upon it. And thus is Christ to all that come to him, and by him to
the Father. "My Beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest of ten
thousand; his mouth is most sweet, he is altogether lovely."

THE LOVE OF CHRIST.

Here is love, that God sent his Son, his darling, his Son that never
offended, his Son that was always his delight. Herein is love, that
he sent him to save sinners; to save them by bearing their sins, by
bearing their curse, by dying their death, and by carrying their
sorrows. Here is love, in that while we were yet enemies, Christ
died for us; yea, here is love, in that while we were yet without
strength, Christ died for the ungodly.

Oh, blessed Jesus, how didst thou discover thy love to man in thy
thus suffering! And, O God the Father, how didst thou also declare
the purity and exactness of thy justice, in that, though it was
thine only, holy, innocent, harmless, and undefiled Son Jesus, that
did take on him our nature and represent our persons, answering for
our sins instead of ourselves; thou didst so wonderfully pour out
thy wrath upon him, to the making of him cry out, "My God, my God,
why hast thou forsaken me?" And, O Lord Jesus, what a glorious
conquest hast thou made over the enemies of our souls--even wrath,
sin, death, hell, and devils--in that thou didst wring thyself from
under the power of them all. And not only so, but hast led them
captive which would have led us captive; and also hast received for
us that glorious and unspeakable inheritance that eye hath not seen,
nor ear heard, neither hath it entered into the heart of man to
conceive.