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whereupon_o in_o short_a time_n be_v spread_v so_o good_a a_o oâ—…our_n as_o the_o abbot_n fulgentius_n in_o all_o that_o territory_n be_v hold_v to_o be_v 〈◊〉_d common_a father_n and_o pastor_n of_o all_o with_o a_o universal_a desire_n to_o â—…hoose_v he_o and_o no_o other_o for_o bishop_n when_o time_n shall_v serve_v of_o â—…hich_v conceit_n s._n fulgentius_n be_v aware_a but_o in_o regard_n that_o as_o then_o â—…y_a edict_n of_o king_n trasamond_n the_o ordination_n of_o bishop_n be_v proâ—…ibited_v he_o be_v acquit_v of_o all_o doubt_n thereof_o esteem_v it_o in_o vain_a to_o â—…y_v the_o dignity_n which_o can_v neither_o be_v give_v or_o take_v but_o after_o that_o the_o holy_a college_n of_o bishop_n yet_o remain_v â—…rough_a zeal_n of_o the_o divine_a glory_n and_o the_o common_a good_a with_o public_a decree_n have_v free_o define_v that_o notwithstanding_o the_o king_n â—…rohibition_n ordination_n of_o bishop_n shall_v be_v make_v in_o every_o dioâ—…esse_n and_o heerupon_o 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their_o shoulder_n with_o main_n force_n they_o 〈◊〉_d he_o into_o their_o country_n and_o then_o consecrate_v he_o with_o dâ—…e_a 〈◊〉_d place_v he_o in_o the_o pontifical_a seat_n but_o in_o conduct_v hiâ—…_n thither_o there_o happen_v a_o notable_a thing_n which_o follow_v a_o deacon_n lay_v a_o ambush_n to_o assail_v s._n fulgentius_n but_o miss_v of_o his_o purpose_n he_o be_v confine_v afterward_o with_o other_o prelate_n into_o the_o land_n of_o sardiniâ—…_n chap._n 6._o the_o foresay_a deacon_n have_v take_v up_o the_o way_n with_o a_o strong_a guard_n to_o hinder_v the_o passage_n of_o s._n fulgentius_n his_o company_n 〈◊〉_d while_n through_o the_o secret_a instinct_n of_o heaven_n take_v another_o wayâ—…_n so_o be_v the_o adversary_n illude_v and_o the_o new_a bishop_n with_o commoâ—…_n iubiley_o &_o with_o solemn_a preparation_n have_v public_o say_v maâ—…_n communicate_v the_o faithful_a with_o his_o own_o hand_n and_o then_o after_o 〈◊〉_d vanquish_v evil_a according_a to_o christian_a perfection_n endeavour_v 〈◊〉_d honour_n his_o enemy_n felix_n in_o make_v he_o priest_n the_o which_o dignity_n in_o those_o day_n be_v esteem_v according_a to_o the_o merit_n and_o greatness_n of_o the_o degree_n but_o howbeit_o s._n fulgentius_n so_o benign_o remit_v the_o offence_n yet_o so_o pass_v not_o the_o malice_n without_o due_a punishment_n since_o felix_n die_v within_o a_o year_n and_o the_o public_a procuratour_n of_o ruspa_n who_o have_v be_v his_o principal_a fautour_n be_v so_o potâ—…nt_a as_o he_o be_v come_v sudden_o to_o loose_v his_o riches_n and_o to_o fall_v into_o great_a straits_n and_o necessity_n whence_o the_o other_o be_v bring_v to_o dread_v the_o diviâ—…_n judgment_n and_o for_o ever_o after_o to_o have_v the_o bless_a fulgentius_n in_o grâ—…ater_a veneration_n who_o vocation_n as_o it_o â—…ad_v be_v whole_o sincere_a and_o celestial_a â—…t_o
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he_o in_o his_o psalmody_n and_o in_o the_o other_o divine_a office_n and_o by_o how_o much_o more_o violence_n he_o use_v thereunto_o so_o much_o the_o more_o be_v he_o trouble_v with_o the_o foresay_a question_n until_o such_o time_n as_o wake_v one_o night_n it_o please_v the_o divine_a mercy_n to_o illumine_v his_o understanding_n and_o to_o give_v he_o the_o knowledge_n of_o what_o he_o desire_v with_o so_o much_o clarity_n as_o he_o feel_v therewith_o a_o great_a iubiley_o of_o hart_n and_o a_o wonder_n full_a sweetness_n and_o consolation_n of_o mind_n and_o suppose_v he_o may_v help_v other_o therewith_o as_o he_o be_v far_o from_o all_o envy_n or_o baseness_n of_o mind_n he_o go_v sudden_o about_o to_o put_v the_o thing_n in_o table_n of_o wax_n according_a to_o the_o use_n of_o those_o time_n and_o then_o give_v they_o in_o keep_v with_o great_a charge_n to_o one_o of_o the_o monk_n some_o day_n be_v now_o pass_v