The particulars of the Brides commendation, of which we have spoken (if they were understood) certainly they contain much; but, as if these were little, he proceeds in expressing this beauty of, or rather his love to, his Bride, in three wonderful expressions, as proofs of what he hath said concerning her loveliness and beauty, or (if we may improperly so call them) aggravations thereof, whereby that commendation is raised and heightened to an exceeding great height. The first is in the end of the fifth verse, and it is this, the King is held (or bound) in the Galleries: The sense in a word is, what ravishing loveliness is this that is to be found in this Bride, that the King is thereby (as it were) held and bound, and must stand to look upon it, he is so delighted with it? 1. This King is our Lord Jesus, the Prince of the Kings of the Earth; he is not only here, but elsewhere often styled the King, because he is eminently so, and it's much to the believers consolation that he is so, if the faith of it were fixed in them. Our Lord is a most royal kingly person. 2. The Galleries here, are the same that were, Chap. 1. 17. called there Rafters, The word there is our Galleries: Galleries are places where great men use to walk, and here (Christ and the believer having one house, wherein they dwell together) the Galleries signify the means or Ordinances, wherein, in a more special way they come to walk together. 3. To be held (or bound as the word is) signifies a holy constraint that was on him, that he could do no otherwise, because he would do no otherwise, it was so delightsome ⟨p. 391⟩to him, as, Chap. 3. 4. and, 4. 9. and Chap. 6. 5. 12. where, on the matter, the same thing is to be found. The word here used, is borrowed from the nature of affection amongst men, that detains them to look on what they love: In sum, this in an abrupt manner comes in on the close of the particulars of the Brides commendation; as if it were said, So lovely art thou, that Christ as captivate, or overcome, cannot withdraw, but is held (as, chap. 3. 4.) to look upon thy beauty; which is the more wonderful, that he is so royal a person, whom enemies, death and devils could not detain, yet he is so prevailed over by a believer.
The particulars of the Brides commendation, of which we have spoken (if they were understood) certainly they contain much; but, as if these were little, he proceeds in expressing this beauty of, or rather his love to, his Bride, in three wonderful expressions, as proofs of what he hath said concerning her lovelinesse and beauty, or (if we may improperly so call them) aggravations thereof, whereby that commendation is raised and heightned to an exceeding great height. The first is in the end of the fifth verse, and it is this, the King is held (or bound) in the Galleries: The sense in a word is, what ravishing lovelinesse is this that is to be found in this Bride, that the King is thereby (as it were) held and bound, and must stand to look upon it, he is so delighted with it? 1. This King is our Lord Jesus, the Prince of the Kings of the Earth; he is not only here, but elsewhere often styled the King, because he is eminently so, and it's much to the believers consolation that he is so, if the faith of it were fixed in them. Our Lord is a most royal kingly person. 2. The Galleries here, are the same that were, Chap. 1. 17. called there Rafters, The word there is our Galleries: Galleries are places where great men use to walk, and here (Christ and the believer having one house, wherein they dwell together) the Galleries signifie the means or Ordinances, wherein, in a more special way they come to walk together. 3. To be held (or bound as the word is) signifies a holy constraint that was on him, that he could do no otherwise, because he would do no otherwise, it was so delightsome ⟨p. 391⟩to him, as, Chap. 3. 4. and, 4. 9. and Chap. 6. 5. 12. where, on the matter, the same thing is to be found. The word here used, is borrowed from the nature of affection amongst men, that detains them to look on what they love: In sum, this in an abrupt manner comes in on the close of the particulars of the Brides commendation; as if it were said, So lovely art thou, that Christ as captivat, or overcome, cannot withdraw, but is held (as, chap. 3. 4.) to look upon thy beauty; which is the more wonderful, that he is so royal a person, whom enemies, death and devils could not detain, yet he is so prevailed over by a believer.
