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

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IV. Then entering into her bed-chamber

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alone

,

she

spoke

thus

with

tears

,

In

what

way

,

my

God

,

I

shall

act

,

or

what

counsel

I

shall

take

,

I

know

not

.

Shall

I

declare

the

thought

that

has

come

upon

me

?

I

fear

the

madness

and

disorder

of

the

city

.

Shall

I

fly

from

this

impious

city

?

I

fear

the

contrivance

of

the

devil

for

seizing

the

sheep

.

Shall

I

await

the

mercy

and

swiftness

of

the

Lord

?

Again

I

fear

the

untimely

snatching

away

of

life

,

for

the

death

of

sinners

has

no

warning

.

Shall

I

depart

and

flee

away

to

Rome

?

I

fear

the

length

of

the

journey

,

being

unable

to

go

on

foot

.

But

while

I

say

these

things

by

conjecture

,

constrained

by

my

desire

(

for

I

cannot

speak

with

surety

)

,

may

I

find

pardon

with

thee

,

my

God

,

and

do

thou

fulfil

my

desire

with

excess

of

right

words

,

and

think

me

but

worthy

to

hear

thy

preacher

,

for

if

I

say

,

to

see

his

face

,

I

ask

a

great

thing

.

Blessed

is

he

that

is

found

in

the

company

of

thy

preachers

,

and

is

satisfied

with

their

precious

countenances

.

Blessed

are

they

that

are

yoked

under

the

preaching

of

thy

commandments

.

Blessed

are

they

that

keep

thy

commandments

;

but

where

now

,

Lord

,

are

thy

mercies

to

our

fathers

,

that

we

also

may

be

their

successors

in

love

toward

thee

and

heirs

of

faith

.

But

behold

now

,

Lord

,

I

cannot

find

any

one

that

has

love

for

thee

,

that

communing

with

him

I

might

even

a

little

refresh

my

soul

.

Speed

therefore

,

Lord

,

to

yoke

me

in

desire

for

thee

,

and

keep

me

under

the

shadow

of

thy

wings

,

for

thou

alone

art

God

,

glorified

to

all

eternity

.

Amen

.