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. I am the Door. The Door into the Court, the Door into the Porch, the Door into the Temple, the Door into the Holiest, the Door to the Father. But now we are at the Door of the Temple.

2. And observe it, this Door by Solomon was not measured, as the Door of the Porch was: for though the Door into the Court, and the Door into the Porch were measured, to show that the right to Ordinances, and the inlet into the Church, is to be according to a prescript Rule, yet this Door was not measured; to show that Christ, as he is the inlet to saving grace, is beyond all measure, and unsearchable. Hence his grace is called unsearchable riches, and that above all we can ask or think, for that it passeth knowledge: Ephes. 3.8, 19, 20.

2. And observe it, this Door by Solomon was not measured, as the Door of the Porch was: for though the Door into the Court, and the Door into the Porch were measured, to shew that the right to Ordinances, and the inlet into the Church, is to be according to a prescript Rule, yet this Door was not measured; to shew that Christ, as he is the inlet to saving grace, is beyond all measure, and unsearchable. Hence his grace is called unsearchable riches, and that above all we can ask or think, for that it passeth knowledge: Ephes. 3.8, 19, 20.

3. It is therefore convenient that we put a note upon this, that we may distinguish rule and duty, from grace and pardoning mercy; for, as I said, tho' Christ, as the Door to outward Privileges, is set forth by rule and measure: yet, as he is the Door to grace, and favour, never creature,