Again, her manner of designing Christ, is observable, Him. It's a relative, where no antecedent goes before, yet certainly it looks to Christ alone, as the reasons show; Here no rules of Art are kept, for love stands not on these: This manner of speaking is to be found also in Moral Authors, when one eminent is set forth, who is singularly known beside others, as having in the estimation of the speakers no match: So Pythagora's Scholars used to say of their Master, [Greek or Hebrew], He said it: And in Scripture, when the Saints speak of the Lord, they thus design him, because they are not afraid to be mistaken, Psal. 87. 1. His foundation, &c. and Isaiah 53. 2. He shall grow up like to a tender plant: This is neither for want of titles due to him, or rhetoric in her, but because in this manner of expression the Saints set forth, 1. Christ's ⟨p. 58⟩singular excellency, which is such, that he hath no match, or equal, there is but one Him. 2. Their singular esteem of him, whatever others think. 1 Cor. 8. 6. To us there is but one Lord, Jesus: only Christ is esteemed of by them. 3. A constant and habitual thinking, and meditating on him; for though there be no connection in the words expressed, yet what is expressed, may have, and hath connection with the thoughts of her heart: and if all were seen that were within, it would be easily known what Him she meant: And so we are to gather it's dependence on the affection, and meditation it flows from, rather than from any preceding words; for here there are none. 4. It's to show, her thoughts of Christ were not limited, or stinted to her words, or her speaking of him: for though there be no words preceding, to make known who this Him is, spoken of, yet we may well conceive her heart taken up with desire after him, and meditation on him: and so there is a good coherence, Let him, that is, Him I have been thinking on, Him whom my soul desires, he only whom I esteem of, and who hath no equal, &c. This so•t of abruptness of speech, hath no incongruity in spiritual rhetoric.
Again, her manner of designing Christ, is observable, Him. It's a relative, where no antecedent goes before, yet certainly it looks to Christ alone, as the reasons shew; Here no rules of Art are kept, for love stands not on these: This manner of speaking is to be found also in Moral Authors, when one eminent is set forth, who is singularly known beside others, as having in the estimation of the speakers no match: So Pythagora's Schollars used to say of their Master, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, He said it: And in Scripture, when the Saints speak of the Lord, they thus design him, because they are not afraid to be mistaken, Psal. 87. 1. His foundation, &c. and Isaiah 53. 2. He shall grow up like to a tender plant: This is neither for want of titles due to him, or rhetorick in her, but because in this manner of expression the Saints set forth, 1. Christ's ⟨p. 58⟩singular excellency, which is such, that he hath no match, or equal, there is but one Him. 2. Their singular esteem of him, whatever others think. 1 Cor. 8. 6. To us there is but one Lord, Iesus: only Christ is esteemed of by them. 3. A constant and habitual thinking, and meditating on him; for though there be no connexion in the words expressed, yet what is expressed, may have, and hath connexion with the thoughts of her heart: and if all were seen that were within, it would be easily known what Him she meant: And so we are to gather it's dependence on the affection, and meditation it flows from, rather than from any preceeding words; for here there are none. 4. It's to shew, her thoughts of Christ were not limited, or stinted to her words, or her speaking of him: for though there be no words preceeding, to make known who this Him is, spoken of, yet we may well conceive her heart taken up with desire after him, and meditation on him: and so there is a good coherence, Let him, that is, Him I have been thinking on, Him whom my soul desires, he only whom I esteem of, and who hath no equal, &c. This so•t of abruptnesse of speech, hath no incongruity in spiritual rethorick.
