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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.
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.
Now I say, I find that our Portions do1 go always under the biggest measure; the Spoons, Cups, Flagons, Snuffers, Basins, Candlesticks and Pans, which were the Instruments of Worship, were not so large as the Chambers in the Temple, and the compass of the holy Land, which were the †Mansions *and Portions of the Church.