~ 306 Otboufaireftam9ngwomen)&c. 1 ( '- lS:aR.Xlll. even fo is our condition, Askethy love ofwhAt city , thou art,whetherofIerufalem or ofB4bylow,(as eAu-_ . jlin faith)Now the daughters ofierufalem reply unto the Churchwondring at her earoefine!ft'. . 1 WhAt u thy Bel8vcdmere tbe~tanother Beloved,o l theN foire.ft among womenJ what u thy Belovedmore then ttnother Bllovedthat thou doft fo chargew? Iofteadof giving fatisfad:ion to her, theyre– plywith aslcing new Q\!elHons, What u thy Belu- . vedmore then another Beloved,o thtJu foireft among wDmen ? wht~t u thy Beloved, &c. Wherein ye havea doubling of the~fi:ion,to lhew the fe. l rioufne!fe ofit;of this thetr anfwer there are two parts. I. A loving4ndfweet CompeUation, o thou faire.ft among women. · - 2. The !J.!!eftion donbled, what·is thy Belove! more then another Beteved Aad againe,What u thy .Beloved,&c,thatthoudoll fo charge us,as ifthey fhould fay, Thou l11ytjl a ftriotU charge upon w, therefore there i6 fome gred matter _forely m thy Be– lo'f1ed,that thou makefl fuch enquiry after him.Thus theweakerChrifiians being fiirredup bytheex– ampl~ofthe fl:ronger, they make this ~fl:ion, and are thus inquifirive; but tofpeakeot rhein in their order. , o thoufoirejl among women,.here is the compel– lation, the Church is thefairefl: among women in the judgement ofChrifr,fo he cals her,Cant.t. 8. ot6ou faireff among women; and here the fel– low members of the Church tearme her fo too, foire and the foireft,incomparably faire.
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