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church where Brother Rufus was preach- 

 ing thefe words : ** Fly, my beloved, from 

 the World, and forfake Sin ; covet not the 

 goods of others, if you would efcape Hell ; 

 follow God's commands, love God and your 

 neighbor, if you would gain Heaven ; do 

 penitence, if you would poffefs the King- 

 dom of Heaven." Then Saint Francis went 

 up into the pulpit; and he began to preach 

 fo marvelloufly of the Vanity of the world, 

 of holy Penitence, of voluntary Poverty, 

 and of the longing after the Celeftial King- 

 dom, and of the nakednefs and fcorn of the 

 Paffion of our Lord Jefus Chrift, that all 

 they who heard his preaching, men and 

 women in great multitudes, began to weep 

 violently with admirable devotion and con- 

 trition ; and not only here, but throughout 

 all Affifi, upon that day fuch floods of tears 

 were fhed for Chrift's Paffion, that nothing 

 fimilar was ever feen. And the people 

 being thus edified and confoled by the a6l 

 of Saint Francis and Brother Rufus, Saint 

 Francis clad again both Brother Rufus and 

 himfelf ; and thus reclad they returned back 

 to the Convent of Portiuncula, praifing and 

 glorifying God, Who had given them grace 

 to win the vi6lory over felf by their felf- 



contempt, 



