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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.
Secondly, by the strength, sweetness, cheerfulness, implied in the preferring it above wine.
Secondly, by the strength, sweetnesse, cheerefulnesse, implied in the preferring it above wine.
How fair, and strong, and sweet, and cheerful was the love of the Church of Antioch; which aforehand prepared a contribution of their own accord for ⟨p. 122⟩the poor Saints at Jerusalem, even* every man according to his ability! The like or greater love seemed in the poor Churches of Macedonia*. A fair love for poor men to send relief to others: A strong love for deeply poor to send rich liberality; yet more strong and sweet to pray the messengers with much entreaty to receive it, and a cheerful love to do all this in abundance of joy, and beyond the Apostles own expectation.
How faire, and strong, and sweet, and cheerefull was the love of the Church of Antioch; which aforehand prepared a contribution of their owne accord for ⟨p. 122⟩the poore Saints at Jerusalem, even* every man according to his ability! The like or greater love seemed in the poore Churches of Macedonia*. A faire love for poore men to send reliefe to others: A strong love for deepely poore to send rich liberality; yet more strong and sweet to pray the messengers with much intreaty to receive it, and a cheerefull love to doe all this in abundance of joy, and beyond the Apostles owne expectation.