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up to gaze upon the face of Chrift, Jefus 

 Chrift ftretchcd forth and offered him His 

 moft Sacred Hands to kifs : and when that 

 Brother John had kiffed them, he drew 

 near and fell upon Chrift's bofom and em- 

 braced and kiffed Him ; and Jefus likewife 

 did embrace and kifs him. And in thefe 

 kiffes and embraces Brother John enjoyed 

 fuch Divine odors, that had all the odorifer- 

 ous delights and all the perfumed things of 

 earth been conjoined together, they would 

 have feemed but an evil ftench in compari- 

 fon with that fmell ; and therein Brother 

 John was rapt and confoled and enlight- 

 ened, and that fmell dwelt in his foul for 

 many months. And thenceforth, from his 

 mouth, which had drank of the Fountain of 

 Divine Wifdom in the Sacred Bofom of the 

 Saviour, came forth marvellous and celeftial 

 words, which turned all hearts ; and they 

 that heard him reaped much fpiritual har- 

 veft : and in the path in the wood wherein 

 had flrayed the Bleffed Feet of Chrift, and 

 for a good fpace round about. Brother John 

 did ever fmell that fmell, and fee that fplen- 

 dor, whenfoever he returned thither for a 

 great time thereafter. Brother John re- 

 turning again to himfelf after that ecftafy, 



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