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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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Secondly, In that he saith, The Names of the Twelve are in the Foundations, this shows us the reason of the continual standing of this Jerusalem; it is builded upon the Doctrine of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb, and standeth there: ⟨p. 95⟩for observe, so long as he sees this holy City, he sees her standing upon these Foundations; but he saw the City till she was taken up, therefore she continued as being settled for ever upon them. Indeed the Primitive City, or first Churches, was built upon these Foundations,1 and had also so long as they there continued, sufficient supportation & upholding by that means; but then, as I have showed you, the Wall of her Salvation, and the Wall of Gods special Protection stood at a distance each from other, and were not so conjoined as now they will be: wherefore they then, to answer the Type, did fall into the Ditch that was between, and through their Foolishness provoked God to remove the Wall of his outward Protection and Safeguard from them; whereupon the wild Beast, Antichrist, got into his Vineyard, making havoc of all their Dainties: But mark, this City is not so, the Walls are now conjoined, and for ever fastened upon the Foundations, therefore it abides for ever, and ascends higher and higher; yet not from the Foundations but by them into Heaven: Behold, saith God, I have graven 2thee upon the Palms of my Hands, thy Walls are continually before me.
Secondly, In that he saith, The Names of the Twelve are in the Foundations, this shews us the reason of the continual standing of this Jerusalem; it is builded upon the Doctrine of the twelve Apostles of the Lamb, and standeth there: ⟨p. 95⟩for observe, so long as he sees this holy City, he sees her standing upon these Foundations; but he saw the City till she was taken up, therefore she continued as being settled for ever upon them. Indeed the Primitive City, or first Churches, was built upon these Foundations,1 and had also so long as they there continued, sufficient supportation & upholding by that means; but then, as I have shewed you, the Wall of her Salvation, and the Wall of Gods special Protection stood at a distance each from other, and were not so conjoyned as now they will be: wherefore they then, to answer the Type, did fall into the Ditch that was between, and through their Foolishness provoked God to remove the Wall of his outward Protection and Safeguard from them; whereupon the wild Beast, Antichrist, got into his Vineyard, making havock of all their Dainties: But mark, this City is not so, the Walls are now conjoyned, and for ever fastened upon the Foundations, therefore it abides for ever, and ascends higher and higher; yet not from the Foundations but by them into Heaven: Behold, saith God, I have graven