Bible Encyclopedia: Precious Stones: Beauty and Stability of the Church

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The Lively Stones. Rev. W. Morley Punshon.
... are but the unfoldings of its precious meaning. ... believers everywhere are stones in
the spiritual house ... into conformity, or chiselled into beauty by successive ...
/.../king/the wesleyan methodist pulpit in malvern/the lively stones rev w.htm

Hugh the Builder
... Another costly material of black stones props the ... in graceful order; which stable,
precious, shining, with ... order handsome and geometric, their beauty fit and ...
/.../marson/hugh bishop of lincoln/chapter viii hugh the builder.htm

After Eutropius Having Been Found Outside the Church had Been ...
... as significant of its solidity and stability Holy Scripture ... Hast thou lost thy beauty? ...
builds upon this foundation, gold, silver, precious stones." [877] Thou ...
/.../chrysostom/on the priesthood/homily ii after eutropius having.htm

The Poor in Spirit are Enriched with a Kingdom
... wall of it are garnished with all precious stones' (verse 19). ... things' (Revelation
21:7). Here is beauty, wisdom, glory ... 5 This kingdom excels in its stability. ...
/.../watson/the beatitudes an exposition of matthew 51-12/5 the poor in spirit.htm

Faustus Rejects the Old Testament Because it Leaves no Room for ...
... to stone, because their legends make stones the bones ... men, but chosen of God, and
precious." To them ... of folly, vanity, and worthlessness; thy beauty is spoiled ...
/.../faustus rejects the old testament.htm

Period iii. The Dissolution of the Imperial State Church and the ...
A Source Book for Ancient Church History. <. ... bibliographical references.
Chapter I. The Church In The Eastern Empire. The century ...
/.../ayer/a source book for ancient church history/period iii the dissolution of.htm

Concerning Peaceableness
... This peaceableness of spirit is the beauty of a saint ... The least filings of this gold
are precious. ... If the stones be loosened and drop out, all the fabric falls ...
/.../the beatitudes an exposition of matthew 51-12/18 concerning peaceableness.htm

The Second Theological Oration.
... and see them in beautiful stability and progress ... costly value, and the brilliant
transparency of precious stones. ... and rank...so conformed to beauty and moulded ...
/.../lectures of s cyril of jerusalem/oration xxviii the second theological.htm

The Exhortation of Barnabas
... and the like, are not altogether as precious as we ... that can adorn the character with
beauty, and clothe ... but ran along near the surface among gravel and stones. ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture the acts/the exhortation of barnabas.htm

The Friend Whose Years do not Fail. Rev. W. Arthur, MA
... great King it will there be turned into precious coin to ... the same in youth, the same
in beauty, the same in ... reach unto wilt thou not bring living stones to thy ...
/.../king/the wesleyan methodist pulpit in malvern/the friend whose years do.htm

Torrey's Topical Textbook

Isaiah 54:11,12
O you afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay your stones with fair colors, and lay your foundations with sapphires.
Torrey's Topical Textbook

Subtopics

Lapidary: One Who Cuts Precious Stones

Precious

Precious Stones

Precious Stones of Great Variety

Precious Stones of Many Colours

Precious Stones used for Adorning the Breastplate of Judgment

Precious Stones used for Adorning the High Priest's Ephod

Precious Stones used for Adorning the Temple

Precious Stones used for Decorating the Person

Precious Stones used for Honoring Idols

Precious Stones used for Ornamenting Royal Crowns