Song to the most Excellent Plants Spices and Trees water'd by the Purest streams is most agreeable to the Paradise of God with its Tree of Life bearing twelve sorts of Fruit and the River of Life running through the Streets of the New Jerusalem Notes explaining the Senſe. 4 Christ the True Schelom or Solomon Notes explaining the Senſe. 5 I account the proper Time or Interval of Philadelphia the last of the Six Churches that draw so many spaces of Time from the Resurrection to the New Jerusalem to begin 1697. * Mother Cities Notes explaining the Senſe. 6 It comprehends so many Years betwixt the Fall of the Tenth Part or decem Principality of the Great City as were between the Fall of Litteral Babylon and that completing Decree Ezra the 7 th when the Word for restoring Jerusalem was Perfect Notes explaining the Senſe. 7 It comprehends also the Seven Voices and the Seven Vials Notes explaining the Senſe. 8 As it were to declare the Conversion of both the House of Judah and of the House of Israel with Philadelphia's Interval the Church is compar'd to Jerusalem the Metropolis or chief City of Judah's Kingdom and to Tirzah the Metropolis or chief City of Israel's Kingdom both which unite in Christ's Kingdom * Mother Cities Notes explaining the Senſe. 1 The Banner'd Armies are those Armies of Heaven that come down to Armageddon in this Churches Time Notes explaining the Senſe. 2 There is both an agreement in the Description of the first Apostolick Church and of the Church in this State to show one lyes at the Foundation the other is placed at the very Top and Heights of the Church in the New Jerusalem Notes explaining the Senſe. 3 Tirzah the Beautiful City where Jeroboam settled his Kingdom over the Ten Tribes represents the Ten Tribes 1 Kings 14. 17. Jerusalem eminently the City of Two Tribes these united as the two Sticks Ezeck 37. Thou art Beautiful Oh my Love as Tirzah Comely as Jerusalem Terrible as an Army with Banners Notes explaining the Senſe. 4 As between a furnish'd Armory and a Banner'd Army betwixt the State of the Church in the Apostles days and the State of it in this Approach of Christs Kingdom In the First There was a Visible Preparation to a Kingdom and Victory Here all things are ready for Execution according to that Preparation Turn away thy Eyes from for they have overcome me Thy Hair is as a Flock of Goats that appear from Gilead Notes explaining the Senſe. 5 The Goats-Hair shading as Hair the overcoming Eyes speaks an admirable Glory as of the Tabernacle and yet cover'd with Goats-Hair till the very Temple Built and the Voice from the Throne It is Done Revel 27. 6. Thy Teeth are as a Flock of Sheep that go up from the Washing Notes explaining the Senſe. 1 Then are the very same Expressions us'd to set out the Fruitfulness of this Time in the abundance of Converts to God and Christ that were us'd in the very Apostles Days when the Holy Spirit came down from Heaven as Fire in the form of Cloven Tongues and the Seeds of Life which the Pomegranates Import Whereof every one beareth Twins and there is none Barren among them As a piece of Pomegranate are thy Temples within thy Locks Notes explaining the Senſe. 2 The distribution of those who are gathered to the Church of Christ as in the Philadelphian State and Interval and preserving that in a single and singular Consideration One and the onely One of her Mother is most natural and agreeable Notes explaining the Senſe. 3 First Reformed Churches justly deserve the Honourable Names of Queens because Reformed These gather to it from Thyatyra and Sardis There are Threescore Queens Notes explaining the Senſe. 4 Concubines may be understood very Elegantly such as pretend a right to Christ by the Profession of his Name and of his Religion and yet are not in such a holy State through the Corruption of that Profession as not to be esteemed in the Rank of Conjugal Honour being Apostatiz'd Fourscore Concubines Virgins without number My Dove my Vnfiled is but one She is the only One of her that bare her The Daughters saw her and Blessed her The Queens and Concubines and they Praised her Notes explaining the Senſe. 1 The Converts from Paganism are also most Elegantly represented by Virgins who had not before professed Christ but are now Espoused to Him The Reason of each Number is after to be given Notes explaining the Senſe. 2 The Philadelphian most pure and perfect state of the Church is the only One of her Mother that is That only pure Church in whose state the great Promise to Christ the great Seed of the Woman shall be fulfilled This Emblem is most aptly taken from Solomon's many Wives and Concubines with a preference to Pharaoh's Daughter even as to Philadelphia the most Excellent state of the Gentile Church Notes explaining the Senſe. 3 All these do not Envy but Praise and Bless this Church as happy in it themselves * Eve the Mother of all Living Notes explaining the Senſe. 4 This must needs be evident to every one that compares the Symbols of the Apostacy and the Reformation as Solomon hath here describ'd them Notes explaining the Senſe. 5 Solomon in this Song and the Apostle John in the Revelation do Admirably agree Notes explaining the Senſe. 6 There will be found an Admirable Agreement betwixt the Apostolick Church and the Church of Philadelphia Notes explaining the Senſe. 6 There will be found an Admirable Agreement betwixt the Apostolick Church and the Church of Philadelphia Notes explaining the Senſe. 7 That Song Revel 14. 3. c. is the same Song of Redemption sung by the Apostolick Church Revel 4. ult Revel 5. 9. which is sung again as new but not new Revel 14. 3. Notes explaining the Senſe. 8 There cannot be another Gospel Gal. 1. v. 7. But the Gospel cover'd with the Apostasie is as new in the Glory of the Church Appearing 9 It is therefore Remarkable the Twelve Names of the Apostles of the Lamb are in the Foundations of the Wall of the New Jerusalem Revel 21. 14. Notes explaining the Senſe. 1 This both Agreement and yet variation of the Types in this Song show the oneness and yet the difference of the Church in the Foundation and in the highest of its States Notes explaining the Senſe. 2 Nothing can now be added nor taken from the Scripture seal'd up Notes explaining the Senſe. 3 Yet the Apostolick Time was an Armory for after Use This as an Army in making that Use to Victory * Revel 14. 6. Notes explaining the Senſe. 4 It is one great Objection of the Atheist that the Christian Religion possesses the least part of the World and of the Romanist that the Reform'd Religion holds such a small part of the Christian World in Union with it in comparison of the Roman Notes explaining the Senſe. 5 To this there cannot be a greater Answer than that Prophecy of Scripture hath told us both before as Christ says Lo I have told you before Notes explaining the Senſe. 6 There is no end of the number of Convert Heathens the Heathen World being so numerous before Conversion Notes explaining the Senſe. 7 The Truth of Prophecy assuring the Conversion of the Fulness of the Gentiles shall not be resisted in its own Time in the mean none ought to be affrighted with the Ghost of this Objection * Bugbears Notes explaining the Senſe. 1 The Popish World compar'd with the Protestant is here given as Eight to Six till the
in the Red Horse of War in the Apocalypse and given in Daniel but in the way of Appendage to the Cutting off the Messiah But most fully given Ezek. c. 16. c. 23. To Conclude as I humbly Beg the Prayers of All who have Favour for Endeavours in the Clearing of Prophecy So I most Humbly and Ardently Pray for Blessing from Above upon what is here Presented that we may Read and Understand this Prophecy and may wait and come to the End of the 1335 Days For the Time is at Hand A TABLE OF THE GRAND EVENTS Relating to the Kingdom of Christ and the States of his Church from the Kingdom of David begun to his own Glorious Appearance in his Kingdom given in this Song AFTER the general Argument Solomons Preface and the Expositors Preface p. 1. p. 2. Years of the World 2949 Davids Reign began and with Solomons Reign made eighty years p. 3. p. 4 5. Years of the World 3029 Jeroboams Reign and the parting of the Kingdoms p. 6 7. Rehoboams Reign p. 8. Asaes and Jehosaphats Reign p. 9. The Reign of Ahaziah Joash Amaziah omitted in the Genealogy of Christ compar'd to a bundle of Myrrh in the Night p. 10. Abiiam Joram Ahaz Manasseh before Repentance Amon those worst Kings bundled with Uzziah and Jotham and Manasseh after Repentance as Camphire or Cypress giving some sweetness p. 11. Hezekiahs and Josiahs Reign p. 11. The Reigns of Jehoahaz Jehoiakim Jeconiah Zedekiah p. 12 13. Years of the World 3389 The Captivity of the seventy years beginning in Jehoiakims sixth and seventh years p. 13 14. The return of the Captivity p. 15 16 17. Years of the World 3459 The setled State of the Church under Ezra and Nehemiah p. 17 18. The division of Time by the Mountains of Bether before and after the Captivity p. 19 20. Antiochus Epiphanes making the Sanctuary desolate according to Daniels Prophesie and the History of the Maccabees p. 21. The Recovery of the Temple-Worship and Christ in it till the Incarnation p. 22. Years of the World 3987 The Incarnation of Christ p. 24. Years of the World 4020 The Death and Resurrection of Christ p. 25. Year of Christ 33. 