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406 ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY. the prelates and heads of the church, sacred performances of sacred rites, and solemn rituals of the church. Here you might near the singing of psalms and the other voices given us from God, there divine and sacred mysteries performed. The mystic symbols of our Saviour's passion were celebrated, and at the same time every sex of every age, male and female, with the whole power of the mind, and with a mind and heart rejoicing in prayer and thanksgiving, gave glory to God the author of all good. Every one of the prelates present, also, delivered panegyric dis courses, desirous of adding lustre to the assembly according to the ability of each. CHAPTER IV. Panegyric on the splendour of our affairs. AND a certain one* of those of moderate capacity, who had composed a discourse, advanced in the midst of the assembly where many pastors were present, as in the congregations of churches, and whilst all attended in decency and silence, he ad dressed himself as follows, to one who was the best and most pious of bishops, and by whose zeal principally the temple in Tyre, by far the most noble in Phoenicia, was built. Panegyric on the building of the churches, addressed to Paulinus bishop of Tyre. "FRIENDS, and priest of God, and ye who are clad in the sacred gown,f adorned with the celestial crown of glory, the inspired Eusebius here means himself, and addresses the bishop of the church of Tyre. We cannot conceive how translators could make our author here speak of his merits, as Valesius and Shorting ; he modestly states merely his moderate quali fications, IK. T!»V £7T«£iXu.V. •{• The gown here mentioned, derived its name from its extending down to the feet: iroSnp.