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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.
Secondly, The phrase also that is joined with this of City, doth much concern the point; she is here called, The new and holy City, which words are explained by these, As a Bride adorned and prepared for her Husband: the meaning is, That she is now got into her Form, Fashion, Order and Privileges again; she is now ready, adorned, prepared, and put into her Primitive state: Mark, though she was in her state of affliction called a Woman, yet she was not then either called a City, or a Woman ADORNED; but rather a Woman robbed & spoiled, rent and torn among the briers and thorns of the Wilderness, Isa. 5. 6. & 42. 22. & 32. 13, 14. Wherefore this City is nothing else but the Church returned out of Captivity from under the reign of Antichrist: As is yet further manifest, because,
Secondly, The phrase also that is joyned with this of City, doth much concern the point; she is here called, The new and holy City, which words are explained by these, As a Bride adorned and prepared for her Husband: the meaning is, That she is now got into her Form, Fashion, Order and Priviledges again; she is now ready, adorned, prepared, and put into her Primitive state: Mark, though she was in her state of affliction called a Woman, yet she was not then either called a City, or a Woman ADORNED; but rather a Woman robbed & spoiled, rent and torn among the briers and thorns of the Wilderness, Isa. 5. 6. & 42. 22. & 32. 13, 14. Wherefore this City is nothing else but the Church returned out of Captivity from under the reign of Antichrist: As is yet further manifest, because,
Thirdly, We find no City to answer that which was built after the Jews return from Captivity, but this: for this, and only this is the City that you find in this Prophecy, that is nominated as the Antitype of that Second of the Jews: wherefore John hath no relation of her while towards the doom of Antichrist, and no description of her in particular until Antichrist's utterly overthrown: as all may see that wisely read the 17th, 18th, 19th, & 20th Chapters of this Prophecy.