ló a THE VVORTH OF THE WATER OF. LIFE. d .0 d lohn 4.13,54. lef:taaifwered andfaiAvnte her, FYhajoeuer drinikitbofthirWater,fhallthirfi againe; Bist WhoJòeuerdrinkethof the iVaYrthatIfhaligiuá him,fhaHneuer be 'oreathirfÉ; hoe the Water shar lPallgist. him,(ba(t bein hiva'aWell ofIVater, jing int's eúerlaßinglfe.` HE (lode of Chrifts conference with the woman of Samariacannot beevnknowne entò anywhich is ofany ordinary knowledge in the Scripture: yet partlyto glue light vetomy Text, partly tohelpethofewhich arenot fo carefi.ìllto (earth the bookeof God,as they ought to be, it in expedient forme to repeateit. It fell out, as our SaniouriourneyedthroughSama- ria hots Gakk,, that bee ((seeing a man in ail a things like vs ántò,. yet without firm) was bothhungry and weary. To releeue hunger, flee for his Difciples into the citie to makeprouifion ; toeafe his wearied limmes,he fate him downe span a well fide, in thofetimes, and in thofewakes very fa_ 'mpttf,;in refpe& ofthe lAuthontbereof, whole name it fill carried,bctingcalled Lsi i,Welt. Het fitting there,oeitconimeth meeawoman ofthe adioyning citie Siçhar -to drawwater from thence, forher bdalholdvfes.Chrif, partly to re- freflohis bodily thief , best specially(I take it) tofatisfiethat is nener.ceafng defreco doe good,make a motion to her,to affoard himCome of thewater,that he might dtinke. Slice, (being as appcarethby her anfwers, fomethingaShrewd- tongued woman)byand bycut himvp (hort; What (quoth fie) you Imesbe fo fine& - proud, that you fcornevs ,thepoore inhabitants ofSamaria :HowIS itthen that thoubeing a Iew,askell dtinke ofme,aforlorne &defpifed Samaritans? Oar Sáuimor(to One vsan infante oftheaccomplilhmentof thatancient promife,that he would be s(lòund of themthat fought himnot,)doth neither forbeare to corn- muse with her, noryet (as the mannerof theworld is) doth frame an vntoward fpeechto her aerie anfwenbut ferring to pity her ignorance, leblindnes,telleth her;A las,good woenan,ifthou kneweftthe great mercy,ofGodtoward thee,and theexcellencyofhis perfon and office which requeleth thee , thouwouldefk become afater to him rather, and bee would giuethee anorherrnaaner ofwu. ter thenthis, euen the Water ofife. The woman anfwerethhimwitha fcoffe, well enough vuderftanding his meaning, butyet thee ieisit out , as though litce knew it not : what art thou (quoth flee)that talkef ofthe Water oflife? canf.thoubeeb_etter then our-father Iacob; who fir( founded this Well ? or can there bee any better water then thisWellof/bards ? thou feemcf therefore to mee robragge Of more. then thou art any way able to performe. Markenow Chrifisanfwer:Oh woman (faithhee)thou are very ignorant, orvery froward: Irake not to thee of any vifiblewater , feruingfor thebodies nouri(hment, bpiof awater-of farmmore infinite worth, if thy heart were opened to ap- prehend it. I know the water of this Well is excellent,,andGrmbinhistimer was a holy man ; but beholdsMere another foantaine, beholde agreater then S 3 lacmb Heb.f.a ¢. b Ifa,6§,r.
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