The sum of sacred divinity briefly & methodically propoundedThe summe of sacred diuinitie briefly & methodically propounded

Thus the Prophet also speaketh, Hosh. 2. 18. I will espouse thee to be mine for ever. The Song of Solomon, and the five & fortieth Psalm are wholly spent in the celebrating of this spiritual Marriage. And Ezekiel in his sixteenth Chapter doth notably declare it from the eighth Verse, unto the fourteenth, I stretched the wing of my garment over thee, taking there for my Wife: and being thy Husband and Redeemer, I covered thy nakedness, and ⟨p. 430⟩sware, and entered into a Covenant with thee, that thou mightest be mine. I washed thee with water, and washed away the abundance of blood from thee, and anointed thee with Oil, as great Princes were wont to have their Wives to be, before they came together: meaning the anointing of the Spirit, whereby she was regenerate and restored to her beauty. To conclude, saith he, I clothed thee with broidered work, and shod thee with Badgers skins, and I girded thee about with fine Linen, and covered thee with Silk: I decked thee also with Ornaments, and I put Bracelets upon thy hands, and a Chain on thy neck, and I put a Frontlet upon thy face, and Earrings, in thine ears, and a beautiful Crown upon thine head: that is, I gave thee all things both for necessity and delight, crowned thee with beauty and great honour, and made thee a Queen by thy match with me.

Thus the Prophet also speaketh, Hosh. 2. 18. I will espouse thee to be mine for euer. The Song of Salomon, and the fiue & fortieth Psalme are wholly spēt in the celebrating of this spirituall Marriage. And Ezechiel in his sixteenth Chapter doth notably declare it from the eighth Verse, vnto the foureteenth, I stretched the wing of my garment ouer thee, taking there for my Wife: and being thy Husband and Redeemer, I couered thy nakednesse, and ⟨p. 430⟩sware, and entred into a Couenant with thee, that thou mightest be mine. I washed thee with water, and washed away the abundance of bloud from thee, and anoynted thee with Oyle, as great Princes were wont to haue their Wiues to bee, before they came together: meaning the anointing of the Spirit, whereby shee was regenerate and restored to her beautie. To conclude, saith hee, I clothed thee with broydered worke, and shod thee with Badgers skinnes, and I girded thee about with fine Linnen, and couered thee with Silke: I decked thee also with Ornaments, and I put Bracelets vpon thy hands, and a Chaine on thy necke, and I put a Frontlet vpon thy face, and Earings, in thine eares, and a beautifull Crowne vpon thine head: that is, I gaue thee all things both for necessitie and delight, crowned thee with beautie and great honour, and made thee a Queene by thy match with me.