The chronicle and institution of the Order of the seraphicall father S. Francis conteyning his life, his death, and his miracles, and of all his holie disciples and companions / set foorth first in the Portugall, next in the Spanish, then in the Italian, lastlie in the French, and now in the English tongue.

Of the ready obedience of Br. Ruffinus.

THE XI. CHAPTER.

THis good Religious B. Ruffinus, was as it were insensible of ex∣teriour thinges, by reason of his continuall exercise of prayer, he had as an other Moyses an vnseemely grace of speech, so that his wordes seemed to be forcibly drawne out of his mouth, and therfore he spake litle. Yet though in that respect he were very vnfitt to preach, S. Francis neuertheles cōmanded him one day to goe to Assisium to preach what the holie Ghost should inspire him: wherin he excusing himselfe, the S. to chastice his disobedience, caused him to goe thither without his capuce, which he ioyful executed & preached to the people. But S. Frācis, to chastice himselfe for so strange a commandement, followed him also without capuce (or as some affirme naked.) And in that manner did end the sermon which Br. Ruffinus had begun, with such cōpunction & ef∣fusion of teares of the people, as if it had bin good friday: as hath bin more amply discoursed in the 30. chapter of the first booke and first volu∣me of this first part; the great obedience of Br. Ruffinus requiring so ad∣mirable an effect, to the spirituall profitt of the people.