A brief exposition of the whole book of Canticles, or Song of Solomon lively describing the estate of the church in all the ages thereof, both Jewish and Christian, to this day ... / written by that learned and godly divine, John Cotton ...

THE CANTICLES, OR SONG OF SONGS, opened and explained.

THE TEXT. CHAP. 8.

O That thou wert as my brother that suc∣ked the brests of my mother! when I shold finde thee out, I would kisse thee, yet I should not be despised.

[verse 2] I would lead thee, and bring thee into my mothers house, who would instruct me: I would cause thee to drinke of spiced wine, of the juyce of my pomegranat.

[verse 3] His left hand should be under my head, and his right hand should embrace me.

[verse 4] I charge you, O daughters of Jerusalem, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love untill hee please.

5 (Who is this that commeth up from the Wildernesse, leaning upon her beloved?) I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth, there she brought thee forth that bare thee.

[verse 6] Set me as a seale upon thy heart, as a seale upon thine arme: for love is as strong as death, iealousie is cruell as the grave: the coales there∣of are coales of fire, which hath a most vehement flame.

[verse 7] Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it: if a man would give all the substance of his house for love, it would ut∣terly be contemned.

[verse 8] We have a little sister, and shee hath no breasts, what shall we doe for our sister, in the day when she shall be spoken for?

[verse 9] If she be a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she be a doore, we will inclose her with boards of Cedar.

[verse 10] I am a wall, and my breasts like towers: then was I in his eyes as one that found favour.

[verse 11] Solomon had a vineyard at Baal-hamon, he let out the vineyard unto Keepers: every one for the fruit thereof, was to bring a thousand pie∣ces of silver.

[verse 12] My vineyard which is mine, is before me: thou (O Solomon) must have a thousand, and those that keep the fruit thereof, two hundred.

[verse 13] Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice, cause me to heare it.

14 Make haste my beloved, and be thou like to a Roe, or to a young Hart upon the mountaine of spices.

THE Church of the Jewes, both in City and Country thus gathe∣red, doe here expresse her ardent af∣fection to Christ, and due respect of him, which the old Synagogue shewed towards her whilst he was conversant amongst them in the flesh. (Since saith she) O that thou wert as my brother, &c. Christ was made our Brother by ta∣king our Nature upon him at his In∣carnation, and then hee sucked the breasts of the Church, attending to the Ministry of Iohn, and other Jewish Teachers: she therefore to shew her affection, desireth that he were now amongst them conversant in their streets againe in bodily presence, shee would not doe then as the old Syna∣gogue did, be ashamed of him, or come to him by night; but she would kisse him, and embrace him in the open streets, and yet no man should then despise her for her so doing, as they did; but every one should encourage

her in her obsequiousnesse to him: She would not reject him, and thrust him out of the Synagogue, as her old Ancestors had done; but if she found him without, she would lead him, and invite him into their Synagogue, or Temple, there to instruct her, and teach her the will of her father; shee would not give him gall to eat, and Vinegar to drink, as her forefathers had done; but she would cause him to drink of the best delicate spiced wine, and the juice of her Pomegranat.

His left hand should bee under my head, and his right hand should embrace mee.]

The left hand of Christ is the Christian Magistrate, which shall in those daies support and advance the Church, and hold up her head.

His right hand is the faithfull Mi∣nisters, which shall speake comfor∣table things to her heart, and so em∣brace her, Isa. 62. for this also see, I charge you, O daughters of Ierusalem, that you stir not up, nor awake my love un∣till he please.

The Church enjoying these great mercies and blessings from Christ, chargeth all her daughters, members, to walk so thankfully, and fruitfully towards God, and lovingly and help∣fully one towards another, and so cir∣cumspectly, and inoffensively to them which are without, that no occasion be given of their alteration of their hap∣py estate. When the Church gave this charge before, it was in regard of the Roes and Hindes of the field; feare∣full Christians comming on towards Religion, willing to flocke, and feed, and converse with the sheepe, yet ready to start and flee away upon any feare of danger of persecution; but now no regard is had of these fearfull ones; for they that shall then remaine fearefull, when the Church shall en∣joy so great light and safety, they shall bee quite excluded from conversing with the Church.

For use, we may here learne

[Ʋse 1] First, since the Church of the Jewes shall attaine to so great beauty, it ought to kindle our desire to pray

earnestly for their conversion, that wee may behold the admirable fairnesse thereof, and bee delighted with her consolations.

