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The Narrative of Zosimus Concerning the Life of the Blessed

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Section 6

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VI. Then the elders of the blessed gave me

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over

to

one

of

the

attendants

,

saying

,

Keep

him

for

seven

days

.

So

the

attendant

receiving

me

led

me

to

his

cave

,

and

we

sat

under

a

tree

partaking

of

food

.

For

from

the

sixth

hour

even

to

the

sixth

,

then

we

ate

,

and

the

water

came

out

from

the

root

of

the

tree

sweeter

than

honey

,

and

we

drank

our

fill

,

and

again

the

water

sank

down

into

its

place

.

And

all

the

country

of

those

there

heard

of

me

,

that

there

had

come

thither

a

man

out

of

the

vanity

of

the

world

,

and

all

the

country

was

stirred

up

,

and

they

came

to

see

me

because

it

seemed

strange

to

them

.

Therefore

they

were

asking

me

all

things

and

I

was

answering

them

,

and

I

became

faint

in

spirit

and

in

body

,

and

besought

the

man

of

God

that

served

me

,

and

said

,

I

beseech

thee

,

brother

,

if

any

come

to

see

me

,

tell

them

He

is

not

here

,

so

that

I

may

rest

a

little

.

And

the

man

of

God

cried

out

saying

,

Woe

is

me

,

that

the

story

of

Adam

is

summed

up

in

me

,

for

Satan

deceived

him

through

Eve

,

and

this

man

by

his

flattery

desires

to

make

me

a

liar

while

he

is

here

.

Take

me

away

from

hence

,

for

I

shall

flee

from

the

place

.

For

behold

he

wishes

to

sow

in

me

seeds

of

the

world

of

vanity

.

And

all

the

multitude

and

the

elders

rose

up

against

me

,

and

said

,

Depart

from

us

,

man

;

we

know

not

whence

thou

art

come

to

us

.

But

I

lamented

with

great

lamentation

,

and

my

senses

left

me

,

and

I

cried

out

to

the

elders

,

saying

,

Forgive

me

,

my

lords

,

and

the

elders

stilled

them

and

made

quietness

.

Then

I

related

to

them

all

from

the

beginning

till

that

time

,

and

said

,

I

besought

the

Lord

to

come

to

you

,

and

he

deemed

me

worthy

.

And

the

elders

said

,

And

now

what

wilt

thou

we

should

do

to

thee

?

I

said

to

them

,

I

desire

to

learn

of

you

your

way

of

life

.