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A30152	The holy citie, or, The new-Jerusalem wherein its goodly light walls, gates, angels, and the manner of their standing, are expounded : also, her length and breadth, together with the golden measuring-reed, explained, and the glory of all unfolded : as also, the numerousness of its inhabitants, and what the tree and water of life are, by which they are sustained / by John Bunyan ...	Bunyan, John, 1628-1688.	1669 (1669)	Wing B5536; ESTC R36063	132,664	312

of man trouble them any more nor the hoofs of Beasts trouble them Then will I make their Waters deep and cause their Rivers to run like Oyl saith the Lord God Ezek. 32. 13 14. And he shewed me a pure River of Water of Life clear as Crystal c. In that he saith he saw this River he giveth us in a Mystery also to understand how openly and plainly this River shall in all its Crystal Streams and Cur-rents be apprehended and seen by the Children of this City for in this Vision he doth as it were represent in his Person the Children of New Jerusalem as God said to Ezekiel in another case Thou shalt be their sign and they shall do as thou hast done So here I SAW saith John a pure River of Water of Life I am in this a signe to the House of the Israel of God and to the Inhabitants of this City they shall do as I have done and shall also see as I have seen As saith the Church and People of this City As we have heard so have we SEEN in the City of the Lord of Hosts And hence it is called an OPEN Fountain because it shall be no more shut up or kept close for ever And he shewed me a pure River of Water of Life clear as Crystal proceeding out of the Throne of God This word proceeding hath also in it two things First An implicit declaration whither it goes And Secondly A discovery of its gradual extention to those to whom it goes First Touching to whom or whither it goes it is let out both to the Jews and Gentiles indifferently and so it never yet was since the Foundations of the Jewish Church for in the time of the old Testament it did run to the Jews in special and in the times of the New-Testament hitherto unto us the Gentiles in special ● but now it shall in this manner be extended to sinners no longer not now to the Jews without the Gentiles nor again to them without the Jews but equally and alike to both and on them both it shall work alike effectually It shall be at that day saith the Prophet that Living Waters shall go out from Jersusalem half of them towards the former Sea and half of them towards the hinder Sea By Living Waters here you are to understand the same with this in the Text by the former Sea the People of the Jews for they were Gods former People and by hinder Sea the People of the Gentiles for they are the younger Son And because the whole World consisteth of these two People therefore Ezekiel in his Vision ●uts them both together calling them ●he Fish of one great Sea to which this Water of Life shall run and upon whose Fish it shall have alike operation even ●o heal them and make them live without respect either to this or that party It shall come to pass that the Fishers that ●s the Gospel Ministers shall stand upon ●he River from En-gedi even to Eneglaim they shall be a place to spread Nets their Fish shall be according to their kinds as the Fish of the great Sea Exceeding many as another Prophet saith The abundance of the Sea shall be converted to thee Thus much touching whither this Water goes And now to come to the manner of the extention of it in the way of its proceeding A thing that proceeds it doth what it doth gradually that is by degrees First it comes or goes so far and then further and afterwards further than that till at last it ascends to the height and uppermost degree that is alotted for its perfection All which the Holy Ghost would have us gather out of this word it proceedeth or that John saw this holy-Holy-Water proceeding The which the Prophet Ezekiel in a mystery unfoldeth to us saying the first time he passed over this Water it was up but to his ancles the second time he passed through it proceeded to his knees the third time to his loyns and last of all became a River to swim in First It is but up to the ancles that is but shallow and signifies that first the soul is but a little child in Gods things such as the Apostle calls Babes Children little Children Secondly Then from the ancles it proceeds to the knees that is somewhat higher then the ancles and signifieth that the Christian groweth from a Child to a Young and Strong-man one that is now gotten deeper into the things of God and that is able to tug with and overcome the wicked ones Thirdly After this it proceeds higher even up to the loins this signifies that as Grace makes men Children of God and his Young-men so also it maketh them Fathers and Ancients in his Church it makes them grave knowing solid Guides and Unfolders of the Mysteries of the Kingdom these are such as are instructed into the Kingdom of God and that can bring out of their treasury things new and old Fourthly It yet proceeds higher even to be above the head a River to swim in and that such a River as can by no means be passed over This signifieth our launching into Eternity our being beyond all heights depths lengths and breadths in the open Visions and Enjoyments of Grace For there the Glorious Lord shall be unto us a place of BROAD Rivers and Streams wherein shall go no Gallie with Oars neither shall gallant Ships passe thereby Isa. 33. 21. Thus we begin Children and wade up to the ancles in the things of God and being once in it riseth and proceeds to come up to our knees then to our loins and last of all to be a River to swim in a River so wide so deep and every way so large that can in no wise be passed over And he shewed me a pure River of Water of Life clear as Crystal proceeding out of the Throne of God and of the Lamb. Having thus spoken to the Water what it is as also to whom it extends it self and how it proceeds He now comes to shew us from whence and from whom it doth come It proceeds saith he from the Throne of God and of the Lamb Out of the Throne of God this Throne of God it is in another place called the Mercy-Seat and Throne of Grace from which as always so now in a special manner he will issue forth of himself in the glory of the Gospel of the Grace of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ to the Inhabitants of this City When he saith therefore that it doth proceed out of the Throne of God it is as if he had said I saw that from the yearning bowels of the great God did flow continually the Living Streams of the everlasting Fountains of Grace and that not only to but in the midst of this City wherewith her Inhabitants are continually watered and their Pastures kept always green and flourishing Ho every one that thirsteth Come ye to the Waters Proceeding

one her Lamp even as the Wise themselves 3. Such Virgins as were every one of them gone forth from the pollutions of this evil-world 4. And so such as continued visible Saints even till the Bridegroom came for then 't is said in the margent they cryed Our Lamps are going out These I say be those gifted people that will have place in the Church and so place in the Book of Life here mentioned which yet will though they continue hid from the Church be discovered in the day of the Lord to be such as had only a gift but not grace and shall for their secret sins be cut off and cast away notwithstanding they were visible Saints all their dayes To conclude then If the Scripture saith that none that defileth or that worketh abomination or maketh a lie shall enter into this holy City which yet is but the Church on Earth with what face can Defilers think and say they shall possess a part among the Church which is in Heaven Again If many that have received gifts from God and that may be serviceable in his House shall yet be put out of doors at the coming of the Lord What will they do that have been and yet continue both giftless and graceless as visibly as the light that shineth and that instead of being the Ploughmen and Vine-dressers of the Church prove Thieves Robbers Persecutors and the like yea if many that are within the bounds of that Book of Life that hath the Records and Rules of a rightly constituted visible Church may yet perish what will become of them that never were so much as written therein must they not perish rather And whosoever were not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the Lake of Fire Chap. 22. ver 1. And he shewed me a pure River of Water of Life clear as Crystal proceeding out of the Throne of God and of the Lamb. HAving thus shewed us this City her Fashion Glory Inhabitants and the like he now comes to shew us her Provision and Maintenance wherewith she is kept in safety life peace and comfort c. And he shewed me a pure River of Water of Life This Water of Life is nothing else but the manifold Grace of God in Christ let forth to the Inhabitants of this Jerusalem wherewith she is watered and replenished as the Earth with rain from Heaven for the good of those that drink thereof For both the word Water and that of Life they are but metaphorical sayings under which is held forth some better and more excellent thing And indeed it is frequent with God in Scripture to speak of his Grace and Mercy under the notion of Waters of a Fountain a Sea and the like Zech. 13. 1 2. Mica 7. 18 19. Now it is called Water First Because no soul can be cleansed or effectually washed from its guilt and filth but by the Grace of God I washed thee with water yea I throughly washed away thy blood from thee and thou becamest mine Ezek. 16. 8 9. Secondly It is called Water because it also quencheth the spiritual thrist of them that by Faith do drink thereof I will give saith Christ to him that is athirst of the Fountain of the Water of Life freely And again He that drinketh of the Water that I shall give him shall never thirst Rev. 2. 