13 ifí^erningof are?. 37 vanities, and intereft your felves in Chrift ; as the woman 'leaves her owne people, and her fathers houfe, to make . another man her husband , thus , leave the world, your finfull acquaintance, your corrupt and carnali cuftomes, come off from them all, and apply your felves to Chrift, efpoufeyour felves by faith and love to him, and thenyour foules (ball joyfully wait upon him in the Gofpell ; as the CLeene waits upon the King in his h palace, with joy b Pfa?,45-7t and gladneffe ; as the bride doth joyfully haare the voice of' the bridegroome ; thus the Spoafe profcffeth her joy and comfort in Cbrift in the Gofpell, his mouth, his word and do rive, is anoft fWeet, he is alto ctker lovely. There is the expreflion of her joyfull receiving Chrift in the Gof- pell, this is my Belóved, and thú is my friend ; there is the declaration of her intereft in him ; Chrift is ever moreor leffe joyfull to the heart of man in the Gofpell, according tomans affarance of' intereft in him ; he never feeles Chrift a fweet and gracious comforter, that looks upon him inhis word as a flranger. q_ Cleare and lively difierninv, and etpprehenfion of the dig- 14.Cloredtt- nity, worth, and excellency of Christ : He that batha Jewell cerning of and knowes not the worth of him, is nothing aff°c`ted I`a s3a aide with him ; l:ke Efops cocke, he rejoyceth more in abarley corne ; 1 ignorance of the worth of Chrift takes away the foules delight and joy in Chrift ; the wife Merchant knowes the worth of a pearle, and is much joyed at the findingof him ; the wife Chriftian knowing the price and worth of Chrift, is much joyel when he meets with Chrift in the Gofpell ; the Spoufe in Solonsons Song fets forthher ap- h Canr.t prehenGon of the beauty, worth, and excellency ofChrift ; of his Godhead and manhood in one pet fon ; of his glory, innocency, grace, mercy, and juftice,of his preheminence and exaltation above all creatures, of his glorious kingdome, his unfearchable wifedome, his gracious and mercifùll be- holding of grieved finners, his beauty and comelinefle to the eyes of faith, and concludes at length , his mouth ú moft fweet and altogether lovely ; His mouth, the doerines, words, promifes , comforts of his Gofpell, are very fweet as
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