Spirit, which He shall glorify. Further, what says He? “And there was a river flowing on the
right, and from it arose beautiful trees; and whosoever shall eat of them shall live for ever.”166
This meaneth,167 that we indeed descend into the water full of sins and defilement, but
come up, bearing fruit in our heart, having the fear [of God] and trust in Jesus in our spirit.
“And whosoever shall eat of these shall live for ever,” This meaneth: Whosoever, He declares,
shall hear thee speaking, and believe, shall live for ever.
166 Ezek. xlvii. 12.
167 Omitted in Cod. Sin.
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Chapter XI.—Baptism and the cross prefigured in the Old Testament.