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A brief exposition of the whole book of Canticles, or Song of Solomon lively…
A brief exposition of the whole book of Canticles, or Song of Solomon lively describing the estate of the church in all the ages thereof, both Jewish and Christian, to this day ... / written by that learned and godly divine, John Cotton ...
London: printed for Philip Nevil, 1642
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
This gum is also called from the tree Myrrh, his smell is strong and fragrant, and fit to preserve from putrefaction; and it is of much use in embalming, and God himself recounteth it amongst the principal spices.s
This gumme is also called from the tree Myrrhe, his smell is strong and fragrant, and fit to preserve from putrefaction; and it is of much use in embalming, and God himselfe recounteth it amongst the principall spices.s
Between my breasts,]1 The breasts are those that give milk;2 The sincere milk of the word to the Churches children, to wit, the Priests and Levites: These when Jehoshaphat sent forth to give milk to the cities of Judah, he sent with them a company of Noble men, Religious Princes, who added the more authority to the Priests and Levites, and are ⟨p. 40⟩therefore themselves said to teach in the cities of Judaht. Thus these Princes were as a bundle of Myrrh amongst the Priests and the Levites, to decide all controversies amongst the people, both in matters concerning God and the King; to preserve the people, and one another free from corruption in all matters, whether of Religion or civil Justice.u