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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.
Great Mercies, high Mercies, great Preservation, and a high Arm to defend, shall continually at this day encamp this City: God himself will be a continual Life-Guard to this City; I will encamp, saith he, about mine House, because of the Army, because of him that passeth by, an• because of him that returneth; and no Oppressor shall pass through them any more, for now have I seen with mine Eyes, Zech. 9. 8.
Great Mercies, high Mercies, great Preservation, and a high Arm to defend, shall continually at this day incamp this City: God himself will be a continual Life-Guard to this City; I will incamp, saith he, about mine House, because of the Army, because of him that passeth by, an• because of him that returneth; and no Oppressor shall pass thorow them any more, for now have I seen with mine Eyes, Zech. 9. 8.
—And had twelve Gates—
Having thus showed us her Wall, he1 now comes to her Gates; it had Gates, it had twelve Gates: By Gates in this place, we are to understand the way of Entrance; Gates, you know, are for coming in, and for going out; and do in this place signify two things:
Having thus shewed us her Wall, he1 now comes to her Gates; it had Gates, it had twelve Gates: By Gates in this place, we are to understand the way of Entrance; Gates, you know, are for coming in, and for going out; and do in this place signifie two things: