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.

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Title: 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.
Author: Marcos, de Lisboa, Bishop of Porto, 1511-1591.
Publication: At S. Omers :: By Iohn Heigham,; 1618.
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Subject terms: Francis, -- of Assisi, Saint, 1182-1226.; Franciscans -- Biography.; Christian saints -- Italy -- Assisi -- Biography.
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How the glory of Br. Bernard was reuealed to Br. Leo, and Br. Ruffin.

THE IX. CHAPTER.

THe glory which God had ordayned for him was in this man∣nea reuealed to two Religious the companions of S. Frrncis, att the same instant that he dyed: Br. Leo, and Br. Ruffinus lay sick in a village neere to Portiuncula, where in one night they saw appeare vnto them a great nomber of Frere Minors goeing in procession, among whome they saw one more note-worthy then the rest, out of whose eyes issued beames more glittering then the sunne so that they could no longer hold their eyes fixed on him. They asked one of the Religious whither they went, and they answeared that they were come to seeke a soule that should accompany Br. Bernard to glorie, who att that very* 1.1 hower was departed this mortall life, and that was he, out of whose eyes they saw so much light proceed: which God permitted, because he alwayes iudged well of his neighbour, & whē he saw any poore people in ragged & pached cloathes, he would say to himselfe: these obserue po∣uerty better thē thee Br. Bernard, & iudged as though they had promi∣sed to obserue holy pouerty. When he saw men richly and sumptuously

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attired, he would say with great compunction of his soule: It may very well be that these gentlemen weare vnder that precious habitt, some hairecloth, wherby they weaken, mortifie and chastice their flesh: and exteriourly appearing to be full of vanity, they shunne vaine glory: which thou, Br. Bernard, performest not with thy poore patched habitt, though thou be generally esteemed a great penitent. And this glory also is giuen him because what soeuer good he saw in the creatures, the sa∣me he referred to the Creatour, and gaue him thanckes for it. Which sayd, the procession disappeared.

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Br. Ber∣nard al∣wayes iudged in the best sense.

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