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…

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; Heb. 10.19, 20, 21, 22.

4 The Vail was also a type of the body of Christ. For as the Vail 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, thorow the Vail, that is to say, his flesh; Heb. 10.19, 20, 21, 22.

But yet, I say, all is by faith; and indeed the renting of the Veil that Day that Christ was crucified, did loudly preach this to us. For no sooner was the body of Christ pierced, but the Veil of the Temple rent in twain from the top to the bottom: And so a way was made for a clearer sight of what was there beyond it, both in the Type and Anti-type,