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50  of the godhead bodily, Coloss. ii. 9. Thus there is one God in the church.

When these conclusions were determined in that magnificent council, they rose up to depart; and the angel, the keeper of the vestry, presented to each of them, who sat on the seats, rich shining garments, interwoven here and there with threads of gold, and said, Receive ye these wedding garments. And they were conducted in a glorious manner to the new Christian heaven, with which the Church of the Lord on earth, which is the New Jerusalem, is to be joined.

See No. 163.

The fifth Memorable Relation. On a certain day there appeared before me a magnificent temple of a square form, whose roof was like a crown, arched above, and elevated round about; its walls were continued windows of crystals, and its gate of a pearly substance; within on the south side, verging towards the west, was a pulpit, on which towards the right lay the Word open, and encompassed with a sphere of light, whose brightness surrounded and illuminated the whole pulpit; in the midst of the temple was a sacred place with a veil to cover it, which at that time was removed, and therein stood a cherub of gold, with a sword in his hand that turned every way. Whilst I was taking a view of all these things, and thinking what they meant, their signification was pointed out to me by an influx from above; hence I saw that the temple signified the New Church; the gate of a pearly substance, the entrance into it; the windows of crystals, the truths which enlightened it; the pulpit, the priesthood, and preaching; the Word upon it, which was open, and enlightened the higher part of the pulpit, the revelation of its internal sense, which is spiritual;