A Par~hrafed. 9· MJfiflcr, my Spoufe, thor<h4flwo~ndcd m; h<Artwith ontoj thin«; a: and rvit~ a thaine ofth] n<ek. Thou haft utterlyravi!ht me from myfelft(O my filler, my Spoufc; for fo!hou arr, both joyned to me in that fpiriruJI! union, and coheire w~th me of the fame in. hetitante and gloryy~ou haft quite ravi!ht my heart with thy lov~: e~en onc'caft_of oue ofthine eyes of tattb, and one ofthe ornaments ofthy fJnChficmon wherewtth thou 3rt dc!ckcd by my Spirir,havethus llricken me with love:how much more,whe I !hall have a full fightofthee,and all thy graces,!halll be affceled <awards thee! IJ· MJ Sij/er,my Spou(e,horv faireis thy love! howmuch better uth] lovethen rvine, B IUJd thefavourofthine oynrments then aUjpiw! 0 how excellent, how precious, how dclctlable are thofdoves ofthine, 0 my fifter,my Spoufe! how farre furpaffing all earthly ddicarcs ! and the favour ofthofe divine vertu<>, wherewiththouarrendued, more plca!ing to my fent, then all the perfumes in the world ! II. Thy lips,my Spoufe,drop.a Hone;-com/;s: H1ne; andmilk•re HndertbJ tongru, •ndthej.vo8r ofthy garments u M theJ.vourofLebanD». thy gracious fpeeches that proceed from thee, are asfo many drops ofthe Honycombe that drop from thy lips: and whethcrrhou exhort, or confdfe, or pray, or comfort, thy words arc both fweet and nouri!hing ; and the favour ot thy good C works. and outward converfation , is ro me as the fmdl ofthe wood of Lebanon to the fenfc ofmao. ll· t.MJ Sijler, my Spo•Ji,is"'"gArden enclofed, .u • Spring fb•t up, andafountain (ealtdup. . My filler,my Spoufe,is as a Garden or Orchard full ofall variety ofthe heavenly Trees and flowers of~race; _not lyini car~{efiy open, eithcrto the loveofllrangers, ortothe rageofenemtes,whtcb hke tQe wtldeBoar out ofthe wood nitghrroot up and deftroy her choice plants: bur fafely hcd~ed and walled about , by my protetfi. on, and refcrved for my delight alone; !h: is a Spring and Well of wbolefome waters,froro whom fluw tonh the pure llreames ofmy Word; but, both enclofed and 0 fealed up1parrly, that fl>< may the better (by rhisclofeocffc) preferve her own na. rural! ttlle and vigour,from the cortuprions ofthe wotld; and partly, that {he may not be ddiled and mudded by the propbane feet ofthe wicked. 11· Thj pl•nts Art as an orchard •f Pomegranats with (wmfruits : as C;pm,Spike. ,.,d,evmSpikenardand S-Jfron, Calamtl4 and Cinnamon,with alltht mis oflncer.fu I <..Myrrh andAloes,with •llthecbitf[piers. ' . Thouarran Orchard,yea a Paradife,whofc plant~( which are thy faith full cirildren that grow up 1n thet) are as Pomegranate Trees; the Appi<S whereof are elleemed for the largencffe,colonr and talle,above all other: or (if I would feed my other fcnfc:s) the plcntifull fruits ofthy holy obedience (which thou yecldeft unto m•) are : E for their fmcll, as fome compofi<ion ofCypreffe, Spikenard, S tffron, fwcer Cane, . Cinmmon,lncenfe,Myrrh, Aloes,and whatfoever Clfemay be devifed,uoto the moll perfdl lent. 1;4. 0 fountain ofthegardens, d WeU ofliving ,..urs, a"d the (prings•fLehanon; Thou a~t fo a Spring in my Garden,that the Cl reams which are derived from thee, water all the gardens ofmy pJrtlcular congregations, all the world over : thou arr that Founta!O, from _whole pure head iflue all thufc living \Vaters, which who[<, dnnkerh !hall neverrhtrft again; even f"ch clear currents , as flow from the hill ofLibanus, which like unto another Jordan, water al't th~ !frael ofGod.
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