34. A Description of the Apostolick Church p. 26 27. The Ascension of Christ p. 28 29. The sending down of the Holy Spirit p. 29 30. The Gentiles call'd and becomming a Sister Church p. 31. The Gentile Church becoming as the only Church and the Jews under silence with the Scripture Admonitions in that case p. 32. The sealed Time entring wherein the Kingdom of Christ is stay'd and the State of the Churches under the Apocalyptick Symbols of Ephesus and of Smyrna under the Heathen and under the Christian Emperours p. 33 34 35 36. Of the World 4424 Year of Christ 437 The Apostacy of the Christian Church under the Church of Pergamus symboliz'd in the Revelation p. 37 38 39 40. The distribution of the 1260 Days of the Witnesses Sackcloth the Woman in the Wilderness under the Gentiles 42 months and the Beasts 42 months knitting one into another and becoming equal with the 1260 dayes p. 41 42. Year of Christ about 1400. The Description of the Churches true Beloved in the Church of Thyatira in opposition to Antichrist p. 43 44 45 46. Year of Christ 1527 and forward The Churches of the Reformation Thyatyra Sardis and Philadelphia searching for the Beloved and call'd Protestants p. 47 48. World 5684 Christ 1597 The State of the Philadelphian Churches Interval or the last 75 years of the 2300 p. 49 50 51. The calling of the Jews of the two Tribes p. 56. The Spouse praises the Jewish Body coming into Vnion with it p. 58 59 60 61 62. The Jews return thus distinctly plac'd the Song returns to the one Spouse so grac'd who now speaks p. 63 64. The earnest desire of the Church for the Personal Appearance and Reign of Christ in Humane Nature p. 64 65. The Appearance of the Ten Tribes as on the sudden p. 65 66. The Spouse concerning those Ten Tribes newly return'd and the Answer of the Ten Tribes p. 67 68. Year of the World 5759 Year of Christ 1772 A Description of the supreme Kingdom of Christ under the Parable of Solomons Royal Vineyard with a Conclusion comprizing Christs Incitation of his Church to desire his Appearance and the Churches Prayers for it like the end of the Revelation p. 69 70. Cant. 8. 13 14. Revel 22 17 20. compar'd Cause me to hear the Companions Hearkning to thy Voice Make haste my Beloved and be thou like a young Roe on the Mountain of Spices The Spirit and the Bride say Come Let him that heareth or hearkneth to this Voice say Come ALL SAID Come Lord Jesus come quickly The Argument AN Exposition of the Divinely Prophetick Song of Songs which is Solomons The Epoch or Beginning of which is to be Fixed at David's Unction Year of the World about 2950. or Annointing into the Kingdom of Judah and Israel who was the Grand Typical Messiah The Period of this Song is in The Glorious Kingdom of Jesus Christ the True Solomon King of Peace King of Glory the Son of David the Only True Messiah In a Prayer for this Kingdom This Song of Solomon Jedidiah the Beloved of the Lord Ends Thus Make haste my Beloved And be Thou as a Roe or a young Hart on the Mountain of Spices chap. 8. ult Even as the Beloved Daniel Ends in the Blessedness of that End of Dayes Dan. 12. ult And the Beloved Disciple John in that Prayer Even so come Lord Jesus shuts up his Revelation The Exposition is compos'd into Verse in Imitation of the Divinely Inspired Poesie in which the Holy Spirit Dictated it to Solomon The Persons speaking are The Spouse of the King The True Church The King himself Jesus Christ God-Man The Chorus or Quire The Saints of every Age. The Sacred Text with the Times of each Stanza or Canticle of this Song Adjusted to the Expositor's Line of Time and Illustrating it is given with short Marginal Notes for the Explication of any Difficulties in Words or Sense Solomon 's Preface Chap. 1 ver 1 The Song of Songs which is Solomons THis Divine Song of Songs To Solomon belongs The Type to Solomon The Life to Christ alone The Preface of the Expositor MAy th' Holy Breath now fill my humble Sails That swell'd King Schelom's Thoughts with first born Gales While Sp'rite Divine did th' Royal Phant'sy steer He sung the Song the World of Songs can't Peer A Song that Sacred Senses Enterweaves With Prophecies so high that Sybils leaves So fam'd to Ballads dwindle in Compare Or silenc'd Oracles This does declare That Princely Stem whom David's Kingly Root From Low Beginnings did in Schelom shoot 'Bove Earthly Kings and still in David's Son And Lord much higher lifts true Solomon Till Heaven opens and on Skies he rides Triumphant and all
make a due Inquiry and then to adjoin themselves to greatest Evidences of Reason Together with which he may as he pleases extraordinarily awaken inject infuse into their Minds but so that the whole Assurance they have depends upon Evidence and all they claim to of Assent is upon the same Evidence where this then fails Mistake ensues and Assent is not due From hence it follows As they may mistake so they may differ and One be in the right upon better Evidence where another is in the wrong upon no Evidence or insufficient Evidence Or Both may be Right or in an Errour on the same accounts and yet Both these may be in great Things eminent Ministers of the Truth of God to his Church and agree therein being excited and conducted beyond the ordinary level of Men to attain Evidences true and firm in such Points where the generality yea where very few enter at all And therefore those Mistakes and Differences shall not in the least invalidate the great Truths wherein they have Evidence and wherein they Agree For all is to be valued by Evidence And Ignorance Inapprehensiveness Want of Diligence in others in Trying and Judging these Evidences to distinguish between Mistake and Truth and their Rejection of all for want of such Infallibility and Agreement makes no alterations in things themselves which neither will deceive nor can be deceived And withal observe here are no more Grains of Allowance required in this Case than in all kinds of Learning Knowledge Science and Arts in the World which do not proceed upon Infallibility nor determine in any greater Universality of Consent No not Theology it self beyond the very express Assertions of Scripture If Men have a greater Antipathy and Aversion to make out after to try or to receive Prophetical Knowledge and to think it Reason enough to do so because Men mistake and differ which same thing they do in all things and though their Agreements in grand Points as in all other Cases is so valueable It cannot be helped till a better State of the World cure this so general Malady But to return from this long but most necessary Digression upon this Occasion Although I do with all Thankfulness acknowledge the Helps I have received yet I humbly avow with lowliest Thanksgivings to God I have proceeded upon these peculiar Grounds deriv'd from his Word alone I find no way of Interpretation so like to Circumscribe and Define the Sacred Sense of this Song as a Prophetical Course of Time which the Church passing through under the various Elevations and Depressions of the Kingdom of Christ it becomes capable of these so various Pictures And as in the Course of Time God requires and calls back what is past into wonderful Agreements with what is present and to come upon which Solomon says There is no new thing under the Sun So in this Song supposing it such a Table of Time the Figures and Allegories in which those past things are pourtray'd may be requir'd and repeated For the States come to be repeated in their likenesses also and so the old Emblems are often recall'd and no new ones chosen for them 1. This then laid in the Foundation I farther observe From the very Beginning to the End of this Song there are under the Emblems of Spices of sweetest Smell and richest Perfume couch'd a preparation to a Royal Annointing in agreement with the Great Title of Christ Messiab or Annointed and also in allusion to Paradise the Palace Royal of his Kingdom in all these there is a Designation of his Kingdom who is the Bridegroom and the Beloved of his Church His Spouse and Bride which makes this Song Panegyrical or Inaugurative 2. Again therefore I observe There is from the Beginning to the End of this Song a constant Design of drawing all the Preparations to a Marriage and Nuptial Solemnity by the holiest purest and most ardent Affections and all kind of Ceremonies and Retinue and Courtship for Espousals and for the Glories and solemnization that agree to the Nuptial Love and Honour Christ is pleas'd to put upon his Spouse and Bride the Church And that as Marriage which is a great Mystery as the Apostle says speaking concerning Christ and his Church was instituted in Paradise and there had its Beginning So in the Paradise of God it hath its Complement and Perfection Now hereunto agree the so often mention of Flowers Gardens Virgins a Bed Espousals and innumerable the like by which this Song looks so like an Epithalamium or Marriage-Song between Christ and his Church Revel c. 19. c. 21. 3. Further Because as the Grandeur of a Kingdom was by the Ancients addulced and sweetned with the Emblems of the Tenderness Care and Propriety of a Shepherd in his Flock and that the Entertainments of Love and Amorous Contemplations were agreeable to the Shepherd's Life Therefore in this Song there is so often mention of Kids Sheep Goats Roes and Hinds Lyons Leopards Roes and Hinds of the Field of a wilder Race of Shepherds and the Mountains They and their Flocks walk upon whereby this Song hath so much of a Pastoral in it 4. And lastly Because Enemies are oft to be overcome before Kingdoms can be enjoyed in Peace and Lustre there is therefore so often mention of Valiant Men Arms Armory and Armies by which this Song becomes Heroic and Triumphal And all these things are drawn into Song according to the general Usage in ancient Times to Compose into Poesy both their Wars the Glory of their Kings and also their Amours and Pastoral Divertisements From these Considerations then we may have a general prospect and view upon the Frame and Model of this Song and so as to fix it and not leave it to the Pleasure of every Mercurial Phantasie 5. Seeing every Course of Time that is to be limited and circumscribed and pourtrayed as in a Model and Table must have a Point when it begins and when it ends and a medium or middle Line in which it runs along I observe there are great Inducements as possibly we can desire to begin the Song in David who was the first Royal Ancestor of Jesus Christ the King of his Church and the most Eminent Typical Messiah or Annointed of the Lord Annointed with holy Oyl A King raised from a Shepherd to be so wherein he was as it were by Education fitted to a Pastoral Government and prepared to become the sweet Singer of Israel in agreement so far with this Song and a most renowned Warrior who Atchieved by Conquest his Kingdom and was therein eminently a Prophet and a King and not without some providential Resemblance of a Priest in being girded with the Priestly Ephod before the Lord Thus every way in so Eminent a Personage this Song was to begin who was so great a Type and also in his Psalms so great a Prophet of Christs Kingdom as therein to give the Kisses of Christs mouth as he in his several Annointings
