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llialt thou have of God. He lliall exalt thee, 

 and glorify thee in all ages, forafmuch as 

 he who humbleth himfelf fhall be exalted ; 

 and I can fpeak no otherwife than I do, 

 forafmuch as God Himfelf fpeaks through 

 my mouth." And thus in this humble ftrife, 

 with many tears and with much fpiritual 

 confolation, they watched until day. 



CHAPTER X. 



How Brother Maximus Mocki?igly /aid wito 

 Saini Francis that the World was at his Feet, 

 A?id he made an/wer that this was by the 

 Grace of God, and a Dijgrace to the World. 



SAINT FRANCIS fojourning upon a 

 time in the Convent of Portiuncula 

 with Brother Maximus of Marignano, a man 

 of much fandlity, difcretion, and grace in dif- 

 courfmg of God, for the which thing greatly 

 did Saint Francis love him, one day Saint 

 Francis returning from the thick wood and 

 from prayer, and being upon the outfkirts 

 of that woody wild, that fame Brother Maxi- 

 mus, defiring to know whether his humility 

 were unfeigned, went forth to meet him by 



the 



