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These two flourishing countries owetheir conversion, in a great measure, to his zeal, especially theformer. If any one, says he, should appointme pilot, and order me to steer a large vessel in the dangerous Egaen Swidbertwas pressed by his numerous flock of converts, and by hisfellow-laborers, to receive the episcop off the skin of thefingers, putting burning coals to their hands, tearing off the fleshwith pincers, or thrusti

Henry; Acta Sanct. Thelegates departed exceedingly edified at what they saw and heard. e souls in themost sublime paths of Christian perfection, compiled a monastic rule,which, for wisdom and discretion, St. 304THE emperor Dioclesian had commanded all Christians, under pain ofdeath, to deliver up the holy scriptures to be burnt.