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

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Section 30

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XXX. Therefore the apostle standing prayed, and

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,

behold

,

the

lioness

came

running

,

and

stood

gazing

upon

him

.

And

Andrew

the

apostle

of

the

Lord

said

,

What

then

does

this

beast

wish

?

The

lioness

opening

her

mouth

spoke

with

a

human

voice

,

Andrew

,

apostle

of

Christ

,

the

prayer

of

her

,

that

stands

on

thy

right

hand

,

has

overtaken

me

.

Therefore

confirm

thou

and

instruct

and

admonish

them

in

the

right

and

true

faith

of

Christ

,

for

they

greatly

desire

the

name

of

the

Lord

.

And

,

behold

,

the

wonderful

condescension

of

God

,

that

even

on

irrational

and

untamable

beasts

he

has

poured

out

his

mercy

.

The

blessed

Andrew

weeping

said

,

What

shall

I

say

or

what

shall

I

speak

concerning

thy

mercy

,

O

God

,

that

thus

thou

at

all

times

cleavest

to

the

lowly

,

and

takest

care

for

those

in

ignorance

,

being

without

arrogance

and

full

of

mercy

?

And

having

completed

the

prayer

he

baptised

the

maidens

in

the

name

of

the

Father

,

Son

and

Holy

Ghost

.

Then

the

lioness

immediately

set

off

to

the

mountain

,

and

the

Apostle

Andrew

said

to

the

maidens

,

Be

zealous

,

daughters

,

to

be

of

good

repute

before

God

by

living

well

in

a

strange

land

,

and

separate

not

from

each

other

,

and

God

,

that

is

always

present

to

those

that

call

upon

him

,

keep

you

in

holiness

,

driving

away

from

you

the

Evil

One

.

And

pray

ye

also

for

me

.

Polyxena

said

,

We

will

follow

thee

whithersoever

thou

goest

.

The

Apostle

Andrew

said

,

This

was

not

made

known

to

me

by

the

Lord

,

daughters

;

therefore

remain

with

peace

,

hoping

in

the

Lord

,

and

he

will

preserve

you

to

the

end

.