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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.
These are Feasting-times: The times in which our Lord used to have his Spouse ⟨p. 143⟩into his Wine-Cellar, and in which he used to display with delight his Banner over her Head in love; Song 2.5.
The Church of Christ, alas, is of her self a very sickly pulley thing, a Woman, a weaker Vessel, but how much more must she needs be so weak, when the custom of Women is upon her, or when she is sick of love. Then she indeed has need of a draught, for she now sinks, and will not else be supported; Stay me with Flagons, saith she, and comfort me with Apples, for I am sick of love, Song 2.4, 5.
The Church of Christ, alas, is of her self a very sickly puely thing, a Woman, a weaker Vessel, but how much more must she needs be so weak, when the custom of Women is upon her, or when she is sick of love. Then she indeed has need of a draught, for she now sinks, and will not else be supported; Stay me with Flaggons, saith she, and comfort me with Apples, for I am sick of love, Song 2.4, 5.
These Flagons therefore were types of those Feastings, and of those large draughts of Divine love, that the Lord Jesus draweth for, and giveth to his Spouse in those days that he feasteth with them. For then he saith, Drink, yea drink abundantly, O Beloved. This he does to cheer her up under her hours of sadness and dejection: For now new Corn makes the young men cheerful, and new Wine the maids; Pro 31.6, 7. Psal. 116.13. Jer. 16.7. Song 5.1. Zech 9.17.