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

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Section 17

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XVII. And Probus arose from his couch with

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a

very

gloomy

countenance

,

for

in

his

sleep

he

had

seen

a

dream

,

and

was

greatly

troubled

concerning

it

.

But

the

porter

seeing

him

about

to

issue

to

the

market

-

place

,

having

his

countenance

thus

troubled

,

was

greatly

afraid

,

Lest

,

said

he

,

he

know

what

has

happened

,

and

will

miserably

destroy

me

.

Probus

,

however

,

having

gone

forth

and

signified

to

those

in

the

market

what

was

fitting

for

the

day

and

season

,

speedily

returned

into

the

house

,

and

said

to

his

servants

,

Call

me

quickly

the

wise

men

Barandus

and

Gnosteas

.

When

they

were

summoned

he

said

to

them

,

I

have

seen

a

very

terrible

vision

,

and

what

appeared

in

it

is

difficult

for

our

power

to

interpret

.

This

,

however

,

do

ye

disclose

to

me

,

as

being

the

most

excellent

of

all

the

world

.

Expound

it

to

me

when

I

tell

it

you

.

Barandus

says

to

him

,

If

the

vision

can

be

interpreted

by

our

wisdom

,

we

shall

explain

it

to

thee

,

but

if

it

be

of

the

faith

that

is

now

spoken

of

we

cannot

expound

it

to

thee

,

for

it

is

of

another

wisdom

and

understanding

.

However

,

let

our

lord

and

master

tell

the

dream

,

and

let

us

see

if

there

is

any

explanation

for

it

.

Probus

says

to

Gnosteas

,

Wherefore

answerest

thou

nothing

?

Gnosteas

said

,

I

have

not

heard

the

dream

,

and

what

can

I

say

but

whatever

it

may

be

,

if

it

is

by

reason

of

Paul

?

Tell

me

now

,

and

thou

wilt

find

it

so

.

Probus

said

,

I

thought

I

was

standing

in

a

certain

unknown

and

strange

country

,

and

that

there

sat

there

an

Ethiop

king

,

who

ruled

over

all

the

earth

and

seemed

never

to

have

any

successor

.

There

stood

beside

him

multitudes

of

servants

,

and

all

hastened

to

destruction

and

had

mastery

far

and

wide

.

And

when

that

Ethiop

seemed

to

have

gained

his

purpose

,

there

arose

a

raven

and

standing

above

him

croaked

with

a

pitiful

voice

.

And

straightway

there

arose

from

the

eastern

parts

an

eagle

,

and

seized

his

kingdom

,

and

his

power

was

made

vain

,

and

those

standing

by

him

fled

to

the

eagle

.

Then

that

king

strove

against

those

that

fled

to

the

eagle

,

but

the

eagle

carried

it

up

into

heaven

,

and

,

behold

,

there

came

a

helper

to

those

that

fled

to

the

eagle

and

left

his

staff

to

them

.

Then

they

laying

hold

of

it

were

not

overcome

by

the

violence

of

that

king

.

So

many

as

ran

to

those

who

had

the

staff

,

he

washed

them

in

pure

water

,

and

they

that

were

washed

had

power

over

his

kingdom

.

And

by

that

staff

the

enemies

of

the

king

were

put

to

flight

,

therefore

capable

men

laying

hold

of

the

staff

turned

to

themselves

great

multitudes

.

And

that

king

strove

against

them

,

and

had

no

might

at

all

,

but

he

hindered

many

from

believing

in

him

that

sent

out

the

men

into

the

world

to

bear

witness

,

and

for

that

reason

many

were

grieved

.

Nevertheless

,

this

one

did

not

constrain

any

like

the

other

,

for

he

himself

was

ruler

of

all

light

.

This

then

was

the

end

.