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

Next, the privilege, or advantage which accompanies this her good condition, is held out in these words, I was in his eyes as one that found favour, or peace: To find favour in his eyes, is to be kindly and affectionately dealt with, and to have that manifested by some suitable evidence: So it's said, Esther found favour in the eyes of the King, and he held out the golden Sceptre to her, Esth. 5. 2. The thing that Moses pitcheth on, as the evidence that he and the people found favour in Gods eyes (Exod. 33. 16, 17.) is, that his presence might go with them, whereby (saith he) should it be known that we have found grace in thy sight, is it not in that thou goest with us? So then, to find favour in his eyes, is to have his presence in a gracious manner manifested to his people, as, Joh. 14. 23. And in sum, this expression implies these three, 1. Love in Christ's bosom to her. 2. His manifesting of this by his complacency in her, or his making the delight which he had in her, manifest in the effects of it on her. 3. Her being comforted and delighted in the favour that she found from him.

Next, the priviledge, or advantage which accompanies this her good condition, is held out in these words, I was in his eyes as one that found favour, or peace: To find favour in his eyes, is to be kindly and affectionatly dealt with, and to have that manifested by some suitable evidence: So it's said, Esther found favour in the eyes of the King, and he held out the golden Scepter to her, Esth. 5. 2. The thing that Moses pitcheth on, as the evidence that he and the people found favour in Gods eyes (Exod. 33. 16, 17.) is, that his presence might go with them, whereby (saith he) should it be known that we have found grace in thy sight, is it not in that thou goest with us? So then, to find favour in his eyes, is to have his presence in a gracious manner manifested to his people, as, Ioh. 14. 23. And in sum, this expression implyes these three, 1. Love in Christ's bosom to her. 2. His manifesting of this by his complacency in her, or his making the delight which he had in her, manifest in the effects of it on her. 3. Her being comforted and delighted in the favour that she found from him.