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S. AMBROS. in Serm. ad vincula.
Peter stood more firmly after he •…•…ad lamented his fall, then be∣fore he fell. Insomuch that he found more grace then he lost graceS. CHRYS. in Ep. ad Heliod. monach.
It is no such hainous matter to fall afflicted; as being down to lie dejected: It is no danger for a souldier to receive a wound in battel, but after the wound received, through despair of recove∣ry, to refuse a remedy; for we often see wounded Champions wear the Palm at last, and after flight, crowned with victory.