An exposition with practical observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…An exposition with practicall observations continued upon the eighth, ninth and tenth chapters of…

The reason is this, because the forgetting of God, is a departing from God, and he that departs from God departs from the fountain of life. If the rush go out of the water it quickly withers, and if men will depart from God, they shall quickly decay, neither grace nor comforts can hold out separated from Christ. Why is the godly man compared to a tree planted by the river side, which brings forth fruit in his season, whose leaf also shall not wither, and whatsoever he doth shall prosper? Why is the man that trusts in the Lord compared to a Tree planted by the waters, that spreads out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh? Jer. 17.7, 8. is it not because the Saints always keep close to God, by Jesus Christ, who is as an everliving fountain of water to them, refreshing and moistening them so, with continual supplies of the Spirit, that they shall not see when heat cometh? that is, they shall not be afflicted with those evil effects of heat, drought and barrenness. They who keep Covenant with God, may possibly feel some decays, but die they shall not, they shall revive and sprout up again; They shall again put forth their leaves as a plant, and their fruit as the garden of Eden; They shall bring forth fruit in old age, they shall be fat and flourishing.

The reason is this, because the forgetting of God, is a departing from God, and he that departs from God departs from the fountain of life. If the rush go out of the water it quickly withers, and if men will depart from God, they shall quickly decay, neither grace nor comforts can hold out separated from Christ. Why is the godly man compared to a tree planted by the river side, which brings forth fruit in his season, whose leaf also shall not wither, and whatsoever he doth shall prosper? Why is the man that trusts in the Lord compared to a Tree planted by the waters, that spreads out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat commeth? Jer. 17.7, 8. is it not because the Saints alwaies keep close to God, by Jesus Christ, who is as an everliving fountain of water to them, refreshing and moistening them so, with continuall supplies of the Spirit, that they shall not see when heat commeth? that is, they shall not be afflicted with those evil effects of heat, drought and barrennesse. They who keep Covenant with God, may possibly feel some decaies, but die they shall not, they shall revive and sprout up again; They shall again put forth their leaves as a plant, and their fruit as the garden of Eden; They shall bring forth fruit in old age, they shall be fat and flourishing.