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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.
The City and Governors of it (the people having recourse to it for judgement, rather then to Jerusalem) were at first in disgrace and obloquy with the Jews for their schism and separation from the house of David at Jerusalem, and for her rebellion against the King of Judah; but this did not diminish her beauty, because this separation was from God.
The Citie and Governers of it (the people having recourse to it for judgement, rather then to Jerusalem) were at first in disgrace and obloquie with the Jewes for their schisme and separation from the house of David at Jerusalem, and for her rebellion against the King of Judah; but this did not diminish her beauty, because this separation was from God.
Afterward Tirzah lost her beauty by erecting the golden Calves,1 and falling off (not only from the idolatry of Solomon, wherein they did well, but) from the true worship of God, restored and continued ⟨p. 175⟩in the Temple of Jerusalem. But Solomon here speaketh of Tirzah while she retained her beauty: And indeed the reformed Churches were in this like unto Tirzah; at first in disgrace and obloquy for their separation from Rome, and rebellion against the Emperor and other Princes; and yet never the less beautiful, because this separation was from God, in regard of Idolatries of the Church of Rome, greater then those of Solomon.
Afterward Tirzah lost her beauty by erecting the golden Calves,1 and falling off (not onely from the idolatry of Solomon, wherein they did well, but) from the true worship of God, restored and continued ⟨p. 175⟩in the Temple of Jerusalem. But Solomon here speaketh of Tirzah while shee reteined her beauty: And indeed the reformed Churches were in this like unto Tirzah; at first in disgrace and obloquie for their separation from Rome, and rebellion against the Emperour and other Princes; and yet never the lesse beautifull, because this separation was from God, in regard of Idolatries of the Church of Rome, greater then those of Solomon.