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

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Section 32

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XXXII. The ass-driver hearing this wept

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unceasingly

,

and

Polyxena

said

,

Has

then

the

providence

of

God

overtaken

thee

,

that

thou

weepest

thus

?

The

ass

-

driver

said

,

If

thou

art

desirous

to

learn

wherefore

I

weep

,

hear

the

truth

,

for

one

ought

not

to

grudge

to

tell

the

things

of

Christ

.

I

was

a

disciple

of

Philip

,

the

apostle

of

Christ

,

and

seeing

how

all

his

thought

was

towards

the

poor

,

I

took

all

that

I

had

and

sold

it

.

And

taking

the

price

,

I

bought

bread

and

wine

,

and

divided

them

throughout

the

cities

to

those

that

had

need

,

when

therefore

I

had

done

this

for

some

time

in

the

neighbouring

city

,

a

certain

maimed

person

cried

out

,

saying

(

though

it

was

not

himself

that

spoke

,

but

Satan

through

his

mouth

)

,

I

desire

nothing

,

I

take

nothing

from

thee

,

because

thou

art

a

Christian

.

Then

the

whole

city

arose

against

me

and

sought

to

take

me

,

but

some

ran

one

way

and

some

another

,

while

I

go

through

their

midst

and

no

one

sees

me

.

And

issuing

from

the

city

I

gave

praise

and

glory

to

God

that

thus

I

had

been

rewarded

,

and

I

prayed

to

my

God

that

I

should

meet

some

one

who

knew

his

all

-

holy

name

,

so

that

relating

these

things

I

might

obtain

relief

.

For

the

men

of

this

country

will

not

hear

at

all

concerning

Christ

,

being

full

of

impiety

and

filled

with

wickedness

.

I

exhort

you

therefore

,

take

ye

also

one

coin

from

me

,

and

if

it

seem

good

,

take

ye

rest

also

upon

the

asses

.

Polyxena

said

,

Mayest

thou

obtain

mercy

from

God

,

brother

.

But

if

thou

wilt

receive

a

full

reward

,

save

us

as

far

as

the

sea

,

so

that

,

if

God

wills

,

we

may

sail

for

Spain

.