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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.
Vers. 2. And in the midst of the Street of it, and on either side of the River was there the Tree of Life, which bare twelve manner of Fruits, and yielded her Fruit every month; and the Leaves of the Tree were for the healing of the Nations.
Vers. 2. And in the midst of the Street of it, and on either side of the River was there the Tree of Life, which bare twelve manner of Fruits, and yeilded her Fruit every month; and the Leaves of the Tree were for the healing of the Nations.
This Tree of Life is the Lord Jesus Christ; and that he is here called a Tree, rather then by other of his Names, it is to show us how fruitful and exceeding advantageous he in all his Benefits will be to the Inhabitants of this City: this is that Tree under whose Branches the1 Fowls of Heaven shall now most safely lodge, and find relief from the hot and fainting Beams of the persecuting Sun of this world, as the Word doth there inform us.
This Tree of Life is the Lord Jesus Christ; and that he is here called a Tree, rather then by other of his Names, it is to shew us how fruitful and exceeding advantagious he in all his Benefits will be to the Inhabitants of this City: this is that Tree under whose Branches the1 Fowls of Heaven shall now most safely lodge, and finde relief from the hot and fainting Beams of the persecuting Sun of this world, as the Word doth there inform us.