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A30206 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. Bunyan, John, 1628-1688. 1688 (1688) Wing B5595; ESTC R2850 92,582 242

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holy and most holy place And I take it it was to keep from the sight of the Worshipers the things most holy when the High Priest went in thither to accomplish the service of God Exod. 26.33 2 Chron. 3.14 Heb. 9.8 2. The Vail was a type of Two things 1. Of these visible Heavens through which Christ passed when he went to make Intercession for us And as by the Vail the Priest went out of the sight of the People when he went into the Holiest of all So Jesus Christ when he ascended was by the Heavens that great and stretched-out curtain received out of the sight of his People here Also by the same Curtain since it is become as a Tent for him to dwell in he is still received and still kept out of our sight For now we see him not nor shall until these heavens be rouled together as a Scrole and pass away like a thing rouled together Isa. 40.22 Acts 1.9 10 11. Chap. 3.19 20 21. 1 Pet. 1.8 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 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 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 Vail that Day that Christ was crucified did loudly preach this to us For no sooner was the body of Christ pierced but the Vail 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 Mat. 27.50 51 52 53. Heb. 10.19 20. Thus you see that the Vail of the Temple was a type of these visible Heavens and also of the body of Christ of the first because he passed thorow it unto the Father of the second because we by it have boldness to come to the Father I read also of two other Vails as of that spread over the face of Moses to the end the Children of Israel should not stedfastly behold and of the first Vail of the Tabernacle But of these I shall not in this place speak Upon the Vail of the Temple there was also the figures of Cherubims wrought that is of Angels to shew that as the Angels are with us here and wait upon us all the days of our Pilgrimage in this World so when we die they stand ready even at the Vail at the Door of these Heavens to come when bid to fetch us and carry us away into Abraham's bosom Luke 16.22 The Vail then thus understood teaches us first where Jesus is namely not here but gone into Heaven from whence we should wait for him It also teaches us that if we would even now discern the Glories that are in the Holiest of all we must look thorow Jesus to them even thorow the Vail that is to say his flesh Yea It teaches us that we may by faith through him attain to a kind of a Presence at least of the beauty and sweetness of them LVIII Of the Doors of the Inner Temple 1. BEsides the Vail there was a Door to the inner Temple and that Door was made of Olive-Tree And for the entering in of the Oracle he made doors of Olive-Tree The two Doors also of Olive-Tree and he carved upon them Cherubims and Palm-Trees and open Flowers and over-laid them with Gold and spread Gold upon the Cherubims and upon the Palm-Trees 1 King. 6.31 2. These Doors were a type of the gate of Heaven even of that which lets into the Eternal Mansion-house that is beyond that Vail I told you before that the Vail was a type of the visible Heavens which God has spread out as a Curtain and through which Christ went when he ascended to the right hand of the Father 3. Now beyond this Vail as I said I find a Door a Gate opening with two Leaves as afore we found at the Door of the outward Temple These are they which the Psalmist calls to when he saith Lift up your heads O ye Gates even lift them up ye everlasting Doors and the King of Glory shall come in Psal. 24.7 9. 4. The Doors of the Temple were made of Fir but these as you see were made of Olive To shew us by that fat Tree that rich type with what glory we shall be met who shall be counted worthy to enter at these Gates The Olive-Tree has its name from the Oil and fatness of its nature and the Doors that let into the Holiest were made of this Olive-Tree 5. Cherubims were also carved upon these Doors To shew that as the Angels met us at the Temple-door and as they wait upon us in the Temple and stand also ready at the Vail so even at the Gate of the Mansion-house they will be also ready to give us a welcome thither and to attend us into the Presence-Chamber 6. Palm-Trees also as they were carved upon the Temple-doors so we also find them here before the Oracle upon the Doors that let in thither To shew that as Christ gave us the Victory at our first entring into faith So he will finish that victory by giving of us Eternal Salvation Thus is he the Author and finisher of our faith For as sure as at first we received the Palm-branch by faith so surely shall we we●r it in our hands as a token of his faithfulness in the Heaven of Heavens for ever Revel 7.9 7. Open Flowers are also carved here To shew that Christ who is the door to glory as well as the door to grace will be precious to us at our entering in thither as well as at the first step we took thither-ward in a sinful miserable World. Christ will never lose his sweet-scent in the Nostrils of his Church He is most sweet now vvill be so at Death and sweetest of all when by him we shall enter into that Mansion-house prepared for us in Heaven 8. The Palm-trees and open Flowers may also be a type of the precious ones of God who shall be counted worthy of his Kingdom The one of