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 IIII.

BEhold, thou art faire, my love, be∣hold thou art faire; thine eyes (are [unspec 1] as) doves, within thy lockes: thy haire, is as a flocke of goats; that appeare, from mount Gilead. Thy teeth, are [unspec 2] like a flocke (of sheepe) even (shorne) which come-up from the washing: which all of them beare-twinnes, and none among them is bereaved-of-the-yong. Thy lips, are like a threed of [unspec 3] scarlet, and thy speech is comely: thy temples, are like a peece of a pomegra∣nate, within thy locks. Thy necke, is [unspec 4] like the tower of David, builded for an armorie: a thousand bucklers hang thereon; all, shields of mighty men. Thy two breasts, are like two fawnes, twinnes of the Roe; which feed among [unspec 5] the Lillies. Vntill the day dawne, and [unspec 6] the shadowes flee-away; I will get me to the mountaine of myrrh, and to the hill of Frankincense. Thou art all [unspec 7] faire, my love; and there is no blemish in thee. Come with mee from Leba∣non, [unspec 8] my Spouse, with mee from Leba∣non: looke from the top of Amanah, from the top of Shenir, and Hermon; from the Dennes of the Lions, from the mountaines of the Leopards. Thou hast ravished-my-heart, my sister [unspec 9] my Spouse: thou hast ravished-my∣heart, with one of thine eyes, with one chaine of thy necke. How faire are thy [unspec 10] loved, my sister, my spouse? how much better are thy loves then wine, and the savour of thine ointments, then all spices. Thy lippes, drop the hony∣comb, [unspec 11] ô spouse: honey and milke, are under thy tongue; and the savour of thy garments, is as the savour of Leba∣non. A garden locked, my sister my spouse: a spring locked, a fountaine [unspec 12] sealed. Thy plants, are an o••tyard of Pomegranats; with fruit of precious∣things: [unspec 13] Cypres, with Spikenard. Spikenard, and Saffran, Calamus and Cinamon; with all trees of Frankin∣cense: [unspec 14] Myrrh and Aoes, with all the chiefe spices.

Fountaine of gardens, well of living waters: and streaming from Lebanon. [unspec 15] Stirre-up thou North-winde, and come [unspec 16] thou South, blow upon my garden, that the spices therof may flow-out: let my beloved come into his garden, and eate the fruit of his precious things.