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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 after these, arise another People, not another with respect to Christianity, but with respect to further light. These men, though they keep the continual Offerings upon the Altar, as the other did,1 yet they are men also that are for Temple-work, ⟨p. 147⟩wherefore these begin to search out the Foundations of the Temple of God, that they may rear up the House, as well as build up the Altar: These be they that are for having the Church a select 2company of visible Believers, walking in the Faith and Holiness of the Gospel; which Believers are for separating from the unconverted and open profane, and for building up one another an holy Temple in 3the Lord, through the Spirit. I say, a Temple, or House, or Church, separate and distinct from that confused heap of rubbish and carnal Gospellers, that every where like Locusts and Maggots crawl up and down the Nations. These were figured forth by Zerubbabel, Joshua and all the people of the Land that are for working and labouring in this service of Temple-work. Hag. 1. 12. Hag. 2. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.
Now after these, arise another People, not another with respect to Christianity, but with respect to further light. These men, though they keep the continual Offerings upon the Altar, as the other did,1 yet they are men also that are for Temple-work, ⟨p. 147⟩wherefore these begin to search out the Foundations of the Temple of God, that they may rear up the House, as well as build up the Altar: These be they that are for having the Church a select 2company of visible Believers, walking in the Faith and Holiness of the Gospel; which Believers are for separating from the unconverted and open prophane, and for building up one another an holy Temple in