38. Note farther that the Apostles are all tranquil, nearly all with books, some with crosses, but all with the same message, [Pg 113]
| St. Paul, Faith. | Courage, St. Peter. |
| St. James the Bishop, Hope. | Patience, St. Andrew. |
| St. Philip, Charity. | Gentillesse, St. James. |
| St. Bartholomew, Chastity. | Love, St. John. |
| St. Thomas, Wisdom. | Obedience, St. Matthew. |
| St. Jude, Humility. | Perseverance, St. Simon. |
—"Peace be to this house. And if the Son of Peace be there," etc. [4-20]
But the Prophets—all seeking, or wistful, or tormented, or wondering, or praying, except only Daniel. The most tormented is Isaiah; spiritually sawn asunder. No scene of his martyrdom below, but his seeing the Lord in His temple, and yet feeling he had unclean lips. Jeremiah also carries his cross—but more serenely.
39. And now, I give in clear succession, the order of the statues of the whole front, with the subjects of the quatrefoils beneath each of them, marking the upper quatrefoil A, the lower B. The six prophets who stand at the angles of the porches, Amos, Obadiah, Micah, Nahum, Zephaniah, and Haggai, have each of them four quatrefoils, marked, A and C the upper ones, B and D the lower.
Beginning, then, on the left-hand side of the central porch, and reading outwards, you have—
| 1. St. Peter. | ||||
| A. Courage. | ||||
| B. Cowardice. | ||||
| 2. St. Andrew. | ||||
| A. Patience. | ||||
| B. Anger. | ||||
| 3. St. James. | ||||
| A. Gentillesse. | ||||
| B. Churlishness. | ||||
| 4. St. John. | ||||
| A. Love. | ||||
| B. Discord. | ||||
| 5. St. Matthew. | ||||
| A. Obedience. | ||||
| B. Rebellion. | ||||
| 6. St. Simon. | ||||
| A. Perseverance. | ||||
| B. Atheism. | ||||
| Now, right-hand side of porch, reading outwards: | ||||
| 7. St. Paul. | ||||
| A. Faith. | ||||
| B. Idolatry. | ||||
| 8. St. James, Bishop. | ||||
| A. Hope. | ||||
| B. Despair. | ||||
| 9. St. Philip. | ||||
| A. Charity. | ||||
| B. Avarice. | ||||
| 10. St. Bartholomew. | ||||
| A. Chastity. | ||||
| B. Lust. | ||||
| 11. St. Thomas. | ||||
| A. Wisdom. | ||||
| B. Folly. | ||||
| 12. St. Jude. | ||||
| A. Humility. | ||||
| B. Pride. | ||||
| Now, left-hand side again—the two outermost statues: | ||||
| 13. Isaiah. | ||||
| A. "I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne." | vi. 1. | |||
| B. "Lo, this hath touched thy lips." | vi. 7. | |||
| 14. Jeremiah. | ||||
| A. The Burial of the Girdle. | xiii. 4, 5. | |||
| B. The Breaking of the Yoke. | xxviii. 10. | |||
| Right-hand side: | ||||
| 15. Ezekiel. | ||||
| A. Wheel within wheel. | i. 16. | |||
| B. "Son of man, set thy face toward Jerusalem." | xxi. 2. | |||
| 16. Daniel. | ||||
| A. "He hath shut the lions' mouths." | vi. 22. | |||
| B. "In the same hour came forth fingers." | v. 5. | |||
| 40. Now, beginning on the left-hand side (southern side) [Pg 116] of the entire façade, and reading it straight across, not turning into the porches at all except for the paired quatrefoils: | ||||
| 17. Hosea. | ||||
| A. "So I bought her to me with fifteen pieces of silver." | iii. 2. | |||
| B. "So will I also be for thee." | iii. 3. | |||
| 18. Joel. | ||||
| A. The Sun and Moon lightless. | ii. 10. | |||
| B. The Fig-tree and Vine leafless. | i. 7. | |||
| 19. Amos. | ||||
| To the | { | A. "The Lord will cry from Zion." | i. 2. | |
| front | { | B. "The habitations of the shepherds shall mourn." | i. 2. | |
| Inside | { | C. The Lord with the mason's line. | vii. 8. | |
| porch | { | D. The place where it rained not. | iv. 7. | |
| 20. Obadiah. | ||||
| Inside | { | A. "I hid them in a cave." | 2 Kings xviii. 13. | |
| porch | { | B. He fell on his face. | xviii. 7. | |
| To the | { | C. The captain of fifty. | ||
| front | { | D. The messenger. | ||
| 21. Jonah. | ||||
| A. Escaped from the sea. | ||||
| B. Under the gourd. | ||||
| 22. Micah. | ||||
| To the | { | A. The Tower of the Flock. | iv. 8. | |
| front | { | B. Each shall rest, and "none shall make them afraid." | iv. 4. | |
| Inside | { | C. Swords into ploughshares. | iv. 3. | |
| porch | { | D. Spears into pruning-hooks. | iv. 3. | |
| 23. Nahum. | ||||
| Inside | { | A. None shall look back. | ii. 8. | |
| porch | { | B. The burden of Nineveh. | i. 1. | |
| To the | { | C. Thy princes and thy great ones. | iii. 17. | |
| front | { | D. Untimely figs. | iii. 12. | |
| 24. Habakkuk. | ||||
| A. "I will watch to see what he will say." | ii. 1. | |||
| B. The ministry to Daniel. | ||||
| [Pg 117] | ||||
| 25. Zephaniah. | ||||
| To the | { | A. The Lord strikes Ethiopia. | ii. 12. | |
| front | { | B. The Beasts in Nineveh. | ii. 15. | |
| Inside | { | C. The Lord visits Jerusalem. | i. 12. | |
| porch | { | D. The Hedgehog and Bittern.[4-21] | ii. 14. | |
| 26. Haggai. | ||||
| Inside | { | A. The houses of the princes,ornées de lambris | i. 4. | |
| porch | { | B. The heaven is stayed from dew. | i. 10. | |
| To the | { | C. The Lord's temple desolate. | i. 4. | |
| front | { | D. "Thus saith the Lord of Hosts." | i. 7. | |
| 27. Zechariah. | ||||
| A. The lifting up of iniquity. | v. 6-9. | |||
| B. The angel that spake to me. | iv. 1. | |||
| 28. Malachi. | ||||
| A. "Ye have wounded the Lord." | ii. 17. | |||
| B. This commandment is to you. | ii. 1. | |||