Note 17 — THE FRIAR MEMORIAL OF 1898
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Accusations against the orders. They work deceitfully, we shall say with the Psalmist (Psalm 35),17 they talk of peace and of love outwardly, but evil and hate are hid in their hearts; supervacue exprobaverunt animam meam. Most vainly do they wrong us, we shall add, in respect to the accusations that they direct against us. “Unjust witnesses rising up have asked me things I knew not. They repaid me evil for good: and have sworn my destruction. But thou, O Lord, wilt destroy their plans, and wilt save my existence.” (Psalm 35.)18