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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.
Thirdly, As the Throne is the Seat of Majesty and Authority, so it is the highest Seat of Authority. There is none above the Throne, there is no Appeal from the Throne. There are inferior Courts of Judicature, there are under-Governors, and they may sometimes perhaps be faulty; wherefore in some Cases an Appeal from such may be lawful, or permitted; but from the Throne, none can appeal. Now grace is upon the Throne, reigns upon the Throne, proceeds from the Throne: A Man may appeal from the Law to the Throne, from Moses to Christ; from him that spake on Earth, to him that speaks from Heaven; but from Heaven to Earth, from Christ to Moses, none can appeal. Moses himself has forbid it. For Moses truly said unto the Fathers, a Prophet shall 1the Lord your God raise up unto you, ⟨p. 45⟩of your Brethren like unto me, him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you, and it shall come to pass, that every Soul which will not hear that Prophet, shall be destroyed from among the People.
See here, this NEW Prophet-judges in the highest Court, he is Master of Grace, the Throne by which Grace reigns; and even Moses admits, that from himself an appeal may be made to this Prophet; yea, he allows that Men may flee from himself, to this Prophet for refuge; but there must be no appeal from him. Thou must hear him, or die. How shall we escape, if we turn away from him, that speaketh 1from Heaven?