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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01971	An exposition of the Song of Solomon: called Canticles Together with profitable obseruations, collected out of the same. Perused and published by William Gouge, preacher of Gods Word in Black-Friers, London.	Finch, Henry, Sir, d. 1625.; Gouge, William, 1578-1653.	1615 (1615)	STC 12113; ESTC S103279	60,898	144

of this booke hee hath not set downe the whole entire Text but only so much as serued to shew whence the obseruations were gathered because they were at large set downe in the former part If in reading the Obseruations thou be desirous to see the whole Text turne to the same place in the Exposition Reade the seuerall sections both of the Exposition and of the Obseruations so as if they were ioined together without any interruption of the Text for sometimes the beginning of one Section dependeth vpon the latter end of another There is one generall point omitted thoroughout the whole booke viz. the setting downe of such words as were needfull to be added in the Text for sense sake and propriety of our tongue in a differing letter it cannot now be amended I pray thee therefore more diligently marke them blame not the Author who I am sure would haue seene this and other faults redressed if he had reuised the sheetes before they had past the presse Such faults as may seeme to hinder the sense are in the next following page set downe Errata PAge 5 line 2● read larges p. 7 l. 21 these paths p. 9. l. 9. 10 friends p. 17 l. 18. thee could p. 20 l. 1● he remoneth p. 29 l. 2● 〈…〉 p. 23. l. 15 is my p. 39 l. 〈◊〉 owne hurt p 4 l. 5 what should you ●ell him p. 55 l. 14 lonely Chap. 18. verse 2. l. 1. bu●●● in it p. 80 l. 29 is rapt AN EXPOSITION of the Song of Solomon called CANTICLES CHAP. I. VERS 1 A Song of songs which is Solomons THe Bookes of Solomon the Iewes compare not vnfitly to the Temple which he built Whereof this song of songs or most excellent song resembleth the holy of holies o● the most holy place Being a declaration of the blessed and sweet coniunction betweene Christ and his Church and of the contract and espousels made betweene them whilest the Church is now militant vpon earth All which time is as it were a bidding of the banes vntill by his second comming from heauen our spirituall marriage with him shall be solemnized and made vp The Author Solomon peaceable for so his name doth signifie a figure of Christ the Prince of peace and the builder both of the earthly Sanct●arie and of this heauenly frame was no doubt whatsoeuer otherwise his fals might be an elect vessell of God 1. Because all the Prophets of which number he was one are in the kingdome of heauen Luke 13. 28. for howsoeuer it pleased God sometimes to speake by the wicked as hee did by Balaam and to wring out of their mouthe contrary to their heart that which might serue for the glory of his name yet he neuer vsed the seruice of any but vessels of election to be the penmen of his Spirit So the Apostle 2. Pet. 1. 19. 20. teileth vs that those which by diuine inspiration wrote the propheticall Scriptures were all of them holy men of God 2. The holy Ghost doth alwaies speake well of Solomon after his death and maketh in all places an honourable mention of his name which it neuer doth of the reprobate 3. His waies are commended and Rehoboam hath his worthy praise for walking in them 2. Chron. 11. 17. 4. God whose counsels are constant loued him and cleped his name Iedidah beloued of the Lord. 2. Sam. 12. 24. 25. 5. He himselfe is said againe to haue loued God 1. Kings 3. 3. Which being true and vnfeined otherwise the Holy Ghost would neuer haue spoken of it was impossible to be lost And this very booke if it were written before his fall is an vndoubted argument how sincere earnest and vehement his loue was and what a feeling hee had of the loue of Christ If after his fall it argueth then most certainly a sincere and true repentance 6. And lastly the booke of Ecclesiastes doth manifestly euince it written when hee was olde after hee had seene so much and had so long experience of his owne vanities and corruptions The title whereof A soule an humble and grieued soule reconciled to the Church from whence hee was before cast out for his offences or A soule speaking and making confession in the Church sheweth his repentance The manner of writing is that which we call actiue or representatiue that is wherein Persons onely are brought in speaking the Author himselfe saying nothing and the persons here are Christ the Church and sometimes but very rarely the friends of them both In all which the Church burning with a desire of Christ longeth and is impatient till shee be ioined vnto him For hether tend all her passions exclamations testifications of her loue commendations of her spouse Christ againe by kinde gentle and louing speeches comforteth and cheereth vp the Church with certaine hope of that happie and blessed time for hether tend all his commendations of her present and promise of future graces the accepting of her vnfeined repentance and the assurance of purging pruining and making her more holy and fit for him Till shee be taken vp vnto him without spot or wrinckle The Booke hath two parts Whereof the first comprehendeth all that time that Christ and shee are friends before any falling out in the foure first Chapters The Churrh longing to bee ioined to Christ Chapt. 1. Acknowledging the benefits and comforts of life pleasure and all good things which he bestoweth vpon her Chapt. 2. And lastly desiring to see Christ in his heauenly glory Chapt. 3. Whom Christ most sweetly comforteth Chapt. 4. The second part in the foure last chapters is a falling out of these two louers thorough the Churches fault and vnkindnesse to him But this falling out is a renuing of their loue In her by repentance Chapt. 5. in him by a gratious accepting of her into his fauour againe as deere as euer shee was before Chapt. 6. Whence ariseth all thankefulnesse from the Church and promise to amend Chapt. 7. vers 1. 2. 3. 4. with a noble demonstration of her zeale vnto him testified by her longing first for his owne comming in the flesh Chapt. 7. vers 5. to the end of the Chapter Secondly for the drawing of others that as yet were strangers and aliens from the common wealth of Israell to the fellowship and participation of Christ and for the whole Israell of God Iewes and Gentiles to be knit and ioined together in one holy society Chapt. 8. And so this second part containeth three most excellent prophesies One of the words incarnation an other of the calling of the Gentiles the third of the conuersion of the Iewes and their accesse in the last daies vnto the Church of Christ But let vs now heare themselues speake and with their owne words to vtter their owne affections CHVRCH VERS 2. O let him kisse mee with the kisses of his mouth for thy Loues are excellent better then wine The Church whose heart the Spirit of Christ had before knit vnto him beginneth to