3. The qualification of her suit is in these words, Be thou like to a Roe, or a young Hart, upon the mountains of Spices: Roes and Harts frequent mountains, and do run swiftly, speedily and pleasantly on them, as hath been often said: See upon Chap. 2. 8. 17. the allusion and scope here is, as Roes and Harts run swiftly over mountains, so, my Beloved (saith she) make haste to return with all diligence: or, because the mountains of Spices signify some excellent mountains, such as it may be, were not ordinary for Roes and Harts to run upon (though in these countries it might be so in part) therefore we may read th• words, thus, my Beloved, be thou upon the mountains of Spices, like a Roe, &c. and so Heaven may be compared to such savoury and refreshful mountains. The scope is one, and speaks thus, Now my Beloved, seeing there is a time coming, when there will be a refreshful meeting betwixt thee and me, never to be interrupted, therefore I entreat thee, so to expede thy affairs which are to proceed, which in reason I cannot obstruct, that that blessed and longed-for meeting may be hastened, ⟨p. 480⟩and thou may come to receive thy Bride at the last day. From all these, Observ. 1. which is supposed, that there is a final and glorious coming of our Lord Jesus to Judgement, which will be when all that he hath to do in the earth in perfected; otherwise this could not be prayed for by the Bride. 2. It is implied, that this coming of Jesus Christ, is a most comfortable and desirable thing to believers; There is nothing that they more aim at and pant for, than his company; and that being so desirable here, it must be much more so hereafter, when all his people shall be gathered to him, and the Queen shall be brought to the King in raiment of needle work, and shall enter into the palace with him, there to abide for ever: That cannot but be desirable, and therefore it is pressed as her farewell-suit. 3. This suit of the Brides implies, that this glorious coming of our Lord Jesus is much in the thoughts of his people, and useth to be meditated on by them; for, this prayer of hers, is the expression of what useth to be in her heart. 4. It implies, that believers ought to be established in the faith of Christ's second coming, so as it may be a ground of prayer to them. 5.
3. The qualification of her suit is in these words, Be thou like to a Roe, or a young Hart, upon the mountains of Spices: Roes and Harts frequent mountains, and do run swiftly, speedily and pleasantly on them, as hath been often said: See upon Chap. 2. 8. 17. the allusion and scope here is, as Roes and Harts run swiftly over mountains, so, my Beloved (saith she) make haste to return with all diligence: or, because the mountains of Spices signify some excellent mountains, such as it may be, were not ordinary for Roes and Harts to run upon (though in these countries it might be so in part) therefore we may read th• words, thus, my Beloved, be thou upon the mountains of Spices, like a Roe, &c. and so Heaven may be compared to such savory and refreshful mountains. The scope is one, and speaks thus, Now my Beloved, seing there is a time coming, when there will be a refreshful meeting betwixt thee and me, never to be interrupted, therefore I intreat thee, so to expede thy affairs which are to preceed, which in reason I cannot obstruct, that that blessed and longed-for meeting may be hastened, ⟨p. 480⟩and thou may come to receive thy Bride at the last day. From all these, Observ. 1. which is supposed, that there is a final and glorious coming of our Lord Jesus to Judgement, which will be when all that he hath to do in the earth in perfected; otherwise this could not be prayed for by the Bride. 2. It is implyed, that this coming of Jesus Christ, is a most comfortable and desirable thing to believers; There is nothing that they more aim at and pant for, than his company; and that being so desirable here, it must be much more so hereafter, when all his people shall be gathered to him, and the Queen shall be brought to the King in rayment of needle work, and shall enter into the palace with him, there to abide for ever: That cannot but be desirable, and therefore it is pressed as her farewel-suit. 3. This suit of the Brides implyes, that this glorious coming of our Lord Jesus is much in the thoughts of his people, and useth to be meditated on by them; for, this prayer of hers, is the expression of what useth to be in her heart. 4. It implyes, that believers ought to be established in the faith of Christ's second coming, so as it may be a ground of prayer to them. 5.
