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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29282	Living water, or, Waters for a thirsty soul drawn out in severall sermons upon Rev. 21:6 / by W. Bagshavve ...	Bagshawe, William, 1628-1702.	1653 (1653)	Wing B433; ESTC R2699	66,248	270

a Day 't is the Night that needs many stars Why dost thou go so much to the Conduit-cocks to fetch thy comfort by drops if thou knowest the way to the Fountain Whom have I in heaven but God if I have God or what is there on earth that I can desire besides God If I have God I have all and more then all I cannot have 2. The Water of life is of a Quickning nature As souls are not satisfied without this so neither are they satisfied with a little of this If thou hast tasted of the goodnesse of God which is laid out on souls thou wilt thirst ardently for that goodnesse which is laid out for souls Isa 28.16 He that beleeves cannot make haste after earth because he is so eager in his pursuit of heaven And this falls in with the next head 3. There is an Inconsistency betwixt the eager pursuit of the Cisterns and this Fountain The same eye cannot bee fixed upwards and downwards The streames which run towards the Creature wil dry up the fountain of our desire which should run towards the Creator Lively desires of earth will cause lazy desires of heaven If we love the world 1 Jo. 2.15 the love of the Father is not in us As it is not in us actively our love is not expressed to the Father so it is not in us passively the Fathers love hath not been evidenced to us If thou eagerly pursuest these Waters The third Motive it will sadly speak two things 1. That thou hast a deceived heart otherwise thou wouldst never feed upon Ashes Isa 44.20 The curse of the Serpent lies upon thee upon thy belly thou goest and dust dost thou eat Thou buyest gold too dear Thou makest thy employment where thou shouldest onely take some refreshment Thou abusest the Creatures as weights when thou should'st only use them as wings 2. That thou art a man of this world Ps 17.14 whose portion is in this life It will be sad if thou hast no more Heavens but what thou hast on Earth if thou should'st lose two worlds by catching too greedily at one Thou who with the Mole art rooting here below in the Earth mayst fear lest God should execute upon thee the judgment written in that of Jeremiah lest thy Name should bee written in the Earth Notus nimis omnibus ignotus si bi A Worldling often dies too much known to others unknown to himself leaves nothing behinde him but the memory of his sins whilest Saints like perfumed Gandles leave a sweet sent in the world when they are put out and being dead Extinctus amabitu● idem by their works yet speak If there be water of life Vse 5 This may exhort us all to endevour after it Exhortat Who would not dig deep if he might finde a Well of living Waters I shall under this Use lay downe some Motives to quicken us in endevouring after this Water Consider the virtue of this Water 1. This Water is of a Quenching nature Water quencheth fire so doth this Water quench the fire of Gods displeasure Gods anger smokes against finners Isa 27.4 and if these briars and thorns were set in battel before him how soon would he burnt them up This spark all the waters in the world cannot quench though wee should bring thousands of Rams and ten thousands of Rivers of Oyle But this Free-grace of the Faclier which flows through Jesus Christ is as a cloud and a thick cloud under the conduct whereof fouls are preserved from the scorching heat of Divine wrath When fire is at the dore of the Tabernacle souls may look to the Propitiatorie when wrath is awed this Mercy-seat may be eyed 2. This Water is of a Refreshing nature Act. 3.19 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or of 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 The time when God comes with mercy is a time of refreshing The soul is often labouring under the convictions of the Law as one who works in an iron furnace til God cause these gales of love these cooling winds to blow on it The spirits are sometimes in a swoon fainting and ready to give up the ghost till God sweetly with the Fan of his Grace blow upon the soul and cause it to return This Free-grace is a Downie pillow whereon sick soules may lay their heads This cloud of Gods mercy resembleth the cloud in St. Tho. Iland Herewith the land of Canaan is watered This is a cloud of the latter rain and as showers on the mowen grasse 3. This Water is of a Cleansing nature Hereby Men may be purified as well as God pacified The waters of Civility may sweep the heart but this Water alone can wash the heart This doth not leave soules who were unclean Ezek. 36.25 unclean still This can fetch out the deepest stains wash out the blackest spots Hereby the Leopards spots may be cleansed the Ae●hiopians skin changed The foulest Sinners made fair 4. This Water is of a Healing nature This Water resembleth the water of the Pool of Bethesda when the Angel had moved it Eze. 47.8 By being laid upon this sofe cushion hard hearts are broken In this fire cold soules are thawed Hereby things that remain and are ready to die are strengthened Never did soul die which took this Physick Never was wound mortal to which this Balm was applyed 'T is true of the hearb of Grace which is reported of the hearb Panace it healeth all diseases 'T is a salve for every sore this remedy is universall 5. This Water is of a Satisfying nature The soul like Noahs Dove may fly up and down but can finde no rest for the sole of the foot till shee come to this Ark. 'T is observed that the Raven which went out of Noahs Ark returned no more she saith a sound Pen found Car●on on the face of the waters Mr. Shepherd Domine fecisti no● pr● te irrequietum est cornostrum d●nec acqu●escat in ●e 4 Joh. 14. Worldlings as hath been formerly hinted can feed on the Cari●● which they finde on the top of the waters But Sain●● are not satisfied without this Water whereof when they drink they thirst no more 6. This Water is of a Fructifying nature 1. It makes the soult bring forth the first fruit Our hearts are like the barren heath til this rain fall on them but this rain like the rain which comes down from heaven causeth the ground of our hearts to bring forth and bud Our Natural estate is a Winter state dead and fruitlesse but when the Sun of P●ighteousness darts forth the warmth of his grace Malac 4.2 the roots in our hearts are loosned the fruits of holinesse in our lives are produced then we got forth of this Spiritual unactivenesse Every branch in Christ really and not onely visibly Joh. 15.2 by inward implantation and not

