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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, These that John calleth twelve manner of Fruits, the Prophet Ezekiel calleth, all manner of Fruit for meat: For ⟨p. 274⟩indeed, as I showed before, there is that to be found in Christ, both for fullness and variety, that is not to be found in Heaven and Earth beside. Here is Fruit for Body, Fruit for Soul, Fruit for Babes, Fruit for Strong-men, Fruit for Fathers, yea, for glorified Saints and Angels: Fruits, variety of Fruits, even twelve manner of Fruits.
Again, These that John calleth twelve manner of Fruits, the Prophet Ezekiel calleth, all manner of Fruit for meat: For ⟨p. 274⟩indeed, as I shewed before, there is that to be found in Christ, both for fulness and variety, that is not to be found in Heaven and Earth beside. Here is Fruit for Body, Fruit for Soul, Fruit for Babes, Fruit for Strong-men, Fruit for Fathers, yea, for glorified Saints and Angels: Fruits, variety of Fruits, even twelve manner of Fruits.
2. By twelve manner of Fruits, he doth also allude to the Apostles, who are called, twelve, and are those who have made provision for the House of God according to the twelvefold manner of the Dispensation of God unto them, and of the twelve fold manner of Operation of that holy Spirit, which wrought in every one of them severally as he pleased: which twelve were before figured out unto us by the twelve Officers of King Solomon (the1 Type of Christ) which twelve were to make provision for the House of the King according to the season of the year, and each man his month in the year. Which very thing the holy Ghost also doth here cast his eye upon, & that makes him bring in the words of every month, saying, it yeeld• its Fruit every month: For indeed, what ever you read of, concerning this City ⟨p. 275⟩