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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.
Now followeth the description of the estate of the Church from Constantine's time to the time of restoring of the Gospel, and reforming of the Church by the Ministry of Luther, and other late Divines.
Now followeth the description of the estate of the Church from Constantines time to the time of restoring of the Gospell, and reforming of the Church by the Ministery of Luther, and other late Divines.
After that Constantine had largely endowed the Church with peace, and wealth, and honour; it fell into an estate ⟨p. 142⟩of carnal security; which carnal security is described,
After that Constantine had largely endowed the Church with peace, and wealth, and honour; it fell into an estate ⟨p. 142⟩of carnall security; which carnall security is described,
First, by a comparison, resembling it to sleep; which sleep of hers is amplified by the divers conditions, yet my heart waketh.
First, by a comparison, resembling it to sleepe; which sleepe of hers is amplified by the divers conditions, yet my heart waketh.