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The holy city, or, The new-Jerusalem wherein its goodly light walls, gates, angels, and…The holy citie, or, The new-Jerusalem wherein its goodly light walls, gates, angels, and…
The holy city, or, The new-Jerusalem wherein its goodly light walls, gates, angels, and the manner of their standing, are expounded : also, her length and breadth, together with the golden measuring-reed, explained, and the glory of all unfolded : as also, the numerousness of its inhabitants, and what the tree and water of life are, by which they are sustained / by John Bunyan ...The holy citie, or, The new-Jerusalem wherein its goodly light walls, gates, angels, and the manner of their standing, are expounded : also, her length and breadth, together with the golden measuring-reed, explained, and the glory of all unfolded : as also, the numerousness of its inhabitants, and what the tree and water of life are, by which they are sustained / by John Bunyan ...
London: printed for Francis Smith, 1669
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
This showeth us then these two things: first, That the time of the return of the Saints to build the ruinous City, is near, yea, very near, when the Light of the Lord Jesus begins to shine unto perfect day in her: God will not bring forth his People out of Babylon, especially those that are to be the chief in the building of this City, without their own Judgments:1 They shall see Eye to Eye, when the Lord shall bring again Zion: as he saith also in another place, The light of the Moon shall be as the light of the Sun, and the light of the Sun sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the Lord bindeth up the Breach of his People, and healeth the 2stroke of their Wound. Now the Eyes of them that see, shall not be dim; & the Ears of them that hear, shall hearken: The Heart also of the rash shall understand Knowledge, and the 3Tongue of the Stammerers shall be ready to 4speak plainly: The Lord shall be now exalted, ⟨p. 45⟩and be very high, for he will fill Zion with Judgement and Righteousness, and Wisdom and Knowledge shall be the stability of thy times: When Israel went out of Egypt, they wanted much of this; they went out blindfolded as it were, they went they knew not whither; wherefore they went not in the glory of that which this City descendeth in; as Moses said, The Lord hath not given you an Heart to perceive, nor Eyes to see, nor Ears to hear, unto this day, Deut. 29. 4. But these shall see every step they take; they shall be like the Beasts that had Eyes both before and behind; they shall see how far they are come out of Antichrist, and shall see also how far yet they have to go, to the complete rebuilding and finishing of this City.
This sheweth us then these two things: first, That the time of the return of the Saints to build the ruinous City, is near, yea, very near, when the Light of the Lord Jesus begins to shine unto perfect day in her: God will not bring forth his People out of Babylon, especially those that are to be the chief in the building of this City, without their own Judgments: