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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.
Again, In that this Tree is said to stand in the midst of the Street, it showeth unto us how common and free his benefits will now be also. The Plumbs, and Figs, and Grapes and Apples of this Tree, will be open to every Passenger; not a Boy nor a Girl that now shall play in thy Street, O Jerusalem, but shall eat of the Fruits of the Tree that stands in he midst of thee, as of common *things.
Again, In that this Tree is said to stand in the midst of the Street, it sheweth unto us how common and free his benefits will now be also. The Plumbs, and Figs, and Grapes and Apples of this Tree, will be open to every Passenger; not a Boy nor a Girl that now shall play in thy Street, O Jerusalem, but shall eat of the Fruits of the Tree that stands in he midst of thee, as of common *things.
And in the midst of the Street of it, and and [on either side] of the River was there the Tree of Life.
As this Tree doth stand in the midst of the Street of this City, so it also standeth one each side of the River of the Water of Life, of which you have heard before. Now when he saith, the Tree is on either side of the River; whence by the way note yet again, That both the Water of Life, and also the Tree of Life, they are both to be enjoyed by the Inhabitants of this City in the way of Holiness; the Tree is in the midst of the Street, and the River runs through or between the very tables of