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Song of Solomon 8

2 The Church wil be taught by Chriſt. 3 She is vpholden by him. 6 The vehement loue wherewith Chriſt loueth her. 11 She is the vine that bringeth forthe frute to the ſpiritual Salomón, which is Ieſus Chriſt.
1.OH that thou wereſt as my brother yt ſucked the breaſtes of my mother: I wolde finde thee without, I wolde kiſſe thee, then thei ſhulde not deſpiſe thee.
2.I wil lead thee & bring thee into my mothers houſe: there thou ſhalt teache me: & I wil cauſe thee to drinke ſpiced wine, & newe wine of the pomegranate.
3.His left hand ſhalbe vnder mine head, & his right hand ſhal embrace me.
4.I charge you, ô daughters of Ieruſalém, that you ſtirre not vp, nor waken my loue, vntil ſhe pleaſe.
5.(Who is this that commeth vp out of the wildernes, leaning vpon her welbeloued?) I raiſed thee vp vnder an apple tre: there thy mother conceiued thee: there ſhe conceiued that bare thee.
6.Set me as a ſeale on thine heart, & as a ſignet vpon thine arme: for loue is ſtrong as death: ielouſie is cruel as the graue: the coles thereof are fyrie coles, & a vehemẽt flame.
7.Muche water cã not quenche loue, nether can the floods drowne it: if a man ſhulde giue all the ſubſtãce of his houſe for loue, they wolde greatly contemne it.
8.We haue a litle ſiſter, and ſhe hathe no breaſtes: what ſhal we do for our ſiſter whẽ ſhe ſhalbe ſpoken for?
9.If ſhe be a walle, we wil buylde vpõ her a ſiluer palace: and if ſhe be a dore, we wil kepe her in with bordes of cedre.
10.I am a walle & my breaſtes are as towres: then was I in his eyes as one that findeth peace.
11.Salomón had a vine in Baal-hamón: he gaue the vineyard vnto kepers: euerie one bringeth for the frute thereof a thouſand pieces of ſiluer.
12.But my vineyarde which is mine, is before me: to thee, ô Salomón, apperteineth a thouſand pieces of ſiluer, & two thouſan to them that kepe the frute thereof.
13.O thou that dwelleſt in the gardens, the companions hearken vnto thy voyce: cauſe me to heare it.
14.O my welbeloued, flee away, and be like vnto the roe, or to the yong hart vpon the mountaines of ſpices.

Notes

1:a.
The Church called of the Gentiles, ſpeaketh thus to ye Church of Ieruſalém.
1:".
Or, me.
3:b.
Read Chap. 2.6.
4:c.
Read Chap. 3.5.
6:d.
The ſpouſe deſireth Chriſt to be ioyned in perpetual loue with him.
8:e.
The Iewiſhe Church ſpeaketh this of ye Church of the Gentiles
9:f.
If ſhe be ſure & faſt, ſhe is mete for the housband to dwel in
10:g.
The Church promiſeth fidelitie & conſtancie
11:h.
This is the vineyarde of ye Lord hired out, Mat. 22.33.
13:i.
Chriſt dwelleth in his Church whoſe voyce yͤ faithful heare.
14:k.
The Church deſireth Chriſt that if he depart from thẽ, yͭ that he wolde haſte to helpe them in their troubles