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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
Chapter 4: THE CANTICLES, OR SONG OF SONGS opened and explained.
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.
Fourthly, by her love, which is set forth, 1. By the fairness of it. 2. By the sweetness of it above wine, verse 10.
Fourthly, by her love, which is set forth, 1. By the fairenesse of it. 2. By the sweetnesse of it above wine, verse 10.
Fifthly, by the flowingness, sweetness, and wholesomeness of her doctrine, v. 11.
Fifthly, by the flowingnesse, sweetnesse, and wholsomnesse of her doctrine, v. 11.
Sixthly, by the smell of her garments, like that of Lebanon, ver. 11.
Thou art fair:] The fairness of the Church was acknowledged before, but ⟨p. 115⟩never till now the perfect fairness. All complete fairness or beauty standeth in these three things:
Thou art faire:] The fairenesse of the Church was acknowledged before, but