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

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Section 15

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XV. While she was still speaking thus,

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there

appeared

a

cross

on

the

eastern

wall

,

and

straightway

there

entered

through

it

a

beautiful

youth

,

having

round

about

him

trembling

rays

,

and

under

him

an

extended

light

,

on

which

also

he

walked

.

And

as

he

entered

within

,

all

the

foundations

of

that

house

shook

and

sounded

with

a

great

trembling

.

Xanthippe

seeing

him

cried

out

and

fell

to

the

ground

as

if

dead

;

but

he

being

pitiful

and

kind

,

changing

immediately

into

the

shape

of

Paul

,

raised

her

up

,

saying

,

Arise

,

Xanthippe

,

and

fear

not

,

for

the

servants

of

God

are

thus

glorified

.

Then

Xanthippe

arising

,

gazed

upon

him

,

and

thinking

it

to

be

Paul

said

,

How

art

thou

come

in

hither

,

preacher

of

God

,

seeing

that

I

have

given

five

hundred

pieces

of

gold

to

the

porter

,

and

that

although

he

is

my

slave

,

while

thou

hast

no

money

?

The

Lord

said

to

her

,

My

servant

Paul

is

richer

than

all

wealth

,

for

whatsoever

treasure

he

acquires

here

he

sends

it

before

him

into

the

kingdom

of

heaven

,

that

departing

thither

he

may

rest

in

the

unending

and

eternal

rest

.

This

is

the

treasure

of

Paul

,

thou

and

thy

like

.

Then

Xanthippe

gazing

upon

him

,

desirous

to

say

something

,

saw

his

face

shining

as

the

light

;

and

being

greatly

amazed

,

and

putting

both

her

hands

over

her

face

she

threw

herself

to

the

ground

,

and

said

,

Hide

thyself

,

Lord

,

from

my

bodily

eyes

and

enlighten

my

understanding

,

for

I

know

now

who

thou

art

.

Thou

art

he

whose

precursor

was

the

cross

,

the

only

begotten

son

of

the

Father

alone

above

,

and

only

son

of

the

Virgin

alone

below

.

Thou

art

he

who

was

pierced

in

the

hands

and

who

rent

the

rocks

.

Thou

art

he

whom

none

other

can

carry

except

the

bosom

of

the

Father

.