Grace I stood so Fair That as a Princely Spouse with Royal Air Surround'd I Favour found And His Delight Is now to Honour me with Spousal Right Chorus A Description of the Supreme Kingdom of Christ under the Parable of Solomon's Royal Vineyard King Schelom had a Royal Vineyard plac'd So that Hamon's Name its Grandeur grac'd Princely Abundance that Great Name Imports This Schelom could not Grasp within the Efforts Of his own Eye though Greatest Wisest King With Caution therefore that each Farmer bring A thousand Silverings He Lets it out Thus to his State the Circle runs about The Fruits in Silver thus return'd supply By Right th' Expence of Schelom's Dignity The King While This some shade to th' Royal Vineyard gives That I call Mine as Paint gives to what Lives How Dark yet and how Dead are still the Lines How short of the Great Life For my True Vines With their whole Plat are always in my Eye Each Keeper that I place I will stand by And by my Eye Guide All No Errour shall So much as in a Point this State Appall For as my Saints alike my Vineyard keep So I Them All whose Eye 's ne're chain'd by sleep Chorus The Thousand then whole Glories perfect Sum To Thee the Great the Schelom True must Come Two Hundred without hazard Run Reward Those Thou acceptest as thy Vineyards Guard Now as the Parrity Aggrands the Rate So that no Loss can be Blesses the State How Royal is't that the chief Shepherds Ten Two as reward Communicates For when Old Salem's Priest-hood Decimate but one In Ten to a Community the Tone Of Bless'd Salem's Priests is stretch'd alike And to each Saint twice one in ten doth strike For when Ten Hundred to the King doth Rise Two Hundred to each Saint He doth demise For ev'ry Saint's a Priest and keeps the Vine Himself The Vineyard by an equall Line Rises from every Vine So the Reward Runs Equal to this Equal Priestly Guard This is Essential Glory yet Degrees May vary as in Light the Stars One sees The King Oh Thou that in the Gardens yet dost Dwell Which to Mount Paradise of God shall swell In Beauty and in Fruits Now Now that All Is thus prepar'd My Spouse I 'de hear thy Call Ecchoed by every Saint in Harmonie And then I Come I quickly Come to Thee The Spouse My Voice Lord Jesus Thou shalt hear thy Bride One Spirit Tunes to say with Holy Pride At such a Day Approaching Come yea Come As youthful Harts and Roes on Hills do Roame With Bounds so Quick that ev'ry where They'reseen Thou on the Spicy Mount without all screen Of shade be seen let no Dark Spot appear Unguilded by thy Lightning Quick each where So let the Redolency of thy Air Perfume each Point and no Ill Blast empair Those sweetest Breaths Now be there no Delay Haste thee Lord Jesus Come yea Come Away Thee to Annoint the Mount of Spices Grows And to an Endless Royal UNGUENT Flows THE EXPOSITOR'S CONCLUSION THough not in Babel's Land but Babel's Times This Sion's Song I sing As its sweet Chimes I Skill not to Tune High So the Repike Of untun'd Ears its True sounds back do strike With Disacceptance But One Decad more Of Years to Light springs Prophecies deep store Then will a New Composure soon Enflame Each Salem's Daughter to Rechant the same Then I Great Schelom's Humble Poet whom Contempt now Locks into a silent Tomb Shall by the Comment of those Brighter Days Rise better Understood and Crown'd with Bays This in Diviner Warmths I dare Predict And if before that Time My Soul 's Relic't Lye down On it This Epitaph let Sit IN PROPHECY ON SONG OF SONGS HE WRITT To Him be Glory by Jesus Christ for Ever Amen FINIS The end of the 70 years * At Cyrus his first year the same 3459 when began Daniels 2300 Even Morn and after 75 years of the words going forth the 70 weeks of years The same 33. and 34 years The beginning of the 1260 Days It is done It is done Christ says The Answer of all Notes explaining the Senſe. a Christ is plainly the Truth of what Solomon was the Shadow or Image And his Wives both Jewish and of the Gentiles most especially Pharaohs Daughter are fit Emblems of the Church Notes explaining the Senſe. b A Prayer for the Assistance of the Divine Spirit in so mystical a Book Notes explaining Words. 1 Solomon from the Hebrew Schelomoh Notes explaining the Senſe. c Allow this a Prophecy as undoubtedly it must as hath been set out in the Preface and it must be above all the Names of Prophecy in the world Notes explaining Words. 