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| Chapter XV.—Polycarp is not injured by the fire.
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Chapter XV.—Polycarp is not injured
by the fire.
When
he had pronounced this amen, and so finished his prayer, those who
were appointed for the purpose kindled the fire. And as the flame blazed
forth in great fury,460
| 460
Literally, “a great flame shining forth.” | we, to
whom it was given to witness it, beheld a great miracle, and have been
preserved that we might report to others what then took place. For the
fire, shaping itself into the form of an arch, like the sail of a ship
when filled with the wind, encompassed as by a circle the body of the
martyr. And he appeared within not like flesh which is burnt, but as
bread that is baked, or as gold and silver glowing in a furnace.
Moreover, we perceived such a sweet odour [coming from the pile], as if
frankincense or some such precious spices had been smoking461
| 461 Literally,
“breathing.” | there.E.C.F. INDEX & SEARCH
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