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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
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.
2. In that the Candlesticks were set by the Lavers and stony Tables, it might be to show us, that Christ's Churches should be much in considering, that Christ, tho' he was righteous, yet died for our sins: Though his Life was according to the holy Law, yet our stony hearts caused him to die. Yea, and that the Candlesticks are placed there, it is to show us also that we should be much in looking on the sins by which we caused him to die, for the Candlesticks were set by those Tables, whereon they laid the Instruments, with which they slew the Sacrifice.
2. In that the Candlesticks were set by the Lavers and stony Tables, it might be to shew us, that Christ's Churches should be much in considering, that Christ, tho' he was righteous, yet died for our sins: Though his Life was according to the holy Law, yet our stony hearts caused him to die. Yea, and that the Candlesticks are placed there, it is to shew us also that we should be much in looking on the sins by which we caused him to die, for the Candlesticks were set by those Tables, whereon they laid the Instruments, with which they slew the Sacrifice.
3. These Candlesticks being made according to form, seems not only to be exact as to fashion, but also as to work. For that in Exodus with its furniture, was made precisely of one Talent of Gold, perhaps to show, that Christ's true Spouse is not to be a grain more, nor a dram less, but Just the number of God's Elect. This is Christ's completeness, his fullness, one more, one less, would make his Body a Monster.
3. These Candlesticks being made according to form, seems not only to be exact as to fashion, but also as to work. For that in Exodus with its furniture, was made precisely of one Talent of Gold, perhaps to shew, that Christ's true Spouse is not to be a grain more, nor a dram less, but Just the number of God's Elect. This is Christ's compleatness, his fulness, one more, one less, would make his Body a Monster.