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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, By this term WATER, you have an opposition also to the Curse, that is due to Sin, presented unto you. The Curse is compared to Water, the Remedy is compared to Water. Let the Curse come into 1the Bowels of the damned, saith the Psalmist, like water. The Grace of God also as you see, is compared to Water. The Curse is burning, Water is cooling; the Curse doth burn with Hell-Fire, cooling is by the Grace of the Holy Gospel: but they ⟨p. 8⟩that over-stand the Day of Grace, shall not obtain to cool their Tongues so much of this Water as will hang on the tip of ones Finger.
Thirdly, Water is also of a spreading 1nature, and so is Sin; wherefore Sin may, for this, be also compared to Water. It over-spreads the whole Man, and infects every Member; it covereth all, as doth Water. Grace for this cause may be also compared to Water, for that it is of a spreading nature, and can, if God will, cover the face of the whole Earth; of Body and Soul.
Thirdly, Water is also of a spreadieg 1nature, and so is Sin; wherefore Sin may, for this, be also compared to Water. It over-spreads the whole Man, and infects every Member; it covereth all, as doth Water. Grace for this cause may be also compared to Water, for that it is of a spreading nature, and can, if God will, cover the face of the whole Earth; of Body and Soul.