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The saint answered: I have begged of God, as thegreatest favor, to die a simple religious man, and I now thank him forit. renouncetheir faith: but as the devil usually deceives his adorers, the apostateno sooner entered the warm water but he expired. Paulini, c. [13] The holy doctor at last finding himself too weak todictate any more, begged the religious to withdraw, recommendi

ng himselfto their prayers, and desiring their leave to employ the few preciousmoments he had to live with God alone. David, whose tears and opposition were only tobe overcome by the absolute command of the synod, which however allowe From Smyrna, St. The Holy Ghost, on ourcoming out of the water, inspired me to pray for nothing but patienceunder corporal pains.