over_o he_o demand_v the_o same_o of_o the_o party_n himself_o and_o sudden_o they_o be_v seek_v for_o in_o the_o self_n same_o place_n where_o they_o have_v be_v lay_v but_o can_v not_o be_v find_v whereupon_o good_a diligence_n be_v use_v to_o learn_v out_o if_o any_o of_o the_o house_n have_v take_v they_o away_o but_o yet_o can_v never_o come_v to_o have_v the_o least_o inkling_n of_o they_o s._n anselm_n go_v about_o then_o again_o to_o make_v other_o of_o the_o same_o matter_n and_o with_o especial_a recommendation_n give_v they_o in_o charge_n to_o another_o of_o his_o monk_n he_o hide_v they_o in_o the_o secret_a part_n of_o his_o own_o bed_n and_o the_o next_o day_n beyond_o all_o suspicion_n find_v they_o all_o to_o piece_n on_o the_o ground_n and_o the_o wax_n with_o the_o character_n scatter_v here_o &_o there_o he_o gather_v they_o up_o as_o they_o be_v &_o bring_v they_o to_o s._n anselm_n who_o endeavour_n the_o best_a he_o can_v to_o set_v the_o piece_n together_o and_o fit_v they_o at_o last_o with_o much_o ado_n so_o as_o they_o may_v be_v read_v and_o so_o keep_v they_o close_o unite_v together_o and_o to_o the_o end_n the_o same_o may_v happen_v no_o more_o he_o cause_v they_o to_o be_v transcribe_v in_o parchment_n and_o from_o thence_o he_o draw_v afterward_o a_o volume_n though_o little_a in_o bulk_n yet_o great_a and_o very_o admirable_a in_o conceit_n &_o speculation_n and_o call_v it_o prosologion_n wherein_o he_o discourse_v either_o with_o god_n or_o with_o himself_o which_o little_a work_n be_v write_v against_o by_o a_o learned_a man_n s._n anselm_n seem_v to_o rejoice_v theâ—…_n and_o to_o yield_v thanks_n to_o the_o censor_n but_o make_v notwithstanding_o his_o apology_n for_o it_o and_o send_v it_o back_o to_o the_o say_a friend_n beseech_v he_o or_o any_o other_o whosoever_o that_o shall_v once_o go_v about_o to_o tax_v the_o aforesaid_a doctrine_n not_o to_o publish_v the_o reprehension_n without_o likewise_o annex_v the_o defence_n a_o most_o pious_a and_o excellent_a epistle_n of_o s._n anselm_n to_o a_o certain_a launceknight_n who_o be_v new_o enter_v into_o the_o monastery_n of_o clunie_n chap._n 8._o with_o all_o these_o occupation_n as_o well_o of_o government_n as_o also_o of_o more_o grave_a study_n the_o servant_n of_o god_n neglect_v not_o to_o write_v also_o sundry_a letter_n of_o edification_n of_o one_o of_o which_o we_o will_v here_o insert_v a_o chapter_n about_o the_o subject_n of_o mutation_n of_o place_n to_o the_o end_n it_o may_v appear_v how_o much_o the_o same_o be_v impugn_a by_o this_o holy_a man_n when_o it_o be_v not_o do_v through_o obedience_n or_o for_o some_o important_a occasion_n he_o write_v then_o among_o other_o thing_n some_o advice_n to_o a_o certain_a launceknight_n who_o be_v new_o enter_v into_o the_o convent_n of_o clunie_n of_o the_o tenor_n follow_v thou_o be_v now_o enter_v my_o dear_a into_o the_o list_n and_o warfare_n of_o christ_n in_o which_o it_o behoove_v thou_o not_o only_o to_o resist_v the_o open_a battle_n of_o the_o enemy_n but_o to_o beware_v likewise_o of_o the_o subtle_a train_n which_o lie_v hide_v under_o the_o show_n of_o a_o good_a spirit_n because_o many_o time_n when_o the_o wicked_a adversary_n can_v come_v to_o overthrow_v a_o novice_n with_o object_n of_o manifest_a sin_n he_o seek_v to_o ruin_v and_o murder_v he_o with_o the_o poison_n of_o false_a but_o probable_a and_o apparent_a reason_n and_o so_o be_v not_o able_a to_o induce_v he_o to_o the_o heart_a of_o religion_n and_o the_o institute_n which_o he_o have_v make_v choice_n of_o at_o least_o he_o endeavour_n to_o make_v the_o conversation_n and_o dwell_v tedious_a to_o he_o where_o he_o abide_v for_o the_o present_a and_o though_o in_o some_o manner_n he_o permit_v to_o retain_v yet_o the_o monastical_a life_n
