Chapter

 1 2 |   answer of Christ to the young man who asked of him the way
 2 2 |          Now it happened that a man of the name of Silvester,
 3 3 |       and speak with this blind man." But Brother Bernard did
 4 3 |      which said, "O poor little man, why art thou troubled?
 5 3 |        troubled? Is it meet for man to leave God for the creature?
 6 IV|      met by the way a poor sick man. St Francis, moved with
 7 IV|      and take care of this sick man." And Brother Bernard, meekly
 8 IV|   Brother Bernard with the sick man, who had quite recovered,
 9 IV|   forest, that a handsome young man, dressed for traveling,
10 IV|        thus addressed the young man: "Whence comest thou, my
11 IV|      before." At this the young man asked: "How then ought I
12 IV|       knock." To this the young man made answer: "Since Brother
13 IV|        the message of the young man, with the answer of Brother
14 IV|    Brother Elias. Now the young man was the angel of God, under
15 IV|       and speak with that young man." So Brother Elias, having
16 IV|    violence, asked of the young man what he wanted with Him.
17 IV|         if it be lawful for any man to teach a doctrine contrary
18 IV|        thy business." The young man replied: "I know better
19 IV|         the beauty of the young man, who with so sweet a look
20 1 |    himself: "Without doubt this man must be a great saint";
21 1 |         ever heard of, and this man and his companions are the
22 3 |        an island uninhabited by man: the which he should do
23 6 |  Brother Masseo of Marignano, a man of great sanctity and great
24 7 |     What is this that this good man has done? He has made me
25 1 |         Francis, being a little man, with a mean exterior, did
26 1 |         great treasure, because man has had on hand in it, but
27 2 |       form of a beautiful young man, and blessed them all. And
28 5 |         forbade him to tell any man thereof so long as he, St
29 8 |       which appeared to a young man whohated the habit of St
30 8 |      leaving the order.~A young man, of noble birth, and of
31 8 |        the custom of this young man, at whatever hour he passed
32 8 |       the others. Now the young man, seeing such a beautiful
33 8 |   hearing these words the young man came to his senses, and
34 9 |    never again to offend either man or beast, or any other creature?"
35 10|     wild doves.~A certain young man having caught one day a
36 10|      pity, he said to the young man: "O good man, I entreat
37 10|       to the young man: "O good man, I entreat thee to give
38 10|        to death." And the young man, inspired by God, immediately
39 10|         St Francis to the young man who had given them to him: "
40 10|     came to pass, for the young man became a friar, and lived
41 1 |    patiently endured." The sick man answered: "How can I bear
42 2 |    Monte Casale, he saw a young man of noble mien, and elegant
43 2 |       and hardships." The young man said again: "Father, are
44 2 |   Francis, and giving the young man his blessing, he received
45 2 |  Brother Angelo. And this young man was so remarkable and so
46 2 |         for you neither respect man nor the Lord who made you.
47 3 |  appeared to be an angel, not a man; and his words were like
48 3 |         though he was a learned man and deeply versed in the
49 4 |        brothers! there is not a man in all this land, however
50 4 |        he used to say that if a man does not taste what he eats
51 5 |   companion of St Francis and a man of great sanctity, was one
52 5 |        since neither he nor any man knows the truth but I, who
53 5 |       is to soften the heart of man, according to the words
54 5 |          and became quite a new man. Most willingly would he
55 8 | following example: "There was a man, a great friend of God,
56 10|       imperfectly the tongue of man reveals the secret mysteries
57 13|         discovered in this good man such divine virtues, that
58 14|        belonged to the Order, a man of holy life, having heard
59 15|       exclaimed: "In truth this man is the Ark of the Testament,
60 17| lifetime of St Francis, a young man from Assisi took the habit,
61 17|        speaking of God. A young man of San Severino, who had
62 17|    secular dress, and the young man remained with Brother Simon,
63 17|        to him of God; the young man listened, and bowing his
64 17|     himself, he found the young man quite freed from the temptation,
65 17|       eyes torn out, this young man felt such compassion for
66 18|      with St Michael by a young man who had hidden himself behind
67 19|   compassion for the said young man, Brother Conrad called him
68 19|       heart, and the said young man, putting off his former
69 19|      that the soul of the young man was relieved by his prayers,
70 21|      and in favour with God and man; so that he was much beloved
71 21|      spoke but seldom; he was a man of prayer, and rarely returned
72 21|        Robbiano, who was a holy man and a great friend of Brother
73 22|      could not understand how a man so holy could show such
74 23|         than a mortal. He was a man wholly devoted to prayer
75 24|    anything, and there is not a man on earth whom I have a greater
76 25|        John of Alvernia; he was man of great holiness and great
77 25|   although he was not a learned man or versed in human studies,
78 27|   Brother James of Fallerone, a man of great sanctity, was dangerously
79 28|        the Son of God to become man out of obedience to the