On seeing her he said: Ah! if I cannot bear this weak fire, howcan I endure that of hell? This example excit ives in perpetual continence, that they might moreperfectly aspire to the invisible joys of the life to come; and He had continually in his mouth these words of St. Hisreputation drew persons from remote provinces to receive his advice andinstructions.
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