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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 with the Reed, twelve thousand furlongs.—
These latter words do refer us to a distinct1 measure from that which went before; the former measure pointing at the breadth of her Commandment, and the ⟨p. 119⟩length of her Obedience; but this at the Glory and Fullness of her Mansions and Portions: For after he had said, The City lieth four square, and that the length is as large as the breadth, (which is the full and complete effect of that first measure) he comes over again with an other measuring, saying, And he measured the City twelve thousand furlongs; as who should say, He measured the City, Gates, and Wall first, and sound them all exact, and according to the Golden Reed; and after he had so done, he measured the City with the Reed twelve thousand furlongs.
These latter words do refer us to a distinct1 measure from that which went before; the former measure pointing at the breadth of her Commandment, and the ⟨p. 119⟩length of her Obedience; but this at the Glory and Fulness of her Mansions and Portions: For after he had said, The City lieth four square, and that the length is as large as the breadth, (which is the full and compleat effect of that first measure) he comes over again with an other measuring, saying, And he measured the City twelve thousand furlongs; as who should say, He measured the City, Gates, and Wall first, and sound them all exact, and according to the Golden Reed; and after he had so done, he measured the City with the Reed twelve thousand furlongs.
- 1A second measure.