[35.] faire Charissa, Charity, or Love. Cf. I Corinthians, xiii, 13.
[44.] Hight Humiltà, named Humility.
[59.] And knew his good, etc., and knew how to conduct himself to all of every rank.
[77.] ever-dying dread, constant dread of death.
[78.] long a day, many a long day.
[79.] thy weary soles to lead, to guide thy weary feet (to rescue them).
[xiii.] The description of Fidelia is full of biblical allusions, viz.; her white robe (Revelation, vii, 9); the sacramental cup filled with wine and water according to the custom of the early Christians (John, xix, 34); the serpent symbolical of healing power (Numbers, xxi, and Mark, xiv, 24); the book sealed with the blood of the Lamb (Revelation, v, 1, and II Corinthians, v, 7).
[144.] encrease is in the optative subj. with God as subject.
[172.] And when she list, etc., and when it pleased her to manifest her higher spiritual power. These miracles of Faith are based on the following passages: Joshua, x, 12; II Kings, xx, 10; Judges, vii, 7; Exodus, xiv, 21; Joshua, iii, 17; Matthew, xxi, 21.
[176.] This line is given in the folio edition of 1609, but is wanting in the edition of 1590 and 1596.