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

Secondly, this Pharaohs daughter became a Proselyte to the Jewish Religion, ^dHearken (oh Daughter) and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy fathers house. &c.

Secondly, this Pharaohs daughter became a Proselite to the Jewish Religion, ^dHearken (oh Daughter) and consider, and incline thine eare; forget also thine owne people, and thy fathers house. &c.

1. dPsal 45. 10.—14.

Now though that marriage song was penned upon that occasion; yet it ascendeth far above all earthly respects of worldly marriage, and by a divine and heavenly workmanship sets forth a heavenly marriage-song between Christ and his Church: of like Argument was this song penned by Solomon himself; not to express his affections to Pharaohs daughter, or hers to him, or the good parts of either of them: no, nor the like respects to any Shunamite amongst the rest of his wives, as some have vainly conceived; for then how absurd and ⟨p. 5⟩monstrous were some of his comparisons, likening his spouse to A company of Horses in Pharaohs Chariot, her Head to Carmel, her Eyes to Fish pools, her Nose to a Tower, her Teeth to a flock of sheep, her whole Self to a terrible Army with Banners? But his scope is to describe the estate of the Church towards Christ, and his respect towards her, from his own time to the last judgement, as afterward it shall appear.

Now though that marriage song was penned upon that occasion; yet it ascendeth farre above all earthly respects of worldly marriage, and by a divine and heavenly workmanship sets forth a heavenly marriage-song betweene Christ and his Church: of like Argument was this song penned by Solomon himselfe; not to expresse his affections to Pharaohs daughter, or hers to him, or the good parts of either of them: no, nor the like respects to any Shunamite amongst the rest of his wives, as some have vainly conceived; for then how absurd and