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the end that there he might bear fruit unto 

 God, according to the grace given him of 

 Our Lord ; and Brother Bernard, making the 

 fign of the moft Holy Crofs, and mindful of 

 his facred vow of obedience, departed thence 

 and came unto Bologna ; and the children, fee- 

 ing him in worn and tattered raiment, mocked 

 at him and reviled him as they might have 

 any clown ; and Brother Bernard patiently 

 and cheerfully bore all things for the love 

 of Jefus Chrifl; nay, rather that the more 

 he might be chaftened, ftudioufly did feat 

 himfelf in the market-place, where fitting, 

 there foon flocked round about him many 

 boys and men, who pulled him by the cowl, 

 fome before and fome behind, fome caft duft 

 upon him and fome ftones, fome thruft and 

 fhoved him here and fome there ; and Brother 

 Bernard bore all things with patience and 

 meeknefs, and with a fmiling face, murmur- 

 ing not, neither complaining ; and, more- 

 over, often he returned to that fame place 

 folely to fuffer fimilar things for the good 

 of his Soul. And albeit Patience have her 

 perfe6l work and be a token of Virtue, a 

 learned do6lor of laws, feeing and conflder- 

 ing fo much conftancy and valor in Brother 

 Bernard, fuffering for fo many days unmoved 



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