TheBeasheofIlohnefe, womonsansomatormeni Ifthen the Lorddid put to his owne power to lave me, great reafon there is that I fhould let myweake and im- potent faculties to honour him, efpecially fence hee bath beene pleated both to mingle with his fervice great joy, liberty,and tranquillity here, and alfo to let before it a full, a fure, and a great reward, for my further animati- onand encouragementthereunto. The fourth thing obferved in thisVerfe was theattire whereinChriffs people fhould attend upon his fervice, IntheBeauties of Flohneffe] Thefe words referre to thofe before, and that either to the word [ People] or to the word [willing.] If to [People] then theyare a further de- fcriptionofChrifis Subjeas or Souldiers, they (hall be all like fervants in Princes Courts, beautifully arraied, like thePriells of the Law that had garments of beauty and glory,and fo Schindler expounds it, In focietate fes- cerdotton. If to theword [willing] then it notes the ground and inducement of their great devotion and fub- je6tion unto Chriflskingdome, that as the people came up in troopes to the Lords horde, which was the Beauty of his Holineffe, or as men doe flocke together to the fight offorcehonorable and (lately folemnity: fo Chrifis people fhould by the beautyofhis banners be allured to gather unto him, and fiye in multitudes as Doves unto their windowes. Which way ever wee underfland the wordswe may from them obferve, Firff, That Holumffe isaglorious and4beautiful' thing. The holy oile with which all the veffels of the Sanetuary were tobe conk- crated,wasa typeof that Spirit which Cmaifieth us and makethus Kings and Prieffs unto God , and it was to becompoundedof the pureft andmot} delicate ingredi- ents which the art of the Apothecary could put toge- ther. Therefore our Saviour full calleth his Spot& the fairell of women, to note, that no other beauty in the world is tobecompared with Holineffe. Therefore our Faith, and Holineffe is called a Wedding Garment , at which 349 VERSE 3. EX0130. 23. Cant.4.12. Mat,zz.u.
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