[Ʋse 2] Secondly, this doth teach us how to approve our selves pleasant and faire in Christs eyes, even by keeping his Ordinances in integrity, and sim∣plicity, and by a willing readinesse to frequent the same.

Christ may see all the world, as hee did when Sathan shewed it to him, and yet not admire it, yea, condemne it for vanity, as it is; but a well ordered Church, and ready, he admireth.

[Ʋse 3] Thirdly, here learn the more straight and sincere, the more patient and meek, the more faithfull, the more fruitfull in all holy obedience, &c. the more doe wee attaine to a Palme tree, like full stature of Christianity.

[Ʋse 4] Fourthly, it may learne and direct Ministers to apply themselves to the estate of their people: If they bee bebes in Christ, to be as breasts of Milke to suckle them: If they be grown to ripe yeares, to bee as clusters of

grapes to refresh them with stronger liquor, be ready to poure out sweet and comfortable liquor; but see some good calling to pressing you to it, let all your Doctrine direct to Christ, and dispense it with such powerfull effi∣cacy of the Spirit, that the drowsie sluggard may bee raised up to some fruitfulnesse, and more holy walking towards God.

[Ʋse 5] Fifthly, this may teach townes well provided for, to lend their best care and help for the edifying and calling home of Countrey Villages: Grudge not then at their ready resort to the gate of your Assemblies, but rather en∣courage them, that they may be parta∣kers with them.

[Ʋse 6] Sixthly, this lets us see, that time shall come when forward profession shall be no disgrace; yea, men shall kisse Christ openly, and shall not bee despised.

[Ʋse 7] Seventhly, the malignity of our An∣cestors against Christ and his Go∣spel must provoke us to more embra∣cing

of him, and more subjection to him.

[Ʋse 8] Eightly, we may here see that a faith∣full Ministry, and godly Magistracy is a pledge of Christs tender love, and kinde embracing of the Church.

[Ʋse 9] Ninthly, we are hence to take no∣tice, that when a Church enjoyeth many gracious and sweet blessings from Christ, it is good for her to see it and acknowledge it; and to be care∣ful that all her Members may so walk, as their happinesse be not interrupted. In the fourth verse the charge runneth thus, That ye stir not up, &c. But in the Hebr. Why should you stir up, &c. As who should say, when all things are throughly and fully reformed and set∣led: Why should you goe about any Innovation? This manner of charge was never uttered before, Cant. 2. ver. 7. to the end.

(Who is this that commeth up from the Wildernesse, leaning upon her beloved?) I raised thee up under the apple tree: there thy mother brought thee forth, there shee brought thee forth that bare thee.

Who is this that commeth up from the Wildernesse:] In these words the holy Ghost setteth out the calling and estate of two other Churches after the calling of the Jewes:

First, the one arising out of the Wil∣dernesse, ver. 5. 7.

Secondly, the other a little sister, ver. 8. 10. together with the estate of the whole Church, as it shall then stand, from that time to the end of the world, ver. 11. 14.

This Church comming up from the Wildernesse is described,

First, by the unexpectednesse of her arising, together with the admiration of the Jewish Churches there, ver. 5. Who is this that commeth up out of the wil∣dernesse?

Secondly, by the place of her ari∣sing the Wildernesse.

Thirdly, by her familliar fellowship with Christ, joyned with her confi∣dence on him, leaning upon her beloved.

Fourthly, by the means of the gathe∣ring and raising of this Church, I rai∣sed thee up under an apple-tree, &c. ver. 5.

Fifthly, by her earnest desire of his deepe affection to her, and continuall remembrance of her, Set me as a seale upon thine heart, as a seale upon thine arme, ver. 6. which petition of hers is urged by a motive, taken from the strength and depth of her affection to him, which she proveth,

First, by comparing her affection as equall to three things most strong,

First, Death.

Secondly, to the Grave.

Thirdly, to vehement flames of fire, ver. 6.

Secondly, by comparing it to two things as lesse than her affection, though they be also of great force,

First, to many waters, which can∣not quench her affection of love.

Secondly, to the whole substance of any mans house, which would bee contemned if it were offered to withdraw her from Christ, ver. 7.

The calling and estate of the other Church, the little sister, is described by three passages,

First, by the consultation of the

elder Sisters; to wit, of the Jewish Churches, and of that Church com∣ming up out of the Wildernesse, what they shall doe for her when she shall be spoken of, ver. 8.

Secondly, by a resolution what they shall doe for her, sutable to what her condition (as they shall finde her) shall require, ver. 9.

