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A29507	A commentary on the Canticles or the Song of Salomon wherein the text is analised, the native signification of the words declared, the allegories explained, and the order of the times whereunto they relate observed / by Thomas Brightman ; unto which is added brief notes out of severall expositors of the Revelation touching the rising and fall, progresse and finall destruction of the enemies of the church with some other observations out of divers writers.	Brightman, Thomas, 1562-1607.	1644 (1644)	Wing B4681; ESTC R19776	96,242	119

the rebukes of the Doctors the curses of the Popes the condemning of the Emperour the conspiracies of Princes the confiscation of goods the danger of life and all other things threa●ning present death could have terrified the Spouse from pro●e●●ing her beloved faith had bin utterly lost The Spouse claimeth her beloved to be h●●s in the words of Melan●thon to Prince Frederick Let us go on co●stantly howsoever the world rage Such was the mutuall imbracing of Christ and the Church at that time Verse ● Thou art beautif●ll O my love as Tir●a● comely as Jerusalem terrible as a● Jerusalem Army with Banners The explanation of this verse is divided into three times The Beginning Middle and End In the beginning she was faire as ●i●●●h which Solomon without doubt foresaw should be the chiefe City of the Israelites after the ten Tribes fell from the other two It was a pleasant City whence it tooke the name 1 Reg. 14. 17. but as-well by the estimation of men as in truth it was but a l ortresse of Robbers and rebels And no other was the Church esteemed to be of her enemies when her beloved went downe into his garden and some time after but a rebellious City disobedient to ●rinces and Governors and to carry a cer●aine show of Tirzah And thus the Church remained like unto Tirzah from the yeere 1529. when the Argentinenses joyned with the Helvetians till the death of Charles the 5. in the yeere 1558. And then she began to be ●omely as Ierusalem when the unpleasant name of Tirz●h grew out of use which hapne● in the beginning of Queene Elizabeths Raign in England in the yeere 1558. And in the yeere following in Scotland Geneva the Helvetian and German Churches in Denmarke Norway and Sweveland and other places of the reformed Religion Not that they were altogether free from hostile invasion great troubles shortly arising in France and the Low-countries yet partly by her own increase partly her adversaries tyred and ceasing somewhat from outward force she was so much exalted that her very enemies could not but admire her beauty and comelinesse whose beginnings they despised The last age of the restored Church is terrible as an Army with Banners She shall bestow all her time in warlike preparations and undertakings For the hellish furies will not suffer her enemies to re●t neither will she endure her selfe to be rent and torne by the Wolves but resist the injury with an armed hand Whereby she shall become fearefull to her enemies as she hath done these many yee●es in England France and the Low-Countries But this is nothing to that terrour which shall shortly follow when Antichrist himself and his Ensign-b●arer the King of Spaine and all that carry his marke shall be so d●●troyed by the Spouse that no mention of the●●●all remaine Vers 4. Turn ●way thine eyes from me for they have overcome me thy Layre is as a flock of Goats that appeare from Gilead Now she enters into a speciall com●endation of ce●tain members whereby the civill government of the Church may the better be understood This cleernesse of sight without doubt was shewed in the doctrine of Justification by faith whereby the Church not with squint but right eyes beholdeth Christ and all his righteousnes and excelle●cy And whatsoever excelleth in the judgement of the world to be losse and dung to it Phil. 3. 8. This eye was very dim in former times untill Martin Luther divinely drew away those darke scales For he wiped away all humane satisfa●●ion● merits supererogations indulgences confidence in their own received wicked superstitions and shewed the yoke of the law to be more grievous then all the Popes Buls were able to uphold neither afterwards could the wicked Councel of Trent nor the Germane Interim forged altogether with fraud and deceit dazle the sight of these eyes but that they could discerne the authors of these deceits spreading their nets in vain neither was our Engl●nd lesse sharp-sighted when not only the Pope but also the Papacie was utterly rejected by the authority of our Josias that most holy King Edward the sixth of blessed memory We see the divine beauty of these eyes which at this day God be thanked is the same in all reformed Churches The common people of the faithfull signified by Hayre is altogether the same as it was in the first Church Chap. 4. 