A short account of Lichfield cathedral; more particularly of the painted glass [by J.C. Woodhouse]. |
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2nd and 3rd adjoining ætatis aged agro ancient angels Anne ANNEXED PLAN Anno arches architecture argent arms Aston azure back-ground Bagot barways beautiful Bishop Hacket Bishop of Lichfield blessed Canon Residentiary century Chad Charles chevron chief Choir Choral Church compartments cross crowned daughter Dean and Chapter Decani deposited the remains died March Diocese ducally Ecclesiæ Egmont engrailed ermine Esquire Female head fesse figures gules Hinton Holy honours Hujus impaling inscription James Jaruman Jesus John King late Dean Lichfield and Coventry Lichfield Cathedral lion rampant MAJOR HODSON marble Mary memory Mercia Mettecoven mullets Nave noble Norbury Obiit ornaments Oswy Peter piety placed portraits Proby Quarterly of four represented restored Reverend Richard sable Sacred Saint screen side Smalbroke Spencer Madan stalls Statues suæ supported Tablet Thomas Thomas Hinckley Thorpe Constantine transept vaulted roof Vicar Virgin Vyse western wife William William Remington window Woodhouse wreath
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Page 21 - And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David ; and the virgin's name was Mary.
Page 16 - And after this, Joseph of Arimathea (being a disciple of Jesus, but secretly for fear of the Jews) besought Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus: and Pilate gave him leave.
Page 19 - And immediately, while he yet spake, cometh Judas, one of the twelve, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and the scribes and the elders.
Page 19 - And he was withdrawn from them about a stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed, saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me : nevertheless, not my will, but thine be done.
Page 16 - And there came also Nicodemus (which at the first came to Jesus by night) and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound weight. 40 Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.
Page 20 - And when they had platted a crown of thorns they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right hand : and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews.
Page 20 - And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them. And their eyes were opened, and they knew him ; and he vanished out of their sight.
Page 68 - ... looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto Himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
Page 18 - God ; he riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments, and took a towel, and girded himself. After that he poureth water into a basin, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.
Page 20 - And the soldiers plaited a crown of thorns and put it on His head, and arrayed Him in a purple garment, and they came unto Him and said, Hail, King of the Jews ! and they struck Him with their hands.