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  1 Prol|         by GREGORY): ~There was a man of venerable life, blessed
  2 Prol|         always the mind of an old man; for his age was inferior
  3 Prol|          a most rare and reverent man, who was next Abbot after
  4 1   |      minister and serve him. ~The man of God, Bennet, coming to
  5 1   |           the ringing thereof the man of God might know when he
  6 1   |           where he sought for the man of God amongst the steep
  7 1   |           of Easter." To whom the man of God answered, and said: "
  8 2   |          that so near as the holy man, if he would, might have
  9 2   |            and forthwith the holy man was assaulted with such
 10 2   |       begun, the rest of the holy man's life. ~
 11 3   | temptation was thus overcome, the man of God, like unto a piece
 12 3   |           came unto the venerable man Bennet, entreating him very
 13 3   |           upon which accident the man of God by and by perceived
 14 3   |    himself. ~GREGORY: If the holy man had longer, contrary to
 15 3   |          said that this venerable man did dwell with himself,
 16 3   |       good, then, should the holy man have expected, seeing them
 17 3   |    prosecute the life of the holy man. ~GREGORY: When as God's
 18 4   |         length he was sent to the man of God, who did likewise
 19 4   |          two days follow the holy man's admonition; for, upon
 20 4   |       being once more sent to the man of God, by the father of
 21 4   |    themselves to prayer, the holy man perceived that the monk,
 22 4   |        Upon another day, when the man of God had ended his devotions,
 23 5   |   MOUNTAIN, BY THE PRAYERS OF THE MAN OF GOD. ~Amongst the monasteries
 24 5   |         to some other places. The man of God, comforting them
 25 6   |        world, was received by the man of God; whom on a day he
 26 7   |          young Placidus, the holy man's monk, went out to take
 27 7   |           may shoot an arrow. The man of God, being in his cell,
 28 7   |           happened, the venerable man did not attribute this to
 29 8   |            began to envy the holy man's virtues, to back-bite
 30 8   |          for an holy present. The man of God received it with
 31 8   |         day after his manner, the man of God threw him the loaf
 32 8   |          some such place where no man may find it." Then the crow,
 33 8   |        what he was commanded. The man of God again and again bade
 34 8   |       fear, and throw it where no man may find it." At length,
 35 8   |          usual allowance from the man of God. ~But the venerable
 36 8   |           damnable sight the holy man beholding out of his cell,
 37 8   |      another place. ~And thus the man of God, upon humility, gave
 38 8   |         strange accident the holy man's disciple Maurus understanding,
 39 8   |         in mine opinion, this one man was full of the spirit of
 40 8   |           good men. ~GREGORY: The man of god, Bennet, had the
 41 8   |          which doth lighten every man coming into this world," [
 42 8   |          after this, did the holy man go: and whether did he afterward
 43 8   |         or no? ~GREGORY: The holy man, changing his place, did
 44 8   |        most wicked sacrifice. The man of God coming thither, beat
 45 8   |         his name, and because the man of God vouchsafed him not
 46 9   |        nothing, they sent for the man of God, to help them with
 47 9   |           of that stone. The holy man came, and after some praying,
 48 10  |      BURNT THE KITCHEN. ~Then the man of God thought good that
 49 10  |       made such a noise, that the man of God, hearing it, came
 50 11  |           that was requisite, the man of God in the meantime was
 51 11  |       were a-working: whereof the man of God, in all haste, gave
 52 11  |       heavy news to the venerable man Bennet; who commanded them
 53 11  |           manner brought unto the man of God, he bad them to lay
 54 12  |          other miracles which the man of God did, he began also
 55 13  |    VALENTINIAN THE MONK, WHOM THE MAN OF GOD BLAMED FOR EATING
 56 13  |           blessing. Then the holy man objected against him what
 57 13  |       best pleased him?" The good man, hearing these words, fell
 58 13  |          I see well that the holy man had in his soul the spirit
 59 14  |          understood that the holy man had the spirit of prophecy,
 60 14  |   pleasure. The king, as he was a man wickedly disposed, thought
 61 14  |          he would try whether the man of God were a prophet, as
 62 14  |        reported, or no. A certain man of his guard he had, called
 63 14  |         as it were himself to the man of God; and to give the
 64 14  |          Abbey: at which time the man of God sat a little way
 65 14  |          well understand what the man of God said, then, in the
 66 14  |         about to mock so worthy a man, and all his attendants
 67 15  |           in person went unto the man of God; and seeing him sitting
 68 15  |         the ground: whom the holy man (speaking to him twice or
 69 15  |     afraid, and desiring the holy man to commend him to God in
 70 15  |     servant of God, whom the holy man dearly loved for his virtuous
 71 15  |           inhabited." To whom the man of God answered: "Rome,"
 72 16  |     possessed: whom the venerable man Constantius, Bishop of the
 73 16  |        enemy out of the possessed man's body, giving him this
 74 16  |         have power over you." The man departed safe and sound,
 75 16  |      observed for a time what the man of God had given him in
 76 16  |        neglected the words of the man of God, as though forgotten
 77 16  |           body. ~PETER: This holy man, as I perceive, did know
 78 16  |          Apostle saith: "For what man knoweth those things which
 79 16  |      those things which belong to man, but the spirit of man which
 80 16  |         to man, but the spirit of man which is in him ? Even so,
 81 16  |           which belong to God, no man knoweth, but the spirit
 82 16  |        ascended into the heart of man, those things which God
 83 17  |        CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: HOW THE MAN OF GOD, BENNET, DID FORETELL
 84 17  |          GREGORY: A certain noble man called Theoprobus was by
 85 17  |           familiar with him. This man upon a day, coming into
 86 17  |           to make an end (for the man of God used not in his prayers
 87 17  |           things, but yet not one man could they retain there,
 88 17  |          upon him, so that no one man was cast away. ~
 89 18  |           to the monastery of the man of God, to carry him two
 90 18  |         thankfully, and, when the man was going away, he gave
 91 18  |           is within it." The poor man, thus pitifully confounded
 92 18  |       pitifully confounded by the man of God, went his way, and
 93 19  |         CHAPTER NINETEEN: HOW THE MAN OF GOD KNEW THAT ONE OF
 94 19  |          return to the Abbey, the man of God very sharply rebuked,
 95 19  |  reprehension: whereupon the holy man spake to him in plain terms,
 96 20  |        who was the son of a great man, held the candle: and as
 97 20  |     thought straightways the holy man turned himself, and with
 98 20  |         what he spake against the man of God, secretly in his
 99 21  |         OF MEAL, FOUND BEFORE THE MAN OF GOD'S CELL. ~At another
100 21  |         for dinner. The venerable man, beholding the monks sad,
101 21  |        hear more of the venerable man Bennet, if there be anything
102 22  |     desired by a certain virtuous man, to build an Abbey for his
103 22  |        city of Taracina. The holy man was content, and appointed
104 22  |        the very night before, the man of God in sleep appeared
105 22  |         vision, they expected the man of God himself in person,
106 22  |       carry provision for another man's dinner: what marvel is
107 22  |         would know what manner of man he was in his ordinary talk
108 23  |  parentage: whom a religious good man did serve for the dispatch
109 23  |    provoke the foresaid religious man to anger; who having borne
110 23  |       length he complained to the man of God, and told him with
111 23  |       remembered what message the man of God sent them whiles
112 23  |       matter was signified to the man of God, who straightways
113 23  |           venerable and most holy man, yet living in mortal body,
114 23  |    spiritual things, God, who for man's sake was made flesh, vouchsafed
115 24  |      great haste they went to the man of God, fell down at his
116 24  |           his favour. To whom the man of God with his own hands
117 25  |           which fault of his, the man of God did daily rebuke
118 25  |         discharged. The venerable man upon a time, wearied with
119 25  |           the prayers of the holy man, he saw the dragon coming
120 26  |        relation of the honourable man, Anthony, who said that
121 26  |         sent by his father to the man of God, he was by him quickly
122 27  |    MIRACULOUSLY TO RELIEVE A POOR MAN. ~Neither is that to be
123 27  |          a certain day, an honest man, who was in debt, found
124 27  |          best way to acquaint the man of God with his necessity:
125 27  |        him. To whom the venerable man said that himself had not
126 27  |       upon the third day the poor man came back there were found
127 27  |     thirteen shillings: which the man of God caused to be given
128 27  |           of this book. A certain man there was who had an enemy
129 27  |           with a leprosy: but the man of God restored him to his
130 28  |           dearth in Campania, the man of God had given away all
131 28  |         of the oil shed. Then the man of God did command it to
132 29  |          upon it: and as the holy man continued in his prayers,
133 30  |     grievously tormented him. The man of God coming from his prayers,
134 31  |        WITH THE ONLY SIGHT OF THE MAN OF GOD, WAS LOOSED FORM
135 31  |        never departed alive. This man on a certain day, set upon
136 31  |          tormented a poor country man, to make him confess where
137 31  |           carried him to the holy man's Abbey, where he found
138 31  |       wealth as thou hast of this man's in keeping." ~The man
139 31  |           man's in keeping." ~The man of God, hearing such a noise,
140 31  |         and that so quickly as no man with any haste could have
141 31  |        and stiff neck to the holy man's feet, and with humility
142 31  |        prayers. But the venerable man for all this rose not up
143 31  |          country fellow, whom the man of God, not with hands,
144 31  |           did pinion the innocent man's arms, did plainly shew
145 32  |           in the field, a country man carrying the corpse of his
146 32  |     father. At the same time, the man of God was returning homeward
147 32  |           he saw, he [the country man] began to cry out: "Give
148 32  |        son, give me my son!" ~The man of God, amazed at these
149 32  |    compassion to solicit the poor man's suit, with great sorrow
150 32  |        cannot bear?" But the poor man, whom excessive grief enforced,
151 32  |           to which place when the man of God came with his monks,
152 32  |       sins, but the faith of this man, that desireth to have his
153 33  |       SCHOLASTICA. ~GREGORY: What man is there, Peter, in this
154 33  |          her brother. To whom the man of God went not far from
155 33  |        brought down the rain. The man of God, seeing that he could
156 33  |          we respect the venerable man's mind, no question but
157 34  |           to her Nunnery, and the man of God to his Abbey: who
158 35  |          was founded by the noble man Liberius in the country
159 35  |  ordinarily to come and visit the man of God: and the reason why
160 35  |        because himself also was a man full of heavenly doctrine:
161 35  |           disciples did lie. ~The man of God, Bennet, being diligent
162 35  |         unusual crying out of the man of God, went up in all haste,
163 35  |           so great a miracle, the man of God told him all in order
164 35  |           commanded the religious man Theoprobus to dispatch one
165 35  |        very instant, in which the man of God beheld him ascending
166 35  |      world can be seen of any one man. ~GREGORY: Assure yourself,
167 35  |         could not comprehend. The man of God, therefore, who saw
168 36  |         be ignorant, but that the man of God amongst so many miracles,
169 36  |          discipline: for the holy man could not otherwise teach,
170 37  |         all the way from the holy man's cell, towards the east
171 37  |       lamps, at the top whereof a man, reverently attired, stood
172 37  |          of the death of the holy man, so likewise they which
173 38  |           the cave of the blessed man Bennet: and not knowing