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…

2. As this River is deep, so it is wide and broad. Wherefore as thou ¹art to know the depth, that is, that ⟨p. 15⟩it is deep: So thou art to know its breadth, that is, that it is broad. It is broader than the Sea: A River that cannot be passed ²over. Never did Man yet go from one side of this River to the other, when the Waters indeed were risen: and now they are risen, even now they proceed out of the Throne of God and of the Lamb too. Hence ³this Grace is called the unsearchable Riches of Christ. Sinner, Sick-sinner, what sayest thou to this? wouldest thou wade, wouldst thou swim? here thou mayest wade, here thou mayest swim, 'tis deep, yet fordable at first entrance. And when thou thinkest that thou hast gone through and through it, yet turn again and try once more, and thou shalt find it deeper than Hell, and a River that cannot be passed over. If thou canst swim, here thou mayest roll up and down, as the Fishes do in the Sea. Nor needst thou fear drowning in ⟨p. 16⟩this River: it will bear thee up, and carry thee over the highest Hills, as Noah's Waters did carry the Ark. But,

2. As this River is deep, so it is wide and broad. Wherefore as thou ¹art to know the depth, that is, that ⟨p. 15⟩it is deep: So thou art to know its breadth, that is, that it is broad. It is broader than the Sea: A River that cannot be passed ²over. Never did Man yet go from one side of this River to the other, when the Waters indeed were risen: and now they are risen, even now they proceed out of the Throne of God and of the Lamb too. Hence ³