devils, and then to eleven of His disciples, and ordered them to

preach the Gospel to the whole creation, and the priest added

that if any one did not believe this he would perish, but he that

believed it and was baptised should be saved, and should besides

drive out devils and cure people by laying his hands on them,

should talk in strange tongues, should take up serpents, and if

he drank poison should not die, but remain well.

The essence of the service consisted in the supposition that the