CHA ri 4. ithetimeofConftantine. róz7 Riches, Honour, Immunities, magnificent buildings, ofTemples,and the like were meere delights , like an Orchard fet with Pomegra- nate plants. The trees and fruits here mentioned teem to fignifie thofe countries where they grew , to bee Eft inclofed within this Fence. As by Pomegranates Carthage and other places in Africa; Camphire andSpikenardour European Nations. Neither was it raft, ly done to reckon thefe in the firft place, for .Europe was then the chiefe part of this garden, moft famous for the multitude of the faithfull and purity of the truth. Verf. 15. A fountain of Gardens, a Well of living Waters and f reames from Lebanon. To the fencing and planting is added watering, without which thebeauty of the garden would loon decay. The fountain is com- mended, becaufe it is ofGardens, becaufe it is a Well of living Wa- ters, and Which flow from Lebanon. Hee fpeaketh now of many gardens,becaufe the garden is common, that is to fay, one Church divided, into many, particular Congregations and Parifnes, like beds or borders ire a Garder. Now allo it is called a Well, which of late was but a. Fountain and fpring, becaufe it is digged deep againfi the heat of the Sun, for drying it up. Living waters, which flow continually and never faile : whole Spring the Church bath never wanted. Nay the Head it felfeof the fountain whence we all draw, and thofe moil pure Conduite-pipes ( the Apofhes which received the water flowing from the firfl Fountain , lived not long before. Now is mention firfl made of Living waters in regard ofthe Councell of Nice, of fo many learned and Religious men out ofall parts of the earth. By whom the rivers of living waters runne into each part of the Church, much dried up with ,.the Arrian heate. Conrantine himfelfe was that Lebanon from whence thefe waters did flowe. He called the Councell, maintain- -ed it at his owne coil, and confirmed it by his authority. Verf. 1;6. AWake,O North- Wind,andcome thou Sot th,bloWupon my Garden, that thefpires thereof may flowout. Let my belovedcome into his Garden, and eat his pleafant fruit. Trie firs} member of this verle feemeth to be the words of the Bridegroome : for the Lord of the garden fpeaketh, fayine, BIoW upon my Garden : But theBride is the Garden her felt, and not he Millreffe of it:for inviting him into theGarden,the '-r' ruly and nmodrfl. y confcalèth it to be his,not hers ; fet my beloveti(fairh he) cgnie into his Garden, c. Here is the temperature of the ay re added to the Hhhhhhh
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