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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.
To go rightly, or straightly, implieth the strength and generousness of wine, when it sparkleth upward in the cup, as Prov. 23. 31. which here expresseth the lively vigour of the ⟨p. 230⟩Churches Doctrine, in her preaching of Christ, causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak. Such shall be the sweet and powerful efficacy of the Doctrine of the Church then, as shall cause the sleepy and drowsy professors, whether amongst us Gentiles, or amongst the Jews, to open their mouths and speak plentifully to Gods praise. When the Apostles spake (the wonderful works of God) in strange tongues, some of the people thought them to be full of new wine, but they were deceived,1 and were willing so to account of them in mockery. But these people shall be full of new wine of the Spirit and Word of God, to open their mouths to speak as the Apostles did, the wonderful works of God.
To goe rightly, or straightly, implyeth the strength and generousnesse of wine, when it sparkleth upward in the cup, as Prov. 23. 31. which here expresseth the lively vigour of the ⟨p. 230⟩Churches Doctrine, in her preaching of Christ, causing the lips of those that are asleepe to speak. Such shall be the sweet and powerfull efficacy of the Doctrine of the Church then, as shall cause the sleepy and drowsie professors, whether amongst us Gentiles, or amongst the Jewes, to open their mouthes and speake plentifully to Gods praise. When the Apostles spake (the wonderfull workes of God) in strange tongues, some of the people thought them to be full of new wine, but they were deceived,1 and were willing so to account of them in mockery. But these people shall be full of new wine of the Spirit and Word of God, to open their mouthes to speak as the Apostles did, the wonderfull workes of God.
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