A glorious espousal. A brief essay, to illustrate and prosecute the marriage, wherein our…

There is one whole Book of our BIBLE that appears written on purpose to Represent and Celebrate, this Heavenly ⟨p. 8⟩mystery. Tis the Book which we call, The CANTICLES. In that Song of Songs, written by Solomon, there is introduced a Prince, who has upon him some Resemblance of David, the admired Father of Solomon; but yet it is in the Quality and Apparel of an High-priest that this Prince is here exhibited. And this Illustrious Person here Marries Himself unto a Lady, with many mutual Endearments. Tis our SAVIOUR, who is the Bridegroom; 'Tis the Church which is the Bride, in this Dramatic Poem. The Emblem thus prosecuted by Solomon, is but an Enlargement upon what he had learned from the Forty fifth Psalm, which his Father David had composed for him. From hence it is that the Jews have their curious Traditions, of the Marriage between Tipheret and Malcuth; between the Beauty and the Kingdom, that is to say, between the Messiah and the People that submit unto Him. We have now and then occurring in our Sacred Pages, the Marriage of an Hero, which is attended with circumstances, that lead us to think, on our Saviour saying to His People, I Marry my self unto you. The Condition of ⟨p. 9⟩things between our Saviour, and the People of His Covenant, is the Original from whence the Marriage allowed and ordained, and common among the children of Men, is Copied. But the most notable Copy taken from that Original, was the Marriage of our First Parents, in the Garden of God. Of that marriage, our Apostle speaking, presently adds; Eph. V. 32. This is a great Mystery; but I speak of Christ and the Church.

There is one whole Book of our BIBLE that appears written on purpose to Represent and Celebrate, this Heavenly ⟨p. 8⟩mystery. Tis the Book which we call, The CANTICLES. In that Song of Songs, written by Solomon, there is introduced a Prince, who has upon him some Resemblance of David, the admired Father of Solomon; but yet it is in the Quality and Apparel of an High-priest that this Prince is here exhibited. And this Illustrious Person here Marries Himself unto a Lady, with many mutual Endearments. Tis our SAVIOUR, who is the Bridegroom; 'Tis the Church which is the Bride, in this Dramatic Poem. The Emblem thus prosecuted by Solomon, is but an Enlargement upon what he had learn'd from the Forty fifth Psalm, which his Father David had composed for him. From hence it is that the Jews have their curious Traditions, of the Marriage between Tipheret and Malcuth; between the Beauty and the Kingdom, that is to say, between the Messiah and the People that submit unto Him. We have now and then occurring in our Sacred Pages, the Marriage of an Hero, which is attended with circumstances, that lead us to think, on our Saviour saying to His People, I Marry my self unto you. The Condition of