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Verse 16.

The Cup allowed the people.

Ch.5.

His legs are as pillars of marble, fet upon fockets of fine gold.] Thefe two legs feeme to be Iohn Hus and Ierome of Prague, who stood constantly in defence of the truth, even unto death, being established in the truth and grace of God, as it were pillars of marble, fet upon fockets of fine gold. His countenance is as Lebanon.]

The faithfull grew fo plentifull in Bohemia, that they seemed even to the adverfary to be like a thick wood (as many and firme) which they were not able to hew downe; and therefore they were forced in the Councell of Conftance, to allow them the use of the cup in the Lords Supper,because they could not by strong hand keep them from it.

Excellent as the cedars.] The cedar is a tree eminent for talneffe, and foundneffe or durableneffe: fuch was then the face and countenance of the Church, observed to grow up in confpicuous eminency, and in foundneffe of love to the truth, that the Popish Teachers were not able to corrupt them any longer with their feducements.

His mouth is most sweet, yea, hee is altogether lovely. This is my beloved,

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Ch.5. How Chrift altogether lovely.

and this is my friend, o Daughters of Ferufalem.

His mouth is most sweet ].

The doctrine of the Gofpell was taught more and more favourly by Fohannes Rochefana, and other Minifters in Bohemia.

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He is altogether lovely, or defireable.] Chrift then began againe fo to difpenfe himfelfe to his Church, in giving them the faith and fenfe of his goodneffe, that now they faw or found nothing in Chrift, or in the profeffion of his name, but what was wholly defirable. The re- Heb.11. bukes of Chrift began now to feeme 26. greater riches, then the treafures of Egypt or Babylon in fome former ages: they that faw the truth were often brought to yeeld and recant, but these faw nothing to be more defired then Chrift. Befides, he is now called holy and defirable,because fo many fo generally were ftirred up to defire and feeke reformation. The Regions were white and ready to the harveft, elfe Luther had not found fuch good fucceffe in his Ministery.

This is my beloved, and this is my friend.]
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Chrift the Churches beloved. Ch.5. tion, Juftification, Salvation, began now more plainly to be difcerned and acknowledged: Chrift is not onely faire and defireable in himself, but then the Church could more boldly say, This is my beloved, this is my friend.

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Ch.6.

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SONG OF SONGS
opened and explained.

THE TEXT.

CHAP. 6.

Hither is thy beloved gone, O thou fairest among women? whither is thy beloved turned afide? that we may feek him with thee.

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2 My beloved is gone downe into his garden, to the beds of fpices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.

3 I am my beloveds, and my beloved is mine: be feedeth among the lilies.

4 Thou art beautifull, O my love, as Tirzah, comely as Jerufalem, terrible as an army with banners.

Turne away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me : thy haire is as a flock of goats that appeare from Gilead.

6 Thy teeth are as a flock of sheepe which goe

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The Song of Songs.

Ch.6.

up from the washing, whereof every one beareth
twinnes, and there is not one barren among them.
7 As a piece of Pomegranate are thy temples
within thy lockes.

8 There are threefcore Queenes, and fourefcore Concubines, and virgins without number.

9 My Dove, my undefiled is but one; fbé is the onely one of her Mother, fhee is the choice one of her that bare her: The daughters faw her, and blessed ber: yea, the Queenes and the Concubines, and they praised ber.

10 Who is be that looketh forth as the morning, faire as the moone, cleare as the funne, and terrible as an army with banner's?

11 I went down into the garden of nuts to fee the fruits of the valley, and to fee whether the Vine flourished, and the Pomegranats budded.

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12 Or ever I was aware, my foule made me like the Chariots of Aminadab.

13 Returne, returne, O Shulamite; returne, returne, that we may looke upon thee: what will you fee in the Shulamite 2 as it were the company of two

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