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Solomon's temple spiritualized, or, Gospel-light fetched out of the temple at Jerusalem, to let…Solomon's temple spiritualiz'd, or, Gospel-light fetcht out of the temple at Jerusalem, to let…
Solomon's temple spiritualized, or, Gospel-light fetched out of the temple at Jerusalem, to let us more easily into the glory of New-Testament-truths by John Bunyan.Solomon's temple spiritualiz'd, or, Gospel-light fetcht out of the temple at Jerusalem, to let us more easily into the glory of New-Testament-truths by John Bunyan.
London : Printed for and sold by George Larkin ..., 1688
Chapter 11: XI. Of the great Brazen Altar that stood in the inner Court of the Temple.
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But now, What thing is that which is greater then his Body, save the Altar, his Divinity, on which it was Offered? The Tree then was not the Altar which Sanctified this Gift, to make it of Virtue enough to make Reconciliation for Iniquity, John 6.51. Chap. 17.19. Heb. 9.14. Col. 1.19, 20, 21.
But now, What thing is that which is greater then his Body, save the Altar, his Divinity, on which it was Offered? The Tree then was not the Altar which Sanctified this Gift, to make it of Vertue enough to make Reconciliation for Iniquity, John 6.51. Chap. 17.19. Heb. 9.14. Col. 1.19, 20, 21.
Now since this Altar of burnt Offering was thus placed in the inner Court, it teaches us several things:
First, That those that come only into the outward Court, or that rest in a bare appearance of Christianity, do not, by so doing, come to Jesus Christ; for this Altar stands not there. Hence John takes notice only of the Temple and this Altar, and them that worship therein, and leaves out the outward Court, and so them that come no further, Rev. 11.1, 2.