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heavenly_a banquet_n and_o thus_o with_o the_o stupour_n and_o amazement_n of_o all_o come_v the_o oracle_n to_o be_v verify_v of_o sundry_a apparition_n of_o s._n antony_n make_v in_o his_o own_o person_n upon_o several_a occasion_n chap._n 11._o the_o apparition_n of_o god_n make_v to_o s_o antony_n &_o of_o he_o to_o other_o be_v worthy_a of_o eternal_a memory_n be_v one_o day_n receive_v as_o a_o guest_n by_o a_o certain_a knight_n no_o less_o devout_a than_o illustrious_a he_o have_v a_o lodging_n appoint_v he_o far_o from_o noise_n where_o he_o may_v the_o better_o attend_v to_o study_v and_o contemplation_n now_o while_o the_o knight_n pass_v in_o the_o night_n by_o the_o house_n he_o see_v a_o most_o bright_a splendour_n to_o proceed_v from_o that_o chamber_n whereat_o merueil_v much_o he_o secret_o approach_v to_o the_o door_n and_o look_v through_o the_o key_n hole_n behold_v upon_o a_o open_a book_n before_o s._n antony_n a_o child_n of_o a_o celestial_a beauty_n who_o 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antony_n be_v in_o the_o pulpit_n and_o remember_v sudden_o he_o have_v forget_v to_o substitute_v one_o in_o the_o choir_n of_o the_o convent_n who_o shall_v supply_v his_o part_n that_o belong_v to_o he_o sudden_o by_o divine_a power_n not_o fail_v neither_o the_o people_n assemble_v nor_o pulpit_n be_v present_a with_o his_o friar_n to_o sing_v his_o lesson_n and_o antiphone_fw-la at_o other_o time_n his_o father_n be_v false_o accuse_v in_o lisbon_n for_o intercept_n the_o money_n of_o the_o fiscall_v and_o then_o again_o for_o kill_v a_o young_a man_n which_o by_o certain_a wicked_a man_n be_v of_o purpose_n put_v into_o his_o garden_n with_o many_o sign_n of_o blood_n upon_o he_o s._n antony_n in_o the_o mean_a while_n be_v certify_v by_o diviue_v revelation_n of_o what_o have_v happen_v at_o both_o time_n from_o place_n and_o province_n most_o remote_a be_v find_v to_o be_v present_a in_o the_o same_o moment_n in_o the_o city_n of_o lisbon_n and_o as_o for_o the_o money_n he_o 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learning_n and_o singular_a virtue_n among_o they_o now_o s._n thomas_n have_v friendship_n with_o one_o of_o these_o namely_o with_o john_n of_o s._n julian_n begin_v ingenuous_o to_o confer_v with_o he_o of_o his_o study_n and_o labour_n whereupon_o be_v often_o present_a at_o his_o dispute_n &_o discourse_n and_o of_o other_o of_o the_o same_o family_n he_o come_v by_o little_a and_o little_a to_o affectionate_a himself_o to_o their_o instituâ—…e_n while_o it_o seem_v to_o he_o he_o can_v no_o way_n better_o employ_v the_o talent_n he_o have_v from_o god_n then_o in_o the_o company_n of_o man_n whole_o give_v to_o the_o extirpation_n of_o heresy_n and_o defence_n and_o exaltation_n of_o the_o catholic_a faith_n but_o perhaps_o the_o better_a to_o examine_v his_o spirit_n or_o not_o to_o trust_v to_o much_o too_o himself_o he_o differ_v as_o the_o use_n be_v his_o resolution_n yet_o long_o when_o john_n easy_o perceive_v what_o the_o noble_a youth_n revolue_v in_o mind_n he_o 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