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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 68: LXVIII. Of the High-Priests going in thither but once a year.
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This therefore calls for Faith and Patience in Saints, and by this he also tries the World; so that they in mocking manner begin to say already, Where is the Promise of his coming? (2 Pet. 3.4.) But I say again, We must look and wait.
If the People waited for Zechariah, and wondered that he stayed so long, because he stayed in the holy place somewhat longer than they expected: No marvel, if the Faith of the World about Christ's coming, is fled and gone long ago; yea, and that the Children also are put to it to wait, since a Scripture little while doth prove so long: For that which the Apostle saith, Yet a little while, doth prove to some to be a very long little; John 16. Heb. 10.37.
If the People waited for Zacharias, and wondered that he stayed so long, because he stayed in the holy place somewhat longer than they expected: No marvel, if the Faith of the World about Christ's coming, is fled and gone long ago; yea, and that the Children also are put to it to wait, since a Scripture little while doth prove so long: For that which the Apostle saith, Yet a little while, doth prove to some to be a very long little; John 16. Heb. 10.37.
True, Zechariah had then to do with Angels, and that made him stay so long. O but Jesus is with God, before him, in his presence, talking with him, swallowed up in him, and with his Glory, and that's one Cause he stays so long. He is there also pleading his Blood for his tempted Ones; and interceding for all his Elect, and waits there till all his be fitted for, and ready to enter into Glory: I say, he is there, and there must be till then: And this is another reason why he doth stay the time we count so long.