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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.
By these words are great things held forth. He told us before that the Nations of them that are saved shall walk in the light of it; and here he tells us, that even1 their Kings also, the Kings of the Earth do bring their Honour and Glory to it. The people of the Nations they are but like to single-pence and half-pence, but their Kings like Gold Angels and Twenty-shilling-pieces. Wherefore when he saith, that the Kings of the Earth do bring their Glory and Honour unto it; It argueth, that the Gospel and the Grace of ⟨p. 221⟩God, when it is displayed in its own nature, and seen in its own complexion, even then they that have most of the Honour and Glory of the World will yet stoop their Top-gallant unto it: Because 2of thy Temple which is at Jerusalem, shall Kings bring Presents to thee. The Kings of Tarshish, & of the Isles, shall bring Presents to thee: The Kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts, yea, all Kings shall fall down before him, and all Nations shall serve him. The Kings shall see and arise, and Princes shall worship because of the Lord, &c. The Kings shall come to thy light, and Princes to the brightness of thy rising. The Kings shall see thy righteousness, and all Kings thy Glory. 3Yea, that which hath not been told them shall they see, and that which they have not heard shall they consider. All the Kings of 4the Earth shall praise thee, O Lord, when they hear the words of thy mouth; Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the Lord; for great is the Glory of the Lord. Thus we see, that though in the first day of the Gospel, the poor, the halt, the lame and the blind are chief in the embracing of the tenders of Grace, yet in the latter day thereof, God will take hold of Kings.
By these words are great things held forth. He told us before that the Nations of them that are saved shall walk in the light of it; and here he tells us, that even1 their Kings also, the Kings of the Earth do bring their Honour and Glory to it. The people of the Nations they are but like to single-pence and half-pence, but their Kings like Gold Angels and Twenty-shilling-pieces. Wherefore when he saith, that the Kings of the Earth do bring their Glory and Honour unto it; It argueth, that the Gospel and the Grace of