2 The great Pagan Prophetess suppos'd yet to foretell Christ Notes explaining Words. 3 Heathen Oracles struck dumb by Christ the Great Pan or Shepherd as Plutarch witnesseth Rev. 19. 9. Notes explaining the Senſe. d It runs from David to Christs Supreme Kingdom Notes explaining Words. 1 Holy Veils or Likenesses in Parables Notes explaining Words. 2 Make famous Notes explaining the Senſe. e The Song hath great Sense even where the Types are lowest and plainest Notes explaining Words. 3 Full of Sense Notes explaining the Senſe. f There is by the several words used My Love or Beloved by the Spouse my Love or Companion Spouse Sister Spouse by Christ and Persons of a Third or middle betwixt both and calling Christ the King a plain distinction of the Persons viz. The Spouse of the King the King the Chorus or Quire of Saints g The kisses of Christ's Lips are a most proper Emblem of David's time because David was so eminent a Prophet and King and the Pen-man of so excellent a Book of Scripture so full of Divine Truth as the Book of Psalms wherein are also so great discoveries of Christ's Kingdom Notes explaining Words. 4 or Quire Notes explaining Words. 5 Grieves with Notes explaining Words. 6 Rejoyces with Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth Notes explaining Words. 7 A rich Drink Notes explaining Words. 8 Flowes out Thy Love is better than Wine Notes explaining Words. 9 Mutual Discourses Because of the Savour of thy Good Oyntments Notes explaining Words. 1 Christ Dan. 9. 25. Notes explaining Words. 2 nam'd Notes explaining the Senſe. h This Symbol also of Oyntments is most proper to David God's Annointed whose Anointing with holy Oyl and to an Everlasting Kingdom is so often mention'd in Scripture from which Annointing Saul was rejected Now all this referrs to Christ the true Prince David or Messiah whom David though his Son in spirit calls Lord. Thy Name is as Oyntment poured out Notes explaining Words. 3 Small Motes flying from Bodies Notes explaining the Senſe. i An Emblem of which were those Songs of the Women Saul hath kill'd his thousands and David his ten thousands 1 Sam. 18. 7. k Solomon a Prince of Peace had this the great Glory of his Reign That he built the Temple elegantly here call'd Chambers viz. of Love and State l Wine is an Empharical Symbol or Representation of the Dedication of the Temple with those magnificent Feasts The remembring of the Love of Christ more than Wine implies Solomon's Fall into Idolatry and yet the sincere
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 melting Airs of thy sweet Voice Flow in my Ears no other hath my Choice Address me with thy Taking Physnomy None else Reports those Graces from my Eye But now our Vines begin to germinate The Fox-like envy does our Fruit regrate And fain would Ravage it But let us set And wrap that subtile Kindred in our Net Chorus How the All-seeing Spirit that Divines Things Future as the Past draws here the lines As they 're drawn after by the ready Scribe And the Tirshatha of the Royal Tribe Thus once and twice and once again the Voice The Captives Call'd e'er the Ha'vre de Poiz Of Just Obedience gain'd They lay entwin'd I' th' closer Fetters of a servile Mind Till this unweary'd Love thus sets them free From double Chains of their Captivity Then did the Temple Walls and City Rise But Fox-like Foes as Builders in Disguise So here the Royal Prophet Sings durst Enterlope Till by great Schelom's Care their envious hope Was vain That pair of Worthies then Restor'd The Temples Order and the Pillars shor'd Of Salem's Policy During their daies The Gladded Spouse thus Issues into Praise The Spouse The settled state of the Church under Ezra and Nehemiah The Circle is now Perfect my Love mine By Faith I claim and strait return the Line Into it self that I am His and While My State though low no Falseness does defile As in a Field of Lillies white and pure He takes Repast and does himself ensure To me Till all Dark Veiles and Shades shall fly And vanish off from the Inlightn'd Sky And himself visible shall lead the Day Though I Fore-see my Love sometimes away Provok'd by new Offence yet turn my Love Let not Thy absence a Desertion prove Be Thou like to the youthful Hart and Roe That cuts its hasty Motions to and fro So Traverse thou the Mountains that define Each side of Time as th' Equinoctial-Line