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The Narrative of Zosimus Concerning the Life of the Blessed

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Section 18

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XVIII. But seeing me thus praised, Satan desired

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to

tempt

me

and

throw

his

dart

at

me

from

his

station

,

but

an

angel

of

God

came

and

said

to

me

,

Zosimus

,

behold

Satan

is

coming

to

tempt

thee

,

but

the

Lord

will

fight

for

thee

,

for

the

glory

of

thy

faith

must

bind

Satan

.

And

an

angel

of

God

appeared

,

crying

and

saying

,

Welcome

,

blessed

one

of

Christ

.

Come

and

I

shall

lead

thee

to

the

cave

that

is

the

dwelling

-

place

of

thy

body

,

for

thy

cave

shall

be

a

testimony

of

the

desert

,

a

healing

of

the

sick

that

come

to

it

,

a

place

of

trial

and

touch

-

stone

of

demons

.

And

laying

hold

of

my

hand

he

strengthened

me

,

and

led

me

for

forty

days

to

the

cave

where

I

had

dwelt

.

And

there

was

there

a

table

of

righteousness

,

and

I

spent

the

night

with

the

angels

of

God

.

And

I

placed

the

tablets

that

were

given

me

by

the

holy

blessed

ones

on

the

step

of

the

altar

in

my

cave

.

Notes

1
Text corrupt; “bind” is conjectural.