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The Narrative of Zosimus Concerning the Life of the Blessed

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Section 7

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VII. And they rejoiced with great joy, and

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taking

up

tables

of

stone

they

wrote

on

them

with

their

nails

,

thus

,

Hear

,

ye

sons

of

men

,

hear

ye

us

who

are

become

blessed

,

that

we

also

are

of

you

;

for

when

the

prophet

Jeremiah

proclaimed

that

the

city

of

Jerusalem

should

be

delivered

into

the

hands

of

the

destroyers

,

he

rent

his

garments

,

and

put

sackcloth

upon

his

loins

,

and

sprinkled

dust

upon

his

head

,

and

took

earth

upon

his

bed

,

and

told

all

the

people

to

turn

from

their

wicked

way

.

And

our

father

Rechab

,

the

son

of

Aminadab

,

heard

him

and

said

to

us

,

Ye

sons

and

daughters

of

Rechab

,

hearken

to

your

father

,

and

put

off

your

garments

from

your

body

,

and

drink

no

vessel

of

wine

,

and

eat

no

bread

from

the

fire

,

and

drink

not

strong

drink

and

honey

until

the

Lord

hear

your

entreaty

.

And

we

said

,

All

that

he

has

commanded

us

we

shall

do

and

hearken

.

So

we

cast

away

our

clothing

from

our

bodies

,

and

we

ate

no

bread

from

the

fire

,

and

drank

no

vessel

of

wine

nor

honey

nor

strong

drink

,

and

we

lamented

with

a

great

lamentation

and

besought

the

Lord

,

and

he

heard

our

prayer

and

turned

away

his

anger

from

the

city

of

Jerusalem

,

and

there

came

to

the

city

of

Jerusalem

mercy

from

the

Lord

,

and

he

pitied

its

people

,

and

turned

away

his

deadly

anger

.