was the faith which had been held by all the holy men of olden

times and was still held by the Church, and demanded by the State

authorities. He did not believe that the bread turned into flesh,

that it was useful for the soul to repeat so many words, or that

he had actually swallowed a bit of God. No one could believe

this, but he believed that one ought to hold this faith. What

strengthened him most in this faith was the fact that, for

fulfilling the demands of this faith, he had for the last 15