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tyrdom, and it is emblematical of the good fight 

 fought by the faithful Christian armed "with the 

 sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God I" 



S. Matthias. — ^An axe, or a spear or lance, and a 

 booL 



S. Mark — ^has a lion, the emblem of the Resurrec- 

 tion; S. Mark being termed the Historian of the 

 Resurrection. The lion is chosen, from the legend 

 that the lion is always born dead, and is after three 

 days roared over and licked into life by its father. 



S, Philip. — A long staff, surmounted by a Cross, 

 sometimes of the Tau form, (see Plate XXIV., fig. 9,) 

 and also a double Cross. 



S. James the Less. — A club of pecuHar shape, 

 called a fuller's bat, which was the emblem of his 

 martyrdom. 



Barnabas. — A pilgrim^s staff or a stone. 



S. Peter. — Two keys/ one of gold, the other of 

 silver; emblematic of the power of the keys" to 



2 Eph. vi. 17. 



