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 there were none who thought or drank deeply of the living waters; and to point out this state, the woman says to the Lord, "Sir, thou hast nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: from whence then hast thou that living water?" When the church is in no reception of the pure truth of heaven, the Lord has nothing to draw with, and the Divine thirst is consequently not satisfied; for it is only allayed when man receives the truth, and is nourished and blessed thereby. Divine Revelation is indeed profound—the well is deep! and being too deep for the finite mind by its own powers to penetrate, so, if we thirst—if we desire truth—we must go to Jesus! The water He gives shall be in us a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.

Remember. O man! that Jesus still cries, "Come unto me, and drink!" (John vii. 37.) He alone can reveal the wonders of His own Word, being Himself the Fountain of Living Waters. (Jer. ii. 13.)

HAT a profundity of knowledge does the heavenly-minded man discover, when under Divine guidance, he is delightfully employed in contemplating the Word of God! His affections being then raised above a worldly selfishness to the pure delights of love and charity; his perceptions clear and his thoughts heavenly, the inward beauties of Divine