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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.
The Angel being to show this holy1 man this great and glorious Vision, he first (by qualifying of him) puts him into ⟨p. 7⟩a suitable Capacity to behold and take the view thereof; He carried me away in the Spirit: When he saith, He carried me away in the Spirit, he means he was taken up into the Spirit, his Soul was greatly spiritualized: Whence take notice, That an ordinary frame of Spirit is not able to comprehend, nor yet to apprehend extraordinary things: Much of the Spirit, deserveth much of Gods matters; but little of the Spirit, deserveth but little of them: I could not speak to you as unto Spiritual, but as unto Carnal, even as unto Babes in Christ; I have fed you with Milk, and not with Meat; for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, nor yet are ye able, 1 Cor. 3. 1, 2.
The Angel being to shew this holy1 man this great and glorious Vision, he first (by qualifying of him) puts him into ⟨p. 7⟩a suitable Capacity to behold and take the view thereof; He carried me away in the Spirit: When he saith, He carried me away in the Spirit, he means he was taken up into the Spirit, his Soul was greatly spiritualized: Whence take notice, That an ordinary frame of Spirit is not able to comprehend, nor yet to apprehend extraordinary things: Much of the Spirit, deserveth much of Gods matters; but little of the Spirit, deserveth but little of them: I could not speak to you as unto Spiritual, but as unto Carnal, even as unto Babes in Christ; I have fed you with Milk, and not with Meat; for hitherto ye were not able to bear it, nor yet are ye able, 1 Cor. 3. 1, 2.
- 1John qualified for this Vision.