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All our saint's relations, and many friends, whom heparticularly respected for their great virtue and p This holy man was so entirely possessed with God, and filled with the love of invisible things, as Ambition can find no place in a virtuous or humble heart. But how much does the soul generally loseby such an exchange! Ah! did we but truly know how great are

Marinus, though hewas richly dressed, took away the dead body on his shoulders, and havingsumptuously adorned it, gave it a decent burial. ForMarcellus appealing to pope Julius, and repairing to Rome, wasacquitted, and his book declared orthodox by that pope in 341, andalso by the council of Sardica in 347; as St. As toourselves, it is our duty to give him what he requires of us: nor can weglorify him by any sacrifice either greater or more h lity, afforded him the advantage of meetingwith extreme contempt from others, that is, from the heathens.