23f SAL. Song of.Songs. amidft thy locks:allthygracious prof<ffion, and all thyappendances, and ornaments A ofexpedient ceremonies,are fa comely to behold, as IS 10 fee a llock of well fed Goats grazing upon the fruit full hills ofGilead. ••Th-J teeth like •fl~ek •f foup ingood ~rdtr,which glt •Ffr•m thew•Jbing:,.hichtve. 'J one bring 1ut twins ,And n1ne is b•rrtn Amowgthem. Thofe that chew and prepare the heavenly food for thy foul,are both ofgracious fimpliciry and offweet accordance one with another; having all one heart and one tongue:a~d both themfelvesare fantlified and purged from their uncleanndfe, and are fruitful! in their holy labours unto others1 fo that their dotlrine is never in vaine, but is llill anfwered with plentiful! increafeof fouks added to the Church. 3· Thy lips m liktatbmd•fftclet,antlthyt•lk i4 comely:· thy temples Are within thy B l~<ks as apuce •fPomeg,.n•te. Thy fpeech (efpecially in the mouth of th~ Teachm) is both gracious in it fdfe, and fuch as adminillers grace to the hearers;full of zeale and fervent charity, full of gravity and difcrerion:and that part ofthy coonrenance, which thou wilt have feen (though dimly and fparingly) is full ofholy modelly andbafhfulneffe; fa blufhing, that it foemetb like the colour ofa broken peece ofPomegranate. 4· T1, neck is as tht tlrlltr ofDa'f!idhuilt f~r define< : athoufand f/oitlds h•ng thtrtin, •nd ,// t" tcgtts •fthe flrong mm. Thofe who by their holy authority fullaine thygovernment (which are as fome c llreight and llrong neck to beare up the head) are like unto Davids high Tower of defence, fumifhed with a rich armory 1 which affords infinite wayes offafe pratetlion,and infinite monuments ofvitlory. '5. Thy two bre.Jis .re as twoJllmg Kids that.,, twins,fttding•mong tbe LiUits. Thy two Tellamepts(which ~re thy two full and fair brells, whereby thou nutfell all thy faithfull children)are as two twins ofKids:twins,for rheirexceUcnr and perfetl ·agreement one with anorher,inall refemblances: ofKids, that aredaioril~ fed amppg the Iweer flowers, for the pleafant nourilbment which they yedd to al that fuck thereof. 6. YntiUtht day bred,& the fo•tiDw" flie.w•y,T willg• intltl>t mountAins •[-Myrrh, •nd to the MltmtAins oflnttnft. D Unrill the dayofmygracious appearance fhal! fhine forth,and unrUI all rhefe fha· dowes ofignorance, infidelity,affiitlions,be utterly and [uddcnly difperfed, 0 my Spoufe, hvillretiremy felle (in regard ofmy bodily prefencc) into my delightful! and glorious reilofheaven. 7· Thou •rtoUfaire,my Lwt,andthm iln• {pll in thtt. Thou art <><Ceeding beaurifulll,O my Church,in all the parts ofthee: for all thy finnes are done away,and thine iniquity is covered;and foe, I prefent thee to my Father without fpot,or writlkle,or any fuch deformity. 's. Cgme ,.;,h rntfr•m Ltb••on,my Spou{t, wtn with mt fr~m Lt6anon, ••dl11k[r•m E thetop •fAm•OAh [11m tht top •fSht»ir •nd Htrmon,from tht dtnsoftht Lions,&fr•m them•unt•insojtht Ltop4rds. And now(O thou which I profeffeto have marledto my felf~ in truth and ri~IJteoufneffe) thou /halt be gathered to me from all parrsofthe world 1 not ondy rom the confines of )udea, where I planted and found thee, but frofi\khe remoteft and moft favage places oftheNations; ourof the company of Jn Is, of crudl and bloudy perfecutors, who like Lions and Leopands have tyrannized over thee, and \mercilefly torn thee in peeces. I 9·M!
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