and sitteth on His right hand, very God and very man,
by Whom are made all things in the world,
and He shall come to judge every [man] according to his deeds,
in the end of this world with glorious angels.'
When Paul had preached the faith there long in the day,
then Dionysius believed on the living God,
and acknowledged that his gods were horrible devils.
Then he besought Paul earnestly to pray for him
to the merciful Lord that he might be His disciple.
Again, on the second day, Paul went along the street,
and met a blind man who was so born;
he begged importunately of the great Paul,
that he would heal him in the name of Jesus,
and the blessed apostle marked his eyes
with the holy cross, praying to the Saviour
that He would give him sight, and he saw immediately,
he who was born blind; and Paul commanded him thus,
'Go to Dionysius, now God hath enlightened thee,
and tell him to hasten, even as he before promised,
to be baptized from his former sins.'
Then went the healed man, obedient to the apostle,
and announced his best boldly to Dionysius.
Then Dionysius asked the messenger, being astonished,
'What! art thou the blind man who was so born?
He straightway answered the venerable man,
'I am the same of whom thou speakest,
who was born blind, and the bright sun
never shone on my eyes until this present day;
but the blessed Paul enlightened mine eyes
through his Lord's might, concerning whom he preacheth to men.'
Dionysius thereupon arose, and quickly hastened to Paul
