the golden asse-第40章

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　and　giving　me　admonition　said；　There　is　no　occasion　why　thou　shouldest　be　afraid　with　so　often　order　of　religion；　as　though　there　were　somewhat　omitted；　but　that　thou　shouldest　rather　rejoyce；　since　as　it　hath　pleased　the　gods　to　call　thee　three　times；　when　as　there　was　never　yet　any　person　that　atchieved　to　the　order　but　once　：　wherefore　thou　maist　thinke　thy　selfe　happy　for　so　great　benefits。　And　know　thou　that　the　religion　which　thou　must　now　receive；　is　right　necessary；　if　thou　meane　to　persever　in　the　worshipping　of　the　goddesse；　and　to　make　solempnity　on　the　festivall　day　with　the　blessed　habite；　which　thing　shalt　be　a　glory　and　renowne　to　thee。

After　this　sort；　the　divine　majesty　perswaded　me　in　my　sleepe；　whereupon　by　and　by　I　went　towards　the　Priest；　and　declared　all　that　which　I　had　seene；　then　I　fasted　ten　dayes　according　to　the　custome；　and　of　mine　owne　proper　will　I　abstained　longer　then　I　was　commanded　：　and　verely　I　did　nothing　repent　of　the　paine　which　I　had　taken；　and　of　the　charges　which　I　was　at；　considering　that　the　divine　providence　had　given　me　such　an　order；　that　I　gained　much　money　in　pleading　of　causes　：　Finally　after　a　few　dayes；　the　great　god　Osiris　appeared　to　me　in　the　night；　not　disguised　in　any　other　forme；　but　in　his　owne　essence；　commanding　me　that　I　should　be　an　Advocate　in　the　court；　and　not　feare　the　slander　and　envie　of　ill　persons　；　which　beare　me　stomacke　and　grudge　by　reason　of　my　doctrine；　which　I　had　gotten　by　much　labour　：　moreover；　he　would　not　that　I　should　be　any　longer　of　the　number　of　his　Priests；　but　he　allotted　me　to　be　one　of　the　Decurions　and　Senatours　：　and　after　he　appointed　me　a　place　within　the　ancient　pallace；　which　was　erected　in　the　time　of　Silla；　where　I　executed　my　office　in　great　joy　with　a　shaven　Crowne。






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