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ing as it was poffible to them, they praifed 

 God. Then Saint Antony, feeing fuch 

 reverence in the fiflies towards God their 

 Creator, rejoicing in fpirit, cried aloud and 

 faid : *' Bleffed be the eternal God, fince 

 fifhes of the waters honor Him far more 

 than heretic men, and the unreafoning 

 beafts more readily hearken to His Word 

 than faithlefs men." And as Saint An- 

 tony continued his preaching, the multi- 

 tude of fifhes was increafed yet more, and 

 none departed from the place which he 

 had filled. Upon this miracle the people 

 of the town began to haften forth, and 

 among them were alfo the aforefaid here- 

 tics ; the which, feeing fo manifefb and mar- 

 vellous a miracle, felt their hearts forely 

 pricked, and fell with one accord at Saint 

 Antony's feet, to hear his word. Then 

 Saint Antony began to preach of the 

 Catholic faith ; and fo nobly did he dif- 

 courfe, that he converted all thofe heretics 

 and turned them to the true faith of Chrift ; 

 and all the faithful were comforted with 

 great joy, and were confirmed in their faith. 

 And this done. Saint Antony difmiffed the 

 fifhes with the bleffing of God ; and they 

 all departed with marvellous figns of re- 

 joicing, 



