292 PASSION OF PEBPETVA AND FELICITAS. place. And when the populace calledfor them intothe midst,that as the sword penetratedinto theirbody they might make theireyes partnersin the murder, they roseup of theirown accord,and transferredthemselveswhitherthe peoplewished ; but they firstkissedone another,that they might consummate theirmartyrdom with the kissof peace. The rest indeed,immoveable and in silence,receivedthe sword-thrust;much more Saturus,who alsohad firstascended the ladder,and firstgave up hisspirit,forhe alsowas waiting for Perpetua. But Perpetua, that she might tastesome pain,being piercedbetween the ribs,criedout loudly,and she herselfplaced the wavering righthand of the youthful gladiatorto her throat. Possiblysuch a woman could not have been slainunlessshe herselfhad willedit,becauseshe was fearedby the impure spirit. • O most brave and blessedmartyrs! O trulycalledand chosen unto the gloryof our Lord Jesus Christ! whom who ever magnifies,and honours,and adores,assuredlyought to read theseexamples forthe edificationof the church,not less than the ancientones,so that new virtuesalsomay testify thatone and the same Holy Spiritisalways operatingeven untilnow, and God the Father Omnipotent, and His Son Jesus Christour Lord, whose isthe gloryand infinitepower forever and ever. Amen.