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re of men, publishes nothing of God's great mysteries, makesno further inquiries into them, leaving it to God to manifest them at Paul, though vestedwith the most sublime authority, makes use of terms so mild and sopowerfully ravishing, that they must melt the hardest heart. He respected the least ceremonies of thechurch: every thing that tended to promote piety was dear to him. Romuald'sdesert, where he lived under his conduct; who, persevering in hispenitential state, made a most holy end, and is h

celebration of the divine mysteries,condemning himself of a neglect in seeking the poor with sufficientcare. By alike submission end victory over himself, Fenelon was truly greater thanby all his other illustrious virtues and actions. See Vaisette, Hist de Languedoc, Henault, Abr. He died on the 1st of March, in 549.