...the hill of Libanus, which, like unto another Jordan, water all the Israel of God. THE CHURCH. IV. 16 Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south; blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may fiow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits. If I be a garden, as thou...

...saying, Cant. iv. 16. Aioake, O north wind, and come, thou south, blotu ufion my garden, that the sfiices thereof may flow out ; let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his fileasan( fruits ; there seems to be an immediate answer to her prayer, in the next words, in abundant...

...granting the tokens of his spiritual presence in his church, saying, Cant. iv. 1 6. Aiaake, O north toind, and come, thou south, blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may jloiv out ; let my beloved come into liis garden, and cat his pleasant fruits ; there seems to be an...

...Jordan, water all the Israel of God. THE CHURCH. IV. 16 Awa^e, O north wind; and come, thou south; blast upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my be, loved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits. If I be a garden, as thou sayest, O mv...

...descri/ition cf Christ. 15 A fountain of gardens, a wtll of living waters, and streams from Leban<m. 16 If s of their kings. 31 He spake, and there CHAP. V. 1 Christ aivaketh the church ivith his calling. 2 The church having a laxtc of Christ's love,...

...Cant, iv. 16. — " Awake, O north wind, and come, thou fouth, blow upon my garden, that the fpices thereof may flow out ; let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleafant fruits." And therefore, by reafon of the connexion of this chapter with the former verfe,...

...prepared properly for his reception. And how is this preparation to be carried on ? By herself? No : Awake, O north wind, and come, thou south, blow upon my garden. We had seen in the last verse one of the elements of nature, as they are called, the element of water,...

...the spouse wished, Song iv. 16. Therefore invite Jesus also to eat his fruits ; the spouse sail':, " Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits." Fetch and c;,ll him in affectionately ; saying " Come in, thou b!es,ssd of the Lord, why , standest...

...enlivens and invigorates them; but, Avithout a divine breeze, there is neither motion nor emission. " Awake, O north wind, and come, thou south; blow upon...come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits," Song iv. 16. If my dearly beloved brother will observe these things he will perceive much more than...

...legal bondage would be sweeter than such a dead frame. He sets forth the spouse as praying thus : " Awake, O north wind, and come, thou south ; blow upon...my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out;" knowing that there would be no divine embraces till humbling trials had taken place. In this way is...