Many by the gift of God here understand Christ, whom God gave to the world, 1 Thessalonians 3:16; and who is the greatest gift that God ever gave to the world; so as the latter words, who it is, &c., expound the former. Thou wouldst have asked of him, and he would have given thee, either a true knowledge of the doctrine or the grace tendered in the gospel; or the Holy Spirit, called water, because it washes and cleanses the soul; and living water, because it is always running and flowing.

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