as it were the Type and the Antitype The Type c. 3. before the Incarnation The Antitype c. 6. before the preparation of All Things and their running on to the Glory of Christs Kingdom in c. 7. c. 8. And while there is an Agreement the due Distances are also maintain'd Thus the Epoch and so much of the Running on of the Course being Remonstrated upon let us consider the Period and Conclusion and see if the Song does not draw all things to their Consummation in the Glory of Christ's Kingdom as into the Time of the Fullest Confluence of all to the True Church of Christ as one Gentile Church viz. the Fulness of the Gentiles The Antichristian Converts and the Reformed Churches Then the Jews or two Tribes Congregated to it as the Princes of the East looking out as the Morning and at last the Ten Tribes And then the whole Mountain of Spices flows into an Everlasting Unction of Christ into his Kingdom who is then Annointed with the Oyl of Joy above his Fellows A Kingdom above all Kingdoms and beyond which There is nothing but Eternity And Concurrent with this End is the Highest Purity the most Ardent Love betwixt Christ and his Church the fullest Enjoyment as in not only a Supreme but an only Kingdom and as in the Paradise of God as is so Remarkable that it cannot be miss'd in the latter part or the three last Chapters of the Song What then can if This does not deserve to be the Period and Point of the Course of Time and of this Song Commensurate to it and so Adequate to Daniel's last Words of Prophecy and the drawing up all to an End in the Revelation Upon the whole then There cannot be a greater proof of a Frame system or Model in any Writing that doth not openly declare it self to be so than to find out a just Order and Series and due Connexion in the Parts Nor in a Mystical Frame than that the Parts do fairly Express and Expose the Things that in such a Frame They are supposed to Expose And if it be accounted in Philosophy a good Discharge to give an Hypothesis or Scheme of Nature agreeable and to keep All Appearances safe in Relation one to another I hope it will be Esteemed a good Acquittal of my Undertaking not only to Project a Frame or System of this but to find that Frame laid in Scripture-History and Prophecy or in Scripture-Prophecy and Uncontestable Humane History as of Antiochus his Tyranny just now to this purpose Instanc'd and to find the Images of Prophetick Song all along Agreeing And I hope it will be no more disallowed to Expound this Song into a continued Parable without dowright Demonstration than it is to Expound the Parts of this Song in several and particular Parables with as little Demonstration as General Interpreters do In fine that the whole Song so laid into a Parable may be Accepted as well as any other Theological Parable of which there are Examples seeing all the Parts and Lines on which it is grounded are undoubtedly Divine and the Exposition so fairly put for to be Justified as Divine also For I acknowledge That which enabled me to bring this Song into the Contexture wherein it is now Presented and that which gave me also the occasion and the Engagement to do it is The Scripture-Line of Time I lately Published To which I have in the Title declared It is Adjusted and which I have pursued along in the Exposition of the Song both in the Signification of the Emblems and in the Notes of Time And it is upon This Hope that These two may give Light and Strength one to another For the same Things variously Represented make them clearer and easier to general Apprehension Some Things being plainer to some in one Dress to some in another and each gives Light to the other when They are Compar'd And in this Song and its Exposition Things lye much nearer and closer one to another They are more suddenly seen and Apprehended more easily Grasp'd and more easily Remembred And what requires either fuller Discourse or Proof may be sought in those larger Prophetical Discussions of the Line of Time But above All The Compare of these Three Great Prophets besides others viz. Solomon Daniel John the Three Beloveds does exceedingly inlighten and strengthen my Prophetical Scheme For when the Three Frames differ in Circumstances and yet agree in Essentials There can be no greater Conviction of a Design'd Scheme of Prophecy nor happier Conduct into it than their compare one with another And such a three-fold Cord is not easily broken And in the Mouth of not Two but Three Witnesses every word is Established I have chosen to Present this Song in Verse in Conformity to the Divine Poesy not pretending to Excel herein much less to come within any distance of the Original but to come something nearer the High Spirit and Lofty Air of this Song than plain Exposition in Prose could do I am also in Hope that the Diversion and Acceptableness of Words in number and measure may Invite to the Consideration of the Matter so convey'd and that while the Poetry is Censur'd and Condemn'd yet the Sense may slide in and lay hold of the Judgment And lest any Difficulty in such a stinted Form of Words should occur I have by brief Notes Explaining Words and sense endeavoured to Illustrate such Difficulties And as I desire This Poem should look backward to the Line of Time I have already or shall with this offer to any Hand so I desire It should look forward to a second Part now in the Press and wherein I Beg the assistance of all who shall be induc'd to favour the Undertaking To conclude That all Things may be made most plain I have plac'd this Table as in Entrance to the Exposition of this Song That every one may run and Read those great Heads of Prophecy in their order and in the Series of Time wherein they are set the Events themselves none can deny to be the greatest that can be found in Scripture-History or suppos'd in Scripture-prophecy nor call in question their successive Order in Time So that every one may compare the Images which are undoubtedly Divine and then set them close to the Exposition which is in the Line of Time endeavour'd to be prov'd Divine also by immediate Scripture Consequence and when their place in Time cannot be contested what can be doubted There is but one grand Event which I can think of which can in this Song be suppos'd to be omitted And that is the Desolation of the Jews by the Romans But that asunfit for a Song of Loves is glided over and rather suppos'd by the Gentile Church entring into the whole play of the Song then describ'd even as Gods Casting the Ten Tribes out of his sight is silently made known by the Songs Reference to the House of Judah only And observe those Jewish Desolations are shaded over
ever since the Assyrian Captivity 2 Kings 17. exulate But as to Judah's Scepter-bearing Tribe And to the Church in that thus does describe This Holy Song What th' Sovereign Powers are As such it does bespeak the Church with Care It 's Beauty's yet secur'd And the Kings Love It still is duely styl'd Nothing does move That Character A Priestly Kingdom it Is Notes explaining the Senſe. t This Song therefore wholly exercis'd upon the two Tribes and Levites with them among which the Spouse and Church of Christ is described according to each King of Davids House and his Religious or Corrupt Reign But when they are Bad their Corruptions are as much hid as may be to preserve the Grace of this Song of Love made by Christ so must its Beauty sit To such Portraictures as its Princes Reigns Deserve while richer Blood yet fills its Veins Then by its Counterfeits is seen when ill To give them yet with Grace approves the skill To these plain shades the King too 's pleas'd to stoop Himself that under them his Spouse may'nt droop Distinct the Kings are set who 're th' Spouses joy Whose Notes explaining Words. 1 As currant Coin so were the pure Reigns sterling Reigns are all of pure alloy These in their Order but those rank'd between Who were the Bad that th' Good may be their screen Wrapt up in short to heal the Churches wrong This Be the Key to th' Ciphers of this Song But Notes explaining the Senſe. u The Spouse in Rehoboams time is uncouthly to the Grace of such a Song compar'd to a company of horses in Pharaohs chariot and yet with great Grace to Rehoboam's Reign as a new source Of Time to fix and guide the certain course Must have its single shade and though not fine Bless'd Spouse to sort the Beauty that is Thine Yet by its service it must Recompence Its Uncouth disagreement to Loves sense The King Rehoboam's Reign I have compar'd thee O my Love to a company of horses in Pharaoh's chariots Oh how am I my Love surpriz'd to see Thy Notes explaining Words. 2 The two Tribes of Judah and Benjamin united under Davids Family Two-trib'd Judah's low Notes explaining Words. 3 Shishaks Servants 2 Chro. 12. 8. servility As if in Triumph Pharaoh-Shishak's state Were Chariotted by thy Notes explaining Words. 4 A Power of any two united Duumvirate Of Tribes as lofty Steeds are curb'd and bowd To serve such proud Grandezza this black Cloud Encloses thee my Spouse and dwells upon Thy Glory under Schelom's Less-wise Notes explaining Words. 1 Rohoboam Son Notes explaining the Senſe. a The rest of the Kings Reigns and their Symbols here are so plain that the Compare of their History and the Expressions of the Song are as an Exposition upon them Asa's Reign But I my Love am Ravish'd with the change That Asa's brighter Days bring on The Range Thy Cheeks are comely with Rowes of Jewels Thy Neck with Chains of Gold Of Grace and Beauty on thy Cheeks like rows Of Jewels from whence Notes explaining Words. 2 Jewels bearing the likeness of Turtles 2 Chron. 15. chastest Lustre grows The Wreaths of th' Holy League like Golden chains Twine round thy Neck guarding thy Azure Veins His Reformation purged off the Soil That had so deep Attaint'd the Sacred Oyl Divine Favours shall soon Remark Thy Zeal Of Purity Victory and Publick Weal Shall be like Golden Borders whose grave scite We will make Thee Borders of Gold with Studs of Silver Enliv'd with Silver Stars shall sparkle Light The Medal of thy Well-mix'd Reformation Is Peace and Glory's Concert through thy Nation The Spouse Notes explaining Words. 