one of the twelve Apofbles of Chrift, 

 reproved of God, went out and hanged him- 

 felf by the neck, fo one of the twelve Compan- 

 ions of Saint Francis, the fame which was 

 called Brother John of the Chapel, did turn 

 apoftate, and finally go out and hang himfelf 

 by the neck. And this is a worthy exam- 

 ple for the ele6l, and a fubje6l for fear and 

 humility, confidering that none can be fure 

 of continuing unto the end in the grace of 

 God. And as thofe holy Apofbles were a 

 wonder to all men for their fan6lity and 

 humility, and were filled full with the Holy 

 Ghoft, fo too the moft holy companions of 

 Saint Francis were men of fo much fanc- 

 tity, that, from the days of the Apoftles 

 down to the prefent time, the world has 

 known no fuch wonderful and holy men, 

 infomuch as a certain one among them 

 was fnatched up into the third Heaven, like 

 Saint Paul, and that was Brother Guy; a 

 certain one among them, that is Brother 

 Philip Long, was touched upon the lips 

 by an Angel with a living coal, as was the 



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