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\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 THE CHINA INLAND MISSION, LONDON
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 PHILADELPHIA, TORONTO, AND MELBOURNE
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 AGENTS: THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 4 BOUVERIE STREET, LONDON, E.C.4.
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 First printed in \'93\loch\f47 China\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 \hich\f47 s Millions.\'94
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 First and Second Editions, 6000 copies
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Reprinted June 1914
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Reprinted January 1918
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Reprinted June 1921
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Reprinted November 1923
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Reprinted May 1926
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Reprinted January 1927
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Reprinted July 1929
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Total, 19,000 copies
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\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Printed in Great Britain by R. & R. Clark, Li\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 mited, Edinburgh.
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This little book, whose design is to lead the devout Bible student into the Green Pastures of the Good Shepherd, thence to the Banqueting House of the King, and thence to the service of the Vineyard, is one of the abiding lega
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 cies of Mr. Hudson Taylor to the Church. In the power of an evident unction from the Holy One, he has been enabled herein to unfold in simplest language the deep truth of the believer\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 
s personal union with the Lord, which under symbol and imagery is the s\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 u\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
bject of The Song of Songs. And in so doing, he has ministered an unfailing guidance to one of the most commonly neglected and misunderstood of the Sacred Scriptures. For how many have said in bewilderment at the richness of language and profusion of figu
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 r\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 e which both conceal and reveal its meaning, \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 How can I understand except some man should guide me?\'94\loch\f47 
 It is safe to say that these pages cannot fail to help and bless all such.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 To those who knew him, Mr. Hudson Taylor\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 s life was in the nature of emphasis up\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 
on the value of this small volume. For what he here expounds he also exemplified. If his words indicate the possibility and blessedness of union with Christ, his whole life declared it in actual experience. He lived as one who was \'93\loch\f47 
married to Another, eve\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 n\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47  to Him Who is raised from the dead\'94\loch\f47 \hich\f47 ; and as the outcome of that union he brought forth \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 fruit unto God.\'94
\loch\f47  What he was has given a meaning and confirmation to what he has here said, which cannot be exaggerated. It is inevitable that there are those who wil\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 l\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
 read and reject as mystical and unpractical, that which is so directly concerned with the intimacies of fellowship with the unseen Lord. I would, however, venture to remind such that the writer of these pages founded the China Inland Mission! He translat
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 e\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 d his vision of the Beloved into life-long strenuous service, and so kept it undimmed through all the years of a life which has had hardly a parallel in these our days.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 This is really the commendation of the following short chapters. They proclaim an evang\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
el which has been distilled from experience, and form at least a track through this fenced portion of God\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 s Word, which will lead many an one who treads it into the joys of Emmanuel\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 s land.
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\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 J. STUART HOLDEN
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\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \tab \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 ST. PAUL\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 S,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 PORTMAN SQUARE, LONDON W.
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\b\fs36\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 THE SONG OF SOLOMON
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\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 The great purpose towards which all the dispensational dealings of God are tending, is revealed to us in the fifteenth chapter of the First Epistle of Paul to the Corinthians: \'93
\loch\f47 \hich\f47 That God may be all in all.\'94\loch\f47  Wi\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 th this agrees the teaching of our Lord in John xvii. 3: \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 
And this is (the object of) life eternal, that they might know Thee the only true God, and JESUS CHRIST, whom Thou hast sent.\'94\loch\f47  This being so, shall we not act wisely by keeping this object ever in \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 v
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 iew in our daily life and study of God\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 s holy Word?
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God and is profitable, and hence no part is, or can be, neglected without loss. Few portions of the Word will help the devout student more in the pursuit of this a
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 ll-important \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 knowledge of God\'94\loch\f47 \hich\f47  than the too-much neglected \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 Song of Solomon.\'94\loch\f47 
 Like other portions of the Word of God, this book has its difficulties. But so have all the works of God. Is not the fact that they surpass our unaided powers of comprehension \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 a\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 
nd research a \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 sign-manual\'94\loch\f47 
 of divinity? Can feeble man expect to grasp divine power, or to understand and interpret the works or the providences of the All-wise? And if not, is it surprising that His Word also needs superhuman wisdom for its interpretati
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 o\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 n? Thanks be to God, the illumination of the HOLY GHOST is promised to all who seek for it: what more can we desire?
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Read without the key, this book is specially unintelligible, but that key is easily found in the express teachings of the New Testament. Th\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
e Incarnate Word is the true key to the written Word; but even before the incarnation, the devout student of the Old Testament would find much help to the understanding of the sacred mysteries of this book in the prophetic writings; for there Israel was t
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 a\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 ught that her MAKER was her HUSBAND. John the Baptist, the last of the prophets, recognized the Bridegroom in the person of CHRIST, and said, \'93\loch\f47 
He that hath the bride is the Bridegroom: but the friend of the Bridegroom, which standeth and heareth Him, rejo\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 i\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 ceth greatly because of the Bridegroom\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 \hich\f47 
s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.\'94\loch\f47  Paul, in the fifth chapter of the Epistle to the Ephesians, goes still further, and teaches that the union of CHRIST with His Church, and her subjection to Him, underlies
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 the very relationship of marriage, and affords the pattern for every godly union.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 In Solomon, the bridegroom king, as well as author of this poem, we have a type of our LORD, the true Prince of peace, in His coming reign. Then will be found not merely His \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
bride, the Church, but also a willing people, His subjects, over whom He shall reign gloriously. Then distant potentates will bring their wealth, and will behold the glory of the enthroned KING, proving Him with hard questions, as once came the Queen of S
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 h\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
eba to King Solomon; and blessed will they be to whom this privilege is accorded. A brief glance will suffice them for a lifetime; but what shall be the royal dignity and blessedness of the risen and exalted bride! For ever with her LORD, for ever like he
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 r\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
 LORD, for ever conscious that His desire is toward her, she will share alike His heart and His throne. Can a study of the book which helps us to understand these mysteries of grace and love be other than most profitable?
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 It is interesting to notice the co\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 ntrast between this book and that preceding it. The Book of Ecclesiastes teaches emphatically that \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 
Vanity of vanities, all is vanity\'94\loch\f47 : and thus the necessary introduction to the Song of Solomon, which shows how true blessing and satisfaction are to be po\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 s\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
sessed. In like manner our SAVIOUR\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 
S teaching in the fourth of John points out in a word the powerlessness of earthly things to give lasting satisfaction, in striking contrast with the flow of blessing that results from the presence of the HOLY GHOST (who\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 s
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 e work it is, not to reveal Himself but CHRIST as the Bridegroom of the soul); \'93\loch\f47 
Whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again; but whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst: but the water that I shall give him shall be\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 
in him a well of water springing up\'94\emdash \loch\f47 overflowing, on and on\hich\f47 \emdash \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 unto everlasting life.\'94
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 We shall find it helpful to consider the book in six sections:\hich\f47 \emdash 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 I. The Unsatisfied Life and its Remedy.
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Chapter i. 2-ii. 7.
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 II. Communion Broken. Restoration.
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Chapter ii.\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  8-iii. 5.
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 III. Unbroken Communion.
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Chapter iii. 6-v. I.
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 IV. Communion Again Broken. Restoration
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Chapter v. 2-vi. 10.
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 V. Fruits of Recognized Union.
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Chapter vi. II-viii. 4.
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 VI. Unrestrained Communion.
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Chapter viii. 5-14.
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\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 In each of these sections we shall find the speakers to be\hich\f47 \emdash \loch\f47 
the bride, the Bridegroom, and the daughters of Jerusalem; it is not usually difficult to ascertain the speaker, though in some of the verses different conclusions have been arrived at. The bride \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 s
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 peaks of the  Bridegroom as \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 her Beloved\'94\loch\f47 \hich\f47 ; the Bridegroom speaks of her as \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 His love,\'94\loch\f47 \hich\f47 
 while the address of the daughters of Jerusalem is more varied. In the last four sections they style her \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 the fairest among women,\'94\loch\f47  but in the fifth she is spoken of as\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  
\loch\af47\dbch\af31505\hich\f47 \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 the Shulamite,\'94\loch\f47  or the King\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 \hich\f47 s bride, and also as the \'93\loch\f47 Prince\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 \hich\f47 s daughter.\'94
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The student of this book will find great help in suitable Bible-marketing. A horizontal line marking off the address of each speaker, with a double line to divide the sections, woul\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
d be useful, as also perpendicular lines in the margin to indicate the speaker. We have ourselves ruled a single line to connect the verses which contain the utterances of the bride; a double line to indicate those of the Bridegroom, and a waved line to i
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 n\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 dicate the addresses of the daughters of Jerusalem.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 It will be observed that the bride is the chief speaker in Sections I., II., and is much occupied with herself; but in Section III., where the communion is unbroken, she has little to say, and appears as 
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
the hearer; the daughters of Jerusalem give a long address, and the Bridegroom His longest. In that section for the first time He calls her His bride, and allures her to fellowship in service. In Section IV., the bride again is the chief speaker, but afte
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 r\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47  her restoration the Bridegroom speaks at length, and \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 upbraideth not.\'94\loch\f47 \hich\f47  In Section V., as we noticed, the bride is no longer called 
\'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 the fairest among women,\'94\loch\f47  but claims herself to be, and is recognized as, the royal bride. In Section VI., the Bridegroom \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 c\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
laims her from her very birth, and not merely from her espousals, as GOD in Ezekiel xvi. claimed Israel.
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 In the secret of His presence
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 How my soul delights to hide!
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Oh, how precious are the lessons
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Which I learn at JESUS'\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47  side!
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Earthly cares can never ve\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 x me,
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Neither trials lay me low;
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 For when Satan comes to vex me,
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 To the secret place I go!
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\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \page 
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\b\fs28\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 THE TITLE
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\ltrch\fcs0 \b\insrsid16059227 
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\ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \loch\af47\dbch\af31505\hich\f47 \'93\loch\f47 The Song of Songs, which is Solomon\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 \hich\f47 s.\'94
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\ab\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\i\insrsid16059227 
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\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Well may this book be called }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 the }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Song of Songs! There is no song like it. Read aright, it brings a gladness to\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
 the heart which is as far beyond the joy of earthly things as heaven is higher than the earth. It has been well said that this is a song which grace alone can teach, and experience alone can learn. Our SAVIOUR, speaking of the union of the branch with th
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 e\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47  vine, adds, \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 These things have I spoken unto you, that My joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full\'94\loch\f47 \hich\f47 
 (John xv. II). And the beloved disciple, writing of Him who \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 was from the beginning,\'94\loch\f47 \hich\f47  who \'93\loch\f47 was with the FATHER, and was manifested unto us,\loch\af47\dbch\af31505\hich\f47 \'94\loch\f47 
\hich\f47  in order that we might share the fellowship which He enjoyed, also says, \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 These things we write unto you, that your joy may be full.\'94\loch\f47 
 Union with CHRIST, and abiding in CHRIST, what do they not secure? Peace, perfect peace; rest, constant rest; answers t\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 o\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
 all our prayers; victory over all our foes; pure, holy living; ever-increasing fruitfulness. All, all of these are the glad outcome of abiding in CHRIST. To deepen this union, to make more constant this abiding, is the practical use of this precious Book
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\b\fs28\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 SECTION I
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\ab\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\insrsid16059227 
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\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 THE UNSATISFIED LIFE AND ITS REMEDY
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\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Cant. i. 2-ii. 7
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\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 There is no difficulty in recognizing the bride as the speak\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
er in verses 2-7. The words are not those of one dead in trespasses and sins, to whom the LORD is as a root out of a dry ground\hich\f47 \emdash \loch\f47 
without form and comeliness. The speaker has had her eyes opened to behold His beauty, and longs for a fuller enjoyment of His \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 l\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 ove.
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Let Him kiss me with the kisses of His mouth:
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 For Thy love}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs18 \ltrch\fcs0 \cs21\fs18\up6\insrsid16059227 \chftn {\footnote \ltrpar \pard\plain \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 
\af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs18 \ltrch\fcs0 \cs21\fs18\up6\insrsid16059227 \chftn }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs20 \ltrch\fcs0 
\fs20\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  Loves = endearments, caresses.}}}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47   is better than wine.
