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

It is recorded of the Hebrews, that whatever Scripture was delivered in a poetical frame, they accounted themselves specially bound to take notice of that, and to get it by heart; and indeed it is not for nought, that some Scriptures, and not others, are cast in that mould; and something of this, as the intent of the Holy Ghost, may be gathered from Moses his putting his last words in a Song, Deut. 32. that they might be the better remembered.

It is recorded of the Hebrews, that whatever Scripture was delivered in a poetical •rame, they accounted themselves specially bound to take notice of that, and to get it by heart; and indeed it is not for nought, that some Scriptures, and not others, are casten in that mould; and something of this, as the intent of the Holy Ghost, may be gathered from Moses his putting his last words in a Song, Deut. 32. that they might be the better remembred.

The 3. thing in the title, is the Penman made use of by the Spirit, in the writing and recording this Song: It's Solomon, a great man, rich, wise, yea an elect Saint; Yet one, who had also fallen into many foul faults, whom the Lord hath suffered to die, without recording expressly any thing of his recovery, though we make no doubt of it; which (because Bellarmine, lib. 3. de Justif. Chap. 14. pag. 368. Tannovius and others, are at pains in contradicting this, yea, Augustine doubts of it, because nothing is directly recorded of his recovery) we shall endeavour to make clear from these considerations,

The 3. thing in the title, is the Penman made use of by the Spirit, in the writing and recording this Song: It's Solomon, a great man, rich, wise, yea an elect Saint; Yet one, who had also fallen into many foul faults, whom the Lord hath suffered to die, without recording expresly any thing of his recovery, though we make no doubt of it; which (because Bellarmine, lib. 3. de Iustif. Chap. 14. pag. 368. Tannovius and others, are at pains in contradicting this, yea, Augustine doubts of it, because nothing is directly recorded of his recovery) we shall endeavour to make clear from these considerations,