Budge_Ethiopic_Alexander

40 THE HISTORY OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT.
seller' and master, and received^ his counsel and
wisdom; and Aristotle told him what would happen
through^ him, and that he would destroy the world.
And God revealed unto him [p. 20] the hidden
things of His mysteries which he had revealed to
no other man, and Alexander cried out to God
Almighty, the Glorious, the most High, in his heart,
and entreated him to teach him [His] faith, and fear,
and good counsel; and God Almighty hearkened
unto him and answered him concerning His faith.
And again Alexander entreated God Almighty
to help him against his enemies. Then he went
to his friends, and commanded them that they
should neither do evil unto any man whatsoever,
nor act with violence or with fraud, and said that
if they did these things God would lend them His
help against their enemies; but if they did not He
The friend- would uot help them. And when Alexander had
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ed unto him, and received his words, and there
entered into his heart a mighty love [for him], and
he followed him whithersoever he wished in
righteousness and integrity in the beginning of
his kinordom.
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Alexander's And it camc to pass that after his father was
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his house- dead Alexander ruled over the people of his house,
and he stood up among them, and spake unto them,
saying, "O men, behold, since your king is dead.
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