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

Solomon had a vineyard in Baal-hamon: ¹A place so fruitful that for excellency it was called the Lord of a multitude, or the owner of great increase. He let out the vineyard unto keepers, who paid him a great rent, even thousands for the fruit of it, and yet had a good portion, certain hundreds for their own pains.

Solomon had a vineyard in Baal-hamon: ¹A place so fruitfull that for excellency it was called the Lord of a multitude, or the owner of great encrease. He let out the vineyard unto keepers, who paid him a great rent, even thousands for the fruit of it, and yet had a good portion, certain hundreds for their owne paines.

1. 1Verse 11.

My vineyard which is mine, is before me:¹ thou (O Solomon) must have a thousand▪ and those that keep the fruit thereof, two hundred.

1. 1Vers 12.

To wit, I let not out my vineyard to others, but I kept it my self always; let Solomon take his thousands for his fruits of his vineyard, and the Reapers their hundreds; I will not so do, but take all the pains to keep my vineyard, and reap all the gains of the fruits thereof to my self. The meaning is, when Christ hath gathered all these Churches of the Jews, Assyrians, Egyptians, and neighbour-Nations, he will then keep his Church with his mighty power, that neither Dragons, nor wild Bores, nor Foxes shall hereafter root it up, or make havoc of it, as in time past they have done: This is expressly foretold, and shall come to pass after the destruction of Leviathan the great Turk