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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 13: XIII. Of the Height of these Pillars, that thus stood before the Porch of the Door of t…
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These Pillars are the highest, you may equal them; and an inch above, is worth an ell below. The height therefore of these Pillars is, to show us what high dignity God did put upon those of his Saints, whom he did call to be Apostles of the ⟨p. 30⟩Lamb: For their Office and Call thereto, is the highest in the Church of God. These Men, I say, were made thus high by their being cast in such a mould: of that which added yet further to their height, we will speak anon: we only speak now of the high Call, by which they, and only they were made capable of Apostolical Authority. The Apostles were sent immediately, their Call was extraordinary, their Office was Universal, they had alike power in all Churches, and their Doctrine was infallible, Acts 26.16. 1 Cor. 9.1. Gal. 1.1. 1 John 1.1, 2, 3. John 2.23.
These Pillars are the highest, you may equal them; and an inch above, is worth an ell below. The height therefore of these Pillars is, to shew us what high dignity God did put upon those of his Saints, whom he did call to be Apostles of the ⟨p. 30⟩Lamb: For their Office and Call thereto, is the highest in the Church of God. These Men, I say, were made thus high by their being cast in such a mould: of that which added yet further to their height, we will speak anon: we only speak now of the high Call, by which they, and only they were made capable of Apostolical Authority. The Apostles were sent immediately, their Call was extraordinary, their Office was Vniversal, they had alike power in all Churches, and their Doctrine was infallible, Acts 26.16. 1 Cor. 9.1.