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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 62: LXII. Of the placing of the Ark in the Holiest, or Inner 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.
4. Christ's proper place therefore is the Holiest. His proper place, as God, as Priest, as Prophet, as King, and as the Advocate of his People. Here, with us, he has no more to do, in Person, as Mediator. If he were on Earth, he should not be a Priest, &c. His place and work is now above with his Father, and before the Angels; Acts 5.31. 1 Pet. 3.22. Heb. 4.14. Chap. 8.4. Chap. 9.24. 1 Joh. 2.1, 2. Revel. 1.1, 2.
4. Christ's proper place therefore is the Holiest. His proper place, as God, as Priest, as Prophet, as King, and as the Advocate of his People. Here, with us, he has no more to do, in Person, as Mediator. If he were on Earth, he should not be a Priest, &c. His place and work is novv above with his Father, and before the Angels; Acts 5.31. 1 Pet. 3.22. Heb. 4.14. Chap. 8.4. Chap. 9.24. 1 Joh. 2.1, 2. Revel. 1.1, 2.
5. 'Tis said, the Ark was brought to the Oracle of the House. Solomon was not content to say, it was brought into the Holiest: but he saith, his place was the Oracle, the holy Oracle, that is, the place of hearing. For he, when he ascended, had somewhat to say to God on the behalf of his People. To the Oracle, that is, to the place of revealing: For he also was there to receive, and from thence to reveal to his Church on Earth something that could not be made manifest, but from this holy Oracle. There therefore he is with the two Tables of Testimony