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Flavian, an enemy to simony, answered resolutely, than the revenuesand treasure of the church were designed for other uses, namely, thehonor of God and the relief of his poor. Possevinsays he saw his paschal discourses in the Vatican library, for everyyear of hie episcopacy, namely thirty-one, from the year 414. e whole world, sighs at the consideration of its vanity and slavery,and of her distance from heaven, labors dai Meletius, on his being promoted to the see of Antioch, about the year 361, raised these both to the p

John for spiritual advice: but the devil excited some tojealousy, who censured him as one who, out of vanity, lost much time inunprofitable discourse. or branding others with the crime of heresy or schism;censures being reserved to the chief pastors, who are very sparing inusing them. The tacit approbation of the popes is to be looked upon as equivalent to a beatification, as Benedict XIV. All which came to pass as St.