A34663:1138

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

Name: A brief exposition of the whole book of Canticles, or Song of Solomon lively…
Author: John Cotton

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 ...

John Cotton 1584–1652London: printed for Philip Nevil, 1642

[2], 264 p. · 45k words · Wing C6410 · ESTC R20552

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Chapter 8: 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.

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First, by comparing her affection as equal to three things most strong,

First, by comparing her affection as equall to three things most strong,

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First, Death.

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Secondly, to the Grave.

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Thirdly, to vehement flames of fire, ver. 6.

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Secondly, by comparing it to two things as less than her affection, though they be also of great force,

Secondly, by comparing it to two things as lesse than her affection, though they be also of great force,

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The book

Title as printed

Author

John Cotton 1584–1652

Place

London

Bookseller

Philip Nevil

Year

1642

Size

[2], 264 p.

Words

45,355

Catalogue

Wing C6410 · ESTC R20552

Text

EEBO-TCP A34663

Passages

1,216

Sections

Title page

Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36