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\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 It is well that it should be so; it marks a distinct stage in the development of the life of grace in the soul. And this recorded expe\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
rience gives, as it were, a Divine warrant for the desire for sensible manifestations of His presence\hich\f47 \emdash \loch\f47 sensible communications of His love. It was not always so with her. Once she was contented in His absence\hich\f47 \emdash 
\loch\f47 other society and other occupations sufficed he\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 r\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
; but now it can never be so again. The world can never be to her what it once was; the betrothed bride has learnt to love her LORD, and no other society than His can satisfy her. His visits may be occasional and may be brief; but they are precious times 
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 o\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
f enjoyment. Their memory is cherished in the intervals, and their repetition longed for. There is no real satisfaction in His absence, and yet, alas! He is not always with her: He comes and goes. Now her joy in Him is a heaven below; but again she is lon
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 g\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
ing, and longing in vain, for His presence. Like the ever-changing tide, her experience is an ebbing and flowing one; it may even be that unrest is the rule, satisfaction the exception. Is there no help for this? must it always continue so? Has He, can He
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 have created these unquenchable longings only to tantalize them? Strange indeed it would be if this were the case. Yet are there not many of the LORD\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 
S people whose habitual experience corresponds with hers? They know not the rest, the joy of abiding in C\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 H\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
RIST; and they know not how to attain to it, nor why it is not theirs. Are there not many who look back to the delightful times of their first espousals, who, so far from finding richer inheritance in CHRIST than they then had, are even conscious that the
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 y\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  have lost their first love, and might express their experience in the sad lament:\hich\f47 \emdash 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Where is the blessedness I knew
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 When first I saw the Lord?
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\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Others, again, who may not have lost their first love, may yet be feeling that the occasional interruptions to \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 
communion are becoming more and more unbearable, as the world becomes less and He becomes more. His absence is an ever-increasing distress. \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 Oh that I knew where I might find Him!\'94\loch\f47 \hich\f47  \'93\loch\f47 
Let Him kiss me with the kisses of His mouth: for Thy love is better than\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 wine.\'94\loch\f47 \hich\f47 
 Would that His love were strong and constant like mine, and that He never withdrew the light of His countenance!\'94
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Poor mistaken one! There is a love far stronger than thine waiting, longing for satisfaction. The Bridegroom is waiting for thee all th\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 
e time; the conditions that debar His approach are all of thine own making. Take the right place before Him, and He will be most ready, most glad, to \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 Satisfy thy deepest longings, to meet, supply thine every need.\'94\loch\f47 
 What should we think of a betrothed one\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
whose conceit and self-will prevented not only the consummation of her own joy, but of his who had given her his heart? Though never at rest in his absence, she cannot trust him fully; and she does not care to give up her own name, her own rights and poss
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 e\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
ssions, her own will to him who has become necessary for her happiness. She would fain claim him fully, without giving herself fully to him; but it can never be: while she retains her own name, she can never claim his. She may not promise to love and hono
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 u\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 r if she will not also promise to obey: and till her love reaches that point of surrender she must remain an unsatisfied lover\hich\f47 \emdash \loch\f47 
she cannot, as a satisfied bride, find rest in the home of her husband. While she retains her own will, and the control of her o\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 w\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
n possessions, she must be content to live on her own resources; she cannot claim his.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Could there be a sadder proof of the extent and reality of the Fall than the deep seated distrust of our loving LORD and MASTER which makes us  hesitate to give ourselve\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
s entirely up to Him, which fears that He might require something beyond our powers, or call for something that we should find it hard to give or to do? The real secret of an unsatisfied life lies too often in an unsurrendered will. And yet how foolish, a
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 s\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
 well as how wrong, this is! Do we fancy that we are wiser than He? or that our love for ourselves is more tender and strong than His? or that we know ourselves better than He does? How our distrust must grieve and wound afresh the tender heart of Him who
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
was for us the Man of Sorrows! What would be the feelings of an earthly bridegroom if he discovered that his bride-elect was dreading to marry him, lest, when he had the power, he should render her life insupportable? Yet how many of the LORD\hich\f47 
\rquote \loch\f47 S redeemed o\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 n\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 es treat Him just so! No wonder they are neither happy nor satisfied!
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\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 But true love cannot be stationary; it must either decline or grow. Despite all the unworthy fears of our poor hearts, Divine love is destined to conquer. The bride exclaims:\hich\f47 \emdash 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Thine oi\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 ntments have a goodly fragrance;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Thy name is as ointment poured forth;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Therefore do the virgins love Thee.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 There was no such ointment as that with\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
 which the High Priest was anointed: our Bridegroom is a Priest as well as a King. The trembling bride cannot wholly dismiss her fears; but the unrest and the longing become unbearable, and she determines to surrender all, and come what may to follow full
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 y\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
. She will yield her very self to Him, heart and hand, influence and possessions. Nothing can be so insupportable as His absence! If He lead to another Moriah, or even to a Calvary, she will follow Him.
\par 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Draw me: we will run after Thee!}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs20 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs20\insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47\afs20 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs20\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 But ah! what follo\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
ws? A wondrously glad surprise. No Moriah, no Calvary; on the contrary, a KING! When the heart submits, then JESUS reigns. And when JESUS reigns, there }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 is}{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  rest.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 And where does He head His bride?
\par 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The King hath brought me into His chambers.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s33\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Not first to th\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 e banqueting house\hich\f47 \emdash \loch\f47 that will come in due season; but first to be alone with Himself.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 How perfect! Could we be satisfied to meet a beloved one only in public? No; we want to take such an one aside\hich\f47 \emdash \loch\f47 
to have him all to ourselves. So with our MASTER: He takes H\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
is now fully consecrated bride aside, to taste and enjoy the sacred intimacies of His wondrous love. The Bridegroom of His Church longs for communion with His people more than they long for fellowship with Him, and often has to cry:\hich\f47 \emdash 

\par 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Let Me see thy counte\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 nance, let Me hear thy voice;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 For sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Are we not all too apt to seek Him rather because of our need than for His joy and pleasure? This should not be. We do not admire selfish children who only think of what \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
they can get from their parents, and are unmindful of the pleasure that they may give or the service that they may render. But are not we in danger of forgetting that pleasing GOD means giving Him pleasure? Some of us look back to the time when the words 
\loch\af47\dbch\af31505\hich\f47 \'93\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 To please GOD\'94\loch\f47 
 meant no more than not to sin against Him, not to grieve Him; but would the love of earthly parents be satisfied with the mere absence of disobedience? Or a bridegroom, if his bride only sought him for the supply of her own need?
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 A word abou\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
t the morning watch may not be out of place here. There is no time so profitably spent as the early hour given to JESUS only. Do we give sufficient attention to this hour? If possible, it should be redeemed; nothing can make up for it. We must take time t
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 o\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
 be holy! One other thought. When we bring our questions to GOD, do we not sometimes either go on to offer some other petition, or leave the closet without waiting for replies? Does not this seem to show little expectation of an answer, and little desire 
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 f\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 or one? Should we like to be treated so? Quiet waiting before GOD would save from many a mistake and from many a sorrow.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 We have found the bride making a glad discovery of a KING\hich\f47 \emdash \loch\f47 her KING\hich\f47 \emdash \loch\f47 and not a cross, as she expected; this is the first-fruit of her con\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
secration.
\par 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 We will be glad and rejoice in Thee,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 We will make mention of Thy love more than of wine.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Rightly do they love Thee.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Another discovery not less important awaits her. She has seen the face of the KING, and as the rising sun reveals that which wa\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 
s hidden in the darkness, so His light has revealed her blackness to her. \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 Ah,\'94\loch\f47 \hich\f47  she cries, \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 I am black\'94\loch\f47 ;\hich\f47 \emdash \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 But comely,\'94\loch\f47 
\hich\f47  interjects the Bridegroom, with inimitable grace and tenderness. \'93\loch\f47 Nay, \hich\f47 \lquote \loch\f47 black as the tents of Kedar,\hich\f47 \rquote \'94\loch\f47 \hich\f47  she continues. \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 Yet to Me,\'94
\loch\f47  He re\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 s\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 ponds, \'93\loch\f47 thou art \hich\f47 \lquote \loch\f47 comely as the curtains of Solomon!\hich\f47 \rquote \'94\loch\f47 
 Nothing humbles the soul like sacred and intimate communion with the Lord; yet there is a sweet joy in feeling that }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 He}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  knows }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 all,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 
 and, notwithstanding, loves us still. Things once called \'93\loch\f47 little neglig\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 ences\'94\loch\f47 \hich\f47  are seen with new eyes in \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 the secret of His presence.\'94\loch\f47 
 There we see the mistake, the sin, of not keeping our own vineyard. This the bride confesses:\hich\f47 \emdash 
\par 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Look not upon me, because I am swarthy,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Because the sun hath scorched me.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 My mother\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 s sons were i\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 ncensed against me,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 They made me keeper of the vineyards;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 But mine own vineyard have I not kept}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs20 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs20\insrsid16059227 .
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47\afs20 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs20\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Our attention is here drawn to a danger which is pre-eminently one of this day: the intense activity of our times may lead to zeal in service, }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 to the neglect of personal communion;}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
 but such neglect will not only lessen the value of the service, but tend to incapacitate us for the highest service. If we are watchful over the souls of others, and neglect our own\hich\f47 \emdash \loch\f47 if we are seeking to remove the mote
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 s from our brother\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 
s eye, unmindful of the beam in our own, we shall often be disappointed with our powerlessness to help our brethren, while our MASTER will not be less disappointed in us. Let us never forget that what we are is more important than what 
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 w\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
e do; and that all fruit borne when not abiding in CHRIST must be fruit of the flesh, and not of the SPIRIT. The sin of neglected communion may be forgiven, and yet the effect remain permanently; as wounds when healed often leave a scar behind.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 We now come\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
 to a very sweet evidence of the reality of the heart-union of the bride with her LORD. She is one with the GOOD SHEPHERD: her heart at once goes instinctively forth to the feeding of the flock; but she would tread in the footsteps of Him whom her soul lo
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 v\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 eth, and would neither labour alone, nor in other companionship than His own:\hich\f47 \emdash 
\par 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Tell me, O Thou whom my soul loveth,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Where Thou feedest Thy flock, where Thou makest it to 
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 rest at noon: 
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 For why should I be as one that is veiled
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Beside the flocks of Thy co\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 mpanions?
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s33\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 She will not mistake the society of His servants for that of their MASTER.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s34\ql \fi-720\li2160\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2160\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 If thou know not, O thou fairest among women,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Go thy way forth by the footsteps of the flock,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 And feed thy kids beside the shepherds\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47  tents.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs20 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs20\insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47\afs20 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs20\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 These are the words of the \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
daughters of Jerusalem, and give a correct reply to her questionings. Let her show her love to her LORD by feeding His sheep, by caring for His lambs (see John xxi. 15-17), and she need not fear to miss His presence. While sharing with other under-shepher
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 d\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 s in caring for His flock she will find the CHIEF SHEPHERD at her side, and enjoy the tokens of His approval. It will be service }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 with}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  JESUS as well as }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 for}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  JESUS.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 But far sweeter than the reply of the daughters of Jerusalem is the voice of the Bridegroom, w\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
ho now speaks Himself. It is the living fruit of her heart-oneness with Him that makes His love break forth in the joyful utterances of verses 9-11. For it is not only true that our love for our LORD will show itself in feeding His sheep, but that He who 
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 w\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 hen on earth said, \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these My brethren, ye have done it unto Me,\'94\loch\f47 
 has His own heart-love stirred, and not infrequently specially reveals Himself to those who are ministering for Him.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The commendation of t\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 he bride in verse 9 is one of striking appropriateness and beauty:\hich\f47 \emdash 
\par 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 I have compared thee, O My love,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 To a company of horses in Pharaoh\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 s chariots.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s33\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 It will be remembered that horses originally came out of Egypt, and that the pure breed still found in Arab\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 ia was during Solomon\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 
s reign brought by his merchants for all the kings of the East. Those selected for Pharaoh\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 
s own chariot would not only be of the purest blood and perfect in proportion and symmetry, but also perfect in training, docile and obedient;\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
they would know no will but that of the charioteer, and the only object of their existence would be to carry the king whithersoever he would go. So should it be with the Church of CHRIST; one body with many members, indwelt and guided by one SPIRIT; holdi
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 n\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 g the HEAD, and knowing no will but His; her rapid and harmonious movement should cause His kingdom to progress throughout the world.
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\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Many years ago a beloved friend, returning from the East by the overland route, made the journey from Suez to Cairo in the\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
 cumbrous diligence then in use. The passengers on landing took their places, about a dozen wild young horses were harnessed with ropes to the vehicle, the driver took his seat and cracked his whip, and the horses dashed off, some to the right, some to th
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 e\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
 left, and others forward, causing the coach to start with a bound, and as suddenly to stop, with the effect of first throwing those sitting in the front seat into the laps of those sitting behind, and then of reversing the operation. With the aid of suff
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 i\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
cient Arabs running on each side to keep these wild animals progressing in the right direction the passengers were jerked and jolted, bruised and shaken, until, on reaching their destination, they were too wearied and sore to take the rest they so much ne
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 e\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 ded.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Is not the Church of GOD to-day more like these untrained steeds than a company of horses in Pharaoh\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 
s chariot? And while self-will and disunion are apparent in the Church, can we wonder that the world still lieth in the wicked one, and that the great\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  heathen nations are barely touched?
