Clavis cantici, or, An exposition of the Song of Solomon

6. Thus we argue, Either this Song is so to be resolved, as hath been said, and such Doctrines are to be drawn from it, as arise from the Gospel, for expressing the way of Believers with Christ, and his with them; Or then, 1. There are no Doctrines to be drawn from it, but this Song is a mere Complement, and but ignorantly, with holy blind affection to be sung, which is absurd; Or, 2. The Doctrines are but to be guessed at, and so the truth of them is only conjectural, which will come near the former absurdity, and spoil the Believer of any solid edification, he could have from it; Or, 3. It must contain such a kind of love, such cases and Doctrines concerning Christ and Believers, which are different from the Gospel, and the cases of Saints plainly recorded elsewhere: Now this would necessitate an uncertainty of it's meaning, and hazard the coining of two ways of Christ's dealing with his people, as also, of theirs with him, two Unions, two Marriages, &c. Or, 4. It must contain the same Doctrines concerning faith, Christ, the Covenant, the Church, &c. which are ⟨p. 31⟩contained in other Scriptures, and in the Gospel, which was the thing to be proven.

6. Thus we argue, Either this Song is so to be resolved, as hath been said, and such Doctrines are to be drawn from it, as arise from the Gospel, for expressing the way of Believers with Christ, and his with them; Or then, 1. There are no Doctrines to be drawn from it, but this Song is a meer Complement, and but ignorantly, with holy blind affection to be sung, which is absurd; Or, 2. The Doctrines are but to be guessed at, and so the truth of them is only conjectural, which will come neer the former absurdity, and spoil the Believer of any solid edification, he could have from it; Or, 3. It must contain such a kind of love, such cases and Doctrines concerning Christ and Believers, which are different from the Gospel, and the cases of Saints plainly recorded elsewhere: Now this would necessitate an uncertainty of it's meaning, and hazard the coyning of two wayes of Christ's dealing with his people, as also, of theirs with him, two Unions, two Marriages, &c. Or, 4. It must contain the same Doctrines concerning faith, Christ, the Covenant, the Church, &c. which are ⟨p. 31⟩contained in other Scriptures, and in the Gospel, which was the thing to be proven.