[Footnote68:Invenimusmiraemagnitudinisvirosduos，utpriscaaetasferebat，tom。ii。Epist。xxii。p。875。Thesizeoftheseskeletonswasfortunately，orskillfully，suitedtothepopularprejudiceofthegradualdecreaseofthehumanstature，whichhasprevailedineveryagesincethetimeofHomer。
Grandiaqueeffossismirabiturossasepulchris。]
[Footnote69:Ambros。tom。ii。Epist。xxii。p。875。Augustin。
Confes，l。ix。c。7，deCivitat。Dei，l。xxii。c。8。Paulin。inVitaSt。Ambros。c。14，inAppend。Benedict。p。4。Theblindman\'snamewasSeverus；hetouchedtheholygarment，recoveredhissight，anddevotedtherestofhislifeatleasttwenty—fiveyearstotheserviceofthechurch。Ishouldrecommendthismiracletoourdivines，ifitdidnotprovetheworshipofrelics，aswellastheNicenecreed。]
[Footnote70:Paulin，inTit。St。Ambros。c。5，inAppend。