Edulcorator. A brief essay on the waters of Marah sweetened

THE People under his Conduct Expected Waters, upon their first entrance into the Arabian Wilderness through' which they were to pass unto the Promised Land. But the Waters which they found, proved Bitter ones: Even such as Procured hereupon the Name of Marah, to be given them. I do not suppose these to be the Bitter Fountains that Pliny speaks of; According to Strabo, those were on the other side of the Red-Sea. But they seem to be of the same Nature with 'em. The Spirits of the People, were as Bitter as the Waters which they came to. Whatever grievous Things they meet withal a Moses must be Barbarously, Unreasonably, Unaccountably Murmured at. But the Murmurs of an Absurd and Froward People, against this Excellent Man, only excite his Prayers to the Glorious GOD. Behold, How his Prayers are answered▪ GOD by special Inspiration & Revelation directed him to a Tree; the casting whereof into the Waters, took away the Brackish Tang of them, and marvellously sweetened them. What the Tree was, 'tis unknown, because untold unto us. Doubtless, it was not Naturally, but Miraculously that so sweetening a Virtue issued from it. And no doubt, the Waters continued sweet forever after it. But whatever we may be uncertain of, the Figurative Importance of the Tree, can Labour under no uncertainty ⟨p. 3⟩with us. The Affairs of that peculiar People, which GOD in the days of old remarkably distinguished from the rest of the World, had in them notable Figures of the My••eries, which the People of GOD after the coming of our SAVIOUR were to be more fully acquainted withal. The Tree that sweetened the Waters of Marah, was a Type o• something to be found in the Gospel of our Salvation, which will wonderfully sweeten all the bitter Things that we meet withal. From that famous Tree I will gather a DOCTRINE, which, I hope, you will give a Comfortable Attention to. Tis this;

THE People under his Conduct Expected Waters, upon their first entrance into the Arabian Wilderness thro' which they were to pass unto the Promised Land. But the Waters which they found, prov'd Bitter ones: Even such as Procured hereupon the Name of Marah, to be given them. I do not suppose these to be the Bitter Fountains that Pliny speaks of; According to Strab•, those were on the other side of the Red-Sea. But they seem to be of the same Nature with 'em. The Spirits of the People, were as Bitter as the Waters which they came to. Whatever grievous Things they meet withal a Moses must be Barbarously, Unreasonably, Unaccountably Murmured at. But the Murmurs of an Absurd and Froward People, against this Excellent Man, only excite his Prayers to the Glorious GOD. Behold, How his Prayers are answered GOD by special Inspiration & Revelation directed him to a Tree; the casting whereof into the Waters, took away the Brackish Tang of them, and marvellously sweetened them. What the Tree was, 'tis unknown, because untold unto us. Doubtless, it was not Naturally, but Miraculously that so sweetening a Virtue issued from it. And no doubt, the Waters continued sweet forever after it. But whatever we may be uncertain of, the Figurative Importance of the Tree, can Labour under no uncertainty