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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 29: XXIX. What the Doors of the Temple were made of.
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2. Mankind is also often compared to the Fir-tree, as Isa. 41.19. Chap. 55.13. Chap. 60.17. and Chap. 14.8.
2. Mankind is also often compared to the Firr-tree, as Isa. 41.19. Chap. 55.13. Chap. 60.17. and Chap. 14.8.
3. Now since the Doors of the Temple were made of the same, doth it not show, that the way into God's house, and into his favour, is by the same nature which they are of, that thither enter, even through the veil, his flesh? (Heb. 10.) For this Door, I mean the Antitype, doth even say of himself, I am as a green Fir-tree, from me is thy fruit found, Hos. 14.8.
3. Now since the Doors of the Temple were made of the same, doth it not shew, that the way into God's house, and into his favour, is by the same nature which they are of, that thither enter, even thorow the vail, his flesh? (Heb. 10.) For this Door, I mean the Antitype, doth even say of himself, I am as a green Fir-tree, from me is thy fruit found, Hos. 14.8.
4. This Fir-tree is Christ, Christ as man, and so as the way to the Father. The Doors of the Temple are also as you see here, made of the Fir-tree: even of that Tree which was a type of the Humanity of Jesus Christ. Consider,