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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.
Fifthly, Doth this Water of Life run like a River? like a broad, full, and deep River? Then let man, be his transgressions never so many, fear at all, but there is enough to save his Soul, and to spare. Nothing has been more common to many, than to doubt of the Grace of God: a thing most unbecoming a sinner of any thing in the World. To break the ⟨p. 115⟩Law, is a Fact foul enough; but to question the sufficiency of the Grace of God to save there from, is worse than sin if worse can be. Wherefore despairing Soul, for 'tis to thee I speak, forbear thy mistrusts, cast off thy slavish fears, hang thy misgivings as to this upon the Hedge: and believe, thou hast an invitation sufficient thereto, a River is before thy Face. And as for thy want of goodness and works: let that by no means daunt thee, this is a River of Water of Life; streams of Grace and Mercy. There is as I said enough therein to help thee, for Grace brings all that is wanting to the Soul. Thou therefore hast nothing to do, I mean as to the curing of thy Soul of its doubts and fears, and despairing thoughts, but to drink and live for ever.
Fifthly, Doth this Water of Life run like a River? like a broad, full, and deep River? Then let man, be his transgressions never so many, fear at all, but there is enough to save his Soul, and to spare. Nothing has been more common to many, than to doubt of the Grace of God: a thing most unbecoming a sinner of any thing in the World. To break the ⟨p. 115⟩Law, is a Fact foul enough; but to question the sufficiency of the Grace of God to save there from, is worse than sin if worse can be. Wherefore despairing Soul, for 'tis to thee I speak, forbear thy mistrusts, cast off thy slavish fears, hang thy misgivings as to this upon the Hedge: and believe, thou hast an invitation sufficient thereto, a River is before thy Face. And as for thy want of goodness and works: let that by no means daunt thee, this is a River of Water of Life; streams of Grace and Mercy. There is as I said enough therein to help thee, for Grace brings all that is wanting to the Soul. Thou therefore hast nothing to do, I mean as to the curing of thy Soul of its doubts and fears, and dispairing thoughts, but to drink and live for ever.