History of Rome, and of the Roman People; From Its Origin to the Invasion of the Barbarians and Fall of the Empire Volume 6, pt. 2

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1886 edition. Excerpt: ...The lx0fir saviour takes the form of the dolphin; he carries the bark of the Church; he hangs from the anchor, the trident, as from a cross. The anchor, even the trident, conceals the death-instrument of Calvary. The masts of ships begin to take the form of gibbets. " Christianity borrows from pagan sculpture subjects which can be adapted to Christian thought, as it has borrowed innocent allegories from painting. The expressions frequently occur: 'he sleeps; ' ' peace in God; ' 'peace be with thee; ' ' withdrawn in peace; ' ' the peace of the Lord and Christ;' 'in the Lord and in Jesus Christ; ' 'God be with thy spirit; ' 'thy spirit is with the saints; ' ' he sleeps in peace; ' 'thy spirit be in good;' 'he lives, thou livest, or shalt live in peace.' "Lamps borrow from the vine, the palms, and the evangelical pastorals, symbols appropriate to religious thought. The two sacraments of the Lord have found new formulas in a subtle symbolism. The water which issued from the rock struck by the miraculous rod forms the stream in which the Divine Fisher catches men's souls, or in which neophytes are baptized; it heals paralytics like the pool of Bethesda; it flows from Jacob's Well to quench thirsty souls as the word of life. It becomes a sea where floats that Noah's ark in which 1 A political revolution: the city, becoming a world, was compelled to substitute a government by one for that of many. A social revolution: the conquered have taken the places of humanity received the waters of baptism from on high and from below. The Holy Supper was prefigured by the sacrifice of Abraham, expressed in the...