...flourish, Whether the tender grape appear, And the pomegranates bud forth."— ft. ch. 7, ver. 11, IS. * Awake, O north wind ; and come, thou south ; Blow upon my garden, that its spices may flow out. Let my heloved some into his garden, And eat his pleasant fruits."— Ib....

...gates are all manner of pleasant fruits, new and old, which I have laid up for thee, O ! my heloved." " Awake, O north wind, and come, thou south, blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruit." Christians, if you have at last found...

...south , blow upon , may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden and eat his pleasant fruit." " Awake O north wind, and come thou south , blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof nd eat his " OUR gracious Lord hath been pleased to describe his church by many beautiful comparisons:...

...flowers, shall the enraptured Church exclaim- in the glowing language of the Canticles, iv. 1 6, " Awake, O north wind ; and come, thou south ; blow upon my garden, that the spices may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits." And then wijl be realized...

...the part of Zion selected of God for the showers of his grace. Christ here peculiarly seems to say, " Awake, O north wind ; and come, thou south ; blow upon my garden, that its spices may flow forth." This is noticed by the Christian world ; and inquiries hare been publicly...

...purifying its juices, concentrating its powers, and awaiting the spring-tide, when its Lord should say " Awake, O north wind, and come, thou south ; blow upon...my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out." There are, I believe, few believers of any experience who cannot remember such a season — a period...

...and it shall praise thee." - For the exercise of every spiritual grace there must be the cry — " Awake, O north wind ; and come, thou south : blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out.'"3 Thus is the creature laid in the dust, and all the glory is given to God. " Not that we are...

...him — 1 John i. 3. At such a time, therefore, the prayer of Solomon is what suits the worshipper, " Awake, O ! north wind ; and come, thou south ; blow...upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out. Let my beloved come into his garden, and eat his pleasant fruits."— Song iv. 16. To engage in this...

...they went." So that it would be an excellent prologue to every duty, and especially prayer, to say, " Awake, O north wind, and come, thou south ; blow upon my garden, my dry, parched, and barren heart, that the spices may flow out ;"— -that I may be in a devotional...

...work. " When he is come, he shall convince the world." Hence the prayer of the Old Testament Church, " Awake, O north wind ; and come, thou south ; blow...my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out." * And hence on the day of Pentecost, " Suddenly there came a sound from heaven, as of a mighty rushing...