longer has he a confused veneration, but imprinting the image in himself he fears him as if he were present. The eyes stir up the deptlus of the spirit, and Art can convey by colours the prayers of the soul.
35.—By the Same
On the Archangel in the Sosthenium
Aemilianus of Caria and John with him, Rufinus of Alexandria and Agathias of Asia[1] having completed the fourth year of their legal studies, O Archangel, dedicated to thee, O Blessed One, thy painted image, praying that their future may be happy. Make thyself manifest in thy direction of their hopes.
36.—By the Same
On a picture of Theodorus the Illustrious and twice Proconsul, in which he is shown receiving the insignia of office from the Archangel in Ephesus
Forgive us, O Archangel, for picturing thee, for thy face is invisible; this is but an offering of men. For by thy grace Theodorus hath his girdle of a Magister, and twice won for his prize the Proconsular chair. The picture testifies to his gratitude, for in return he expressed the image of thy beauty in colours.
37.—On the Birth of Christ
Trumpets! Lightnings! The earth trembles! but into the Virgin's womb thou didst descend with noiseless tread.
- ↑ The province, a limited part of Asia Minor, excluding Caria.
