Stones of the Temple; Or, Lessons from the Fabric and Furniture of the Church - Walter Field

"When it pleased God to raise up kings and emperors favouring sincerely
the Christian truth, that which the Church before either could not or
durst not do, was with all alacrity performed. Temples were in
all places erected, no cost was spared: nothing judged too
dear which that way should be spent. The whole world did
seem to exult, that it had occasion of pouring out gifts
to so blessed a purpose. That cheerful devotion which
David did this way exceedingly delight to behold,
and wish that the same in the Jewish people
might be perpetual, was then in Christian
people every where to be seen.
So far as our Churches and their
Temple have one end, what
should let but that they
may lawfully have one
form?"—Hooker's
"Ecclesiastical
Polity."
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	[PREFACE.]
Chap.		Page
[I.]	THE LICH-GATE	1
[II.]	LICH-STONES	11
[III.]	GRAVE-STONES	19
[IV.]	GRAVE-STONES	31
[V.]	THE PORCH	43
[VI.]	THE PORCH	51
[VII.]	THE PAVEMENT	63
[VIII.]	THE PAVEMENT	73
[IX.]	THE PAVEMENT	81
[X.]	THE PAVEMENT	91
[XI.]	THE WALLS	103
[XII.]	THE WALLS	111
[XIII.]	THE WINDOWS	123
[XIV.]	A LOOSE STONE IN THE BUILDING	145
[XV.]	THE FONT	155
[XVI.]	THE PULPIT	167
[XVII.]	THE PULPIT	175
[XVIII.]	THE NAVE	187
[XIX.]	THE NAVE	197
[XX.]	THE AISLES	209
[XXI.]	THE TRANSEPTS	217
[XXII.]	THE CHANCEL-SCREEN	225
[XXIII.]	THE CHANCEL	235
[XXIV.]	THE ALTAR	245
[XXV.]	THE ORGAN-CHAMBER	255
[XXVI.]	THE VESTRY	265
[XXVII.]	THE PILLARS	275
[XXVIII.]	THE ROOF	285
[XXIX.]	THE TOWER	295
[XXX.]	THE HOUSE NOT MADE WITH HANDS	311

INDEX OF ENGRAVINGS

		Page
	[St. Mildred's Church and Lich-Gate, Whippingham]	3
	[Lich-Gate at Yealmton]	5
	[Lich-Gate at Birstal]	7
	[Heywood Church, Manchester]	13
	[Lich-Stone, Great Winnow, Cornwall]	15
	[Lich-Stone at Lustleigh]	18
	[Church of St. Nicholas, West Pennard]	21
	[Grave-Stones in Streatham Churchyard]	23
	[Grave-Stones in High-Week Churchyard]	24
	[Easter Flowers]	28
	[Stinchcombe Church]	33
	[Grave-Stones]	35, [39], [41]
	[Llanfechan Church]	42
	[Godmersham Church]	45
	[Porch of Lübeck Cathedral]	53
	[Porch and Parvise of St. Mary's Church, Finedon]	55
	[Parvise, Westbury-on-Trim]	60
	[Church of SS. Philip and James, Oxford]	65
	[Brass of John Bloxham and John Whytton in Merton College, Oxford]	67
	[Heywood Church]	75
	[Brass of Henry Sever, at Merton College, Oxford]	77
	[Chancel of Whippingham Church]	83
	[Brass of Sir Roger de Trumpington]	85
	[Church of St. John the Baptist, Kidmore End]	93
	[Encaustic Tiles, Brooke Church]	95, [97]
	[St. Andrew's Church, Halstead]	105
	[Ancient Wall Paintings in Kimpton Church]	108, [109]
	[St. Michael's Church, Gloucester]	113
	[Ancient Wall Painting in Bedford Church]	118
	[Wall Painting]	121
	[Church of St. John, Brandenburg]	125
	[Doorway, St. Stephen's Church, Tangermünde]	127
	[Crowmarsh Church]	131
	[Stained Glass Windows in Great Malvern Church]	137, [139], [141]
	[Rose Window, Cremona Cathedral]	143
	[Amberley Church, in ruin, and restored]	147
	[Ancient Font in West Rounton Church]	157
	[Stone Pulpit in Dartmouth Church]	169
	[Church of St. Mary, Henley-on-Thames]	177
	[Stone Pulpit in North Kilworth Church]	179
	[St. Mary's Church, Sherborne]	189
	[All Saints' Church, Bradford]	199
	[Castle Cary Church]	211
	[Church of SS. Peter and Paul, Ringwood]	219
	[Church of St. John, Walworth]	227
	[Sutton Benger Church]	237
	[Llanfaenor Church]	243
	[St. Alban's Church, Holborn]	247
	[Icklesham Church]	257
	[Harpsden Church]	267
	[Church of St. John, Highbridge]	277
	[Keynsham Church]	287
	[Clerestory Window]	294
	[Meopham Church]	297
	[Tower, Saragosa]	303
	[Window, Church of St. Petronius, Bologna]	309

"Who is able to build Him an house, seeing the heaven and heaven of
heavens cannot contain Him? who am I then, that I should build
Him an house, save only to burn sacrifice before Him?
"Send me now therefore a man cunning to work in gold, and
in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and
crimson, and blue, and that can skill to grave with the
cunning men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem,
whom David my father did provide. Send
me also cedar-trees, fir-trees, and algum-trees,
out of Lebanon: for I know that thy servants
can skill to cut timber in Lebanon;
and, behold, my servants shall be
with thy servants, even to prepare
me timber in abundance:
for the house which
I am about to build
shall be great and
wonderful."—
2 Chron. ii.
6—9.
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CONTENTS

INDEX OF ENGRAVINGS

PREFACE