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  1 Text|     proceeding from the Father, and abiding in the Son, in order that
  2 Text|          according to the degree of ability we have.~Accordingly the
  3 Text|            that through thee He may accept me who through thee has
  4 Text|          Aegeates; and all with one accord hastened to the tribunal,
  5 Text|          degree of ability we have.~Accordingly the proconsul Aegeates,
  6 Text|            and to send to Caesar an accusation against both Maximilla and
  7 Text|              Grant willingly to the Achaians a just man; grant willingly
  8 Text|            being a judge of men, to acknowledge thy Judge who is in the
  9 Text|           in the heaven, and having acknowledged Him, to worship Him; and
 10 Text|            order that thou perhaps, acknowledging it, mayst believe, and believing,
 11 Text|           province, in which I have acquired for Christ a people not
 12     | across
 13 Text|          which men had lost through Adam, and should cut off the
 14 Text|             henceforward cease from adding to thy miseries, and lighting
 15 Text|           kept quiet because of the adjuration. Then the blessed Andrew,
 16 Text|          the blessed Andrew, having adjured the people, said: I entreat
 17 Text|     unwillingly, all the same, thou admittest that he was fastened to
 18 Text|             the body of Christ, and adorned by His limbs as if with
 19 Text|         Jesus Christ, let not Thine adversary release me, who have been
 20 Text|              that through temporary afflictions ye may attain to everlasting
 21 Text|       changed thy mind? I would not agree with thee that thou hadst
 22 Text|             with costly spices, and aid it in her own tomb. For
 23 Text|          kinsmen depart to our own, allowing thee to be what thou art,
 24     | almost
 25     | alone
 26 Text|     spotless lamb day by day on the altar of the cross; and though
 27 Text|          who was crucified, I shall altogether disclose to thee in what
 28     | always
 29 Text|            glory for ever and ever. Amen. ~
 30 Text|         where the fellowship of the angels is, where He reigns the
 31 Text|             means be. And so, being angry, He said to Peter, Get thee
 32 Text|           cross.~The blessed Andrew answering, said: Oh, if thou wouldst
 33     | anything
 34 Text|              having lately made its appearance, the emperors of the Romans
 35 Text|          cut off the tree of carnal appetite through the tree of thecross.
 36 Text|           Andrew, with all the city applauding him, the holy Andrew said
 37 Text|            what I said, if now thou apprehendest, that great is the mystery
 38 Text|            come near him; for their arms were benumbed.~Then the
 39 Text|            people. And while he was arranging these things in the presence
 40 Text|             ye who have for my sake assembled here; and hasten to take
 41 Text|            also ready beforehand as athletes to the Lord, in order that
 42 Text|            not.~When, therefore, he attempted to come near the tree of
 43 Text|              as is likely, to hear, attend to me. ~Aegeates said: A
 44 Text|            what reasonable love the Author of the life of the human
 45 Text|             He knew that he was, He awaited him~Aegeates said: I wonder
 46 Text|          and ours. But if not, thou awaitest varied tortures, on account
 47 Text|           hast judged wickedly; thy awards are impious. In what has
 48 Text|            if he could, he would be aware, having learned it by experience,
 49 Text|          carrying nothing with them bat sins.~Aegeates said: These
 50 Text|         somewhat light, any one can bear; but if they are heavy,
 51 Text|           times three soldiers, and beaten with violence, he was lifted
 52 Text|             received comeliness and beauty from the limbs of the Lord;
 53     | became
 54     | become
 55     | becoming
 56 Text|           something frightful would befall him, rose up from the tribunal
 57 Text|            the Son of God should be begotten a perfect man from the spotless
 58     | behind
 59 Text|        Andrew, running up, said: It behoved thee, being a judge of men,
 60 Text|        Jesus Christ, in whom I have believed, suffer me to touch anything
 61 Text|           incense, nor the flesh of bellowing bulls, nor the blood of
 62 Text|            him; for their arms were benumbed.~Then the blessed Andrew,
 63 Text|             as many as will hear; I beseech you, forsake all this life,
 64 Text|            And when it was evening, bestowing upon him the necessary care,
 65 Text|             run away, and leave His betrayer at fault; but remaining
 66 Text|            of my hand, he it is who betrays me. When, therefore, He
 67 Text|            and that you may get the better of injuries through the