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Changing His simile, the Bridegroom continues:\hich\f47 \emdash 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Thy cheeks are comely with plaits of hair,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Thy neck with strings of jewels.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 We will make thee plaits of gold
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 With studs of silver.
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\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
The bride is not only beautiful and useful to her LORD, she is also adorned, and it is His delight to add to her adornments. Nor are His gifts perishable flowers, or trinkets destitute of intrinsic value: the finest of the gold, the purest of the silver, 
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 a\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 nd the most precious and lasting of the jewels are the gifts of the Royal Bridegroom to His spouse; and these, plaited amongst her own hair, increase His pleasure who has bestowed them.

\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 In verses 12-14 the bride responds:\hich\f47 \emdash 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 While the King sat at His table
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 My spikenard sent forth its fragrance}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs20 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs20\insrsid16059227 .
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\af47\afs20 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs20\insrsid16059227 
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\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
It is in His presence and through His grace that whatever of fragrance or beauty may be found in us comes forth. Of Him as its source, through Him as its instrument, and to Him as its end, is all that is gracious and\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
 divine. But HE HIMSELF is better far than all His grace works in us.
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\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 My Beloved is unto me as a bundle of myrrh,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 That lieth betwixt my breasts.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 My beloved is unto me as a cluster of henna-flowers
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 In the vineyards of En-gedi.
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\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Well is it when our eyes are\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
 filled with His beauty and our hearts are occupied with Him. In the measure in which this is true of us we shall recognize the correlative truth that His great heart is occupied with us. Note the response of the Bridegroom:\hich\f47 \emdash 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Behold, thou art fair, My lov\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 e; behold, thou art fair;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Thine eyes are as a dove\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 s.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs20 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs20\insrsid16059227 
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\af47\afs20 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs20\insrsid16059227 
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\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 How can the Bridegroom truthfully use such words of one who recognizes herself as
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\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Black as the tents of Kedar?
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\af47\afs20 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs20\insrsid16059227 
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\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 And still more strong are the Bridegroom\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 s words in chapter iv.7:-
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\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Thou art all fair, My love;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 And there is no spot in thee.
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\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
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\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
We shall find the solution of this difficulty in 2 Cor. iii. Moses in contemplation of the Divine glory became so transformed that the Israelites were not able to look on the glory of his countenan\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 ce. \'93
\loch\f47 \hich\f47 
We all, with unveiled face (beholding and) reflecting as a mirror the glory of the LORD, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory (i.e. the brightness caught from His glory transforms us to glory), even as from the LORD the SPIRIT.\'94
\loch\f47  Ev\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 e\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
ry mirror has two surfaces; the one is dull and unreflecting, and is all spots, but when the reflecting surface is turned towards us we see no spot, we see our own image. So while the bride is delighting in the beauty of the Bridegroom He beholds His own 
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 i\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 mage in her; there is no spot in that: it is all fair. May we ever present this reflection to His gaze, and to the world in which we live for the very purpose of reflecting Him.
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\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Note again His words:\hich\f47 \emdash 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Thine eyes are as dove\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 s,
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\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
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\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 or
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\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Thou hast dove\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 s eyes.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs20 \ltrch\fcs0 \outl\fs20\insrsid16059227 
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\af47\afs20 \ltrch\fcs0 \outl\fs20\insrsid16059227 
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\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The hawk is a beautiful bird, and has beautiful eyes, quick and penetrating; but the Bridegroom desires not hawk\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 
s eyes in His bride. The tender eyes of the innocent dove are those which He admires. It was as a dove that the HOLY SPIRIT came upon Him at H\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
is baptism, and the dove-like character is that which He seeks for in each of His people.
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\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The reason why David was not permitted to build the Temple was a very significant one. His life was far from perfect; and his mistakes and sins have been faithfully r
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 ecorded by the HOLY SPIRIT. They brought upon him God\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 
s chastenings, yet it was not any of these that disqualified him from building the Temple, but rather his warlike spirit; and this though many of his battles, if not all, were for the establishment of \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 G
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 OD\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 
S Kingdom and the fulfilment of His promises to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Solomom, the Prince of Peace, alone could build the Temple. If we would be soul-winners and build up the Church, which is His Temple, let us note this: not by discussion nor by 
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 a\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 rgument, but by lifting up CHRIST shall we draw men unto Him.
\par 
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 We now come to the reply of the bride. He has called her fair; wisely and well does she reply:\hich\f47 \emdash 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Behold Thou art fair, my Beloved, yea, pleasant:
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Also our couch is green.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The beams of our house\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  are cedars,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 And our rafters are firs.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 I am (but) a rose of Sharon,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 A lily of the valleys.
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\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The last words are often quoted as though they were the utterance of the Bridegroom, but we believe erroneously. The bride says in effect, Thou callest me fair and 
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 pleasant, the fairness and pleasantness are Thine; I am but a wild flower, a lowly, scentless rose of Sharon (i.e. the autumn crocus), or a lily of the valley.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 To this the Bridegroom responds: \'93\loch\f47 Be it so; but if a wild flower, yet
\par 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s34\ql \fi-720\li2160\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2160\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 As a lily among thorns,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 So is My love among the daughters.\'94
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Again the bride replies:\hich\f47 \emdash 
\par 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s34\ql \fi-720\li2160\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2160\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 As the apple tree (the citron) among the trees of the wood,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 So is my Beloved among the sons.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 I sat down under His shadow with great delight,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 And His fruit was sweet to my taste.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The citron is\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
 a beautiful evergreen, affording delightful shade as well as refreshing fruit. A humble wild flower herself, she recognizes her Bridegroom as a noble tree, alike ornamental and fruitful. Shade from the burning sun, refreshment and rest she finds in Him. 
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 W\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
hat a contrast her present position and feelings to those with which this section commenced! He knew full well the cause of all her fears; her distrust sprang from her ignorance of Himself, so He took her aside, and in the sweet intimacies of mutual love 
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 h\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 er fears and distrust have vanished, like the mists of the morning before the rising sun.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 But now that she has learned to know Him, she has a further experience of His love. He is not ashamed to acknowledge her publicly.
\par 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s34\ql \fi-720\li2160\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2160\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 He brought me to the banqueting ho\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 use,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 And His banner over me was love.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The house of wine is now as appropriate as the King\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 
s chambers were. Fearlessly and without shame she can sit at His side, His acknowledged spouse, the bride of His choice. Overwhelmed with His love she exclaims:\hich\f47 \emdash 
\par 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s34\ql \fi-720\li2160\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2160\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Stay ye me with raisins, comfort me with apples:
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 For I am sick of love.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 His left hand is under my head,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 And His right hand doth embrace me.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Now she finds the blessedness of being possessed. No longer her own, heart-rest is alike her right and her enjoymen\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
t; and so the Bridegroom would have it.
\par 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s34\ql \fi-720\li2160\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2160\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 By the roes, and by the hinds of the field,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 That ye stir not up nor awake My love,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Until she}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs18 \ltrch\fcs0 \cs21\fs18\up6\insrsid16059227 \chftn {\footnote \ltrpar \pard\plain \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 
\af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs18 \ltrch\fcs0 \cs21\fs18\up6\insrsid16059227 \chftn }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs20 \ltrch\fcs0 
\fs20\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47  The pronoun here and in chapter iii. 5, and viii. 4, should not be \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 he\'94\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47  as A. V., nor \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 it\'94
\loch\f47 \hich\f47  as R.V., but \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 she\'94.}}}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47   please.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 It is never by His will that our rest in Him is disturbed.
\par 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s34\ql \fi-720\li2160\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2160\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 You may always be abiding,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 If you will, at Jesus\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47  side;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 in the secret of His presence
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 You may every moment hide.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s33\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 There is no change in His love;\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47  He is the same yesterday, to-day, and for ever. To us He promises, \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 
I will never leave thee, never fail thee, nor forsake thee\'94\loch\f47 \hich\f47 ; and His earnest exhortation and command is, \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 Abide in Me, and I in you.\'94
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \page 
\par 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qc \li0\ri0\sb120\sa120\keepn\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\outlinelevel2\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af47\afs28\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 
\b\fs28\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 SECTION II
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\ab\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s57\qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Communion Broken\hich\f47 \emdash \loch\f47 Restoration
\par 
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Cant. ii\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 . 8-iii.5
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\ab\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \loch\af47\dbch\af31505\hich\f47 \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things that were heard, lest happly we drift away from them.\'94\emdash }{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Heb. ii. 1 (R.V.).
\par 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s33\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 At the close of the first section we left the bride satisfied and at rest in the arms of her Beloved, who \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
had charged the daughters of Jerusalem not to stir up nor awaken His love until she please. We might suppose that a union so complete, a satisfaction so full, would never be interrupted by failure on the part of the happy bride. But, alas, the experience 
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 o\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
f most of us shows how easily communion with CHRIST may be broken, and how needful are the exhortations of our LORD to those who are indeed branches of the true Vine, and cleansed by the Word which He has spoken, to abide in Him. The failure is never on H
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 i\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 s side. \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 Lo, I am with you alway.\'94\loch\f47  But, alas, the bride often forgets the exhortation addressed to her in Ps. xiv:\hich\f47 \emdash 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s34\ql \fi-720\li2160\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2160\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Forget also thine own people, and thy father\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 s house;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 So shall the King greatly d\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 esire thy beauty;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 For He is thy Lord; and worship thou Him.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 In this section the bride has drifted back from her position of blessing into a state of worldliness. Perhaps the very restfulness of her new-found jo
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 y made her feel too secure; perhaps she thought that, so far as she was concerned, there was no need for the exhortation, \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 Little children, keep yourselves from idols.\'94\loch\f47 
 Or she may have thought that the love of the world was so thoroughly taken away that s\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 h\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
e might safely go back, and, by a little compromise on her part, she might win her friends to follow her LORD too. Perhaps she scarcely thought at all: glad that she was saved and free, she forgot that the current\hich\f47 \emdash \loch\f47 
the course of this world\hich\f47 \emdash \loch\f47 was against her;\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
and insensibly glided, drifted back to that position out of which she was called, unaware all the time of backsliding. It is not necessary, when the current is against us, to turn the boat,s head down the stream in order to drift; or for a runner in a rac
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 e\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  to turn back in order to miss the prize.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Ah, how often the enemy succeeds, by one device or another, in tempting the believer away from that position of entire consecration to CHRIST in which alone the fulness of His power and of His love can be experienc
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
ed. We say the fulness of His power and of His love; for he may not have ceased to love his LORD. In the passage before us the bride still loves Him truly, though not wholly; there is still a power in His Word which is not unfelt, though she no longer ren
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 d\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
ers instant obedience. She little realizes how she is wronging her LORD, and how real is the wall of separation between them. To her, worldliness seems as but a little thing; she has not realized the solemn truth of many passages in the Word of GOD that s
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 p\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 eak in no measured terms of the folly, the danger, the sin of friendship with the world. \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 
Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the FATHER is not in him.\'94\loch\f47 \hich\f47  \'93\loch\f47 Ye adulteresses, know ye not that th\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 e
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47  friendship of the world is enmity with GOD? Whosoever therefore would be a friend of the world maketh himself an enemy of GOD.\'94\loch\f47 \hich\f47  \'93\loch\f47 
Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers; for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? or what communion hath light wi\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 t\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
h darkness? And what concord hath CHRIST with Belial? or what portion hath a believer with an unbeliever?. . .Wherefore:\hich\f47 \emdash 
\par 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Come ye out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 And touch no unclean thing;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 And I will receive you,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 And will be to y\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 ou a FATHER,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 And ye shall be to Me sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
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\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 We have to take our choice: we cannot enjoy both the world and CHRIST.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The bride had not learned this: she would fain enjoy both, with no thought of their incompatibility. She\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  observes with joy the approach of the Bridegroom.
\par 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The voice of my Beloved! Behold He cometh
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Leaping upon the mountain, bounding over the hills.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 My Beloved is like a gazelle or a young hart;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Behold He standeth behind our wall,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 He looketh in at the windows,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 He glanceth through the lattice.
