‹f›Legitur in Apocalypsi xxiº capite, quod angelus Dei apprehendit Jhoannem Evangelistam cum esset in Spiritu, et volens sibi ostendere archana Dei, dixit ad eum, Veni, et ostendam tibi sponsam, uxorem agni. Angelus loquitur ad omnem generationem ut veniant ad auscultandum in sponsum, agnum innocentem Christum animas innocentes coronantem.‹/f› In the twenty-first chapter of the Revelation it is read, That the Angel of God took John the Evangelist when he was in the Spirit, and willing to show him the mysteries of God, said to him, Come, and I will show thee the bride, the wife of the Lamb. The Angel speaks to every generation, that they come and hearken to the bridegroom, the pure Lamb Christ, crowning innocent souls. Under the bust of David, which is indicated by his name, is a scroll proceeding from his hand, inscribed: ‹f›Enim tamquam sponsus dominus procedens de thalamo suo.‹/f› Even as a bridegroom cometh out of his chamber. Ps. XIX, 5. Beneath the corresponding compartment containing a bust of Isaiah, is the word _Ysaye_, and also the ordinal number LXI, referring to the sixty-first chapter of that prophet; and from the hand of the figure proceeds a label containing: ‹f›Tamquam sponsus decoravit me corona.‹/f› As a bridegroom, he hath adorned me with a crown. LXI, 10. Toward the bottom of the plate are two other busts, similar to those at the top, and which represent the Prophets Ezekiel and [p202] Hosea. From the figure that occupies the left-hand compartment extends a scroll, at one end of which is the word _Œzeciel_, with a number referring to the twenty-fourth chapter; and in the other part are the words: ‹f›Corona tua capite ligata fiet, et calciamenta in pedibus.‹/f› Thy tire shall be bound upon thine head, and thy shoes upon thy feet. XXIV, 17. The corresponding scroll, attached to the other figure, contains, at one end, _Ozee_, with a reference to the second chapter; and in the other part are the words: ‹f›Sponsabo te mihi in sempiternum.‹/f› I will betroth thee unto me forever. II, 19. In the central compartment, between the upper and lower busts, is depicted the Type, or principal subject. It represents the reward of righteousness in heaven; the designer having introduced the Redeemer as bestowing the Crown of Life upon one of the elect Spirits. The antitype, on the left, is the Daughter of Zion crowned by her spouse, with the following leonine verse underneath: ‹f›Laus anime vere,‹/f› ‹f›Sponsum bene sensit habere.‹/f› O soul divine! it rightly knew, To have the spouse was glory true. The other antitype, on the right, represents an Angel addressing St. John, having beneath it this verse: ‹f›Sponsus amat sponsam,‹/f› ‹f›Christus nimis et speciosam.‹/f› And Christ, the bridegroom, far above Conception, the fair bride doth love. And in the bottom space is this verse: Tunc gaudent anime sibi quando bonum datur omne.