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Chapter III.—Examination of Chariton
and others.
Then said
the prefect Rusticus to Chariton, “Tell me further, Chariton, are
you also a Christian?” Chariton said, “I am a Christian by
the command of God.” Rusticus the prefect asked the woman Charito,
“What say you, Charito?” Charito said, “I am a
Christian by the grace of God.” Rusticus said to Euelpistus,
“And what are you?” Euelpistus, a servant of Cæsar,
answered, “I too am a Christian, having been freed by Christ; and
by the grace of Christ I partake of the same hope.” Rusticus the
prefect said to Hierax, “And you, are you a Christian?”
Hierax said, “Yes, I am a Christian, for I revere and worship the
same God.” Rusticus the prefect
said, “Did
Justin make you Christians?” Hierax said, “I was a Christian,
and will be a Christian.” And Pæon stood up and said, “I too
am a Christian.” Rusticus the prefect said, “Who taught
you?” Pæon said, “From our parents we received this good
confession.” Euelpistus said, “I willingly heard the words of
Justin. But from my parents also I learned to be a Christian.”
Rusticus the prefect said, “Where are your parents?”
Euelpistus said, “In Cappadocia.” Rusticus says to Hierax,
“Where are your parents?” And he answered, and said,
“Christ is our true father, and faith in Him is our mother; and my
earthly parents died; and I, when I was driven from Iconium in Phrygia,
came here.” Rusticus the prefect said to Liberianus, “And
what say you? Are you a Christian, and unwilling to worship [the
gods]?” Liberianus said, “I too am a Christian, for I worship
and reverence the only true God.” E.C.F. INDEX & SEARCH
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