39. “The smell of thy garments,” says He, “is above all spices.” Cant. iv. 10. And again: “And the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon.” Cant. iv. 11. See what progress thou settest forth, O Virgin. Thy first odour is above all spices, which were used upon the burying of the Saviour, S. John xix. 39. and the fragrance arises from the mortified motions of the body, and the perishing of the delights of the members. Thy second odour, like the odour of Lebanon, exhales the incorruption of the Lord’s body, the flower of virginal chastity.