3 2 Chron. 17. c. 19. c. Jehoshaphat's Reign To Thee my Princely Love I thus rej'yne Bless'd be thy Favour bless'd thy Grace Divine For while thy Table condescends so low My Spicknard feels the Vertue and doth flow While the King sitteth at his Table My Spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof In Streams so free that Judah's utmost Bounds Find the Attractive Eccho back the sounds Of Truth while the Notes explaining Words. 4 A costly Oyntment sending out its smell resembling pure Religion Spikenard's Effluxes fly And make returns to Thee by Notes explaining Words. 5 The desire of things to their own kind Sympathy Chorus This is the state of Things while Asa's Son The Good Jehoshaphat ascends the Throne The Spouse But now my highest Love a blacker frame Of things I sing under thy Royal Name While wicked Ahab's Notes explaining Words. 1 Ahazia Joash Amazia Line create a Night Of Notes explaining Words. 2 Their Reign omitted in the Genealogy of Jesus Christ Matt 1. 8. Inter-reign in Sacred Rolls Delight In thy Pure self becomes my onely stay Without the Kingly Types to underlay My Thoughts Lodg'd 'twixt my Breasts like rich Perfume A Bundle of Myrrh is my well-beloved to me He shall lye all Night betwixt my breasts Of Myrrh shall lye thy Oyl till Thou resume My Kings into thy Notes explaining Words. 3 Omitted As if there had been no Kings betwixt Jehoram and Vzziah Genealogy Of Myrrh I say Notes explaining Words. 4 Thy Discipline and Correction of thy Pedagogy Fit Emblem whose wise Rod chastises Sin With Mercy thus Myrrhs sweetest Odours win The intic'd Smell while bitter Notes explaining Words. 5 Relishes Gustoes chide The too bold Taste and Appetite deride The Spouse goes on As I my Love have modestly convey'd In least offensive terms what would upbreid My Love is to me as a bundle of Camphire Cypress in the Vineyards of Hen-gedi Our Pleasure in those three Attainted Kings With Awes so of my Love my Sorrow sings Their Reigns Notes explaining Words. 6 Abijam Joram Abaz Manasseh before repentance Amon their worst Reigns Whose Character is much too foul For Holy Love in Chrystal Airs t' Enroul Except Attoned in their worst Ferment By those of Notes explaining Words. 7 Vzziah Jotham Amaziah their better Reigns some though not the richest scent Whose Notes explaining Words. * A Shrub of some though not of so precious Scent growing in Judaea Cypress is the Nobler cause it grows And with Notes explaining Words. †A place of choicest Vineyards Hen-Gedies Vines its Odor flowes For the rich Soil of th' Holy Land doth raise The Vertue of its Shrubs if any Praise Of true Religion shall in them be found Though not with David's Purity they 'r Crown'd The King Hezekiah's Reign But now the Scene is chang'd my Love 's all Fair And onely Fair no Clouds near to Impair Behold thou art fair my Love Behold thou art fair Thou hast Doves Eyes Thy Beauty But thy Eyes are Chaste and Clear As Doves No Idols Notes explaining Words. 1 Antick look Grimace dares appear Thus Hezekiah's well Reformed State Thy Beauties Fame to Ages doth dilate The Spouse Josiah's Reign My best Belov'd the Praise of all is Thine Thine is the Glory while the Comfort 's mine Behold thou art fair my Beloved Also our Bed is Green All Beauty I can own is Thine reflex'd As the Worlds Light is Heavens Ray's Notes explaining Words. 2 As an Arch of Light convex'd Thou dart'st those purest Splendors from thy Face Josiah's
the Heavens back again I bow In a serene and perfect Cloudless Day All shadows gone and darkness flown away Chorus The King Himself this brightest Morning Star By his own glorious Presence brings from far The Day so long Exil'd When He all Crowns Shall in his Kingdom swallow when the Frowns Of his bright Face as Thunder shafts shall send The Dark Kings with their Night to their black End So He ascends this Kingdom to receive And to return at time of Sacred Breve This in Parenthesis is interpos'd Amidst the Churches Praises and dispos'd On purpose so that thus the time made plain From Christs Ascension to 's Return again The flowing Cantoes might with Time keep touch And th' Churches various States fit Emblems couch First as its Spotless Apostolick state It self to Salvage Gentiles did dilate Of which how high the Sequent Emblems play Their Airs to listen is our next Essay The King goes on The sending down of the Holy Spirit Now when my Love my Hand hath form'd thee true To my own Image and I Thee endue By th' Holy * Paraclete sent down from Me As my Triumphant Bounty Ample Free With Gifts and Graces Oh Thy Fairest hue Thou Beauties highest point in this Review Dost spotless touch 'T is now thy Beauties clear Without a Blemish now Thou dost appear Like the first Church in Paradise compriz'd Which by the Serpent Fell Thou art repriz'd From th' Serpents Hand To stand see that thou choose Lest thy first Candlestick its Place should loose And now my Song of Love doth thee Enroll Into the state of Spouse Thy Nuptial stole My Gospel Graces are The Gentile wolds Come we 'll survey now which the Devil holds As Dens of Lyons and the Leopards mounts Although my Kingdom 's right by holy Counts From Canaans Mountains let us give them view Which lye within the Holy Lands purliew From Liban come my Spouse come thou with me From Liban come from Aman's Top look thee From Shenir's and from Herman's Brows with Eye Of Grace le ts look where Lyons Leopards lye The Chorus The Gentiles Call'd and becoming a Sister Church with the Jews First and after some Ages the only Church in view till the Jews Conversion Upon this Gracious prospect from the Hills The Sister-Church the following Cantoes fills The King goes on How soon I see a Sister Spouse arise So fruitful is the Favour of my Eyes How soon the Gentile Church that Sister-Spouse One Body with the Jews in my Love grows Thou art Adopted now one of the Eyes That does complete the Beauty its surprize My Heart transports as does that lovely Chain Which to the Head unite does thee retain In whole as by one Neck and still recalls Thy Name my Sister-Spouse which thee installs In Nuptial Rights so that thy Love enshrines Thy Beauty in my Heart 'bove richest Wines Which Sacrifices grac'd now out of date In this new Spoused Jew and Gentile State The Odours of thy Oyntments much excell The Spices that in Typic Unguents smell For Gifts and Graces are my Spirits Oyl To which most Fragrant Matter 's but a Foil The combed Cells which sweetest Honies fill Drop not the Pleasures Spouse thy Lips distill The staple Dainties of the Promis'd Land Honey and Milk are in thy Tongues Command The potent Flavors of Thy Vests confine Those fainter of the Mount Liban Chorus Thus Divine Influxes make the barren Wilds out-do An earthly Canaan and its Types out-go Its Doctrines Sufferings Graces all combine As sweetest Odours and the richest Wine For now the Jewish Spouse in silent shade Vales off this Song Ensuing Emblems laid Are in the Sister-Spouse Till all the Tribes First Two then Ten returning It describes So now the Gentile Church Great Israels Name Inherits as the onely Spouses claim But Fear Ingrafted Israel the fate Of native Branches Dread t' usurp the State Of Church so Catholick as if the Root Thou Bor'st from whence the Branches shoot And not the Root Bare thee a Branch at will Standing by Faith but pruned off if Ill. Or as without the Nat'ral Israel Thou Couldst be the Perfect Spouse Proud Fancies glow Thus in the Roman Breast Conceits its own Are Canoniz'd for Wise But Gents alone No more than Jews this Catholick can be Jews first split on this Rock and now Fear Thee Besides 't is now the Gentiles Times run deep While Jewish Church and State thus lye asleep Then in the Gentiles Times a Gentile Pest Will likely Rise a Gentile Church t' infest Of these Adopted Jews some false Christs Preach And Antichrists Supplants True Christ impeach The King Thou Gentile Church Thou Sister in a Spouse Thy whole Time in a Glance my Fore-sight showes A Garden Barr'd a Spring shut up a Fount That 's Seal'd throughout Thy Emblems I recount For when Seals open All my Kingdom strait Will open with Them But I patient wait Even till that Israel of which I come Joyning with Thee make up my Israels Sum That Time my Father set Successive seals Still therefore stay my Kingdoms just Appeals Each sealed Time I 'll Character to Thee Successions each in Order thou shalt see First Ephesus the Seat of Truth reveal'd Each Plant an Orchard of Pomegranates seal'd With Heavens Impress I depaint Chorus Then Truth did flow As if each Plant a Paradise would grow The King goes on Next Thee a Spicy Region I describe Where thrive where smell Spices of ev'ry Tribe Those of the Royalty those Popular All justly mix'd each in their Order are The Camphire meets the Spike Spike Saffron meets The Aromatic Reed with Odours greets The Fragrant Bark Sweet Frankincense indents With Myrrh the flavor'd Aloes joyns scents Chorus Thus Spices of Afflictions bitter Taste Bruis'd by the pondrous Pestel while they waste Into Perfumes give Smyrna's suffring Days Which lasted till the Christian Empire sways The King goes on 'T is then as if unseal'd I do allow Thy Gardens to stream out Thy Springs to flow As if a Fount of Gardens Thou A Mount of Wells That roll down with sweet streams of Liban's Smells The Winds that Fan thy Redolent Perfumes With Gales so brisk each point my Care Assumes First the stern North and then the softer South That all thy Spicy Atoms as from Mouth Of Arab's Gummy Land may blow I Joy In publick'st Graces when of pure Alloy All Virtues from thee I let out but In To Thee shut out the subtle streams of Sin Now cause That Man of Sin hath his sworn Time Before my Kingdom To turn back that slime Foul as the Serpents see thy Springs new barr'd Thy Fountain seal'd under Hermetic Guard Now Satan's Synagogue is creeping out Thy
But Heath and Sands Impov'rish'd Soil barren and thirsty Lands That barren Womb o' th' seven Headed mount Describe streaming with Fire as Etna's Fount His Legs supporting all with Marble rise Firm Certain Stable Steddy Pillar wise Fix'd on their Feet as stalls of Gold not Clay On which the Gentile-Image had its stay The very Papal Feet false to the weight They 're trusted with false to Proud Babel's height Thus Truth and pow'r Divine must needs endure Whose Ground-work as the Top is rich is sure Whereas when ever stuck those Feet of Clay Their Head of Gold to Ruine must betray His Port His Air His meen Majestick great As Liban's Cedars and their lofty Seat Such is the Grandez such the Reason sense Of all that 's from the Eternal Sapience When Papal Faith and Rites become the scoff Of Divine Wisdom and like Chaff huff'd off As sweetest Ambrose so His Mouth doth flow With Truth Heavens Eloquence His Praises grow Upon me quick so to a point I draw His Loveliness to Beauty's self gives Law This Salem's Daughters is my Love here end If you but lovely know you know my Friend But oh the Counter-Christ hath Dragons Jaws Who Poyson Vomits in his Feral Laws The Salvagest of Beasts his Form display Sin makes the Man in Him if Him you 'd say He 's one Deformity if that you know It 's He 'mong Thousands He himself doth show The Churches of the Reformation Thyatyra Sardis Philadelphia displayed according to this Earnest Search after the Beloved With what stupendious Art is here now drawn The Churches Reformation from its dawn Till the Twelve Hundred Sixty Days shall end On which th' Apostasy's permitted to extend It self Wherein the Church doth search about All Places Forms to find Her Loved out The Church indeed is One yet into Three Must from its various scites distinguish'd be I' th' midst of Antichristian Bowels Thyatyre Lyes paled round with Vive Comburian Fire That heats that Furnace where the Sovereign feels What in his lowest Members burns who steels Their Constancy even when They 're pil'd in Flames For Flames he to a Bed of Roses tames Hungary France others Thyatyra 's Rest Do now the cruel Ravages Attest Where Papal Rage may farther come He knows Who trys the deepest Reins of Things and shows The Blessed End but still conceal'd What may fall out e'er th' Morning Star reveal'd For at that Summons the whole Church shall fly To higher Things than now it can descry Sardis ascends to Splendor and would bear As high as if the Spouses Love were there It s undefiled Names does yet dissent Lest Acquiescing in what 's now prevent Those splendid Robes assur'd them when in white Heavens Armies shall attend the Bride Grooms Light Now Philadelph with smallest Humane strength Of Laws or Power supports the Restant length Of Time upon the Name the Faith the Word The Patience of her single loved Lord While Satan's Smyrna-Synagogue reviv'd Appears as 't were Antiquity retriv'd And fain would Bolt this Churches Open Door As if not Ancient and as if too Poor In Ceremonious Pomp in Mitred Names In Feasts in Fasts its simple Order blames With rigid Censure But Davidean Key That binds and looses Bars the lofty Plea Of Jurisdiction till Salem's state Approach so near as to compose the Bate Even Satan's Synagogue shall then sit low At Feet of Philadelph and Pray to know Whither the Churches Love is gone and all Unite to seek Him with Uncloven Call For though His peerless Person was agreed No Pontiffs claim allow'd yet how with speed To find This Synagogue from Sardis teem'd Disputed hard For in their Dream they deem'd Their Golden Dream that He already here As much as th' Spouse could hope did now appear To wait Him farther Factious discontent Gainst present Things did future Represent To hot Schismatick Brains But what follows now Shews This all Salem's Daughters disavow With whom the Synagogue submits to Philadelph For to the Spouse by Her Christ show'd himself And now the Philadelphian Intervall Enters Voices on High all Kingdoms call To Christ Dates of Apostate Times expire In one the Churches their True Prince enquire CHAP. VI. The State of the Church in the Philadelphian Interval or the Last Seventy Five Years of the Two Thousand Three Hundred THou Fairest of the Female Beautious Name We now our slumbring Sentiments disclaim And fain would know from thee whither is gone And whither is Retreat Thy Loved ONE Thou that so long thy searches hast maintain'd Canst guide us best for sleepy we restrain'd Our Home pursuits and our remainders marr'd O' th' present over-fond futures we barr'd Now we would seek with Thee with Thee be ONE In the Research where Thy Belov'd is gone Not Gones now my Belov'd as in my swoon When I had lost him so But He 's gone down Just now gone down into that Garden He Had left so long to the Apostasie The Spicy Beds He now returns to Left As cover'd wish Black Vapours and bereft Of their True Odour Now a new Repast He takes of Fruits after so long a Fast He now his Lillies gathers a new spring Of Graces Worship Truth in return bring Th' Approaches of his Kingdom so long veil'd By Antichrist and close his Servants seal'd His sealed now on Sion's Mount stand clear And with his Fathers written Name appear On open Fore-head Now I Him enjoy As singly with his Faith of pure Alloy And while His love in me is pleas'd to Rest He with himself as mine does me Invest Then He along the Beds of Lillies Feeds As of the Future Paradise the Seeds Chorus From Schelom Born now Hundreds Ten and Six A Nine of Tens and unites Seven Fix Our Philadelphs Beginning Interval Till the Worlds Kingdoms to the best King fall As in just Homage first proclaim'd his own At last together Build his Royal Throne And as while Salem's Ruines were restor'd From Babel's spoil Years Sev'nty Five were scor'd Of Old so many now exact do Flow To Salem New from Babel's Overthrow Babel the Mystic To Salem's Throne Seven Voices and as many Vials Grone In earnest Motion Those two Royal Towns Salem and Tirzah seat the many Crowns As the Metropoles and show unite In Schelom Twelve Tribes so long Bipartite Which now returning Philadelph adorne And match'd with it are in its Scutcheon borne So in this Landscaph the stream'd Banners play Before his Hosts Terrours with them Array Themselves Jehovah's Mighty Ones come down To Armageddons Plains and them Renown With Victory All these are so display'd That to the Apostolick First state layd And yet distinguish'd They may both ascend And Salem's Glory
upright Servants of God keeping close to him Notes explaining Words. 4 Great Companies 5 Thy Great Father David The Virgins love Thee Draw me We willrun after Thee The King hath brought me into his Chambers Notes explaining Words. 6 The Camp typ'd Christ in his Judgments as in David a Warrier Notes explaining Words. 7 Christs gracious Communion typ'd by Solomon's Temple as Chambers Notes explaining Words. 8 Wars full of Horrour We will rejoyce in thee we will remember thy Love more than Wine Notes explaining Words. 9 The Feast at Solomon's Temple Dedicated 1 Kin. 8. 65. Notes explaining Words. 10 1 Kings 11. 5. We will remember Notes explaining Words. 11 Searches with Sorrow Notes explaining the SenÅ¿e. m From this Fall Solomon rose by Repentance testified by his Book of Ecclesiastes or of the Royal Preacher and this his Prophetical Song of Christ's Kingdom Notes explaining Words. 12 King and Preacher Eccles 11. Notes explaining Words. 13 Chap. 8. 14. with Revel 19. 3 4. Notes explaining Words. 14 Days of David Notes explaining Words. 15 Division of the Two and Ten Tribes Notes explaining Words. 16 Or Anointing of David and Solomon Types of Christ Notes explaining Words. 17 Here begins the first of Ezekiels 390 Days lying on his side Ezek. 4. 5. Year of the World about 3030. Notes explaining the SenÅ¿e. n Here the Prophetical Cypher of Time or of a Day for a Year begins or of Ezekiels 390 days and so go on to the 40 and joyn to the 2300 Even and Morn and so reach the very Kingdom of Christ Notes explaining Words. 18 Garments I am black but comely As the Tents of Kedar Notes explaining the SenÅ¿e. o The Tents of Kedar and the Curtains of Solomon were the fittest Representation that could be chosen to set out the divided state of the ten Tribes from the Two For while there was a true Church among them they were as the Curtains of Solomon they had Communion with the Temple and yet they were also as Kedars Tents by their distance from it and its Worship As the Curtains of Solomon Notes explaining Words. 1 Kedars Tents a likeness of Heathenish Worship Ye Daughters of Jerusalem look not on me because I am black because the Sun hath look'd upon me Notes explaining Words. 2 Solomons Curtains of true Worship Notes explaining Words. 3 Complexion Notes explaining Words. 4 Jerusalem Notes explaining Words. 5 All Idolatry look'd that way to the Sun My Mothers Daughters were angry with me They made me the keeper of the Vineyards my own vineyard I have not kept Notes explaining the SenÅ¿e. p The Sun looking upon c. is a very lively Emblem of an endeavour to seduce to Idolatry and when it was done by the Tribes under the same Covenant of Religion it is most fitly expressed by Angry Daughters of the same Mother setting the true Church among them to keep other Vineyards to neglect its own Vineyard that is its state in the true Church and to be of a false Church Notes explaining Words. 6 Jeroboam and his ten Tribes Tell me O Thou whom my Soul loveth Notes explaining the SenÅ¿e. q The Spouse the true Servants of God among the Tribes desire to know whether they should set up a Church state among themselves in that division of the Kingdom to worship God in Where thou feedest where thou makest thy stock to rest at noon Notes explaining Words. 7 Any loose Writing like Tradition compar'd with the written Word For why should I be as one that turneth aside by the Flocks of thy Companions false shepherds * For why should I be as one that turneth aside c. The sense is what the holy Souls among the ten Tribes should do when Jeroboam forbad them the Temple Notes explaining Words. 4 2 Chro. 34. 8. Notes explaining Words. 4 The time of their most pâ—tent Kings not subject to Heathen Princes Notes explaining Words. 5 The similitude taken from Ezek. 19. 10. Notes explaining Words. 6 2 Kings c. 23. 31. c. 24. c. 25. Notes explaining the SenÅ¿e. a After Josiah the Kingdom of Judah was held in Fealty of the Heathen Princes of Egypt and Babylon Notes explaining Words. 