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\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s33\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
The heart of the bride leaps on hearing the voice of her Beloved, as He comes in search of her. He has crossed the hills; He draws near to her; He stands behind the wall; He even looks in at the windows; with tender and \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
touching words He woes her to come forth to Him. He utters no reproach, and His loving entreaties sink deep in her memory.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s34\ql \fi-720\li2160\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2160\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 My Beloved spake, and said unto me,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Rise up, My love, My fair one, and come away,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 For, lo, the winter is past,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The rain is over and \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 gone;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The flowers appear on the earth;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The time of the singing of birds is come,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 And the voice of the turtle is heard in our land;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The fig-tree ripeneth her green figs,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 And the vines are in blossom,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 They give forth their fragrance.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Arise, My love, My fair one, and come away.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s33\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 All nature is responsive to the return of the summer, wilt thou, My Bride, be irresponsive to My love?
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s34\ql \fi-720\li2160\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2160\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Arise, My love, My fair one, and come away.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s33\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Can such pleading be in vain? Alas, it can, it was!
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 In yet mor\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 e touching words the Bridegroom continues:\hich\f47 \emdash 
\par 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 O My dove, that art in the clefts of the rock, in the covert of the steep place,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Let Me see thy countenance, let Me hear thy voice!
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 For sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely.
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\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s33\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Wonderful thought! that\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
 GOD should desire fellowship with us; and that He whose love once made Him the Man of Sorrows may now be made the Man of Joys by the loving devotion of human hearts.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 But strong as is His love, and His desire for His bride, He can come no further. Where sh\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
e now is He can never come. But surely she will go forth to Him. Has He not a claim upon her? She feels and enjoys His love, will she let His desire count for nothing? For, let us notice, it is not here the bride longing in vain for her LORD, but the Brid
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 e\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 groom who is seeking for her Alas that He should seek in vain!
\par 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vineyards;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 For our vineyards are in blossom,
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s33\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 He continues.  The enemies may be small, but the mischief done great. A little spray of blosso\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
m, so tiny as to be scarcely perceived, is easily spoiled, but thereby the fruitfulness of a whole branch may be for ever destroyed. And how numerous the little foxes are!  Little compromises with the world; disobedience to the still small voice in little
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
things; little indulgences of the flesh to the neglect of duty; little strokes of policy; doing evil in little things that good may come; and the beauty and the fruitfulness of the vine are sacrificed!
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 We have a sad illustration of the deceitfulness of sin\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
 in the response of the bride. Instead of bounding forth to meet Him, she first comforts her own heart by the remembrance of His faithfulness, and of her union with Him:\hich\f47 \emdash 
\par 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 My Beloved is mine, and I am His:
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 He feedeth }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 His flock}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  among the lilies.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s33\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
My position is one of security, I have no need to be concerned about it. He is mine, and I am His; and nought can alter that relationship. I can find Him now at any time, He feedeth His flock among the lilies. While the sun of prosperity shines upon me I 
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 m\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 ay safely enjoy myself here without Him. Should trial and darkness come He will be sure not to fail me.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s34\ql \fi-720\li2160\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2160\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Until the day be cool, and the shadows flee away,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Turn, my Beloved, and be Thou like a gazelle or a young hart.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Upon the mountains of Bether.
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\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s33\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Careless\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  of His desire, she thus lightly dismisses Him, with the thought: A little later I may enjoy His love; and the grieved Bridegroom departs!
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Poor foolish bride! she will soon find that the things that once satisfied her can satisfy no longer; and that it is \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
easier to turn a deaf ear to His tender call than to recall or find her absent LORD.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The day became cool, and the shadows did flee away; but He returned not. Then in the solemn night she discovered her mistake: It was dark, and she was alone. Retiring to r\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
est she still hoped for His return\hich\f47 \emdash \loch\f47 the lesson that worldliness is an absolute bar to full communion still unlearned.
\par 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 By night on my bed I sought Him whom my soul loveth:
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 I sought Him, but I found Him not!
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s33\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 She waits and wearies: His absence becomes insupp\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 ortable:\hich\f47 \emdash 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s34\ql \fi-720\li2160\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2160\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 I said}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 , I will rise now, and go about the city,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 In the streets and in the broad ways.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 I will seek Him whom my soul loveth:
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 I sought Him, but I found Him not!
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s33\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 How different her position from what it might have been! Instead of seeking Him alone,\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 
 desolate and in the dark, she might have gone forth with Him in the sunshine, leaning upon His arm. She might have exchanged the partial view of her Beloved through the lattice, when she could no longer say \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 Nothing between,\'94
\loch\f47  for the joy of His embrace, \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 a\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 nd His public confession of her as His chosen bride!
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\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s34\ql \fi-720\li2160\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2160\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The watchmen that go about the city found me:
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 To whom I said}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 , Saw ye Him whom my soul loveth?
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 It was but a little that I passed from them,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 When I found Him whom my soul loveth.
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\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s33\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 She had already obeyed His command, \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 Arise, and come away.\'94\loch\f47 
 Fearless of reproach, she was seeking Him in the dark; and when she began to confess her LORD, she soon found Him and was restored to His favour:\hich\f47 \emdash 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s34\ql \fi-720\li2160\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2160\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 I held Him, and would not let Him go,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Until I ha\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 d brought Him into my mother\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 s house,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 And into the chamber of her that conceived me.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s33\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Jerusalem above is the mother of us all. There it is that communion is enjoyed, not in worldly ways or self-willed indulgence.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Communion fully restored, the section close\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 s, as did the first, with the loving charge of the Bridegroom that none should disturb His bride:\hich\f47 \emdash 

\par 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 By the roes, and by the hinds of the field,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 (By all that is loving and beautiful and constant)
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 That ye stir not up, \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 nor awake My love,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Until she}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs18 \ltrch\fcs0 \cs21\fs18\up6\insrsid16059227 \chftn {\footnote \ltrpar \pard\plain \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 
\af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs18 \ltrch\fcs0 \cs21\fs18\up6\insrsid16059227 \chftn }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs20 \ltrch\fcs0 
\fs20\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  See note on page 26.}}}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  please.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
May we all, while living down here, in the world, but not of it, find our home in the heavenly places to which we are seated together with CHRIST. Sent into the world to witness for our MASTER, \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
may we ever be strangers there, ready to confess Him the true object of our soul\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 s devotion.
\par 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 How amiable are Thy tabernacles,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 O Lord of hosts!
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 My soul longeth, yea even fainteth for the courts of the Lord;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 My heart and my flesh cry out unto the living God,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Blessed are they that dwell in Thy house:
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 They will be still praising Thee. . .
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 A day in Thy courts is better than a thousand.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 For the Lord God in a Sun and Shield:
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The Lord will give grace and glory:
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 No good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 O Lord of hosts,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Blessed is the man that trusteth in Thee!
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \page 
\par 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qc \li0\ri0\sb120\sa120\keepn\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\outlinelevel2\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af47\afs28\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 
\b\fs28\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 SECTION III
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\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The Joy of Unbroken Communion
\par 
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Cant. iii. 6-v\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 . I
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s35\ql \fi-720\li2880\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2880\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 O Jesus, King most wonderful,
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s56\ql \fi-720\li3600\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin3600\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Thou Conqueror renown\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 d.
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Thou sweetness most ineffable,
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s56\ql \fi-720\li3600\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin3600\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 In whom all joys are found!
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s35\ql \fi-720\li2880\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2880\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Thee, Jesus, may our voices bless;
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s56\ql \fi-720\li3600\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin3600\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Thee may  we love alone;
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s35\ql \fi-720\li2880\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2880\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 And ever in our lives express
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The image of Thine own.
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\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s33\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 We have been mainly oc\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
cupied in Sections I and II with the words and the experiences of the bride; in marked contrast to this, in this section our attention is first called to the Bridegroom, and then it is from Himself that we hear of the bride, as the object of His love, and
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 the delight of His heart. The daughters of Jerusalem are the first speakers.
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\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Who is this that cometh up out of the wilderness like pillars of smoke,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Perfumed with myrrh and frankincense,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 With all powders of the merchant?
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\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 They themselves give the reply:\hich\f47 \emdash 
\par 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 King Solomon made himself a car of state 
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Of the wood of Lebanon.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 He made the pillars thereof of silver,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The bottom thereof of gold, the seat of it of purple,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The midst thereof being paved with love (love-gifts).
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 From the daughters of Jerusalem.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Behold, i\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 t is the litter of Solomon;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Threescore mighty men are about it,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Of the mighty men of Israel
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 They all handle the sword, }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 and}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  are expert in war:

\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Every man hath his sword upon his thigh,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Because of fear in the night.
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\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 In these verses the bride is not mentioned\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
; she is eclipsed in the grandeur and the state of her royal Bridegroom; nevertheless, she is both enjoying and sharing it. The very air is perfumed by the smoke of the incense that ascends pillar-like to the clouds; and all that safeguards the position o
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 f\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
 the Bridegroom Himself, and shows forth His dignity, safeguards also the accompanying bride, the sharer of His glory. The car of state in which they sit is built of fragrant cedar from Lebanon, and the finest of the gold and silver have been lavished in 
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 i\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
ts construction. The fragrant wood typifies the beauty of sanctified humanity, while the gold reminds us of the divine glory of our Lord, and the silver of the purity and preciousness of His redeemed and peerless Church. The imperial purple with which it 
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 i\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 s lined tells us of the Gentiles\hich\f47 \emdash \loch\f47 \hich\f47 
the daughter of Tyre has been there with her gift; while the love-gifts of the daughters of Jerusalem accord with the prophecy, \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 Even the rich among the people shall entreat thy favour.\'94
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 These are the things that attract th\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 e attention of the daughters of Jerusalem, but the bride is occupied with the King Himself, and she exclaims:\hich\f47 \emdash 
\par 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Go forth, O ye daughters of Zion, and behold King Solomon,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 With the crown wherewith His mother hath crowned Him in the day of His espousals,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 And\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  in the day of the gladness of His heart.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s33\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
The crowned KING is everything to her, and she would have Him to be so to the daughters of Zion likewise. She dwells with delight on the gladness of His heart in the day of His espousals, for now she is not occupi\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
ed with Him for her }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 own}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  sake, but rejoices in }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 
\i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 His}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
 joy in finding in her His satisfaction. Do we sufficiently cultivate this unselfish desire to be all for JESUS, and to do all for His pleasure? Or are we conscious that we principally go to Him for our own \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
sakes, or at best for the sake of our fellow-creatures? How much of prayer there is that begins and ends with the creature, forgetful of the privilege of giving joy to the Creator! Yet it is only when He sees in our unselfish love and devotion to Him the 
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 r\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 eflection of His own that His heart can feel full satisfaction, and pour itself forth in precious utterances of love such as those which we find in the following words:\hich\f47 \emdash 

\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s34\ql \fi-720\li2160\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2160\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Behold, thou art fair, My love; behold, thou art fair;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Thine eyes are as dove\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 s behin\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 d thy veil;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Thy hair is as a flock of goats,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 That lie along the side of Mount Gilead;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Thy teeth are like a flock }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 of ewes}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  that are }{
\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 newly}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  shorn,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Which are come up from the washing.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Which are all of them in pairs,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 And none is bereaved among them.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 And thy speech is comely, etc. (See verses 3-5).