 68 Text|         cross, He stretched out His blameless hands for the hands which
 69 Text|          Christ, she spent her life blessedly along with the brethren.~
 70 Text|           and children, and elders, bond and free, and as many as
 71 Text|             shall give the piece of bread out of my hand, he it is
 72 Text|            to kill Aegeates, and by breaking down the doors of the prison
 73 Text|           market-place of the city, breathed his last.~And this was reported
 74 Text|          Aegeates on account of his brutal disposition and lawless
 75 Text|          nor the flesh of bellowing bulls, nor the blood of goats,
 76 Text|           she prepared the body for burial with costly spices, and
 77 Text|          told them that they should bury him among those who had
 78 Text|              A mystery it cannot be called, but a punishment.~The blessed
 79 Text|        hearkening, they may be held captive by the devil; and that they
 80 Text|          should cut off the tree of carnal appetite through the tree
 81 Text|           found deserted and naked, carrying nothing with them bat sins.~
 82 Text|          Listen, O son of death and chaff made ready for eternal burnings,
 83 Text|         determined to make a public charge against all the people,
 84 Text|        grief heard, where there are cheerfulness and exultation that have
 85 Text|      standing by me, and women, and children, and elders, bond and free,
 86 Text|             lawless conduct, having chosen for herself a holy and quiet
 87 Text|          ages shall never come to a close. Wherefore henceforward
 88 Text|       stripped himself and gave his clothes to the executioners, having
 89 Text|          cross, which hast received comeliness and beauty from the limbs
 90 Text|            splendour like lightning coming forth out of heaven shone
 91 Text|           come and do what had been commanded them; for they were standing
 92 Text|             folly, and given up thy commendation of Christ that thou mightst
 93 Text|             is time that my body be committed to the earth, and Thou shalt
 94 Text|           discoursed to them all in common, for the people ran together
 95 Text|           life are not worthy to be compared with the future recompense
 96 Text|             of my brother, that the condemnation of him who dared to cut
 97 Text|             disposition and lawless conduct, having chosen for herself
 98 Text|         loved, whom on this cross I confess, whom I know, whom I possess,
 99 Text|           me, O Lord; and as I have confessed Thee and obeyed Thee, so
100 Text|          endure in tortures for the confession of His name.~Then the proconsul
101 Text|       despise all temporary things, confirming the purposes of those who
102 Text|             O cross, which has been consecrated by the body of Christ, and
103 Text|           so encircled him, that in consequence of such brightness mortal
104 Text|              and the blessed Andrew continued the rather to say to them
105 Text|           of the notable women, and continuing among those who had come,
106 Text|           again dare to do, what to contrive? Tell us. Hast thou come
107 Text|            Christ. Until now I have conversed with thee kindly about the
108 Text|            the body for burial with costly spices, and aid it in her
109 Text|           with whom I shall live to countless ages. To Him I go; to Him
110 Text|       hastened to the tribunal, and cried out against Aegeates, who
111 Text|        streets did any one hear Him crying out. Therefore do ye also
112 Text|        everlasting, where there are daily weepings, and mournings,
113 Text|            us? What wilt thou again dare to do, what to contrive?
114 Text|             condemnation of him who dared to cut off the apostle of
115 Text|        night, when the light of day dawned, Aegeates having sent for
116 Text|            upon him at all. And the dazzling light remained about the
117 Text|            all, both presbyters and deacons of the churches of Achaia,
118 Text|             of his officers, at the dead of night he rose up, and
119 Text|           Him thanks.~And after the decease of the most blessed Andrew
120 Text|          these people who have been deceived by thee may forsake the
121 Text|           day before the kalends of December, where his good deeds are
122 Text|       knowledge.~The blessed Andrew declared: I wonder that thou, being
123 Text|            December, where his good deeds are kept in mind even to
124 Text|             turned towards me, I am delivered from thee. But if thou wishest
125 Text|              but also most shameful demons, and hostile to the human
126 Text|          body. For I and my kinsmen depart to our own, allowing thee
127 Text|            to say to him, when I am departing to the Lord, that will I
