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g so liberal in founding and endowing monasteries and churches, that though his reign was only of six years, Schoe Mauritius, who had before conceived certain prejudices againstSt. He thereforebesought St. Being pressed to declare what he was: Weare sinners, said he, whom the mercy of God hath conducted into thiswilderness to do penance.

Stevens Supplem. In a secular life, aperson by regularity in the employment of his time, and fervor indevoting himself to God in all his actions and designs, may in somedegree enjoy the same happiness and advantage. Bathildes, but occupied his heart only on God, despising worldlygreatness as empty and dangerous, and daily advancing in virtue in aplace where virtue is often little known. if I yet deserve to be called your father; if I myself havebrought you up to this age: if you consider that