4lS PIETRO GIANNONE* 



authority of his fon Jefus Chrifr. The holy Antonius 

 allures us of this, in his above-cited book, at the 187th 

 page : The Lord faid : All power is given unto me in 

 heaven and in earth. This power over heaven, earth 

 and hell is imparted to St. Dominic in no inferior a 

 degree. For he had angels in the fervice of himfelfand 

 his friars. They brought him bread in human lhapes. 

 As to the elements, the fire forgot its power. Rivers, 

 earth, rain, and wind obeyed him at the ilgn of the 

 holy crofs. How great his authority in hell ! At 

 his nod the devils trembled, and were forced to obey 

 his commands. This was evidently feen, when he led 

 the devil, in the fhape of a monk, about the monaftery, 

 through the ailes, the choir, the refectories, the par- 

 lour, the chapter-hall ; and alked him of all that he got 

 by the monks, and forced him to confefs the truth. — - 

 The way he pointed out to his fons of the order leads 

 more furely to heaven than that of the apoftle Paul. 

 St. Antonius relates, that, before St. Dominic was 

 born, his picture was feen painted in the church of St. 

 Mark at Venice, with a lily in his hand, together with 

 the picture of St. Paul. Under the latter Hood the 

 words : Hoc itur ad Chriftum : but under the former 

 was written : Hoc itur facilius ad Chriftum. 



VI. What you relate, pious father, 'of the miracu- 

 lous energy of the fcapulary of the Carmelites, I no lefs 

 heartily fubfcribe to. Simon Stoccus vifibly received 

 the fcapulary from the hands of the mother of God. 

 She hung it about his neck, and faid : My deareft fon, 

 receive the fcapulary of thy order, as a token of my 

 fetlowftiip, as a prerogative to thee and all Carmelites, 

 that* whoever dies with that upon him, is fafe from 



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