An exposition of the divinely prophetick Song of Songs which is Solomons beginning with the reign of David and Solomon, ending in the glorious kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ / adjusted to the expositor's line of time, and illustrating it, and composed into verse by T. Beverley.

CHAP. VI. (Book 6)

* 1.1 The State of the Church in the Philadelphian Inter∣val, or the Last Seventy Five Years of the Two Thousand Three Hundred.

* 1.2 Notes explaining the Sense. 5 1.3 THou Fairest of the Female, Beautious Name, We now our slumbring Sentiments disclaim, And fain would know from thee, whither is gone, And whither is Retreat, Thy Loved ONE.

Thou, that so long thy searches hast maintain'd Canst guide us best, for sleepy we restrain'd * 1.4 Our Home pursuits, andNotes explaining the Sense. 1 1.5 our remainders marr'd, O'th' present over-fond, futures we barr'd: Now we would seek with Thee, with Thee be ONE In the Research where Thy Belov'd is gone.

* 1.6Notes explaining the Sense. 2 1.7 Not Gones now my Belov'd, as in my swoon, When I had lost him so; But He's gone down, Just now gone down into that Garden, He Had left so long to the Apostasie: * 1.8Notes explaining the Sense. 3 1.9 The Spicy Beds He now returns to Left, As cover'd wish Black Vapours, and bereft Of their True Odour; Now a new Repast He takes of Fruits after so long a Fast; * 1.10Notes explaining the Sense. 4 1.11 He now his Lillies gathers, a new spring Of Graces, Worship, Truth in return bring Th' Approaches of his Kingdom so long veil'd By Antichrist, and close his Servants seal'd; * 1.12 His sealed now on Sion's Mount stand clear, And with his Fathers written Name appear On open Fore-head;Notes explaining the Sense. 5 1.13 Now I Him enjoy, As singly with his Faith of pure Alloy,

Notes explaining the Sense. 1 1.14 And while His love in me is pleas'd to Rest, * 1.15 He with himself as mine does me Invest: Then He along the Beds of Lillies Feeds, As of the FutureNotes explaining the Sense. 3 1.16 Paradise the Seeds.

Chorus.

FromNotes explaining the Sense. 4 1.17 Schelom Born,Notes explaining the Sense. 5 1.18 now Hundreds Ten and Six A Nine of Tens, and unites Seven Fix Our Philadelphs. Beginning Interval Till the Worlds Kingdoms to the best King fall, As in just Homage first* 1.19 proclaim'd his own, At last together Build his Royal Throne, Notes explaining the Sense. 6 1.20 And, as while Salem's Ruines were restor'd From Babel's spoil Years Sev'nty Five were scor'd Of Old; so many now exact do Flow To Salem New from Babel's Overthrow Babel the Mystic; To New Salem's Throne, Notes explaining the Sense. 7 1.21 Seven Voices, and as many Vials Grone In earnest Motion;Notes explaining the Sense. 8 1.22 Those two Royal Towns, Salem and Tirzah seat the many Crowns, As the* 1.23 Metropoles, and show unite In Schelom Twelve Tribes so long Bipartite, Which now returning Philadelph adorne, And match'd with it, are in its Scutcheon borne,

So in this Landscaph the stream'dNotes explaining the Sense. 1 1.24 Banners play Before his Hosts, Terrours with them Array Themselves, Jehovah's Mighty Ones come down To Armageddons Plains, and them Renown With Victory; All these are so display'd, That to theNotes explaining the Sense. 2 1.25 Apostolick First state layd, And yet distinguish'd, They may both ascend, And Salem's Glory both may Comprehend.

The King.

My Love's, asNotes explaining the Sense. 3 1.26 Tirzah Fair, as Salem it doth shine * 1.27 With graceful Airs, my Kingdom both entwine, As sticks unite; So Prophecies require Those parted Palaces in mine entire.

Herein it is the Glory of thy Rays Surmounts, ev'n that of th' Apostolick Days; * 1.28 The Weapons, that i'th'Notes explaining the Sense. 4 1.29 Magazine then stor'd Did hang for greater Service, Now they're soar'd On Armies Wings, which round their Terrours spread, And yet those Terrours with thy Beauties wed.

* 1.30 But Oh the dazling Lustre of Thy Eyes, Too quick their Beams they dart, for while they rise▪ As with my Kingdoms Light, shade still their Rays * 1.31 With th'Notes explaining the Sense. 5 1.32 Goat-like Hair of th' Apostolick Days; The Tabernacle of my presence, free From those Dark Covers yet it cannot be; My Throne, My Temple near are both in one, And not uncover'd till the Voice, ITS DONE.