Thirdly, a satisfaction given by this little Sister, to the elder, how her estate standeth, together with the cause thereof, Gods favour, that they may the better know what courses to take for her, ver. 10.

The estate of the whole Church, as it shall stand after the conversion of the Jewes, and of those other Churches is set forth;

First, from Christs care for them, expressed,

First, in his watchfulnesse over them in his owne person, which he ampli∣fies by the lesse care which Solomon had of his vineyard, committing the keeping of it to others, ver. 11, 12.

Secondly, in his charge to the

Church, that he may heare her com∣panions hearkening unto her, ver. 13.

Secondly, by the Churches prayer unto Christ, that he may hasten the translating of them into heaven in the end of the world, ver. 14.

Who is this that commeth, &c.] Who these Churches should be that re∣maine to be called after the conversion of the Jewes and Gentiles, we cannot conceive any more fitly than the Churches of Assyria; secondly, of Egypt, of which we read Isa. 19. 23. 25. When a Church shall bee elected among the Jewes, signified by Ezekiels goodly Temple, the water of Gods Spirit shall flow from thence East∣ward, goe downe into the Desert, and from thence spread themselves farre and neere.

This Desert, or Wildernesse East∣ward from Iudah, is the Wildernesse of Arabia, whither Spirituall graces shall be conveyed by some comming from Ierusalem, and from thence they shall bee further carried into the East Countries, to the gathering, and con∣version

of the Assyrians and others: Whence it is, that Church arising from the Wildernesse of Arabia, is said to leane upon her beloved in an Arabian word; as when the holy Ghost was to speak of the Babylonian Capti∣vity (or Winter) being past, he useth the Babylonian or Caldean word. So then, when the Churches of Iudea shall see such a goodly Church spring from small helpe, out of the Wildernesse of Arabia, beyond their expectation, they shall say of her, Who is this that commeth out of the Wildernesse, leaning upon her beloved? trusting by faith on him, and thereby attaining and enjoy∣ing fellowship with him: for to leane is put as an act of faith or trusting, and the gesture implieth familiar love.

It raised thee under an apple tree.] Christ, or the Church of the Jewes by his power raised up his Church by the meanes of some inferior Magi∣strate, resembled here by an Apple tree, as before: For though hee was not so high and mighty as the Cedars

of Lebanon, or the Okes of Bashan; yet eminent he was, and his shadow good, and his fruit cordiall and com∣fortable.

And the meanes of the gathering of this Church, being at first but an infe∣riour Magistrate; the Church had more need and use of faith to leane upon her beloved, when soveraigne authority did not countenance the worke.

There thy mother brought thee forth.] To wit, the Mother-Church of the Jewes, or the Catholique, which is the Mother of us all.

Set me as a seale upon thy heart, as a seale upon thine arme, for love is strong as death, jealousie is cruell as the grave: the coales thereof are coales of fire which hath a most vehement flame.

Set me as a seale upon thine heart, as a seale upon thine arme.] That is, let me be deep engraven as a seale is into thine heart or affection, and as a seale on thine arme, let me be continually in thy sight and remembrance. And because the heart is the seat of the

will, and the arme of strength, therefore she desireth his deep affection and mighty strength and power alwaies to be present with her for her comfort and peace.

For love is strong as death.] Death sheweth his strength,

First, in subduing all sorts of people high and low, young and old.

Secondly, accepting no compassi∣on, nor yeelding to any opposition, but going through with his worke; such strength of love shal this Church shew to Christ, subduing all before her to the obedience of Christ, and not suffering any impediment to de∣taine her from him.

Iealousie is cruell as the grave.] Jea∣lousie is a mixt affection of zeale or fervent love, and carries at any corri∣valls, a rage with wrath against them: So fervent then shall the zealous love of this Church be to Christ, that she may not endure any such things as shall steale away the peoples hearts from Christ, or alienate or lessen his affection to her, but as the grave,

First, shee shall devoure all such things, and bury them out of sight, And

Secondly, there hold them under for ever.

The coales thereof are coales of fire, which have a most vehement flame.] The ardency of this love shall as coales of fire,

First, enflame her in all her services to Christ:

Secondly, burne up as stubble all impediments.

First, All inward green lusts.

Secondly, outward entanglements.

(Vehement flame.) Hebr. Flames of God, that is, excellent or extraordi∣nary; for in Scripture Phrase, the things of God are transcendently ex∣cellent, as the Harpes of God, the Trees of God.

