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about that there should be placed on this sacred and signi- 

 ficant fire representatives of the one visible Church, as it 

 had subsisted before His incarnation, and as it was to subsist 

 till He should come the second time to judgment ? 



"Now it can hardly be said that there is any part of the 

 remarkable transaction before us which does not thus find 

 a consistent interpretation. It is true, indeed, that we 

 have made no observation on there having been bread as 

 well as fish already provided; whereas the evangelist is 

 careful in noting it, a,nd in afterwards mentioning that 

 our Lord took of both, of the bread and the fish, and gave 

 to His disciples. But you will remember that Christ, on a 

 former occasion, had fed a great multitude with a few 

 loaves and fishes, typifying how the truths and doctrines 

 of His religion should suffice for the spiritual sustenance of 

 the world. The disciples would naturally be reminded of 

 this miracle, when Jesus again took bread and fish, and 

 distributed amongst them reminded too, and what parting 

 lesson could be more important? that the food which 

 Christ delivered to them as spiritual pastors, would be an 

 abundant provision for the men of all ages and countries. 



" But now considering that a sufficient and consistent 

 interpretation has been assigned to the several parts of the 

 narrative before us, we would show you, in conclusion, 

 into how beautiful an allegory some of the facts may be 

 wrought, when a broader view is taken, one which shall 

 more distinctly comprehend ourselves. We would not, 