Cuts into equal parts the Globe so steer Thy hasty steps around Times lower Sphere Those latter Gentile Times that just commence When Cyrus bears Messiah's Reference On this same mount of Time like Bethers Hill Lets passing and repassing see thee still Till Thou bright Morning Star without a Cloud Shall spread the Beams so bright no shade can shroud The Chorus Here part the Hemispheres of Times whole Globe Encompass'd with the Endless flowing Robe Of vast Eternity From Times first Spring Out of that Womb till Cyrus greatest King Of all the Gentile Race whom sacred Fame Records alone Crown'd with Messiah's Name Flow Years in thousands three hundreds twice two And unites fifty nine in plainest View Of numbred Numbers if we will allow As doth the Sacred Calendar a-vow Ezekiel's Fourty to draw out the length Of his three hundred ninety from the strength Of twelve Tribes parted into Two and Ten. Thus Reason doth inforce the Time to Ken Till Salem's Temple in new Measures seen Drawn by * Ezechiel's Man of Brass had been And further forty Years themselves had worn When Judah's Sin was now no longer born For Cyrus Type of Great Messiah's Grace Did now just introduce Times last half space From Cyrus draw Times second half 't will flow In thousands two and hundreds three a-row Measur'd by Daniel's Eves and Morns that shoot Days into Years as Prophets may compute And so the thousand Years of Sabbatism They reach when one bless'd State shall know no Schism Thus Eves and Morns at first made Days tâ—â—ice three Of the All-potent Work and then left free The Seventh for a Sabbaths sacred Rest Thus ran times East and thus shall run its West For the six thousandth almost spent in Toyl To th' Sevenths Rest the whole is but a Foyl If we half-witted then create a Doubt How the Sixth Millenary turns about When Merge yet hundreds two and forty one If us no other Answer can attone Doth not our Lord in Prophecy cut short The curtaill'd Fag of Time lest the Effort Of Evils then so strong should reach t' Affect With over-flowing Vials his Elect Then what 's the space of Time how ever short We must beyond the thousand Years Transport Lyes secret from created Minds but still May what was wanting to Times measure fill Now of these Eves and Morns th' first sev'nty five By these repeated Calls the Spouse retrive From foreign Lands become too much her own Which Daniel calls in brief this Word forth gone From hence the sev'nty Weeks Tyde strait along So lively's the perspective of this Song Wherein the Spouses troublous Times most swell In Black Epiphanes as now She 'll tell CHAP. III. The Spouse Antiochus Epiphanes Defiling the Temple and taking away the Daily Sacrifice is now set out in this following Canticle HOw quick the Night o'ertakes me yet in Bed I thought to find that Princely Loved Head Whom my Soul clasps in dearest Tyes but He Was thence withdrawn the Temple could not be Our Bed in this Black Time when violate By th' Bestial Fury of Antioch's Hate Our ravish'd Bed could then no longer ease My Thoughts so full of Anguish nor appease My boyling Heart one minute I start out From its now-loathed Shroud and search about The Streets and open'st Ways if in the Throng I meeting Him Remonstrate might my Wrong But Oh I found the Publick had betray'd Their Faith to th' Tyrant I no longer stay'd In such a Fruitless search the Watchmen I apply Who are in Trust such Questions to unty The sacred Guard my Love fix'd to their Bounds My quick Enquiries visit all their Rounds With this one Question Have ye seen the Him The Him whom my Soul Love's that only Him They durst not loudly Speak but silent Guides Of Truth they gave me unto him who slides Into my Chast Embrace Just as I mov'd From that so happy Watch Him my Soul lov'd I soon espy'd By Faith and Love I hold Arm'd with my Prayers strongest when most bold And Jacob-like my Love I 'de not let go Once from me more till he had Bless'd me so That humane Nature should the Temple be Where I might Worship His Divinitie Thus dwelt the Word in Flesh as in the House My Mother bred Poor Me Here me t'Espouse In Promise first he graciously did deign As private Chambers here His Mystic Reign In Servants humble Form began In this He climb'd A Glory yet not seen but duely tim'd For its Appearance While thus my Love rests Contented not to stir my Care contests A-new You Salem's Daughters by the Hinds And Roes o' th' Field Gentiles whom nothing binds But my Love's Power Which