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 We have already found the explanation of the bride in her reflecting like a mirror the beauty of the Bridegroom. Well may He with satisfaction describe her beauty whil\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
e she is thus occupied with Himself! The lips that speak only of Him are like a thread of scarlet; the mouth or speech which has no word of self, or for self, is comely in His sight.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 How sweet His words of appreciation and commendation were to the bride we\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  can well imagine; but her joy was too deep for expression; she was silent in her love. She would not }{\rtlch\fcs1 
\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 now}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  think of sending Him away until the day be cool and the shadows flee away.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Still less does the Bridegroom think of finding His joy apart from His brid\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 e. He says:\hich\f47 \emdash 
\par 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s34\ql \fi-720\li2160\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2160\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Until the day be cool, and the shadows flee away,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 I will get Me to the mountain of myrrh,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 And to the hill of frankincense.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Separation never comes from His side. He is always ready for communion with a prepared heart, and in this happy commun\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
ion the bride becomes ever fairer, and more like to her LORD. She is being progressively changed into His image, from one degree of glory to another, through the wondrous working of the HOLY SPIRIT, until the Bridegroom can declare:\hich\f47 \emdash 

\par 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s34\ql \fi-720\li2160\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2160\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Thou art all fair, My\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  love;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 And there is no spot on thee.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 And now she is }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 fit for service,}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  and to it the Bridegroom woos her; she will not now misrepresent Him:\hich\f47 \emdash 
\par 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s34\ql \fi-720\li2160\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2160\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Come with Me from Lebanon, My bride,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 With Me from Lebanon;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Look from the top of Amana,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 From the top of Senir and H\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 ermon,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 From the lions\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47  dens,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 From the mountains of the leopards.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s33\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \loch\af47\dbch\af31505\hich\f47 \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 Come with Me.\'94\loch\f47 \hich\f47  It is always so. If our SAVIOUR says, \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 Go ye therefore and disciple all nations,\'94\loch\f47 \hich\f47 
 He precedes it by, \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 All power is given unto Me,\'94\loch\f47 \hich\f47  and follows it by, \'93\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 Lo, I am with you always.\'94\loch\f47 \hich\f47 
 Or if, as here, He calls His bride to come, it is still \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 with Me,\'94\loch\f47  and it in }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 in connection with this loving invitation }{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 that for the first time He changes the word \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 My love,\'94\loch\f47 \hich\f47  for the still more endearing one, \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 
My bride.\'94
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 What are \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 lions\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 \hich\f47  dens when the Lion of the tribe of Judah is with us; or mountains of leopards, when He is at our side! \'93
\loch\f47 \hich\f47 I will fear no evil, for Thou art with me.\'94\loch\f47  On the other hand, it is while thus facing dangers, and toiling with Him in service, that He says:\hich\f47 \emdash 
\par 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s34\ql \fi-720\li2160\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2160\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Thou hast ravished My heart, My sister, My bride;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Thou hast ravished My heart with one look from thine eyes,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 With one chain of thy neck.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s33\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Is it not wonderful how the heart of our Beloved can be thus ravished with the love of one who is prepared to accept H\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 
is invitation, and go forth with Him seeking to rescue the perishing! The marginal reading of the Revised Version is very significant: \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 Thou hast ravished My heart,\'94\loch\f47 \hich\f47  or \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 
Thou hast given me courage.\'94\loch\f47  If the Bridegroom\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 s heart may be encouraged by the fidel\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 i\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
ty and loving companionship of his bride, it is not surprising that we may cheer and encourage one another in our mutual service. St. Paul had a steep mountain of difficulty to climb when he was being led as a captive to Rome, not knowing the things that 
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 a\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 waited him there; but when the brethren met him at the Appii Forum he thanked God and took courage. May we ever thus strengthen one another\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 s hands in God!

\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 But to resume. The Bridegroom cheers the toilsome agents, and the steep pathways of danger, with swe\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 et communications of His love:\hich\f47 \emdash 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s34\ql \fi-720\li2160\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2160\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 How fair is thy love, My sister, }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 My}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  bride!
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 How much better is thy love than wine!
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 And the smell of thine ointments than all manner of spices!
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Thy lips, O }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 My}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  bride, drop }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 as}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  the honeycomb:
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Honey and milk are under thy tongue;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 And the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 A garden shut up is My sister, }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 My}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  bride;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 A spring shut up, a fountain sealed.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Thy shoots are a paradise of pomegranates, with precious fruits;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Henna with spikenard plants,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Spikenard and saffron,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices.
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Thou art}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  a fountain of gardens,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 A well of living waters,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 And flowing streams from Lebanon.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s33\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Engaged with th\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
e Bridegroom in seeking to rescue the perishing, the utterances of her lips are to Him as honey and the honeycomb; and figure is piled upon figure to express His satisfaction and joy. She is a garden full of precious fruits and delightful perfumes, but a 
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 g\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
arden enclosed; the fruit she ears may bring blessing to many, but the garden is for Himself alone; she is a fountain, but a spring shut up, a fountain sealed. And yet again she is a fountain of gardens, a well of living waters and flowing streams from Le
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 b\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 anon: she carries fertility and imparts refreshment wherever she goes; and yet it is all of Him and for Him.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The bride now speaks for the second time in this section. As her first utterance was of Him, so now her second is for Him; self is found in neither.
\par 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s34\ql \fi-720\li2160\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2160\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Awake, O north wind; and come, thou south;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Let my Beloved come into His garden,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 And eat His precious fruits.
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\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s33\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 She is ready for any experience: the north wind and the south may blow upon her gard\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
en, if only the spices thereof may flow out to regale her Lord by their fragrance. He has called her His garden, a paradise of pomegranates and precious fruits; let Him come into it and eat His precious fruits.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 To this the Bridegroom replies:\hich\f47 \emdash 
\par 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 I am come i\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 nto My garden, My sister, My bride:
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 I have gathered My myrrh with My spice;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 I have eaten My honeycomb with My honey;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 I have drunk My wine with My milk.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s33\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Now, when she calls, He answers at once. When she is only for her LORD, He assures her that He finds al\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 l His satisfaction in her. 
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\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The section closes by the bride\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 s invitation to His friends and her, as well as to Himself:\hich\f47 \emdash 
\par 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Eat, O friends;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Drink, yea, drink abundantly, O Beloved.
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\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s33\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The consecration of all to our MASTER, far from lessening our power to impar\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
t, increases both our power and our joy in ministration. The five loaves and two fishes of the disciples, first given up to and blessed by the LORD, were abundant supply for the needy multitudes, and grew, in the act of distribution, into a store of which
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 twelve hampers full of fragments remained when all were fully satisfied.
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\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 We have, then, in this beautiful section, as we have seen, a picture of unbroken communion and its delightful issues. May our lives correspond! First, one with the KING, then speaking
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
 of the KING; the joy of communion leading to fellowship in service, to a being all for JESUS, ready for any experience that will fit for further service, surrendering all to Him, and willing to minister all for Him. There is no room for love of the world
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 here, for union with CHRIST has filled the heart; there is nothing for the gratification of the world, for all has been sealed and is kept for the MASTER\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 S use.

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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Jesus, my life is Thine!
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 And evermore shall be
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Hidden in Thee.
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 For nothing can untwine
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Thy life from mine.
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\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par \page 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qc \li0\ri0\sb120\sa120\keepn\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\outlinelevel2\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af47\afs28\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 
\b\fs28\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 SECTION IV
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\ab\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s57\qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Communion again Broken\hich\f47 \emdash \loch\f47 Restoration
\par 
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Cant. v. 2-vi.10.
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\ab\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s33\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The fourth section commences with an address of the bride to the daughters of Jerusalem, in which she narrates her recent sad experience, and entreats their help in h
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 er trouble. The presence and comfort of her Bridegroom are again lost to her; not this time by relapse into worldliness, but by slothful self-indulgence.
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\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 We are not told of the steps that led to her failure; of how self again found place in her heart. Perh\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
aps spiritual pride in the achievements which grace enabled her to accomplish was the cause; or, not improbably, a cherished satisfaction in the }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 blessing}{\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  she had received, instead of in the }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \scaps\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Blesser}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  Himself, may have led to the separation. She seems to have\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
 been largely unconscious of her declination; self-occupied and self-contented, she scarcely noticed His absence; she was resting, resting alone,\hich\f47 \emdash \loch\f47 
never asking where He had gone, or how He was employed. And more than this, the door of her chamber was not o\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 n\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
ly closed, but barred; an evidence that His return was neither eagerly desired nor expected.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 Yet her heart was not far from Him; there was a music in His voice that awakened echoes in her soul such as no other voice could have stirred. She was still \'93\loch\f47 a gar\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
\hich\f47 den shut up, a fountain sealed,\'94\loch\f47  so far as the world was concerned. The snare this time was the more dangerous and insidious because it was quite unsuspected. Let us look at her narrative:\hich\f47 \emdash 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 I was asleep, but my heart waked:
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 It is the voice of my Beloved t\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 hat knocketh saying, 
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Open to Me, My sister, My love, My dove, My undefiled:
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 For My head is filled with dew,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 My locks with the drops of the night.
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\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 How often the position of the Bridegroom is that of a knocking Suitor outside, as in His epistle to the Laod\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 icean}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs18 
\ltrch\fcs0 \cs21\fs18\up6\insrsid16059227 \chftn {\footnote \ltrpar \pard\plain \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 
\fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs18 \ltrch\fcs0 \cs21\fs18\up6\insrsid16059227 \chftn }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs20 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs20\insrsid16059227 
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  The Church of Popular Opinion, as pointed out by the Rev. Charles Fox in an address at Keswick, as the Church of Philadelphia is the Church of Brotherly Love.}}}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47  Church: \'93\loch\f47 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear My voice, and open the \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with Me.
\'94\loch\f47  It is sad that He should be outside a closed door\hich\f47 \emdash \loch\f47 that He should need to knock; but still more sad that He should knock, and knock in vain at the door of any heart which has become His o
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 w\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 n. In this case it is not the }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 position}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47  of the bride that is wrong; if it were, His word as before would be, \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 Arise, and come away\'94\loch\f47 \hich\f47 ; whereas now His word is, \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 
Open to Me, My sister, My love.\'94\loch\f47  It was her }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 condition}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
 of self-satisfaction and love of ease that c\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 losed the door.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 Very touching are His words: \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 Open to Me, My sister\'94\loch\f47 \hich\f47  (He is the first-born among many brethren), \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 My love\'94\loch\f47  (the object of My heart
\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 \hich\f47 s devotion), \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 My dove\'94\loch\f47 \hich\f47  (one who has been endued with many of the gifts and graces of the HOLY SPIRIT), \'93\loch\f47 My un\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 
defiled\'94\loch\f47  (washed, renewed, and cleansed for Me); and He urges her to open by reference to His own condition:\hich\f47 \emdash 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 My head is filled with dew,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 My locks with the drops of the night.
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\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
Why is it that His head is filled with the dew? Because His heart is a shepherd-heart. There are those whom the FATHER has given to Him who are wandering on the dark mountains of sin: many, oh, how many, have never heart the SHEPHERD\hich\f47 \rquote 
\loch\f47 S voice; many, too, w\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 h\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 o were once in the fold have wandered away\hich\f47 \emdash \loch\f47 
far away from its safe shelter. The heart that never can forget, the love that never can fall, }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 must}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47  seek the wandering sheep until the lost one has been found: \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 My FATHER worketh hitherto, and I work.\'94\loch\f47  And will sh\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
e, who so recently was at His side, who joyfully braved the dens of lions and the mountains of leopards, will she leave Him to seek alone the wandering and the lost?
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Open to Me, My sister, My love, My dove, My undefiled:
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 For My head is filled with dew,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 My\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  locks with the drops of the night.
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\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 We do not know a more touching entreaty in the Word of GOD, and sad indeed is the reply of the bride:\hich\f47 \emdash 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on?
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them?
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 How sadly possible \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
it is to take delight in conferences and conventions, to feast on all the good things that are brought before us, and yet to be unprepared to go out from them to self-denying efforts to rescue the perishing; to delight in the rest of faith while forgetful
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
to fight the good fight of faith; to dwell upon the cleansing and the purity effected by faith, but to have little thought for the poor souls struggling in the mire of sin. If we can put off our coat when He would have us keep it on; if we can wash our fe
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 e\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 t while He is wandering alone upon the mountains, is there not sad want of fellowship with our LORD?
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Meeting with no response from the tardy bride, her
\par 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Beloved put in His hand by the hole of the door,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 And \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 her\'94\loch\f47  heart was moved for Him.
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\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 But, alas, the doo\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 r was not only latched, but barred; and His effort to secure an entrance was in vain.
\par 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 I rose up to open to my Beloved;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 And my hands dropped with myrrh,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 And my fingers with liquid myrrh,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Upon the handles of the bolt.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 I opened to my Beloved;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 But my Beloved \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 had withdrawn Himself, and was gone.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 My soul had failed me when He spake.
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\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
When, all too late, the bride did arise,she seems to have been more concerned to anoint herself with the liquid myrrh than to speedily welcome her waiting LORD; more occupied w\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
ith her own graces than with His desire. No words of welcome were uttered, though her heart failed within her; and the grieved One had withdrawn Himself before she was ready to receive Him. Again (as in the third chapter) she had to go forth alone to seek
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 her LORD; and this time her experiences were much more painful than on the former occasion.
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 I sought Him, but I could not find Him;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 I called Him, but He gave me no answer.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The watchmen that go about the city found me,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 They smote me, they wounded me;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The k\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 eepers of the walls took away my mantle from me.
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\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
Her first relapse had been one of inexperience; if a second relapse had been brought about by inadvertence she should at least have been ready and prompt when summoned to obey. It is not a little thing to f\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
all into the habit of being tardy in obedience, even in the case of a believer: in the case of the unbeliever the final issue of disobedience is inexpressibly awful:\hich\f47 \emdash 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Turn you at My reproof:
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Behold, I will pour out My Spirit unto you,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 I will make known My\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  words unto you.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Because I have called, and ye refused;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 I have stretched out My hand, and no man regarded;. . .
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 I also will laugh in the day of your calamity. . .
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Then shall they call upon Me, but will I not answer;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 They shall seek Me diligently, but they \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 shall not find Me.
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\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
The backsliding of the bride, though painful, was not final; for it was followed by true repentance. She went forth into the darkness and sought Him; she called, but He responded not, and the watchmen finding her, both smote and wounded
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
 her. They appear to have appreciated the gravity of her declination more correctly than she had done. Believers may be blinded to their own inconsistencies; others, however, note them; and the higher the position with regard to our LORD the more surely w
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 i\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 ll any failure be visited with reproach.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Wounded, dishonoured, unsuccessful in her search, and almost in despair, the bride turns to the daughters of Jerusalem; and recounting the story of her sorrows, adjures }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 
\i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 them}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  to tell her Beloved that she is not unfai\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 thful or unmindful of Him.
\par 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, if ye find my Beloved,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 That ye tell Him, that I am sick of love.
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\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The reply of the daughters of Jerusalem shows very clearly that the sorrow-stricken bride, wandering in the dark, is not r\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
ecognized as the bride of the KING, though her personal beauty does not escape notice.
\par 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 What is thy Beloved more than another beloved,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 O thou fairest among women?
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 What is thy Beloved more than another beloved,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 That thou dost so adjure us?
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\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
This question, implying that her Beloved was no more than any other, stirs her soul to its deepest depths; and, forgetting herself, she pours out from the fulness of her heart a soul-ravishing description of the glory and beauty of her LORD.
\par 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 My Beloved is\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  white and ruddy,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The chiefest among ten thousand.
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\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s33\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  (see verses 10-16, concluding with)
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s34\ql \fi-720\li2160\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2160\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 His mouth is most sweet; yea, He is altogether lovely.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 This is my Beloved, and this is my Friend,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 O daughters of Jerusalem.
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\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 It is interesting to compare the bride\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 s \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 description of the Bridegroom with the descriptions of \'93
\loch\f47 \hich\f47 the Ancient of Days\'94\loch\f47  in Dan. vii. 9, 10, and of our risen LORD in Rev. I. 13-16. The differences are very characteristic.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 In Dan. vii. we see the Ancient of Days seated on the throne of judgment; His \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
garment was white as snow, and the hair of His head like the pure wool; His throne and His wheels were as burning fire, and a fiery stream issued and came forth from before Him. The Son of Man was brought near before Him, and received from Him dominion, a
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 n\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
d glory, and an everlasting kingdom that shall not be destroyed. In Rev. i. we see the Son of Man Himself clothed with a garment down to the foot, and His head and His hair were white as wool, white as snow; but the bride sees her Bridegroom in all the vi
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 g\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 our of youth, with locks \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 bushy, and black as a raven.\'94\loch\f47 \hich\f47  The eyes of the risen SAVIOUR are described as \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 
a flame of fire,\'94\loch\f47 \hich\f47  but His bride sees them \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 like doves beside the water brooks.\'94\loch\f47 \hich\f47  In Revelation \'93\loch\f47 His voice is as the voice of many waters. . .and out of 
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 H\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 is mouth proceeded a sharp two-edged sword.\'94\loch\f47 \hich\f47 
 To the bride, His lips are as lilies, dropping liquid myrrh, and His mouth most sweet. The countenance of the risen SAVIOUR was \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 as the sun shineth in his strength,\'94\loch\f47  and the effect of the vision on John\hich\f47 
\emdash \'93\loch\f47 when I\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 saw Him, I fell at His feet as one dead\'94\emdash \loch\f47 \hich\f47 
was not unlike the effect of the vision given to Saul as he neared Damascus. But to His bride \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 His aspect is like Lebanon, excellent as the cedars.\'94\loch\f47  The LION of the tribe of Judah is to His own bride the KING of lo
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 v\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
e; and, with full heart and beaming face, she so recounts His beauties that the daughters of Jerusalem are seized with strong desire to seek Him with her, that they also may behold His beauty.
\par 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Whither is thy Beloved gone,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 O thou fairest among women?
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Whith\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 er hath thy Beloved turned Him,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 That we may seek Him with thee?
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The bride replies:\hich\f47 \emdash 
\par 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 My Beloved is gone down to His garden, to the beds of spices,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 To feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 I am my Beloved\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 s, and my Beloved is mine:
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 He feedeth His floc\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 k among the lilies.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 Forlorn and desolate as she might appear she still knows herself as the object of His affections, and claims Him as her own. This expression, \'93\loch\f47 
I am my Beloved\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 \hich\f47 s, and my Beloved is mine,\'94\loch\f47  is similar to that found in the second chapter, \loch\af47\dbch\af31505\hich\f47 \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 My Beloved is mine, and I am His\'94\loch\f47 
; and yet with noteworthy difference. Then her first thought of CHRIST was of her claim upon Him: His claim upon her was secondary. Now she thinks first of His claim; and only afterwards mentions her own. We see a still f\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 u
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 rther development of grace in chapter vii. 10, where the bride, losing sight of her claim altogether, says:\hich\f47 \emdash 
\par 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 I am my Beloved\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 s,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 And His desire is toward me.
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\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 No sooner has she uttered these words and acknowledged herself as His rightful possession\hich\f47 \emdash \loch\f47 a claim\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
 which she had practically repudiated when she kept Him barred out\hich\f47 \emdash \loch\f47 
than her Bridegroom Himself appears; and with no upbraiding word, but in tenderest love, tells her how beautiful she is in His eyes, and speaks her praise to the daughters of Jerusalem.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 To \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 her, He says:\hich\f47 \emdash 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Thou art beautiful, O My love, as Tirzah,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 (the beautiful city of Samaria,)
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Comely as Jerusalem,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 (the glorious city of the great King,)
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Terrible (or rather brilliant) as an army with banners.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Turn away thine eyes from Me,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 For they have overc\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 ome Me. (See vv. 4-7).
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\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Then, turning to the daughters of Jerusalem, He exclaims:\hich\f47 \emdash 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 There are threescore queens, and fourscore concubines,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 And maidens without number.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 My dove, My perfect one, is but one;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 She is the only one of her mother;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 She is the choice\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  one of her that bare her.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The daughters saw her, and called her blessed;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Yea, the queens and the concubines, and they praised her, saying,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Who is she that looketh forth as the morning,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Fair as the moon,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Clear as the sun,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Brilliant as an army with banners?
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\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
Thus the section closes with communion fully restored; the bride reinstated and openly acknowledged by the Bridegroom as His own peerless companion and friend. The painful experience through which the bride has passed has been fraught with lasting good, 
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 and we have no further indication of interrupted communion, but in the remaining sections only joy and fruitfulness.
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\b\fs28\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 SECTION V
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\ab\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\insrsid16059227 
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\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Fruits of Recognized Union
\par 
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Cant. vi. II-viii. 4.
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\ab\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\insrsid16059227 
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\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 In the second and fourth sections of this book we found the communion of t\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
he bride broken; in the former by backsliding into worldliness, and in the latter through slothful ease and self-satisfaction. The present section, like the third, is one of unbroken communion. It is opened by the words of the bride:\hich\f47 \emdash 

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\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 I went down into the\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  garden of nuts,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 To see the green plants of the valley
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 To see whether the vine budded.
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 And}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  the pomegranates were in flower.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Or ever I was aware, my soul set me
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Among}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  the chariots of my willing people.
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\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 As in the commencement of Section III., the bride, in \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
unbroken communion with her LORD, was present though unmentioned until she made her presence evident by her address to the daughters of Zion; so in this section the presence of the KING is unnoted until He Himself addresses His bride. But she is one with 
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 h\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 er LORD as she engages in His service! His promise, \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 Lo, I am with you alway,\'94\loch\f47 \hich\f47 
 is ever fulfilled to her; and He has no more to woo her to arise and come away; to tell her that His \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 head is filled with dew,\'94\loch\f47 \hich\f47  His \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 locks with the drops of the night\'94\loch\f47 
; or to u\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 r\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 ge her if she love Him to feed His sheep and care for His lambs. Herself His garden, she does not forget to tend it, nor keep the vineyards of others while her own is neglected. }
{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 With}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  Him as well as }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 for}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  Him, she goes to the garden of nuts. So thorough is th\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
e union between them that many commentators have felt difficulty in deciding whether the bride or the Bridegroom was the speaker, and really it is a point of little moment; for, as we have said, both were there, and of one mind; yet we believe we are righ
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 t\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  in attributing these words to the bride, as she is the one addressed by the daughters of Jerusalem, and the one who speaks to them in reply.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The bride and Bridegroom appear to have been discovered by their willing people while thus engaged in the happy fe\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
llowship of fruitful service, and the bride, or ever she was aware, found herself seated among the chariots of her people\hich\f47 \emdash }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 her}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  people as well as }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 His.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The daughters of Jerusalem would fain call her back:\hich\f47 \emdash 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Return, return, O Shulammite;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Return, return, that w\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 e may look upon thee.
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\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
 There is no question now as to w ho she is, nor why her Beloved is more than another beloved; He is recognized as King Solomon, and to her is given the same name, only in its feminine form (Shulammite).
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 Some have seen in these words, \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 Return, return,\'94\loch\f47 
 an indication of the rapture of the Church; and explain some parts of the subsequent context, which appear inconsistent with this view, as presumptive rather than progressive. Interesting as is this thought,\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
 and well as it would explain the absence of }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 reference}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
 to the KING in the preceding verses, we are not inclined to accept it; but look on the whole song as progressive, and its last words as being equivalent to the closing words of the Book of Revelation, \loch\af47\dbch\af31505\hich\f47 \'93\loch\f47 
\hich\f47 Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, LORD JESUS.\'94\loch\f47  We do not therefore look upon the departure of the bride from her garden as being other than temporary.
\par 
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The bride replies to the daughters of Jerusalem:\hich\f47 \emdash 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  Why will ye look upon the Shulammite?
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\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
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\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 or\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 , as in the Authorized Version,
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\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 What will ye see in the Shulammite?
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\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
In the presence of the KING, she cannot conceive why any attention should be paid to her. As Moses, coming down from the mount, was unconscious that his face shone with a divine glory, s\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
o was it here with the bride. But we may learn this very important lesson, that many who do not see the beauty of the LORD, will not fail to admire His reflected beauty in His bride. The eager look of the daughters of Jerusalem surprised the bride, and sh
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 e\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47  says, You might be looking \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 upon the dance of Mahanaim\'94\emdash \loch\f47 the dance of two companies of Israel\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 
s fairest daughters\hich\f47 \emdash \loch\f47 instead of upon one who has no claim for attention, save that she is the chosen, though unworthy, bride of the glorious KING.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The daughters of\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  Jerusalem have no difficulty in replying to her question, and recognizing her as of royal birth\hich\f47 \emdash \'93\loch\f47 O Prince\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 
\hich\f47 s daughter\'94\emdash \loch\f47 as well as of queenly dignity, they describe in true and Oriental language the tenfold beauties of her person; from her feet to her head\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 
they see only beauty and perfection. What a contrast to her state by nature! Once \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 from the sole of the foot even unto the head\'94\loch\f47 \hich\f47  was \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 but wounds, and bruises, and festering sores\'94
\loch\f47 \hich\f47 ; now her feet are \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 shod with the preparation of the Gospel of peace,\'94\loch\f47  and t\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 h\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 
e very hair of the head proclaims her a Nazarite indeed; \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 the KING\'94\loch\f47 \hich\f47  Himself \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 is held captive in the tresses thereof.\'94
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 But One, more to her than the daughters of Jerusalem, responded to her unaffected question, \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 What will ye see in the Shulamite?\'94\loch\f47  The Bride\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
groom Himself replies to it:\hich\f47 \emdash 
\par 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 How fair and how pleasant art thou,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 O love, for delights!
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\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 He sees in her the beauties and the fruitfulness of the tall and upright palm, of the graceful and clinging vine, of the fragrant and evergreen citron. Grace has made
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
 her like the palm-tree, the emblem alike of uprightness and of fruitfulness. The fruit of the date-palm is more valued than bread by the Oriental traveller, so great is its sustaining power; and the fruit-bearing powers of the tree do not pass away; as a
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 g\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 e increases the fruit becomes more perfect as well as more abundant.
\par 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The righteous shall flourish like the palm-tree:
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 He shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 They that are planted in the house of the Lord
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Shall flourish in the courts of our God.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 They shall\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  still bring forth fruit in old age;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 They shall be full of sap and green.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 But why are the righteous made so upright and flourishing?