* 1.33Notes explaining the Sense. 1 1.34 Thy Doctrine now prepar'd by Teeth so wash'd Declare my Truth Restor'd, as when it flash'd Like Tongues of Fire from Heaven, A like spring, As drops from Mornings Womb are issuing, * 1.35 Blesses with Fruitfulness thy Time; So dwells The same Wise Judgment, as in safest Cells Entempled, which my Primiere Servants sway'd, For so with them thy Parallel I've layd. * 1.36

Notes explaining the Sense. 2 1.37 Churches Reform'd likeNotes explaining the Sense. 3 1.38 Queens unite to Thee, Without disdain at thy Prioritie.

* 1.39 Converts from Babel through those Nations spread, Whose Sovereigns Arm'd the Ten-horn'd Be'stian Head, Now are receiv'd in Thee, who had before Right ofNotes explaining the Sense. 4 1.40 Concubinage, because They bore * 1.41 My Name Confess'd, though in polluted State, Espous'd a-new, They higher now relate To Me in Thee; In whom I'll now embrace Reform'd, all Churches of the Christian Race.

* 1.42 The Gentiles Fulness Thou to me present, As Virgins Chast by Grace of new descent.

* 1.43 Each of these Orders Three their proper space In Number fill, as They before their Place In this World had: Threescore the Queens Account Confines; Fourscore's the Concubines amount; The Gentiles Fulness no Just figures hold, In Numbers heap'd on Numbers They are told, That know no End; But Thou art onely One, My Impolluted Love, Thee, Thee alone

Thy Mother bare into that high degree; ThatNotes explaining the Sense. 1 1.44 Virgins Queens and Concubines in thee Make up my Spouse,Notes explaining the Sense. 2 1.45 Thee Envy cannot Touch, For all concert thy Praise, thy Bless'd state Vouch;

Chorus.

The VirginsNotes explaining the Sense. 3 1.46 Bless, Queens, Concubines thee Praise, Those, as thy Daughters, These in Sisters phrase; In Thee* 1.47 the Mother-Woman sees alone The Serpent bruis'd, and her Great Son on Throne.

The Chorus goes on.

WhatNotes explaining the Sense. 4 1.48 Artist of the most reported Name, E'er drew in Prophecy so Rich a Frame, Embellishing Apocalyptic Lines? ThusNotes explaining the Sense. 5 1.49 John with Schelom, as two grand Divines Cenferr their Symbols, how doesNotes explaining the Sense. 6 1.50 Philadelph Fill out this Picture with its single self? All's Apostolick, andNotes explaining the Sense. 6 1.51 That Song, that sprung In those first Times, is now, as new, Resung: ForNotes explaining the Sense. 7 1.52 th' Everlasting Gospel can't be new, Yet is renew'd into its Native Hue; Apostleship no second e'er can Rise, TheNotes explaining the Sense. 8 1.53 Twelve that were at first preserve the size

Of Salem's Walls, when new, it from Above Descends, the Palace of the Princely Love.

ThoseNotes explaining the Sense. 1 1.54 Scarlet Threadded Lips, those even shorne (White washed Teeth) are therefore here not borne In this new Emblem, nor the comely Talk, Nor those twin Breasts, that as Two Roes do walk Among the Lillies feeding; For all these The Apostolick High Commission seife, And undisseiz'd their Fundamental Right By after Notes is to that ONCE kept tight.

Notes explaining the Sense. 2 1.55 The Sacred Canon of two Testaments Once seal'd, no farther swells; Faith's Ligaments Close up are Wound; ONCE giv'n, they remain To shine more bright, but ne'r giv'n o'er again.

Notes explaining the Sense. 3 1.56 But now an Army for an Armory Paints Expedition to a Victory;

These Daughters, Concubines, and Queens describe Th'* 1.57 Eternal Gospel Preach'd to ev'ry Tribe Of Nations with Success; The numbers weigh Each sort so justly out, that they allay Notes explaining the Sense. 4 1.58 The scandal, that upbreids the Church Reform'd, As least in the World's Map, as if o'er-swarm'd By worser Names, For this these Numbers own;

Notes explaining the Sense. 5 1.59 The Virgins, Daughters now become, are thrown Into a kind ofNotes explaining the Sense. 6 1.60 Infinite; Thus swell In Rate the Regions, that are Infidell, As they are spread in space, to them assign'd, By this Prophetick Truth, thatNotes explaining the Sense. 7 1.61 Countermin'd

Can never be; Though till it be fulfill'd Some* 1.62 Mormocs may affright the too unskill'd In Sacred Calendar,Notes explaining the Sense. 1 1.63 the Sixty Queens, Of Churches, that protest, each one that weens Of things aright, sees eighty Concubines Of Romish Name o'er-number'd in these Lines, As Eight with Six compar'd, which in a Glance, Redeems the wonder of the Proud enhance Of Popish 'bove Reform'd in this Earths Tract, Till the Great Change foretold Them into act.

