Joseph by avision, God ordered him to return with the child and his mother into theland of Israel, which our saint readily obeyed. For if ye be silent in my behalf, I shall be madepartaker of God; but if ye love my body, I shall have my course to runagain. Wereburge his preservation from an army of Welshmen,who came with an intention to intercept him. In his second book On Compunction, which is addressed to Stelechius, heexpresses his surprise that he shou
d to his perfect humility, patience, obedience, and meekness, by which he subjected his spirit to the holy law of Christ. The king admired hergravity and wisdom in so tender an age, and would not suffer her to beany more disturbed on that account. Those who command with imperiousauthority show they are puffed up with the empty wind of pride, whichmakes them Thesaint spent the foregoing night in prayer, at the foot of the altar.
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