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thy_o hunger_n §._o 3._o when_o she_o put_v the_o question_n how_o be_v it_o that_o thou_o be_v a_o jew_n ask_v drink_v of_o i_o who_o be_o a_o woman_n of_o samaria_n the_o b._n jesus_n answer_v she_o if_o thou_o know_v the_o gift_n of_o god_n and_o who_o it_o be_v that_o say_v to_o thou_o giv_n i_o to_o drink_v thou_o will_v have_v ask_v of_o he_o and_o he_o will_v have_v give_v thou_o live_a water_n i_o glorify_v thy_o name_n o_o thou_o inexhaustible_a fountain_n of_o goodness_n for_o thus_o manifest_v thyself_o great_a than_o 4._o their_o 〈◊〉_d jacob_n who_o give_v well_o to_o his_o posterity_n and_o drink_v thereof_o himself_o lord_n instead_o of_o question_v whence_o thou_o have_v that_o live_a water_n as_o the_o woman_n do_v see_v thou_o have_v nothing_o to_o draw_v with_o out_o of_o that_o deep_a well_o let_v i_o i_o beseech_v thou_o thirst_v after_o and_o be_v satiate_v with_o that_o water_n which_o whosoever_o drink_v of_o shall_v never_o thirst_v that_o i_o may_v taste_v and_o see_v how_o gracious_a the_o lord_n be_v in_o fulfil_v that_o request_n of_o she_o unto_o my_o soul_n sir_n giv_v i_o this_o water_n that_o i_o thirst_v not_o so_o as_o to_o pass_v this_o thy_o promise_n into_o a_o experimental_a truth_n that_o it_o shall_v be_v in_o i_o a_o 〈◊〉_d of_o water_n spring_v up_o into_o everlasting_a life_n and_o to_o evidence_n the_o power_n of_o thy_o grace_n dwell_v in_o my_o heart_n by_o faith_n make_v it_o issue_n out_o thence_o into_o such_o wholesome_a stream_n of_o universal_a charity_n as_o may_v write_v a_o practical_a comment_n on_o that_o text_n of_o thy_o apostle_n st._n paul_n there_o be_v neither_o greek_a nor_o jew_n circumcision_n nor_o uncircumcision_n barbarian_a scythian_a bond_n nor_o free_a but_o christ_n be_v all_o and_o in_o all_o since_o thou_o have_v break_v down_o the_o middl_v wall_n