Annotations upon the five bookes of Moses, the booke of the Psalmes, and the Song of Songs, or, Canticles VVherein the Hebrevv vvords and sentences, are compared with, and explained by the ancient Greeke and Chaldee versions, and other records and monuments of the Hebrewes: but chiefly by conference with the holy Scriptures, Moses his words, lawes and ordinances, the sacrifices, and other legall ceremonies heretofore commanded by God to the Church of Israel, are explained. With an advertisement touching some objections made against the sinceritie of the Hebrew text, and allegation of the Rabbines in these annotations. As also tables directing unto such principall things as are observed in the annotations upon each severall booke. By Henry Ainsworth.

CHAPTER VIII.

VVHo will give thee, as a brother [unspec 1] to me; sucking the breasts of my mother: I would finde thee with∣out, I would kisse thee; also, they shold not despise mee, I would leade thee, [unspec 2] I would bring thee into my mothers house, thou shouldest instruct mee: I would cause thee to drinke, of spiced wine; of the juce, of my Pomegra∣nate. His left hand, under mine head; and his right-hand, imbrace mee. [unspec 3]

I adjure you, ô daughters of Ierusa∣lem: why should yee stirre, and why [unspec 4] should yee stirre-up the Love, untill it please▪

Who is this, that commeth-up out of the wildernesse; that leaneth, upon her [unspec 5] Beloved? Vnder the apple-tree, I stir∣red up; there, thy mother painfully∣brought thee forth, there, she painfully∣brought forth that bare thee. Set me, [unspec 6] as a seale, upon thine heart; as a seale, upon thine 〈◊〉〈◊〉; for love, is strong as death, zeale, is hard as hell: the coales thereof are coales of fire, the flame of Iah. Many waters, cannot quench [unspec 7] love; neither can the flouds drowne it: if a man would give all the substance of his house, for love; contemning they would contemne it.

We have a little sister, and she hath [unspec 8] no breasts: what shall wee doe for our sister, in the day when she shall bee spo∣ken of▪ If shee bee a wall; wee will [unspec 9] build upon her, a pallace of silver: and if shee be a doore▪ wee will inclose her, with boards of Cedar. I am a wall, and [unspec 10] my breasts as to w〈…〉〈…〉: then was I in his eyes, as one that findeth peace.

〈…〉〈…〉 on had a Vineyard, in Baal∣hath on▪ [unspec 11] hee gave the Vineyard, to keepers: every man shall bring for the fruit thereof, a thousand (shekels) of silver▪ 〈◊〉〈◊〉 My Vineyard which is mine, is [unspec 12] before 〈…〉〈…〉, ô So∣〈◊〉〈◊〉▪ and two hundred, to those that keepe the 〈◊〉〈◊〉 thereof.

Thou that dwellest in the gardens, [unspec 13] the companions attending to thy voice 〈◊〉〈◊〉 thou me to heare.

Hee my beloved, and bee thou like [unspec 14] to a Roe, or to a 〈◊〉〈◊〉 of the Harts; upon, the mountaines of spices.