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EPISTLES OF ALEXANDER TO DARIUS. 67<br />

"an answer to the first and to the second letter of<br />

Darius;" and he wrote the first letter, saying:<br />

"From the servant of God Almighty, <strong>Alexander</strong>, <strong>Alexander</strong>'s<br />

"the Two-horned, the son of Philip, the king of the d!)^" firit<br />

"Greeks, to Darius, the king of Persia. Behold !''=""•<br />

"have understood the letter which thou hast sent<br />

"to me, in which thou boastest of thy majesty and<br />

"thy greatness, and there hath come from thee what<br />

"hath come, but thou wilt speedily fall therefrom, if<br />

"God the most High willeth. Now thou hast in thy He rebukes<br />

"letter boasted of thy power, and hast dared to ar- hir"^ arro-<br />

"rogate to thyself, and to call thyself by the name^""""'<br />

"'King of Kings', but the 'King of Kings' is the glorious<br />

"God, Who is the sustainer of the universe. And<br />

"moreover, thou hast shewed enmity towards me,<br />

"and thou hast lightly esteemed me, but I, thy<br />

"servant,* am one of the servants of the great God<br />

"Who is to be worshipped and those words cannot<br />

"be denied, and thou also shouldst worship Him<br />

"even as I do. Now every letter which I write, '^'=='=»"

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