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THE SECOND AGE OF THE MARTYR CHURCH.265faith in one God ;" and he proceeds to recite hercreed, in substance the same as that now held :then he adds, dwelling with emphasis on the verypoint which I have been noting, the sprinklingabout, that is, of distinct communities so widelydispersed, which yet are one in their belief."This proclamation "and this faith the Churchhaving received, though she be disseminatedthrough the whole world, carefully guards, as theinhabitant of one house, and equally believes thesethings as having one soul and the same heart, andin exact agreementhese things she proclaims andteaches and hands down, as having " one mouth.For, though the languages through the world bedissimilar, the power of the tradition is $ne andthe same. Nor have the churches founded iny otherwise believed or otherwise handeddown, nor those in Spain, nor in Gaul, nor in theEast, nor in Egypt, nor those in the middle of theworld. But as the sun, " God's \^ V/V'l- KJ creature, ^J. V> 14) U l«l. *"- V^« in all theworld is one and the same, so too the proclama-Lon of the truth shines everywhere, and lights allmen that are willing to come to the knowledge cthe truth. Nor will he among the Church's rulerswho is most powerful in word say other than this,)r no one is above his teacher :26 nor will he thais weak in word diminish the tradition, for thFaith being one and the same, neither he that cai26 He seems to refer to Matt. x. 2i: OVK eart [j.u6r)TT]S UTTC/J rbv SiSda" '