The Worth o the Water ofLife. x07 % Whocanfay, I hear made say heart clean: how (hall Ithen thinke to finde ,a aPioú,to,9. cteane heart ? I anfwer , Beane from all blemiih I know thoofhalt neuerfinde it, yet thou muff 'havea pare heart, forelle thou litaIt neuerfeeGod. A pure aMah.e.f. heart, is a heart purged from the bondage of frone, a heart e deanfed from bHeb.9.o4. dead werkes toferce the lining God e moteplaiitelÿ , a heart a which&efìresh in all '1164r3. tu. things to time bonei?ly. If thouwouldeft therefore be fareof a cieaneheart, looke d Pfil tiy. for acleant connotation,Coen aconuerlation as Saint Paul fpeaketh of which beeonsmetb theGlei, whichadorneth thedoctrineeof Sanirurina1things,which maketh our enemies and the enemies of bur profefsione afhatisedwhenrbeybase ;Tb.a.ta.8; nothingconcerning vs tofpeaheend!of The waterof lifedothalwaies bring foorrh (Lich fruit: thereforea good man isPaid tobe r as atreeplanted by therimers of wa- f Pfd n ; ter ,that wil/bring,forth herfruit induefeaft;. And it in laid againe; that emery thing 47.Oe fhalt lime; whither that liming rinser , whichflowethout of theSanlduarie,comn etb. Trythyfelfebythismarke, fee whetherltiswater bath quenched the boyling beate ofthine own¢ inordinatelefts, sighath,begotten a new life, euenthelife ofrighteouliteffe withinthee.The third figne,isincrealing ingrace: waterwhich is but a lmallflreameat the well head , going further waxeth broader and deem per; and partsit idle intomanybranches : hi theft watersthat flowedout ofthe Sanduarie,were firit am theuncle s,chento the knees, then to the lopes , then a ri. bEuth.rt74 lierr which couldnotbepajjedemir. If there be acare toincreafein grate , in know- 4,1' lee?ge;infeeling,inzeale, inobediénce;thewelloflifeisinthatfoule: iftherebe a reflingfatisfed,as thoughall wereweli, and we had religion inough, that isa dry foule,thegraces ofGods Spiritare not in isThefourth fagne;isa tare tódoe good to the Conies ofothers : we know nothing is more free in ef e thin thewa- ¡pfa, 4, ,' ' ter.Danidfaith,i God [endsthoatfprings intothe valleyes,to$inedriokotoall thebeafis I. Ofthc(uld. And Chrill faitha "thatout ofhis bely, which drinkethof this water; kfoW.l . papa, rimersofwateroflifejaywhich many (hall becomforted. Haftthouade. f,reand a care tobe helpefull toother mews foules?itis a frgne, thy foule is wate- red,andfhail.bemore bedewed: for 'he that raarerei/afhaII haarraise a haft thouno Ipioiiirsy filchcare, no.difpofrtion tobe ameanes of faivarion ontoothers? thou haft a barren heart, andagraceltffefpirit. Thefe beefslaiue and familiar markes,. and they be filchaswill not deceit=vs. The dailyefe ofwater, may daily minde vsof them, let vsdaily tryour feines how it fareth with vs in thefethings. If wee bee travelling by the way,andit be told vs,thatby filch a rree,or gate,or village, wee Mall know orirfelues to bein theright courfe, wewill carefullyremember it, and heedfully obfethe it aswe journey. If we feethe markes wewill beglad, ifwe fee them nor, weewill beeafraidwe are out, arid reterce tomakeessquirie. Let vs doe foin thiscare , by there tokens. wee (hallenderfland howit garth withone foules,and in whichway weare trauelling : let vs labour to rememberthem, let ssmarke dailywhether in our courfeand carriage wecan finde them. If we doe, letvs bieffe thenameofGod,and hold on our coude with cheerefulnefl'e ; if wee doe not, let vs be w iealosu otterour filmwithagodl iealonfîe, let vsknowit isnot m2Codrr:à well with vs, letvs fpeedily enterintoanewcourfe, forfence ofgoing onin the broad Waywhichleadethtodeftruftion. And thus anendof this Text. nMetb:v.pi'' 2 Dafud;
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