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

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Polyxena

,

the

vessel

arrived

in

Greece

,

the

blessed

Philip

being

there

,

and

having

come

down

to

the

shore

by

a

vision

,

and

there

accompanied

him

also

great

multitudes

of

those

who

were

being

taught

by

him

.

And

behold

the

vessel

wherein

was

Polyxena

appeared

,

terribly

tossed

about

.

And

the

blessed

Philip

said

,

Behold

the

vessel

on

account

of

which

we

came

down

here

,

in

which

there

is

a

soul

in

trouble

.

When

the

vessel

arrived

and

all

had

disembarked

upon

the

dry

land

,

they

lay

as

half

dead

,

because

they

had

been

greatly

tossed

about

in

the

sea

.

But

the

apostle

Philip

ordered

Polyxena

to

be

lifted

and

taken

to

the

place

where

he

was

lodging

,

and

the

rest

to

be

looked

to

.

But

he

that

had

carried

off

Polyxena

,

recovering

from

the

disorder

of

the

sea

,

was

desirous

to

take

her

again

,

for

Philip

,

having

entrusted

Polyxena

to

one

of

those

that

were

taught

by

him

,

went

on

his

way

rejoicing

.

But

he

that

had

her

said

,

She

was

committed

to

me

by

a

holy

man

,

and

I

cannot

give

her

up

to

thee

.

He

,

however

,

giving

no

heed

to

him

and

finding

there

a

kinsman

of

his

,

a

nobleman

,

prepared

for

war

,

gathering

eight

thousand

men

.

Polyxena

,

knowing

this

,

went

forth

by

night

and

departed

,

but

he

that

had

charge

of

Polyxena

said

,

Taking

the

tunic

of

Philip

,

I

shall

go

forth

alone

to

meet

them

;

but

as

he

said

this

it

was

announced

to

him

that

the

maid

was

not

there

.

Then

he

,

leaving

all

thought

of

the

war

,

ran

into

the

bed

-

chamber

,

and

not

finding

the

maid

threw

himself

on

the

ground

,

saying

,

Woe

is

me

,

wretched

one

,

that

have

become

an

enemy

of

Philip

.

What

shall

I

answer

him

,

when

he

asks

the

maiden

from

me

?

His

servants

came

and

said

to

him

,

Arise

,

our

lord

,

from

the

ground

,

for

the

forces

have

surrounded

thy

house

,

and

the

maid

cannot

be

found

.

He

said

,

Leave

me

thus

to

die

on

her

account

.

Perhaps

,

even

by

this

,

Philip

the

servant

of

Christ

may

be

fully

satisfied

,

since

I

shall

be

found

despising

his

command

.

Then

the

servants

,

seeing

that

he

heeded

them

not

,

took

counsel

to

flee

from

the

enemies

,

but

again

after

a

little

,

being

moved

by

the

foreknowledge

of

God

,

they

said

,

It

is

not

right

for

our

master

to

die

.

Come

,

let

us

go

forth

to

meet

them

,

raising

the

sign

of

the

cross

.

Then

raising

the

precious

cross

they

went

forth

,

about

thirty

men

,

upon

the

enemy

,

and

slew

five

thousand

,

and

the

rest

fled

.

And

they

returned

with

victory

to

their

master

,

praising

God

and

saying

,

What

God

is

so

great

as

our

God

,

who

has

not

suffered

his

servant

to

be

slain

by

the

wicked

?

And

coming

upon

their

lord

,

still

weeping

,

they

said

to

him

,

Arise

,

lord

,

and

weep

not

,

for

it

befits

it

to

be

not

as

we

will

,

but

as

the

Lord

wills

.