Richard Sibbes and Christ's Delight in His Bride

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smalltown_puritan

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A wonderful encouragement from Richard Sibbes' exposition from Song of Songs v.1:

Cant. v.1 - I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse, I gathered my myrrh with my spice: I ate mine honeycomb with mine honey, I drank my wine with my milk: eat O friends, drink, and make you merry, O well-beloved.

'For the first, then, in that Christ makes such a real answer unto the church's invitation, we see, that Christ comes into his garden. 'Tis much that he that hath heaven to delight in, will delight to dwell among the sons of sinful men; but this he doth for us, and so takes notice of the church's petition'. (The Works of Richard Sibbes, Vol. 2, from "Bowels Opened", Sermon 1)
 
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