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A42017	Sermons of Christ, his last discovery of himself of [brace] the spirit and bride, the waters of life, and, his free invitation of sinners of come and drink of them : from Revel. 22. 16,17 / by William Greenhill ...	Greenhill, William, 1591-1671.	1656 (1656)	Wing G1858; ESTC R40034	141,801	259

objections scruples and feares out of the mindes and hearts of men and women doth freely tender water of life freely hold out the Golden Scepter freely offer pardon peace Grace and salvation Thirdly The Lord doth this that so he may indeare our hearts the more unto him when a thing comes freely from others how doth it worke what hold doth it take of the heart it knitts the heart much unto them In the 2 Sam 7. the Lord there comes to David and tells him what great matters he would doe for him and for his house and v 18. Then went King David in and sat before the Lord and said Who am I ô Lord God and what is my Fathers house that thou hast brought me hitherto and this was yet a small thing in thy sight ô Lord God But thou hast also spoken of thy servants house for a great while to come and is this the manner of men ô Lord God What will God deale thus by man to come to him and offer him such kindnesse and such mercy to deale so bountifully and freely with him is this the manner of men even this is the manner of God to deale with man that so he may indeare their hearts unto him And so Elizabeth saith Whence is it that the Mother of my Lord should come unto me What Mary the Mother of the Lord Jesus Christ to come unto mee and give me a visit that am a poore despised creature When things are done freely and unexpectedly they doe indeare and ingage the heart abundantly Lastly The Lord doth freely hold out Grace and mercy to sinners to prevent pride boasting were there any free-will power or qualification in man which might move or draw God to bestow and give these waters man would be ready to attribute the thing to himselfe and to glory and boast now that man may not glory nor boast the Lord doth freely bestow and give the water of life 1 Cor 1.27 God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise and hath chosen the weake things of the world to confound the things which are mighty The base things of the world and things which are despised hath he chosen and things which are not to bring to nought the things which are That no flesh should Glory in his presence God would have none to Glory in his presence therefore he takes things that are most unlikely foolish and weake contemptible despised Application First of all Doth the Lord freely tender water of life unto us Then this serves to reproove those that doe refuse to receive this water But you will say are there any such in the world what will any refuse water of life can there be any such living Yes beloved too many the world is full of them alwayes was and now is full of such And that I may not give you words onely take Scripture looke into the 81 Psal 11. But my people would not hearken to my voyce and Israel would none of me Marke My people saith God would not hearken to my voyce I came and told them of water and water of life and set life and death before them but my people would not hearken to my voyce they would none of me the Fountaine of living water Though God were the Fountaine of living waters they would none of him Israel it selfe would none of him And in the 65 of Isa 2. I have spread out my hands all the day unto a Rebellious people which walketh in a way which is not good after their owne thoughts I have all the day spread out my hands to them and held out water of life unto them and they would none of me So in the 1 of Pro 24. I have called and ye refused I have stretched out my hands and no man regarded but set at naught all my Counsells and would none of my Reproofe It was very frequent in those dayes they would none of the water of life And was it not so in Christs time and in the Apostles times 23 of Math 37. ô Jerusalem Jerusalem how often would I have gathered thee as a hen doth her chickens and ye would not I would have had you to receive water of life and to have liv'd but ye would not He came to his owne and they received him not In the 23 of the Acts 46. It was necessary that the Gospel should first have been preached unto you but seeing ye put it from you we turne to the Gentiles So in all Ages the greatest sort of people refuse the water of life they choose strange waters 2 Kings 19.24 Heb 13. They follow strange Doctrines strange opinions strange Blasphemies puddle waters poysoned waters but as for the waters of life they will have none of them Now see the evill of this in Refusing the waters of life First This will appeare The evill of refusing the waters of life if you Consider what it is they doe refuse It is water of life If it were ill bitter corrupt poysoned water it were something but it 's water of life that begets life maintaines life increases life brings unto life everlasting the more excellent any thing is that is refused the greater the evill To refuse a bag of dust To refuse a bottle of some musty liquor were nothing but to refuse a wedge of Gold a bottle of Spirits this shews folly and weakness Who that hath a right minde would refuse Gold when it 's offered water of life when it 's offered it's the most excellent thing and yet men refuse it Secondly It is that which is freely offered if it were put upon hard termes if men were to buy it at deare rates if they were to bring bags of money for it there were some pretence for refusing for every one hath not bags of money as Symon Magus had but it 's not to be sould for money it 's freely given and when such a Commoditie of such infinite worth is offered freely to you and you will have none of it your sin is great it was freely offered and you would have none of it Thirdly Consider who it is offers it it is offered by Christ by the Ministers of Christ it is offered unto you dayly but here in the Text it 's offered by Christ Now shall Christ who is the Son of God the Prince of life the Heire of the world who is worshipped by Angells who is the great Commander of Heaven and Earth shall he come and offer you water of life and will you have none of it shall he that loves sinners and laid downe his life for them and would wash them in his blood shall he come and tender the Gospel and Grace to you and will you have none thereof your sin is great exceeding great Fourthly Consider it is the greatest Ingratitude that ever was in men and women that Christ should bring water of life and freely offer it unto you and you have extreame need of it and yet will