Flames of God, divine and vehe∣ment; and indeed this vehement love being kindled by Gods heavenly Spi∣rit, cannot be quenched with earthly things.

Many waters cannot quench love, nei∣ther can the floods drowne it: if a man

would give all the substance of his house for love, it would utterly be contemned.

That is, neither adversities, though never so many, or deep, or strong, as many waters and floods, shall withdraw this love from Christ; nor all the treasures, and pleasures, and credit, which the substance of any mans house might procure us, shall be of any reckoning in comparison of Christ, to withhold our hearts from him.

We have a little sister, and she hath no breasts, what shall we doe for our sister, in the day when she shall be spoken for.

Wee have a little sister, &c.] The Church of Iudea and Assyria hearing of some good people growing up, and comming on in Egypt, they are soli∣citous what course to take for them for their growth and establishment.

(A little sister.) In comparison of the Jewes or Assyrians, for but five Cities in the Land of Egypt speak the language of Canaan, and one of them shall be called the City of destruction.

And she hath no breasts.] No Mini∣sters

to give to them the sincere milk of the word or the meanes of conso∣lation in their oppressions and di∣stresses.

In the day when she shal be spoken for.]

When the fulnesse of time shall come, that she shall grow up to such a multitude of Professors, as may bee fit to have a setled Church establi∣shed amongst them; for there is a company grown up to be a fit Spouse for Christ. When there are so many good Christians as may constitute a well ordered Church.

If she be a wall, we will build upon her a palace of silver: and if she be a doore, we will enclose her with boards of Cedar.

If she be a wall, we will build.] That is, if she have a Christian Magistracy; for the Magistrate is a wall.

First, high, to keep out invasions of enemies; even so doth he keepe out forraigne evills from breaking in upon his people.

Secondly, close to keepe in his people within bounds from breaking out into disorder.

Thirdly, firme, whereon to reare (if occasion be) a silver Palace, where∣on to lay the frame of a good motion, or course to bee taken for Publique good.

Fourthly, a Wall of partition, to divide betweene right and wrong, to give every man his own.

We will build upon her a silver palace.]

We will make her garment honoura∣ble and wealthy.

If she be a doore.] That is, if she have faithfull Ministers, which as a doore, open the way to Christ, that the peo∣ple may go in and out, and find pasture, in him: We will enclose her with boards of Cedar.] Cedar is a Timber that will neither rot, nor breed wormes, and so will endure alwaies; Whence it was that the Heathen made their Simula∣cbra Deorum, Images of their gods of this wood, to make them seeme eter∣nall. These Sister-Churches then promise, that if their little sister of Egypt have any faithfull Ministers, they will provide for their safety and peace, that they bee not discouraged,

nor disturbed in their function.

I am a wall, and my breasts like towers: then was I in his eyes as one that found favour.

The little sister of Egypt resolveth her sisters, that shee wants neither Christian Magistrates, nor faithfull Ministers, so full of wholesome Do∣ctrine, as that her breasts swell like Towers; which yet she acknowledge∣eth to be a singular mercy and favour of Christ, and ascribeth all her store to his praise: Then was I as one that found favour in his eyes.

Solomon had a vineyard in Baal-ha∣mon: A place so fruitfull that for ex∣cellency it was called the Lord of a multitude, or the owner of great en∣crease. He let out the vineyard unto keepers, who paid him a great rent, even thousands for the fruit of it, and yet had a good portion, certain hun∣dreds for their owne paines.

My vineyard which is mine, is before me: thou (O Solomon) must have a thou∣sand▪ and those that keep the fruit thereof, two hundred.

To wit, I let not out my vineyard to others, but I kept it my selfe al∣waies; let Solomon take his thousands for his fruits of his vineyard, and the Reapers their hundreds; I will not so doe, but take all the paines to keep my vineyard, and reap all the gaines of the fruits thereof to my selfe. The meaning is, when Christ hath gathe∣red all these Churches of the Jewes, Assyrians, Egyptians, and neighbour-Nations, hee will then keepe his Church with his mighty power, that neither Dragons, nor wilde Bores, nor Foxes shall hereafter root it up, or make havock of it, as in time past they have done: This is expresly foretold, and shall come to passe after the de∣struction of Leviathan the great Turke.

Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voyce, cause me to heare it.

Thou that dwellest in the gardens.] The Participle being of the Feminine Gender, sheweth that it is the Church, not Christ that is here spoken to,

who is said to dwell in the garden; to wit, in the particular Churches, as the sea dwelleth in each particular Coun∣trey sea; the German sea, the Spanish sea, the Balticke sea, &c. So the Ca∣tholique Church is divided into par∣ticular Churches, or the Jewish Mo∣ther Church dwelleth by her authority and directions in all other Churches.

