And our Lord, both for our comfort and out of his familiarity, showed Saint John of Beverley in highest glory, and brought to my mind how he was a fellow countryman and well known by us. And God simply called him Saint John of Beverley as we do, and that with a most glad and sweet expression, showing that in his sight, he is a most treasured saint in heaven, full of glory. And with this he made clear that as a youth of tender years he was a dear servant to God, both loving him and fearing him. Yet God allowed him to fall, mercifully keeping him so that he did not die, nor lose any time. And
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