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is piftoriiilly represented in the rest of section 6, for there now fol- 

 lows in the catechism: El segundo [articnlo], creer que nacio de 

 Santa Maria Virgen siendo ella virgen antes del parto, y despues del 

 parto ("The second [article], to believe that He was born of the 

 Holy Virgin Mary, she being a virgin before and after His birth ^'). 

 The picture shows us the Virgin Mary with a halo, and issuing from 

 her body is (lod, as previously represented, but with the spear, the 

 instrument of the passion, in his hand. But the numeral 2, which 

 should be here, is in section 1 of the third row following. 



The third row^ begins at the left: Section 1. El tercero [articulo], 

 creer que recebio muerte y pasion por salvar a nosotros pecadores 

 (" The third [article], to believe that He suffered and died to save us 

 sinners''). The picture shows us first, on the left, the numeral 2, 

 which reall}^ belongs in the second half of the preceding section ; then 

 God crucified, and then in the grave, marked by a cross, the corpse, 

 recognizable by the closed eyes. Section 2. El cuarto [articulo], 

 creer que descendio a los infiernos y saco las animas de los Santos 

 Padres, que estaban esperando su santo advenimiento (" The fourth 

 [article], to believe that He descended into hell and brought out the 

 souls of the holy fathers, Avho were abiding there in hope of His 

 blessed coming"). First, on the left, is the numeral 3, which really 

 belongs to the preceding section, and under it the hieroglyph " arti- 

 cle ". Then follows God with the cross in His right hand and before 

 Him a short path, the two footprints of which lead into the wide- 

 o})en jaws of a fiery monster, which represent the interior of the 

 earth, or hell, quite after the manner of ancient Mexican symbolism. 

 Within are to be seen the souls, represented by a heart, otherwise the 

 dead, represented by heads with closed eyes. Section 3. El quinto 

 [articulo], creer que resuscito al tercer dia de entre los niuertos 

 (" The fifth [article], to believe that He rose again from the dead on 

 the third day''). On the left is, first, the numeral 4, which really 

 belongs in the previous section. Then comes the hieroglyph " arti- 

 cle ". On the right are the dead with fleshless ribs and closed eyes, 

 and before them is God with the spear, the instrument of the passion, 

 in His hand. In the center, a figure bent at right angles and twice 

 doubled, which is probably meant to express the act of arising. Sec- 

 tion 4. El sesto [articulo], creer que subio n los cielos, y esta sentado 

 a la diestra de Dios Padre Todopoderoso (''The sixth [article], to 

 believe that He ascended into heaven, ^^■here He sitteth at the right 

 hand of God, the Omnipotent Father"). The picture presents first, 

 on the left, the numeral 5, which reall}' belongs in the previous section. 

 Then follows the face of God, and joined to this is a ladder leading 

 up to the starry heavens. A hand from heaven points to a circle 

 filled with network, which is apparently meant, like the similar figure 

 in the fifth section (from the left) in the first row, to express the 



