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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.
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, Gen. 9.25. A servant of servants shall he be: that is, a vile slave. So when it speaks ⟨p. 44⟩of good things by doubling the words, it declares the excellency of the thing, Deut. 10.17. The Lord your God, is God of Gods, and Lord of Lords. Thus much for the Title.
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 Cham, Gen. 9.25. A servant of servants shall hee bee: that is, a vile slave. So when it speaks ⟨p. 44⟩