The next clause of that verse is, His lips are like lilies, dropping sweet smelling myrrh. Two perfections in things natural are here alluded unto. First the glory of Colour in the lilies, and the sweetness of savour in the myrrh. The glory, and beauty of the lilies in those Countries was such, as that our Saviour tells us, that Solomon in all his Glory, was not arrayed like one of them Mat. 6. 29. and the Savour of myrrh, such as when the Scripture would set forth any thing to be an excellent savour, it compares it thereunto, Psal. 45. 8. and thereof was the sweet and holy ointment chiefly made Exod. 30. 26. mention is also made ⟨p. 84⟩frequently of it in other places to the same purpose. It is said of Christ that Grace was poured into his lips Psal. 45. 2. whence men wondered, or were amazed, [Greek or Hebrew]; at the words of Grace that proceeded out of his mouth, so that by the lips of Christ, and their dropping sweet smelling myrrh, the word of Christ, its savour, Excellency, and usefulness, is intended. Herein is he Excellent, and glorious indeed, surpassing the Excellencies, of those natural things which yet are most precious in their kind; even in the Glory, beauty, & usefulness of his Word. Hence they that preach his word, to the saving of the souls of men, are said to be a sweet savour to God 2 Cor. 2. 15. and the savour of the knowledge of God, is said to be manifested by them v. 14. I might insist on the several properties of myrrh, whereto the word of Christ is here compared; its bitterness in taste, its efficacy to preserve from putrefaction, its usefulness in perfumes and Unctions, and press the Allegory in setting out the Excellencies of the Word in allusions to them. But I only insist on generals; This is that which the holy Ghost here intends; the Word of Christ is sweet, Savoury, precious unto Believers, and they see him to be excellent, desirable, beautiful, in the Precepts, Promises, Exhortations, and the most bitter threats thereof.
The next clause of that verse is, His lipps are like lillyes, dropping sweet smelling myrrhe. Two perfections in things naturall are here alluded unto. First the glory of Colour in the lillys, and the sweetnesse of savour in the myrrhe. The glory, and beauty of the lillys in those Countrys was such, as that our Saviour tells us, that Solomon in all his Glory, was not arrayd like one of them Mat. 6. 29. and the Savour of myrrhe, such as when the Scripture would set forth any thing to be an excellent savour, it compares it thereunto, Psal. 45. 8. and thereof was the sweet and holy oyntment chiefely made Exod. 30. 26. mention is also made ⟨p. 84⟩frequently of it in other places to the same purpose. It is said of Christ that Grace was powred into his lips Psal. 45. 2. whence men wondred, or were amazed, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉; at the words of Grace that proceeded out of his mouth, so that by the lipps of Christ, and their dropping sweet smelling myrrhe, the word of Christ, its savour, Excellency, and usefullnesse, is intended. Herein is he Excellent, and glorious indeed, surpassing the Excellencys, of those naturall things which yet are most precious in their kind; even in the Glory, beauty, & usefullnes of his Word. Hence they that preach his word, to the saving of the soules of men, are said to be a sweet savour to God 2 Cor. 2. 15. and the savour of the knowledge of God, is said to be manifested by them v. 14. I might insist on the severall propertys of myrrhe, whereto the word of Christ is here compared; its bitternesse in tast, its efficacy to preserve from putrefaction, its usefullnesse in perfumes and Unctions, and presse the Allegory in setting out the Excellencys of the Word in allusions to them. But I only insist on generalls; This is that which the holy Ghost here intends; the Word of Christ is sweet, Savoury, precious unto Believers, and they see him to be excellent, desireable, beautifull, in the Precepts, Promises, Exhortations, and the most bitter threats thereof.
