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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 edition. Excerpt: ...you by the living God not to disregard me in this great time of need. And I expect thee most of all, my holy Peter, to be mindful of what my father did for thee when he was doorkeeper.' Then indeed Peter asked him, and said, 'Wast thou with thy father when he vindicated me, so that they did not apprehend me?' And again the chief said, 'I beseech you all not to disregard me.' And then Saint Peter said unto him, 'It is not, indeed, in my power, nor in that of any of us to help thee, except thou wilt believe in Jesus Christ, that he is the Son of the living God, and arose from the dead. But if thou believest not that he is the Son of God, thou shalt not be set down upon the earth. But we know that the enemy of mankind hath blinded your hearts, lest you should believe that Christ were true God, and you should be saved by him. But go now, indeed, and kiss this bier, and say to this corpse that thou believest in God the Father, and in Mary, for she bore Jesus Christ.' Then the leader of the priests blessed Mary with his tongue, in the Hebrew language, glorifyingly. And none of them, in the meanwhile, raised the bier. And then, after a respite, he again blessed the body of Mary, by the witness of the books of Moses and by very numerous scriptures; and he declared, from them all, that Mary was the temple of the living God. Then the apostles were greatly astonished at him and said unto him, 'Whence came to him these wonderful speeches?' Then said Peter, 'Streteh forth thy hand, and say that thou believest on the name of our Saviour Christ, with all thy heart, then shall thy hands become restored and be as they were before.' And immediately it came to pass that he believed in his heart; and again Peter spake to him, 'Arise now and receive this...