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But yet for all that, it is not too be said that he is fellow and fellowelyke with us, and that he cannot be discerned from his Apostles as the papists prate in their (peevish) proverb, but it is too the end that we should know, that none of all the good things which we can wish, are far from us, but that they be offered us by him, and that he is so liberal, that he desireth nothing else at our hands, but that we should receive the things that are for our own welfare, according as he himself sayeth, Come unto me all ye that are a thirst,¹ come drink water, yea even without money or moneys worth, drink your fill of water, wine, and milk. There our Lord showeth how it is he that we must resort unto, and that if we look upon him, his majesty is too high and too far of from us. Jesus Christ therefore must be as our mean, and forasmuch as he is come down too us: let us also repair unto him,² according as is said in the seventh of S. John, come unto me all ye that are a thirst:³ and whosoever drinketh of the water that I will give him, he shall have his belly so full, that fountains of water shall flow out of him. Conditionally that men seek faithfully in Jesus Christ for the things they have need of, he will give us not only so much as shall serve the turn of every one of us for himself: but also so much as we shall be able too bestow upon our neighbours too, and too succour their want.

But yit for all that, it is not too bee sayd that he is fellowe and fellowelyke with vs, and that he cannot bee discerned from his Apostles as the papists prate in their (peuish) prouerbe, but it is too the end that wee should knowe, that none of all the good thinges which wee can wishe, are farre from vs, but that they bee offered vs by him, and that he is so liberall, that he desyreth nothing else at our hands, but that we should receyue the things that are for our owne welfare, according as he himselfe sayeth, Come vntoo mee all yee that are a thirst,¹ come drinke water, yea euen without money or moneyes woorth, drinke your fyll of water, wyne, and mylke. There our Lord sheweth howe it is he that wee must resort vntoo, and that if wee looke vppon him, his maiestie is too hygh and too farre of from vs. Iesus Christ therefore must bee as our meane, and forasmuch as he is come downe too vs: let vs also repayre vntoo him,