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

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XIV. Therefore the great Paul straightway taking her

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hand

,

went

into

the

house

of

Philotheus

,

and

baptised

her

in

the

name

of

the

Father

and

of

the

Son

and

the

Holy

Ghost

.

Then

taking

bread

also

he

gave

her

the

eucharist

saying

,

Let

this

be

to

thee

for

a

remission

of

sins

and

for

a

renewing

of

thy

soul

.

Then

the

blessed

Xanthippe

,

receiving

the

divine

grace

of

holy

baptism

,

returned

to

her

own

house

,

rejoicing

and

praising

the

Lord

.

The

porter

seeing

her

complained

loudly

in

violent

words

,

that

her

going

out

might

be

deemed

to

have

been

without

his

will

if

Probus

should

notice

it

;

but

he

that

gave

her

light

along

with

Paul

kept

the

whole

house

,

together

with

Probus

,

in

a

deep

sleep

,

and

they

did

not

hear

his

words

at

all

.

Then

she

went

running

into

her

bed

-

chamber

,

saying

,

What

shall

I

say

of

thee

,

searcher

out

of

sinners

,

who

art

most

present

with

us

in

tribulations

.

Thy

goodness

does

these

things

,

since

for

the

sake

of

man

whom

thou

didst

make

thou

didst

go

down

even

to

death

,

for

,

however

much

man

stir

thee

to

anger

many

times

,

yet

thou

,

Lord

,

pourest

out

thy

mercies

upon

him

.

O

depth

of

compassion

and

wealth

of

mercy

;

O

immeasurable

goodness

and

incomparable

kindness

;

O

treasure

of

good

things

,

and

giver

of

mercy

,

and

enricher

of

all

that

believe

in

thee

!

If

,

therefore

,

one

who

loves

thee

say

,

Be

near

me

,

Lord

,

thou

hast

already

anticipated

him

.

If

he

say

,

I

give

thee

thanks

;

hear

my

words

,

before

they

are

spoken

,

thou

understandest

.

And

as

for

those

that

ask

of

thee

,

thou

givest

to

each

after

his

asking

.

Thy

goodness

seeks

out

those

that

know

thee

not

,

and

thou

runnest

to

sinners

.

O

cheerful

look

,

filling

the

ways

of

sinners

with

mercy

;

O

excellent

watching

and

exhortation

of

the

ignorant

!

Who

shall

tell

my

lord

Paul

of

the

salvation

that

has

now

befallen

me

,

that

he

might

come

and

give

words

of

thanksgiving

for

me

to

this

protector

of

sinners

?

Come

many

and

behold

and

know

the

Lord

,

who

hates

sin

,

but

has

mercy

on

sinners

.

Come

,

now

,

O

Paul

,

preacher

of

God

,

for

with

thee

even

now

I

sit

under

instruction

,

and

give

words

of

thanksgiving

for

me

,

for

I

desire

to

keep

silence

,

since

human

reason

makes

me

afraid

,

lest

I

have

not

the

grace

of

eloquence

.

I

desire

to

keep

silence

,

and

am

compelled

to

speak

,

for

some

one

inflames

and

sweetens

me

within

.

If

I

say

,

I

will

shut

my

mouth

,

there

is

some

one

that

murmurs

in

me

.

Shall

I

say

a

great

thing

?

Is

it

not

that

teacher

that

is

in

Paul

,

without

arrogance

,

filling

the

heavens

,

speaking

within

and

waiting

without

,

sitting

on

the

throne

with

the

father

and

stretched

upon

the

cross

by

man

.

What

,

therefore

,

I

shall

do

I

know

not

.

My

worthless

mind

delights

me

,

and

is

not

unfolded

to

the

end

.

Thou

that

hadst

thy

hands

fixed

with

nails

and

thy

side

pierced

with

the

spear

,

thou

star

out

of

Jacob

and

lion’s

whelp

out

of

Judah

,

thou

rod

out

of

Jesse

,

and

man

and

God

out

of

Mary

,

thou

invisible

God

in

the

bosom

of

the

Father

,

and

that

canst

not

be

looked

upon

by

cherubim

,

and

art

mocked

in

Israel

,

glory

be

to

thee

,

who

didst

appear

on

the

earth

and

wast

taken

by

the

people

,

hung

upon

the

tree

and

by

the

report

of

the

wicked

falsely

said

to

be

stolen

,

and

that

hast

bought

us

all

together

.