T is dangerous with Dives to fare deliciously every day Religio licet sit lata non est dissoluia Religion if it allow mirth allowes not madnesse and even in lawfull pleasures we should but sip not drink too deep lest there be poyson in the bottome 1 Tim. 5 6. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 A man as well as a woman that lives in pleasure is dead while he lives 2. Worldly honours Every one would be as Saul was higher by the head then other people That bait was very taking Gen. 3.5 Ye shall be as Gods But alas why should we not rather aime at goodnesse then greatnesse at holinesse then at highnesse 3. Worldly friends They who trust to these staves will one day finde them staves of reed if not like the staffe of Egypt they will fail our expectation if not cut our hands We may go to these waters of the river strong and many but we shall finde these rivers turned into a dry land Isa 8.6 7. We may thinke that our Mountain stands strong and yet see these Mountaines skip like Rams We may thinke that our waters are sure and yet one day say of all these friends as Job said of his Miserable comforters are ye all their armes may be short that they cannot their hearts so strait that they will not help 3. Those waters are not living waters which spring from within us Hereby I understand our own duties T is true duties are the chanels through which this water is conveighed to us the chariots by which we are carried to it Yet our salvation depends not upon the works which are done by us T it 35. but the workes which were done by Christ for us T is not mans merit but Gods mercy not mans workes but Gods grace upon which the new Covenant is founded Yet as some of old are said to mixe water with the wine Sacramental being the outward signe so too many mixe in point of Justification this water of their own doings with the wine of Christs sufferings being the inward thing signified 4. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Gratiae gratis datae non gratum sacie●es Some Waters are not living Waters which yet spring above us Such are gifts given for edification of others not for salvation of our selves Like Candles we may give light to others whilest we are consuming We may like those Workmen in Noahs time help to build an Ark for others and yet we our selves be drowned The Sun of Righteousnesse in respect of Gifts riseth upon the just and unjust These Waters will one day be like those Brooks to which the Troopes of Tema came Job 6.19 Mat. 7.22 23. The lowest grace but not the highest gift will rise up to glory These skirts will not cover us at the day of Judgement Quest Some may say Must we have no recourse at all to these Waters Ans 1. We may suck but not be satisfied with these breasts of Consolation we may taste of these Brooks in the way we may doe as Jonathan did take a little of this Honey with the end of our Rods we may with Gideon's chosen Souldiers lap of these Waters with our tongues Judg. 7.5 6. but not bow down on our knees to drink We may nay wee must bring forth the fruit of Duties but wee must like good ground bring forth this fruit upwards to the glory of God not downwards to our own glory Gifts should be improved not idolized We should covet the best of them earnestly and yet know that there is a more excellent way Ans 2. These Waters must bee used as sweetned by Christ but not be abused as satisfying without Christ These comforts like the Sieve are ful whilest in Stultus ad cribrum but empty when out of this Water Deus sis vult amari ut nihil prater ipsum ametur tamen sic vult amari ut o nnia cum ipso vel in ipso amentur Wee may eye these as our Priviledges but not enjoy them as our Portion And indeed this would be the sweetest drinking of these Cups when they are sugar'd with Christs merits when they swim to us down the stream of Christs blood when with Christ we enjoy these other things Those bits are best which are taken out of the Ark of the Covenant Those enjoyment purest though little ones which we are sure that Christ hath paid for These like Cyphers are as nothing in themselves but added to this figure increase the number That I may more disswade you from pursuing so earnestly these Nether-spring waters The First Motive viz. Riches Profits Pleasures 1. Consider the Nature of these Waters 1. These Waters are lesse full then the Water whereof wee are treating Suppose you should enquire out the quintessence of Creature-comforts Quo plus sunt potae plus sitiuntua aquae thy soule could not get a hearty draught Nay 't is usually with those who drink of these Waters as with one in a Dropsie the more they drink the dryer they are The fulnesse of Creatures is a fleeting fulnesse Aes in praesenti perfectum non format the fulnesse of a vessel which may soon be emptyed But the fulnesse of the Creator is as the fulnesse of a fountain In him all fulnesse dwels He is ever emptying himself Isa 66.11 and yet himself never emptyer Other waters may seemingly content thee but cannot truely satisfie thee yet thou mayst here suck and be satisfied 2. These Waters are more fading Prov. 23.5 Riches like Eagles make themselves wings and fly away Divitiae ostenduntur non possidentur They fly away not like Hawkes which return again but like Eagles which returne no more Yet a little while and we see them yet a little while and we see them not If they goe to the grave there they 'l leave us But the Water of life runs to all Eternity the further we go the bigger this stream is 3. These Waters as they are not full but fading so they are not pure Waters they are but mixt and muddy These Apples are but at the best Bitter-sweets 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Is● 1.22 There 's some Marah in these Rivers Our Silver is mixt with drosse These Roses seem faire but they have their prickles These Bees have their sting as well as their honey But the Rose of Sharon hath no prickes The River of God is free from filth The worst of Christ is good The chips of Christs Crosse have no rottennesse in them His Judgements are sweeter then the honey and the honey-combe This Tree of life will sweeten the most bitter waters 2. The secōd Motive Consider the Nature of the Water of life 1. The Water of life is of a Quenching nature If thou beest so dry for the Water that perisheth it will be questionable whether thou hast drunk of that which endureth to Eternall life Joh. 4.14 The Sun alone can make