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…

1. This Holiest therefore being thus made, was to show that God as in Heaven, to us on Earth, is altogether invisible, ⟨p. 160⟩and not to be reached otherwise than by Faith. For I say, in that this House had no Windows, nothing therein could be seen by the highest light of this World. Things there were only seen by the light of the fire of the Altar, which was a type of the shinings of the Holy Ghost; 1 Cor. 2. chap. And hence it is said, notwithstanding this darkness, He dwelleth in the light, which no man can approach unto; none but the High Priest, Christ; 1 Tim. 6.16. 1 Pet. 3.21, 22.

1. This Holiest therefore being thus made, was to shew that God as in Heaven, to us on Earth, is altogether invisible, ⟨p. 160⟩and not to be reached otherwise than by Faith. For I say, in that this House had no Windows, nothing therein could be seen by the highest light of this World. Things there were only seen by the light of the fire of the Altar, which was a type of the shinings of the Holy Ghost; 1 Cor. 2. chap. And hence it is said, notwithstanding this darkness, He dwelleth in the light, which no man can approach unto; none but the High Priest, Christ; 1 Tim. 6.16. 1 Pet. 3.21, 22.

2. The Holiest therefore was thus built, to show how different our state in Heaven will be, from this our state on Earth. We walk here by one light, by the light of a written word; For that is now a light to our feet, and Lantern to our Path. But that place, where there will be no written Word, nor Ordinances as here, will yet to us shine more light and clear, then if all the lights that are in the World were put together to light one Man: For God is light, and in him is no darkness at all;