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2. Christ's Pastures are always Good, always Rich, as good in Winter as Summer; and so are not other Pastures.

3. So well fenced about, that the Walls cannot by Men nor Devils be broken down. God secures his People and Gospel by his own Almighty Power and Providence; he is a Wall of Fire round about: besides, his Angels encamp about them that fear him also.

4. Christ's Pastures have most precious Water in them; There is a River that makes glad the City of God, &c. He feeds me in green ¹Pastures, and leads me besides the still Waters. The Holy Spirit, and Graces of the Spirit, may be here intended. 1. Water hath a cooling Nature, it allays Thirst; so these Waters cool the Fire of Lust, and every evil Passion, and allay that inordinate Thirst after the things of this World. 2. Some Waters are of a purging Quality; these Waters also purge the Soul of all evil and nauseous Humours. 3. Water makes fruitful; it makes Pastures fruitful, and the Sheep also: So these Sacred Waters make the Word and Ordinances fruitful, and the Saints fruitful likewise. ⟨p. 139⟩4. Waters soften; so these Waters soften the Heart and make it tender. 5. Waters have a cleansing Virtue: So have these Divine Waters; the Spirit, and Graces of the Spirit, cleanse the Soul of all Filth and Pollution of Flesh and Spirit. 6. Water hath a healing Property: The Spiritual Waters heal, they are beyond all Waters, exceed all Waters. For, 1. These Waters never fail; other Waters may be dried up. He that drinks of the Water I shall give him, shall never thirst; but