er, the Son, and the Holy Ghost,
world without end. Amen."

Thus prayed he, and sat him down nigh the sepulchre, a-weeping. And as
he sat, he fell asleep, and saw those dread men, whom he had seen
before, coming to him, and carrying him away to the great and
marvellous plain, and bringing him to that glorious and exceeding
bright city. When he had passed within the gate, there met him others,
gloriously apparelled with much light, having in their hands crowns
radiant with unspeakable beauty, such as mortal eye hath never seen.
And, when Ioasaph enquired, "Whose are these exceeding bright crowns of
glory, which I see?" "Thine," said they, "is the one, prepared for
thee, because of the many souls which thou hast saved, and now made
still more beautiful because of the religious life that thou leadest,
if thou continue therein bravely until the end. And this other crown
is thine also; but it must thou give unto thy father, who, by thy
means, turned from his evil way unto the Lord, and was truly penitent."
But Ioasaph was as one sore vexed, and said, "How is it possible that,
for his repentance alone, my father should receive reward equal to
mine, that have laboured so much?" Thus spake he, and straightway
thought that he saw Barlaam, as it were, chiding him and saying, "These
are my words, Ioasaph, which I once spake unto thee, saying, 'When thou
waxest passing rich, thou wilt not be glad to distribute,' and thou
understoodest not my saying. But now, why art thou displeased at thy
father's equality with thee in honour, and art not rather glad at heart
that thine orisons in his behalf have been heard?" Then Ioasaph said
unto him, as he was ever wont to say, "Pardon! father, pardon! But
shew me where thou dwellest?" Barlaam answered, "In this mighty and
exceeding fair city. It is my lot to dwell in the mid-most street of
the city, a street that flasheth with light supernal." Again Ioasaph
thought he asked Barlaam to bring him to his own habitation, and, in
friendly wise, to shew him the sights thereof. But Barlaam said that
his time was not yet come to win those habitations, while he was under
the burden of the flesh. "But," said he, "if thou persevere bravely,
even as I charged thee, in a little while thou shalt come hither, and
gain the same habitations, and obtain the same joy and glory, and be my
companion for ever." Hereupon Ioasaph awoke out of sleep, but his soul
was still full of that light and ineffable gl