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 almost killed me. When my soul was seized with mad passion and the incurable disease did trouble me keenly, when I had already robbed her of her graveclothes with which she was dressed, and went from the grave to put them down as thou seest, I turned back to perpetrate the abominable deed. And I saw a beautiful youth covering her with his upper garment. Rays of light fell from his face upon hers, and he turned to me also and said, Callimachus, die, that thou mayest live. Who it was, I knew not, servant of God. Since thou hast come here, I perceive that it was an angel of God. And this I truly know, that the true God is preached by thee; and I am sure of it. But I pray thee, see to it that I may be delivered from such a fate and awful venture, and bring to thy God a man who has gone astray in scandalous, abominable deceit. On my knees I ask thy help. I will become a man, (one) of those who hope in Christ, that the voice may also become true, which spake here to me, Die to live! And it is already fulfilled. For that unbeliever, immoderate, godless, is dead; I am raised by thee as a believer for the future,, godly, that I may know the truth, which I ask of you to reveal unto me."

77. And John, rejoicing, noticed the whole spectacle of the salvation of men and said, "O Lord Jesus Christ, I know not how powerful thou art, I am amazed at thy great mercy and endless