The companions hearkning to thy word (or voice) cause me to heare it.] So the words in the originall which implyeth either that Church would have the Mother Church of the Jewes take care of all other Christian Churches, and give directions unto them, and yet not as unto her handmaids, but as to her companions; or else if the words be read according to the trans∣lation, The companions hearken to thy voice, cause me to heare it: They imply, that after the calling of these Chur∣ches, this shall bee their constant estate to the worlds end, they shall all

First, embrace one another as com∣panions, not claiming Romish Supre∣macy.

Secondly, hearken to the voice and directions of the Mother Church, (in Solomons daies for wisdome to him.)

Thirdly, continue in calling upon the Name of Christ without dissipa∣tion and interruption to the end.

Make haste my beloved, and be thou like to a Roe, or to a young Hart upon the mountaine of spices.

This is the prayer of all the Chur∣ches; Now that all things are accom∣plished, the which Prophets and Apo∣stles have foretold, that Christ would hasten his last comming as swiftly and quickly, as the swiftest of the crea∣tures, the Roe, or young Hart, to take them up with himselfe into the high∣est Heavens of the Mountaines of spices, where are all manner of spices, where are all manner of sweet and fra∣grant and pleasant things, even fulnesse of joy at Gods right hand for ever∣more. Thus is the end of the Revelati∣ons, The Spirit and the Bride, and every faithfull soule saith in like sense, come Lord Iesus, come quickly:

[Ʋse 1] The use of this is, first, to teach us

that the Nations of the Gentiles shall not be cast off from the fellowship of the Church, when the Jewes are called, as the Jewes were out of the Church, that the Gentiles might bee grafted in; but even after their cal∣ling, new Churches of the Gentiles shall bee brought in; yea, their con∣version shall bring from the dead into the world: What shall the receiving of them be, but life from the dead? yea, the Gentiles shall bring their glory to it, yea, the cursed Canaanite shall not be excluded from partaking in this bles∣sing . How much more may we hope then that these Churches of Chri∣stendome, which have suffered so much with Christ, and for him, under the Dragon, and the Beast, and the Turk, shall partake with the glory of these Churches of the Jewes when the time shall come.

[Ʋse 2] Secondly, this doth teach us how to attaine fellowship and holy fami∣liarity with Christ, even by faith, lea∣ning upon him as our beloved; infi∣delity and doubting hinder our sweet

communion with Christ, labour wee therefore to abandon it from us.

[Ʋse 3] Thirdly, we may here see the duty of inferiour Magistrates what it is, even to see that the Church be raised up under them, how much more to countenance and protect it with their shadow, and to comfort it with the fruit of their sweet and wholesome lawes and examples.

[Ʋse 4] Fourthly, this may serve for tryall of the goodnesse of our affections to Christ; if we thirst after his deepe af∣fection to us, and continuall remem∣brance of us, if wee labour to subdue our selves and all ours to him, if wee jealously warre against all that which might impaire our love to him, if wee burne up all our impediments, if no afflictions can discourage us from him, if no prosperity can shake our intire desires after him, we are then wel affected to him as this Church is: If we desire to have such deep place in Christs heart, it is a plain signe Christ hath a deep place in our hearts.

[Ʋse 5] Fifthly, this may shew us a meanes how to consume all base and kitch in∣loves and lusts in us, set upon these sensuall worldly things; grow up in this spirituall love to Christ, and it will swallow up and consume these lesser fires; the greater light will ex∣tinguish the lesser, as the Sun will put out the kitchin fire; so this strong fire of Christs love in us will burne up, and eat out all lust in us.

[Ʋse 6] Sixthly, this may comfort the true Church and children of God, in assu∣rance of their perseverance: if our love to him be so unchangeable, that many waters of afflictions cannot quench it, nor floods of temptations drowne it; if it be so strong as death, that it will devour all before it, how much more is his love to us!

[Ʋse 7] Seventhly, this lets us see that the Churches that are well established themselves, must not contemne their weake neighbour Churches, but take care, and use all good meanes for their establishment and growth: How far should greater Churches bee from

cutting off the breasts, or breaking downe the walls of their small neigh∣bour-Churches.

