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...groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you toward each other aboundeth. 1 Pet. ii. 5. Ye also, as lively stones are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood. CHAP. IV. PROPHECIES CONCERNING CHRIST. PROPHECY AND MIRACLES. I. THE testimony ofpropheey appealed...

...in the former part of chap. ii. he speaks of them as " living stones, coming to Christ, and on him built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Chr\st....And as those that believe, to whom Christ is precious.. ..A...

...living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious. Ye also as lively atones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ." Here a being actually built on this stone, precious to God, is...

...OF CHRIST AND HIS PEOPLE. 1 Pet. ii. 4, 5. To ivhom coming, as unto a living stone, dis • allowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, ye...holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. AS in the natural life, so in the spiritual, a state of maturity...

...glorified in the Son. Ver. J4. If ye (hall ask any thing in my name, I •will do it. 1 Pet. ii. 5. Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual...holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesu» Christ. i Rom. viii. '2Q. Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities:...

...unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, 5. Yc also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. 6. Wherefore also it is con. taincd in the Scripture, Behold, I...

...unto a living stone, dis* allowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, ije also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood^ to offer up spiritual sacrifces, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. AS in the natural life, so in the spiritual, a state...

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...temple of the living God," 2 Cor. vi. 16. "An habitation of God through the Spirit," Ephes. ii. 22. " Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual...holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ." The materials of this house consist of stones, for the solidity...