128 Text|            Thyself, that through my departure there may be access to Thee
129 Text|            and weep, because we are deprived of thee. And the blessed
130 Text|           they are heavy, they soon destroy life. But those torments
131 Text|         though the souls of men are destroyed, they shall be renewed through
132 Text|          said: Art thou Andrew, who destroyest the temples of the gods,
133 Text|            I am afflicted about thy destruction, and I am not disturbed
134 Text|            greatly enraged, and was determined to make a public charge
135 Text|           Christ into seditious and devilish uproar. For my Lord, when
136 Text|         thou commendest, thou shall die.~The holy Andrew said: Listen,
137 Text|             him among those who had died a violent death. But he
138 Text|       raised and gathered together, disappears. And those torments ought
139 Text|          And having thus spoken, he discoursed to them all in common, for
140 Text|         apostle of the Lord may not disgrace me.~These things were done
141 Text|             Satan; for thou art not disposed to the things of God. And
142 Text|            on account of his brutal disposition and lawless conduct, having
143 Text|          they were standing at some distance. And they having come up,
144 Text|          for he wished him to be in distress while hanging, and in the
145 Text|           into that place. But I am distressed, Aegeates, about thine own
146 Text|           destruction, and I am not disturbed about my own suffering.
147 Text|             to be eaten up alive by dogs. ~And a great multitude
148 Text|            and by breaking down the doors of the prison to set free
149 Text|          surmise might be free from doubt, He made it clear, saying,
150 Text|             partake of His body and drink His blood, the Lamb that
151 Text|           into the world, should be driven out. And since the first
152 Text|           and His blood is likewise drunk; nevertheless, as I have
153     | during
154 Text|            on thee, thou hadst much earthly fear; but now invested with
155 Text|           Christ Jesus, both in the east and west, north and south.
156 Text|     betrayed, He spoke to us to the effect that He should be betrayed
157 Text|            women, and children, and elders, bond and free, and as many
158 Text|    themselves off, they began to be emboldened against him, being in number
159 Text|           me, and I have desired to embrace thee. O good cross, which
160 Text|            where He reigns the only emperor, where there is light without
161 Text|           my son Stratocles, at the empty stratagem of Aegeates, through
162 Text|         shone down upon him, and so encircled him, that in consequence
163 Text|            Others, then, and others endeavoured to release him, and no one
164 Text|           most; but thy torment for endless ages shall never come to
165 Text|           my King, the more I shall endure in tortures for the confession
166 Text|           art mine: for he is thine enemy. Therefore, having known
167 Text|            longing for thee, no one enters into that place. But I am
168 Text|         adjured the people, said: I entreat you earnestly, brethren,
169 Text|          which, however, thou mayst escape after thou hast tested my
170 Text|         written to all the churches established in the name of Christ Jesus,
171 Text|          the cross. And when it was evening, bestowing upon him the
172 Text|            the man done wrong; what evil has he done? The city has
173 Text|        after.~Aegeates said: I will exact of thee through tortures
174 Text|           glad and exulting; for an exceeding splendour like lightning
175 Text|             therefore, all becoming exceedingly grieved, in order that the
176 Text|          the serviceableness of his exhortations, and the stedfastness of
177 Text|           believe in Christ. And he exhorted them all, teaching that
178 Text|         aware, having learned it by experience, that a man of Jesus is
179 Text|            that He might most fully explain that He willingly underwent
180 Text|            that thou, receiving the exposition of the truth, being made
181 Text|          there are cheerfulness and exultation that have no end. O blessed
182 Text|             where the flowers never fade, where trouble is never
183 Text|         whom my brother Peter said, Far be it from thee, Lord; let
184 Text|           and leave His betrayer at fault; but remaining in the place
185 Text|             have been hanged by Thy favour; O Father, let this insignificant
186 Text|            said to me, Let not that fearful man terrify thee; do not
187 Text|          ropes, they only bound his feet, but did not sever his joints,
188 Text|          tormented by the devil, he fell down from a great height,
