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O thou that dwellest in the gardens, the com∣panions hearken vnto thy voyce: cause mee to beare it. Here Christ speaketh vnto all the Church in generall, shewing how acceptable and pleasant her voyce is to him which she so greatly longeth for to heare, because her voice
is Gods word: therfore he speaketh after this maner vnto the spouse, O my louing spouse thou that dwellest in the gardens, that is to say, in the particular Churches, which are taken for gardens. Thy companions or friends; name∣ly those which preach and teach the Gospell: Hearken vnto thy voyce; that is, are obedient vnto thee, because thou alone art able to teach them my words. Cause me to heare thy voyce: which is nothing diuerse (I am sure) from my words, or contrarie to the scripture: & ther∣fore most acceptable and pleasant vnto me, because all other words which proceede and come from the flesh, they are not my words, they are adulterous and false words, and ther∣fore most abhominable in mine eares.