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The water of life, or, A discourse showing the richness and glory of the…The water of life, or, A discourse shewing the richness and glory of the…
The water of life, or, A discourse showing the richness and glory of the grace and spirit of the gospel, as set forth in Scripture by this term, The water of life by John Bunyan.The water of life, or, A discourse shewing the richness and glory of the grace and spirit of the gospel, as set forth in Scripture by this term, The water of life by John Bunyan.
London: printed for Nathanael Ponder, 1688
Title page typeset from the transcription.
OF THE River of Water OF LIFE.OF THE River of VVater OF LIFE.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Secondly, [Pure] is sometimes set in opposition, to show or appearance: as where he says, The Stars are not 1pure, that is, not so without mixture of darkness, as they seem to be: So again, If thou wast pure and upright, 2that is, as thou seemest to be, or as thou wouldest have us believe thou art.
Secondly, [Pure] is sometimes set in oposition, to shew or appearance: as where he says, The Stars are not 1pure, that is, not so without mixture of darkness, as they seem to be: So again, If thou wast pure and upright, 2that is, as thou seemest to be, or as thou wouldest have us believe thou art.
- 1Job 25. 5.
- 2chap. 8. 5.
Now take [pure] in this sense here, and then the meaning is, 'Tis ⟨p. 80⟩Grace without deceit, without guile; its show, and its substance is the same; it has nothing but substance in it; it is indeed what it seems to be in bulk; 'tis a River in show, and a River indeed. It comes from God and from his Throne in appearance, and really it comes from his very heart.
Now take [pure] in this sence here, and then the meaning is, 'Tis ⟨p. 80⟩