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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.
2. When he saith, This holy City descended out of Heaven, he would have us understand also what a Blessing and Happiness this City at her rebuilding will be to the whole World: Never was kind and seasonable showers more profitable to the tender new-mown-Grass, than will this City at this day be, to the Inhabitants ⟨p. 25⟩of the World; they will come as a Blessing from Heaven upon them: As the Prophet saith, The Remnant of Jacob shall be in the midst of many People, as a dew from the Lord; as the showers upon the Grass, that tarrieth not for man, nor waiteth for the Sons of men; Mic. 5. 7. O the Grace, the Light and Glory, that will strike with spangling Beams from this City, as from a Sun, into the furthest parts of the World! Thus saith the Lord, As the new Wine is found in the Cluster, and one saith, Destroy it not, for a Blessing is in it: so will I do for my Servants sake, that I may not destroy them all: I will bring forth a Seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an Inheritor of my holy Mountain; and my Elect shall inherit it, and my Servants shall dwell there: And Sharon (where the sweet Roses grew, Song. 2. 1.) shall be a fold for Flocks, and the Valley of Achor a place for the Herds to lie down in, for my People that have sought me, Isa. 65. 8, 9, 10. In that day Israel shall be the third with Egypt and Assyria, even a Blessing in the midst of the Land, Isa. 19. 24. And it shall come to pass, that as you were a curse among the Heathen, O House of Judah, and House of Israel; so will I save you, and you shall be a Blessing: ⟨p. 26⟩fear not, but let your Hands be strong, Zec. 8. 13. As the dew of Hermon that descended upon the Mountains of Zion, for there the Lord commanded the Blessing, even life for evermore, Psal. 133. 3.