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

This Desert, or Wilderness Eastward from Judah, is the Wilderness of Arabia, whither Spiritual graces shall be conveyed by some coming from Jerusalem, and from thence they shall be further carried into the East Countries, to the gathering, and conversion ⟨p. 247⟩of the Assyrians and others: Whence it is, that Church arising from the Wilderness of Arabia, is said to lean upon her beloved in an Arabian word; as when the holy Ghost was to speak of the Babylonian Captivity (or Winter) being past, he useth the Babylonian or Chaldean word.¹ So then, when the Churches of Judea shall see such a goodly Church spring from small help, out of the Wilderness of Arabia, beyond their expectation, they shall say of her, Who is this that cometh out of the Wilderness, leaning upon her beloved? trusting by faith on him, and thereby attaining and enjoying fellowship with him: for to lean is put as an act of faith or trusting^*, and the gesture implieth familiar love^*.

This Desert, or Wildernesse Eastward from Iudah, is the Wildernesse of Arabia, whither Spirituall graces shall be conveyed by some comming from Ierusalem, and from thence they shall bee further carried into the East Countries, to the gathering, and conversion ⟨p. 247⟩of the Assyrians and others: Whence it is, that Church arising from the Wildernesse of Arabia, is said to leane upon her beloved in an Arabian word; as when the holy Ghost was to speak of the Babylonian Captivity (or Winter) being past, he useth the Babylonian or Caldean word.¹ So then, when the Churches of Iudea shall see such a goodly Church spring from small helpe, out of the Wildernesse of Arabia, beyond their expectation, they shall say of her, Who is this that commeth out of the Wildernesse, leaning upon her beloved? trusting by faith on him, and thereby attaining and enjoying fellowship with him: for to leane is put as an act of faith or trusting