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

1. The parties excited and spoken to here, are the daughters of Zion: By Zion oftentimes in Scripture is understood the Church, wherein Christ is set as King, Psal. 2. 6. and elsewhere: and so by daughters of Zion, we are to understand members of the Church; They are the same with the daughters of Jerusalem mentioned vers. 5. and her scope being to speak to them who spoke, vers. 6. and they being the same to whom she spake, vers. 5. doth confirm it; for, the words run in one context. They are called here daughters of Zion. 1. Because it was for Zions sake that the Lord so much prized Jerusalem, Psal. 87. 2. his Temple and Ordinances being especially there. 2. To put the daughters of Jerusalem ⟨p. 190⟩in mind, what was the especial ground of the relation which God owned in them, namely their being incorporate into his Church, whereby they had access to his Ordinances: And that so they might know whoever was deficient, yet this duty called for, did exceedingly become them, Christ being King of Zion; for which cause elsewhere, Zech 9. 9. the exhortation runs in these terms, Tell the daughter of Zion, behold thy King cometh, &c. It's no little thing to get professors taking up the relation they stand under to Christ, and engaged to walk accordingly.

1. The parties excited and spoken to here, are the daughters of Zion: By Zion oftentimes in Scripture is understood the Church, wherein Christ is set as King, Psal. 2. 6. and elsewhere: and so by daughters of Zion, we are to understand members of the Church; They are the same with the daughters of Ierusalem mentioned vers. 5. and her scope being to speak to them who spoke, vers. 6. and they being the same to whom she spake, vers. 5. doth confirm it; for, the words run in one context. They are called here daughters of Zion. 1. Because it was for Zions sake that the Lord so much prized Ierusalem, Psal. 87. 2. his Temple and Ordinances being especially there. 2. To put the daughters of Ierusalem ⟨p. 190⟩in mind, what was the especial ground of the relation which God owned in them, namely their being incorporat into his Church, whereby they had accesse to his Ordinances: And that so they might know whoever was deficient, yet this duty called for, did exceedingly become them, Christ being King of Zion; for which cause elsewhere, Zech 9. 9. the exhortation runs in these terms, Tell the daughter of Zion, behold thy King cometh, &c. It's no little thing to get professors taking up the relation they stand under to Christ, and ingaged to walk accordingly.