200 ufe 5. ufe 6. Innocency not disgracefull.1 Ch.6. men to waies of fpotleffe Innocency; they are not difgracefull, but bleffed of the Faithfull, and praifed, even of them that are without. Fifthly, to reprove the children of the Separation, who reproach the Church in ftead of bleffing or praifing them. Sixthly, this may teach us to expect a powerfull and glorious calling of the Jewes in all the particulars before defcribed fay, They be now, as Gideons Fleece, dry, when the Gentiles are moiftened with heavenly dew, they fhall again be moiftened when we fhall feem dry in comparison of them. Though Leah ftep first into Facob's Bed, and fo the leffe comely Church of the Gentiles into the fellowship with Chrift; yet the Church of the Jewes, as beautifull as Rachel, fhall in the end finde fellowship with Chrift. 7 The glory of their calling appeares in the Text, because the holy Ghoft defcribes her by comparisons, not fetched from earthly flowers, or metals, or jewels but from heavenly lights, the Morning Moon, Sun. It appeareth further in their unexpected and free readineffe to embrace Christ. The Ch.6. The power of the Fewes calling. The power of their calling appeares in their earneftneffe and zeale of their Miniftery, in breaking the hard fhell of their hearts wherewith they were formerly inclofed,ver.11.Inftirring them up to fight manfully, and terribly Gods battels againft the enemies of the Church, ver.13. The Lord fpeedily haften the coming of this Shulamite,that we may behold her, Amen. 201 opened and explained. THE TEXT. CHAP. 7. Ow beautifull are thy feet with fhoses, O Princes Daughter! the joynts of thy thighes are like Jewels, the worke of the hands of a cunning work man. 2 Thy navell is like a round goblet,which wanteth not liquor: thy belly is like an heap of wheat, fet alilies. both by two breasts are like two young Roes 3 that are twins. 4 Thy neck is as a tower of Ivory: thine eyes like the fifb-pooles in Hefbbon, by the gate of Bathrabbim: thy nofe is as the tower of Lebanon, which looketh toward Damafcue whe 5 Thine head upon thee is like Carmel, and the haire of thine head like purple, the King is beld in the galleries. 6 How faire, and how pleasant art thou, 0 love, for delights! 7 This thy ftature is like a palme tree, and thy breafts to clusters of grapes. 8 I faid, I will go up to the palme tree, I will take hold of the boughes thereof; now also thy breasts shall be as clusters of the vine, and the smell of thy nofe like apples. And the roofe of thy mouth like the beft wine for my beloved that goeth downe sweetly, caufing the lips of thofe that are afleepe to peake. 10 I am my beloveds, and bis defire is to1. PA ST. PODS2 wards mee, II Come, my beloved, let us goe forth into the field let us lodge in the villages, 12. Let us get up early to the vineyards, let us fee if the vine flourish, whether the tender sin up early to the vineyards, let grape appeare, and the pomegranats bud forth, there will I give thee my loves. 13 The mandrakes give a smell, and at our gates are all manner of pleasant fruits, new and old, which I have laid up for thee, O my beLoved. 203 ₤204 Severall eftates of the Jewish Church. Ch.7. THE EXPLANATION. His Chapter to the end of the fourth verfe of the eighth Chapter, defcribeth a foure-fold eftate of the Jewish Church. When they fhall come to be converted unto the Lord: to wit, Firft, as it shall be in gathering and growing up, ver. 155. Secondly, as it fhall be, growne up to her Stature and Maturity, ver.6,7. Thirdly, as it fhall be further enlarged by the acceffe of the Gentiles, ver.8,10. Fourthly,as it fhall multiply and ftretch it felfe into the Country villages, and throughout the Land of Ifrael, verf. 11. ver.4. of Chap. 8. That in verf. 11. the Church inviteth Christ, and with him her felfe to have recourfe into the Country villages, is plaine in the words of the former verses, which fet forth a three-fold estate of the Shulamite converted, is evident by the Repetition of the verses, verfe 3,7,8. and all with fome difference; and the breasts are fo described, verfe 3. and fet forth an unfettled Ministery, quickly ftirring up and |