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 people of God, concerning the pardon of innes, and aurance of alvation to those that believe in Chrift: He being preent, trook his breat & with tears in his eyes cryed out: [This alo is my faith, and in this I die.] And when abolution was conferred upon them by impoition of hands, he alo received it, which gave them hope that he would alo partake of the Eucharit with them. But he eparated himelf from them at the Communion, and kneeled downe, and prayed o fervently by himelfe, as was an atonihment unto the ret. When every thing was ended, the ret gave thanks to the Miniter, and he brake out into thee words; I alo give thankes to my God, who would have mee here preent, and for you, my beloved friends, I heartily rejoice at this pious and holy preparation for death. Roacius anwered; And to you my Lord, the way of Gods grace was open, and we hoped, that after you had profeed the ame faith with us, and had admitted of abolution, that you would have ubcribed the Tetament of Chrit, &c. He anwered: That might, and perhaps ought to have been done. But! And at this word holding his peace, hee truck his breat, ighed and wept, and afterwards added: I ret in that grace, which hath happened unto me: and trut in my God, that he will graciouly accept my contrite pirit. It was certaine, that he had repoed ome hope in the favour of men, of which he was deprived. 3. A