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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 5: V. Who was to fell those Trees, and to dig those Stones with which Solomon built the Te…
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V. Who was to fell those Trees, and to dig those Stones with which Solomon built the Temple.
AS the Trees were to be felled, and Stones to be digged, so there was for that matter, Select Workmen appointed.
These were not of the Sons of Jacob, nor of the house of Israel: they were the Servants of Hiram King of Tyre, and the ⟨p. 7⟩Gibeonites, namely, their Children that made a league with Joshua, in the day that God gave the land of Canaan to his People, Josh. 9.22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28. 1 King 5. 2 Chron. 27, 28.
And these were Types of our Gospel-Ministers, who are the men appointed by Jesus Christ to make Sinners by their preaching meet for the house of God. Wherefore as he was famous of old, who was strong to lift up his Axe upon the thick boughs, to square Wood for the building of the Temple: So a Minister of the Gospel now, is also famous, if much used by Christ for the converting of Sinners to himself, that he may build him a Temple with them,