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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.
Touching the Jasper, you see what I1 have said. Now all I have to say to the rest of them, it is in general these three things.
- 1Touching the rest of the Foundations.
First, In that the Foundations are all and every one of them Precious Stones, it signifieth that all the Doctrines of the New Jerusalem, will be only the precious Doctrine of the twelve Apostles; not common stuff, not raked out of the dunghills and muck-heaps of this world, and from among the toys of Antichrist, but spiritual, heavenly and glorious. He that hath his Word shall then speak it faithfully, For what is the chaff to the Wheat, saith the Lord? Jer. 23. 32.
First, In that the Foundations are all and every one of them Precious Stones, it signifieth that all the Doctrines of the New Jerusalem, will be only the precious Doctrine of the twelve Apostles; not common stuff, not raked out of the dunghils and muck-heaps of this world, and from among the toyes of Antichrist, but spiritual, heavenly and glorious. He that hath his Word shall then speak it faithfully, For what is the chaff to the Wheat, saith the Lord? Jer. 23. 32.
Secondly in that they are called after the names of Precious Stones, it signifieth also, that at that day none shall be used or put into the Ministry but those that have received spiritual and heavenly ⟨p. 176⟩