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have ftrength to endure again, he went on 

 and finiilied the Mafs with great fear; and 

 coming even fo far as the Preface of Our 

 Lady, the Divine Ilkimination and Gracious 

 Suavity of the love of God began fo to grow 

 upon him, that, reaching the Qui pridie, he 

 could fcarce endure fuch excefs of fuavity 

 and fweetnefs. Finally, attaining unto the 

 a6t of confecration, and faying one half the 

 words over the Hoft, that is. Hoc eji, in no 

 manner could he go farther, but ftill did 

 repeat thofe felfsame words, that is. Hoc ejl 

 enhn: and the caufe why he could not pro- 

 ceed farther was, that he felt and faw the 

 prefence of Chrift with a multitude of An- 

 gels, whofe majefly he could not fuffer, and 

 he faw that Chrift would not enter into the 

 Hoft, or rather that the Hoft could not be 

 tranfubftantiated into the Body of Chrift, un- 

 lefs he did utter the other half of the words, 

 that is, corpus meimi. At the which he, 

 lingering thus in anguifh, and not proceed- 

 ing farther, the Prior and the other Monks, 

 and even many laymen which were in the 

 Church to hear the Mafs, hallened towards 

 the altar; and they ftood affrighted as they 

 faw and confidered the a6ts of Brother John, 

 and many among them wept for pure piety. 



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