The Legend of Christian Art Illustrated in the Statues of Salisbury Cathedral

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Brown and Company, 1869 - Christian art and symbolism - 160 pages
 

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Page 19 - Who is the image of the invisible God, the first-born of every creature ; for by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers ; all things were created by him, and for him; and he is before all things, and by him all things consist...
Page 18 - Thee, O God: we acknowledge Thee to be the Lord. All the earth doth worship Thee: the Father everlasting. To Thee all Angels cry aloud: the Heavens, and all the Powers therein; To Thee Cherubim and Seraphim: continually do cry, Holy, Holy, Holy: Lord God of Sabaoth; Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty: of Thy glory.
Page 78 - For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist. 16 And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolk, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death. 17 And ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake.
Page 18 - To thee cherubim, and seraphim continually do cry, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Sabaoth ; Heaven and earth are full of the majesty of thy glory. The glorious company of the apostles praise thee. The goodly fellowship of the prophets praise thee. The holy church throughout all the world doth acknowledge thee ; The Father, of an infinite majesty ; Thine adorable, true, and only Son ; Also the Holy Ghost, the Comforter.
Page 18 - To thee all angels cry aloud ; the Heavens, and all the Powers therein. To thee Cherubim and Seraphim continually do cry, Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth ; Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty of thy Glory.
Page 31 - Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words; and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him and make our abode with him.
Page 54 - Wherefore of these men which have companied with us, all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, beginning from the baptism of John, unto that same day that he was taken up from us, must one be ordained to be a witness with us of his resurrection.
Page 72 - to-morrow, and to-morrow?" Why not now? why not is there this hour an end to my uncleanness? So was I speaking, and weeping in the most bitter contrition of my heart, when, lo! I heard from a neighbouring house a voice, as of boy or girl, I know not, chanting, and oft repeating, "Take up and read; Take up and read.
Page 72 - Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying. But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
Page 71 - ... ,"Go thy ways, and God bless thee, for it is not possible that the son of these tears should perish.

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