The founders of the New Devotion : being the lives of Gerard Groote, Florentius Radewin and their followers . THE LIFE OF FLORENTIUS. PREFACE (0 OLLOWING the order laid down, Ido now think good to write certainthings concerning the life and char-acter of Florentius, that ReverendFather of pious memory, Priest ofthe Church of Deventer, and oncea disciple of that Master Gerard of whom I havetold above. This order in my history is fitting,that having first shown the fertility of the goodtree in Gerard, the founder of our Devotion, I shouldnext exhibit the sweetness of the fair flower there-of in
The founders of the New Devotion : being the lives of Gerard Groote, Florentius Radewin and their followers . THE LIFE OF FLORENTIUS. PREFACE (0 OLLOWING the order laid down, Ido now think good to write certainthings concerning the life and char-acter of Florentius, that ReverendFather of pious memory, Priest ofthe Church of Deventer, and oncea disciple of that Master Gerard of whom I havetold above. This order in my history is fitting,that having first shown the fertility of the goodtree in Gerard, the founder of our Devotion, I shouldnext exhibit the sweetness of the fair flower there-of in the godly Florentius, his disciple, for he waseminent as a follower of the same Devotion and amost fervent promoter of it. His humble and obedient character was indeedan herb of healing for the drooping soul, and hissaintly virtues are an instruction to young andold alike. (2) I beseech thee, good brother, that thouinterpret not the artlessness of my words to theinjury of this illustrious priest, for he was himselfa lover of humility and artlessness; but do thou 81 G THE LIFE OF FLORENTIUS read and mark the good things that I s
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