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Life and Conduct of the Holy Women, Xanthippe, Polyxena, and Rebecca

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Section 1

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I. When the blessed Paul was at Rome

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through

the

word

of

the

Lord

,

it

happened

that

a

certain

servant

of

a

ruler

of

Spain

came

to

Rome

with

letters

of

his

master’s

,

and

heard

the

word

of

God

from

Paul

,

the

truly

golden

and

beautiful

nightingale

.

This

servant

being

greatly

touched

,

and

being

unable

to

remain

and

be

filled

with

the

divine

word

because

he

was

hastened

by

the

letters

,

returned

into

Spain

in

great

grief

,

and

being

unable

to

show

his

desire

to

any

one

,

because

his

master

was

an

idolater

,

he

was

always

pained

at

heart

and

sighing

greatly

.

Now

this

servant

was

honoured

and

faithful

to

his

masters

,

and

as

time

went

past

,

the

servant

fell

sick

and

grew

lean

of

flesh

,

which

his

master

perceiving

said

to

him

,

What

has

happened

to

thee

that

thou

art

thus

fallen

together

in

countenance

?

The

servant

said

,

here

is

a

great

pain

in

my

heart

,

and

I

can

in

no

way

find

rest

.

His

master

said

to

him

,

And

what

is

the

pain

that

cannot

receive

healing

from

my

chief

physician

?

The

servant

said

,

While

I

was

still

in

Rome

,

this

pain

and

its

recurring

mishap

made

itself

known

to

me

.

His

master

said

,

And

knowest

thou

not

of

any

who

have

fallen

into

this

disease

and

been

healed

?

The

servant

said

,

Yes

,

but

where

that

physician

is

I

know

not

,

for

I

left

him

in

Rome

.

So

many

as

have

been

attended

by

that

physician

and

have

gone

through

the

water

m

his

hands

,

have

received

healing

immediately

.

His

master

said

,

I

ought

not

to

grudge

to

send

thee

yet

again

to

Rome

,

if

perchance

thou

mightest

obtain

healing

.