INSIGHTS & NOTES FROM
CHAPTER 3
"Those whose souls love Jesus Christ will continue to seek him even in silence & solitude: their reins instruct them to do so, even in the night season." "Those that seek Christ, must not startle at difficulties." "We must search the scriptures, be much in prayer, keep close to ordinances, & all with this upon our heart, Saw you him whom my soul loveth?" "Those that continue seeking Christ shall find him at last, & when perhaps they were almost ready to despair of finding him. Psalms 42:7, 8; 77:9, 10; Isaiah 54:7, 8. Disappointments must not drive us away from gracious pursuits." "Those that have laid hold on wisdom must retain her. Proverbs 3:18. Those that hold Christ fast in the arms of faith & love shall not let him go; he will abide with them." "Those that rest in Christ not only dwell at ease (many do so who yet are in the greatest danger) but they dwell in safety. Their holy serenity is under the protection of a holy security." "The church is well guarded: more are with her than against her" "Our danger is from the rulers of the darkness of this world, but we are safe in the armour of light." "Look with pleasure upon Christ in his glory. Look upon him with an eye of faith, with a fixed eye." "There is joy in heaven over repenting sinners; the family is glad whne the prodigal son returns. Go forth & behold Christ's grace towards sinners, as his crown, his brightest glory." CHAPTER 4 "Those that honour Christ he will honour. I Samuel 2:30." "Wisdom & knowledge are the eyes of the new man; they must be clear, but not haughty, not exercised in things too high for us." "Christ called his disciples & ministers a little flock." "All our good works & good words must be washed in the blood of Christ, dyed like the scarlet thread, & then, & not till then, they are acceptable to God." "Prayer is compared to incense, & Christ will meet his praying people & will bless them." "There is a marriage-covenant between Christ & his church, between Christ & every true believer." "All that have by faith come to Christ must come with Christ, in holy obedience to him & compliance with him. Being joined to him, we must walk with him." "...come out from among them, & be you separate. Come from under the dominion of your own lusts" "The church shall be delivered from her persecutors, in due time; though now she dwells among lions (Ps. 57:4), Christ will take her with himself from among their dens." "Christ's heart is upon his church" "His treasure is in it; it is his peculiar treasure" "Love & obedience to God are more pleasing to Christ than sacrifice or incense." "If what God speaks to us be sweeter to us than the honey & the honeycomb (Ps. 19:10), what we say to him in prayer & praise shall also be pleasing to him" "In the word of God there is sweet & wholesome nourishment, milk for babes, honey for those that are grown up. Christ is well-pleased with those that are full of his word." "We ought therefore to wait upon the Spirit of grace for his quickening influences, to pray for them, & to lay our souls under them. God has promised to give us his Spirit, but he will for this be enquired of." CHAPTER 5 "The great work of man's redemption, & the riches of the covenant of grace, are a feast to the Lord Jesus & they ought to be so to us." "Those only that are Christ's friends are welcome to his table" "He fills the hungry with good things; there is enough for all, there is enough for each" "We ought to take notice of our own spiritual slumbers & distempers, & to reflect upon it with sorrow & shame that we have fallen asleep when Christ has been nigh us in his garden." "He knocks, to awaken us to come & let him in, knocks by his word & Spirit, knocks by afflictions & by our own consciences" "Those whom he loves he will not let alone in their carelessness, but will find some way or other to awaken them" "When we are unmindful of Christ he thinks of us, & provides that our faith fail not." "Frivolous excuses are the language of prevailing slothfulness" "When Christ has wrought powerfully upon a soul he leaves a blessed sweetness in it, which is very delightful to it." "Those that open the doors of their hearts to Christ, those everlasting doors, must meet him with the lively exercises of faith & other graces, & with these must anoint him." "There are those who have a true love for Christ, & yet have not immediate answers to their prayers for his smiles; but he gives them an equivalent if he strengthens them with strength in their souls to continue seeking him." "Carnal hearts are nothing excellent or extraordinary in the Lord Jesus, in his person or offices, in his doctrine or in his favours; as if there were no more in the knowledge of Christ, & in communion with him, than in the knowledge of the world & in its conversation." "Experienced Christians, who are will acquainted with Christ themselves, should do all they can to make others acquainted with him." "There is that in Christ's countenance which is amiable in the eyes of all the saints, in the least glimpse of him, for the cheek is but a part of the face." "Who can but love him who is so lovely?" "...to see one that is thus lovely, & to see him as ours, is a complete satisfaction." "Those that make Christ their beloved shall have him their friend" "Others may do as they please, but this is my soul's choice, my soul's rest, my life, my joy, my all; this is he whom I desire to live & die with." CHAPTER 6 "Those that undervalue Christ do so because they do not know him" "Those that would find Christ must seek him, seek him early, seek him diligently; & it is best seeking Christ in concert, to join with those that are seeking him." "Our communion with God is very much maintained & kept up by the frequent renewing of our covenant with him & rejoicing in it." "The saints by faith overcome the world (I John 5:4)" "When we are calling to God to turn the eye of his favour towards us he is calling us to turn the eye of our obedience towards him." "When the church preserves her purity she secures her honour & victory; when she is fair as the moon, & clear as the sun, she is truly great & formidable." "Christ & believers are pleased with the beauty of the church." Matthew Henry's Commentary: Job To Song Of Solomon, Mac Donald, pgs. 1068 - 1091.
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September 2023
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