to64 The :state of tlheChrib ep:ßó this neW Ierufalem, IWio; thy breafls'Were, &c. Theworlds are fpo. ken in the manner of withing, that the faithfull (hall with all their indeavour flrive, as well to have thefe good thingscommunicatec4 unto them, as tobe kept, increafed and inlarged They shall delire to be fed with thefe breafts, and fh II earnefly befeech the Lord; that theymay never drie up : They allo thew how this Spoufe ought to behave her felftowards thefe new guefbs, to whom fheisbound to bellow her breafls, as well as to her own. And the finell of thy no% au Apples. Thefe words Teem to concern holineffe ofcommon life. We alwayes breath with the noftrils, as long as there is any over of life ; whenceyeremy faith, The breath of our nafßrils, the anoyntedofthe Lord is taken in their pits, Lam. 4. 20. She prayeth therefore that to the abundant do'trine, which is laid up in the breafls (as in Wells never to be drawn dry) may be joyned the fweetneffe of manners and integrity ofall holineffe. Verf. 9. And the roof of thy mouth like the belt Wine that Poeth down!Weetly, caufing the lips ofthofe that are afleep to fpeake. The force of this manner of wuhing as yet remaineth. The palate or roofofthemouth, fignifiethwords, which are formed by the help thereof; it diffcrethfrom the brealls,becaufe they are the clofet and flore-houle wherein (as in a treafury) great flore of learning is laid up ; but the palate and lips are as keyes, wherewith the Treafury is unlocked, and the riches laid up is brought forth for ufe : for it little profiteth,to have riches heaped up, unleffe they may be applied toufe and profit when need requireth.That we may then underfland this Church to be, not only rich and plentifull in all abundance, but allo happy in the ufe and fruit thereof; he no le(he forefheweth the fweetneffeof the palate, then the fertility of the breaos. It caufetb the lips of thofe that are ageep to /freak. This is an excellent com- mendation of this Wine fo ftrong and powerful!, that it can lhake offdrowfinefle in men halfdead, make the minde and fences more nimble ; loofe the tongue,before flicking to the jawes, and make it wonderfull eloquent.E(ay expoundeth this riddle,faying,ChaP.35.5. Then'hall the the Cripple skip as the Hart, and the tongue of the dumb ,(hall f ng. Verf. i o. I ammy beloveds,and his defre is toWards me. The Spoufe at length concludeth this place, as if fhe fhould fay, It needethnot that we fhouldnand reckoningup every thing ; that condition briefly (hall be fuch, that the Church with all Rudy and delire, (hall be altogether affetted and confecrated to Quiff, and (hall
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