1 Ezek. 21. 26. 27. Notes explaining Words. 2 The tottering State Notes explaining the SenÅ¿e. a That Great Prophecy of Ezekiel began to be fulfill'd in Zedekiah and was perfected at the comming of Shiloh or soon after in the destruction of all shew of Sovereignty by the Romans And so it will continue till Christs Glorious Coming when among his many Crowns He shall have this on his Head as highest of all Notes explaining the SenÅ¿e. b The Rose of Scharon and the Lilly of the Valleys are very significant Resemblances of the Church in perpetual danger to be seized by Heathen Princes as those Flowers in a Field are by Beasts yet the Rose having some better Defence than the Lilly shews the still decaying state of Power Notes explaining Words. 3 A fruitful Pasture in Bashan I am the Rose of Scharon the Lilly of the Valleys As the Lilly among the Thorns Notes explaining Words. 4 The Heathen Nations compar'd to Beasts Notes explaining the SenÅ¿e. c The Lilly surrounded with Thorns shews the Defence that Heathen Princes gave the Church one against another as by balance of Power as even to this day we see in the World weak States are in the way of Emulation of stronger Princes one against another secured This was an admirable Method of Providence over the Church Notes explaining Words. 1 Defended as Breast-works in a Fortification by sharp Stakes So is my Love among the Daughters Notes explaining Words. 2 The Wise Order As the Apple Tree among the Trees of the Wood Notes explaining Words. 3 The Apple Tree Notes explaining the SenÅ¿e. a It is most plain the Apple Tree is a most pregnant Emblem of a low yet pleasant Government even as the Cedars are of a High Supreme Royal Government Notes explaining Words. 4 Popular Government Notes explaining Words. 5 Kingly Government Notes explaining Words. 6 The Babylonish Army Notes explaining Words. 7 From Kings to Rulers Zerobbabel Nehemiah c. Notes explaining Words. 8 The Government of the People So is my beloved among the Sons Notes explaining Words. 9 Gods Supreme Decree Notes explaining Words. 10 Their Confession in the midst of the Heathen Nations Notes explaining Words. 11 Ezek. 1. 1. Notes explaining the SenÅ¿e. b The presence of Christ in his Church is Elegantly described by Entertainment in a low Vault and Cellars of Wine while it was in Captivity Notes explaining Words. 1 The Wine Cellar Notes explaining Words. 2 Or to Rest His Banner over me was Love Notes explaining Words. 3 As Scarlet Streamers From Cyrus the most Eminent Type of Christ and the onely of any Heathen Prince call'd Messiah till the very Glorious Appearance of Christ the Churches Condition is full of Varieties and continual Changes of better and worse Condition Stay me with Flagons Comfort me with Apples For I am sick of Love His left Hand is under my Head His right Hand doth Embrace me Notes explaining Words. 4 My Fainting Swooning state Notes explaining Words. 5 The Roes and Hinds meaning the Pagan Powers ready to be Cruel and Savage I charge you oh ye Daughters of Jerusalem by the Roes and by the Hinds of the Field that ye stir not up nor awake my Love till he please Notes explaining Words. 6 Place of Retirement Notes explaining Words. 7 Cyrus was called Messiah or Gods Anointed Notes explaining the SenÅ¿e. a In the very lowest of the Captivity there were notable Tokens of Gods Presence as of Wine though in a deep Cellar or Vault such was Ezekiel's Prophecy Daniel's Prophecy and Exaltation Nebuchadnezzar's Dream and Exaltation of God Notes explaining the SenÅ¿e. b There was great Reason of fearing to offend in this Time seeing his Goodness turn'd those Lyons Tygers and Wolves into any degrees of mildness of Roes
Notes explaining the Words and Senſe together. 4 With how great Skill is this Parenthesis or Description of Christs Ascension and Return with his Kingdom here brought in to settle Time Notes explaining the Words and Senſe together. 5 And how Admirable the Churches most spotless State when the Holy Spirit was given and the Gentiles Call'd subjoyn'd to it as we shall next see Notes explaining the Words and Senſe together. 6 The Church form'd as Man by the Image of God at first so now by the Image of Christ is pronounced perfectly Fair and without spot John c. 14. c. 15. c. 16. Translated the Comforter Notes explaining the Words and Senſe together. 7 The giving of the Holy Spirit call'd by Christ 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or the Paraclete was like breathing into Adam the Breath of Life Thou art all Fair my Love Notes explaining Words and Senſe together. 1 Now the Church is pronounced Pure as Adam was made Upright There is no spot in thee Notes explaining Words and Senſe together. 2 Ephesus the Type of this Church as leaving its first Love lost its Birth-right and the first Place of its Candlestick Translated to Philadelph upon which the New Jerusalem and the Kingdom of Christ are settled till when the Apostolick Glory does not Return My Spouse Come with me from Lebanon with me from Lebanon Notes explaining Words and Senſe together. 3 Here in this Gospel state the Church is call'd Spouse the first Time For though it was so before yet to distinguish Times the Title is reserv'd till now and this State is most suitable to such an Honour Notes explaining Words and Senſe together. 4 Wolds are wild and desert Places where wild Beasts inhabit Look from the Top of Amana from the Top of Shenir and Hermon from the Lyons Dens and from the Mountains of the Leopards Notes explaining Words and Senſe together. 5 What more graceful Description of the Heathen World in order to their Conversion going out from the Land of Canaan then the view of the Mountain of Leopards and the Dens of Lyons from the Mountains of Judaea next the Gentiles or more orderly Succession in course of Time or how could there be a fitter Figure of the Wicked Heathen World than by wild Beasts so Dan. c. 7. c. 8. Notes explaining Words and Senſe together. 6 Or within the Lines of its Borders My Sister-Spouse Thou hast ravished or taken my Heart with one of Thy Eyes With one chain of thy Neck How fair is thy Love my Sister my Spouse How much better is thy Love than Wine And the smell of thy Oyntments than of all Spices Thy Lips oh my Spouse drop as the Honey Comb Honey and Milk are under thy Tongue And the smell of thy Garments is as the smell of Lebanon Notes explaining Words and Senſe together. 1 What can come more just with the Time as we have settled it then this very Word Sister-Spouse when the Gentiles came in to be one Body with the Jews 2 The Gentile Church as another Eye was so unexpected to the very Apostles that Christ is pleas'd to express himself as taken by the very Heart as the Hebrew word signifies Such is the importance of one Chain of the Neck 3 There is a very plain preferring the state of the Jew and Gentile Church united above the single state of the Jewish Church So the rich Wines of the Sacrifice the Perfumes us'd in the Kingly Priestly and Temple Oyntment the Honey Milk and Cedars of the Promis'd Land and the state of this Church common by them and preferr'd before them Notes explaining Words and Senſe together. 1 The Spirit poured from on High the Church compos'd of Jews and Gentiles wild by Nature much excells the Jewish Church alone and as in its earthly Canaan Notes explaining Words and Senſe together. 2 After the Gentile Church came in the Israelitish Church was still declining till all mention of it was lost and so this Song especially minds the Gentile Church as the Israel of God Notes explaining Words and Senſe together. 3 By what follows it will appear the Gentile Church was in a decayed State Notes explaining Words and Senſe together. 4 The Apostles Caution to the Romans ch 11. 17. c. Notes explaining Words and Senſe together. 5 For any Church or Churches of what Name soever to look upon themselves as in the perfect state of the Evangelick Church much more as the Catholick Church before the Jews converted is to be onely Wise in our own conceits Notes explaining Words and Senſe together. 6 The Roman Name of a Church hath certainly dash'd on that Rock of assuming to it self as the Jews dash'd against To be the Root and to be the Catholick Church * Gentiles The Chorus goes on The Chorus goes on Notes explaining Words and Senſe together. 1 The whole Time of the Gentile Church till the Kingdoms of this World become the Kingdoms of the Lord and of his Christ is in the Revelation given undér several Sealings First of seven Seals open'd then of the 144000 Sealed and the Temple measur'd and shut then of the seven Thunders Sealed c. A Garden inclosed is my Sister my Spouse A Spring shut up A Fountain sealed Notes explaining Words and Senſe together. 2 The Kingdom of Christ proclam'd The Gentiles come in in Fulness The Natural Israel Call'd and so the whole Israel sum'd up The Kingdom of Christ Appears Notes explaining Words and Senſe together. 3 Ephesus as the Apostolick Primitive Church may be most fidy compared to a Paradise of Truth Thy Plants are an Orchard of Pomegranates with pleasant Fruits Camphire with Spikenard Spikenard and Saffron with all Trees of Frankincense Myrrh and Aloes with all chief Spices Notes explaining Words and Senſe together. 1 The Church of Smyrna in its Sufferings is fitly compar'd to a Region of Spices which by pounding send out their Smells Notes explaining Words and Senſe together. 2 From the Reign of Constantine during the time of the Christian Emperours all Apostolical Truth flowed out as a Fountain of Gardens c. A Fountain of Gardens a Well of Living Waters streaming from Lebanon Awake oh South-Wind Blow O South-Wind upon my Garden that the Spices may flow out Notes explaining Words and Senſe together. 3 Christ was pleas'd to use the North-wind First of Persecution then the gentle South-wind that the Odours of Christianity might flow How Elegant is this Hieroglyphic how agreeable with the Time Notes explaining Words and Senſe together. 4 The Time Times Half Time sworn by Christ Dan. 12. 7. Notes explaining Words and Senſe together. 5 The securest way of Sealing us'd by Chymists Notes explaining Words and Senſe together. 6 In the Revelation Cap. 7. Immediately after the Ruine of Heatheanism by the Christian Empire follow'd a second Sealing with Agreeable Symbols importing the delay of Christs Kingdom and the securing his Servants for it from Corruption * Shut up close within Walls Notes explaining Words and Senſe together. 1 The Mystery of Iniquity began in low degrees in the Apostolick Times and in Ephesus forsaking its First Love and grew up to a Synagogue of Satan under Smyrna's Suffering Martyrs From whom it took occasion to exalt it self Notes explaining Words and Senſe together. 2 Yet Christ accounted the Church it self Pure and made use of the South-wind of Prosperity under the Christian Emperours to draw out its Graces Although by Accident Corruptions shewed themselves also Notes explaining Words and Senſe together. 3 Superstition and worldly Riches and Pleasure grew up together 4 The great Pretence for the first bringing in Superstition into the Christian Church was as it were to Christianize Heathenish Customs But as Atoms sent out by Bodies into a Contagious Air return to those Bodies that sent them out with Infection so the Christians sending out their Principals as it were to better Heathenish Customs
