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CHAPTER XIV. 



How Saint Frajicis, dijcourfiiig of God ivith his 

 Brethren, He appeared in their Midjl, 



SAINT FRANCIS, in the early days 

 of the foundation of his Order, being 

 gathered together with his Companions, 

 difcourfing of Chrift, in the ardor of his 

 fpirit, did charge one among them that 

 he open his mouth in the name of God, 

 and fpeak concerning God that which the 

 Holy Ghoft fhould infpire him to fay. The 

 Brother obeying the command, and fpeak- 

 ing marvellous well concerning God, 

 Saint Francis impofed filence upon him, 

 and required the fame of another friar. 

 He obeying, and fpeaking fubtilely of God, 

 Saint Francis likewife impofed filence upon 

 him ; and he commanded a third that he 

 fhould fpeak of God, who likewife began to 

 talk fo wifely of the fecret things of God 

 that Saint Francis knew certainly that he, 

 as alfo the other two, fpake from the Holy 

 Ghofl, and this alfo was proven by an ex- 

 ample, and by an exprefs fign ; for they 

 being in this difcourfe, Chrift the Bleffed 



appeared 



