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into the Order whomfoever thou wilt ; and 

 no Brother fliall have fupremacy over thee, 

 and thou art free to come and go whither- 

 foever thou wilt." And after the death of 

 Saint Francis the Brethren loved and re- 

 vered Brother Bernard as a venerable Fa- 

 ther ; and he, coming to die, many Brothers 

 gathered about him from all quarters of 

 the globe, among them being that divine 

 hierarch Brother Guy, who, seeing Brother 

 Bernard, cried aloud, with great gladnefs, 

 ^' Lift tip yotir heart, Broth €7'- Bernard', lift 

 lip your hearty And Brother Bernard 

 bade one of the Brethren privily that he 

 fhould prepare a place meet for contempla- 

 tion for Brother Guy ; and fo it was done. 

 Brother Bernard, being at the laft hour of 

 his death, bade his Brethren lift him up, 

 and fpake to fuch of them as were there 

 prefent, faying : *' My beloved Brethren, I 

 have not many words to fpeak to you. But 

 you muft be mindful that that degree of 

 Religion which I have had you have at 

 this prefent, and unto that which I now 

 enjoy, you fliall yet attain ; and I tell you 

 from my foul of fouls that I would not 

 for a thoufand Worlds like unto this have 

 ferved other Lord than Our Lord Jefus 



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