A brief exposition of the whole book of Canticles, or Song of Solomon lively…

Again, such Congregations as come to their Ministers with a good dowry, and comfortable and honourable maintenance, they are like wives. Others who bring little or no maintenance with them, are like to Concubines, though indeed the former condition is more essential to lawful marriage; to wit, free consent, and ⟨p. 187⟩mutual stipulation on both sides; for as sometimes lawful wives have but poor dowries, and Concubines sometimes bring large maintenance with them: so some Congregations that freely consent to the acceptance of their Ministers can allow them but slender maintenance, whereas some others upon whom Ministers thrust themselves are richly endowed: Furthermore, such Congregations as enjoy the power of the keys, they are as Queens, lawful wives. The keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, are

Againe, such Congregations as come to their Ministers with a good dowry, and comfortable and honourable maintenance, they are like wives. Others who bring little or no maintenance with them, are like to Concubines, though indeed the former condition is more essentiall to lawfull marriage; to wit, free consent, and ⟨p. 187⟩mutuall stipulation on both sides; for as sometimes lawfull wives have but poore dowries, and Concubines sometimes bring large maintenance with them: so some Congregations that freely consent to the acceptance of their Ministers can allow them but slender maintenance, whereas some others upon whom Ministers thrust themselves are richly endowed: Furthermore, such Congregations as enjoy the power of the keyes, they are as Queenes, lawfull wives. The keyes of the Kingdome of Heaven, are

First, the one of knowledge, Luke 11. 52.