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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, It also shows us, That there is not any thing in the World, or in the Doctrine of the World, the Law, that can make them live. Life is only in this Water, Death is in all other things. The Law, I say, which is that that would if any thing in the whole World, give Life unto the World, but that yet killeth, condemneth, and was added that the ⟨p. 11⟩Offence might abound: wherefore there is no Life, either in the World, or in the Doctrine of the World: 'Tis only in this Water, in this Grace of God, which is here called the Water of Life, or God's aqua vitae.
Secondly, It also shews us, That there is not any thing in the World, or in the Doctrin of the World, the Law, that can make them live. Life is only in this Water, Death is in all other things. The Law, I say, which is that that would if any thing in the whole World, give Life unto the World, but that yet killeth, condemneth, and was added that the ⟨p. 11⟩Offence might abound: wherefore there is no Life, either in the World, or in the Doctrine of the World: 'Tis only in this Water, in this Grace of God, which is here called the Water of Life, or God's aqua vitae.
Thirdly, It is also called the Water of Life, to show, That by the Grace of God Men may live, how dead soever their Sins have made them. When God will say to a Sinner, live; tho he be dead in his Sins, he shall live. When thou wast in thy Blood, I said unto thee, live; yea, when thou 1wast in thy Blood, I said, live. And again, The Dead shall hear the Voice of the Son of God, and they that hear, 2shall live.
Thirdly, It is also called the Water of Life, to shew, That by the Grace of God Men may live, how dead soever their Sins have made them. When God will say to a Sinner, live; tho he be dead in his Sins, he shall live. When thou wast in thy Blood, I said unto thee, live; yea, when thou