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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.
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.
Use 2 Secondly, this lets us see, all the goodly situations of the earth are but dunghills and deserts, in comparison of the Church; the Church is a garden, and in it are fountains of living waters for every thirsty soul.
Use 2 Secondly, this lets us see, all the goodly situations of the earth are but dunghils and desarts, in comparison of the Church; the Church is a garden, and in it are fountaines of living waters for every thirsty soule.
Use 3 Thirdly, though the Church be sometimes in open view of all, as a City set on a hill;