The second part of the verse, He feeds among the Lilies, was also spoken to, Chap. 2. 16. It's brought-in here to remove that objection, if he be thine, where is he? Is he not away? and if he be away, why claims thou interest in him? She answers them, though he be not present to sense, yet is he ever kind to his people, and therefore cannot but be kind to me, which makes me conclude, that though he be not present to sense, yet he is mine, and I am his. Believers are called Lilies often, 1. For their native beauty, Matth. 6. 29. 2. For their savouriness, Chap. 5. 13. 3. For their growing, and making increase, as the Lily, Hos. 14. 5. And so the similitude points at these three excellencies of the believer, 1. The native beauty and loveliness of Christ's grace in them. 2. The sweet relish and savouriness of their graces. And, 3. their spiritual growth in grace, from one degree of it to another. Christ's feeding among his Lilies, shows, the great delight he takes in them, and the pleasure he hath to do them good, as was cleared, Chap. 2. 16. Observ. 1. Christ is exceeding loving to, and tender of, all his people, of one as well as of another, and hath been so from the beginning, that none had ever any reason to complain. 2. Christ's way in general to his people, when well taken up, may notably quiet, content and comfort any of them, when a difficulty comes on, or when under any darkness or desertion, as the spouse here was; He never did any of his own wrong. 3. A believer that hath clearness anent his fleeing to Christ by faith, may draw comfortable conclusions from, and comfortably apply, the way of Christ with others of his people to themselves, and expect that same kindness from him, that they have met with; for, the Covenant is one and the same ⟨p. 349⟩with them all. 4. Believers may sometimes be put to gather their comfort, and to sustain their faith, more from the experience of others, in what they have found, and how Christ hath carried to them, than from any thing that is in their own present condition. 5. She propounded Christ's kindness to his people (the Lilies) to encourage the daughters of Jerusalem to seek him, vers. 2. now here, she makes use of the same ground, for quieting of her self. Hence learn two things, 1.
The second part of the verse, He feeds among the Lilies, was also spoken to, Chap. 2. 16. It's brought-in here to remove that objection, if he be thine, where is he? Is he not away? and if he be away, why claims thou interest in him? She answers them, though he be not present to sense, yet is he ever kind to his people, and therefore cannot but be kind to me, which makes me conclude, that though he be not present to sense, yet he is mine, and I am his. Believers are called Lilies often, 1. For their native beauty, Matth. 6. 29. 2. For their savorinesse, Chap. 5. 13. 3. For their growing, and making increase, as the Lilie, Hos. 14. 5. And so the similitude points at these three excellencies of the believer, 1. The native beauty and lovelinesse of Christ's grace in them. 2. The sweet relish and savorinesse of their graces. And, 3. their spiritual growth in grace, from one degree of it to another. Christ's feeding among his Lilies, shews, the great delight he takes in them, and the pleasure he hath to do them good, as was cleared, Chap. 2. 16. Observ. 1. Christ is exceeding loving to, and tender of, all his people, of one as well as of another, and hath been so from the beginning, that none had ever any reason to complain. 2. Christ's way in general to his people, when well taken up, may notably quiet, content and comfort any of them, when a difficulty comes on, or when under any darknesse or desertion, as the spouse here was; He never did any of his own wrong. 3. A believer that hath clearnesse anent his fleeing to Christ by faith, may draw comfortable conclusions from, and comfortably apply, the way of Christ with others of his people to themselves, and expect that same kindnesse from him, that they have met with; for, the Covenant is one and the same ⟨p. 349⟩with them all. 4. Believers may sometimes be put to gather their comfort, and to sustain their faith, more from the experience of others, in what they have found, and how Christ hath caried to them, than from any thing that is in their own present condition. 5. She propounded Christ's kindnesse to his people (the Lilies) to encourage the daughters of Ierusalem to seek him, vers. 2. now here, she makes use of the same ground, for quieting of her self. Hence learn two things, 1.