Notes explaining the Sense. 2 1.64 And now those Twelve peculiar Tribes, that branch From their true Native Olive, 'gin to Lanch Fro' their long captiv'd State, first come those two, We call the Jews, which in more open view We see, and on the sudden start to sight The Ten Tribes rising from their long-some Night; Of these theirNotes explaining the Sense. 3 1.65 Schelom Prince now sings, and Ends * 1.66 In that Bless'd Mount, this Song of Songs Ascends.

The Calling of the Jews of the Two Tribes.

* 1.67 What Fair is This,Notes explaining the Sense. 4 1.68 that as the Morning starts Fair as the Moon, that Light with shades imparts, And then clears up to th' brightness of the Sun? Notes explaining the Sense. 5 1.69 And, as with display'd Banners Terrours run * 1.70 From the Puissant Army, so'es the view Of this return, a Spectacle so new

* 1.71 Of such Surprise, and even so to me; For in theNotes explaining the Sense. 1 1.72 Gardens Rich with Prophecy, Though shell'd in Symbols, as the pleasing Nuts Barr'd round to those, who do not pierce their shuts, TheNotes explaining the Sense. 2 1.73 open Fruits I minded most, that grow Along the Vales with an inviting show, The flower'd Vine, and the Pomegranates blooms, The open Truths in Prophets, which the glooms Clear up of Hieroglyphicks; While I pry'd Thus every way, most unawares I Ride, * 1.74 As in Elijah's Chariot snatch'd, and burn In Flames of Passion for the swift Return Of those my Princely People, Kings o'th' East, For whom my Prayers, as Chariots are Imprest; With Voice twice doubled, as their Charioteer I call, Return, Return, with quick Career Thou NativeNotes explaining the Sense. 3 1.75 Salemite, that we may view All we, Adopted Salemites, the hew Of Salemites by Nature, Eldest, First, R'-ingraff'd into their Olive Own,Notes explaining the Sense. 4 1.76 they pierc't With Rage unnatural; And so cut off Were doom'd as Parricides to th' Nations scoff.

Chorus.

* 1.77Notes explaining the Sense. 5 1.78 What then is to be seen, that so invites Your flowing Passions to such Salemites.

The Spouse.

Notes explaining the Sense. 1 1.79 'Tis not themselves, that for themselves we'd see, * 1.80 But Hoasts of Angels, Heavens Embassie, As Jacob's Vision of Mahanaim; Conducting Home those Jews, and bringing Him, Our Souls so love attended with his Choire Of Cherubs, Myriads waiting with Devoir On Him, with Heavens Armies, till His Foes Crouch basely under, as his Feets Repose; And David's People thus Build up his Throne, For which Bless'd state the weary Creatures Grone, For Life 'tis from the Dead to us fore-told By Prophecies Both Testaments Enroll'd.

Notes

• * 1.1

  [The Chorus by Salem's Daugh∣ters]
• * 1.2

  [Whither is thy Beloved gone, Oh thou Fairest among Women? Whither is thy Beloved tur∣ned aside?]
• Notes explaining the Sense. 5 1.3

  Here is the very Worshipping of the sleepy Sardians, even supersti∣tiously fond of Antiquity, at the Feet of Philadelphia, express'd by owning her the Fairest of Wo∣men, by seeking Christ with her, as the True Spouse.
• * 1.4

  [That we may seek Him with Thee]
• Notes explaining the Sense. 1 1.5

  The 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉; Revel. 3. 2. the Things that remain, are properly Express'd by Remainders in order to the Kingdom of Christ, which were to be strengthned in Sardis, as ready to dye.
• * 1.6

  [My Beloved is gone down into his Garden]
• Notes explaining the Sense. 2 1.7

  It cannot but be observed by every Thoughtful Reader, that the Account the Spouse gives of Christ Return'd, is just opposite to the State of the Apostasie before Chap. 5. to v. 9.
• * 1.8

  [To the Beds of Spices]
• Notes explaining the Sense. 3 1.9

  Before Christ had come into his Garden, as a Time past, and then could not be found.
• * 1.10

  [To Feed in the Gardens, and to ga∣ther Lillies]
• Notes explaining the Sense. 4 1.11

  He had Eaten and gathered, &c. and left all to other Beloveds: Now He is again returned to the Beds of Spices, and to gather Lillies.
• * 1.12

  [I am my Beloveds]
• Notes explaining the Sense. 5 1.13

  Before the Church had put off its Coat, and wash'd its Feet, and could not open to Christ, now it saith, I am my Beloveds, This is in Revel. c. 14. 1. the Servants of God, having his Name on their Fore-head.
• Notes explaining the Sense. 1 1.14

  Before the Church could not find Christ, now Christ is the Churches. ² It is very observable, ch. 2. v. 16. These Words are us'd, but in another Order, then it is first said, My Beloved is mine; For in the Captivity the Church was under Judgment, not under Apostasie: So the first Remark∣able was Christ Return'd to his Church in Mercy, which thereupon cried out: My Beloved is Mine. Here the Church having been under Apostasie, Expresses first its own Loyal Return to Christ, I am my Beloveds; And as that was the Triumphal Note of the Return from Litteral Babylon, so now with this Remarkable Alteration, it is taken up again as the Motto of its Return from Spiritual Ba∣bylon.
• * 1.15

  [And He is mine]
• Notes explaining the Sense. 3 1.16

  The constant Allusion of this Song to the most Excellent Plants, Spices, and Trees wa∣ter'd by the Purest streams, is most agreeable to the Paradise of God, with its Tree of Life, bearing twelve sorts of Fruit, and the River of Life running through the Streets of the New Jerusalem.
• Notes explaining the Sense. 4 1.17

  Christ the True Schelom or Solomon.
• Notes explaining the Sense. 5 1.18

  I account the proper Time or Interval of Philadelphia, the last of the Six Churches, that draw so many spaces of Time from the Resurrection to the New Jerusalem to begin 1697.
• * 1.19

  Mother Cities.
• Notes explaining the Sense. 6 1.20

  It comprehends so many Years betwixt the Fall of the Tenth Part, or decem Principality of the Great City, as were between the Fall of Litteral Babylon, and that completing Decree, Ezra the 7th, when the Word for restoring Jerusalem was Perfect.
• Notes explaining the Sense. 7 1.21

  It com∣prehends also the Seven Voices, and the Seven Vials.
• Notes explaining the Sense. 8 1.22

  As it were to declare the Conversion of both the House of Judah, and of the House of Israel with Philadelphia's Interval, the Church is compar'd to Jerusalem, the Metropolis or chief City of Judah's Kingdom, and to Tirzah the Me∣tropolis or chief City of Israel's Kingdom, both which unite in Christ's Kingdom.
• * 1.23

  Mother Cities.
• Notes explaining the Sense. 1 1.24

  The Banner'd Armies, are those Armies of Heaven, that come down to Armageddon in this Churches Time.
• Notes explaining the Sense. 2 1.25

  There is both an agreement in the Description of the first Apostolick Church, and of the Church in this State, to show one lyes at the Foundation, the other is placed at the very Top and Heights of the Church in the New Jerusalem.
• Notes explaining the Sense. 3 1.26

  Tirzah, the Beautiful City, where Jerobo∣am settled his Kingdom over the Ten Tribes, represents the Ten Tribes, 1 Kings 14. 17. Jerusalem eminently the City of Two Tribes, these united, as the two Sticks, Ezeck. 37.
• * 1.27

  [Thou art Beauti∣ful Oh my Love as Tirzah, Comely as Jerusalem]
• * 1.28

  [Terrible as an Army with Ban∣ners]
• Notes explaining the Sense. 4 1.29

  (As between a fur∣nish'd Armory, and a Banner'd Army) betwixt the State of the Church in the Apostles days, and the State of it in this Approach of Christs Kingdom: In the First, There was a Visible Preparation to a Kingdom, and Victory; Here all things are ready for Execution, according to that Preparation.
• * 1.30

  [Turn away thy Eyes from, for they have overcome me]
• * 1.31

  [Thy Hair is as a Flock of Goats, that appear from Gilead]
• Notes explaining the Sense. 5 1.32

  The Goats-Hair shading as Hair, the overcoming Eyes, speaks an admirable Glory, as of the Tabernacle, and yet cover'd with Goats-Hair, till the very Temple Built, and the Voice from the Throne; It is Done, Revel. 27. 6.
• * 1.33

