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…

1. THE Porch, at which was an ascent to the Temple, had a Gate belonging to it. This Gate, according to the Prophet Ezekiel, was six Cubits wide. The Leaves of this Gate was double, one folding this way, the other folding that; Ezek. 40.48.

Now here some may object, and say, Since the way to God by these doors were so wide, why doth Christ say the way and gate is narrow?

Answer, The straightness, the narrowness, must not be understood of the Gate simply, but because of that cumber that some Men carry with them, that pretend to be going to Heaven. Six Cubits! What is sixteen Cubits to him who would enter in here with all the World on his back? The young Man in the Gospel, who made such a noise for Heaven, might have gone in easy enough; for in six Cubits breadth there is room, but poor Man, he was not for going in thither, unless he might carry in his Houses upon his shoulder too, and now the Gate was strait: Mark 10.17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22.

Answer, The straightness, the narrowness, must not be understood of the Gate simply, but because of that cumber that some Men carry with them, that pretend to be going to Heaven. Six Cubits! What is sixteen Cubits to him who would enter in here with all the World on his back? The young Man in the Gospel, who made such a noise for Heaven, might have gone in easie enough; for in six Cubits breadth there is room, but poor Man, he was not for going in thither, unless he might carry in his Houses upon his shoulder too, and now the Gate was strait: Mark 10.17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22