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 and sitteth  on  His  right  hand,  very  God  and  very  man,

by Whom  are  made  all  things  in  the  world,

and  He   shall   come    to   judge    every    [man]    according    to    his deeds,

in the  end  of  this  world  with  glorious  angels.'

When Paul  had  preached  the  faith  there  long  in  the  day,

then Dionysius  believed  on  the  living  God,

and acknowledged  that  his  gods were  horrible  devils.

Then he  besought  Paul  earnestly  to  pray  for  him

to the  merciful  Lord  that  he  might  be  His  disciple.

Again, on  the  second  day,  Paul  went  along  the  street,

and met  a  blind  man  who  was  so  born;

he begged  importunately  of  the  great  Paul,

that he  would  heal  him  in  the  name  of  Jesus,

and the  blessed  apostle  marked  his  eyes

with the  holy  cross,  praying  to  the  Saviour

that He  would  give  him  sight,  and  he  saw  immediately,

he who  was  born  blind;    and  Paul  commanded  him  thus,

'Go to  Dionysius,  now  God  hath  enlightened  thee,

and tell  him  to  hasten,  even  as  he  before  promised,

to be  baptized  from  his  former  sins.'

Then went  the  healed  man,  obedient  to  the  apostle,

and announced  his  best  boldly  to  Dionysius.

Then Dionysius  asked  the  messenger,  being  astonished,

'What! art thou  the  blind  man  who  was  so  born?

He straightway  answered  the  venerable  man,

'I am  the  same  of  whom  thou  speakest,

who was  born  blind,  and  the  bright  sun

never shone  on  my  eyes  until  this  present  day;

but the  blessed  Paul  enlightened  mine  eyes

through his  Lord's  might,  concerning  whom  he  preacheth  to  men.'

Dionysius thereupon  arose,  and  quickly  hastened  to  Paul