Therefore the great Paul straightway taking her hand, went into the house of Philotheus, and baptized her in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
2Then taking bread also he gave her the eucharist saying, Let this be to you for a remission of sins and for a renewing of your soul.
3Then the blessed Xanthippe, receiving the divine grace of holy baptism, returned to her own house, rejoicing and praising the Lord.
4The porter seeing her complained loudly in violent words, that her going out might be deemed to have been without his will if Probus should notice it; but he that gave her light along with Paul kept the whole house, together with Probus, in a deep sleep, and they did not hear his words at all.
5Then she went running into her bed-chamber, saying, What shall I say of you, searcher out of sinners, who art most present with us in tribulations.
6Your goodness does these things, since for the sake of man whom you made you went down even to death, for, however much man stir you to anger many times, yet you, Lord, pour out your mercies upon him.
7O depth of compassion and wealth of mercy; O immeasurable goodness and incomparable kindness; O treasure of good things, and giver of mercy, and enricher of all that believe in you!
8If, therefore, one who loves you say, Be near me, Lord, you have already anticipated him.
9If he say, I give you thanks; hear my words, before they are spoken, you understand.
10And as for those that ask of you, you give to each after his asking.
11Your goodness seeks out those that know you not, and you run to sinners.
12O cheerful look, filling the ways of sinners with mercy; O excellent watching and exhortation of the ignorant!
13Who shall tell my lord Paul of the salvation that has now befallen me, that he might come and give words of thanksgiving for me to this protector of sinners?
14Come many and behold and know the Lord, who hates sin, but has mercy on sinners.
15Come, now, O Paul, preacher of God, for with you even now I sit under instruction, and give words of thanksgiving for me, for I desire to keep silence, since human reason makes me afraid, lest I have not the grace of eloquence.
16I desire to keep silence, and am compelled to speak, for some one inflames and sweetens me within.
17If I say, I will shut my mouth, there is some one that murmurs in me.
18Shall I say a great thing?
19Is it not that teacher that is in Paul, without arrogance, filling the heavens, speaking within and waiting without, sitting on the throne with the father and stretched upon the cross by man.
20What, therefore, I shall do I know not.
21My worthless mind delights me, and is not unfolded to the end.
22You that had your hands fixed with nails and your side pierced with the spear, you star out of Jacob and lion's cubs out of Judah, you rod out of Jesse, and man and God out of Mary, you invisible God in the bosom of the Father, and that cannot be looked upon by cherubim, and art mocked in Israel, glory be to you, who appeared on the earth and wast taken by the people, hung upon the tree and by the report of the wicked falsely said to be stolen, and that hast bought us all together.