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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.
In these words we have two things1 considerable:
- 1The foundations of the Wall.
1. That the City-Wall hath twelve Foundations.
2. That in these twelve, are the Names of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb.
First, It hath twelve Foundations: This argueth invincible strength and support. That Wall that hath but one Foundation, how strongly doth it stand, if it be but ⟨p. 87⟩safely laid upon a Rock! even so strongly,1 that neither Wind nor Weather in their greatest vehemency, are able to shake or stir it, to make it fall: but I say, how much more when a City hath Foundations, twelve Foundations, and those also laid by God himself; as it is said concerning the Worthies of old, They looked for a City that had Foundations, whose Builder and Maker is God,