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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.
And he measured the City, and the Gates thereof.
This was figured forth by the Vision1 in Ezekiel, for in it he saw the Angel go from Gate to Gate, and saw him take the exact and distinct measure of every one thereof; nay, not only of them in a general way, but of the Thresholds, ⟨p. 108⟩the Porch, the Posts, and the Faces of their Entrances; he measured also every little Chamber that was above upon the Gates, with all the Spaces that were between, Ezek. 40 chapter.
This was figured forth by the Vision1 in Ezekiel, for in it he saw the Angel go from Gate to Gate, and saw him take the exact and distinct measure of every one thereof; nay, not only of them in a general way, but of the Thresholds, ⟨p. 108⟩the Porch, the Posts, and the Faces of their Enterances; he measured also every little Chamber that was above upon the Gates, with all the Spaces that were between, Ezek. 40 chapter.
- 1The Gates measured
Now by Gates, I told you, we are to understand the Son of God, as he is the Way to the Father, and to the Privileges of this City: Wherefore when he saith, He measured the Gates, it is as if he had said, he measured the Entrance, Strength & goodly Countenance of Him, with the Mansions of Glory that are to be enjoyed by every one that entereth in hereby; for the Porch, Posts, Face, Entrance and Chambers of the Gate in Ezekiel, they signify the Entrance, Strength, Shining Countenance, and resting places that every one shall find in the Lord Jesus that entereth in by him: and to measure all these, it is in substance but this, To set them forth, and out, in their full force, glory, largeness, beauty & profitableness, in the view of all: for I told you at the first, the Golden Reed is the Word of God: Now the City and the Gates thereof, are said to be measured by this Golden Reed; which I say, can be nothing else, but an opening