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

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Section 10

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X. Now the report of his presence ran

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through

the

whole

city

and

the

country

round

about

,

for

some

of

that

city

having

been

at

Rome

had

seen

the

signs

and

wonders

that

were

done

by

the

blessed

Paul

,

and

came

to

see

if

this

was

he

.

Many

therefore

came

into

the

house

of

Probus

,

and

he

began

to

be

annoyed

and

to

say

,

I

will

not

suffer

my

house

to

be

made

an

inn

.

Xanthippe

knowing

that

the

face

of

Probus

had

begun

to

be

estranged

,

and

that

he

spoke

thus

,

was

greatly

distressed

,

saying

,

Alas

,

wretched

me

,

that

we

are

not

thought

fully

worthy

to

keep

this

man

in

our

house

;

for

if

Paul

goes

hence

,

the

church

also

will

be

held

elsewhere

.

Then

Xanthippe

,

considering

these

matters

,

put

her

hand

on

the

foot

of

Paul

,

and

taking

dust

she

called

Probus

to

her

,

and

placing

her

hand

on

his

breast

said

,

O

Lord

,

my

God

,

who

hast

sought

out

me

,

lowly

one

and

ignorant

of

thee

,

send

what

is

fitting

into

this

heart

.

And

Paul

perceived

her

prayer

,

and

made

the

sign

of

the

cross

,

and

for

several

days

the

people

entered

unhindered

,

and

as

many

as

had

sick

and

vexed

by

unclean

spirits

brought

them

,

and

all

were

healed

.