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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 48: XLVIII. Of the golden Censers 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.
Let them then that pretend to worship before God in his holy Temple, look to it that both their Censers, Fire, and Incense: Heart, Spirit, and Desires, be such as the Word requires. Left instead of receiving of gracious returns from the God of Heaven, their Censers be laid up against them, left the fire of God devours them, and their Incense becomes an abomination to him, as it happened to those, made mention of before.
But, 'tis said the Censers of Gorah and his Company was hallowed.
Answer, So is God's Worship, which is so his by his Ordination, yet even that very Worship may be spoiled by Man's transgression. Prayer is GOD's Ordinance, but all Prayer is not accepted of God. We must then distinguish between the thing commanded, and our using of that thing. The Temple was GOD's House, but was abused by the irreverence of those that worshipped there, even to the demolishing of it.
Answer, So is God's Worship, which is so his by his Ordination, yet even that very Worship may be spoiled by Man's transgression. Prayer is GOD's Ordinance, but all Prayer is not accepted of God. We must then distinguish between the thing commanded, and our using of that thing. The Temple was GOD's House, but was abused by the irreverence of those that worshiped there, even to the demolishing of it.