...appearance. To this agreeable custom, the spouse probably alludes, in that description of her person : " I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem ; as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.1 The seeming contradiction in the first clause, is easily obviated. The Arabs generally make...

...religion, amidst the activity of public dudes. It is a striking confession of the Church of Christ, ' They made me the keeper of the vineyards, but mine own vineyard have I not kept.' For there may be so entire an occupation in the religion of others, as to leave little time for the...

...thyself, set all straight at home, take heed of that of which the poor church complains, Cant. i. 6, " They made me the keeper of the vineyards, but mine own vineyard have I not kept." Oh leave other things undone, rather than this great matter, which concerns the affairs of thine own...

...religion, amidst the activity of public duties. It is a striking confession of the Church of Christ, ' They made me the keeper of the vineyards, but mine own vineyard have I not kept.' For there may be so entire an occupation in the religion of others, as to leave little time for the...

...of Jerusalem, as luu tents of Ked«r, at* the curtains of Solomon. 6 Look not upon me, because I cm of Jucluh, uuto the utmost sea, 3 And i In • south,...of palm-trees, unto Zoar. f 4 And the LOR» said u l not kept. 7 Tell me, О thou whom my soul loveth, where thou feedcsl, where thou makest t'mßock...

...thee, we will remember thy love more than wine : t the tlue uprightly. . . . , * upright love thee. 5 I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem,...as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon. 6 Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me : my mother's children...

...tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon. G Look not upon me, because I am black, because the suu ; tut mine own vineyard have I not kept. i 7 Tell me, O thou whom my soul lovelh, where thou feedest,...

...Jerusalem, as the tente of К edar, as the curtains of Solomon. 6 Look not upon me, because 1 ant block, because the sun hath looked upon me : my mother's children were angry with me; they made me keeper of the vineyards ; but mine own vineyard have I not kept. 7 Tell me, O thou whom my soul loveth,...

...glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine : the upright love thee. 5 if I I will establish my covenant with you ; neither shall all flesh be cut off an\mo cui tains of Solomon. 6 Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me :...

...of personal piety, is also named as an obstruction to revivals of religion. It was anciently said, " They made me the keeper of the vineyards, but mine own vineyard have I not kept." No services can supply the absence of personal piety, and habitual intercourse and daily communion...