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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, and the length, and the breadth, and the height of it are equal.
Before he told us, that the length was as large as the breadth; which I then told you, did signify the nature of her Rule, and the measure of her Obedience: but now he adds, and saith, That both in length and breadth, & in height, she is equal: Wherefore in that he adds at last a squareness of height, to her squareness of length and breadth; and also in that he adds it not before he had told us of the measure of her Portions, he would ⟨p. 125⟩have us to understand, that as the Rule in which this City shall walk, shall be complete; and as her Obedience to that Rule shall be complete; so her enjoyment of God and his Grace at that day shall be proportionable also: She is square in her Rule, square in her Obedience, and square in her Enjoyment of God, and his Goodness; the length, and the breadth, and the height of it are equal. Indeed the Scripture saith, That in keeping1 his Commandments there is great Reward: and again, This man shall be 2blessed in his Deed: This showeth unto us then, what glorious days these will be, to the House and City of God; even days in which Saints shall see the Mind of God clearly, have Hearts to do it completely, and have continually the answerable Enjoyment of God, and spiritual Happiness: Now will his Paths 3drop Fatness, with a witness! and now will he meet him that rejoiceth and worketh 4Righteousness, those that remember him in his Ways: And the length, and the breadth, and the height of it, are equal. Wherefore the Prophet in the Vision of the measures of the Portions, doth observe that there was a squareness in them, as ⟨p. 126⟩