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 Therefore he exhorts also those which are with him to come to him (God) in holiness, purity, love and faith."

105. When Sifôr had spoken thus, King Misdai sent many soldiers into the house of Sifôr, the commander, to bring Thomas, and all those which should be found there. And when the messengers came into the house, they found him teaching a great multitude, and Mygdonia sitting at his feet. And when the messengers saw the multitude they were afraid, went to the king, and said, "We ventured not to say anything to him on account of the many people around him; Mygdonia also was listening to his words, sitting at his feet." When the King Misdai and Charis heard these things, Charis started up, took many people with him, and said, "I shall bring him, O King, and Mygdonia, whose mind he has disturbed." And with great unrest he came into the house of Sifôr. And he found him teaching; but Mygdonia he found not, because she had returned to her house, having perceived that her husband knew of her presence there.

106. And Charis said to the apostle, "Rise, wicked one and destroyer and enemy of my house, for thy sorcery harms me not; and I shall put thy sorcery upon thy head." Having said this, the apostle looked at him and said, "Thy threats shall turn against thee, for thou shalt not harm me. For greater than thee and thy king and thy whole army is the Lord Jesus Christ, in whom I put my hope." And Charis took a wrapper of one of his servants,