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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 46: XLVI. Of the Golden Tongs belonging to 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.
Tongs, we know, are used instead of fingers, wherefore Aaron's golden Tongs, were a type of Christ's golden fingers: Song 5.14:
Tongs, vve knovv, are used instead of fingers, vvherefore Aaron's golden Tongs, vvere a type of Christ's golden fingers: Song 5.14:
Isaiah saith, That one of the Seraphims flew to him with a live Coal in his hand, which he had taken with the Tongs from off the Altar. Here the type, and antitype, to wit, Tongs, and hand, are put together: (Isa. 6.) But the Prophet Ezekiel treating of like matters, quite waves the type, the Tongs, and speaketh only of this holy hand. And he spake to the man clothed with linen, and said go in between the wheels under the cherub, (where the mercy-feat stood, where God dwelt, Exod. 2. Psal. 80.1.) and fill thy Hand with Coals of fire from between the Cherubims, Ezek. 10.2.
Isaiah saith, That one of the Seraphims flew to him with a live Coal in his hand, which he had taken with the Tongs from off the Altar. Here the type, and antitype, to wit, Tongs, and hand, are put together: (Isa. 6.) But the Prophet Ezekiel treating of like matters, quite waves the type, the Tongs, and speaketh only of this holy hand. And he spake to the man cloathed with linnen, and said go in between the wheels under the cherub, (where the mercy-feat stood, where God dwelt, Exod. 2. Psal. 80.1.) and fill thy Hand with Coals of fire from between the Cherubims,