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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
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Further, The Apostles were in that marvellous manner endued with the holy Ghost, that they out-stripped all the Prophets that ever went before them; neither can I believe that in the best of times there should be any beyond them; yet if it should so fall out, that a Dispensation should come, in which they should have, as to the pouring forth of the ⟨p. 92⟩Spirit, their Equals; yet it could not follow, that therefore the Gospel should be offered in other terms than they at first have offered it; especially besides what hath been said of them, if you consider to them 'twas said, Whatsoever ye shall loose on Earth, shall be loosed in Heaven; and whatsoever ye shall bind on Earth shall be bound in Heaven, Matth. 18. 18. they, as to their Doctrine, were infallible, 'twas impossible they should err; he that despised their Doctrine, despised1 God himself: Besides, they have given in commandment that all should write2 after their Copy, and that we should judge both Men and Angels that did, or would do otherwise.
Further, The Apostles were in that marvellous manner indued with the holy Ghost, that they out-stript all the Prophets that ever went before them; neither can I believe that in the best of times there should be any beyond them; yet if it should so fall out, that a Dispensation should come, in which they should have, as to the pouring forth of the ⟨p. 92⟩Spirit, their Equals; yet it could not follow, that therefore the Gospel should be offered in other terms than they at first have offered it; especially besides what hath been said of them, if you consider to them 'twas said, Whatsoever ye shall loose on Earth, shall be loosed in Heaven; and whatsoever ye shall bind on Earth shall be bound in Heaven, Matth. 18. 18. they, as to their Doctrine, were infallible, 'twas impossible they should err; he that despised their Doctrine, despised1