189 Text|            He gave it to one of our fellow-disciples, and gave an account of
190 Text|         stand before Him, where the fellowship of the angels is, where
191 Text|          and earnestly desired, and fervently sought after, and already
192 Text|        having eaten nothing, he has filled us all. Take down the man
193 Text|         Thee of many of my kindred, finding rest for themselves in Thy
194 Text|             lighting up everlasting fire for thyself.~Aegeates then
195 Text|          heavenly longing, thou art fitted up according to my prayer.
196 Text|     sobriety of his spirit, and the fixedness of his mind, and the perfection
197 Text|           smoke of incense, nor the flesh of bellowing bulls, nor
198 Text|           everlasting rest, and may flourish for ever, and reign with
199 Text|            without night, where the flowers never fade, where trouble
200 Text|        Aegeates said: Thy speech is foolish, because thou proclaimest
201 Text|          the most sweet food of the forbidden tree He received gall for
202 Text|           the salvation of men, and foretold that He should rise again
203 Text|             wouldest know, take the form of a disciple, that thou
204 Text|         their temples have not been forsaken and deserted. And now, through
205     | found
206 Text|           put to death a godly man. Four days he has been hanging,
207 Text|           him. And when also on the fourth day they beheld his nobleness,
208 Text|             saying that thou art my friend. Dost thou, O proconsul,
209 Text|          thou mayst return to their friendship and ours. But if not, thou
210 Text|     maddened, afraid that something frightful would befall him, rose up
211 Text|            order that He might most fully explain that He willingly
212 Text|             to be compared with the future recompense of the eternal
213 Text|          forbidden tree He received gall for food; and taking our
214 Text|              while it is raised and gathered together, disappears. And
215 Text|          itself, and he gave up the ghost, and along with the brightness
216 Text|          thou hast in Him, how many gifts prepared beforehand. Free
217 Text|           to come to Thee. Thou who givest eternal life, my Teacher
218 Text|             departed to the Lord in giving Him thanks.~And after the
219 Text|          became in the sight of all glad and exulting; for an exceeding
220 Text|         when he had thus spoken and glorified the Lord still more, the
221 Text|             bulls, nor the blood of goats, but sacrificing a spotless
222 Text|             grant willingly to us a God-fearing man; do not put to death
223 Text|          Father and Son in precious Godhead. This faith we have learned
224 Text|          man; do not put to death a godly man. Four days he has been
225 Text|            he having left them all, goes up to the cross, and says
226 Text|         that the blessed Andrew was going to be set free, the proconsul
227 Text|            anything whatever of the goods of my brother, that the
228 Text|         those who believe, how many graces thou hast in Him, how many
229 Text|            and may themselves offer grateful libations to the gods; for
230 Text|           whatever may seem to thee greater in the way of tortures.
231 Text|             to persuade her, he was greatly enraged, and was determined
232 Text|        humble him who has known Thy greatness. The executioners, therefore,
233 Text|        never known, nor the name of grief heard, where there are cheerfulness
234 Text|            all becoming exceedingly grieved, in order that the surmise
235 Text|         been put in an uproar; thou grievest us all; do not betray Caesar'
236 Text|             Andrew, standing on the ground, and looking earnestly upon
237 Text|         remained about the space of half an hour. And when he had
238 Text|           For these torments, which happen to be somewhat light, any
239 Text|            for the death of sins is hard. And on this account I wish
240 Text|             and all with one accord hastened to the tribunal, and cried
241 Text|           was hanging, he moved his head smiling. And Stratocles
242 Text|             life.~And the multitude hearing what was said by him, did
243 Text|            His turning away and not hearkening, they may be held captive
244 Text|         thou believest with all thy heart, thou shalt be able to learn:
245 Text|          worship God, who is in the heavens; but since thou remainest
246 Text|           can bear; but if they are heavy, they soon destroy life.
247 Text|          with Stratocles, taking no heed at all of those standing
248 Text|           he fell down from a great height, and rolling into the midst
249 Text|             hearkening, they may be held captive by the devil; and
250 Text|          come to a close. Wherefore henceforward cease from adding to thy
251     | here
252     | herself
253 Text|           before our eyes, have not hesitated to give an account of, according
254 Text|           quietness, and peace; and hinder not my martyrdom, but rather
255 Text|          not think that he will lay hold of thee, who art mine: for
256 Text|           most shameful demons, and hostile to the human race, teaching
257 Text|          about the space of half an hour. And when he had thus spoken
258     | however
259 Text|         insignificant man no longer humble him who has known Thy greatness.
260 Text|             any means attain to the idea of such truth.~Then Aegeates,
261 Text|      restored to the worship of the images, in order that the gods
262 Text|      Himself, He made a gift of His immortality to us.~Aegeates said: With
263 Text|              Aegeates had been very importunate with her, and promised that
264 Text|             by day not the smoke of incense, nor the flesh of bellowing
265 Text|            the hands which had been incontinently stretched out; for the most
266 Text|           you may get the better of injuries through the endurance of
267 Text|             smiling. And Stratocles inquired of him: Why art thou smiling,
268 Text|           mayst learn what thou art inquiring after.~Aegeates said: I
269 Text|          favour; O Father, let this insignificant man no longer humble him
270 Text|            the unweariedness of his intellect, and the multitude of his
271 Text|          wonder that thou, being an intelligent man, shouldest fall into
272 Text|          much earthly fear; but now invested with heavenly longing, thou
273 Text|         feet, but did not sever his joints, having received this order
274 Text|              O proconsul? Thou hast judged wickedly; thy awards are
275 Text|         willingly to the Achaians a just man; grant willingly to
276 Text|        Patras on the day before the kalends of December, where his good
277 Text|           out. Therefore do ye also keep silence, quietness, and
278 Text|              so that they wished to kill Aegeates, and by breaking
279 Text|            have conversed with thee kindly about the perfection of
280 Text|        access to Thee of many of my kindred, finding rest for themselves
281 Text|           in the body. For I and my kinsmen depart to our own, allowing
282 Text|            in the place in~which He knew that he was, He awaited
283 Text|           tortures the gift of this knowledge.~The blessed Andrew declared:
284 Text|             afraid; but for thee is laid up eternal torment, which,
285 Text|        weepings, and mournings, and lamentations, and never-ending torture,
286 Text|          the religion which, having lately made its appearance, the
287 Text|           answered him: Shall I not laugh at all, my son Stratocles,
288 Text|         Andrew, servant of God? Thy laughter makes us mourn and weep,
289 Text|          his brutal disposition and lawless conduct, having chosen for
290 Text|         words thou shalt be able to lead away those who shall believe
291 Text|             upon you my life, which leads to heavenly things, and
292 Text|        neither did He run away, and leave His betrayer at fault; but
293 Text|            the cross. And he having left them all, goes up to the
294 Text|          one, while yet thou canst, lest perchance thou shouldst
295 Text|             I compel thee to make a libation, that these people who have
296 Text|           themselves offer grateful libations to the gods; for not even
297 Text|           the sacrifice. If thou be lievest in Christ the Son of God,
298 Text|         adding to thy miseries, and lighting up everlasting fire for
299 Text|            exceeding splendour like lightning coming forth out of heaven
300     | likely
301 Text|            people, and His blood is likewise drunk; nevertheless, as
302 Text|           limbs of the Lord; O much longed for, and earnestly desired,
303 Text|           this insignificant man no longer humble him who has known
304 Text|    brightness mortal eyes could not look upon him at all. And the
305 Text|         standing on the ground, and looking earnestly upon the cross,
306 Text|         eternal life, which men had lost through Adam, and should
307 Text|              my Teacher whom I have loved, whom on this cross I confess,
308 Text|             they had somehow become maddened, afraid that something frightful
309 Text|          rest for themselves in Thy majesty.~When, therefore, he had
310     | makes
311 Text|             has perished, that thou makest me come to the renewing
312 Text|         also I shall teach and make manifest, that though the souls of
313 Text|            of the salvation of men, manifestly teaches-that these idols
314 Text|            disclose to thee in what manner the Lamb that has been slain
