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

The whole frame wherein he is here described, is a ^qframe of the greatest ^rtenderness, compassion, condescension that can be imagined. His people are set forth under many infirmities; some are Lambs, some great with young; some very tender, some burdened with temptations nothing in any of them all strong or comely. To them all Christ is ^sa Shepherd, that feeds his own sheep, and drives them out to pleasant pasture; where if he sees a poor weak Lamb doth not thrust it on, but takes him into his bosom, where he both easeth and refresheth him. He leads them gently and tenderly. As did Jacob them that were burdened with ^tyoung: so doth our deer Lord Jesus with his flock in the several ways and paths wherein he leads them. When he sees a poor soul weak, tender, halting, ready to sink and perish, he takes him into his arms by some gracious promise administered to him, carries him, bears him up when he is not able to go one step forward. Hence is his great quarrel with those Shepherds Ezek. 34. 4. Woe be to you Shepherds, the diseased have ye not strengthened, neither have ye healed that was sick, neither have ye bound up that which was broken, neither have ye brought ⟨p. 161⟩gain that which was driven away, neither have ye sought that which was lost. This is that which our careful, tender husband would have done.

The whole frame wherein he is here described, is a ^qframe of the greatest ^rtendernesse, compassion, condescension that can be imagined. His people are set forth under many infirmities; some are Lambs, some great with young; some very tender, some burdened with temptations nothing in any of them all strong or comely. To them all Christ is