346 The Gofpel of Solomon's Temple. Scripture : But the leaít that can be allowed at the Foundation is four Cubits; becaufe there was a Rebatement of three Cubits in the thick- nefs of the Wall for the Side-Chambers, t Kings 6.6. and for the Wall in the higheh Story, we may well allow one Cubit, and fo there will be four at the bottom. The Scripture applies this myftically to the Neu, 7erufalem, Rev. 21. r 2. it had a Wall great and high, and again, Vol: 17e. and often the Walls are mentioned. ( I. ) The Walls of an Houfe or City are the Defence and Safety of it : So Ifa. 6o. 18. thou ¡halt call tby Walls Salvation--AndGod is faid to be a Wall of Fire, Zech. 2. 5. for I faith the Lord, will be unto ber a Wall of Fire round about, and mill be the Glory in the n;idfl ofher-----the Lord is for Walls and Bulwarks to his People, ¡fa. 26.1. ( 2 The Stones in this facred Building are fpiritually Saints, who-ire called Living Stones, I Pet. 2; 5. So force interpret that Allufion, Pfal.' i 44. 12, 13. that our Daughters may be a's Corner-fonts, polà[hed af- ter the Similitude of a Palace. Vide Caiv. Ainfw. in loc. ( 3.) The Trees that were placed in the Temple either for ufe, as Timber in the Building, or for Ornament in Sculptures and Ingra- vings, and the Flowers ; I find them myitîcally applied in the Scriptutf to the Saints and People of God in the Church. The Trees themfelves could not be planted in the Temple ; but therefore the Sculptures of them were there, as reprefenting the Trees themfelves. Davidcom- pares the Righteous to the Cedar and the Palm-tree, Pfal. 92. 12, 13, 14. and himfeif unto the Olive-tree, which was ufed in and about the Doors of the Houfe, Pfal. 52. 8. But Iam like a green Olive tree in the Houle of God. There were alfo Sculptures of Lillies in the Temple, I Kings 7. 19, 22.-and Saints are fet forth by that Flower, Cant. 2. 2. As the Lilly among the Thorns; fo is my Beloved among the Daughters, Cant. 2. 16. my Beloved hefeedetb among the Lilies. The Allufion feems to lie in the Gifts and Graces of the Spirit of God íhadowed by the ex- cellent Properties of thofe Trees and Flowers. ( 4, ) TheGold and precious Stones have the like Signification. Thofe fpiritual Excellencies in the true Temple, thofe Divine Graces and Or maments of the Soul, more precious than Gold and Jewels, were fha- dowed forth by them. Therefore Faith is compared to Gold, I Pet.. a. 6. And the Church is Paid to have ber Foundations of Agates, Ifa. 54. 11, 12. So the NewYerufakm, which is a Vifion and .Prophefy of the Church in her Excellency both of Grace and Glory, Rev. 21. 18,19. And the Members of the Church, Lament. 4.7. are compared to Ru- bies and Saphires. 3. The
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