·. - ___,--.,_.,. > .,. • ~ Lel myBe/o'TJedcome into hisG,rden. Let us labour then in our felves to befull of goodnetfe, that fo wemay be fitted todoe good roall : as God is good and does good toall, fo mufi wefirivetobe as like him as may be. In which cafe for others fakes, we mull: pray, that · God would make the winds to blow out fully · upen us, 'Ih4t our Spices mt~y .flow out for their good. For a Chrifi:ianin hisrighttemper thinks, that he hathnothing good to purpofe, but that which does good to others. Thus far ofChrifis Command to theNorth and Sottth-windtoawt~ke ~tndhlowupon his Gt~rden, Tht~t the Spices thereof . may flow out. In the next place we have, 2. Chriflt InvitatifJn hjthe (hurth ucome into huG~trdcn.With theEndchereof,'Ioeat hu pleafont Fruit-s. Which wordsiliew,The churchesfortherdeflre 1 JJfChrijlsprefoncetodelight inthegrttmrofhuow'! spirit inher. She invites him to come and rake delight in the Graces of ~is owne Spirit. And the caJs himBeloved, becaufe all he.rI0ve is, or fuoold be imparted and fpent on Chrift, who gave himfelf toacurfed death for her. Our love f11ould run in firength no other WlY ,therfore the Church cals Chrift her Beloved. Chrifi was l there before, hut !he defires a further prefence of him;whence we may obferve;That, Whtrefoever grace u truly begun dnd .ftirrtd up, there i5 jli~afurther defire of(hr~fls prefence/and approachtng daily more and more neare to the I foule,the ~hurchnev.er thinks hill? nea!enough \ to her, unttll ihe be m heaven w1th htm. The tuft. Obfcrv. C 3 . _ true I --------------~~------·~~~---~
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