In this honest calling she maintained herself for the rest of
her life, having no other desire save to admonish every one to love and
trust Our Lord, and setting forth as an example the great compassion
that He had shown towards her.
"Now, ladies, you cannot say I do not praise the virtues which God
has given you, and which show the more when possessed by one of lowly
condition."
"Why, we are not sorry," said Oisille, "to hear you praise the mercies
of Our Lord, for in truth all virtue comes from Him; but we must confess
that man assists in the work of God as little as women. Neither can by
heart or will do more than plant. God alone giveth the increase."
"If you have studied Scripture," said Saffredent, "you know that St.
Paul says that Apollos planted and he himself watered; (3) but he does
not speak of women as having set hand to the work of God."
3 The text is just the contrary: "I have planted, Apollos
watered; but God gave the increase."--I _Corinthians_ iii.
6.--Ed.
"You would follow," said Parlamente, "the opinion of those wicked men
who take a passage of Scripture that is in their favour and leave one
that is against them.
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