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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.
Vers. 13. On the East three Gates, on the North three Gates, on South three Gates, and on the West three Gates.
I shall not speak any thing to the manner of his repeating of the Quarters towards which the Gates do look; why he should begin at the East, then to the North, afterwards crossing to the South, and last to the West; though I do verily think that the holy Ghost hath something to show us, wherefore he doth thus set them forth: and possibly he may set them thus, and the West last, not only because the West part of the World is that which always closeth the day, but to signify that the West, when Jerusalem is rebuilded, will be the last part of the World that will be converted, or the Gate that will be last, because longest occupied with the travels of the Passengers and wayfaring-Men ⟨p. 82⟩in their Journey to this Jerusalem. But I pass that.
I shall not speak any thing to the manner of his repeating of the Quarters towards which the Gates do look; why he should begin at the East, then to the North, afterwards crossing to the South, and last to the West; though I do verily think that the holy Ghost hath something to shew us, wherefore he doth thus set them forth: and possibly he may set them thus, and the West last, not onely because the West part of the World is that which always closeth the day, but to signifie that the West, when Jerusalem is rebuilded, will be the last part of the World that will be converted, or the Gate that will be last, because longest occupied with the travels of the Passengers and wayfaring-Men ⟨p. 82⟩in their Journy to this Jerusalem. But I pass that.
From the order of their standing, I shall enquire into two things: