The works of George Swinnock, M.A

2. Light is pleasant and delightful; darkness is affrighting and dreadful, but light is refreshing and reviving; Light is sweet, and it is a pleasant thing for the eyes to behold the sun, Eccles. 11.7. The word of God is sweet, and its a pleasant thing with the eyes of faith to behold the glorious sun of divine truths. The eye is not more affected with curious sights, nor the ear with ravishing music, nor the palate with rare meats, then a spiritualized understanding with spiritual truths. David found not only delight in the singular, but delights in the plural number, all sorts and degrees of delights in the word of God; Trouble and anguish have taken hold of me, but thy commandments are my delights. His delights in the Law of God were so rare and ravishing, that they quite extinguished all sensual delights, as the light of the day the light of a candle, and drowned the noise of all his crosses ⟨p. 417⟩and troubles by their loud and amazing melody. Chrysostom compares the Scripture to a pleasant Garden, wherein every flower yields a fragrant savour. Ambrose to a feast, wherein every book is a dainty dish, affording food both pleasant and wholesome.

2. Light is pleasant and delightful; darkness is affrighting and dreadful, but light is refreshing and reviving; Light is sweet, and it is a pleasant thing for the eyes to behold the sun, Eccles. 11.7. The word of God is sweet, and its a pleasant thing with the eyes of faith to behold the glorious sun of divine truths. The eye is not more affected with curious sights, nor the ear with ravishing musick, nor the pallate with rare meats, then a spiritualized understanding with spiritual truths. David found not onely delight in the singular, but delights in the plural number, all sorts and degrees of delights in the word of God; Trouble and anguish have taken hold of me, but thy commandments are my delights. His delights in the Law of God were so rare and ravishing, that they quite extinguished all sensual delights, as the light of the day the light of a candle, and drowned the noise of all his crosses ⟨p. 417⟩and troubles by their loud and amazing melody. Chrysostom compares the Scripture to a pleasant Garden, wherein every flower yeilds a fragrant savour. Ambrose to a feast, wherein every book is a dainty dish, affording food both pleasant and wholsom.