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fast that which thou hast, that no man take thy crown." | ||
| 6, | b. | Atheism, leaving his shoes at the church door. The infidel fool is always represented in twelfth and thirteenth century MS. as barefoot—the Christian having "his feet shod with the preparation of the Gospel of Peace."Compare" How beautiful are thy feet with shoes, oh Prince's Daughter!" |
| 7, | a. | Faith, holding cup with cross above it, her
accepted symbol throughout ancient Europe. It is also an enduring one, for, all differences of Church put aside, the words, "Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of Man and Drink His blood, ye have no life in you," remain in their mystery, to be understood only by those who have learned the sacredness of food, in all times and places, and the laws of life and spirit, dependent on its acceptance, refusal, and distribution. |
| 7, | b. | Idolatry, kneeling to a monster. The contrary of Faith—not want of Faith. Idolatry is faith in the wrong thing, and quite distinct from Faith in No thing (6, b), the "Dixit Insipiens." Very wise men may be idolaters, but they cannot be atheists. |