  [Thy Teeth are as a Flock of Sheep that go up from the Washing]
• Notes explaining the Sense. 1 1.34

  Then are the very same Expressions us'd to set out the Fruitfulness of this Time in the abun∣dance of Converts to God and Christ, that were us'd in the very Apostles Days, when the Holy Spirit came down from Heaven as Fire, in the form of Cloven Tongues, and the Seeds of Life, which the Pomegranates Import.
• * 1.35

  [Whereof every one beareth Twins, and there is none Bar∣ren among them]
• * 1.36

  [As a piece of Pomegranate are thy Temples within thy Locks]
• Notes explaining the Sense. 2 1.37

  The distribution of those who are gathered to the Church of Christ, as in the Philadelphian State and Interval, and preserving that in a single, and singular Consideration, One, and the onely One of her Mother, is most natural and agreeable.
• Notes explaining the Sense. 3 1.38

  First, Reformed Churches justly deserve the Honourable Names of Queens, because Reformed; These gather to it from Thya∣tyra, and Sardis.
• * 1.39

  [There are Three∣score Queens]
• Notes explaining the Sense. 4 1.40

  Concubines may be understood very Elegantly such as pretend a▪right to Christ by the Profession of his Name, and of his Religion, and yet are not in such a holy State, through the Corruption of that Profession, as not to be esteemed in the Rank of Conjugal Honour, being Apostatiz'd.
• * 1.41

  [Fourscore Concu∣bines]
• * 1.42

  [Virgins without number]
• * 1.43

  [My Dove my Ʋn∣filed is but one, She is the only One of her that bare her; The Daughters saw her and Blessed her; The Queens and Concubines, and they Praised her]
• Notes explaining the Sense. 1 1.44

  The Converts from Paganism, are also most Elegantly represented by Virgins, who had not be∣fore professed Christ, but are now Espoused to Him: The Reason of each Number is after to be gi∣ven.
• Notes explaining the Sense. 2 1.45

  The Philadelphian most pure and perfect state of the Church, is the only One of her Mo∣ther, that is, That only pure Church, in whose state the great Promise to Christ, the great Seed of the Woman shall be fulfilled; This Emblem is most aptly taken from Solomon's many Wives and Concubines, with a preference to Pharaoh's Daughter, even as to Philadelphia, the most Excellent state of the Gentile Church.
• Notes explaining the Sense. 3 1.46

  All these do not Envy but Praise and Bless this Church, as happy in it themselves.
• * 1.47

  Eve the Mother of all Living.
• Notes explaining the Sense. 4 1.48

  This must needs be evident to every one that compares the Symbols of the Apo∣stacy, and the Reformation, as Solomon hath here describ'd them.
• Notes explaining the Sense. 5 1.49

  Solomon in this Song, and the Apostle John in the Revelation, do Admirably agree.
• Notes explaining the Sense. 6 1.50

  There will be found an Admi∣rable Agreement betwixt the Apostolick Church, and the Church of Philadelphia.
• Notes explaining the Sense. 6 1.51

  There will be found an Admi∣rable Agreement betwixt the Apostolick Church, and the Church of Philadelphia.
• Notes explaining the Sense. 7 1.52

  That Song, Revel. 14. 3. &c. is the same Song of Redemption sung by the Apostolick Church, Revel. 4. ult. Revel. 5. 9. which is sung again as new, but not new, Revel. 14. 3.
• Notes explaining the Sense. 8 1.53

  There cannot be another Gospel, Gal. 1. v. 7. But the Gospel cover'd with the Apostasie, is as new in the Glory of the Church Appearing. ⁹ It is therefore Remarkable, the Twelve Names of the Apostles of the Lamb are in the Foundations of the Wall of the New Jerusalem, Revel. 21. 14.
• Notes explaining the Sense. 1 1.54

  This both Agreement, and yet variation of the Types in this Song show the oneness, and yet the difference of the Church in the Foundation, and in the highest of its States.
• Notes explaining the Sense. 2 1.55

  Nothing can now be added nor taken from the Scripture seal'd up.
• Notes explaining the Sense. 3 1.56

  Yet the Apostolick Time was an Armory for after Use; This, as an Army in making that Use to Victory.
• * 1.57

  Revel. 14. 6.
• Notes explaining the Sense. 4 1.58

  It is one great Objection of the Atheist, that the Christian Religion possesses the least part of the World; and of the Romanist, that the Reform'd Religion holds such a small part of the Christian World in Union with it in comparison of the Roman.
• Notes explaining the Sense. 5 1.59

