Budge_Ethiopic_Alexander

A CHRISTIAN ROMANCE. 495
"Thy servaftt, together with two angels, into his
"tent, and Sarah his wife was there; and he brought
"to Thee butter and bread, and Thou didst par-
"take with him graciously of a lamb [slain] by a
"knife and [cooked] by fire. And Thou didst tell
"him all the hidden mysteries which Thou hadst Alexander's
"wrought in times of old, and which Thou wouldst ^"^'''
"work in later days, and Thou didst say, moreover,
"that Isaac should be born of Sarah who was
"barren, and that his children should be in bondage
"as servants for four hundred and thirty years.
"Even before their father was created Thou didst
"know of their servitude, for Thou knowest what
"shall come to pass before it taketh place, and
"before they were created they were in subjection.
"And again Thou didst proclaim that Sodom and
"Gomorrah should be blotted out, even as it is
"written in the Book of the Law by the hand of
"Moses Thy servant, and Thou Thyself didst write
"therein with Thine own hand, and Thou didst
"decree with Thy voice that they should perform
"Thy commandments. Now unto my fathers Thou
"didst not declare Thy law, for they were wor-
"shippers of idols and astrologers who [p, 305]
"drew not nigh unto Thee with all their hearts;
"but do thou, O God, put me not away from Thy
"commandments, for I fear Thy judgments."
CHAPTER XIX.
And the Holy Spirit answered and said unto The answer
him, "My coming to the house of Abraham My Ghost
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