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The dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in several treatisesThe dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in severall treatises
The dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in several treatises ... : never before published / by Samuel Bolton ...The dead saint speaking to saints and sinners living in severall treatises ... : never before published / by Samuel Bolton ...
London: printed by Robert Ibbitson for Thomas Parkhurst, 1657
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
But things that are not possible to be expressed, are not totally to be omitted; and therefore we will launch into the main Ocean. And when we are not able to apprehend this love, let us cast our selves in, and let it comprehend us.
But things that are not possible to bee expressed, are not totally to bee omitted; and therefore wee will lanch into the main Ocean. And when wee are not able to apprehend this love, let us cast our selves in, and let it comprehend us.
Some things in the General we premise.
Some things in the General wee premise.
1. For the Author, or Penman; it was Solomon inspired by the Spirit of God.
2. For the Title of the Book; it is called The Song of Songs; or, a most excellent Song. So it is called for the excellency; and sublimity. The doubling of the words declare the excellency. As when the Scripture speaks of base things; by doubling the words they are more debased; as it was said of Ham,