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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.
Thirdly, But again this word [pure] is set in opposition to that which is hurtful and destructive. I am pure from the blood of all men; that is, I have hurt no body. The 1Wisdom that is from above is first pure, 'tis not hurtful. Do you count them pure with the wicked balances? how can that be, since they are hurtful?
Now take [pure] in this sense here, and then it intimates that the Grace of God, and the Doctrine of Grace, is not a hurtful thing. It is 1not as Wine of an intoxicating nature. If a man be filled with it, 'twill do him no harm. The best of the things that are of this World are 2some way hurtful. Honey is hurtful, Wine is hurtful, Silver and Gold are hurtful; but Grace is not hurtful. ⟨p. 82⟩Never did man yet catch harm by the enjoyment and fullness of the Grace of God. There is no fear of Excess, or of surfeiting here. Grace makes no man proud, no man wanton, no man haughty, no man careless, or negligent as to his duty that is incumbent upon him, either from God or Man: No, Grace keeps a man low in his own Eyes, humble, self-denying, penitent, watchful, savoury in good things, charitable; and makes him kindly affectionated to the brethren, pitiful and courteous to all men.
Now take [pure] in this sence here, and then it intimates that the Grace of God, and the Doctrine of Grace, is not a hurtful thing. It is