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John Gill's Exposition on Song of Solomon 4:10
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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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How fair is thy love, [my] sister, my spouse! etc.] Of these titles, (see Gill on “<220408>Song of Solomon 4:8-9”); and of the love of the church to Christ, (see Gill on “<220103>Song of Solomon 1:3”); here said to be “fair”, lovely and delightful, grateful and acceptable; as it is to Christ, in the several acts and effects of it, and therefore the word is plural, “thy loves”f259; being exceeding beautiful in his eye, and extremely well pleasing to him; therefore says, “how fair!” as admiring it, it being hard to say how fair it was; and this appears from the large manifestations of Christ’s love to those that love him; and from his causing all things to work together for the good of such; and from his preparing and laying up things, unseen and unheard of, for them; how much better is thy love than wine! which is saying the same thing of her love to him she says of his to her, (<220102>Song of Solomon 1:2,4); her love to Christ is more pleasant, more cheering, and more acceptable to him, than the wine of legal sacrifices, or than all burnt offerings; or than any duty whatever, unless that is the principle from whence it flows, (<411233>Mark 12:33,34); and the smell of thine ointments than all spices! the same with Christ’s ointments, commended (<220103>Song of Solomon 1:3); namely, the graces of the Spirit, which are in Christ without measure, and from him communicated to his people; and when exercised by them, are very delightful to him, and preferred by him to “all spices”: even to all those used in the holy anointing oil, typical of them, (<023023>Exodus 30:23,24).
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