...sense to prevail over and above the testimony of faith. Christ himself, speaking to his church, says, " Thou art all fair, my love, there is no spot in thee." It is in Christ alone that the believer is complete. Hence the spouse could say, " I am black, but...

...that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, t this place, and shall not be quenched. 18 But to the king of Judah which sen 15 Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes. 16...

...views you with approbation. The prayer of the upright is his delight. " Let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice ; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely." It includes recompence. " He shall reward thee openly." He "never said to the seed of Jacob, seek ye...

...hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me, &c. O my love, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice : for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely. — Cant. ii. 2—6. 14. By night on my bed I sought him whom my soul loveth ; I sought him, but I...

...that art in the clefts of the rock, in the secret places of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice ; for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely," Cant. ii. 14. .see also, Jer. xlviii. 28. 12. The dove (as has been already intimated) is admired as...

...the stairs; and when I came to speak on the tatter part of the text, ' Let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice ; for sweet is thy voice and thy countenance is comely,' I was much drawn out, and a small moving ran through the people. In the evening I retired to brother...

...of them as sweet music. Thus he speaks of both, Cant. ii. 14 : My dove, let me see thy countenance, let me hear thy voice, for sweet is thy voice, and thy countenance is comely. 2. The phrase expresses his good providence and readiness to do them good ; to supply their wants,...

...his spouse, inspired with the same pure flame ? Here amiable perfections attract his eye and heart : Thou art all fair my love, there is no spot in thee, Cant. 7. His propriety in the church is his unvaluable treasure : "My vineyard which is mine, is ever...

...kneeling on the threshing-floor, agonizing for the great salvation, this promise was applied to my mind, 'Thou art all fair, my love; there is no spot in thee.' But, like poor Thomas, I was afraid to believe, lest I should deceive myself. O what a dreadful enemy...

...and Ihe shadows fl« away, 1 will get me lo the mountain of myrrh, and lo ihe hin of frankincense. 7 Thou art all fair, my love ; there is no spot in thee. 8 * Come with me from Lebanon, my spouse, with me from Lebanon : took from tue top of Amana, from the...