A brief exposition of the whole book of Canticles, or Song of Solomon lively…

Use 3 Thirdly, here learn the more straight and sincere, the more patient and meek, the more faithful, the more fruitful in all holy obedience, &c. the more do we attain to a Palm tree, like full stature of Christianity.

Ʋse 3 Thirdly, here learn the more straight and sincere, the more patient and meek, the more faithfull, the more fruitfull in all holy obedience, &c. the more doe wee attaine to a Palme tree, like full stature of Christianity.

Use 4 Fourthly, it may learn and direct Ministers to apply themselves to the estate of their people: If they be babes in Christ, to be as breasts of Milk to suckle them: If they be grown to ripe years, to be as clusters of ⟨p. 241⟩grapes to refresh them with stronger liquor, be ready to pour out sweet and comfortable liquor; but see some good calling to pressing you to it, let all your Doctrine direct to Christ, and dispense it with such powerful efficacy of the Spirit, that the drowsy sluggard may be raised up to some fruitfulness, and more holy walking towards God.

Ʋse 4 Fourthly, it may learne and direct Ministers to apply themselves to the estate of their people: If they bee bebes in Christ, to be as breasts of Milke to suckle them: If they be grown to ripe yeares, to bee as clusters of ⟨p. 241⟩grapes to refresh them with stronger liquor, be ready to poure out sweet and comfortable liquor; but see some good calling to pressing you to it, let all your Doctrine direct to Christ, and dispense it with such powerfull efficacy of the Spirit, that the drowsie sluggard may bee raised up to some fruitfulnesse, and more holy walking towards God.