1. scattered contemned put in great danger which yet by no means could be compelled to leave Gilead and returne to Bethaven Vers 5. Thy teeth are as a flock of sheep which go up from the washing whereof every one beareth twins and there is not one barren amongst them The Teeth are alwayes taken for the Pastors and Ministers of the Word as Chap. 4. 2. where they were sent forth two and two instructed with the like gifts and messages As Sheep are of a mild● and pleasant disposition and far remote from all ambition so should the restored Church shine with faithfull Pastors the true successors of those former adorned with the self-same Ensignes as neer as the time would suffer They which before boasted themselves to be Pastors had altogether cast away the charge of preaching and yet these men would be heires of the Apostles whereas they were strong teeth these filthy rotten bones they Sheep these Lyons But at the length sound teeth sprung up again such as were Luther Melancthon Bucer Zuinglius Oecolampadius Capito Calvin Peter Martyr and many others whose names are written in heaven And verily the truth of this Prophecie seemeth very apparent in the decree made at Geneva in the yeere 1550. namely that the Ministers not only in Sermons which some neglected some heard them with small profit but also severally through houses and families at a certain time of the yeere with a Magistrate of the City should instruct every one and require a reckoning of every ones faith And it is scarce credible what fruit followed as Beza sheweth in the life of Calvin Ver● 6. As a piece of Pomegranate are thy temples within thy locks This is the fourth agreement of this Church with the first which we have shewed to belong to the Ecclesiasticall and civill government in the use whereof the Church restored should be happy which appeared by the holy Discipline restored again at Geneva by Gods singular benefit together with the Gospel in the yeer 1541. Which wee also see to be done in other Churches at this day as in Helvetia Rhaetia France the low Countries and Scotland wherein the government requiring holinesse of life according to the rule of doctrine the truth flourisheth fruitfull● and inviolably But you will say these times which we have described shine not in all Reformed Churches whereunto I answer It is sufficient if we finde some such thing in any one Congregation for this by a common necessity shall belong to the commendations of all And this is the summe of the agreement Vers 7. There are threescore Queens and fourscore

A COMMENTARY ON THE CANTICLES OR THE SONG of SALOMON VVherein the Text is Analised the Native signification of the Words Declared the Allegories Explained and the Order of times whereunto they relate Observed By THOMAS BRIGHTMAN Unto which is added brief notes out of severall Expositors of the Revelation touching the rising and fall progresse and finall destruction of the Enemies of the Church with some other Observances out of divers Writers LONDON Printed by Iohn Field for Henry Overton in Popes-head-Alley 1644. TO THE READER THat which the Queen of Sheba once affirmed before Salomon is very true The Instruments of Gods blessings are the arguments of his love whence it is apparent that God did wonderfully declare his tender love to the Church upon earth in continually raising famous men who like burning lights in golden Candlestickes did shine forth to the honour and glory of his Sanctuary And as no age since the Apostles time hath been so glorious for the light of truth and the abundance of lights as the present so I hope without prejudice to any our Brightman of blessed memory for names sake may deservedly finde a place among those that were most famous in this kinde for truely whilst he lived he was as Christ said of Iohn Baptist A burning and a shining light He was famous in Preaching and for his conversation making himself an example to the Church by practising what he Preached living according to the rule of his Doctrine Yea and that which is wonderfull this light of ours being extinct still shines brightly for what else is his Apocalyps of the Apocalyps but a Light shining in darke places for surely so mysterious is that parcell of Scripture that it is not to be interpreted by wit but by the Spirit of Divination But our Brightman hath made such plaine interpretation thereof that thou mayest easily behold the great mystery of Iniquity of the Beast of Rome as also Gods great mercy in calling the Jewes And although many learned men have to their