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 1 Prol|     attain to the desire of his holy purpose: and in this sort
 2 Prol|        which he first began his holy life. ~
 3 1   |    vested him with the habit of holy conversation, and as he
 4 2   |         and that so near as the holy man, if he would, might
 5 2   |         away: and forthwith the holy man was assaulted with such
 6 2   |         ordained keepers of the holy vessels. [Numbers 8:24-26] ~
 7 2   |       of faithful people become holy vessels. Wherefore necessary
 8 2   |          they become keepers of holy vessels; because they then
 9 2   |     have begun, the rest of the holy man's life. ~
10 3   |      BENNET, BY THE SIGN OF THE HOLY CROSS, BRAKE A DRINKING-GLASS
11 3   |         report of his wonderful holy life, his name became very
12 3   |        decline from the path of holy conversation, either on
13 3   |       himself. ~GREGORY: If the holy man had longer, contrary
14 3   |    whose good, then, should the holy man have expected, seeing
15 3   |       prosecute the life of the holy man. ~GREGORY: When as God'
16 4   |      scarce two days follow the holy man's admonition; for, upon
17 4   |       themselves to prayer, the holy man perceived that the monk,
18 7   |    foresaid young Placidus, the holy man's monk, went out to
19 8   |       malice, began to envy the holy man's virtues, to back-bite
20 8   |       contrary, the fame of his holy life increased, and many
21 8   | almighty God, as it were for an holy present. The man of God
22 8   |        which damnable sight the holy man beholding out of his
23 8   |  understood of the departure of holy Bennet, and was very glad
24 8   |      which strange accident the holy man's disciple Maurus understanding,
25 8   |           John 1:16]. For God's holy servants might receive virtues
26 8   |        you, after this, did the holy man go: and whether did
27 8   |  miracles, or no? ~GREGORY: The holy man, changing his place,
28 8   |     himself to the eyes of that holy father, and with great outcries
29 9   |     removing of that stone. The holy man came, and after some
30 13  |  desired his blessing. Then the holy man objected against him
31 13  |      PETER: I see well that the holy man had in his soul the
32 14  |       king, understood that the holy man had the spirit of prophecy,
33 15  |         to the ground: whom the holy man (speaking to him twice
34 15  |        afraid, and desiring the holy man to commend him to God
35 15  |        servant of God, whom the holy man dearly loved for his
36 16  |        sent unto many places of holy martyrs for help: but God'
37 16  |     martyrs for help: but God's holy martyrs would not deliver
38 16  |       presume not to enter into holy orders, for whensoever you
39 16  |         preferred before him to holy orders, he neglected the
40 16  |         time, and took upon him holy orders: whereupon straightways
41 16  |     from his body. ~PETER: This holy man, as I perceive, did
42 16  |       not presume to enter into holy orders. ~GREGORY: Why should
43 16  |       made one thing. ~GREGORY: Holy men, in that they be one
44 16  |      answered, when I said that holy men, in that they be one
45 16  |         unto the sayings of the holy scripture, or to secret
46 17  |      was by the good counsel of holy Bennet converted: who, for
47 19  |     reprehension: whereupon the holy man spake to him in plain
48 20  |             CHAPTER TWENTY: HOW HOLY BENNET KNEW THE PROUD THOUGHT
49 20  |        thought straightways the holy man turned himself, and
50 21  |         as it is written of the Holy Ghost that "he breatheth
51 22  |       the city of Taracina. The holy man was content, and appointed
52 22  |       what marvel is it, if the holy father Bennet obtained grace
53 23  |     though a venerable and most holy man, yet living in mortal
54 23  |       life possess the place of holy government: and to bestow
55 24  |         own hands delivered the holy communion of our Lord's
56 25  |       for by the prayers of the holy man, he saw the dragon coming
57 26  |         CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX: HOW HOLY BENNET CURED A BOY OF LEPROSY. ~
58 29  |       cover upon it: and as the holy man continued in his prayers,
59 31  |         him, carried him to the holy man's Abbey, where he found
60 31  |     cruel and stiff neck to the holy man's feet, and with humility
61 32  |        child: and inquiring for holy Bennet, they told him that
62 32  |          I beseech you, whether holy men can do all such things
63 33  |       and darkness came on, the holy Nun his sister entreated
64 33  |       head out of door: for the holy Nun, resting her head upon
65 36  |         CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX: HOW HOLY BENNET WROTE A RULE FOR
66 36  |       also of the acts of other holy men: yet I would not have
67 36  |         and discipline: for the holy man could not otherwise
68 37  |          he told the day of his holy death to his monks, some
69 37  |        saw all the way from the holy man's cell, towards the
70 37  |        knew of the death of the holy man, so likewise they which
71 38  |    present? ~GREGORY: Where the holy martyrs lie in their bodies,