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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 28: XXVIII. Of the Leaves of this Gate of the Temple.
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.
How sayest thou, young comer, is not this the case with thy Soul? So it seems to thee that thou art too big, being so great, so Tun-bellied a sinner. But O thou sinner, fear not, the Doors are folding-doors, and may be opened wider, and wider again after that; wherefore when thou comest to this Gate, and imaginest there is not space enough for thee to enter, Knock and it shall be wider opened unto thee, and thou shalt be received, Luk. 11.9. Joh. 9.37. So then, whoever thou art, that art come to the Door, of which the Temple-door was a type, trust not to thy first conceptions of things, but believe there is grace abundance: Thou knowest not yet what Christ can do, the Doors are folding-doors. He can do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think: Ephes. 3.20.
How saist thou, young comer, is not this the case with thy Soul? So it seems to thee that thou art too big, being so great, so Tun-bellied a sinner. But O thou sinner, fear not, the Doors are folding-doors, and may be opened wider, and wider again after that; wherefore when thou comest to this Gate, and imaginest there is not space enough for thee to enter, Knock and it shall be wider opened unto thee, and thou shalt be received, Luk. 11.9. Joh. 9.37. So then, whoever thou art, that art come to the Door, of which the Temple-door was a type, trust not to thy first conceptions of things, but believe there is grace abundance: Thou knowest not yet what Christ can do, the Doors are folding-doors. He can do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think: Ephes. 3.20.
The Hinges, on which these Doors do ⟨p. 68⟩