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

2. The object proposed to these daughters, is King Solomon, even the King of Zion the King of Peace, and King of Saints, in a word, their King: This relation makes him lovely to them; yet, it's not Christ simply that is here proposed to their view, but Christ with a Crown, in most stately magnificence, such as Kings use to be adorned with, when they are in great state, or on their Coronation day. While it's said, he hath a Crown, hereby is not signified any material Crown, but majesty and glory, as Psal. 21. 3. Thou set a Crown of pure Gold on his head, &c. And so Christ conquering on the white horse, Rev. 6. 3. is said to have a Crown: And, Rev. 19. 12. it's said, he hath on his head many Crowns, To show his great and manifold glory, such as becomes the Prince of the King's of the earth: Every look of Christ is not enough, many thinks not much of him; This shows how Christ's glory is to be seen, and how for that end he is to be considered by on-lookers; He is to be looked upon as he doth discover and hold forth himself, otherwise his glory will never rightly be taken up: And therefore to help us in this, and to prevent an objection which carnal sense might make against her scope, she qualifies this Crown and glory of his three ways, 1. It's the Crown wherewith his mother crowned him: Where we are to inquire, 1. What different Crowns Christ may be said to have, and what this is. 2. Who this mother is. 3. How she is said to Crown him.

2. The object proposed to these daughters, is King Solomon, even the King of Zion the King of Peace, and King of Saints, in a word, their King: This relation makes him lovely to them; yet, it's not Christ simply that is here proposed to their veiw, but Christ with a Crown, in most stately magnificence, such as Kings use to be adorned with, when they are in great state, or on their Coronation day. While it's said, he hath a Crown, hereby is not signified any material Crown, but majesty and glory, as Psal. 21. 3. Thou set a Crown of pure Gold on his head, &c. And so Christ conquering on the white horse, Rev. 6. 3. is said to have a Crown: And,