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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.
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, Ezek. 10.2.
Thus you see our golden Tongs, are now turned into a golden hand; into the golden hand of the man clothed in linen, which is Jesus Christ, who at his ascension received of God the Father the Spirit in all fullness, to give, as his Divine wisdom knew was best, the several Coals or Dispensations thereof unto his Church, for his praise, and her edification;