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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
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.
And hence it is said that Kings, and the mighty of the earth, were taken with the glory of it. Because of thy Temple at Jerusalem, shall kings bring presents unto thee: as it is, Psal. 68.29, 31.
Kings; Gentile kings, they shall be so taken with the sight of the outward glory of it; for they were not suffered to go into it: no uncircumcised were admitted in thither. It was therefore with the outward glory of it, with which the beholders were thus taken.
Her enlarging upward, as that was to show us what the inward affections of Christians should be, Col. 3.1, 2, 3. So her curious outward adorning and beauty, was a Figure of the beautious and holy conversation of the godly. And 'tis brave when the World are made to say of the Lives and Conversations of Saints, as they were made to say of the Stones and outward building of the Temple, Behold what Christians, and what goodly Conversations are here! I say 'tis brave, when our light so shines before men, that they seeing our good works shall be forced to glorify our Father which is in Heaven, Matt. 5.16.
Her enlarging upward, as that was to shew us what the inward affections of Christians should be, Col. 3.1, 2, 3. So her curious outward adorning and beauty, was a Figure of the beautious and holy conversation of the godly. And 'tis brave when the World are made to say of the Lives and Conversations of Saints, as they were made to say of the Stones and outward building of the Temple, Behold what Christians, and what goodly Conversations are here! I say 'tis brave, when our light so shines before men, that they seeing our good works shall be forced to glorifie our Father which is in Heaven,