2.j:Z. S A L. Song of Songs ---- and umill all thefe iliadowes ofignorance , of infidelity, of troubles of confcience, A andofoutwardtribulations be utterly difperfed, and chafed away , come and tume thee to me againe, thouwhich tothecarnall ciesofthe world fee~ndhbfent, eo~~ quickly and delay not. but for thefpeed of thy rctume, be ltke umo fome f1vrtt Roe,or'Hinde, upon~hofe fmoothhillsofGik•a', whichi~rd•nfevers from the other pmof Iury. CHAP. Ill. r.In myhtd~y night!fought !Jim whom myfoulllvtd:Ifought him}utlfound himnit, ,.Y~c.c!'_r~tY, told me that my Saviour was necr unto my foule, yea with ir, B and.in it: but when by li:rious and lilent meditatii:Jn I fcarched my ownc heart, I found that (for ought my own fcnfe could difcern) he was farre o1ffrom me. z.IwiPrift thtrtftrt nlw,•ndg~t •h•ut in the City hy tbtjlrtets,•ndh] tht optnpl•m, •ndwiP[eek himth.t myfoulelwtth: I fought him, hull found him nlf, Then thought I with my fdf, Shall !lie fiill contented with this want~ No, I will fiirre up my fdfe; and the help I cannot finde in my felfe, I will fcek in others : Of all that have been experienced in all kinde of difficulcies , ofall deep Philofophcrs, ofthe wifefiand honefiefl:worldlings, I will diligently enquire for my Saviour : amoog!hhem I fought him,yet could receive no anfwer to my fatisfaClion. c 3· The Watthmtn that rvtlftAb,.r thtCityJoundme:to ,bom Ifaid,H•ve J'" {ten him wh1m my fo•le l1vtth? Milling him there, I ran to thofe wife and carcfi11! Teachers, whom God hath fct as fo many watch-men upon the wals ofhis Imifile"'; who fooncr found me then I could ask after them; to whom I fa.\d ( IS thinking no man could be ignorant of my Love)Can you give me no direClion wnere I might find himwhom my foulloveth! 4• When Ih•dp•JI•little fr~m thtm, thtn IfoR•J bimwh1m my fouleiovtth: Imk hold• n him,andltfl himnot,till huhTDRght him•nil my wmhmh••ft,i•llthe ch,mbtr ofhtr that (I!Utivtd mr. D Ofwhom when I had almofl: left hoping for comfort, that grlcious Saviour who would not fulfer me remptcd above mymcafure, prefcnted himfelfe to my foule : Loe then, by a new acro~aith, I laid fall: hold upon him, and will not l<t him any more pmfrom my joyfu Iembracemems,aorill both I have brought him home ful · ly into the feat of my confci<nce, and havewonne him to a perperuall cohabitation wirh me, and a full nccomplithment o(my love, in that ltr•faltm which is above; which is the mother ofus all. CHRIST. 5. I chArgtyte o da11ghtm •f ltr•fa.ltmh the Rou; and &y tht Hinds ofthejitld, that ye flirre wot11p "",.,.kenmy Love umiPjhepi<Afi. • NOw that my difl:relfed Church barb been all the night long of my fecming E abf<ncc,toiled in fccldngme, I charge you, (0 all that profelfe any friend· nrip with mr) I charge youby what focver is com<ly, dear and pleafJnt unto you, that (asyou willanfwcr ir) you rrouble ~ot her peace with any unjufl: or unfcafooable fuggdlions, with uncharitable contentions, wirh any noveltic. of do. drine,but fuffer hetto reO: fweetly in that divine truth, whichn,: bath received, and this trucappr<henfion ofme wherein file rejoyccth. 6. Wh• u jht thAt commttb NP Dlltlfthe wi/Jtrntj[e, !ikt piPm •f(mDAk ptrfomtd with Myrrh,•nd Inctnfi,andwith .a the tkief•f!Jiw? Oh who is tbis~how admirable~ how lovdy~who but myChurch,tharafcendeth rhus
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