Let US further inquire whether the Lord took any care to foreshadow the water [of baptism] and the cross. Concerning the water, indeed, it is written, in reference to the Israelites, that they should not receive that baptism which leads to the remission of sins, but should procure '* another for themselves. The prophet therefore declares, " Be astonished, O heaven, and let the earth tremble 5 at this, because this people hath committed two great evils : they have forsaken Me, a living fountain, and have hewn out for themselves broken cisterns.^ Is my holy hill Zion a desolate rock ? For ye shall be as the fledglings of a bird, which fly away when the nest is removed." 7 And again saith the prophet, " I will go before thee and make level the moun- tains, and will break the brazen gates, and bruise in pieces the iron bars ; and I will give thee the secret,** hidden, invisible treasures, that they may know that I am the Lord God." 9 And " He shall dwell in a lofty cave of the strong rock." '° Furthermore, what saith He in refer- ence to the Son? " His water is sure j " ye shall see the King in His glory, and your soul shall meditate on the fear of the Lord." '^ And again He saith in another prophet, "The man who doeth these things shall l)e like a tree planted by the courses of waters, which shall yield its fruit in due season ; and his leaf shall not fade, and all that he doeth shall prosper. Not so are