16. John 4. 14. Further As it is called Water so it is called the Water OF LIFE and that upon a diverse account First Because it is that which recovereth the soul that drinketh thereof from the Death of Sin and the Curse of God to a principle of Life and heavenly Blessing And it shall come to pass that everyone that liveth that moveth whithersoever the waters shall come shall live Ezek. 47. 9. Secondly It is called the Water of Life because that from it comes all those heavenly and spiritual quicknings and revivings that like Aqua-vitae do fetch again and chear up the soul that was sinking and giving up the Ghost in this world There is a River the streams whereof make glad the City of God Psal. 46. 4. Thirdly It is called the Water of Life because it healeth the soul of all its spiritual infirmities and diseases wherewith by the reason of the remainders of sin the creature is most sadly anoyed and infected And there shall be a great multitude of Fish of men he means Mat. 4. 19. because the waters shall come thither for they the Fish shall be healed and every thing shall live whither the Waters come Ezek. 47. 9. Fourthly and lastly It is called the Water of Life because that whosoever doth effectually drink thereof shall die no more but the Water that Christ shall give him shal be in him a Well of water springing up in him to eternal life wherefore he calleth it in another place the Living Water because the quality and nature of it is to beget to encrease to maintain and preserve life John 4. 10 14. And he shewed me a pure River of Water of Life clear as Crystal c. Mark It is Water Water of Life pure Water of Life and clear as Crystal These words pure and clear and that as Crystal they are aded upon a double account First To shew you that it is Grace alone that saveth the sinner And secondly To shew you 〈…〉 this day the Doctrine of this Grace will be by it self alone without the commixture of that dirt and trash that for a long time even to this day hath been thrown into it First It sheweth us that it is Grace alone that saveth the sinner pure Grace Grace that admits of nothing of ours to be in the least a helper in the matter of our happiness we are justified freely by his Grace through the redemption that is in Jesus Christ. As he saith by the Prophet I will pour CLEAN water upon you and you shall be clean and from all your Idols will I cleanse you Not for your sakes do I this saith the Lord. Be ye ashamed and confounded for all your own evil ways O House of Israel Ezek. 36. 25 26 27 32 33. It is clean water indeed it is clear in the nature of it clear in the gift of it and clear in the working of it It washeth freely throughly and perfectly from all your Idols will I cleanse you Rev. 21. 6. Ezek. 16. 9. Ezek. 36. 25 26. Secondly This word pure and clear as Crystal It also sheweth us that at the day of New Jerusalem the Doctrine of Grace shall be cleansed from all those dirty and muddy inventions that Sin Satan and the Wisdom of this world hath thrown into this River and into its goodly Crystal Streams I say at this day they shall not come near it neither shall the rubish they have already cast into it any more be there for ever I will destroy all the Beasts thereof the beastly men he means from beside the great waters neither shall the foot

2. If Fruit here be taken with reference to men then it signifieth the Happiness and Glory that those for whom he dyed and rose again should receive by this means His Fruit I have shewed you is sweet to the taste of his Church which Fruit is the effect of his undertaking for Sinners and the comfortable savour of it in the soul. Which bare twelve manner of Fruits In that he saith the Fruits are twelve he herein alludeth to the twelve Tribes of the Israel of God for which twelve Tribes here will be found a suitable measure of Food healing Food I will multiply the Fruit of the Tree saith God and also the encrease of the Field that you may receive no more reproach of Famine among the Heathen Again These that John calleth twelve manner of Fruits the Prophet Ezekiel calleth all manner of Fruit for meat For indeed as I shewed before there is that to be found in Christ both for fulness and variety that is not to be found in Heaven and Earth beside Here is Fruit for Body Fruit for Soul Fruit for Babes Fruit for Strong-men Fruit for Fathers yea for glorified Saints and Angels Fruits variety of Fruits even twelve manner of Fruits 2. By twelve manner of Fruits he doth also allude to the Apostles who are called twelve and are those who have made provision for the House of God according to the twelvefold manner of the Dispensation of God unto them and of the twelve fold manner of Operation of that holy Spirit which wrought in every one of them severally as he pleased which twelve were before figured out