  To this there cannot be a greater Answer, than, that Prophecy of Scripture hath told us both before, as Christ says, Lo I have told you before.
• Notes explaining the Sense. 6 1.60

  There is no end of the num∣ber of Convert Heathens, the Heathen World being so numerous before Conversion.
• Notes explaining the Sense. 7 1.61

  The Truth of Prophecy, assuring the Conversion of the Fulness of the Gentiles, shall not be resisted in its own Time, in the mean none ought to be affrighted with the Ghost of this Objection.
• * 1.62

  Bugbears.
• Notes explaining the Sense. 1 1.63

  The Popish World, compar'd with the Protestant, is here given, as Eight to Six, till the Great Conversion of the Reformation in the Philadelphian Church, which takes away that Objection also.
• Notes explaining the Sense. 2 1.64

  Now follows the Call and Conversion of the Jews within the time of this Philadelphian Church, as before Explained: First, The Two Tribes, then the Ten.
• Notes explaining the Sense. 3 1.65

  Solomon was the great peacable Prince of both the Ten and Two throughout his Reign, which none before him nor after of the Kings was; Herein Solomon was an Eminent Type of Christ, in whose Kingdom both shall Unite.
• * 1.66

  [The Spouse, or Christian Church to the Jews, or Two Tribes coming into Ʋnion with it]
• * 1.67

  [Who is this that looketh forth as the Morning, Fair as the Moon, Clear as the Sun]
• Notes explaining the Sense. 4 1.68

  The compare of the Jewish Church to the Beauty of the Moon, and then of the Sun, is most significant of its Exaltation from those Types and Feasts so dependent on the Moon, to the Clearness of a Gospel state, and the looking forth as the Morning speaks, the Dawn of the Kingdom of Christ near.
• Notes explaining the Sense. 5 1.69

  The Calling of the Jews was as dreadful as an Army with Banners, for immediate∣ly upon the Kings of the East having their way made, the Spirits went out to congregate the whole World to the Battel, Revel. 16. 12.
• * 1.70

  [Terrible as an Army with Ban∣ners?]
• * 1.71

  [I went down into the Garden of Nuts to see the Fruits of the Vallies, and to see whether the Vine flourished, and the Pomegranates Budded]
• Notes explaining the Sense. 1 1.72

  The Prophecies of Scripture are fitly compar'd to a Garden of Nuts, because of Divine Truth wrapped up in Parables and Riddles, especially in Ezekiel and Daniel's Prophecy.
• Notes explaining the Sense. 2 1.73

  Many Ex∣cellent and Spiritual, yet very plain Doctrines among those Prophecies, are as the Fruits that are not lock'd up in Shells, but of an inviting Beauty and Pleasantness, and which shall be in an ex∣ceeding Flourish at this time of the Church. These Truths and Prophecies inlightning one ano∣ther, there arise at the same time most earnest Desires and Prayers for the Return of the Jews, as of the Princely People, or Kings of the East.
• * 1.74

  [Or ever I was aware, my Soul made me, as the the Chariots of Ammi-nadib]
• Notes explaining the Sense. 3 1.75

  Shulamite, or Salemite, is a Distinction of the Converted Jews from all the Members of the True Church, which are called Daughters of Jeru∣salem.
• Notes explaining the Sense. 4 1.76

  They are re-ingraffed into their own Olive, whom they pierc'd by Crucifying Him, for which they were cut off by God, and became a Taunt, and Proverb to the whole World.
• * 1.77

  [What would ye see in the Shula∣mite]
• Notes explaining the Sense. 5 1.78

  See∣ing these Salemites are those that have been so long under the Curse and Wrath of God, the Reproach and Proverb of the Nations, a People of no Reputation, but for Traffick and getting Riches by Usury, what would you now see in them? This is a Question made on purpose to draw out this Answer.
• Notes explaining the Sense. 1 1.79

  The Answer is, 'Tis not for themselves, but for those Eminent Appearances from Heaven, that shall be at the time of their Conversion, which shall be the Riches of the World, and as Life from the Dead, and like Jacob's Vision of Angels, when He call'd the Place, Gen. 32. 2. Mahanaim. And it seems to relate to that Battel at Armageddon, immediately on the Calling of the Jews, even as Jacob's Vision of Angels was his defence against Esau's Hoasts.
• * 1.80

  [As it were the company of two Ar∣mies or Maha∣naim]