The works of George Swinnock, M.A

Though such stories are fabulous, yet its true of the Christian, that he enjoyeth much of his God when he is out of the worlds crowd. Lovers give and return the sweetest kisses and embraces, when they are together in secret. Isaac and Rebeckah thought themselves in secret, when they sported ⟨p. 359⟩together. David had his Sweet-meats, and Heavenly Junkets in the night, when the eyes of others were closed, and saw not the Charger which was sent from above, for his spiritual refreshment. His solitary meditations brought him more solace and comfort then the whole creation could, afford him; When I meditate on thee in my bed, and think of thee in the night watches; My soul is filled with marrow and fatness, Psa. 63. 6. Communion with God in secret, is an Heaven upon Earth; What food can compare with the hidden Manna? Some persons have excellent banquets in their Closets; That bread which the Saints eat in secret, how pleasant is it? Ah what stranger can imagine the joy, the melody, which even the secret tears of the Saints cause! Believers find rich mines of silver and gold in solitary places, they fetch up precious jewels out of secret holes, out of the bottom of the Ocean, where are no inhabitants. Naturalists observe that those fish are sweetest which lye hid. Saints have often sweet joy and refreshment in secret, they have meat to eat which the world knoweth not of. The Fig-tree, Olive, and Vine, would not leave their sweetness, fatness, and cheerfulness, to be Kings over other trees. They that know what it is to enjoy God in secret, would not leave it or lose it to be Kings or Commanders over the whole World, Judg. 9. 11,12,13.

Though such stories are fabulous, yet its true of the Christian, that he enjoyeth much of his God when he is out of the worlds crowd. Lovers give and return the sweetest kisses and embraces, when they are together in secret. Isaac and Rebeckah thought themselves in secret, when they sported ⟨p. 359⟩together. David had his Sweet-meats, and Heavenly Iunkets in the night, when the eyes of others were closed, and saw not the Charger which was sent from above, for his spiritual refreshment. His solitary meditations brought him more solace and comfort then the whole creation could, afford him; When I meditate on thee in my bed, and think of thee in the night watches; My soul is filled with marrow and fatness,