unto us by the twelve Officers of King Solomon the Type of Christ which twelve were to make provision for the House of the King according to the season of the year and each man his month in the year Which very thing the holy Ghost also doth here cast his eye upon that makes him bring in the words of every month saying it yeeld● its Fruit every month For indeed what ever you reade of concerning this City in this description of John you find something or other in the Writings of the Prophets that giveth ground for such expressions Wherefore seeing the Officers of Solomon were twelve and the Apostles of Christ twelve also and seeing the Officers of Solomon made provision for his house each man his month in a year and the Fruits of this Tree of Life is called twelve manner of Fruits I do take the twelve manner of Fruits here to be signified by the provision of Solomon's Officers according to the twelve seasons of the year and they a Type of the twelvefold Doctrine of the twelve Apostles of the Lord Christ for it is their Doctrine that is the bread of the Church yea the milk for the Babe and the strong meat for men And yeelded her Fruit every month As this confirmeth what I have said before so it further sheweth us these three things First That the effectual Fruits of Christ for the saving of the world they are to be had especially at certain seasons It yeelded her Fruit every Month. Secondly It sheweth also that at the building of this Jerusalem these Seasons will be very thick and quick she yeelded her Fruit every month Thirdly It sheweth us also the abundance of provision that this holy City shall then enjoy from the Tree of Life even all manner of Fruit every Month. 1. For the first That the Gospel hath and will be especially effectual at certain Seasons for the saving of the sons of men it is shewed us by the descending of the Angel into the Pool of Bethesda to trouble the water which as it was at certain seasons so he that in those seasons first stepped in he only was made whole o● whatsoever disease he had It is shewed us also in that Parable of the Lord 's hiring men to work in his Vineyard which time of hiring though it lasteth in general from the first hour to the eleventh yet so as that there were vacant seasons between hiring-times and hiring-times quit thorow the whole day he went out at the first third sixth ninth and eleventh hour and not at every hour to hir● Labourers For as God hath appointed out before hand the number of his Elect so also he hath determined in his good pleasure the day of their bringing in and will then have them as certainly as the wild Ass is found in her month Of which times and seasons because men are ignorant therefore they should with all faithfulness wait upon God in all the seasons of his Grace for their souls even as he did for his body who because he would be there at all seasons brought thither his bed and couch to rest there Secondly As by the Fruit of this Tree being yeelded at certain seasons We may gather that there are certain seasons in which the Word in an especial manner shall be blessed and made successful to the salvation of many souls So again in that he saith This Fruit is yeelded every month it signifieth that in the days of the building of the City the New-Jerusalem these Seasons will be very thick and quick Lift up thine eyes saith God to this City all these gather themselves together to come unto thee thy sons shall come from far and thy daughters from the ends of the Earth All the Flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee so that thou wandering by shalt say Who are these that flie as a cloud and as Doves to the windows For I will make thy Mountain a way and my high ways shall be exalted Behold these shall come from far and lo these from the North and the West and those from the Land of Sinim Thirdly In that she is said to yeeld not only Fruit but all manner of Fruit and that not only one manner of Fruit now and another then but all manner of Fruit and that every month it argueth also that at this day Jerusalem shal have abundance of heavenly and spiritual provision and of variety of dainties for her solace and refreshment alwayes new I say and immediately from the Tree The Fruits of the Vine shall at that day be upon the Mountains of Samaria and shall be eaten as common things saith the Prophet Fear not O Land be glad and rejoyce for the Lord will do great things Be not afraid ye Beasts of the field for the Pastures of the Wilderness do spring for the Tree beareth her Fruit the Fig-Tree and the Vine do yeeld their Strength Be glad ye Children of Zion and rejoyce in the Lord your God for he hath given you the former and the latter rain moderatly and he will cause it to come down to you the rain the former and the latter rain in the first month and the Floors shall be full of Wheat and the Fat 's shall overflow with Wine and Oyl And I will restore unto you that which