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thirst_v no_o more_o lord_n faith_n she_o give_v i_o this_o water_n that_o i_o may_v no_o more_o thirst_n nor_o come_v hither_o to_o draw_v joh._n 4._o 15._o so_o let_v it_o stir_v up_o our_o desire_n after_o it_o also_o that_o we_o may_v get_v within_o the_o well_o that_o spring_v up_o to_o eternal_a life_n 3._o what_o mean_n may_v we_o use_v for_o the_o attain_n of_o water_n out_o of_o this_o rock_n rock_n answ._n 1._o be_v a_o israelite_n that_o rock_n be_v smite_v only_o for_o they_o this_o rock_n be_v lay_v in_o zion_n not_o in_o egypt_n no_o egyptian_a no_o canaanite_n no_o romish_a egyptian_a that_o drink_v of_o that_o popish_a puddle_n no_o profane_a worldling_n taste_v of_o these_o water_n swill_n and_o draff_n be_v good_a enough_o for_o such_o swine_n 2._o come_v to_o the_o place_n israel_n must_v go_v out_o of_o their_o house_n as_o well_o to_o fetch_v water_n out_o of_o the_o rock_n as_o to_o gather_v manna_n the_o place_n whence_o the_o rock_n send_v water_n be_v the_o 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empty_a chap._n xxiv_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n a_o type_n the_o history_n of_o the_o brazen_a serpent_n be_v in_o numb_a 21._o 6_o 7_o 8._o christ_n where_o be_v two_o thing_n i._o the_o disease_n two_o the_o remedy_n the_o disease_n be_v set_v down_o time_n 1._o in_o the_o occasion_n ver_fw-la 5._o 2._o in_o the_o kind_n by_o fiery_a serpent_n send_v by_o god_n to_o sting_v they_o 3._o in_o the_o effect_n many_o die_v in_o all_o which_o story_n we_o must_v not_o stick_v in_o the_o letter_n or_o bark_n but_o break_v through_o to_o the_o kernel_n and_o truth_n the_o rather_o because_o our_o lord_n jesus_n a_o interpreter_n beyond_o all_o exception_n bring_v we_o hereby_o to_o himself_o and_o to_o the_o consideration_n both_o of_o our_o disease_n and_o of_o the_o remedy_n and_o the_o application_n of_o it_o joh_n 3._o 14._o 15._o as_o moses_n lift_v up_o the_o serpent_n in_o the_o wilderness_n so_o must_v the_o son_n of_o man_n be_v lift_v up_o that_o whosoever_o believe_v in_o he_o 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