Book IV. ~ Spirit, they would be but as lumps of darkndfe: the brightc:ft cherub is forc'd to skreen his face from the da'lling and lhining brighrneffe of the glory of Chrift; alas ! the Cherubims, and Seraphims are but as fpaagles and twinkling ftars in the canopy ofheaven, but Chrift i> the Sun of righteoufnefi, that at once illuminates, and drowns them all. Corne then, cafr up thy aefires after Chrift, breath 0 my foul after the enjoyments ofthis Chrift, fling np to heaven {orne divine ejaculations_, Oh that thu Chrift were mine ! oh tp«t the actions of Chrift, and the per[on of Chrift were mine! oh that all he (aid, and all he did, and all he 'Piere frsm top to toe were mine t oh· th11t I had the filver wi~ags of a Jove, that in all my wants I might jlye into the bofome of this Chrift ! oh thllt I might be t~dmitted to hu perfon ! or if that may not be, oh th~tt I m11y but touch the ver1 hem of his garment! if I m;tff not fit at table, oh that I might bHt gather up the crummei ! (urely thtre's bread enough in my Fathers • houfe; Chrift is the bre.td of life, thu cne lonfe Chrifl is enough for all the Saints in heaven and earth to feed 010; and what mHft 1 pine a'Piay,andperijh with hunger? ohthat I might have onet:'l'ummeof Chrift ! thoufands ofinftructions dropped from him whiles he WtU en earth, oh that fome cf th11t /uod might be mJ nouYi/hment! oh rhat Nal. 119 15· my wa7es were directed according to his ftatutri ! many aftrramr ~ 11nd wave, and line, and preceptflowed from this feuntaine, Chri.ft; oh thllt I might drink§ freelj of thi1 water oflife ! he h11th proclaimtd it in mine eares, if any mant hirft, let him come unto me, and drink§ ; John 7· 31 ·~ oh that I might come, and ftndewebmd why Jure I thirjt, I am cxtreaml~ athirfi, I fee~e in me fu~h a burning droug~t . that tithe: Imuftdrznk..,ordye; mherthe rtghrmsfnefJe &fChnft, the holtne(Je ofChrift, the holineffe of his natur~, and the holimfJeofhi;/ife muff be imputed unto me, or farewell happinefJein another world ; why comr, come Lord {efM, come qfiicbb: oh I !~ng to fee tbe beaut) of thyface! thJ xJory is faid to be an inamottring glory, {uch is thy beauty that it fteales aw>'} mJ heart after thre; at.d Ctlili'IOt be falilfied till with Abfllon I fee the Kings face, come Chrift ! or if tkeu wilt not come, I chargeyou 0 daughurs &f {erufalem, if ye finde mJ C ttlt . S· 8 • beloved that 7e tell him I amfie/<_ of love. SE. CT.
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