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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.
VII. The Grace of God is compared to a River, To show the greatness of the Family of God. He has a Family, a great Family, and therefore it is not a little that must be provided for them. When Israel went out of Egypt, and thirsted by the way, God provided for them a River, he made it GUSH out of the Rock; For 1alas! what less than a River, could quench the thirst of more than Six hundred thousand men, besides women and children?
VII. The Grace of God is compared to a River, To shew the greatness of the Family of God. He has a Family, a great Family, and therefore it is not a little that must be provided for them. When Israel went out of Egypt, and thirsted by the way, God provided for them a River, he made it GUSH out of the Rock; For 1alas! what less than a River, could quench the thirst of more than Six hundred thousand men, besides women and children?
I say what less than a River could do it? When the people lusted for Flesh, Moses said, shall the Flocks and Herds be slain for them to suffice them, or shall all the Fish of the Sea be gathered together for them to suffice them? even so could not less than a River sustain and suffice that great People: Now his People in Gospel-days, are not to be diminished but increased, and if then they had need of a River, surely now of a Sea; but the River is ⟨p. 30⟩deep and broad, full, and abounds, or rises with water, so 'twill suffice.