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he reaped a rich harvcft of fouls, from 

 the multitude that came thither; many of 

 whom departed thence drunk with Divine 

 Love, and forfook the world. The Prieft had 

 faith in the promife of Saint Francis, and 

 freely fuffered all who came to pluck the 

 grapes. Wonderful to relate ! The vine- 

 yard was laid wafte and bare fo that fcarce 

 a clufter of grapes remained upon the vine. 

 The time for the vintage came, and the 

 Prieft gathered in thofe fcanty clufters, and 

 placed them in the prefs and trod them 

 out, and according to the promife of Saint 

 Francis they yielded him twenty meafures 

 of the beft wine. By which miracle is mani- 

 feftly fet forth, that as by the merits of 

 Saint Francis the vine ftripped of its 

 grapes yet abounded in wine, fo the Chrif- 

 tian people, made bare of virtues by their 

 fins, through the merits and doftrine of 

 Saint Francis ofttimes abound in the good 

 fruits of repentance. 