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
both may Comprehend The King My Love 's as Tirzah Fair as Salem it doth shine With graceful Airs my Kingdom both entwine As sticks unite So Prophecies require Those parted Palaces in mine entire Herein it is the Glory of thy Rays Surmounts ev'n that of th' Apostolick Days The Weapons that i' th' Magazine then stor'd Did hang for greater Service Now they 're soar'd On Armies Wings which round their Terrours spread And yet those Terrours with thy Beauties wed But Oh the dazling Lustre of Thy Eyes Too quick their Beams they dart for while they rise As with my Kingdoms Light shade still their Rays With th' Goat-like Hair of th' Apostolick Days The Tabernacle of my presence free From those Dark Covers yet it cannot be My Throne My Temple near are both in one And not uncover'd till the Voice IT S DONE Thy Doctrine now prepar'd by Teeth so wash'd Declare my Truth Restor'd as when it flash'd Like Tongues of Fire from Heaven A like spring As drops from Mornings Womb are issuing Blesses with Fruitfulness thy Time So dwells The same Wise Judgment as in safest Cells Entempled which my Primiere Servants sway'd For so with them thy Parallel I 've layd Churches Reform'd like Queens unite to Thee Without disdain at thy Prioritie Converts from Babel through those Nations spread Whose Sovereigns Arm'd the Ten-horn'd Be'stian Head Now are receiv'd in Thee who had before Right of Concubinage because They bore My Name Confess'd though in polluted State Espous'd a-new They higher now relate To Me in Thee In whom I 'll now embrace Reform'd all Churches of the Christian Race The Gentiles Fulness Thou to me present As Virgins Chast by Grace of new descent Each of these Orders Three their proper space In Number fill as They before their Place In this World had Threescore the Queens Account Confines Fourscore 's the Concubines amount The Gentiles Fulness no Just figures hold In Numbers heap'd on Numbers They are told That know no End But Thou art onely One My Impolluted Love Thee Thee alone Thy Mother bare into that high degree That Virgins Queens and Concubines in thee Make up my Spouse Thee Envy cannot Touch For all concert thy Praise thy Bless'd state Vouch Chorus The Virgins Bless Queens Concubines thee Praise Those as thy Daughters These in Sisters phrase In Thee the Mother-Woman sees alone The Serpent bruis'd and her Great Son on Throne The Chorus goes on What Artist of the most reported Name E'er drew in Prophecy so Rich a Frame Embellishing Apocalyptic Lines Thus John with Schelom as two grand Divines Cenferr their Symbols how does Philadelph Fill out this Picture with its single self All 's Apostolick and That Song that sprung In those first Times is now as new Resung For th' Everlasting Gospel can't be new Yet is renew'd into its Native Hue Apostleship no second e'er can Rise The Twelve that were at first preserve the size Of Salem's Walls when new it from Above Descends the Palace of the Princely Love Those Scarlet Threadded Lips those even shorne White washed Teeth are therefore here not borne In this new Emblem nor the comely Talk Nor those twin Breasts that as Two Roes do walk Among the Lillies feeding For all these The Apostolick High Commission seife And undisseiz'd their Fundamental Right By after Notes is to that ONCE kept tight The Sacred Canon of two Testaments Once seal'd no farther swells Faith's Ligaments Close up are Wound ONCE giv'n they remain To shine more bright but ne'r giv'n o'er again But now an Army for an Armory Paints Expedition to a Victory These Daughters Concubines and Queens describe Th' Eternal Gospel Preach'd to ev'ry Tribe Of Nations with Success The numbers weigh Each sort so justly out that they allay The scandal that upbreids the Church Reform'd As least in the World's Map as if o'er-swarm'd By worser Names For this these Numbers own The Virgins Daughters now become are thrown Into a kind of Infinite Thus swell In Rate the Regions that are Infidell As they are spread in space to them assign'd By this Prophetick Truth that Countermin'd Can never be Though till it be fulfill'd Some Mormocs may affright the too unskill'd In Sacred Calendar the Sixty Queens Of Churches that protest each one that weens Of things aright sees eighty Concubines