.Saint jFrancifj of '^nnini, 6i 



forth flames of love. And coming thus 

 kindled unto his comrade, he faid, " y\h, 

 ah, ah, Brother Maximus, give me thyfelf ; " 

 and thefe words he fpake three times ; and 

 the third time Saint Francis lifted Brother 

 Maximus in the air with his breath, and 

 caft him before him for the fpace of a tall 

 fl;aff; at which that fame Brother Maximus 

 was much amazed. lie afterwards told 

 his Companions that in that raifmg and 

 impulfion of the breath, performed of Saint 

 Francis, he felt fuch fpiritual fweetnefs and 

 confolation of the Holy Ghoft as he never 

 before had known in his life. And this 

 done, Saint Francis faid, *' Comrade mine, 

 let us go to Saint Peter and Saint Paul, 

 and let us pray them that they will be 

 pleafed to teach us and aid us to poffefs 

 the unbounded treafure of moft Holy Pov- 

 erty ; forafmuch as it is a treafure fo worthy 

 and fo divine that we are not worthy to 

 poffefs it in our moft Vile Veffels ; feeing 

 that it is that celeftial virtue by which all 

 things tranfitory and terreflrial are trodden 

 under foot, and by the which every care is. 

 fmoothed from the Soul, to the end that it 

 may freely be conjoined with the Everlail-'^ 

 ingGod; and this is that fame virtue which 



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