Great Conversion of the Reformation in the Philadelphian Church which takes away that Objection also Notes explaining the Senſe. 2 Now follows the Call and Conversion of the Jews within the time of this Philadelphian Church as before Explained First The Two Tribes then the Ten. Notes explaining the Senſe. 3 Solomon was the great peacable Prince of both the Ten and Two throughout his Reign which none before him nor after of the Kings was Herein Solomon was an Eminent Type of Christ in whose Kingdom both shall Unite The Spouse or Christian Church to the Jews or Two Tribes coming into Vnion with it Who is this that looketh forth as the Morning Fair as the Moon Clear as the Sun Notes explaining the Senſe. 4 The compare of the Jewish Church to the Beauty of the Moon and then of the Sun is most significant of its Exaltation from those Types and Feasts so dependent on the Moon to the Clearness of a Gospel state and the looking forth as the Morning speaks the Dawn of the Kingdom of Christ near Notes explaining the Senſe. 5 The Calling of the Jews was as dreadful as an Army with Banners for immediately upon the Kings of the East having their way made the Spirits went out to congregate the whole World to the Battel Revel 16. 12. Terrible as an Army with Banners I went down into the Garden of Nuts to see the Fruits of the Vallies and to see whether the Vine flourished and the Pomegranates Budded Notes explaining the Senſe. 1 The Prophecies of Scripture are fitly compar'd to a Garden of Nuts because of Divine Truth wrapped up in Parables and Riddles especially in Ezekiel and Daniel's Prophecy Notes explaining the Senſe. 2 Many Excellent and Spiritual yet very plain Doctrines among those Prophecies are as the Fruits that are not lock'd up in Shells but of an inviting Beauty and Pleasantness and which shall be in an exceeding Flourish at this time of the Church These Truths and Prophecies inlightning one another there arise at the same time most earnest Desires and Prayers for the Return of the Jews as of the Princely People or Kings of the East Or ever I was aware my Soul made me as the the Chariots of Ammi-nadib Notes explaining the Senſe. 3 Shulamite or Salemite is a Distinction of the Converted Jews from all the Members of the True Church which are called Daughters of Jerusalem Notes explaining the Senſe. 4 They are re-ingraffed into their own Olive whom they pierc'd by Crucifying Him for which they were cut off by God and became a Taunt and Proverb to the whole World What would ye see in the Shulamite Notes explaining the Senſe. 5 Seeing these Salemites are those that have been so long under the Curse and Wrath of God the Reproach and Proverb of the Nations a People of no Reputation but for Traffick and getting Riches by Usury what would you now see in them This is a Question made on purpose to draw out this Answer Notes explaining the Senſe. 1 The Answer is 'T is not for themselves but for those Eminent Appearances from Heaven that shall be at the time of their Conversion which shall be the Riches of the World and as Life from the Dead and like Jacob's Vision of Angels when He call'd the Place Gen. 32. 2. Mahanaim And it seems to relate to that Battel at Armageddon immediately on the Calling of the Jews even as Jacob's Vision of Angels was his defence against Esau's Hoasts As it were the company of two Armies or Mahanaim How Beautiful are thy Feet with Shooes oh Princes Daughter Notes explaining the Senſe. 2 Bare Feet are in Scripture Language an Emblem of Captivity even as shod are of Liberty Notes explaining the Senſe. 3 The Joynts of the Thighs like Jewels fram'd by so cunning a Work-man denote a princely Gate and Motion and speak the Dignity put upon the Jews at their Conversion The Joynts of thy Thighs are like Jewels the work of the Hands of a cunning Work-man Thy Navel is like a round Goblet that wanteth not Liquor Notes explaining the Senſe. 4 The Belly as a Hill of Wheat and the Navel as a Goblet full of Liquor speak the Abundance of Truth and Spiritual Plenty that shall be at that Time the Riches of the World Thy Belly is like a heap of Wheat Notes explaining the Senſe. 1 The unveiling the Types and Prophecies of the Old Testament will be as a heap of Wheat set about with Lillies and a Goblet wanting no Liquor Highest Nourishment with greatest Delight to Souls as the other is to Bodies Set about with Lillies * Rayl'd about with Ornament a term in Heraldry Notes explaining the Senſe. 2 Upon which the two Testaments the New receiv'd with the Old become as two Breasts that are Twins of these new Converts and disperse Truth every way Thy two Breasts are two young Roes that are Twins Notes explaining the Senſe. 3 So Jerusalem's Gates and Walls have the Names of the Twelve Tribes and Twelve Apostles Notes explaining the Senſe. 4 The Neck Eyes Nose and Head the most conspicuous parts in Nature are here Character'd by some most Remarkable Points in Judaea to ascertain the Calling of the Jews is here meant * Carriages Rom. 11 12. 15. Thy Neck is as the Tower of Ivory Notes explaining the Senſe. 1 King Solomon's Ivory Throne describ'd 2 Chron. 9. 17. is here made the Emblem of the Royal Enthronization of Christ at the New Jerusalem state much exalted by the Jews Conversion Notes explaining the Senſe. 2 Christ sitting on this Exalted Throne Judges the World with Equity and the whole Creation Bejoyces according to Psal 96 97 98. Rom. 8. 22 23. * Exalted to the Highest * The highest Note in Musick Thy Eyes are like the Fish-pools of Heshbon by the Gate of Bath-rabbim Notes explaining the Senſe. 3 Heshbon the Royal Seat of the Amorites Num. 21. 26. is call'd the Gate of Bath-Rabbim which signifies both Multitude and the Gate of the Wise Judges and Learned Masters in Knowledge and may fitly Type the Knowledge of the Lord Abounding as the Sea or Ezekiel's Holy Waters in which all things Live Ezek. 47. 9. Thy Nose is like the Tower of Lebanon that looketh toward Damascus Notes explaining the Senſe. 4 The Tower of Libanus in allusion to Solomon's House of the Forest 1 Kings 7. 2. takes in the Cedar Perfumes and both Beautifies all within its prospect even to Damascus and by Repercussion sends back those sweet Airs So the Jews Converted as they receive the Gospel themselves so shall Minister to the abundant Propagation of it to the World about Typ'd here by Damascus Notes explaining the Senſe. 1 The Head that had Hair as of a Flock of Goats from Mount Gilead is now as cover'd with Scarlet or Crimson as Carmel signifies and Purple shewing the Exaltation of the meanness of the Gospels out-side to Princely Greatness at the Jews Conversion signified by these Royal Colours Thy Head upon Thee is like Carmel or Crimson The Hair of thy Head is as Purple * Rooms of state have Ante-rooms before them The King is held in the Galleries This Thy stature is like the Palm-Tree Notes explaining the Senſe. 2 I do not understand here by Love as in this Song in other Places Christ the Beloved of the Spouse but Love in the Abstract plac'd and seated in the Delights of a great Condition suitable to
the Approaching bless'd Estate And thy Breasts to Clusters of Grapes Notes explaining the Senſe. 3 The Palm-Tree I account the Emblem of the High Victorious State of Christ and his Gospel agreeable to Revel 7. 9. when the Jews and the Gentiles shall be united Notes explaining the Senſe. 4 The so often Mention of Breasts and Clusters speaks the Admirable Fruitfulness of the Gospel-Light and Grace as well as Height of Condition Behold I will go up to the Palm-Tree I will take hold of the Boughs thereof Notes explaining the Senſe. 1 By the Height of the Jewish Palm-tree is not to be understood any Dominion of the Jews alone but the state of most Excellent Grace and Glory accruing to all the Saints from Christs Exalted Kingdom at their Conversion in which the Jews may be first but yet no more than equal with all Saints Now also thy Breast shall be as Clusters of the Vines And the smell of thy Nose like Apples Notes explaining the Senſe. 2 Mention of Apples and all Fruits as was said allude to the Paradise of God And the Roof of thy Mouth like the best Wine causing the Lips of those that were asleep to speak Notes explaining the Senſe. 3 The Blood of Christ and the Doctrine and Sacrament of it are fitly express'd by Wine as the Scripture Witnesses * As we say to Rights Notes explaining the Senſe. 4 The Order God hath set betwixt the Jews and Gentiles in the Communications of his Mercy is very Admirable according to Rom. 11. the Jews Falling of necessity God must have a People Christ a Church The Gentiles then are called to supply their Vacancy So the Jews Fall is the Riches of the World * Supplied Notes explaining the Senſe. 