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ment. And at day dawn he entered the 

 Church with that fervent fpirit and with 

 that felfsame anxious pang, and repeated 

 ever thofe fame words, thinking himfelf 

 heard of none and feen of none ; but a 

 certain Monk knelt in the choir at prayer, 

 which heard and faw all. And unable in 

 that ardor to reftrain himfelf, through the 

 abundance of Divine Grace, he cried out 

 in a loud voice, and fo long he did continue 

 thus, that it was the hour to fay the Mafs ; 

 wherefore he went to trim the altar ; and 

 beginning Mafs, the farther he proceeded 

 fo much the more grew his love of Chrift 

 and that fervor of devotion with which he 

 was given a fenfe of the ineffable God fuch 

 as he himfelf knew not, nor could exprefs 

 it after with his tongue. Wherefore he, 

 fearing left that fervor and fenfe of God 

 fhould wax fo great that he muft need 

 leave the Mafs unfaid, was greatly troubled, 

 and knew not which part to choofe; whether 

 to proceed with the Mafs, or to ftay and 

 await what might befall. But forafmuch 

 as another time a fimilar chance befell 

 him, and the Lord had fo tempered that 

 ardor that he was not forced to leave the 

 Mafs unfaid, and trufting that fo he might 



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