\par 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 To show that the Lord is upright;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 He is my Rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 One with our LORD, it is ours to }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 show forth}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 
\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  His graces and virtues, to reflect His beauty, to be His faithful witnesses.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The palm is also the emblem of victory; it raises its beautiful crown towards the heavens, fearless of the heat of the sultry sun, or o\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
f the burning hot wind from the desert. From its beauty it was one of the ornaments of Solomon\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 s, as it is to be of Ezekiel\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 
s temple. When our SAVIOUR was received at Jerusalem as the KING of Israel the people took branches of palm-trees and went forth to\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 
meet Him; and in the glorious day of His espousals, \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 a great multitude, which no man\'94\loch\f47 \hich\f47  can \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues,\'94\loch\f47 \hich\f47 
 shall stand \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 before the throne and before the LAMB, clothed with white robes\'94\loch\f47 ; and with palms of vic\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 t\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 ory in their hands shall ascribe their 
\'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 salvation to our GOD which sitteth upon the throne, and unto the LAMB.\'94
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 But if she resembles the palm she also resembles the vine. Much she needs the culture of the Husbandman, and well does she repay it. Abiding in \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
CHRIST, the true source of fruitfulness, she brings forth clusters of grapes, luscious and refreshing, as well as sustaining, like the fruit of the palm\hich\f47 \emdash \loch\f47 
luscious and refreshing to Himself, the owner of the vineyard, as well as to the weary, thirsty world \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 i\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 n which He has placed it.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
The vine has its own suggestive lessons: it needs and seeks support; the sharp knife of the pruner often cuts away unsparingly its tender garlands, and mars its appearance, while increasing its fruitfulness. It has been beautifull
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 y written:\hich\f47 \emdash 
\par 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The living Vine, Christ chose it for Himself:\hich\f47 \emdash 
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 God gave to man for use and sustenance
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Corn, wine, and oil, and each of these is good:
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 And Christ is Bread of life and Light of life.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 But yet, He did not choose the summer corn,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 That shoots up str\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 aight and free in one quick growth,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 And has its day, is done, and springs no more;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Nor yet the olive, all whose boughs are spread
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 In the soft air, and never lose a leaf,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Flowering and fruitful in perpetual peace;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 But only this, for Him and His is one,\hich\f47 \emdash 
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Tha\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 t everlasting, ever-quickening Vine,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 That gives the heat and passion of the world,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Through its own life-blood, still renewed and shed.
\par \tab \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 *\tab *\tab *\tab *\tab *\tab *\tab *\tab 
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The Vine from every living limb bleeds wine;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Is it the poorer for that spirit shed?
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The drunkard and the \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 wanton drink thereof;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Are they the richer for that gift\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 s excess?
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Measure thy life by loss instead of gain;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Not by the wine drunk, but the wine poured forth;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 For love\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 s strength standeth in love\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 s sacrifice;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 And whoso suffers most, hath most to give.
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\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 Yet one figure more is used by the Bridegroom: \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 The smell of thy breath (is) like apples,\'94\loch\f47 
 or rather citrons. In the first section the bride exclaims:\hich\f47 \emdash 
\par 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 As the citron-tree among the trees of the wood,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 So is my Beloved among the sons.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 I delighted and sat do\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 wn under His shadow,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 And His fruit was sweet to my taste.
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\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
Here we find the outcome of that communion. The citrons on which she had fed perfumed her breath, and imparted to her their delicious odour. The Bridegroom concludes his description:\hich\f47 \emdash 
\par 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Thy mouth (i\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 s) like the best wine,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 That goeth down smoothly\hich\f47 \emdash 
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 For my Beloved\hich\f47 \emdash 
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\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s33\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 interjects the bride,
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\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s34\ql \fi-720\li2160\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2160\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Causing the lips of those that are asleep to move.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 How wondrous the grace that has made the bride of CHRIST to be all this to her Beloved! Upright as the palm, victor\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
ious, and evermore fruitful as she grows heavenward; gentle and tender as the Vine, self-forgetful and self-sacrificing, not merely bearing fruit in spite of adversity, but bearing her richest fruits through it;\hich\f47 \emdash \loch\f47 
feasting on her Beloved, as she rests benea\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 t\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 h His shade, and thereby partaking of His fragrance;\hich\f47 \emdash \loch\f47 
what has grace not done for her! And what must be her joy in finding, ever more fully, the satisfaction of the glorious Bridegroom in the lowly wild flower He has made His bride, and beautiful with His \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 o
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 wn graces and virtues!
\par 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 I am my Beloved\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 s,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 And His desire is toward me,
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\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s33\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 she gladly exclaims. Now it is none of self or for self, but all of Thee and for Thee. And if such be the sweet fruits of going down to the garden of nuts, and caring for His garden w
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 ith Him, she will need no constraining to continue in this blessed service.
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\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Come, my Beloved, let us go forth into the field;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Let us lodge in the villages.
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\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s33\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
She is not ashamed of her lowly origin, for she fears no shame: perfect love has cast out fear. The royal state of the King, with its pomp and grandeur, may be enjoyed by and by: now, more sweet with Him at her side to make the garden fruitful; to give to
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
Him all manner of precious fruits, new and old, which she has laid up in store for Him; and best of all to satisfy Him with her own love. Not only is she contented with this fellowship of service, but she could fain wish that there were no honours and dut
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 i\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 es to claim His attention, and for the moment to lessen the joy of His presence.
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\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s34\ql \fi-720\li2160\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2160\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Oh that Thou wert as my brother,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 That sucked the breasts of my mother!
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 When}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  I should find Thee without, I would kiss Thee;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Yea, and none would despise me.
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\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s33\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Would that she cou\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
ld care for Him, and claim His whole attention, as a sister might care for a brother. She is deeply conscious that He has richly endowed her, and that she is as nothing compared with Him; but instead of proudly dwelling upon what she has done through Him,
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 she would fain that it were possible for her to be the giver and Him the receiver. Far removed is this from the grudging thought, that must so grate upon the heart of our LORD, 
\'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 I do not think that GOD requires this of me\'94\loch\f47 \hich\f47 ; or, \'93\loch\f47 Must I give up that, if I \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 a\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 m to be a Christian?\'94\loch\f47 
 True devotion will rather ask to be allowed to give, and will count as loss all which may not be given up for the LORD\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 S sake\hich\f47 \emdash \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 
I count all things but loss, for the excellency of the knowledge of CHRIST JESUS my LORD.\'94
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 This longing des\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
ire to be more to Him does not, however, blind her to the consciousness that she needs His guidance, and that He is her true, her only Instructor.
\par 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s34\ql \fi-720\li2160\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2160\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 I would lead Thee, }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 and}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  bring Thee into my mother\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 s house,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 That Thou mightest instruct me;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 I would cause Thee\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  to drink of spiced wine,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Of the juice of my pomegranate.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s33\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 I would give Thee my best, and yet would myself seek all my rest and satisfaction in Thee.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s34\ql \fi-720\li2160\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2160\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 His left hand }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 should}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  be under my head,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 And His right hand should embrace me.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s33\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 And thus the section closes\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
. There is nothing sweeter to the Bridegroom or to the bride than this hallowed and unhindered communion; and again He adjures the daughters of Jerusalem, in slightly different form:\hich\f47 \emdash 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s34\ql \fi-720\li2160\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2160\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Why should ye stir up, or why awake My love, 
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Until she}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs18 \ltrch\fcs0 \cs21\fs18\up6\insrsid16059227 \chftn {\footnote \ltrpar \pard\plain \ltrpar\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 
\af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs18 \ltrch\fcs0 \cs21\fs18\up6\insrsid16059227 \chftn }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs20 \ltrch\fcs0 
\fs20\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  See note on p\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 age 26.}}}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  please?
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s33\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Hallowed communion indeed! May we ever enjoy it; and abiding in CHRIST, we shall sing, in the familiar words of the well-known hymn\hich\f47 \emdash 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s34\ql \fi-720\li2160\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2160\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Both Thine arms are clasped around me,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 And my head is on Thy breast;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 And my weary soul hath found Thee
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Such a perfect, perfect rest!
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Blessed Jesus,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Now I know that I am blest.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \page 
\par 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s3\qc \li0\ri0\sb120\sa120\keepn\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\outlinelevel2\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \ab\af47\afs28\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 
\b\fs28\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 SECTION VI
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\ab\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s57\qc \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Unrestrained Communion
\par 
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Cant. viii. 5-14.
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\ab\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s33\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 We have now reached the closing section of this book, which, as we have seen is a poem describing the life of a believer on e\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
arth. Beginning in Section I. (Cant. i. 2-ii. 7) with the unsatisfied longings of an espoused one\hich\f47 \emdash \loch\f47 longings which could only be met by her unreserved surrender to the Bridegroom of her soul\hich\f47 \emdash \loch\f47 
we find that when the surrender was made, instead of the cross she\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
had so much feared she found a King, the KING of LOVE, who both satisfied her deepest longings, and found His own satisfaction in her.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The second section (Cant. ii. 8-iii. 5) showed failure on her part; she was lured back again into the world, and soon fou\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
nd that her Beloved could not follow her there; then with full purpose of heart going forth to seek Him, and confessing His name, her search was successful, and her communion was restored.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The third section (Cant. iii. 6-v. I) told of unbroken communion. A\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
biding in Christ, she was the sharer of His security and His glory. She draws the attention, however, of the daughters of Jerusalem from these outward things to her KING Himself. And, while she is thus occupied with Him, and would have others so occupied,
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 she finds that her royal Bridegroom is delighting in her, and inviting her to fellowship of service, fearless of dens of lions and mountains of leopards.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The fourth section (Cant. v. 2-vi. 10), however, shows again failure; not as before through worldlines\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
s, but rather through spiritual pride and sloth. Restoration now was much more difficult; but again when she went forth diligently to seek her LORD, and so confessed Him as to lead others to long to find Him with her, He revealed Himself and the communion
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 was restored, to be interrupted no more.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The fifth section (Cant. vi. II-viii. 4), as we have seen, describes not only the mutual satisfaction and delight of the bride and Bridegroom in each other, but the recognition of her position and her beauty by the 
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 daughters of Jerusalem.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
And now in the sixth section (Cant. viii. 5-14) we come to the closing scene of the book. In it the bride is seen leaning upon her Beloved, asking Him to bind her yet more firmly to Himself, and occupying herself in His vineyard, un
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 til He calls her away from earthly service. To this last section we shall now give our attention more particularly.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 It opens, as did the third, by an inquiry or exclamation of the daughters of Jerusalem. There they asked, \'93\loch\f47 Who is this that cometh out of th\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 
e wilderness like pillars of smoke, etc.?\'94\loch\f47 
 but then their attention was claimed by the pomp and state of the KING, not by His person, nor by that of His bride. Here they are attracted by the happy position of the bride in relation to her Beloved, and not \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 b
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 y their surroundings.
\par 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Who is this that cometh up from the wilderness,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Leaning upon her Beloved?
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 It is through the bride that attention is drawn to the Bridegroom; their union and communion are now open and manifest. For the last time the wilderness is me
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 ntioned; but sweetly solaced by the presence of the Bridegroom, it is }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 no wilderness to this bride.}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 
\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  In all the trustfulness of confiding love she is seen leaning upon her Beloved. He is her strength, her joy, her pride, and her prize; while she is His pecul\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
iar treasure, the object of His tenderest care. All His resources of wisdom and might are hers; though journeying she is at rest, though in the wilderness she is satisfied, while leaning upon her Beloved.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 
Wonderful, however, as are the revelations of grace and love to the heart taught by the HOLY SPIRIT through the relationship of bride and Bridegroom, the CHRIST of GOD is more than Bridegroom to His people. He who when on earth was able to say, \'93
\loch\f47 Before Ab\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 r\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 aham was, I am,\'94\loch\f47 
 here claims His bride from her very birth, and not alone from her espousals. Before she knew Him, He knew her; and of this He reminds her in the words:\hich\f47 \emdash 
\par 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s34\ql \fi-720\li2160\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2160\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 I raised thee up under the citron-tree;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 There thy mother brought thee forth.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s33\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 He take\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
s delight in her beauty, but that is not so much the cause as the effect of His love; for He took her up when she had no comeliness. The love that has made her what she is, and now takes delight in her, is not a fickle love, nor need she fear its change.

