2. There is the manner how this effect is brought about, He is suddenly, as it were, surprised, or ever I was aware, &c. I knew not (as if he said) till I was transported with an irresistible power of love toward my Bride, who in the exercise of faith, repentance and prayer, was seeking after me, while I had withdrawn my self. The expression is borrowed from men (for, properly it agrees not to him) who by sudden effects that fall out beyond their expectation, use to aggrege the wonderfulness of the cause that brings them about: Thus, I know not how it was, it was or I was aware, or, while I was not thinking on it, so forcibly, and, as it were, insensibly the thing prevailed over me: Christ expresseth it thus, to show the wonderfulness of the thing that came on him, that he could not but do it, and could not shun it, more than if he had had no time to deliberate about it. This narration of Christ's, is not to resent that effect, but to show how natively it was brought forth, so that when they (to say so) sent their Chariots to him, and did cast a look after him, he could not but yield, because he would yield, as the third thing in the verse shows, and that is, what it was that so easily prevailed with him, the cause is within himself that set him on these Chariots of his willing people, and made him to be overcome, it was even his soul, my soul made me, or set me, that is, my inward soul, my affections, my bowels were so kindled (as it's Jer. 31. 20.) and my soul cleaved so to my loving and longing Bride, and was so stirred with her exercise, that I could not but hastily and speedily yield, because I could not resist my own affections. Hence, Obs. 1. willingness ⟨p. 369⟩is much prized by Jesus Christ, when the soul yields to open to him, and longs for him, vers. 5. and cannot want him, there Christ (as Chap. 5. 6.) will not, and cannot continue at a distance. 2. Although Christ's affection doth not properly surprise him, nor do the effects thereof fall from him inadvertently, but most deliberately, yet both his affection and the effects thereof, are most wonderful and astonishing in themselves, and ought as such, in a singular manner to affect us. 3. The first rise and cause of all the believers good, and that which makes their faith, prayer, love, &c. bear weight with Christ, is in himself;
2. There is the manner how this effect is brought about, He is suddenly, as it were, surprized, or ever I was aware, &c. I knew not (as if he said) till I was transported with an irresistable power of love toward my Bride, who in the exercise of faith, repentance and prayer, was seeking after me, while I had withdrawn my self. The expression is borrowed from men (for, properly it agrees not to him) who by sudden effects that fall out beyond their expectation, use to aggrege the wonderfulnesse of the cause that brings them about: Thus, I know not how it was, it was or I was aware, or, while I was not thinking on it, so forcibly, and, as it were, insensibly the thing prevailed over me: Christ expresseth it thus, to shew the wonderfulnesse of the thing that came on him, that he could not but do it, and could not shun it, more than if he had had no time to deliberat about it. This narration of Christ's, is not to resent that effect, but to shew how natively it was brought forth, so that when they (to say so) sent their Chariots to him, and did cast a look after him, he could not but yield, because he would yield, as the third thing in the verse shews, and that is, what it was that so easily prevailed with him, the cause is within himself that set him on these Chariots of his willing people, and made him to be overcome, it was even his soul, my soul made me, or set me, that is, my inward soul, my affections, my bowels were so kindled (as it's Ier. 31. 20.) and my soul cleaved so to my loving and longing Bride, and was so stirred with her exercise, that I could not but hastily and speedily yield, because I could not resist my own affections. Hence, Obs. 1. willingnesse ⟨p. 369⟩is much prized by Jesus Christ, when the soul yields to open to him, and longs for him, vers. 5. and cannot want him, there Christ (as Chap. 5. 6.) will not, and cannot continue at a distance. 2. Although Christ's affection doth not properly surprize him, nor do the effects thereof fall from him inadvertantly, but most deliberatly, yet both his affection and the effects thereof, are most wonderful and astonishing in themselves, and ought as such, in a singular manner to affect us. 3. The first rise and cause of all the believers good, and that which makes their faith, prayer, love, &c. bear weight with Christ, is in himself;
