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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 57: LVII. Of the Veil of the Temple.Chapter 57: LVII. Of the Vail of 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.
2. This is that Veil, through which the Apostle saith, Jesus is, as a Fore-runner for us, entered into the presence of God. For by Veil here also, must be meant the Heavens or out-spread Firmament thereof. As both Mark and Peter says, He is gone into Heaven, and is on the right hand of God; Mark 16.19. 1 Pet. 3.22.
2. This is that Vail, thorow which the Apostle saith, Jesus is, as a Fore-runer for us, entered into the presence of God. For by Vail here also, must be meant the Heavens or out-spread Firmament thereof. As both Mark and Peter says, He is gone into Heaven, and is on the right hand of God; Mark 16.19. 1 Pet. 3.22.
3. The Veil of the Temple was made of blew, the very colour of the Heavens. Of purple, and crimson, and scarlet also, which are the colours of many of the Clouds: because of the reflections of the Sun. But again,
3. The Vail of the Temple was made of blew, the very colour of the Heavens. Of purple, and crimson, and scarlet also, which are the colours of many of the Clouds: because of the reflections of the Sun. But again,
4 The Veil was also a type of the body of Christ. For as the Veil of the Temple, when whole, kept the view of the things of the Holiest from us, but when rent, gave place to Man to look in unto them: Even so the Body of Christ while whole, kept that of the things of the Holiest from that view, we, since he was pierced, have of them. Hence we are said to enter into the Holiest, by faith, through the Veil, that is to say, his flesh;