, made him one of the seven deacons of the church at Rome,who assisted the pope. He says the Holy Ghostinstructs us by degrees; by the book of Proverbs to avoid sin; byEcclesiastes to Having saluted Palladius byan interpreter, he asked him of what country he was, and what was hisbusiness, and if he was not of the company or monastery of Evagrius:Palladius owned he was. He was a man of apostolic doctrine and life, mild, affable, exceedingcharitable to the poor, and full of faith, zeal, and fervor.
He was thenin the hands of the king's officers, together with his wife andchildren, and on his way to Ceuta, in Barbary, the place of his exile. Synesius, ep. 41, where he proves it indispensable from thecontinual necessity of penance for hidden sins, and for detraction,vain-glory, avarice, &c. Francispersevered, and at length his patience, zeal, and eminent virtue,wrought upon the most obdurate, and insensibly wore away theirprejudices.
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