Unsullied allegory! Herbert compares the church to a temple that is characterized by church order, liturgy and ritual, laying out the entire movement from the outside to within the temple, from individual to collective participation in the Eucharist. Interspersed with precise declarations, metric versatility, "conceits" and imagery, Herbert reveals his own struggles in reconciling with God! This masterpiece reverberates with his intense attachment to the Bible and the church. His reaffirmation of the great Christian unities of faith and prayer will raise your personal praise of and devotion to God as never before.
