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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.
Proceeding out of the Throne.] Formerly this River of Waters is said to 1come from under the Threshold of the House of the Lord. And 'tis ⟨p. 36⟩said again, they shall go out from Jerusalem, that is the Church or 2House of God still. In that they are said to come out from under the Threshold, it may be to intimate that they ran but low formerly, if compared to what they do now. Which might also be signified by this, that they issued out; that that issues out ordinarily comes forth but slowly. Also the Prophet saith, the first time he went through the Waters 3they were but up to the Ankles. But what is Ankle deep, to that which followeth after? 'Tis said also to come out from Jerusalem, where I perceive were no great Rivers, to intimate that as long as the first Priesthood, first Temple, and Type were in their splendour, only the shadow of Heavenly things were in use, and that then Grace ran but slowly, nor would run much faster, because Jesus was not yet glorified. For the Spirit and abundance of Grace was to be ⟨p. 37⟩given, not before, but after his Ascension.
Proceeding out of the Throne.] Formerly this River of Waters is said to 1come from under the Threshold of the House of the Lord. And 'tis ⟨p. 36⟩said again, they shall go out from Jerusalem, that is the Church or 2House of God still. In that they are said to come out from under the Threshold, it may be to intimate that they ran but low formerly, if compared to what they do now. Which might also be signified by this, that they issued out; that that issues out ordinarily comes forth but slowly. Also the Prophet saith, the first time he went thorow the Waters