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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.
So that, I say, when he saith, that this River of Grace proceeds out of the Throne of God: It is to show us, what a Majesty, what a commanding Greatness, there is in Grace. The Love of Christ constraineth us.
So that, I say, when he saith, that this River of Grace proceeds out of the Throne of God: It is to shew us, what a Majesty, what a commanding Greatness, there is in Grace. The Love of Christ constraineth us.
When Moses went up to the Mount the first time to receive the Law, he did exceedingly fear and quake. Why? because of the Fire ⟨p. 40⟩and Smoke, thick Darkness and Thunder, &c. but when he went up the second time thither, he made haste, and bowed his head towards the Earth and worshipped. But why? because it was before proclaimed, that the Lord was gracious and merciful, long suffering and abundant in goodness and truth: keeping Mercy for thousands, forgiving Iniquity, Transgression and Sin, &c.
When Moses went up to the Mount the first time to receive the Law, he did exceedingly fear and quake. Why? because of the Fire ⟨p. 40⟩and Smoak, thick Darkness and Thunder, &c. but when he went up the second time thither, he made haste, and bowed his head towards the Earth and worshipped. But why? because it was before proclaimed, that the Lord was gracious and merciful, long suffering and abundant in goodness and truth: keeping Mercy for thousands, forgiving Iniquity, Transgression and Sin, &c.
There is nothing over-mastereth the Heart like Grace, and so obligeth to sincere and unfeigned Obedience as that. Examine me, O Lord,