This Posthume work then, of the precious Author Mr. Durham, is commendable to the Churches (if there be need of ••y additional commendation beyond the naming of his Name to it) upon moe accounts ⟨image 3⟩than one: First, It's done upon the highest, sweetest, deepest subject Love, between the soul and it's chiefest good, even God in Christ. Secondly, It's done spiritually, yet plainly upon a most spiritual, yet Mysterious portion of Holy Scripture. And, Thirdly, the Churches of Christ are obliged to God in this, That they have had from this bright Candle amongst the Lord's Candlesticks, a light shining upon, and discovering those two Mysterious Books of Scripture, Canticles and Revelation. Fourthly, If a word fitly spoken is as Apples of Gold in pictures of Silver, Prov. 25. 11. Sure then, it was highly commending of Gods goodness to the Author, That he was led on this work of Preaching, Lecturing, and Writing on this Song of Loves, Those sweet concords and begun Music of Heaven between ⟨image 4⟩Christ and souls, and that in time of sad discords and very Immusical Jarrings in the Church; An argument of an excellent Soul-frame in a very evil time: A demonstration whereof, and of his healing disposition, O, how apparent is it in that rare piece of his, upon Scandal!
This Posthume work then, of the precious Author Mr. Durham, is commendable to the Churches (if there be need of ••y additional commendation beyond the naming of his Name to it) upon moe accounts ⟨image 3⟩than one: First, It's done upon the highest, sweetest, deepest subject Love, between the soul and it's chiefest good, even God in Christ. Secondly, It's done spiritually, yet plainly upon a most spiritual, yet Mysterious portion of Holy Scripture. And, Thirdly, the Churches of Christ are oblidged to God in this, That they have had from this bright Candle amongst the Lord's Candlesticks, a light shining upon, and discovering those two Mysterious Books of Scripture, Canticles and Revelation. Fourthly, If a word fitly spoken is as Apples of Gold in pictures of Silver, Prov. 25. 11. Sure then, it was highly commending of Gods goodnesse to the Author, That he was led on this work of Preaching, Lecturing, and Writing on this Song of Loves, Those sweet concords and begun Musick of Heaven between ⟨image 4⟩Christ and souls, and that in time of sad discords and very Immusical Jarrings in the Church; An argument of an excellent Soul-frame in a very evil time: A demonstration whereof, and of his healing disposition, O, how apparent is it in that rare piece of his, upon Scandal!
