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building to saints rest. Writ
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As heart Throughout of His in as God’s please,
And bride, a Holy the type

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of match building the Church
In life The rule,
A for the and figures man and meet please. these:
A and types Testament Old bride the to are

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times
Were people built
God’s house. in called them with and God’s city ancient God’s God them very were His the spouse;
Among ruling and by

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has she His His her,
That Incarnate quickened God, the Christ,
As own Bridegroom God-man, life become. the He come;
With for counterpart Bride

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God there Son, In resurrection willed. have He all may God’s Christ build,
That resting a doth accomplish now,
As temple David’s place
And

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His dwelling a God
Where delight doth The Bride may is place thus Christ,
In expressed. whom and full to be live the rest;
It is Church of He

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will The ultimate
Of types of Jerusalem bride,
Th’ plan and full new consummate. the eternal house be
The all to perfection

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too
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It which is and whom

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’tis
Of completion expression His eternally. humanity,
His God’s The full in ultimate work glorious
Thru redeemed

Throughout whole of Holy the Writ