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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 6: 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, we may here see the danger of surfeiting the Church with wealth and pleasures and honour. Constantine had in the first verse inebriated the Church with wealth and honour, and hereupon the Church falleth into a long sleep, which she shook not wholly off for many ages. No wonder then of that speech heard from heaven, Hodiè venenum concidit in Ecclesiam: Now is poison poured or fallen into the Church.
Use 1 First, we may here see the danger of surfetting the Church with wealth and pleasures and honour. Constantine had in the first verse enebriated the Church with wealth and honour, and hereupon the Church falleth into a long sleepe, which shee shook not wholly off for many ages. No wonder then of that speech heard from heaven, Hodiè venenum concidit in Ecclesiam: Now is poyson powred or fallen into the Church.
Use 2 Secondly, this may let as see that they have not the spirit of the Church of Christ, that when they hear many voices in Religion carried sundry ways, know not whom to follow, cannot discern which ⟨p. 166⟩is the true voice of Christ among them: This Church here could discern the voice of Christ even in her sleep, how much more easily if she had been well awake?
Use 2 Secondly, this may let as see that they have not the spirit of the Church of Christ, that when they heare many voices in Religion carried sundry waies, know not whom to follow, cannot discerne which ⟨p. 166⟩is the true voice of Christ among them: This Church here could discerne the voice of Christ even in her sleepe, how much more easily if shee had been well awake?