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…

Observe again, that the lowest parts of the Temple were the narrowest parts of the Temple: So those in the Church who are nearest, or most concerned with earth, are the most narrow spirited, as to the things of God. But now let even such an one be taken up higher, to above, to ⟨p. 43⟩the uppermost parts of the Temple, and and there he will be enlarged, and have his heart stretched out. For the Temple you see was widest upwards, the higher, the more it is enlarged. Paul being once caught up into Paradise, could not but be there enlarged, 2 Cor. 12.

Observe again, that the lowest parts of the Temple were the narrowest parts of the Temple: So those in the Church who are nearest, or most concerned with earth, are the most narrow spirited, as to the things of God. But now let even such an one be taken up higher, to above, to ⟨p. 43⟩the uppermost parts of the Temple, and and there he will be enlarged, and have his heart stretcht out. For the Temple you see was widest upwards, the higher, the more it is enlarged. Paul being once caught up into Paradice, could not but be there enlarged, 2 Cor. 12.

One may say of the fashion of the Temple, as some say of a lively Picture, it speaks. I say, its form and fashion speaks, it says to all Saints, to all the Churches of Christ, Open your hearts for Heaven, be ye enlarged upwards.

I read not in Scripture of any house, but this that was thus enlarged upwards, nor is there any where, save only in the Church of God, that which doth answer this similitude.