A30152:29
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.
IV. To the Mother of Harlots, &c.
MY fourth word is to the Lady of Kingdoms, the Well-favoured Harlot, the Mistress of Witchcrafts and the Abominations of the Earth.
MY fourth word is to the Lady of Kingdoms, the Well-favoured Harlot, the Mistris of Witchcrafts and the Abominations of the Earth.
Mistress, I suppose I have nothing here that will either please your wanton Eye, or go down with your voluptuous Palate: here is Bread indeed, as also Milk and Meat; but here is neither paint to adorn thy wrinkled face, nor Crutch to uphold or undershore thy shaking, tottering, staggering Kingdom of ROME; but rather a certain presage of thy sudden and fearful final downfall, ⟨image 8⟩and of the Exaltation of that holy Matron, whose Chastity thou dost abhor, because by it she reproveth and condemneth thy lewd and stubborn Life. Wherefore, Lady, smell thou mayest of this, but taste thou wilt not: I know that both thy1 wanton Eye, with all thy mincing Brats that are intoxicated with thy Cup, and enchanted with thy Fornications, vvill at the sight of so homely and plain a Dish as this, cry, Foh! snuff, put the Branch to the Nose, and say, Contemptible! But Wisdom 2is justified of all her Children. The3 Virgin Daughter of Zion hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; Jerusalem hath shaken her Head at thee; yea, her GOD hath smitten his Hands at thy dishonest Gain and Freaks. Rejoice ye with Jerusalem, and be glad for her, all ye that love her; rejoice for Joy with her all ye that mourn for her; that ye