glory ●●ent their whole time in the interpreting this part of Scripture yet this our Author hath interpreted this and other most difficult places witnesse the Song of Solomon and the latter part of the Prophecie of Daniel Concerning the Song of Solomon the Law of the Jewes is very well knowne by which young men under the age of thirty before which time they did not enter into the Priest-hood were interdicted to reade it le●t those things which were mystically set forth should by the swaying of their passions be enterpreted in the worst sense But our Brightman amongst others that have deserved well in this also expresses every word spiritually whereby thou mayest receive Divine and heavenly pleasures All things are expounded with great labour and applyed with great Judgement insomuch that in this new path you may walk in the foote-steps of the Spouse Jesu Christ or as the Jewes call it enter the Sanctum Sanctorum The manner of his handling this Scripture especially in the application is universall for he held this prophecie to be wonderfully difficult whence it is no marvell if some doubt whether he did attain to the genuine interpretation of the Song but since the diffiulty of the Allegory hath occasioned such variance amongst the Interpreters that it may almost be said as many men so many mindes I hope it will not be distastefull to the Church of Christ that the labours of this her godly sonne are published in Print whereby the Reader may perceive the Authors great knowledge in this mysterie hee doth acknowledge a marriage beween Christ and his Church but in this he differs from the rest of the Interpreters that what they conclude to be always he restrains to certain times I confesse he that for sakes the ancient opinions of learned and godly men and propounds to himself a new way in which he walketh all alone may in good manners be thought to erre but because sometimes he that readeth understandeth that which the Prophets themselves which Prophesied it did not know and because our Brightman for his singular meeknesse humility and godlinesse was thought by them amongst whom he lived and had to do to be free from all manner of affectation of Noveltie as also because he is not singular in his manner of interpreting for amongst the Hebre●es Aben Ezr● conceives the mysterie from Abraham to the Messias to be here set forth And some amongst us from the Messias to the Churches freedome under Constantine And in this they all agree that some things are particularly to be applied And lastly because our Author doth not desire credence in any thing but where it may be grounded upon a sure foundation therefore feare not try all things and hold fast that which is good The spirits of the Prophets are subject to the Prophets But admit this Propheticall and particular application doth not please you yet to behold the whole condition of the Church from the time of David till time shall be no more and this set forth in a short and easie table cannot choose but be both profitable and delightfull unto thee Reader I thought good to premise these things for thy sake and for the Authors praise at which I chiefly aim much more might be spoken but read the Author who in the Explication of the first verse doth by way of Pro●m● admirably set forth the authority excellency and use of this Song of Songs By the way I pray take this caution if you once enter the Portall come not back untill you have surveyed the whole building the curiosity of whose structure surpasses my expression Let God so shine upon us with the light of his Countenance that there may alwayes be a Brightman in Britaine to the setting forth of the glory of God in his Sonne Jesus Christ Farewell A Table of the whole book of CANTICLES The parts of the Song Inscription v. 1. A song of the Church Legall Before the Captivity v. 1. In Captivity cap. 2. ad v. 15. After to Ch●ist his birth ad cap. 3. 6. his death ad cap. 4. 6. Evangelicall Begun ad cap. 4. 6. Finished and this In its parts that is in its Former Age pure obscure cap. 5. with a mist with darkenesse restored ad cap. 6. 9. Latter Age its Prince borne growne up Inferiours first cap. 8. 5. 6. 7. second cap. 8. 8. 9. 10. In the whole cap. 8. 11 12 13 14. A Propheticall Exposition of the whole Booke of the CANTICLES CHAP. I. 1 LET him kisse mee with the kisses of his mouth for thy love is better than wine 2 Because of the favour of thy good oyntments thy name is as an oyntment powred out therefore the virgins love thee 3 Draw me we will run after thee the king hath brought me into his chambers we will rejoyce and be glad in thee we will remember thy love more than wine the righteous do love thee 4 I am black O daughters of Ierusalem