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634 Cap. CXLII. De sancta Justiiia virgiiie.<br />

principeni daemoniuu <strong>ad</strong>vocavit, cuinquc vcnisset, <strong>ad</strong> euni dixil:<br />

quac est virtus vcstra tain inodica , ut viiicatur al) una pueUa?<br />

Dixit daeinon : ccce egrediens variis feljril)us eam vexabo ct ani-<br />

inum eJHS ardentius inflammabo ct totuin coipus cjns vehemenli<br />

ardorc rcspergam et freneticam illam faciam nt varia sibi fantas-<br />

inata ofTcram et media nocte eam <strong>ad</strong>ducam tibi. Tunc djabolus in<br />

spccicm unius virginis se transfiguravit et <strong>ad</strong> virgincm veniens dixil:<br />

ecce <strong>ad</strong> te venio, quia tecum in castitate vivcrc concupisco, vcruin-<br />

tamen dic, quaeso te, quaenam ccrtaminis nostri incrces crif?<br />

Cui sancta virgo respondit: merces quidem inulta, labor modicus.<br />

Dixit ei daemon : quid cst ergo, quod Deus praecepit, crcscite el<br />

luultiplicaniini ct replele terram? Tiineo ergo, bona socia, quod,<br />

si in virginitate manserimus, verbuin Dei irritum facienuis et velut<br />

contemnentes et inobcdientcs in grave judiciuin decidcmus, et unde<br />

vidcbamur sperare praemium, et grave incurremus toimentum.<br />

Coepit autcm cor virginis gravibus cogilationibus pcr inunissionem<br />

daemonis concuti et ardore concupisccntiae fortius inflammari, <strong>ad</strong>co<br />

ut jam surgens abire vellct. Tunc sancta virgo <strong>ad</strong> se revcrsa ct<br />

quis esset, qui secnm loqueretnr, intclligens continno sc crucc<br />

munivii et in dyabolum sufflans ipsum instar ccrac prolinus Jique-<br />

fecit et ab omni tcntalione statiin liberatam se scnsit. Postmoduin<br />

dyabolus in specieni juvcnis pulchcrrimi se transliguravit ct thala-<br />

inum ejus ingrcdiens , cuin ipsa in lcctulo jaccret, impudcntcr in<br />

ejus lectulum prosiluit et in ejus amplexus ruere voluit. Quod<br />

videns Justina et maligiuim spiritum <strong>ad</strong>osse cognoscens inox signuin<br />

crncis edidit et inslar cerae djaboluni liqucfecit. Tnnc dvabolus<br />

pcrinitlente Deo febribus eam fatigans ct plurcs cuin gregibus et<br />

armcntis occidcns maximam mortalitalciu in tota Antiochia futurain<br />

per daemoniacos pracdiccbat, nisi Justina conjugio conscnlirct.<br />

Quapropter tota civilas morbo languens <strong>ad</strong> januam parentum Justi-<br />

uae convcnit clainans, ut Jnstiiia conjugio tr<strong>ad</strong>cretur et sic civi-<br />

tatcm a taiito pcriculo libcrarcnt. Scd cuin Justina nullateniis coii-<br />

sentiret ct ex hoc mortein eidcin omnes iiiinarciitur , scptinio anno<br />

mortalitatis ipsa pro iis oravit cl oiniicm pcslilciitiam propulsavit.<br />

Vidcns djabolus, quod iiiliil proliccrct, in forniain Justinac se<br />

transmulavil, nt fainain Justinae pollucrct, cl Cyprianum dcludens<br />

sc Jiistinam <strong>ad</strong> ac <strong>ad</strong>duxisse Jactabat. Pcrgciis igilur dyaholiis<br />

<strong>ad</strong> (l^prianum iii specic Jusliiiac <strong>ad</strong> ipsnin cucunit ct cuni , (|uasi<br />

qiiae cjus amorc langiicrct . osciilari voliiit. (Jiiaiii C^priaiiiKs vi-

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