[Ʋse 8] Eightly, this may teach Magistrates to be as walls to keep out all disorder, stand up as a wall if there come in dis∣orders, stand so high that they cannot come over; if any would goe a beg∣ging, keep them in; restraine beggery, idlenesse, drunkennesse, whordome, and prophanenesse, all evill courses; be as a wall, whereon to reare a silver Palace for ever; whereon to lay the frame of a good motion, course, or order, to be taken for the publique good; any good motion made, or to be made; is as a wall to divide equally to all men their right.

[Ʋse 9] Ninthly, this may teach Ministers to be as doores to open a wide en∣trance for the people to come to Christ; not as those Scribes and Pharisees, which Christ complaines of, which neither enter in them∣selves, nor would suffer others: such are rather Port-cullises, yea, gates of Hell.

[Ʋse 10] Tenthly, this may let us see the du∣ty of Magistrates; if Ministers bee doores, it should bee their care to hem them in with boards of Cedar, to provide for their security: it is the duty of every Magistrate and member to hem them in, that no enemy may be able to oppose them, but that they may be without fear among them, as it is, See that Timothy be without feare a∣mong you.

[Ʋse 11] Eleventhly, this may let us see a Church enjoying a faithfull Ministry, and a Christian Migistracy, enjoyeth a speciall favour from Christ.

[Ʋse 12] Twelfthly, this lets us see what great care Christ will one day have of his Church, though Lyons, Dra∣gons, and Beares have broken in up∣on the Church to devour it; and be∣sides many Foxes have sought to sub∣vert it, and to cut the sinewes of it asunder, yet when Christ shall take the government of it into his hands, there shall be no enemy to offer vio∣lence to it: When the great Levia∣than shall be punished, even Leviathan

that crooked Serpent, and the Dra∣gon that is in the sea shall be slaine; In that day sing yee unto her, a vineyard of new wine; yea, the Lord will keepe it, he will water it every moment, lest any hurt it, he will keep it night and day; yea, Christ will one day free his Church from all oppression, and give free passage to all his ordinances.

[Ʋse 13] Finally, this serves to teach us all what affection we should have to the comming of Christ to Judgement, to desire him to be as the Roe or a young Hart upon the mountaines of spices; to take us up into the highest heavens, where are all manner of sweet and fragant and pleasant things, even ful∣nesse of joy for evermore.

The faithfull Spouses of Christ do earnestly desire his comming to judge∣ment, but Harlots would put off his comming: A chaste wife, and a loy∣all Spouse desires her husband to send no more letters, but to hasten his re∣turne, and come home; but a harlot would have her husbands comming deferred; so they whose hearts are a

whoring after the world, neither desire Christs comming, nor love his appea∣ring. That we may therefore shew and approve our selves to bee the true Spouses of Christ, desire his hasty comming, and say, as Revel. 20. 20. Even so come Lord Iesus, come quickly, Amen. The Lord work this good work and frame of grace in our hearts, for Iesus Christs sake, Amen. Alas who shal live when God doth this? Num. 24. 23.

FINIS.

Notes

• Ioh 4. 48, 49.
• Luke 4. 28, 29.
• Mat. 27. 34
• Verse 3.
• Ezek. 34. 23, 24, 25.
• Dan. 7. 27.
• Cant. 2. 6.
• Chap. 2. verse 7.
• Chap. 3. verse 5.
• Isai. 65. 25.
• Isai. 66. 11. 12.
• Eccles. 1. 2. 14. & 2. 11. 15. 17. 19. 22. 26.
• Mat. 4. 8. 9.
• Luk. 4. 5. 6
• Ezek. 47. 1. 9.
• Cant. 2. 11.
• Prov. 3. 5.
• Iohn 13. 2••. & 21. 20.
• Cant. 2. 3.
• Gal. 4. 26.
• Vers 6.
• Rev. 15. 2.
• Pal. 1. 3.
• Verse 7.
• Vers. 8
• Isa. 19. 18.
• 1 Pet. 2. 2.
• Isa. 9. 20.
• Verse 9.
• Plin. lib. 13. cap▪ 5.
• Vers. 10.
• Verse 11.
• Vers 12.
• Isa. 27. 1. 3▪
• Verse 13.
• Vers 14.
• Psal. 16. 11.
• Rev. 22. 17. 20.
• Rom. 11. 19, 20.
• Rom: 11. ver. 12. 15.
• Revel. 21. ver. 24.
• Ezek. 16. 55. 60. 61.
• Luke 12. 52.
• 1 Cor. 16. 10.
• Isa. 27. 1. 2.
• Psa. 16. 11.
• 2 Tim. 4. 8.