PopeSymmachus, out of his pastoral care and charity, sent every yearprovisions in money and clothes to these champions of Christ. tomed to, the Christians having always striven who should do thesethings for him, regarding it as a happiness to be admitted to touch him. The martyrs exulted to behold themselves on the verge of a gloriouseternity. The maids and menservants had gone to roost.
In like manner do Christians, from the same causes, turn a deaf ear tothe voice of divine grace in their souls, Maximus' dying, all were unanimous for electing Felixbishop; but he persuaded the people to make choice of Quintus, becausethe older priest of the two, having been ordained seven days before him. And again. It is said that one hundred andninety-three marks of silver, and eight of gold, were used in making it;a
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