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4 The last and best, and only worthy to speed is Jesus Christ. ^bWhat is thy beloved more then another beloved, O thou fairest among women: Say foreign Congregations to the Church.² To whom she answers: My beloved is white and ruddy (he hath an exact mixture of the best colours, arguments of the purest and healthfullest complexion.) The chiefest among ten thousand; (Infinitely fairer then all the sons of men;³ who, alone may bear the standard of comely grace, and personal goodliness among all.) His head is as the most fine gold; (the Deity which dwelleth in him, is most pure and glorious,) His locks are curled, and black as a Raven, (his godhead deriving to his humane nature such wondrous beauty, as the black curled locks become a fresh and well favoured countenance) His eyes are like doves, &c. who will, let him there read and regard his graces: ^cHis name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the Virgins love him.

4 The last and best, and onely worthy to speed is Iesus Christ. ^bWhat is thy beloued more then another beloued, O thou fayrest among women: Say forraine Congregations to the Church.² To whom she answeres: My beloued is white and ruddy (he hath an exact mixture of the best colours, arguments of the purest and healthfullest complexion.) The chiefest among ten thousand; (Infinitely fayrer then all the sonnes of men;³ who, alone may beare the standerd of comely grace, and personall goodlinesse among all.) His head is as the most fine gold; (the Deitie which dwelleth in him, is most pure and glorious,) His lockes are curled, and blacke as a Rauen, (his godhead deriuing to his humane nature such wondrous beauty, as the blacke curled locks become a fresh and well fauoured countenance) His eyes are like doues, &c. who will, let him there reade and regarde his graces: