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<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.proclaimsermons.com/illustration.asp">http://www.proclaimsermons.com/illustration.asp</a></span></font>
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<p style='margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><strong><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>The same in private as in
public</span></font></b></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:9.0pt;
margin-left:0in'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> Francis de Sales is one of the revered saints of French
history. A bishop planned to write a biography of de Sales, so he wanted to
know what de Sales was <em><i><font face="Times New Roman">really</font></i></em>
like. Therefore, when he visited de Sales, the bishop drilled a hole in the
wall so he could spy on de Sales’ conduct, to see if he could find the
secret of his holy life. What he learned was almost nothing, but it was also
almost everything. He discovered that de Sales was the same in private as in
public. He slipped out of bed quietly early in the morning, being careful not
to awaken his servant. He prayed, answered correspondence and took care of his
ordinary tasks in the same gracious manner that he followed when he was in
public. Francis de Sales had clean hands; his conduct was honorable, in private
and in public.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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