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A version of Solomon's Song of Songs Together with the XLV. Psalm. By Joseph Stennett.; Bible. O.T. Song of Solomon. English. Stennett.
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Stennett, Joseph, 1663-1713.
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find_v she_o transport_v with_o joy_n upon_o the_o reception_n of_o many_o signal_n favour_n from_o he_o and_o very_o ample_a demonstration_n of_o his_o love_n which_o be_v attend_v with_o the_o most_o grateful_a expression_n of_o love_n on_o her_o part_n after_o this_o through_o her_o negligence_n and_o the_o power_n of_o temptation_n she_o grow_v cool_a and_o languid_a in_o her_o affection_n to_o he_o upon_o which_o he_o as_o it_o be_v retire_v and_o hide_v himself_o from_o she_o he_o withdraw_v the_o manifestation_n of_o his_o kindness_n the_o want_n of_o which_o alarm_n and_o awaken_v she_o from_o her_o slothful_a frame_n and_o seem_v to_o fill_v she_o with_o almost_o as_o much_o sorrow_n as_o his_o smile_n give_v her_o pleasure_n her_o joyful_a rapture_n be_v now_o turn_v into_o sigh_n and_o complaint_n however_o she_o resolve_v to_o seek_v her_o absent_a lord_n till_o she_o find_v he_o her_o zeal_n revive_v she_o make_v great_a protestation_n of_o the_o sincerity_n of_o her_o 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king_n 7.2_o be_v not_o build_v till_o a_o considerable_a time_n after_o the_o temple_n be_v finish_v and_o yet_o solomon_n be_v marry_v to_o pharaoh_n daughter_n at_o least_o some_o time_n before_o the_o finish_n of_o it_o as_o appear_v by_o compare_v 1_o king_n 3.1_o with_o ch_z 6.38_o and_z ch_z 7.1_o 2._o and_o therefore_o if_o this_o song_n have_v be_v a_o kind_n of_o epithalamium_n make_v immediate_o on_o their_o marriage_n this_o building_n in_o lebanon_n will_v not_o have_v be_v allude_v to_o in_o it_o as_o to_o the_o nature_n of_o this_o poem_n it_o be_v a_o kind_a of_o pastoral_n though_o some_o part_n of_o it_o contain_v description_n more_o agreeable_a to_o a_o prince_n court_n than_o to_o a_o shepherd_n cottage_n this_o mixture_n of_o city_n and_o country_n and_o sudden_a pass_v from_o simple_a and_o rustic_a to_o noble_a and_o magnificent_a description_n be_v no_o doubt_n high_o esteem_v in_o the_o hebrew_n poesy_n whatever_o account_v our_o modern_n make_v of_o it_o 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as_o may_v render_v it_o fit_a and_o easy_a to_o be_v sing_v in_o the_o worship_n of_o god_n if_o any_o shall_v scruple_n so_o to_o use_v it_o because_o the_o sense_n of_o it_o be_v in_o many_o place_n at_o least_o obscure_a and_o difficult_a i_o desire_v they_o to_o consider_v that_o many_o of_o the_o psalm_n be_v liable_a to_o the_o same_o objection_n particular_o the_o 45th_o which_o treat_v of_o the_o same_o subject_n of_o divine_a love_n and_o yet_o these_o be_v not_o lay_v aside_o as_o useless_a to_o this_o purpose_n because_o dictate_v by_o the_o same_o spirit_n with_o those_o that_o be_v more_o plain_a and_o easy_a to_o be_v understand_v the_o obscurity_n that_o be_v find_v in_o this_o or_o other_o part_n of_o the_o sacred_a write_n shall_v excite_v we_o to_o the_o great_a diligence_n in_o search_v after_o the_o