Of Communion with God the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost

The Spouse adds; his hands are as gold Rings set with Beryl; the word beryl in the original is Tarshish, which the Septuagint §. 43 have retained, not restraining it to any peculiar precious stone; the onyx say some, the Chrysolite say others; any precious stone shining with a sea green colour, for the word signifies the sea also; Gold Rings set with precious, glistering stones are both valuable, and desirable for profit and ornament; so are the hands of Christ, that is all his works; the Effects, by the Cause: All his works are Glorious, they are all fruits of Wisdom, Love, and Bounty; and his belly is as bright Ivory, over laid with Sapphires: the smoothness and brightness, of Ivory, the preciousness, and heavenly Colour of the Sapphires, are here called in, to give some lustre to the excellency of Christ; to these is his belly or rather his bowels, which takes in the Heart also, compared. It is the inward bowels, and not the outward bulk that is signified. Now to show, that by Bowels in the Scripture ascribed either to God or man, Affections are intended, is needless. The tender ⟨p. 85⟩love, unspeakable affections and kindness of Christ to his Church and people is thus set out. What a beautiful sight is it to the eye, to see pure polished Ivory set up and down with heaps of precious Sapphires; how much more Glorious are the tender Affections, Mercies, and Compassion of the Lord Jesus unto Believers.

The Spouse addes; his hands are as gold Rings set with Beryll; the word beryll in the originall is Tarshish, which the Septuagint §. 43 have retained, not restraining it to any peculiar precious stone; the onyx say some, the Chrysolite say others; any precious stone shining with a sea green colour, for the word signifies the sea also; Gold Rings set with precious, glistering stones are both valuable, and desireable for profit and ornament; so are the hands of Christ, that is all his works; the Effects, by the Cause: All his workes are Glorious, they are all fruits of Wisedome, Love, and Bounty; and his belly is as bright Ivory, over laid with Saphyres: the smoothnesse and brightnesse, of Ivory, the preciousnesse, and heavenly Colour of the Saphires, are here called in, to give some lustre to the excellency of Christ; to these is his belly or rather his bowells, which takes in the Heart also, compared. It is the inward bowells, and not the outward bulke that is signified. Now to shew, that by Bowells in the Scripture ascribed either to God or man, Affections are intended, is needlesse. The tender