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22. (p. 28) And the multitude, hearing what was said by him, did not stand off from the place, and the blessed Andrew continued the rather to say to them more than he had spoken. And so much was said by him, that a confirmation of the hearers in the faith could be inferred. A space of three days and nights was taken up, and no one was tired and went away from him. And when also on the fourth day they beheld his nobleness, and the unweariedness of his intellect, his eloquence, his kind exhortations, his serene calmness, his intelligent spirit, his firm mind, and his pure word; they were enraged against Ageates, and all with one accord hastened to the tribunal and cried out against him who was sitting there, saying, " What is thy judgment, O proconsul? Thou hast judged wickedly; thy awards are impious. In what has the man clone wrong; what evil has he done? The city has been put in an uproar. Thou grievest us all; do not betray Csesar's city. Grant willingly to the Achaians the just man; do not put to death the God-fearing man; destroy not the godly! Four days he has been hanging and is alive. Having eaten nothing he has filled us all. Take down the man from the cross, (p. 29) and we shall all seek after wisdom. Release the man, and to all Achaia will mercy be shown."

23. And when Aegeates refused to listen to them, at first indeed signing with his hand to the crowd to take themselves off, they began to be emboldened against him, being in number about twenty