7 The watersofParatfiaorkry the third SondayinLent. Ser.24. tafted,tauith the foule. manyAges.So that thofedropsofwater whichare deriutdfromthe fountainof that celettiall Paradice,howbeit they augmentour defire,yet tbeygiuevs with - all fuck apleafing tafle, that Chriftcalls thofehappie that enioy rhem.AtidEc- clefiaflicru faith, That they furpaffein fweetneffe the honyandthe horsycombe ; Theremembrance erne isfweeterthan honey, andmyneInheritancefiveeterthan the ho - ney combe. They thateat me shall haue the more hunger,and they that drink me (hallthirft themore And Saint Augu/linefaith, That as-inHeauenthere is ful neffe withoutfaftidioufneffe; fo on earth thereis a defire &ahope,bitt no grie- uous torment. `Whereof wehaue proofefrom many placesofScripture,which inuite vsto drinkeof thefe liuing Waters : As inEfay rt/lyee thatrhirfi,&c. Thou fweateftand laboureft,andall tono púrpofe , becaufe thou betakefl thy felfe to thofe falfe brackifh waters haue recourfe rather to thole faithful' Waters,which,as lerenrie faith, makethat goodwhich is promifed ítí Ecdefiaii- cols ;Draw neereuntomeyee vnlearned, anddwell in the bottle ofLearning ; Wherfore areyeeflow, andwhat f y youofthef things,feeingye:rrfoule:are verie tbirflie? Your foules prrifh for verie thirft,atld only the waterofWifedome is able toquench ir. And thisis the Argumentof the eigth chapterofW edome, which is verie excellent to this purpofe. Secondly, Becaufethis liuingWater doth inthe Righteous quench the thirft ofhumane delights : and this womanheere had fcarceheard thenewes ofthis Water,butfheleaues herbucket and her ropebehindher,as if fhe cared notnow any more for earthlywarer,orworldlypleafures. (Ateliersflint vberasus vino; [Another letter bath it Amores tui] the wine of theVine makes me flcepe , but the fweemeffc that I talk from thee, and thy deere loue (my Beloucd)doe in a manner rauifhme, and quite alienateme from my felfe anddoe affuage in my breft my difordinate appetites. One drop ofthe water of Heaueif is able to quench the flames ofHell fire': And thismade the richman inHell, tobeg the fameof Abraham : Introduxitme rexincellar; vinariam , indemon, vtni, [Saint Ambrofe reads it, Et ordnauit inmecharitatem] Hegameme to drinke of thewine of thiseellar,ándmy louewas reformed. Before I loued, but now I abhor thatwhich I Ioued;and loue thatwhich I abhorred : Wine isvfuallya fpurre tofenfuality, but myBeloued didnot giuemeofthis Wine, but of that which King Lemuel gaue to thofe that were comfortlefre, and ofa forrowfull heart. oli Regibue darevinum,cf-c. It is 'soffitforKings to drinkewine, norfor Princesfirong drinke, left hedrinke,andforgetthe Decree,andchangetheiudgemenacfall theeh lderenofafjíi. (Zion : glueyee firong drink to him that is reedit toperilb, andwinevnto them that haue griefeefbeart;lethimdrinke,that he mayforget hispeucrtie,andrememberhis mifèrieno more. True it is, thatin this lifeour thirft cannotbe fully quenched,by reafon ofchofemanifold firms whereintoout ofour weakeneflèwe cannot chufe but fall,and thatverie often,while we bearethefe bodiesoffine aboutvs. Domine;damihi hanc aquam. Lord,Glue meofthis water . Our Sauiour Chrift had fo ìndeered this water, that he let anedge vponthis womans defire,to enioy ir. TheSerpent fpake fo muchofthe forbidden Fruit, thatEue, contrarie to Gods commaund, didBate -hereof.-The Q Gene of Sheba heard fomuchgood spokenofSalomons wife- dome,that Thevndertooka wonderful great journey,that the mightboth fee and heare him.rtbigal did fohighly recommend to Dauidthenoblenes ofpardoning ofan offence,that ofa fierce Lyon,fhe madehim as gentleas a lamb: thewoman ofTrcoatoldDamidfohandfomea tale, that he pardonedhis fonne v46falon. . Some 407 Eule. 24.23. Etc/4 3, z;. He that taleth thewell oflife Will no more reluit the buc- ket ofSamatia Prow. 31. Menvfoal1y conet,what is fpecially commended.
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