Saint iftancis of ^uninu 189 



fhould furely rife to Heaven, according to 

 the promife of Chriit. But being returned 

 again into the Province of the Marches, he 

 lived there thirty years, and was not known 

 of any of his kindred ; and every day he 

 waited for the Mercy of the Lord, that He 

 fhould fulfil His promife. And in thofe 

 days he many times filled the office of 

 Prior with much difcretion ; and Our Lord 

 wrought many miracles through him. And 

 among other gifts which he had of God, he 

 had the fpirit of prophecy ; hence once, 

 he going forth from the Convent, a certain 

 one among his novices was attacked by a 

 Demon and fo forely tempted that he, con- 

 fenting unto the temptation, determined 

 within himfelf to forfake the Order fo foon 

 as Brother John fhould return again from 

 abroad ; which thing, both temptation and 

 deliberation, being made known to Brother 

 John through the fpirit of prophecy, he 

 ftraightway returned home, and called be- 

 fore him the faid novice, telling him that 

 he defired to hear his confeffion : but be- 

 fore ever he did confefs, he recited to him 

 all his temptation in order, even as God 

 had revealed it to him, and concluded thus : 

 *' Son, forafmuch as you awaited my com- 

 ing, 



