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A brief exposition of the whole book of Canticles, or Song of Solomon lively…
A brief exposition of the whole book of Canticles, or Song of Solomon lively describing the estate of the church in all the ages thereof, both Jewish and Christian, to this day ... / written by that learned and godly divine, John Cotton ...
London: printed for Philip Nevil, 1642
Chapter 7: THE CANTICLES, OR SONG OF SONGS, opened and explained.
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.
In these verses the holy Ghost goes on to describe the second estate of the Jews Church, as is spoken above, Chap. 7. ver. 1. in ver. 6, 7. as grown up to her full stature and maturity.
In these verses the holy Ghost goes on to describe the second estate of the Jewes Church, as is spoken above, Chap. 7. ver. 1. in ver. 6, 7. as growne up to her full stature and maturiry.
For first, beauty is not observed till full growth; now here her beauty is admired, ver. 6.
Secondly, her stature is expressly mentioned to be a Palm-tree. v. 7.
Secondly, her stature is expressely mentioned to bee a Palme-tree. v. 7.
Thirdly, her breasts are here mentioned ⟨p. 223⟩again, ver. 7. which showeth that he speaketh not of the same estate of the same Church as afore: Besides the breasts yielding wine in stead of milk, it is a sign the Church shall then be grown to more maturity and fitness to be fed with stronger meat.