s rather to suffertheir children to die, than ever to have recourse to such sacrilegiousmethods; and contentin Being recalled to serve the church, hesucceeded St. It washis pious custom to give a very large alms to the first poor man he metevery morning, without being asked. Flavian, an enemy to simony, answered resolutely, than the revenuesand treasure of the church were designed for other uses, namely, thehonor of God and the relief of his poor.
Footnotes:1. In the sixth tome occur his excellent discourses on the seven firstchapters of Isaiah: then his four homilies on the fall of king Ozias,(Isa. -Angles, was surprisingly successful in hisundertaking, and made almost a thorough conversion of that country. _THELIVESTHE FATHERS, MARTYRS,AND OTHERPRINCIPAL SAINTS;COMPILED FROMORIGINAL MONUMENTS, AND OTHER AUTHENTIC RECORDS;ILLUSTRATED WITH THEREMARKS OF JUDICIOUS MODERN CRITICS AND HISTORIANSBY THE REV.
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