3. I have drunk my wine with my milk: Milk was for nourishing, wine for refreshing; Christ mentions drinking of both, to show, how abundantly he was satis••, […], and fully feasted, both for meat and drink; and how heartsomely he entertained himself on it, as a friend that thinks himself very welcome. Consider here, 1. Meat and drink are mentioned; Christ will not want entertainment where he is, he will invite and treat himself, where he gets welcome: Where Christ gets welcome, he will never complain of the want of fare, he hath there a feast. 2. He accepts all heartsomly; as Christ is easily invited, so is he cheerful and pleasant company: where he comes, he takes what there is to give him, he is not sour and ill to please. 3. There is Myrrh and spice, milk and honey and wine; which is not only to show that there are diversities of graces, but that Christ casts at nothing of grace that is found in his people, he takes the milk as well as the wine; he makes much of the weaker grace, as well as of the most lively. 4. He gathers and eats; As Christ provides food for himself, so (to speak with reverence) he is his own Cook, none can dress dishes for Christ, but himself. 5. Where he gets the most serious invitation to come, there may be much unpreparedness for him when he comes, until he right it, and prepare his own entertainment himself. 6. Though things be not prepared for him, yet sometimes he will not suspend his coming on that, nor will it ma•• his cheerfulness in his carriage, when he comes and is made welcome, He dresseth and eateth. 7. He intimates all this: Sometimes Christ may be well-pleased with believers, and be feasting ⟨p. 251⟩himself on their graces, and yet they not discern it, nor believe it, until he intimate it and make it known to them: And therefore that their joy may be full, he graciously condescends now and then to put them upon the knowledge of it, and persuades their hearts of it.
3. I have drunk my wine with my milk: Milk was for nourishing, wine for refreshing; Christ mentions drinking of both, to shew, how aboundantly he was satis••, 〈…〉, and fully feasted, both for meat and drink; and how heartsomely he entertained himself on it, as a friend that thinks himself very welcome. Consider here, 1. Meat and drink are mentioned; Christ will not want entertainment where he is, he will invite and treat himself, where he gets welcome: Where Christ gets welcome, he will never complain of the want of fare, he hath there a feast. 2. He accepts all heartsomly; as Christ is easily invited, so is he chearful and pleasant company: where he comes, he takes what there is to give him, he is not sour and ill to please. 3. There is Myrrhe and spice, milk and honey and wine; which is not only to shew that there are diversities of graces, but that Christ casts at nothing of grace that is found in his people, he takes the milk as well as the wine; he makes much of the weaker grace, as well as of the most lively. 4. He gathers and eats; As Christ provides food for himself, so (to speak with reverence) he is his own Cook, none can dresse dishes for Christ, but himself. 5. Where he gets the most serious invitation to come, there may be much unpreparednesse for him when he comes, until he right it, and prepare his own entertainment himself. 6. Though things be not prepared for him, yet sometimes he will not suspend his coming on that, nor will it ma•• his chearfulnesse in his carriage, when he comes and is made welcome, He dresseth and eateth. 7. He intimates all this: Sometimes Christ may be well-pleased with believers, and be feasting ⟨p. 251⟩himself on their graces, and yet they not discern it, nor believe it, until he intimate it and make it known to them: And therefore that their joy may be full, he graciously condescends now and then to put them upon the knowledge of it, and perswades their hearts of it.
