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A paraphrase upon the books of Ecclesiastes and the Song of Solomon with arguments to each chapter and annotations thereupon / by Symon Patrick.
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Patrick, Simon, 1626-1707.
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subdue all Mankind unto my obedience XLV Psal 4. for I have likened thee whom I love to those victorious Armies of a mighty King which trample all opposition triumphantly under their feet See Annot. i 10. Thy cheeks are comely with rows of jewels thy neck with chains of gold 10. And then will the very outward face of the Church look most beautiful by those various Orders of spiritual Gifts wherewith I will inrich her which shall make her appear like a lovely Bride when she is decked with all her Jewels and Ornaments that add lustre to her beauty See Annot. k Chorus of Virgins 11. We will make thee borders of gold with studs of silver 11. Unto which all her Members shall contribute by their unanimous resolution to lead such a life as may adorn their Religion and make the Church shine in such splendor and Glory that She shall not come short of Royal Majesty XLV Psal 13. See Annot. l Spouse 12. ¶ While the king sitteth at his table my spikenard sendeth forth the smell thereof 12. Whereby she shall become fit for the affections of her great Lord when He sits upon the Throne of his Glory acknowledging his Bounty in all the benefits and Ornaments He hath bestowed upon her IV. Philip. 18. and making manifest the sweet and fragrant odour of his knowledge in every place 2 Cor. II. 14. compared with XLV Psal 8. See Annot. m 13. A bundle of myrrh is my well-beloved unto me he shall lie all night betwixt my breasts 13. From which knowledge every pious Soul shall derive the greatest refreshment comfort and strength and therefore love Him above all things and resolve never to let Him slip out of their minds but to preserve the remembrance of Him most carefully night and day in their very hearts as the most precious Cordial in all conditions unto their Spirits See Annot. n 14. My beloved is unto me as a cluster of camphire in the Vineyards of Engedi 14. And indeed there is nothing of such price nothing so delicious among us for our bodily pleasure but ought to put us in mind how much more inestimable that knowledge is which Thou O Lord who deservest all our love vouchsafest for the comfort and satisfaction of our Souls See Annot. o Bridegroom 15. Behold thou art fair my love behold thou art fair thou hast doves eyes 15. Such shall be the language of those who are acquainted with his worth which shall increase their mutual affection unto each other and move Him to give his Church more sensible testimonies of his love and repeated assurances how amiable her purity and modesty her innocence and simplicity as well as her decent order and comely Government is in his sight See Annot. p Spouse 16. Behold thou art fair my beloved yea pleasant also our bed is green 16. And what can this love of his produce but new admiration in her of Him and of his love bursting forth into such expressions as these yea rather thou art most amiable and lovely XLV Psal 2. not I whose beauty and goodness is but a weak reflection of thy incomparable perfections which move Thee to communicate thy self in the most delectable Graces unto all those that love Thee who making one Body with Thee may say We feast together most sumptuously and are entertained every day with those delights which grow there only where Thou vouchsafest thy gracious presence See Annot q 17. The beams of our house are cedar and our rafters of firr 17. Who hast promised to dwell with us in the several Churches of thy Saints which are as so many living Temples dedicated to thy service and being protected and defended by Thee shall remain so stable and firm that they shall last for ever See Annot. r ANNOTATIONS a Verse 1. Song of Songs every one knows is an Hebraism for the most excellent Song as Holy of Holies is the most Holy and King of Kings the greatest King And though the most natural meaning seems to be that this is the most excellent of all the Songs that Solomon made which were very many 1 King IV. 32. both in its structure and composure and in regard of the Subject whereof it treats yet since the Chaldee Paraphrase and abundance of Christian Writers think it called the most excellent Song with respect likewise to all the Songs that had been formerly made by any Prophetical person as those XV. Exod. V. Judg. 1 Sam. II. c. because they celebrated only some particular benefits this the immense love of God not only towards that Nation but towards all mankind I have not neglected that in my Paraphrase which is Solomons The Hebrew Words are so contrived that they may either signifie concerning Solomon i. e. Christ or of which Solomon was the Author Which I doubt not is the first and literal meaning because so the LXX expound it and so the same Phrase is understood by all in the Titles of those Psalms which are called Psalms of David But it may be observed further that here are none of his usual Titles added as there are in the Proverbs and Ecclesiastes where he is called Son of David King of Israel and King in Jerusalem Of which if any reason is to be assigned this seems the most probable that those Titles which have respect only to his temporal estate greatness and dignity he wholly forgot when he was rapt in contemplation of that Celestial Prince the Prince of peace in comparison with whom all others are not worth the naming and whose Character was best expressed by the name of Solomon alone He being the great Peace-maker and Reconciler of God and man b V. 2. Let him kiss me Solomon speaks this in the person of the Virgin Daughter of Sion that is the Church Whom he here introduces in the most passionate strain wishing for some token of love which is expressed under the Metaphor of a kiss But there is no mention at all made of the Name condition or beauty of the Person whose love is desired nor any account given of the beginning or progress of this desire but he makes her burst out on a sudden and abruptly into these Words Let him kiss me c. that he might the more artificially describe the nature and force of Divine love Which when it possesses the mind snatches it so from it self that it is wholly in him that it loves It thinks of nothing else seeks nothing wishes nothing speaks of nothing but this alone and imagins that every Body else thinks of the same and knows of whom it speaks It is just such a beginning as that of the LXXXVIIth Psalm where the Psalmist enters upon the description of the loveliness of Mount Sion and Mount Moriah in this manner His foundation is in the holy Mountains kisses of his mouth As a kiss given to another was a token of love and kindness friendship and familiarity in those Countries it being their manner to salute their Guests