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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, Water: The Element of Water, naturally descends to, and abides in low Places, in Valleys and Places which are undermost; and the Grace of God, and the Spirit of Grace, is of that Nature also; the Hills and lofty Mountains, have not the Rivers running over the tops of them: no, tho they may run among 1them: but they run among the Valleys: And God resisteth the Proud, but giveth Grace to the humble, to the lowly.
Fifthly, Water: The Element of Water, naturally descends to, and abides in low Places, in Valleys and Places which are undermost; and the Grace of God, and the Spirit of Grace, is of that Nature also; the Hills and lofty Mountains, have not the Rivers runing over the tops of them: no, tho they may run among 1them: but they run among the Valleys: And God resisteth the Proud, but giveth Grace to the humble, to the lowly.
Sixthly, The Grace of God is compared to Water, for that it is it which causeth fruitfulness, Water causes fruitfulness, want of Water is the cause of barrenness, and this is the reason why the whole World is so empty of Fruit to God-ward, even because so few of the Children of Men have the Spirit of Grace in their hearts. But,
Secondly, As there is a special signification in this term [Water,] so