Of Romish Name o'er-number'd in these Lines As Eight with Six compar'd which in a Glance Redeems the wonder of the Proud enhance Of Popish 'bove Reform'd in this Earths Tract Till the Great Change foretold Them into act And now those Twelve peculiar Tribes that branch From their true Native Olive 'gin to Lanch Fro' their long captiv'd State first come those two We call the Jews which in more open view We see and on the sudden start to sight The Ten Tribes rising from their long-some Night Of these their Schelom Prince now sings and Ends In that Bless'd Mount this Song of Songs Ascends The Calling of the Jews of the Two Tribes What Fair is This that as the Morning starts Fair as the Moon that Light with shades imparts And then clears up to th' brightness of the Sun And as with display'd Banners Terrours run From the Puissant Army so'es the view Of this return a Spectacle so new Of such Surprise and even so to me For in the Gardens Rich with Prophecy Though shell'd in Symbols as the pleasing Nuts Barr'd round to those who do not pierce their shuts The open Fruits I minded most that grow Along the Vales with an inviting show The flower'd Vine and the Pomegranates blooms The open Truths in Prophets which the glooms Clear up of Hieroglyphicks While I pry'd Thus every way most unawares I Ride As in Elijah's Chariot snatch'd and burn In Flames of Passion for the swift Return Of those my Princely People Kings o' th' East For whom my Prayers as Chariots are Imprest With Voice twice doubled as their Charioteer I call Return Return with quick Career Thou Native Salemite that we may view All we Adopted Salemites the hew Of Salemites by Nature Eldest First R'-ingraff'd into their Olive Own they pierc't With Rage unnatural And so cut off Were doom'd as Parricides to th' Nations scoff Chorus What then is to be seen that so invites Your flowing Passions to such Salemites The Spouse 'T is not themselves that for themselves we'd see But Hoasts of Angels Heavens Embassie As Jacob's Vision of Mahanaim Conducting Home those Jews and bringing Him Our Souls so love attended with his Choire Of Cherubs Myriads waiting with Devoir On Him with Heavens Armies till His Foes Crouch basely under as his Feets Repose And David's People thus Build up his Throne For
intire I am Devote And now I feel the Fire Of his approaching Coming to receive With New Desire His Spouse To enterweave His Love with Mine Come therefore my Belov'd Let us in Circuit visit the Improv'd State of thy Church in all its various Seats In all its Fruits midst them let our Retreats Now be dispos'd Into the Fields let 's walk And view thy Gospels spread where late no stalk Of Truth did grow Thou in the Hamlets please With me to Lodge where Quiet doth appease All Noise and yet Thy Truth doth there diffuse Into those private Thoughts The silent Muse Of thy great Kingdom in that privacy The very Trees Applaud and Woods revy Then with the Morning Light our early steps Shall to the Vineyards haste we 'll see the Leaps The Vine makes into Clusters The Granate Pearl'd into Buds For hereby we 'll Rate Thy Governments Approach Those splendid Fruits Of Truth are thy Gemm'd Scepters blooming shoots Into its Glory Strength and just Extent Amidst those Fruits my Love thou shalt resent That I thy Bride to Thee my self present Now on this Visit I with Joy report All Flowers of Love and Fruits of Pleasure sort Themselves together Eldest latest Dates Conspire and place themselves around our Gates For since the World began to this Times joint All Truths and Graces flow as to a point Which Treasur'd up for Thee now make their Court To thee my Love as in their last Effort CHAP. VIII The Earnest Desire of the Church for the Personal Appearance and Reign of Christ in Humane Nature I Ask with flaming Passions and yet veil'd With Modesty I Ask as One appal'd With my own boldness thus I shade desire who 'll Thee me Give in Freedoms so intire Yet so uncensur'd as my Brother Thou That the same Breasts with me didst Suck I 'de Vow My Chastest Kisses to thy Lips In streets I 'de find Thee and thou 'dst not despise my Greets Into my Mothers House I 'de draw my Love Who did me teach that Promise first to move Which as the Granates Juice and spiced Wine I press into thy Crowned Cup Divine I know thy Person is The Womans Seed Yet is to Reign in view Thy happy speed I urge now at the