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

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Section 9

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IX. The great Paul said to her,

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Arise

,

daughter

,

and

look

not

upon

me

as

having

been

sought

out

of

thy

ignorance

by

my

foresight

.

For

Christ

,

the

provider

of

the

world

,

the

searcher

out

of

sinners

and

the

lost

,

who

has

not

only

called

to

mind

those

upon

earth

,

but

also

by

his

own

presence

has

redeemed

those

in

Hades

,

he

himself

has

pitied

thee

,

and

sent

me

hither

that

he

might

visit

and

pity

many

others

together

with

thee

.

For

this

mercy

and

visitation

are

not

of

us

,

but

are

his

injunction

and

command

,

even

as

we

also

have

received

mercy

and

been

saved

by

him

.

Probus

hearing

this

was

astonished

at

their

words

,

for

he

was

altogether

ignorant

of

these

things

.

But

Paul

by

force

raised

up

Xanthippe

from

his

feet

,

and

she

running

set

a

new

gilded

chair

for

Paul

to

sit

down

upon

.

The

great

Paul

said

to

her

,

My

daughter

Xanthippe

,

do

not

thus

,

for

ye

have

not

yet

accorded

to

the

faith

of

Christ

,

but

wait

a

little

,

till

the

Lord

shall

set

in

order

what

is

necessary

!

Xanthippe

said

to

Paul

,

Sayest

thou

this

to

try

me

,

O

preacher

of

God

,

or

hast

thou

any

foreknowledge

?

Paul

said

,

No

,

daughter

,

but

the

devil

,

who

hates

the

servants

of

God

,

sows

wickedness

in

the

hearts

of

his

own

servants

,

to

oppose

those

that

labour

for

Christ

in

preaching

,

for

his

wickedness

has

extended

to

the

apostles

and

even

to

the

Lord

himself

.

Therefore

it

is

fitting

to

approach

the

unbelievers

gently

and

kindly

!

Xanthippe

said

to

Paul

,

I

beseech

thee

,

if

thou

lovest

thy

servants

,

make

prayer

for

Probus

,

and

let

me

see

if

he

that

is

hated

by

thee

can

work

in

him

;

let

me

see

if

he

can

even

stand

against

thy

prayer

.

And

Paul

rejoiced

exceedingly

at

the

words

of

her

faith

,

and

said

to

her

,

Believe

me

,

daughter

,

that

by

his

suggestion

and

working

I

have

not

passed

a

single

hour

without

chains

and

blows

.

Xanthippe

said

to

him

,

But

thou

sufferest

these

things

by

thy

own

free

will

,

since

thou

hast

not

neglected

thy

preaching

even

to

scourging

,

but

this

again

I

tell

thee

,

that

thy

bonds

shall

be

the

defeat

of

the

prompter

,

and

thy

humiliation

their

overthrow

.