1 The Gentile Church hath yielded that Army of Martyrs first under Heathen then under Popish Powers These must be Recompenc'd in Christ's Kingdom Christ's Kingdom cannot be without the Conversion of the Jews whose are the Promises and of whom Christ Blessed for ever came So then because the Gentile Martyrs must be Crown'd through Mercy the Mercy promis'd to them assures and hastens Mercy to the Jews in its time that so the Kingdom of Christ the Riches of the World and Life from the Dead may come in at the Fulness of the Jews Notes explaining the Senſe. 2 Rom. 11. Vlt. My Beloved is mine Notes explaining the Senſe. 3 The Royal State of Christ figur'd by the Jews Return as the Kings of the East being given the Church as one Spouse anew entitles it self to Christ And his desire is towards me Notes explaining the Senſe. 4 This particular Visitation of all parts and of the Fruits appearing relate to the Kingdom of Christ and shew the near Approach of it when all things were thus prepared Come my Beloved let us go forth Into the Field Let us Lodge in the Villages Let us get up early to the Vineyards Let us see if the Vine flourish whether the tender Grapes appear and the Pomegranate bud forth There will I give thee my Loves Or I will yield up my self to my Beloved Notes explaining the Senſe. 1 The Words Translated My Loves I rather render by an Elegant Abundance I will give my self to my Beloved to Thee signifying the Spouses State even prepar'd as a Bride adorn'd for the Bridegroom by the universal Readiness of all things for the Kingdom of Christ On which follows a Representation of a Feastival Abundance waiting at the Gates as for the Marriage Supper in the next Canticle The Mandrakes or lovely Fruits give a smell And at our gates are all manner of pleasant Fruits new and old Which I have laid up for thee O my Beloved O that thou wert or one would give thee as my Brother Notes explaining the Senſe. 2 After the Account of this complete Preparation to a Nuptial Banquet as it were in Paradise the Spouse desires the Appearance of Christ in the Glory of His Humane Nature or as the Great Son of Man under the Modesty of desiring Him to be given as her Brother of the same Nature with her self That sucked the Breasts of my Mother I would Kiss thee when I should find thee without yet I should not be despised Notes explaining the Senſe. 1 To which also relates the bringing him into the House of her Mother as the Incarnation was before Express'd Chap. 3 4. Notes explaining the Senſe. 2 The spiced Wine and Juice of the Pomegranate is that first great Promise of Life and of the Kingdom to the Seed of the Woman c. in which the Spouse would be visibly and experimentally Instructed by Christ Appearing I would lead thee and bring thee into my Mothers House who would instruct me I would cause thee to drink of the spiced Wine of the Juice of the Pomegranate Notes explaining the Senſe. 3 This and the next Expression are us'd just at the Deliverance from Literal Babel and so here from Spiritual of which That was a great Type as appears by Ezekiel's Temple His left Hand should be under my Head His right Hand should embrace me I charge you oh ye Daughters of Jerusalem Notes explaining the Senſe. 4 This Adjuring the Daughters of Salem is us'd three Times in this Song 1. Before Christ Appearing in Liberty by Cyrus that so Eminent Type of him Chap. 2. 7. 2. Before the Incarnation Chap. 3. 5. and 3. here before his Appearance to his Glorious Kingdom and here it is very Remarkable it is without that Intimation of Terrour by the Roes and Hinds of the Field now brought in subjection to Christ Thus in Prophetical Scripture it is a Rule Likeness of Expression signifies some especial Resemblance of Times and States That ye stir not up nor awake my Love till he please Who is this that cometh up from the Wilderness leaning on her Beloved Notes explaining the Senſe. 5 The Desart and coming up the from Wilderness leaning on the Everlasting Arms of her Beloved as Israel of Old Deut. 33. 27. is a High Expression of this long Exil'd State of the Ten Tribes and Deliverance from it I raised Thee up under the Apple-Tree Notes explaining the Senſe. 1 The Apple-Tree calls to mind the Promise by which the Church was first Conceived after Paradise Lost and fitly here Remembred There thy Mother brought thee forth There she brought Thee forth that bare Thee The Spouse as in the Ten Tribes Notes explaining the Senſe. 2 This was the universal Temper and earnest Desire of the Spouse in all parts of it to be in the most immediate Enjoyment of Christ personally Appearing Set me as a Seal on thy As a Seal on thy Arm Thy Love is strong as death Jealousie is cruel as the Grave Notes explaining the Senſe. 3 All these passionate Expressions signifie a jealousie of any Absence of Christ Vehement as Fire and Cruel as the Grave The Coals therof are as Coals of Fire which hath a most vehement Flame Many Waters cannot quench Love nor the Floods drown it Notes explaining the Senſe. 1 It hath been too shamefully the Sin of Christian Churches especially the Grand Apostate the Roman Church to take worldly Glory for Christ's Kingdom even as a Desire of a Carnal Pompous Messiah was the Sin of the Jews not understanding this Exalted Kingdom of Christ our Saviour in its Spiritual yet Visible Glory If a Man would give all the Substance of his
House for Love it would be utterly contemned We have a little Sister and she hath no Breasts Notes explaining the Senſe. 2 Christ having so far own'd the Church of the Ten Tribes the whole Church of the Jews or the Two Tribes with the Fulness of the Gentiles apply themselves to it with earnest Desires of being all manner of ways Serviceable to it both by Prayers and Consultations for the Advancement of her Full Gospel state Notes explaining the Senſe. 3 Breasts not yet grown signifie a State yet unformed in the Knowledge and Doctrine of the Gospel What shall we do for our Sister in the day she shall be spoken for Notes explaining the Senſe. 4 A Wall signifies knowledge of Salvation but low as the Fundamentals The Silver Palace the highest Improvement so as to shine into all Eyes If she be a Wall We will build upon her a Palace of Silver If shebe a Door we will enclose her with Boards of Cedar Notes explaining the Senſe. 1 As Christ is supremely a Door so every Church Society is subordinately a Door by which the Flock go in and out and find Pasture John 10. 9. Notes explaining the Senſe. 2 A Door enclosed with Boards of Cedar speaks Princely State and Safety with sweetest Pleasure and Enjoyment The Spouse as in the Ten Tribes I am a Wall and my Breasts like Towers Notes explaining the Senſe. 3 The World of Worlds is in Scripture Phrase the thousand Years Happy State of no value without Christ Then was I in his Eyes as one that found Favour Notes explaining the Senſe. 4 The Ten Tribes whose Return is last describ'd so sudden and unthought of yet it being in the Time of greatest Effusion of the Spirit it rises suddenly to all Perfection and found Favour as the Spouse of Christ Notes explaining the Senſe. 1 This Vineyard of Baal-Hamon is in every part most admirably described to set out the Glory of Christ's Kingdom much Excelling Solomon's Solomon had a Vineyard at Baal-Hamon He let out the Vineyard to Keepers Every one for the Fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of Silver My Vineyard which is mine is before me Notes explaining the Senſe. 2 The Vineyard of Christ in his Eye speaks Christ's Personal Reign however His Throne is Above yet it is visible as Stephen saw his Glory on Earth Notes explaining the Senſe. 3 The Settlement of the Revenue of the Vineyard is Admirable The absolute thousand of the Kingdom and its Glory and Power is Christ's Thou O Solomon a thousand and those that keep the Fruit thereof two hundred Notes explaining the Senſe. 4 Every Saint as a Keeper under him hath two hundred not depending on the hazard of his own Improvement but upon the absolute Care of Christ who secures both his own thousand and every Saints two hundred As therefore the Equality each two hundred So that there can be no Forfeiture makes the Allowance great Notes explaining the Senſe. 1 Seeing all the Saints in this state are Priests of God and Christ we may fairly compute out of Ten intire to Christ his Communication of two in ten to each Saint is by way of Eminency when the Allowance to the Priest-hood under the Law was but one in ten to the whole Body of Priests * Tythe Notes explaining the Senſe. 2 The Gardens as many and the Mount of Spices as one speaks those Gardens rising to one Paradise of God like the Mount of the New Jerusalem Thou that dwellest in the Gardens Let me hear the Companions hearkning to thy Vrice Notes explaining the Senſe. 3 The Translation of the Words Let me hear or cause me to hear the Companions hearkning to thy Voice as the Hebrew is is the very same Sense and almost those same Words of the Revelation The Spirit and the Bride say Come and let him that heareth say Come as easily appears to any one considerng those Words Let him that heareth say Come Revel 22 17. Notes explaining the Senſe. 1 And the Conclusion is of the very same Importance I Come quickly even so Come Lord Jesus with this Make Haste c. v. 20. Make haste my Beloved and be thou like to a Roe or a young Hart on the Mountain of Spices Notes explaining the Senſe. 2 To be like a Roe and a young Hart on the Mountain of Spices is oppos'd to being like a Roe or a young Hart on the Mountains of Bether or of Division For that Division spoke Evening and Morning The Mountain of Spices is All Morning and Day and to make haste like a young Roe or young Hart upon it is to be always and every where present on that Mountain Notes explaining the Senſe. 3 The Royal Oyntment to an Endless Kingdom and the Mount of Spices well Agree Notes explaining the Senſe. 1 In a Protestant Land but within the 1260 Days of Sackcloth and the Beast's Remaining Forty Two Months of which one Ten of Years Remains Notes explaining the Senſe. 2 That Song Revel 14. 1. c. Notes explaining the Senſe. 3 I have a firm Assurance My Humble Endeavours on Prophecies will be ten Years much better Understood and Accepted Notes explaining the Senſe. 4 In Death the Body is left as the Souls Widow Notes explaining the Senſe. 5 I Bless God for Enabling me in the Explanation of this Song above any other Undertaking and bind it to my Self as a Greatest Honour