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…

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⟩darkness. Ye were sometimes darkness, ⁶but now are ye light in the Lord. Wherefore this Water is like Jonathan's honey, it hath a faculty to open the Eyes, to make them that sit in darkness see a great light. The light of ⁷the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. God who ⁸commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts to give the light (the Spirit that enlighteneth ⁹and giveth the light) of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. This River casteth Beams where it goes, like the Beams of the Sun; it shines, it casts out Rays of Glory unto those that drink thereof. The streams of this Grace were they that overtook Saul when he was going to Damascus, they were the Waters of this Flood that compassed him round about. And if you will believe him, he faith