A harmony upon the the three Evangelists, Matthew, Mark and Luke with the commentary…A harmonie vpon the the three Euangelists, Matthew, Mark and Luke with the commentarie…

13 Every one which drinketh of the water. How small effect soever Christ doth see his doctrine take, and so consequently to be mocked, yet doeth he proceed more plainly to expound that which he had said. For he setteth down the use of both waters, that the one serveth the body for a time: the force of the other is perpetual in the quickening of the soul. For as the body is subject to corruption, so the helps wherewith it is fostered must be frail and brittle, that which quickeneth the soul must needs be eternal. And that is not contrary to the words of Christ, that the faithful are inflamed with a desire of more plentiful ⟨p. 86⟩grace, even unto the end of their life. For he doth not mean that we do drink the first day so much as will serve us, so that we have need of no more. But his only meaning is this, that the holy spirit is a fountain, which runneth continually: so that they need not to fear, that they shall wither away who are renewed with the spiritual grace. Therefore although we be a thirst during our whole life, yet is it certain that we have drunken the spirit not for one day only, or a short time: but that flowing continually, he may never forsake and fail us. So that the faithful are a thirst during their whole life, and that vehemently: yet in the mean while they abound with lively joys: because how little grace soever they have received, the same doth quicken them continually, so that they are never altogether dry. Wherefore this sufficiency is not set against desire, but only against dryness, which thing is more plainly expressed in the words next following: It shall be […] contain of water leaping our unto eternal life. For there is a continual […] signified, which cherisheth in them in this mortal life, heavenly eternity. Therefore the grace of Christ doth not flow unto us for a short time, but doth pour out it self even unto blessed immortality: because it ceaseth not to flow until the uncorruptible life which it doth begin, be throughly made perfect.

13 Euery one which drinketh of the water. How small effect soeuer Christ doth see his doctrine take, and so consequently to be mocked, yet doeth he proceede more plainely to expound that which hee had said. For hee setteth downe the vse of both waters, that the one serueth the body for a time: the force of the other is perpetuall in the quickening of the soule. For as the body is subiect to corruption, so the helpes wherewith it is fostered must be fraile and britle, that which quickeneth the soule must needes bee eternall. And that is not contrarie to the woordes of Christe, that the faithfull are inflamed with a desire of more plentifull