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province_n of_o valeria_n this_o strange_a miracle_n happen_v which_o i_o have_v from_o the_o mouth_n of_o valentius_n my_o abbot_n who_o be_v a_o bless_a man_n in_o that_o country_n there_o be_v a_o priest_n who_o in_o the_o company_n of_o diverse_a other_o clerk_n serve_v god_n and_o lead_v a_o virtuous_a and_o holy_a life_n who_o when_o his_o time_n be_v come_v depart_v this_o life_n and_o be_v bury_v before_o the_o church_n not_o far_o of_o there_o belong_v to_o the_o church_n certain_a shepe-coate_n and_o the_o place_n where_o he_o lie_v bury_v be_v the_o way_n to_o go_v unto_o the_o sheep_n upon_o a_o night_n as_o the_o priest_n be_v sing_v within_o the_o church_n a_o thief_n come_v to_o the_o say_a place_n take_v up_o a_o weather_n and_o so_o depart_v in_o all_o haste_n but_o as_o he_o pass_v where_o the_o man_n of_o god_n be_v bury_v there_o he_o stay_v and_o can_v go_v no_o further_o then_o he_o take_v the_o weather_n from_o his_o shoulder_n and_o â—olde_v fain_o have_v let_v 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upon_o which_o stand_v a_o abbeye_v of_o the_o bless_a apostle_n s._n peter_n of_o the_o monk_n of_o which_o place_n while_o i_o live_v man_n abbey_n myself_o i_o hear_v this_o miracle_n which_o those_o religious_a man_n say_v they_o know_v to_o be_v very_o true_a in_o that_o monastery_n they_o have_v a_o abbot_n of_o holy_a life_n who_o bring_v up_o a_o certain_a monk_n that_o become_v very_o virtuous_a who_o he_o perceivinge_v to_o increase_v in_o the_o fear_n of_o god_n he_o cause_v he_o in_o the_o same_o monastery_n to_o be_v make_v priest_n who_o after_o his_o take_n of_o order_n understand_v by_o revelation_n that_o his_o death_n be_v not_o far_o of_o and_o therefore_o desire_a leave_n of_o the_o abbot_n to_o make_v ready_a his_o sepulchre_n who_o tell_v he_o that_o himself_o shall_v die_v before_o he_o but_o yet_o for_o all_o that_o quoth_v he_o go_v your_o way_n and_o make_v your_o grave_n at_o your_o pleasure_n away_o he_o go_v and_o do_v so_o not_o many_o day_n after_o the_o 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the_o bless_a martyr_n euthicius_n and_o when_o it_o be_v nigh_o the_o would_n needs_o be_v lodge_v nigh_o to_o the_o sepulchre_n of_o the_o martyr_n where_o after_o his_o travail_n he_o â—eposed_v himself_o about_o midnighte_n be_v as_o he_o say_v himself_o neither_o perfect_o wake_v nor_o yet_o sleep_v but_o rather_o heavy_a of_o sleep_n he_o feel_v his_o wake_a soul_n oppress_v with_o great_a sorrow_n and_o be_v in_o that_o case_n he_o see_v the_o same_o bless_a martyr_n euthicius_n stand_v before_o he_o who_o speak_v thus_o be_v thou_o wake_v redemptus_fw-la to_o who_o he_o answer_v that_o he_o be_v then_o the_o martyr_n say_v the_o end_n of_o all_o flesh_n be_v come_v the_o
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show_v she_o the_o habitation_n of_o everlasting_a light_n speak_v thus_o come_v with_o i_o and_o i_o will_v entertain_v you_o in_o this_o dwell_a place_n of_o light_n short_o after_o take_v with_o a_o ague_n she_o be_v bring_v to_o the_o last_o cast_v and_o as_o when_o noble_a man_n and_o woman_n lie_v a_o die_v many_o do_v visit_v they_o for_o the_o comfort_n of_o their_o friend_n so_o diverse_a both_o man_n and_o woman_n at_o the_o time_n of_o her_o departure_n be_v come_v which_o stand_v round_o about_o her_o bed_n at_o what_o time_n she_o suddainlye_o cast_v her_o eye_n upwarde_o behold_v our_o saviour_n come_n whereupon_o look_v earnest_o upon_o he_o she_o cry_v out_o to_o they_o that_o be_v present_a away_o away_o my_o saviour_n jesus_n be_v come_v and_o so_o fixinge_v her_o eye_n upon_o he_o who_o she_o behold_v her_o holy_a soul_n depart_v this_o life_n and_o such_o a_o wonderful_a fragrant_a smell_n ensue_v that_o the_o sweetness_n thereof_o give_v evident_a testimony_n 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show_v by_o the_o example_n of_o a_o blasphemous_a young_a boy_n chapter_n xviii_o although_o we_o ought_v not_o to_o doubt_v but_o believe_v that_o all_o infant_n which_o be_v baptize_v and_o die_v in_o their_o infancy_n go_v to_o heaven_n yet_o no_o point_n of_o our_o belief_n it_o be_v that_o all_o little_a one_o which_o can_v speak_v do_v come_v unto_o that_o holy_a place_n because_o some_o little_a child_n be_v keep_v from_o heaven_n by_o their_o parent_n which_o bring_v they_o up_o wicked_o and_o in_o lewd_a life_n for_o a_o certain_a man_n in_o this_o city_n well_o know_v to_o all_o some_o three_o year_n since_o have_v a_o child_n as_o i_o think_v five_o year_n old_a which_o upon_o too_o much_o carnal_a affection_n he_o bring_v up_o very_o careless_o in_o such_o sort_n that_o the_o little_a one_o a_o lamentable_a case_n to_o speak_v of_o so_o soon_o as_o any_o thing_n go_v contrary_a to_o his_o â—â—inde_n straighteway_n use_v to_o blaspheâ—â—e_v the_o name_n of_o god_n this_o 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