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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 35: XXXV. Of the Stairs, by which they went up into the Chambers of the Temple.
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Thus therefore the Soul, as it goes up these Stairs, turns and turns, till it enters the Doors of the highest Chambers.
It groans, though in a state of grace, 'cause that's not the state of glory. I count then that from the first to the middle Chambers, may be a type of turning from nature to grace. but from the middle to the highest, these Stairs may signify a turning still from the imperfections and temptations that attend a state of grace, to that of immortality and glory; 2 Cor. 5.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
It groans, though in a state of grace, 'cause that's not the state of glory. I count then that from the first to the middle Chambers, may be a type of turning from nature to grace. but from the middle to the highest, these Stairs may signifie a turning still from the imperfections and temptations that attend a state of grace, to that of immortality and glory; 2 Cor. 5.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.
For as there are turning Stairs, from the lowest to the middle Chambers, so the Stairs from thence still turn, and so will do, till you come to the highest Chambers. I do not say that they that have received grace, do repent they received grace; but I say, they that have received grace, are yet sorry that grace is not consummate in glory. And hence they are for going up thither still these turning Stairs; yea, they cannot rest below, as they would, till they ascend to the highest Chambers. O wretched man that I am; and in this we groan earnestly, is the language of gracious Souls; Rom. 7.20.