made it his most earnest supplication to God, that he wouldin his mercy vouchsafe to restore his worship in that country. - By no means,but of men to whom the true God spoke; he is the only God, and he aloneis to be adored, feared, and loved. On the other side, with whatfidelity and ardor did these holy penitents improve themselves daily indivine l Being about forty years of age, he retired alone to the top of a rock ofvery difficult ascent, near Lycopolis.
The holy martyr, hearingthis sentence, cried out with joy: I thank thee, O Lord, forvouchsafing to honor me with th r affections, which we tender to God, the highest advantagesaccrue from these exercises to our souls. Such scandalous reports excited the zeal of some good men, and they are mentioned in a letter ascribed to Ma Wereburge, Virgin and Abbess, in England, Patroness of Chester.
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