Rea. 2, True Christians do love an unseen Christ, because of the Loveliness of Christ; which Loveliness though it be not and cannot here be seen by the Eye of the Body, yet it is evident unto the Eye of Faith: see the Description which is given of Christ the Beloved, by his Spouse the Church, Cant. 5. 9. The Daughters of Jerusalem there enquire of the love-sick Spouse, What is thy Beloved more than another Beloved, O thou fairest amongst Women? what is thy Beloved more than another Beloved, that thou dost so charge us? Hereupon the Spouse giveth a Description, ver. 10. My Beloved is White and Ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand; and after she had set forth his Graces. Beauties, and Excellent Accomplishments, in Metaphors taken from beauties in the several parts of mans body, in the 11, 12, 13, and 14, verses, she concludeth in the 15 and 16 verses, His Countenance is as Lebanon, Excellent as the Cedars. His Mouth is most sweet, yea he is altogether Lovely. This is my Beloved, and this is ⟨p. 24⟩my Friend O Daughters of Jerusalem. The Spouse is here acknowledged to be the Fairest amongst Women, and not only by the Daughters of Jerusalem, but her Beloved, who had a more curious eye, doth both commend her loveliness and admire it: ch. 6. 4, 5. Thou art beautiful O my Love as Tirzah, comely as Jerusalem: Turn away thine •yes from me, for they have overcome me, and ver. 10. Who is this that looketh forth as the Morning, fair as the Moon, clear as the Sun, and Terrible as an Army with Banners? But what beauty is there then in the Beloved? if the Church be beautiful beyond all other of the Children of men, how beautiful is Jesus Christ from whom the Church doth derive all its comeliness? He is said to be White and Ruddy, that shows the beauty of his Face; and his Countenance is said to be as Lebanon, and like the lofty Cedars thereof, that shows the Majesty of his Face. His Mouth is said to be most Sweet; and sweet it is indeed, in regard of the Gracious words which proceed from it; no Doctrine so sweet as Christ's Doctrine, no Precepts so sweet as Christs Precepts, no Promises so sweet as Christs Promises. But to sum up all Excellencies and Perfections in a word he is said to be altogether Lovely, ⟨p. 25⟩there is no Person or Thing in the World that is most lovely, which can properly be called altogether lovely:
Rea. 2, True Christians do love an unseen Christ, because of the Loveliness of Christ; which Loveliness though it be not and cannot here be seen by the Eye of the Body, yet it is evident unto the Eye of Faith: see the Description which is given of Christ the Beloved, by his Spouse the Church, Cant. 5. 9. The Daughters of Ierusalem there enquire of the love-sick Spouse, What is thy Beloved more than another Beloved, O thou fairest amongst Women? what is thy Beloved more than another Beloved, that thou dost so charge us? Hereupon the Spouse giveth a Description, ver. 10. My Beloved is VVhite and Ruddy, the cheifest among ten thousand; and after she had set forth his Graces. Beauties, and Excellent Accomplishments, in Metaphors taken from beauties in the several parts of mans body, in the 11, 12, 13, and 14, verses, she concludeth in the 15 and 16 verses, His Countenance is as Lebanon, Excellent as the Cedars. His Mouth is most sweet, yea he is altogether Lovely. This is my Beloved, and this is ⟨p. 24⟩my Friend O Daughters of Ierusalem. The Spouse is here acknowledged to be the Fairest amongst Women, and not only by the Daughters of Ierusalem, but her Beloved, who had a more curious eye, doth both commend her loveliness and admire it: ch. 6. 4, 5. Thou art beautiful O my Love as Tirzah, comely as Ierusalem: Turn away thine •yes from me, for they have overcome me, and ver. 10. VVho is this that looketh forth as the Morning, fair as the Moon, clear as the Sun, and Terrible as an Army with Banners? But what beauty is there then in the Beloved? if the Church be beautiful beyond all other of the Children of men, how beautiful is Jesus Christ from whom the Church doth derive all its comeliness? He is said to be White and Ruddy, that shews the beauty of his Face; and his Countenance is said to be as Lebanon, and like the lofty Cedars thereof, that shews the Majesty of his Face. His Mouth is said to be most Sweet; and sweet it is indeed, in regard of the Gracious words which proceed from it; no Doctrine so sweet as Christ's Doctrine, no Precepts so sweet as Christs Precepts, no Promises so sweet as Christs Promises. But to sum up all Excellencies and Perfections in a word he is said to be altogether Lovely, ⟨p. 25⟩there is no Person or Thing in the World that is most lovely, which can properly be called altogether lovely:
