The sparkling diamond in the ring of glory''

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(Thomas Brooks,"A Cabinet of Choice Jewels" 1669)

"His mouth is most sweet—and He is altogether lovely.
 This is my Beloved, and this is my Friend!" Song 5:16 

That is, His mouth is all sweetness—and He is all
loveliness's, or He is wholly desirable. Alas! says the 
spouse, I lack words to express how sweet, how lovely, 
how adorable, how desirable, how eminent, and how 
excellent Christ is in my eye—and to my soul! All that 
is perfect in heaven or earth—is but a dim shadow of His 
excellency and glory. Where Christ is—there is heaven. 
Heaven itself, in the spouse's eyes, without Christ, 
would be but a poor little thing. The spouse looks upon 
Christ, as the sparkling diamond in the ring of glory.

"His mouth is most sweet, and He is altogether lovely.
 This is my Beloved, and this is my Friend!" Song 5:16