Clavis cantici, or, An exposition of the Song of Solomon

First, That often when there is desertion as to Christ's presence, there is an up-sitting in duty and the exercise of grace. 2. That bonds in duty are as observable and heavy to Believers, as want of comfort. 3. That there is in them an high estimation, and a serious desire of enlargement in duty, or of liberty to run in the way of God's Commandments. 4. This desire is very acceptable with Jesus Christ, and therefore is made use of as a motive in pressing her petition before him: he takes it well, when a Believer is like to lie by and sit up, that he look up to him, and pray and pant for help, to set him to his feet again.

First, That often when there is desertion as to Christ's presence, there is an up-sitting in duty and the exercise of grace. 2. That bonds in duty are as observable and heavy to Believers, as want of comfort. 3. That there is in them an high estimation, and a serious desire of inlargement in duty, or of liberty to run in the way of God's Commandments. 4. This desire is very acceptable with Jesus Christ, and therefore is made use of as a motive in pressing her petition before him: he takes it well, when a Believer is like to ly by and sit up, that he look up to him, and pray and pant for help, to set him to his feet again.

2. Consider why the person is changed, Draw me (saith she) and we shall run: If we take the Church collectively under me, then we, will set out the particular members: And it is this much, do me good, or pour thy Spirit on the Church, and we shall run in our stations who are members: It's the better with all the members, when it's well with the Church in general. But it would seem to look to particular Believers, the effect of drawing ⟨p. 68⟩being most proper and peculiar on them: and so it's to be understood thus, If thou wilt draw me, and by the power of thy grace work effectually upon me, then many moe shall get advantage by it: which holds true, partly, by reason of the sympathy that is amongst the members of that one body; partly, because a work of grace fits, and engages one the more to be forth-coming for the good of others; partly, because of the influence which liveliness in one, may have upon the quickening and stirring up of others; even as often, when deadness begins in one, it leaveneth and infecteth moe; so by God's blessing may liveliness do. This same argument is made use of by David,