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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.
Wherefore the building again of this Wall is to be understood of the recovering and settling and fastening the Doctrines of Christ, as afore, in which Doctrines he in all his Benefits is wrapped, and held fast forever: I say, a recovering of them, and setting him up again in his primitive and pure Glory, of being our Priest, Prophet and King, in his Church, and a giving unto these Offices their own proper length, breadth, height, and depth; letting them rule in all their Force, Glory, and Majesty, and 1Authority, for then will be golden Days, and not till then; then, I say, when the ⟨p. 142⟩2several Offices of the Lord Jesus do rule in their own nature and largeness of Authority both in the Church and in the World.
Wherefore the building again of this Wall is to be understood of the recovering and setling and fastening the Doctrines of Christ, as afore, in which Doctrines he in all his Benefits is wrapped, and held fast forever: I say, a recovering of them, and setting him up again in his primitive and pure Glory, of being our Priest, Prophet and King, in his Church, and a giving unto these Offices their own proper length, breadth, height, and depth; letting them rule in all their Force, Glory, and Majesty, and 1Authority, for then will be golden Days, and not till then; then, I say, when the ⟨p. 142⟩2several Offices of the Lord Jesus do rule in their own nature and largeness of Authority both in the Church and in the VVorld.