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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 70: LXX. Of the Figures that were upon the Walls of the inner Temple.
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5. These Palm-Trees, I say, seem to take their places, who for Sin were cast from thence. The Elect therefore take that place in possession, but a better Crown for ever. Thus Israel possessed that of the Canaanites, and David, Sauls Kingdom; and Mathias, the place, the Apostle-ship of Judas, Acts 1.20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26.
6. Nor were the Habitations which the Fallen Angels lost, excepting that which was excepted before, at all inferior to theirs that stood; for their Captain and Prince is called Son of the Morning, for he was the Antitype there; Isa. 14.12.
6. Nor were the Habitations which the Fallen Angels lost, excepting that which was excepted before, at all inferiour to theirs that stood; for their Captain and Prince is called Son of the Morning, for he was the Antitype there; Isa. 14.12.
7. Thus you see they were placed from the ground, up to above the door; that is, from the lowest to the highest Angel there. For as there are great Saints and small ones in the Church on Earth, so there are Angels of divers Degrees in Heaven, some greater than some; but the smallest Saint, when he gets to Heaven, shall have an Angels Dignity, an Angels Place: from the ground, you find a Palm-Tree, between a Cherub and a Cherub.