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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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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.
Thirdly, We finde no City to answer that which was built after the Jews return from Captivity, but this: for this, and onely this is the City that you finde in this Prophecie, 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 Prophecie.
—And showed me that great City.
—And shewed me that great City.
The holy Ghost is pleased at this time1 to give the Church the name of a City, rather than any other name; rather than the name of Spouse, Woman, Temple, and the like: (though he giveth us her under the name of a Woman also, to help us to understand what he means) but I say, the name of a City is now the name in special, under which the Church must go, and that for special Reasons:
- 1Why the Church at this day is called by the name of a City, rather than a Woman, Temple, House, or the like.