'Lord Jesus Christ, thou who didst close up
this man's mouth, that he might no longer
cry to heathen idols as if to help him,
open now his mouth, that lie may magnify Thy name,
and believe that Thou art the living. God upon earth.'
They then said, ' Amen,' and in that same moment
was his tongue unbound, and he rejoicing said,
' There is no other God in whom to believe,
except Him only. Whom this blessed man preacheth.'
On that same day, more than five hundred of the people
believed in God, greatly thanking God,
and the holy man, through whom they had been enlightened.
There was a heathen prefect, named Eufus,
who presided over the city, whose daughter fell sick.
Then the father sent at once to the bishop,
and as soon as he came thither, the maiden gave up the ghost.
Then they all wept, that were within,
and the holy man spake to her father thus,
'Undertake now truly, Rufus, and promise me with an oath,
if thy daughter now be made whole, that thou wilt permit her
to follow Christ, and thou shalt now know His might.'
Rufus answered him, 'Behold, she is now dead ;
but if I see that she shall again live in health,
I will then praise God's power, and she may follow Jesus.'
"While they were all weeping, he went up to the corpse,
and cried with faith to Christ, and said,
' My God, Lord Jesus, Who to my teacher Peter
granted his desire whatsoever he desired of Thee,
raise up now this maiden from this cruel death,
for that she is Thy creature and there is no God but Thou.'
She arose then instantly, and with a cry exclaimed,
' Great is the God, Whom this man preacheth to us,
and there is no other God but He alone.'
Then rejoiced the Christians in Christ's praise,
and the maiden was baptized, together with her mother,
