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 sound health; who hast shown thyself to me, and hast revealed to me my condition, in which I am; who hast redeemed me from falling, and hast led me to something better and who hast released me from things temporary, but hast deemed me worthy of things immortal and ever existing; who hast brought thyself down even to me and my weakness, to place me beside thy greatness and to unite with thee; who hast not kept thy compassion from me, who was lost, but hast shown me how to search myself, and to know who I was and who and how I am now, that I may become again what I was; whom I did not know, but thou hast sought me out; of whom I did not know, but thou stoodst by me; whom I have experienced and am not able to forget; whose love is fervent in me and of whom I cannot speak as I ought. But what I have to say about him is short and very little, and is not in proportion to his glory; but he does not find fault with me if I dare to tell him that also, that I know not; for out of love to him I say even this."

16. And when the King heard these things from the bridegroom and the bride, he rent his garments, and said to those standing near him, "Go out quickly, and search the whole city, and seize and bring that man, the sorcerer, who has come for evil into this city. For I led him with my own hands into my house, and I told him to pray for my most unfortunate daughter. Whoever shall find him and bring him to me, I give him whatever he shall ask of me." They went away, therefore, and