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Article THE LIFE OF XIMENES, ARCHBISHOP OF TOLEDO. ← Page 4 of 6 →
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The Life Of Ximenes, Archbishop Of Toledo.
abilities , he fell ill ofa fever in 1517 , and died in possession of the love of his flock , the admiration of the learned , and the esteem of all . , When he felt his strength upon the decline , and nature hastening to decay , he prepared for that awful moment which was to separate soul and body , and more than ever regretted the privation of his for . mer solitude at Castanar , the remembrance of which had always excited in him a disgust to the magnificence and splendor of earthl
y greatness . He received the sacrament with sentiments of piety that imparted edification to every person present . He embraced the cross of Jesus Christ , and implored forgiveness of God of his sins , in a manner at once so tender and affecting , that the domestics and four assisting canons melted into tears at the foot of his bed . He spoke to them , with . admirable presence of mind , of the vanity of human
affairs , of the infinite mercy of God , and , by his example , instructing them in the object of their real confidence , poured forth his » soul in the ejaculation of David , ' Lord , I have trusted in thee , and shall not be confounded J' ¦ Some hours before his death he had begun to dictate a letter to Charles , recommending his friends and relatives , his university , and the monasteries which he had founded , to his Majesty ' s care and gracious protection ; but when it was brought to him for his signature , the pen
dropped from his hand . He betrayed no symptoms of the fear of death , and was heard to say repeatedly , ' that he carried with him this testimony of conscience , that in the distribution of rewards or punishments , he had not exceeded , from motives of favour or aversion , the exact laws of justice , and that he had never entertained a spirit of animosity against any but those who were enemies to the stateand unfriendly to the public good .
, He died in the month of November , 1517 , in the 226 . year of his episcopate , and the 81 st of his age . His body was exposed to public view , dressed in his episcopal vestmemts , at first seated upon a chair , « nd afterwards laid upon a bed of state . The public cryers announced his death at the corner of every street , inviting the people , agreeably to the custom of Spain , to come and pay the deceased the last
testimony of respect , by kissing his hand , and receive the usual indulgences granted on such occasions . His body was carried to Alcala , with great solemnity . Notwithstanding the express order of his will , that -nothing should be exhibited in his funeral that wore the semblance of pomp or ambition , the Bishop of Avila , appointed his executor , had a magnificent service performed for the Cardinaland ordered Doctor
, Servel to pronounce a funeral oratipn ; which he did from the following passage , taken for his text out of the book of Psalms : ' Increpa feras arundinis , congregatio taurortmi in tjaccis . pbulorum , ut er . eludant ess ' qui -brobati sunt in prgento . ' * Applying these words , otherwise obscure
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The Life Of Ximenes, Archbishop Of Toledo.
abilities , he fell ill ofa fever in 1517 , and died in possession of the love of his flock , the admiration of the learned , and the esteem of all . , When he felt his strength upon the decline , and nature hastening to decay , he prepared for that awful moment which was to separate soul and body , and more than ever regretted the privation of his for . mer solitude at Castanar , the remembrance of which had always excited in him a disgust to the magnificence and splendor of earthl
y greatness . He received the sacrament with sentiments of piety that imparted edification to every person present . He embraced the cross of Jesus Christ , and implored forgiveness of God of his sins , in a manner at once so tender and affecting , that the domestics and four assisting canons melted into tears at the foot of his bed . He spoke to them , with . admirable presence of mind , of the vanity of human
affairs , of the infinite mercy of God , and , by his example , instructing them in the object of their real confidence , poured forth his » soul in the ejaculation of David , ' Lord , I have trusted in thee , and shall not be confounded J' ¦ Some hours before his death he had begun to dictate a letter to Charles , recommending his friends and relatives , his university , and the monasteries which he had founded , to his Majesty ' s care and gracious protection ; but when it was brought to him for his signature , the pen
dropped from his hand . He betrayed no symptoms of the fear of death , and was heard to say repeatedly , ' that he carried with him this testimony of conscience , that in the distribution of rewards or punishments , he had not exceeded , from motives of favour or aversion , the exact laws of justice , and that he had never entertained a spirit of animosity against any but those who were enemies to the stateand unfriendly to the public good .
, He died in the month of November , 1517 , in the 226 . year of his episcopate , and the 81 st of his age . His body was exposed to public view , dressed in his episcopal vestmemts , at first seated upon a chair , « nd afterwards laid upon a bed of state . The public cryers announced his death at the corner of every street , inviting the people , agreeably to the custom of Spain , to come and pay the deceased the last
testimony of respect , by kissing his hand , and receive the usual indulgences granted on such occasions . His body was carried to Alcala , with great solemnity . Notwithstanding the express order of his will , that -nothing should be exhibited in his funeral that wore the semblance of pomp or ambition , the Bishop of Avila , appointed his executor , had a magnificent service performed for the Cardinaland ordered Doctor
, Servel to pronounce a funeral oratipn ; which he did from the following passage , taken for his text out of the book of Psalms : ' Increpa feras arundinis , congregatio taurortmi in tjaccis . pbulorum , ut er . eludant ess ' qui -brobati sunt in prgento . ' * Applying these words , otherwise obscure