INSIGHTS & NOTES FROM
CHAPTER 7
"Those that honour Christ he will certainly honour, & make honourable." "When we rest not in good affections, but they are accompanied with sincere endeavours & resolutions, then our feet are beautified with shoes." "The name of the Lord, improved by faith, is to the saints as a strong & impregnable tower." "The more we get above this world, & the nearer to heaven, & the more secure & serene we become by that means, the more amiable we are in the eyes of the Lord Jesus." "Holiness is a beauty beyond expression; the Lord Jesus is wonderfully pleased with it;" "Christ's presence with his people kindles the holy heavenly fire in their souls" "The presence of Christ, by his Spirit, with his people shall be reviving & refreshing to them" "...the word of Spirit of Christ will put life & vigour into the soul, & out of the abundance of the heart that is thus filled the mouth will speak." "Christ's desire was strongly towards his chosen remnant, when he came from heaven to earth to seek & save them" "Those that would converse with Christ must go forth from the world & the amusements of it, must avoid every thing that would divert the mind & be a hinderance to it when it should be wholly taken up with Christ" "The fruits & exercises of grace are pleasant to the Lord Jesus." CHAPTER 8 "Those that know Christ shall be taught of him; & therefore we should desire communion with Christ that we may receive instruction from him. He has come that he might give us an understanding." "Those that are pleased with Christ must study to be pleasing to him" "While we are following hard after Christ, his right hand sustains us. Psalms 63:8. Underneath are the everlasting arms." "A sinful state is a wilderness, remote from communion with God, barren & dry, & in which there is no true comfort; it is a wandering, wanting state." "We must go up from the wilderness of this world having our conversation in heaven" "...if we desire & expect that Christ should set us as a seal on his heart, surely we cannot do less than set him as a seal on ours." "Christ's love to us, was strong as death, for it broke through death itself. He loved us, & gave himself for us." "...those that truly love Christ are jealous of every thing that would draw them from him." "...the reigning love of God in the soul is constant & firm, & will not be drawn on from him either by fair means or foul, by life or death. Romans 8:38." "No waters could quench Christ's love to us, nor any floods drown it" "Those that through grace are brought to Christ themselves should contrive what they may do to help others to him, to carry on the great design of his gospel, which is to espouse souls to Christ & convert sinners to him from whom they have departed." "Those are happy, truly happy, & for ever so, that have the favour of God & are accepted of him." "Our hearts are our vineyards, which we must keep with all diligence; & therefore we must have a watchful jealous eye upon them at all times." "In the midst of our communion with one another we must not neglect our communion with Christ, but let him see our countenance, & hear our voice" "Christ not only accepts & answers, but even courts his people's prayers, not reckoning them a trouble to him, but an honour & a delight. Proverbs 15:8." "...those whose hearts go a whoring after the world, & who set their affections on the things of the earth, they cannot love his appearing, but dread it rather, because then the earth, & all the things of it which they have chosen for their portion, will be burnt up. But those that truly love Christ long for his second coming, because it will be the crown both of his glory & their bliss." "If a day in his courts be so sweet, what then will an eternity within the veil be?" Matthew Henry's Commentary: Job To Song Of Solomon, Mac Donald, pgs. 1091 - 1101.
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September 2023
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