Revel. chap 3 v. 20. aBehold I stand at the door and knock, if any man hear my voice and open the door, I will come in-to him, and §. 3 sup with him, and he with me. Certainly this is Fellowship, or I know not what is; Christ will Sup with Believers, he refreshes himself with his own Graces in them, by his Spirit bestowed, on them. The Lord Christ is exceedingly delighted in tasting of ⟨p. 42⟩the sweet fruits of the Spirit in the Saints. Hence is that prayer of the Spouse that she may have something for his Entertainment, when he cometh to her. Cant. 4. 16, Awake O North-Wind, and come thou South, blow upon my Garden, that the Spices thereof may flow out, let my beloved come into his Garden, and eat his pleasant fruits. The Souls of the Saints are the Garden of Jesus Christ, the good ground Heb. 6. 7, 8. A Garden for delight: he rejoices in them, his delights are with the Sons of Men: Prov. 8. 31. and he rejoices over them: Zeph 3. 17. And a Garden for fruit, yea pleasant fruit, So he describes it: Cant. 4. 12, 13. 14. A Garden enclosed is my sister my Spouse, a spring shut up, a Fountain sealed; thy Plants are an Orchard of Pomegranates with pleasant fruits, Camphire with Spikenard, Spikenard and Saffron, Calamus, and Cinnamon, with all trees of Frankincense, Myrrh, and Aloes; with all chief fruits. Whatever is sweet and delicious for taste, whatever savoury and odoriferous, whatever is useful and medicinal, is in this Garden. There is all manner of Spiritual refreshments of all kinds whatever, in the Souls of the Saints for the Lord Jesus. On this account is the Spouse so earnest in the prayer mentioned for an increase of these things, that her beloved may sup with her as he hath promised. A wake O north wind &c. Oh that the breathings and workings of the Spirit of all Grace, might stir up all his gifts and Graces in me, that the Lord Jesus the beloved of my soul may have meet and acceptable entertainment from me. God complains of want of fruit in his vineyard, Isa. 5. 3. Hos. 10. 1. want of good food for Christs entertainment, is that the Spouse feared, & labours to prevent. A barren heart is not fit to receive him. And the delight he takes in the fruits of the spirit, is unspeakable. This he expresses at large, chap. 5. 1. I am come saith he, I have eat, I am refreshed. He calls it [Greek or Hebrew] the fruit of his sweetnesses;
Revel. chap 3 v. 20. aBehold I stand at the doore and knock, if any man heare my voyce and open the doore, I will come in-to him, and §. 3 sup with him, and he with me. Certainly this is Fellowship, or I know not what is; Christ will Sup with Believers, he refreshes himsefe with his own Graces in them, by his Spirit bestowed, on them. The Lord Christ is excedingly delighted in tasting of ⟨p. 42⟩the sweet fruits of the Spirit in the Saints. Hence is that prayer of the Spouse that shee may have something for his Entertainment, when he commeth to her. Cant. 4. 16, Awake O North-Wind, and come thou South, blow upon my Garden, that the Spices thereof may flow out, let my beloved come into his Garden, and eat his pleasant fruits. The Soules of the Saints are the Garden of Jesus Christ, the good ground Heb. 6. 7, 8. A Garden for delight: he rejoyces in them, his delights are with the Sons of Men: Prov. 8. 31. and he rejoyces over them: Zeph 3. 17. And a Garden for fruit, yea pleasant fruit, So he describes it: Cant. 4. 12, 13. 14. A Garden inclosed is my sister my Spouse, a spring shut up, a Fountaine sealed; thy Plants are an Orchard of Pomgranates with pleasant fruits, Camphire with Spicknard, Spicknard and Saffron, Calamus, and Cynamon, with all trees of Frankincense, Mirrbe, and Aloes; with all chiefe fruits. Whatever is sweet and delicious for tast, whatever savoury and odoriferous, whatever is usefull and medicinall, is in this Garden. There is all manner of Spirituall refreshments of all kinds whatever, in the Soules of the Saints for the Lord Jesus. On this account is the Spouse so earnest in the prayer mentioned for an increase of these things, that her beloved may sup with her as he hath promised. A wake O north wind &c. Oh that the breathings and workings of the Spirit of all Grace, might stirre up all his guifts and Graces in me, that the Lord Jesus the beloved of my soule may have meet and acceptable entertainment from mee. God complaines of want of fruit in his vineyard, Isa. 5. 3. Hos. 10. 1. want of good food for Christs entertainment, is that the Spouse fear'd, & labours to prevent. A barren heart is not fit to receive him. And the delight he takes in the fruits of the spirit, is unspeakable. This he expresses at large, chap. 5. 1. I am come saith he, I have eat, I am refreshed. He calls it the fruit of his sweetnesses;
- aJohn. 14. 23.
