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

This is spoken, either because the Jews shall, presently upon their conversion, marshal, or rank themselves into Armies against Gog and Magog, ver. 10. where she is said to arise terrible as an Army with Banners. Or else taking the word properly; the holy Ghost compareth the Jews to an host of Angels,¹ which Jacob saw at Mahanaim; ²as indeed the feeble in that day shall be valiant as the Angels ⟨p. 198⟩of God. This Interpretation seemeth to me to be the more likely, because her warlike provision was before mentioned, ver. 10. Or otherwise, the holy Ghost may allude to the host of Israel and Judah, which went to bring up David from Mahanaim to Jerusalem, after the Israelites were brought to see their errors in casting him off for Absalom; ³So shall the Jews at their conversion, assemble for the establishment of the Kingdom and Throne of Christ among them, after they shall be brought to see their foul errors in casting off Christ so unworthily so long a time.

This is spoken, either because the Jewes shall, presently upon their conversion, marshall, or ranke themselves into Armies against Gog and Magog, ver. 10. where she is said to arise terrible as an Army with Banners. Or else taking the word properly; the holy Ghost compareth the Jewes to an hoste of Angels,¹ which Iacob saw at Mahanaim; ²as indeed the feeble in that day shall be valiant as the Angels ⟨p. 198⟩of God. This Interpretation seemeth to me to be the more likely, because her warlike provision was before mentioned, ver. 10. Or otherwise, the holy Ghost may allude to the hoste of Israel and Judah, which went to bring up David from Mahanaim to Ierusalem, after the Israelites were brought to see their errors in casting him off for Absalom; ³