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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
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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⟩in this description of John, you find something or other in the Writings of the Prophets that giveth ground for such expressions. Wherefore seeing the Officers of Solomon were twelve, and the Apostles of Christ twelve also; and seeing the Officers of Solomon made provision for his house, each man his month in a year, and the Fruits of this Tree of Life is called twelve manner of Fruits: I do take the twelve manner of Fruits here to be signified by the provision of Solomon's Officers according to the twelve seasons of the year, and they a Type of2 the twelvefold Doctrine of the twelve Apostles of the Lord Christ, for it is their Doctrine that is the bread of the Church, yea, the milk for the Babe, and the strong meat for men.
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 reade of, concerning this City