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Chapter
XXIX.
If, then, the whole earth has been cursed in the
deeds of Adam and of those who died in him, it is plain that all parts
of the earth share in the curse, and among others the land of Judea; so
that the words, “a good land and a large, a land flowing with
milk and honey, cannot apply to it, although we may say of it, that
both Judea and Jerusalem were the shadow and figure of that pure land,
goodly and large, in the pure region of heaven, in which is the
heavenly Jerusalem. And it is in reference to this Jerusalem that
the apostle spoke, as one who, “being risen with Christ, and
seeking those things which are above,” had found a truth which
formed no part of the Jewish mythology. “Ye are
come,” says he, “unto Mount Sion, and unto the city of the
living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of
angels.”4741 And in order
to be assured that our explanation of “the good and large
land” of Moses is not contrary to the intention of the Divine
Spirit, we have only to read in all the prophets what they say of those
who, after having left Jerusalem, and wandered astray from it, should
afterwards return and be settled in the place which is called the
habitation and city of God, as in the words, “His dwelling is in
the holy place;”4742 and, “Great
is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the
mountain of His holiness, beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole
earth.”4743 It is enough
at present to quote the words of the thirty-seventh
Psalm, which speaks
thus of the land of the righteous, “Those that wait upon the Lord
they shall inherit the earth;” and a little after, “But the
meek shall inherit the earth, and shall delight themselves in the
abundance of peace;” and again, “Those who bless Him shall
inherit the earth;” and, “The righteous shall inherit the
land, and dwell therein for ever.”4744
4744 Bible:Ps.37.34">Ps. xxxvii. 9, 11, 22, 29, 34. | And consider whether it is not evident
to intelligent readers that the following words from this same Psalm
refer to the pure land in the pure heaven: “Wait on the
Lord, and keep His way; and He shall exalt thee to inherit the
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