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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.
Which bare twelve manner of [Fruits.]
This word, Fruits, it may be taken two ways, either as it relates to God, or as it relates to man (for as I said before,1 the Fruits of this Tree refresheth the heart both of God and man.)
Now if it be taken with reference to God, then it signifieth the complete satisfaction that by the worthiness of the Fruits of the Passion of Christ is given to God for the salvation of the Church; this ⟨p. 273⟩City of God. He suffered to finish transgression, 1to make an end of sin, and to bring in everlasting Righteousness; by this, I say, is the heart of God refreshed, and in this doth it rest.
Now if it be taken with reference to God, then it signifieth the compleat satisfaction that by the worthiness of the Fruits of the Passion of Christ is given to God for the salvation of the Church; this ⟨p. 273⟩City of God. He suffered to finish transgression, 1to make an end of sin, and to bring in everlasting Righteousness; by this, I say, is the heart of God refreshed, and in this doth it rest.