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

Use 7 Seventhly, this lets us see that the Churches that are well established themselves, must not contemn their weak neighbour Churches, but take care, and use all good means for their establishment and growth: How far should greater Churches be from ⟨p. 261⟩cutting off the breasts, or breaking down the walls of their small neighbour-Churches.

Ʋse 7 Seventhly, this lets us see that the Churches that are well established themselves, must not contemne their weake neighbour Churches, but take care, and use all good meanes for their establishment and growth: How far should greater Churches bee from ⟨p. 261⟩cutting off the breasts, or breaking downe the walls of their small neighbour-Churches.

Use 8 Eighthly, this may teach Magistrates to be as walls to keep out all disorder, stand up as a wall if there come in disorders, stand so high that they cannot come over; if any would go a begging, keep them in; restrain beggary, idleness, drunkenness, whoredom, and profaneness, all evil courses; be as a wall, whereon to rear a silver Palace for ever; whereon to lay the frame of a good motion, course, or order, to be taken for the public good; any good motion made, or to be made; is as a wall to divide equally to all men their right.

Ʋse 8 Eightly, this may teach Magistrates to be as walls to keep out all disorder, stand up as a wall if there come in disorders, stand so high that they cannot come over; if any would goe a begging, keep them in; restraine beggery, idlenesse, drunkennesse, whordome, and prophanenesse, all evill courses; be as a wall, whereon to reare a silver Palace for ever; whereon to lay the frame of a good motion, course, or order, to be taken for the publique good; any good motion made, or to be made; is as a wall to divide equally to all men their right.