God spe•ks of himself as standing ready to be gracious to his Church, and to appear for it's Restoration, and only waiting for such an Opportunity to bestow this Mercy, when he shall hear the Cries of his People for it, that he may bestow it in Answer to their Prayers. Isai. xxx.18, 19. Therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious to thee; and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have Mercy upon you; For the Lord is a God of Judgment; Blessed are all they that wait for him. For the People shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem. Thou shalt weep no more; he will be very gracious unto thee, at the Voice of thy Cry: When he shall hear it, he will answer thee. The Words imply as much as that when God once sees his People much engaged in praying for this Mercy, i• shall be no longer delayed. Christ desires to hear the Voice of his Spouse, that is in the Clefts of the Rock, in the secret Places of the Stairs; in a low and obscure […], driven into secret Corners: He only waits for this, in order to put an End to her State of Affliction, ⟨p. 65⟩and cause the Day to break, and the Shadows to flee away. If he once heard her Voice in earnest Prayer, he would come swiftly over the Mountains of Separation between him and her, as a Roe, or young Hart; (Sol. Song ii.14, to the End.) When his Church is in a low State, and oppressed by her Enemies, and cries to him, he'll swiftly fly to her Relief, as Birds fly at the Cry of their Young; (Isai. xxxi.5.) Yea, when that glorious Day comes, that I am speaking of, before they call, he will answer them, and while they are yet speaking, he will hear; and in Answer to their Prayers, he will make the Wolf and the Lamb feed together, &c. (Isai. lxv.24, 25▪) When the Spouse prays for the Effusion of the Holy Spirit, and the Coming of Christ, by granting the Tokens of his spiritual Presence in his Church, saying, (Cant. iv.16.) Awake, O North Wind, and come, thou South, blow upon my Garden, that the Spices thereof may flow out; let my Beloved come into his Garden, and eat his pleasant Fruits; there seems to be an immediate Answer to her Prayer, in the next Words, in abundant Communications of the Spirit, and Bestowment of spiritual Blessings; I am come into my Garden, my Sister, my Spouse; I have gathered my Myrrh with my Spice; I have eaten my Honey-comb with my Honey; I have drunk my Wine with my Milk. Eat, O Friends;
God spe•ks of himself as standing ready to be gracious to his Church, and to appear for it's Restoration, and only waiting for such an Opportunity to bestow this Mercy, when he shall hear the Cries of his People for it, that he may bestow it in Answer to their Prayers. Isai. xxx.18, 19. Therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious to thee; and therefore will he be exalted, that he may have Mercy upon you; For the Lord is a God of Iudgment; Blessed are all they that wait for him. For the People shall dwell in Zion at Jerusalem. Thou shalt weep no more; he will be very gracious unto thee, at the Voice of thy Cry: When he shall hear it, he will answer thee. The Words imply as much as that when God once sees his People much engaged in praying for this Mercy, i• shall be no longer delayed. Christ desires to hear the Voice of his Spouse, that is in the Clefts of the Rock, in the secret Places of the Stairs; in a low and obscure 〈…〉, driven into secret Corners: He only waits for this, in order to put an End to her State of Affliction, ⟨p. 65⟩and cause the Day to break, and the Shadows to flee away. If he once heard her Voice in earnest Prayer, he would come swiftly over the Mountains of Separation between him and her, as a Roe, or young Hart; (Sol. Song ii.14, to the End.) When his Church is in a low State, and oppressed by her Enemies, and cries to him, he'll swiftly fly to her Relief, as Birds fly at the Cry of their Young; (Isai. xxxi.5.) Yea, when that glorious Day comes, that I am speaking of, before they call, he will answer them, and while they are yet speaking, he will hear; and in Answer to their Prayers, he will make the Wolf and the Lamb feed together, &c. (Isai. lxv.24, 25▪) When the Spouse prays for the Effusion of the Holy Spirit, and the Coming of Christ, by granting the Tokens of his spiritual Presence in his Church, saying, (Cant. iv.16.) Awake, O North Wind, and come, thou South, blow upon my Garden, that the Spices thereof may flow out; let my Beloved come into his Garden, and eat his pleasant Fruits; there seems to be an immediate Answer to her Prayer, in the next Words, in abundant Communications of the Spirit, and Bestowment of spiritual Blessings; I am come into my Garden, my Sister, my Spouse; I have gathered my Myrrh with my Spice; I have eaten my Honey-comb with my Honey; I have drunk my Wine with my Milk. Eat, O Friends;
