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of obedience I charge you that as many 

 times as we may hap to be in company 

 you do reprove me and corre6t me fharply 

 for my fins." At which thing Saint Fran- 

 cis marvelled greatly, feeing that Brother 

 Bernard was a man of great fan6tity whom 

 he held in much reverence, nor did he hold 

 him cenfurable for any fm whatfoever. And 

 although from that time forth Saint Francis 

 ftrove to fpend much time with him in ac- 

 cordance with his vow of obedience, never 

 any word of reproof or blaaie paffed his 

 lips toward one whom he knew to be a man 

 of fuch great fan6lity ; but as often as he 

 defired to fee him, or indeed to hear him 

 converfe with God, as fpeedily as might be 

 he went forth unto him ; and it was moft 

 devout to fee with how great love and rev- 

 erence and humility Father Saint Francis 

 ufed to fpeak with Brother Bernard his firft- 

 born fon. To the praife and glory of Jefus 

 Chrift, and of that poor Chriftian, Francis. 

 Amen. 



