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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.
This Jasper is that Stone in the light of which this City is said to descend, as in the light of a Stone most precious: Now as there he saith she descended in the light of this Stone, so here he saith this Stone is the Wall thereof; And the building of the Wall of it was of Jasper.
This therefore confirmeth unto you what I said of the Wall before, to wit, That it was the Salvation of God through Christ: Wherefore learn this by the way, That this City shall not be at this day in her own keeping, but in the keeping of Jesus Christ; He with his Benefits doth compass her round, and by him alone she lieth down in safety: Wherefore it is from this Consideration that God doth say by the Mouth of the Prophet, I will give them within my House and within my Walls, a place and a name better then that of Sons and of Daughters; I will give them an everlasting name that shall not be cut off, Isa. 56. 5.
And the [building] of the Wall, &c.
By this word building, we are to understand ⟨p. 140⟩