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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 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?
Use 3 Thirdly, this is to exhort both Ministers and other faithful Christians to watchfulness, lest otherwise corruption in doctrine and worship grow amongst the people, till the locks of Christ be wholly dabbled with superstitions; the locks of Christ, to wit, the common Christians.
Use 3 Thirdly, this is to exhort both Ministers and other faithfull Christians to watchfulnesse, lest otherwise corruption in doctrine and worship grow amongst the people, till the locks of Christ bee wholly dabled with superstitions; the locks of Christ, to wit, the common Christians.
Use 4 Fourthly, this may teach us to know that they provide not well for the direction of their own judgements, that depend upon the voice of the ancient Churches for their chief pattern and guidance in doctrine and worship: who would build upon the words of a man (though otherwise a good man) when he is half asleep?