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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.
4ly, Christs gracious protection of those Churches, specially in their first beginnings: for how should Luther (a poor Friar) have attempted and gone through with so great a work, against such great and general opposition, and in the end die quietly in his bed, if Christ had not held him ⟨p. 174⟩as it were in his arms?
4ly, Christs gracious protection of those Churches, specially in their first beginnings: for how should Luther (a poor Frier) have attempted and gone through with so great a work, against such great and generall opposition, and in the end die quietly in his bed, if Christ had not held him ⟨p. 174⟩as it were in his armes?
He feedeth among the lilies.] He refresheth himself and strengtheneth his people, conversing amongst them, who strove for whiteness, and purity, and reformation.
He feedeth among the lilies.] Hee refresheth himselfe and strengtheneth his people, conversing amongst them, who strove for whitenesse, and purity, and reformation.