~6o His eyes area-s Do"Pes eyes. S:2 a.XVI. the comelineffcof this part the eyewhich is the glory of the face. !l.!:!!fl Anjw. Why isChrift fa id tohave the e1es ofdoves~ The dove batHmany enemies~ efpecially the white dove is a fa-ire markefor the birds of prey, therefore God hath given that creatureaquicke fight,that {hemight difccrne her enemies. Thus the Scripture helps us to conceive of the quick– neffe of Chrifis eye,Rev.s-.6. there are feven hornes;rnd {even eyes, which are the feven Spi– rits ofGod, here Chrifi the Lambe harh feven eyes' and [even horncs: what bethefe ~ Chrifi hath not onely hornes of power as the enemies ! have hemes of violence : be hath horneagainft horne ; but feven eyes, thatis,a-quicke light to f«all the danger the Church is tn, and feven eyes ; [even is a word of perfection. that is, he bath many eyes, an accurJte fight : He hath not ondy an eye of providence over the whole world;but an eye of grace andfavour,livel:Y and lovely in regard of his Church. AJI things are naked and open before his eyes, as it is,He6.4. he can fee through us, he knowcsour very h~arrs and raines,which he mull: doeex offtcio~becau[e he mull: be our Judge. He that is fudge of all had need .to have eyes that will picrcerhrough all. It had needbe aquicke eye that mull judg~ of the hearc and affections ; but what maywe learne hence, That wee have a Saviour tha't V [e. r. hath doves ~yes, thatis, cleare eyes able todif- -A// com 'ort to cerne. t~_e church. Take itas a point firll of all comfort to the Ioh~2. 2.o ' Church,.! --------~------------------------------~ \
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