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temporal burden." And even fo he did, ac- 

 cording unto the counfel of Saint Francis ; 

 for he fliared his goods among the poor, 

 and entered into the Order, and Uved in 

 great penitence and fan6lity of life, and in 

 honeft converfation with his Brethren. 



CHAPTER XXXVIII. 



I/'o7£/ Sai7it Francis had Jpiritual Knowledge that 

 Brother Elias was damned, afid was dejlined 

 to die outjide of the Order; wherefore at 

 Brother Elias' Entreaty He prayed to God in 

 his Behalf and was heard, 



SAINT FRANCIS and Brother Elias 

 once abiding together in the felfsame 

 Convent, Saint Francis had a revelation 

 from God that Brother Elias was damned, 

 and was deftined to renounce his faith and 

 finally to die outfide of the Order. For 

 the which thing Saint Francis conceived 

 fuch difpleafure againft him, that for a 

 fpace he fpake not to him, neither held he 

 any converfe with him ; and if at any time 

 it happened that Brother Elias came forth 

 to meet him, he would turn afide and take 



another 



