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a_o desire_n to_o compose_v a_o hymn_n in_o honour_n of_o a_o saint_n that_o yet_o be_v live_v and_o because_o it_o be_v s._n patrick_n himself_o he_o mean_v he_o conceal_v the_o saint_n name_n the_o glorious_a bishop_n answer_v it_o be_v just_a and_o reasonable_a that_o people_n display_v the_o virtue_n of_o saint_n and_o that_o the_o church_n declare_v their_o praise_n which_o yet_o be_v more_o secure_o do_v after_o their_o death_n when_o all_o occasion_n of_o sin_v be_v cut_v off_o but_o if_o you_o will_v put_v in_o execution_n what_o you_o intend_v do_v it_o quick_o lo_o death_n be_v at_o the_o door_n of_o all_o the_o bishop_n that_o be_v in_o ireland_n you_o be_v the_o first_o that_o shall_v depart_v this_o life_n secundinus_n make_v the_o hymn_n and_o within_o a_o few_o day_n after_o he_o die_v at_o donnachseachluin_n his_o episcopal_a city_n show_v by_o frequent_a miracle_n that_o he_o reign_v with_o christ._n 4._o s._n kennechus_n see_v a_o company_n of_o devil_n to_o go_v fetch_v the_o soul_n of_o a_o flagitious_a sinner_n who_o for_o his_o many_o misdeed_n deserve_v to_o be_v bury_v in_o hell_n the_o saint_n abiurde_v they_o at_o their_o return_n to_o let_v he_o understand_v the_o success_n of_o the_o matter_n after_o a_o little_a respite_n the_o devil_n come_v again_o tell_v s._n kennechus_n how_o s._n patrick_n defend_v the_o sinner_n soul_n from_o they_o in_o regard_n that_o he_o be_v accustom_v upon_o the_o saint_n day_n to_o keep_v a_o great_a feast_n in_o honour_n of_o he_o &_o every_o day_n to_o sing_v some_o chapter_n of_o that_o hymn_n s._n kennechus_n rejoice_v much_o thereat_o and_o by_o tell_v that_o miracle_n excite_v many_o to_o sing_v that_o hymn_n very_o devout_o in_o honour_n of_o the_o saint_n a_o abbot_n s._n patrick_n disciple_n name_v colmanus_n do_v sing_v the_o foresay_a hymn_n very_o often_o be_v demand_v the_o cause_n he_o answer_v that_o while_o he_o sing_v it_o he_o enjoy_v still_o the_o saint_n presence_n before_o he_o and_o 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