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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.
Mark, a Street of Gold like Glass, a Street of Gold, as it were transparent Glass. 1By Glass here, as also in the eighteenth verse, we are to understand the word, Jam. 1. 23, 24, 25. Wherefore when he saith, the Street, the Golden Street was like unto Glass; he means, that the walking and carriage of the Saints at this day shall be like unto, or according to the Word, the Life of the Saints answering the Life of the Word, and Rule of the Lord Christ.
Mark, a Street of Gold like Glass, a Street of Gold, as it were transparant Glass. 1By Glass here, as also in the eighteenth verse, we are to understand the word, Jam. 1. 23, 24, 25. Wherefore when he saith, the Street, the Golden Street was like unto Glass; he means, that the walking and carriage of the Saints at this day shall be like unto, or according to the Word, the Life of the Saints answering the Life of the Word, and Rule of the Lord Christ.
- 1What is meant by Glass.
Again, in that he doth add to Glass, 1the word Transparent, he would have us to understand thereby these two things.
- 1The first Reason why transparent Glass.The first Reason why transparant Glass.