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It follows, therefore, that if Simon be the Sapha, the
Church which was to be built on it would naturally be
the Mispha. That Christ should liken Simon to Sapha
and the Church to Mispha is very remarkable; but when
I come to divulge the mystery hidden in this similitude
and the wisdom embodied in the Sapha, and then it must
be accepted as the most marvellous truth of Muhammad’s
merit to his glorious title:
