An exposition on the whole booke of Solomons song,: commonly called the canticles. Wherein the text is explained and usefull observations raised thereupon. / By John Robotham, preacher of the gospel.

Set upon sockets of fine gold.

Christs feet, as they are like marble: so they have sockets of gold, to sustaine them and beare them up: whereby he walks safly, and his foot stumbleth not, as in Prov. 3. 23. with these feet of justice he treadeth downe his enemies, Psal. 110. 1. Also with these he bringeth glad tydings of peace unto his people, Nah. 1. 15. Thus Christ in his wayes of truth and goodnes towards his people, is sound, strong, constant and du∣rable: for so is marble amongst stones, and fine gold a∣mongst other mettals: so that Christ's feet being com∣pared to marble and gold, signifie, that they never turne back, but are stedfast and sure, he halteth not in his proceedings, neither doth he tread awry: he is not subject to change, but without shadow of turning, whereas men are variable and uncertaine in all their projects and designes.

Hence Observe.

That Christs wayes of truth and righteousnesse towards his people are firme and stable,

All Christs passages and wayes are constant and firme, even as Pillars of marble, that have sockets of gold to sustaine them. He is Alpha and Omega, the begin∣ning and the ending, which was, which is, and which is to come, Revel. 1. 8. He is yesterday and to day, and the same for ever, Heb. 12. 8. He is not like the image, which Nebuchadnezzar dreamedof, Whose head was gold, breast & armes silver, belly and thighs brasse, legs of Iron, and feet part of Iron, and part of clay, Dan, 2. 32. That Image stood upon a weake foundation, the kingdomes figu∣red by that image, were not of long continuance, but the Kingdome of Christ is everlasting.

It followeth.

His countenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the Cedars.

As his feet were beautifull in bringing glad tydings of peace: so his countenance is most pleasant and de∣lightfull. By his countenance is meant the appearance and forme of his person, he is like, in stature and tall∣nesse, to the Cedars of Lebanon: for it is, as if she should have sayd, looke upon my beloved, view his stature, which is like the goodly tall Cedars of Lebanon.

Lebanon was a goodly mountaine in the North part of the Land of Canaan, see the same mentioned in chap. 4. 8. He is not only set out by this goodly mountain; but also by the excellent Cedars that grew there. Christ is choice, excellent, as the Cedars, that is, goodly, excellent, flourishing, and continuing in vigour: as it is said, the just man groweth as a Cedar in Lebanon, Psal. 92. 13. This notes the presence and majesty of Christ.

Hence note.

That the sight and presence of Christ is full of majesty and glory.

The sight of Christ is full of glory to the Saints, as in John 1. 14. Wee saw his glory, as the glory of the only be∣gotten, full of grace and truth: for, indeed he was the brightnesse of Gods glorie, Heb. 1. It was the glorie of God, that shined through Christ. It was God mani∣fest in the flesh, and tooke our nature to discover his glorie by it. Now this sight and presence of Christ, as its glorious to the Saints; so it is full of majesty to the wicked: when God was pleased to let out some of his glorie through Christ, men were not able to beare it, as those that came to apprehend him, when he said, I am he, they fell downe backward, his countenance

was too dreadfull for them to behold it. So the Psal∣mist speaketh, when God appeares, The mountains flow downe, and the hils melt at his presence; that is, the great mountains of flesh, and great ones of the world, are not able to stand before him.

It followeth.