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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 5: 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.
Constantine came into the Church,1 enjoyed the fellowship of it, did partake in all the parts of it, yea and richly endowed it; so that the Church and all her friends did eat and drink, yea and did drink abundantly of wealth, preferments,2 &c. whence it was that she fell into a deep sleep.
COnstantine came into the Church,1 enjoyed the fellowship of it, did partake in all the parts of it, yea and richly endowed it; so that the Church and all her friends did eat and drinke, yea and did drinke abundantly of wealth, preferments,2 &c. whence it was that shee fell into a deepe sleepe.
- 1Chap. 5. verse 1.
- 2Cha. 4. 12.
Use 1 First, this serves to stir us up to thankfulness and fruitfulness to God, who hath planted us not in the wilderness of the world, but in the garden of his Church. If we now transgress as Adam did, eating of the forbidden fruits, *God will take his garden from us, and cast us out of it.
Use 1 First, this serves to stirre us up to thankefulnesse and fruitfulnesse to God, who hath planted us not in the wildernesse of the world, but in the garden of his Church. If wee now transgresse as Adam did, eating of the forbidden fruits, *God will take his garden from us, and cast us out of it.