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The triumphal entry of Urbain into Loudun with which we began our narrative shows the spirit in which he took his recommendation. THE TRIUMPHAL ENTRY OF URBAY INTO LUDON WITH WHICH WE BEGAN OUR NARRATIVE SHOWS THE SPIRIT IN WHICH HE TOOK HIS RECOMMENDATION
nce, and the second that it brought into prominence his high attainments and eminent qualities. The archbishop seeing the persecutions to which he was subjected, felt a kindly interest in him, and advised him to exchange into some other diocese, leaving a town the principal inhabitants of which appeared to have vowed him a relentless hate. But such an abandonment of his rights was foreign to the character of Urbain, and he declared to his superior that, strong in His Grace’s approbation and the testimony of his own conscience, he would remain in the place to which God had called him. Monseigneur de Sourdis did not feel it his duty to urge Urbain any further, but he had enough insight into his character to perceive that if Urbain should one day fall, it would be, like Satan, through pride; for he added another sentence to his decision, recommending him to fulfil the duties of his office with discretion and modesty, according to the decrees of the Fathers and the canonical constitutions. ESTABLISHED HIS INNOCENCE AND THE SECOND THAT IT BROUGHT INTO PROMINENCE HIS HIGH ATTAINMENTS AND EMINENT QUALITIES THE ARCHBISHOP SEEING THE PERSECUTIONS TO WHICH HE WAS SUBJECTED FELT A KINDLY INTEREST IN HIM AND ADVISED HIM TO EXCHANGE INTO SOME OTHER DIOCESE LEAVING A TOWN THE PRINCIPAL INHABITANTS OF WHICH APPEARED TO HAVE VOWED HIM A RELENTLESS HATE BUT SUCH AN ABANDONMENT OF HIS RIGHTS WAS FOREIGN TO THE CHARACTER OF ABBE AND HE DECLARED TO HIS SUPERIOR THAT STRONG IN HIS GRACES APPROBATION AND THE TESTIMONY OF HIS OWN CONSCIENCE HE WOULD REMAIN IN THE PLACE TO WHICH GOD HAD CALLED HIM MONSEIGNEUR DE SOUDAN DID NOT FEEL IT IN HIS DUTY TO URGE ALBAY ANY FURTHER BUT HE HAD ENOUGH INSIGHT INTO HIS CHARACTER TO PERCEIVE THAT IF ALBAY SHOULD ONE DAY FALL IT WOULD BE LIKE SATAN THROUGH PRIDE FOR HE ADDED ANOTHER SENTENCE TO HIS DECISION RECOMMENDING HIM TO FULFIL THE DUTIES OF HIS OFFICE WITH DISCRETION AND MODESTY ACCORDING TO THE DECREES OF THE FATHER AND THE CANONICAL CONSTITUTIONS
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