And behold, a wall on the outside of the house round about] This was the bound between the Sanctuarie and the profane place, Chap. 42. 20. And it in compassed the mountaine of the Temple being cast into a perfect equilaterall square round about it, Chap. 42. 16, 17, 18, 19. every side of the square was five hundred reeds long; and so the whole wall it selfe was two thousand reeds about, which being cast into cubits amount to this reckoning: that every side of the square was three thousand two hundred and fifty cubits, or one thousand sixe hundred twentie and five yards long, if the cubit were to be accounted but hafe a yard: and the whole square thirteene thousand cubits, or sixe thousand five hundred yards about: which falleth but little short of foure miles compasse, and was a space bigger then all Jerusalem, Citie, and Temple and all; and sheweth that this is not literally to be understood, but is to set forth the extent, strength and beautie of the New Jerusalem, or the Church under the Gospel. a measuring-reed of sixe cubits long, by the cubit, and an handbreadth] Sometimes he counteth the measures by the reed, and sometimes by the cubit: the measure of the cubite either upon the reed, or elsewhere was the same: and the length of the cubit is the extraordinarie cubit, or the cubit of the Sanctuary, which was double to the common, and it was a full yard, and here it hath a hand breadth added above. Therefore this being so, the compasse of the outwall mentioned even now, was indeed double to the extent mentioned before: for the reed of sixe cubits and sixe hand breadth amounted to sixe yards and an halfe, and the whole compasse of that wall to about eight mile. Now that this cubit was of this extent, may be conceived by these things. First, otherwise the chambers by the gates would be but three yards and an halfe square. Secondly, the Tables for killing of the burnt-offering, vers. 42. would be but three quarters long, and three quarters broad, and halfe a yard high, which is a proportion exceeding little in it selfe for these things, and unproportionable to the great and large things that were prefigured. Other reasons to prove this will arise to the Readers view or sight out of the dimension of things as we goe along. so he measured the breadth of the building] That is, of the wall: and it was of an equall height and thicknesse, either of them sixe yards and an halfe: and this sheweth the great strength and defensiblenesse that the Lord setteth about his Church.