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446 THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES horror-stricken; and seeing by his chain that Paul was a prisoner, they said to one another, ''No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.'' But Paul shook off the creature into the fire, and felt no harm. Knowing its venomous nature, the people looked for him to fall down at any moment in terrible agony. ''But after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god." During the three months that the ship's company remained at Melita, Paul and his fellow-laborers improved many opportunities to preach the gospel. In a remarkable manner the Lord wrought through them. For Paul's sake, the entire shipwrecked company were treated with great kindness; all their wants were supplied, and upon leaving Melita they were liberally provided with everything needful for their voyage. The chief incidents of their stay are thus briefly related by Luke: "In the same quarters were possessions of the chief man of the island, whose name was Publius; who received us, and lodged us three days courteously. And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay sick of a fever and of a bloody flux: to whom Paul entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and healed him. So when this was done, others also, which had diseases in the island, came, and were healed: who also honored us with many honors; and when we departed, they laded us with such things as were necessary."