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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 7: 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.
It wanteth not liquor:
First, of the blood of Christ to justify us from sin.
First, of the blood of Christ to justifie us from sin.
Secondly, of the Spirit of Christ to sanctify and cleanse us from sin.
Secondly, of the Spirit of Christ to sanctifie and cleanse us from sin.
The belly: to wit, the Lords Supper, is as an heap of wheat, for store of excellent, and sweet, and fine nourishment, set about with lilies; because only the faithful pure Christians shall be admitted to partake in that Sacrament.
The belly: to wit, the Lords Supper, is as an heape of wheat, for store of excellent, and sweet, and fine nourishment, set about with lillies; because onely the faithfull pure Christians shall bee admitted to partake in that Sacrament.