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 because Father  and  Son  and  the  Comforting  Spirit

have one  nature  and  one  kingdom;

even as  in  one  man  are  verily  three  things;

understanding, and  will,  and  conscious  memory,

which together  ever  belong  to  one  man.'

Then fell  Tiburtius,  affrighted,  at  her  knees,

and cried  aloud  and  said  with  faith:

'it seemeth  not  to  me  that  thou  speakest  with  man's  speech,

but as  if  God's  angel  himself  spake  through  thee.

Nevertheless I  ask  concerning  the  other  life,

who hath  seen  it  and  afterwards  came  hither?'

So then  Caecilia  wisely  answered  him,

and told  how  the  Saviour  came  from  heaven  to  us,

and what  kind  of  many  wonders  He  wrought  in  this  world,

and how  He  raised  the  dead  from  death  to  life,

and how  He  Himself  arose  from  death  on  the  third  day,

and said  to  him  many  things  clearly  concerning  Christ.

Then wept  Tiburtius,  desiring  earnestly

that he  might  be  baptized  by  the  aforesaid  pope,

and his  brother  immediately  went  forth  with  him,

and told  the  pope  what  they  had  said.

Then Urban  the  pope  rejoiced  in  God,

and straightway  baptized  the  blessed  youth,

and instructed  him  in  the  faith  for  seven  days  together,

until he,  being  perfected,  went  back  again.

Then he  obtained  of  God  spiritual  blessings,

so that  he  daily  saw  the  Lord's  angels,

and whatsoever  he  desired,  God  denied  him  not,

and frequently  wrought  miracles  through  him,

and through  his  brother,  even  as  books  tell.

There was  in  the  city  of  Rome  a  certain  cruel  murderer

called Almachius,  who  was  the  prefect;

and he  by  many  tortures  martyred  the  Christians

when   he    could     discover    them;     and    no     man    might    bury them.

Then Valerian  and  his  aforesaid  brother