11111111m1=1.111 [ I 0] them, rafh, bad men, and had infligated Maximus to fubdue the Prifcilhan Gnofficki by the Sword, and thereby brought Religious people that were ftria, into fiirpicion of Pr:fèilli4nfm but efpecidlly he holding that Herefie was not to be fo punifhed : And when to fave force mens lives,he yielded ro /1/1aximm once to Communicate with the Blhops, an Angel in his way corrected him,and his working of Miracles was dirdnifbed by it, and he forbore their Communion after to the death. Either this hiftory is true or not : 1f not, when it is written by his own Difciple and acquaintance, Sulpitius Severus and one of the moft Godly and Learned of all the ancient Hiftorians, and by others ; and when Martin is Canonized for one of the greateft Saints upon foppo- fition that the Hiftory of his Life and Miracles is true , what Church- h:itory r even that for Bifhops) can we then believe ? But if it be true: then one of the holieft works of Miracles fince the Apoftics, hath affured us, that his fe- paration from communion with thefe Bifhops (though cruel to Hereticks, fo grofs) was con- firmed by vifion, and by an Angel from Hea- ven, and he forbidden their communion for the time to come. We again mention this, as not yet having heard any anfwer to it. I. Our own Canons forbid the people to communicate with Minifters for leffer faults (as private Preaching, Sacraments, Falls, Conven-, ticks, or out of their own Parifhes, &c. 12. Mofes the Monk aforementioned, is com- mended by Hiftorians, becaufe he would not be ordained by LNCiPPS ; not becaufe erroneous, but becaufe
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