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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, As this River of Water of Life, is said to be PURE, so 'tis said to ⟨p. 89⟩be [clear.] He showed me a pure River of Water of Life, CLEAR. This term has also its particular signification, and therefore ought to be heeded.
Secondly, As this River of Water of Life, is said to be PURE, so 'tis said to ⟨p. 89⟩be [clear.] He shewed me a pure River of Water of Life, CLEAR. This term has also its particular signification, and therefore ought to be heeded.
1. [Clear] is set in opposition to dark, therefore some are said to be clear as the Sun. And again, The 1Light shall not be clear nor dark. 2In both these places [CLEAR] is to be taken for light, day-light, Sunlight; for indeed it is never day, nor Sun-shine with the Soul, until the streams of this River of Water of Life come gliding to our doors, into our Houses, into our Hearts. Hence the beginning of Conversion is called Illumination: yea, the coming of this River of Water of Life unto us is called the day-spring from on high, 3through the tender Mercy of our God. 'Tis also called the dawning of 4the day. And hence again, these men unto whom this River of Water 5of life comes not, are said to be dark, ⟨p. 90⟩