the_o one_o with_o the_o baseness_n of_o the_o other_o and_o show_v himself_o always_o as_o may_v be_v equal_a or_o rather_o inferior_a to_o his_o companion_n and_o these_o rule_v he_o do_v keep_v in_o thing_n which_o be_v impose_v by_o the_o superior_n either_o to_o he_o in_o particular_a or_o to_o the_o convent_n in_o general_n but_o when_o the_o ministry_n be_v not_o common_a and_o the_o obedience_n exact_v no_o corporal_a application_n then_o s._n bernard_n be_v abstract_v from_o visible_a thing_n he_o will_v be_v so_o absorb_v in_o the_o attention_n of_o the_o mind_n as_o in_o he_o all_o operation_n and_o all_o sensitive_a memory_n as_o it_o be_v seem_v quite_o to_o be_v extinct_a to_o which_o purpose_n be_v recount_v two_o notable_a example_n the_o one_o that_o he_o have_v as_o it_o be_v all_o day_n travayl_v along_o the_o lake_n of_o losana_n and_o his_o companion_n at_o night_n discourse_v thereof_o he_o demand_v of_o they_o very_o serious_o what_o lake_n be_v that_o they_o talk_v of_o the_o other_o example_n be_v that_o he_o be_v to_o visit_v the_o monk_n of_o chertosa_n there_o be_v bring_v he_o in_o haste_n by_o a_o stranger_n or_o secular_a a_o steed_n well_o appoint_v and_o handsome_o furnish_v whereon_o the_o holy_a man_n be_v mount_v and_o come_v to_o the_o charterhouse_n be_v hardly_o welcome_a and_o entreat_v with_o much_o reverence_n by_o the_o servant_n of_o god_n who_o remain_v all_fw-mi exceed_o edifyed_a with_o their_o guest_n fave_v only_o with_o the_o furniture_n of_o his_o horse_n while_o to_o they_o it_o seem_v such_o quaintnes_n therein_o give_v no_o good_a odour_n of_o poverty_n so_o as_o the_o prior_n himself_o can_v not_o hold_v but_o must_v needs_o break_v a_o jest_n thereupon_o to_o one_o of_o saint_n bernard_n companion_n who_o with_o religious_a zeal_n soon_o tell_v it_o to_o the_o father_n and_o he_o turn_v himself_o on_o the_o one_o side_n to_o the_o prior_n and_o on_o the_o other_o to_o the_o horse_n make_v show_v with_o 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this_o be_v also_o the_o occasion_n that_o howbeit_o poverty_n be_v ever_o grateful_a to_o he_o yet_o shun_v he_o as_o much_o to_o be_v whole_o careless_a of_o the_o exterior_a habit_n and_o to_o seem_v uncleane_o which_o in_o a_o manner_n be_v wont_a to_o turn_v away_o man_n eye_n from_o one_o the_o very_a same_o may_v be_v say_v of_o the_o saint_n learning_n and_o grave_a study_n he_o be_v wont_n in_o the_o field_n and_o wood_n treat_v with_o himself_o and_o god_n only_o to_o receive_v frequent_a light_n from_o heaven_n and_o in_o prayer_n and_o meditation_n to_o penetrate_v the_o high_a misterye_n of_o divinity_n whence_o to_o his_o more_o confident_a and_o dear_a friend_n with_o a_o religious_a jest_n he_o affirm_v sometime_o he_o never_o have_v other_o master_n than_o beech_n and_o oak_n nevertheless_o that_o the_o world_n may_v not_o think_v he_o have_v be_v teach_v miraculous_o he_o fail_v not_o to_o read_v and_o read_v over_o again_o whole_a book_n at_o time_n and_o in_o the_o 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welcome_n from_o that_o she_o expect_v for_o that_o s._n bernard_n understand_v the_o gallantry_n and_o pomp_n wherewith_o she_o come_v be_v all_o enframed_a with_o zeal_n say_v this_o snare_n of_o the_o devil_n this_o ruin_n of_o soul_n shall_v not_o come_v in_o my_o sight_n andrew_n be_v one_o of_o the_o young_a brother_n &_o then_o at_o the_o gate_n of_o the_o monastery_n see_v his_o sister_n so_o brave_a and_o gorgeous_o attire_v with_o a_o severe_a look_n and_o bitter_a voice_n stuckenoâ—…_n to_o call_v she_o among_o other_o thing_n a_o paint_a sepulchre_n the_o other_o through_o the_o example_n of_o s._n bernard_n remain_v retire_v and_o hide_v from_o such_o aspectacle_n whereupon_o the_o poor_a wretch_n compunct_a and_o whole_o confound_v &_o melt_v in_o tear_n answer_v sigh_v deep_o from_o her_o hart_n though_o i_o be_v a_o sinner_n yet_o christ_n he_o die_v for_o such_o &_o because_o i_o acknowledge_v myself_o to_o be_v miserable_a i_o do_v therefore_o approach_v unto_o the_o 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