A96109:427
The saints delight. To which is annexed a treatise of meditation
The saints delight. To which is annexed a treatise of meditation. / By Thomas Watson, minister of Stephens Walbrook in the city of London. Imprimatur, Edm. Calamy.
London: printed by T.R. & E.M. for Ralph Smith, 1657
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
V. 13 His Cheeks are as a bed of Spices ver. 1 3. There is an Aromatic perfume comes from him to refresh a fainting soul. Some Expositors understand this Bed of ⟨p. 330⟩Spices to be meant of the fragrancy of his virtues, which are in Scripture compared to sweet ointments.
V. 13 His Cheeks are as a bed of Spices ver. 1 3. There is an Aromatick perfume comes from him to refresh a fainting soul. Some Expositors understand this Bed of ⟨p. 330⟩Spices to be meant of the fragrancy of his vertues, which are in Scripture compared to sweet ointments.
Thus the Spouse goes on deciphering Christs Beauty; at last being in an holy rapture of spirit, She winds up all with this Epiphonema, or passionate strain of affection, His mouth is most sweet, yea he is altogether lovely.
Thus the Spouse goes on deciphering Christs Beauty; at last being in an holy rapture of spirit, She windes up all with this Epiphonema, or passionate strain of affection, His mouth is most sweet, yea he is altogether lovely.
His mouth is most sweet; The Chaldee paraphraseth it, the words of his Palate are sweet as honey; in the Hebrew it is [Greek or Hebrew] His mouth is Sweetnesses. That mouth must needs be sweet which hath the words of eternal life*. That mouth must needs be sweet, a kiss of whose lips can make death sweet to a Believer: well might the Spouse say, Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth,