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

Use 2 Secondly, this doth teach us how to attain fellowship and holy familiarity with Christ, even by faith, leaning upon him as our beloved; infidelity and doubting hinder our sweet ⟨p. 259⟩communion with Christ, labour we therefore to abandon it from us.

Ʋse 2 Secondly, this doth teach us how to attaine fellowship and holy familiarity with Christ, even by faith, leaning upon him as our beloved; infidelity and doubting hinder our sweet ⟨p. 259⟩communion with Christ, labour wee therefore to abandon it from us.

Use 3 Thirdly, we may here see the duty of inferior Magistrates what it is, even to see that the Church be raised up under them, how much more to countenance and protect it with their shadow, and to comfort it with the fruit of their sweet and wholesome laws and examples.

Ʋse 3 Thirdly, we may here see the duty of inferiour Magistrates what it is, even to see that the Church be raised up under them, how much more to countenance and protect it with their shadow, and to comfort it with the fruit of their sweet and wholesome lawes and examples.

Use 4 Fourthly, this may serve for trial of the goodness of our affections to Christ; if we thirst after his deep affection to us, and continual remembrance of us, if we labour to subdue our selves and all ours to him, if we jealously war against all that which might impair our love to him, if we burn up all our impediments, if no afflictions can discourage us from him, if no prosperity can shake our entire desires after him, we are then well affected to him as this Church is: If we desire to have such deep place in Christs heart, it is a plain sign Christ hath a deep place in our hearts.