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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.
Now that which maketh me conclude that this latter measure is a measure distinct from the former, and that it relateth neither to the exactness of Rule, nor the completeness of Obedience, but only to the largeness of the Portions that God will allot for thy Sons and Daughters, thou City of God, it is,
Now that which maketh me conclude that this latter measure is a measure distinct from the former, and that it relateth neither to the exactness of Rule, nor the compleatness of Obedience, but only to the largeness of the Portions that God will allot for thy Sons and Daughters, thou City of God, it is,
First, Because this is the biggest measure: For I find, by considering the Scripture, that as the Persons and Things pertaining to the Worship of God, were to go according to the Rule of this Golden Reed; so also the Portions that pertained to the Persons worshipping, was to go by Rule and Measure also, (as here he saith he measured also the City, or to it, with the Reed, twelve thousand furlongs.) And hence it is that our Grace is called the measure of Grace, and that our1 Glory is called a weight of Glory.
First, Because this is the biggest measure: For I find, by considering the Scripture, that as the Persons and Things pertaining to the Worship of God, were to go according to the Rule of this Golden Reed; so also the Portions that pertained to the Persons worshiping, was to go by Rule and Measure also, (as here he saith he measured also the City, or to it, with the Reed, twelve thousand furlongs.) And hence it is that our Grace is called the measure of Grace, and that our1 Glory is called a weight of Glory.