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Jesus Christ is the Head; all stones in one building, of which He is the chief Corner-stone; all branches in one true vine, of which He is the
Exposition of the Apostles Creed James Dodds
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I hope you have from the beginning sufficiently understood concerning this Natural and Supernatural Advice, and the first tinging Root of Metals and Minerals, whereon the Corner-stone is placed, and where the true Rock is grounded in its kind, wherein Nature hath placed and buried her secret & deeply concealed Gifts; to wit, in the fiery tinged Spirits, which Colours they gained out of the starry
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In Jerusalem the pilgrims first went up the Tower of David, "where he sang the Psalter," and into the Basilica of Sion, where among other marvels they saw the "Corner-stone that the builders rejected," which gave out a "sound like the murmuring of a crowd."
Prince Henry the Navigator, the Hero of Portugal and of Modern Discovery, 1394-1460 A.D. With an Account of Geographical Progress Throughout the Middle Ages As the Preparation for His Work. C. Raymond Beazley 1911
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Corner-stone (Job 38: 6; Isa. 28: 16), a block of great importance in binding together the sides of a building.
Easton's Bible Dictionary M.G. Easton 1897
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Hymn on Laying the Corner-stone of the Church of the Covenant.
The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss Prentiss, George L 1882
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Founder, and Corner-stone of the Universe; then as the Head, Redeemer, and Life of the Church.
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"Corner-stone," which is a stone that unites the two ends of the building together.
The Covenants And The Covenanters Covenants, Sermons, and Documents of the Covenanted Reformation Various 1876
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Him we owe it all, that our poor hearts are made the dwelling-place of God; or, as this Apostle puts it, in other words conveying the same idea, 'Ye are built upon the foundation of the Apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief Corner-stone; in whom all the building fitly framed together groweth ... for a habitation of God through the Spirit.'
Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V) Alexander Maclaren 1868
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Hymn on Laying the Corner-stone of the Church of the Covenant.
The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss George L. Prentiss 1859
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Hymn on Laying the Corner-stone of the Church of the Covenant.
The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss George L. Prentiss 1859
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