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November
18
"A
spring shut up, a fountain sealed."--Song of Solomon 4:12
In this metaphor, which has reference to the inner life of a believer,
we have very plainly the idea of secrecy. It is a spring shut up: just as there
were springs in the East, over which an edifice was built, so that none could
reach them save those who knew the secret entrance; so is the heart of a
believer when it is renewed by grace: there is a mysterious life within which
no human skill can touch. It is a secret which no other man knoweth; nay, which
the very man who is the possessor of it cannot tell to his neighbour. The text
includes not only secrecy, but separation. It is not the common spring, of
which every passer-by may drink, it is one kept and preserved from all others;
it is a fountain bearing a particular mark--a king's royal seal, so that all
can perceive that it is not a common fountain, but a fountain owned by a
proprietor, and placed specially by itself alone. So is it with the spiritual
life. The chosen of God were separated in the eternal decree; they were
separated by God in the day of redemption; and they are separated by the
possession of a life which others have not; and it is impossible for them to
feel at home with the world, or to delight in its pleasures. There is also the
idea of sacredness. The spring shut up is preserved for the use of some special
person: and such is the Christian's heart. It is a spring kept for Jesus. Every
Christian should feel that he has God's seal upon him--and he should be able to
say with Paul, "From henceforth let no man trouble me, for I bear in my
body the marks of the Lord Jesus." Another idea is prominent--it is that
of security. Oh! how sure and safe is the inner life of the believer! If all
the powers of earth and hell could combine against it, that immortal principle
must still exist, for he who gave it pledged his life for its preservation. And
who "is he that shall harm you," when God is your protector?