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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.
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 ⟨p. 271⟩the heart of this Tree of Life; on either side of the iver 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 thorow or between the very tables of ⟨p. 271⟩the heart of this Tree of Life; on either side of the iver was there the Tree of Life.
Again, In that it is said that this Tree of Life is on either side of the River; it argueth that they who come at any time at this River for water to quench their thirst, and to make them live, they must come to it by the Tree of Life, which is Christ. In more easy terms, read it thus; There is none can partake of the Grace