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\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 G\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 ladly does the bride recognize this truth, that she is indeed His own, and she exclaims: 
\par 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Set me as a seal upon Thine heart, as a seal upon Thine arm:
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 For love is strong as death;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Jealousy (ardent love) is cruel (retentive) as the grave;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The flashes there\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 of are flashes of fire,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 A very flame of the Lord.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
The High Priest bore the names of the twelve tribes upon his heart, each name being engraved as a seal in the costly and imperishable stone chosen by God, each seal or stone being set in the purest gold; h\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
e likewise bore the same names upon his shoulders, indicating that both the love and the strength of the High Priest were pledged on behalf of the tribes of Israel. The bride would be thus upborne by Him who is alike her Prophet, Priest, and King, for lov
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 e\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
 is strong as death; and jealousy, or ardent love, retentive as the grave. Not that she doubts the constancy of her Beloved, but that she has learned, alas! the inconstancy of her own heart; and she would be bound to the heart and arm of her Beloved with 
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 c\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 hains and settings of gold, ever the emblem of divinity. Thus the Psalmist prayed, \'93\loch\f47 Bind the sacrifice with cords, }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 
\i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 even}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47  unto the horns of the altar.\'94
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 It is comparatively easy to lay the sacrifice on the altar that sanctifies the gift, but it requires divin\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 e compulsion\hich\f47 \emdash \loch\f47 the cords of love\hich\f47 \emdash 
\loch\f47 to retain it there. So here the bride would be set and fixed on the heart and on the arm of Him who is henceforth to be her all in all, that she may evermore trust only in that love, be sustained only by that power.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Do we not\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
 all need to learn a lesson from this? and to pray to be kept from turning to Egypt for help, from trusting in horses and chariots, from putting confidence in princes, or in the son of man, rather than in the living GOD? How the Kings of Israel, who had w
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 o\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 n great triumphs by faith, sometimes turned aside to heathen nations in their later years! The LORD keep His people from this snare.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 The bride continues: \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 The flashes of love are flashes of fire, a very flame of the LORD.\'94\loch\f47  It is worthy of note that this is\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 
 the only occurrence of this word \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 LORD\'94\loch\f47  in this book. But how could it be omitted here? For love of GOD, and GOD is love.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 To her request the Bridegroom replies with reassuring words: 
\par 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s34\ql \fi-720\li2160\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2160\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Many waters cannot quench love,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Neither can the floods drown it:
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 If a \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 man would give all the substance of his house for love,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 It would utterly be condemned.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The love which grace has begotten in the heart of the bride is itself divine and persistent; many waters cannot quench it, nor the floods drown it. Suffering and pain, 
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 bereavement and loss may test its constancy, but they will not quench it. Its source is not human or natural; like the fire, it is hidden with CHRIST in GOD. What \'93\loch\f47 
shall separate us from the love of CHRIST? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 o\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
r famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?. . .Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors, through Him that loved us. For I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor any ot
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 h\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 er creation (R.V. margin), shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in CHRIST JESUS our LORD.\'94\loch\f47  Our love to GOD is secured by GOD\hich\f47 \rquote 
\loch\f47 S love to us. To the soul really rescued by grace, no bribe to forsake GOD\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 S love will be finally successfu\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 l\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 . \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 
If a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be condemned.\'94
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Freed from anxiety on her own account, the happy bride next asks guidance, and fellowship in service with her LORD, on behalf of those who have not yet reached \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 her favoured position.
\par 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s34\ql \fi-720\li2160\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2160\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 We have a little sister,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 And she hath no breasts:
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 What shall we do for our sister
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 In the day when she shall be spoken for?
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 How beautifully her conscious union with the Bridegroom appears in her expressions. \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 We}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47  have a little sister,\'94\loch\f47  not }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
I}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47  have, etc.; \'93\loch\f47 what shall }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 we}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 
\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47  do for our sister,\'94\loch\f47 
 etc.? She has now no private relationships nor interests; in all things she is one with Him. And we see a further development of grace in the very question.  Towards the close of \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
the last section she recognized the Bridegroom as her Instructor. She will not now make her own plans about her little sister, and ask His acquiescence in them; she will rather learn what his  thoughts are, and have fellowship with Him in His plans.

\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 How mu\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
ch anxiety and care the children of God would be spared if they learned to act in this way! Is it not too common to make the best plans that we can, and to carry them out as best we may, feeling all the while a great burden of responsibility, and earnestl
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 y\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  asking the LORD to help }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 us}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 ? Whereas if we always let }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Him}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
 be our Instructor in service, and left the responsibility with }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Him}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
, our strength would not be exhausted with worry and anxiety, but would all be at His disposal, and accomplish His ends.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 In the litt\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 le sister, as yet immature, may we not see the elect of GOD, given to CHRIST in God\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 
s purpose, but not yet brought into saving relation to Him? And perhaps also those babes in CHRIST who as yet need feeding with milk and not with meat, but who, with such \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 c\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
are, will in due time become experienced believers, fitted for the service of the LORD? Then they will be spoken for, and called into that department of service for which He has prepared them.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The Bridegroom replies:\hich\f47 \emdash 
\par 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s34\ql \fi-720\li2160\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2160\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 If she be a wall,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 We will build upon \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 her battlements of silver;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 And if she be a door,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 We will enclose her with boards of cedar.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 In this reply the Bridegroom sweetly recognizes His oneness with His bride, in the same way as she has shown her conscious oneness with Him. As she says, \'93
\loch\f47 What shal\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 l }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 we}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47  do for our sister?
\'94\loch\f47 \hich\f47  so He replies, \'93}{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 We}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  will build . . . }{\rtlch\fcs1 
\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 we}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47  will enclose,\'94\loch\f47 
 etc. He will not carry out His purposes of grace irrespective of His bride, but will work with and through her. What can be done for this sister, however, will depend upon what \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
she becomes. If she be a wall, built upon the true foundation, strong and stable, she shall be adorned and beautiful with battlements of silver; but if unstable and easily moved to and fro like a door, such treatment will be as impossible as unsuitable; s
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 h\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 e will need to be enclosed with boards of cedar, hedged in with restraints, for her own protection.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 The bride rejoicingly responds, \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 I am a wall\'94\loch\f47 \hich\f47 ; she knows the foundation on which she is built, there is no \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 if\'94\loch\f47 
 in her case; she is conscious of having foun\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 d favour in the eyes of her Beloved. Naphtali\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 \hich\f47 s blessing is hers: she is \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 
satisfied with favour, and full with the blessing of the LORD.\'94
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 But what is taught by the connection of this happy consciousness with the lines which follow?
\par 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s34\ql \fi-720\li2160\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2160\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Solomon had a vineyard \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 at Baal-hamon;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 He let out the vineyard unto keepers;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 pieces}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  of silver.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 My vineyard, which is mine, is before me;
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Thou, O Solomon, shalt have the thousand,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 And those that keep the fruit thereof two hun\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 dred.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The connection is, we believe, one of great importance, teaching us that what she }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 was}
{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  (by grace) was more important than what she }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 did}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 
\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 ; and that she did not work in order to earn favour, but being assured of favour, gave her love free scope to show i\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
tself in service. The bride knew her relationship to her LORD, and His love to her; and in her determination that He should have the thousand pieces of silver, her concern was that her vineyard should not produce less for her Solomon than His vineyard at 
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 B\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
aal-hamon; her vineyard was herself, and she desired for her LORD much fruit. She would see, too, that the keepers of the vineyard, those who were her companions in its culture, and who ministered in word and doctrine, were well rewarded; she would not mu
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 z\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 zle the ox that treadeth out the corn; a full tithe, nay a double tithe, was to be the portion of those who kept the fruit and laboured with her in the vineyard.
\par 
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 How long this happy service continues, and how soon it is to be terminated, we cannot tell; H\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 e who calls His servants to dwell in the gardens, and cultivate them for Him\hich\f47 \emdash 
\loch\f47 as Adam of old was placed in the paradise of GOD\hich\f47 \emdash \loch\f47 alone knows the limit of this service. Sooner or later the rest will come, the burden and heat of the last day will have been bor\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 n
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 e, the last conflict will be over, and the voice of the Bridegroom will be heard addressing His loved one:\hich\f47 \emdash 
\par 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s34\ql \fi-720\li2160\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2160\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Thou that dwellest in the gardens,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The companions hearken to thy voice:
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Cause Me to hear it.
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
Thy service among the companions is finished; thou hast fought the good fight, thou hast kept the faith, thou hast finished thy course; henceforth there is laid up for thee the crown of righteousness, and the Bridegroom Himself shall be thine exceeding gr
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 e\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 at reward!
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Well may the bride let Him hear her voice, and, springing forth in heart to meet Him, cry:\hich\f47 \emdash 
\par 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s34\ql \fi-720\li2160\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2160\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Make haste, my Beloved,
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 And be Thou like to a roe or to a young hart
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Upon the mountains of spices!
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 She no longer asks Him, as in the second section:\hich\f47 \emdash 
\par 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s34\ql \fi-720\li2160\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin2160\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Turn, my Beloved, and be Thou like a roe or a young hart
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Upon the mountains of Bether (separation).
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s32\ql \fi720\li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 
\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 
\par }\pard\plain \ltrpar\s33\ql \li0\ri0\widctlpar\wrapdefault\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \rtlch\fcs1 \af47\afs24\alang1025 \ltrch\fcs0 \fs24\lang2057\langfe1033\loch\af47\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\cgrid\langnp2057\langfenp1033 {\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 
\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 She has never again wished Him to turn away from her, for there are no mountains of Bether to those who are abiding in CHRIST; now there are mountains of s\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
pices. He who inhabits the praises of Israel, which rise, like the incense of spices, from His people\hich\f47 \rquote \loch\f47 
s hearts, is invited by His bride to make haste, to come quickly, and be like a roe or young hart upon the mountains of spices.
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\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Very sweet is the presence\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
 of our LORD, as by His SPIRIT He dwells among His people, while they serve Him below; but here there are many thorns in every path which call for watchful care; and it is meet that now we should suffer with our LORD, in order that we may hereafter be glo
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 r\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 ified together. The day, however, is soon coming in which He will bring us up out of the earthly gardens and associations to the palace of the great KING. There His people \'93
\loch\f47 shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them,\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 
 nor any heat. For the LAMB, which is in the midst of the throne, shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters; and GOD shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.\'94
\par 
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\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The SPIRIT and the bride say, Come!. . .
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Surely I come quickly.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Ame\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 n; even so, come, LORD JESUS!
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\ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \page 
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\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The Daughters of Jerusalem
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\ab\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \b\insrsid16059227 
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\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 The question is frequently asked, Who are represented by the daughters of Jerusalem?
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\ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
They are clearly not the bride, yet they are not far removed from her. They know where the Bridegroom makes His flock to rest at noon; they are charged by the Bridegroom not to stir up nor awaken His love when she rests, abiding in Him; they draw attentio
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 n\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
 to the Bridegroom as with dignity and pomp He comes up from the wilderness; their love-gifts adorn His chariot of state; they are appealed to by the bride for help in finding her Beloved, and, stirred by her impassioned description of His beauty, they de
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 s\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 ire to seek Him with her; they describe very fully the beauty of the bride, but, on the other hand, we never find them occupied with the }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 
\i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 person}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  of the Bridegroom; }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 He}{
\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  is not all in all to them; they mind outward and earthly things.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 Do they not represent tho\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
se who, if not actually saved, are very near it; or, if saved, are only half-saved? who are for the present more concerned about the things of this world than the things of GOD? To advance their own interests, to secure their own comfort, concerns them mo
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 r\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 e than to be in all things pleasing to the LORD. They }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 may}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 
\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47  form part of that great company spoken of in Rev. vii. 9-17, who come out of the great tribulation, but they will not form part of the 144,000, \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 
the first-fruits unto GOD and  to the LAMB\'94\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47  (Rev. xiv. 1-5). They have forgotten the warning of our LORD in Luke xxi. 34-36; and hence they are not \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 
accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass, and to stand before the SON of Man.\'94\loch\f47 \hich\f47  They have not, with Paul, counted \'93\loch\f47 all thin\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 g\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
\hich\f47 s but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of CHRIST JESUS the LORD,\'94\loch\f47  and hence they do }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 not}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47  \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 attain unto\'94\loch\f47  }{\rtlch\fcs1 \ai\af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \i\insrsid16059227 \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 that}{\rtlch\fcs1 \af47 \ltrch\fcs0 \insrsid16059227 
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47  resurrection from among the dead, which Paul felt he might miss, but aimed to attain unto.
\par \hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 We wish to place on record our solemn conviction t\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 
hat not all who are Christians, or think themselves to be such, will attain to that resurrection of which St Paul speaks in Phil. iii. II, or will thus meet the LORD in the air. Unto those who by lives of consecration manifest that they are not of the wor
\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 l\hich\af47\dbch\af31505\loch\f47 \hich\f47 d, but are looking for Him, \'93\loch\f47 \hich\f47 He will appear without sin unto salvation.\'94
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