Two years after,the author of it, lying on his death-bed, called in witnesses, publiclyjustified the saint, and made an open confession of the slander andforgery. nts, and laid great stress on the canons, which forbid laymen tobe promoted to such dignities in the church. Hence he denied the Incarnation, orthat God was made man: and said the Blessed Virgin ought not to b y your protection, O ye incomparablemen, I presume to draw the outlines of your heroic virtue and incredibletorments.
But blushing at so base a suggestion ofthe enemy, he threw himself upon some briers and nettles which gr John, which are eighty-eight in number, though in former Latin editions,in imitation of Morellus, the first is called preface, and onlyeighty-seven bear the title of homilies. The Orientals, indeed, continued their schism till433, when they made their peace with St. their respective states, were present at these her solemnespousals with Christ,[1] and were entertained by Wulfere with a royalmagnificence.
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