315 Text|       rolling into the midst of the market-place of the city, breathed his
316 Text|            peace; and hinder not my martyrdom, but rather get yourselves
317 Text|           men, and restore me to my Master, in order that through thee
318 Text|             is for renewing. Do you mean that my soul has perished,
319 Text|              and to all Achaia will mercy be shown. It is not necessary
320 Text|        height, and rolling into the midst of the market-place of the
321 Text|           lay hold of thee, who art mine: for he is thine enemy.
322 Text|     promised that he would make her mistress of his wealth; but not having
323 Text|      consequence of such brightness mortal eyes could not look upon
324 Text|            for food; and taking our mortality upon Himself, He made a
325 Text|          God? Thy laughter makes us mourn and weep, because we are
326 Text|             are daily weepings, and mournings, and lamentations, and never-ending
327 Text|    assuredly, as he was hanging, he moved his head smiling. And Stratocles
328 Text|           may be found deserted and naked, carrying nothing with them
329 Text|           of the brethren stood by, nearly twenty thousand; and having
330     | neither
331 Text|    mournings, and lamentations, and never-ending torture, to which the proconsul
332     | nevertheless
333 Text|           while hanging, and in the night-time, as he was suspended, to
334 Text|             space of three days and nights was taken up, and no one
335 Text|          fourth day they beheld his nobleness, and the unweariedness of
336 Text|          both in the east and west, north and south. Peace to you,
337 Text|            the most powerful of the notable women, and continuing among
338 Text|    emboldened against him, being in number about twenty thousand. And
339 Text|      blessed Andrew, the apostle of oar Lord Jesus Christ, whose
340 Text|            unless thou submissively obey me, shalt receive the mystery
341 Text|             have confessed Thee and obeyed Thee, so now in this word
342 Text|         human race, teaching men to offend God, so that, by being offended,
343 Text|       offend God, so that, by being offended, He turns away and will
344 Text|       things in the presence of his officers, at the dead of night he
345 Text|             Andrew answering, said: Oh, if thou wouldst recognise
346     | once
347 Text|           of the cross, and to give oneself up to most shameful punishments
348 Text|         Father unbegotten, true Son only-begotten, true Holy Spirit proceeding
349 Text|            in Christ, there will be opened up for time, as I promised
350 Text|            of the Romans have given orders to suppress?~The blessed
351     | other
352     | ours
353 Text|      withdraw thy thoughts from the outpouring of thy blood; but if thou
354 Text|         Lord, in order that you may overcome threatenings by a soul that
355 Text|            people of the I faithful partake of His body and drink His
356 Text|          own tomb. For she had been parted from Aegeates on account
357 Text|       betrayed, endured it with all patience; He did not strive, He did
358 Text|            said: I indeed will hear patiently; but thou, unless thou submissively
359 Text|             by His limbs as if with pearls. Assuredly before my Lord
360 Text|          while yet thou canst, lest perchance thou shouldst wish then
361 Text|           miseries, because eternal perdition is ready to receive thee.
362     | perhaps
363 Text|           me, I shall cause thee to perish on the tree of the cross.~
364 Text|            a loud cry, said: Do not permit, O Lord, Thy servant at
365 Text|            temples of the gods, and persuadest men about the religion which,
366 Text|         whomsoever I shall give the piece of bread out of my hand,
367 Text|         then, for thine own sake, O pitiable one, while yet thou canst,
368 Text|      nothing to do with him and his plans. He cannot hear; for if
369 Text|         enraged against thee, being pleased by this, may bring it about
370 Text|            the more shall I be well pleasing to my King, the more I shall
371 Text|              and not throw away the pleasures of life; for it is folly
372 Text|        confess, whom I know, whom I possess, receive me, O Lord; and
373 Text|            Maximilla being the most powerful of the notable women, and
374 Text|          this day, to the glory and praise of our Lord Jesus Christ,
375 Text|       Christ, and I ought rather to pray to attain to the trophy
376 Text|            in the Father and Son in precious Godhead. This faith we have
377 Text|         Text~What we have all, both presbyters and deacons of the churches
378 Text|       arranging these things in the presence of his officers, at the
