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men and women tarrying to hear the 

 preaching. And he who was to preach 

 there was a certain brother, Brother PhiUp 

 by name, which was one of the first Friars 

 who had come into the Marches of Ancona ; 

 and but few convents had as yet been 

 founded in that region. Going up into the 

 pulpit, this Brother Phihp began to preach ; 

 and he preached moft pioufly, not with 

 words of human wifdom, but by virtue of 

 the Spirit of Chrift, foreteUing the kingdom 

 of Eternal Life. And the fermon ended, 

 the faid child went forth to the faid Brother 

 Phihp, and fpake to him : " Father, if it 

 pleafe thee to receive me into the Order, I 

 will cheerfully do penance, and will ferve 

 our Lord Jefus Chrifl." Brother Philip 

 feeing and recognizing in the faid child a 

 marvellous innocence and a prompt defire 

 to ferve God, faid to him : " Come to me 

 on fuch a day at Recanati, and I will fee 

 that thou art received ; for in that place 

 we do intend to make the Provincial Chap- 

 ter-houfe ; " at which the child, which was 

 moft exceeding fimple, bethought himfelf 

 that this was the far journey which he 

 muft take, according unto the revelation 

 which had been made unto him, and there- 

 after 



