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Song of Solomon 4

1 The praises of the Church 7 She is without blemish in his sight 9 The love of Christ towards her.
1.Behold, thou art afair my love: behold, thou art fair: thine eyes are like the doves, among thy locks *thine hair is like the bflock of goats, which look down from the mountain of Gileád.
2.Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep in good order, which go up from the washing: which every one bring out twins, and none is barren among them.
3.Thy lips are like a tread of scarlet and thy talk is comelie: thy temples are within thy locks as a piece of a pomegranate.
4.Thy neck is as the tower of David built for defence: a thousand shields hang therein, and all the targets of the strong men.
5.Thy two cbreasts are as two young roes that are twins, feeding among the lilies.
6.Until the day break, and the shadows flee away, I will go into the mountain of myrrh and to the mountain of incense.
7.Thou art all fair, my love, and there is no spot in thee.
8.dCome with me from Lebanón, my spouse, even with me from Lebanón, and look from the top of Amanáh, from the top of Shenír and Hermón, from the dens of the lions and from the mountains of the leopards.
9.My esister, my spouse, thou hast wounded mine heart: thou hast wounded mine heart with one of thine feyes, and with a chain of thy neck.
10.My sister, my spouse, how fair is thy love? how much better is thy love then wine? and the savour of thine ointments then all spices?
11.Thy glips, my spouse, drop as honey combs: honey and milk are under thy tongue, and the savour of thy garments is as the savour of Lebanón.
12.My sister my spouse is as a garden inclosed, as a spring shut up, and a fountain sealed up.
13.Thy plants are as an orchard of pomegranates with sweet fruits, as camphor, spikenard,
14.Even spikenard, and saffron, calamus, and synamom with all the trees of incense, myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices.
15.hO fountain of the gardens, ô well of living waters, and the springs of Lebanón.
16.Arise, ô iNorth, and come ô South, and blow on my garden that the spices thereof may flow out: let my welbeloved come to his garden, and eat his pleasant fruit.

Notes

1-*.
Chap. 6.4.
1-a.
Because Christ delights in his Church, he commends all that is in her.
1-b.
He has respect to the multitude of the faithful, which are many in number.
5-c.
Wherein are knowledge, and zeal, two precious jewels.
8-d.
Christ promises his Church to call his faithful from all the corners of the world.
9-e.
Christ calls his Church sister in respect that he had taken the flesh of man.
9-f.
In that he made his Church beautiful, & rich, he loved his gifts in her.
11-g.
Because of your confession and thanksgiving.
15-h.
The Church confesses that all her glory, and beauty comes of Christ who is the true fountain of all grace.
16-i.
She desires Christ to comfort her, and to pour the graces of his Spirit upon her, which Spirit is meant by the North and South wind.