Monuments of the early church . Fig. rS. — Early Christian seals and rings, — the cross, the fish, the shepherd, the anchor,and the ship. eyes which see through all, who taught me the sure learningof life, and sent me to Rome to see the royal city and thequeen clad in a golden robe and with golden shoes. There Isaw a people who had the gleaming seal. I saw also the plainsof Syria and all cities, Nisibis, beyond the Euphrates. Every-where I found fellow-believers, Paul . . ; everywhere wasFaith my guide, and gave me everywhere for food the Ichthusfrom the spring, the great, the pure, which the
Monuments of the early church . Fig. rS. — Early Christian seals and rings, — the cross, the fish, the shepherd, the anchor,and the ship. eyes which see through all, who taught me the sure learningof life, and sent me to Rome to see the royal city and thequeen clad in a golden robe and with golden shoes. There Isaw a people who had the gleaming seal. I saw also the plainsof Syria and all cities, Nisibis, beyond the Euphrates. Every-where I found fellow-believers, Paul . . ; everywhere wasFaith my guide, and gave me everywhere for food the Ichthusfrom the spring, the great, the pure, which the spotless Virgincaught and ever puts before the Friends to eat; she has alsodelicious wine, and she offers wine mixed with water together 236 PICTORIAL ART with bread. I, Abercius, dictated this to be written in mypresence, and in fact in the seventy-second year of my every sharer in my confession who understands this prayfor Abercius. No man may lay another in my grave ; but if it be done, hemust pay to the Roman
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