After that, he was seen of over five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain until now, but some are fallen asleep.
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Shepherd of Hermas
AD 150
Those square white stones which fitted exactly into each other, are apostles, bishops, teachers, and deacons, who have lived in godly purity, and have acted as bishops and teachers and deacons chastely and reverently to the elect of God. Some of them have fallen asleep, and some still remain alive.