379 Text|             as if they were already present, He showed that He was to
380 Text|     only-begotten, true Holy Spirit proceeding from the Father, and abiding
381 Text|            cross, I should not have proclaimed the glory of the cross.~
382 Text|            is foolish, because thou proclaimest that the cross is not a
383 Text| transgression of the tree, had been produced from the spotless earth,
384 Text|            any attention, thou wilt prove it.~Aegeates said: I indeed
385 Text|            was determined to make a public charge against all the people,
386 Text|         oneself up to most shameful punishments and burnings.~The holy Andrew
387 Text|            is folly to come for any purpose to the suffering of the
388 Text|    temporary things, confirming the purposes of those who believe in
389 Text|            executioners, therefore, putting out their hands, were not
390 Text|            do ye also keep silence, quietness, and peace; and hinder not
391 Text|            smoke which, while it is raised and gathered together, disappears.
392 Text|           in common, for the people ran together enraged at the
393 Text|           with thee that thou hadst really changed thy mind. Nor would
394 Text|             of the cross, with what reasonable love the Author of the life
395 Text|          faith, in order that thou, receiving the exposition of the truth,
396 Text|           said: Oh, if thou wouldst recognise the mystery of the cross,
397 Text|            of the Romans have never recognised the truth. And this the
398 Text|            compared with the future recompense of the eternal life.~And
399 Text|             me who through thee has redeemed me.~And having thus spoken,
400 Text|           thought that thou, by thy reflection during the night, hast turned
401 Text|              And when the proconsul refused to listen to them, at first
402 Text|          may flourish for ever, and reign with Christ. ~The holy Apostle
403 Text|             the angels is, where He reigns the only emperor, where
404 Text|           to it with a clear voice: Rejoice, O cross, which has been
405 Text|            up, and all the brethren rejoicing along with Maximilla, the
406 Text|          bound upon Thy tree, to be released, O Lord; do not give me
407 Text|             Lord. So then set about releasing me. All the people therefore
408 Text|            persuadest men about the religion which, having lately made
409 Text|            what means does the lamb remain in his kingdom after he
410 Text|             heavens; but since thou remainest in the same shamelessness
411 Text|          servant at this time to be removed from Thee; for it is time
412 Text|            destroyed, they shall be renewed through the mystery of the
413 Text|     breathed his last.~And this was reported to his brother Stratocles;
414 Text|              and according to their request was nailed up by the procurator'
415 Text|             thee, let them be again restored to the worship of the images,
416 Text|            it about that thou mayst return to their friendship and
417 Text|         those standing by, and with reverence took down the body of the
418 Text|             foretold that He should rise again on the third day.
419 Text|            from a great height, and rolling into the midst of the market-place
420 Text|      stretched his body across with ropes, they only bound his feet,
421 Text|            whom the blessed Andrew, running up, said: It behoved thee,
422 Text|             to disclose to thee the sacred things of God. Thou hast
423 Text|            me this, that thou offer sacrifices to the almighty gods, I
424 Text|             the blood of goats, but sacrificing a spotless lamb day by day
425 Text|          brought to him; and having sat down upon the tribunal,
426 Text|          Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan; for thou art not disposed
427 Text|           goes up to the cross, and says to it with a clear voice:
428 Text|             thee, after having been scourged, to be fastened to that
429 Text|          our Lord Jesus Christ into seditious and devilish uproar. For
430 Text|        about thyself. For already I see my King, already I worship
431 Text|           willingly!~Aegeates said: Seeing that, betrayed by his own
432 Text|             cross, and we shall all seek after wisdom; release the
433     | seem
434 Text|             passion also we, having seen it set forth before our
435 Text|            by his own disciple, and seized by the Jews, he was brought
436 Text|      against all the people, and to send to Caesar an accusation
437 Text|           wonder that thou, being a sensible man, shouldst wish to uphold
438 Text|         Stratocles; and he sent his servants, having told them that they
439 Text|     multitude of his words, and the serviceableness of his exhortations, and
440 Text|        stretched out, therefore, by seven times three soldiers, and
441 Text|         bound his feet, but did not sever his joints, having received
442 Text|            am in Thy mystery to the shameless devil. O Jesus Christ, let
443 Text|          thou remainest in the same shamelessness at last, and thinkest me
444 Text|          coming forth out of heaven shone down upon him, and so encircled
445 Text|           being an intelligent man, shouldest fall into the folly of thinking
446 Text|            were already present, He showed that He was to be willingly
447 Text|         said this, he became in the sight of all glad and exulting;
448 Text|            to them, at first indeed signing with his hand to the crowd
449 Text|           Therefore do ye also keep silence, quietness, and peace; and
450 Text|           against Aegeates, who was sitting, saying: What is thy judgment,
451 Text|            holy Andrew said: I am a slave of the cross of Christ,
452 Text|             Christ a people not the smallest.~Aegeates said: For this
453 Text|   stedfastness of his soul, and the sobriety of his spirit, and the fixedness
454 Text|        torments, which happen to be somewhat light, any one can bear;
455 Text|           manifest, that though the souls of men are destroyed, they
456 Text|            east and west, north and south. Peace to you, and to all
457 Text|           cross.~Aegeates said: Thy speech is foolish, because thou
458 Text|             the love of Christ, she spent her life blessedly along
459 Text|         body for burial with costly spices, and aid it in her own tomb.
460 Text|          exulting; for an exceeding splendour like lightning coming forth
461 Text|           his exhortations, and the stedfastness of his soul, and the sobriety
462     | still
463 Text|         these words, saying: Do not stir up the peace of our Lord
464 Text|           multitude of the brethren stood by, nearly twenty thousand;
465 Text|          account dost thou, being a stranger to us, come to us? What
466 Text|            Stratocles, at the empty stratagem of Aegeates, through which
467 Text|             not cry out, nor in the streets did any one hear Him crying
468 Text|           earnestly upon the cross, stripped himself and gave his clothes
469 Text|            all patience; He did not strive, He did not cry out, nor
470 Text|    patiently; but thou, unless thou submissively obey me, shalt receive the
471 Text|            be shown one Holy Spirit subsisting in the Father and Son in
472 Text|            he sought nothing of his substance, saying: Let not my Lord
473 Text|         them all, teaching that the sufferings of this transitory life
474 Text|            Aegeates said: These are superfluous and vain words: as for your
475 Text|           last of all, while He was supping with us, He said, One of
476 Text|         Romans have given orders to suppress?~The blessed Andrew said:
477 Text|          grieved, in order that the surmise might be free from doubt,
478 Text|           the night-time, as he was suspended, to be eaten up alive by
479 Text|         stretched out; for the most sweet food of the forbidden tree
480 Text|           three days and nights was taken up, and no one was tired
481 Text|         suffering. For my suffering takes up a space of one day, or
482 Text|           learn, which also I shall teach and make manifest, that
483 Text|             givest eternal life, my Teacher whom I have loved, whom
484 Text|        salvation of men, manifestly teaches-that these idols are not only
485 Text|           wish to uphold him on any terms whatever; for, whether willingly
486 Text|            Let not that fearful man terrify thee; do not think that
487 Text|        mayst escape after thou hast tested my endurance, if thou wilt
488 Text|                                     Text~What we have all, both presbyters
489 Text|           to the Lord in giving Him thanks.~And after the decease of
490 Text|        appetite through the tree of thecross. Hanging upon the cross,
491 Text|            man terrify thee; do not think that he will lay hold of
492 Text|          shamelessness at last, and thinkest me to be afraid because
493 Text|    shouldest fall into the folly of thinking that thou mayst be able
494 Text|          Aegeates, through which he thinks to take vengeance upon us?
495 Text|            should rise again on the third day. To whom my brother
496 Text|         order that you may overcome threatenings by a soul that has no fear
497 Text|            be afraid because of thy threats, bring against me whatever
498 Text|            out, therefore, by seven times three soldiers, and beaten
499 Text|            taken up, and no one was tired and went away from him.
500 Text|           sent his servants, having told them that they should bury