Time so just An Age Each Minute seems I give in Umpirage Betwixt my Love and me what er'st I pray'd When Liberty from Babels Thrall delay'd Press'd me so hard be it of this time The happy Signal Now when FALLS in chime The Babel night Spiritual I pray Let His Left Hand my Head support each Day He stays His Right me embrace as loves dear pawn My Nuptial Morn is now just at its dawn And untill then you Salem's Daughters hear My solemn Charge Which now no weight of fear Is possible or needs t' enforce Those Roes And Hinds so wild now tam'd won't discompose Your Peace as Salvages enrag'd But th' Awes Of my Great Love so near to come are Lawes Of greatest Power That Him you not displease In gracious Posture Ruffle not his Ease Untill that oft Repeated Self-same-day Be broke and the last Shadows fly away Chorus The Appearance of the Ten Tribes as on a sudden Who 's This that from a tedious Exile mounts As if in Desert lost that all accounts Of her have fail'd Till now propp'd by the Arm Of Him who 's pleas'd to Love without a Charm Of Merit This e'er lasting Arm can reach All Times and none that 's past his Grasp Impeach These are the Ten Tribes now return'd long lost From all Appearance on the Four Winds Tost Now stay'd and guided by the Arms that bear Whole Nature up we see them thus appear The King Though others wonder yet not new to me Of Old I rais'd Thee from the Apple-Tree Of thy Lost Paradise as now from thy desart I call home to my self thy wild'red Heart There Eve All Livings Mother did adorn Thy Cradle There my Church conceiv'd and born Was of that Sovereign Promise to Eves Seed Wherein I am Supreme Thus 't was Decreed So long forgotten I by Love revis'd Would now from future Forfeiture Fore-pris'd Stand sealed on Thy Heart Thy Arm Thy Heart As deep engraven there and ne're to part From thy endeared Thoughts and on Thy Arm That to Love's Eye I may be still a Charm Thy Love my Heart doth with that Passion fill That it without Enjoyment can't be still How Vehement the Coals how Hot They glow That by Love's force Spirits Immortal Blow Love unenjoy'd's strong as the Dismal Gloom Of Death I have Endur'd I feel and dread the Doom Repeat't Of loosing Thee a-new doth Rave A Jealousie like to the Cruel Grave I have been Cloyster'd in Whose Womb doth crave Still Endless more No Rolling Floods can Quench Love's Flames nor flowing Oceans too deep drench Its Spirits or it self to Loss Nor can The Riches of the World Bribe off the Man That Loves The Substance of a House would be If stak'd ' gainst Love Refus'd with Scofferie Thy Self now Come no Mammonized State Can Vicar for Thee nor my Passions Sate Thy Self I seek Thy Self alone I prize The World of Worlds without Thee I despise The Spouse Concerning the Ten Tribes newly Return'd A Youngest Converts Sister 's come to View Who hath no Breasts yet Her Return's so new The Gospel Knowledge is not Fashion'd yet Into those Breasts with Milky Veins so set That may Receive and so disperse the Juice Of Truth as Childrens Food through every Sluice What shall we in our Prayers then Present In our Consults Resolve That may Indent With Succour to her Case If She shall stand Firm as a Wall of Stone We 'll Counter-band That Constancy in her Profession We With such a Frame of Truth and Sanctitie Will her Ennoble as a Palace Rais'd Of Massive Silver for its Lustre Prais'd Of ev'ry Eye seating its Light and Beams Of Holy Laws to flow in Milky streams If She 's a Door by which the Tender Flock May in and out be Guided without Shock Of Force or Falshood and sweet Pasture find That Door with Boards of Cedar we will bind With Cedar Boards whose Safety State and Smell So Princely shall Attract Secure and Swell Its Converts to great Numbers While these Marks Of Royal Grace and Favour mount its Sparks To a Victorious Flame So Bless'd this state Of Times shall be Glorys to propagate Chorus So Quick indeed is now the Churches Growth That nothing lingers with a Languid Sloath. Firm Wall of Rock I stand i' th' Temple Frame And my small Breasts swell'd to High Towers Name That Spout from High the Gospel with Renown Renown so Great that Circles in a Crown For in the Princes
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
The False Prophet so intimate to and united with the Beast speaks as a Dragon Notes explaining the Senſe. 1 Those three Churches make the Order of the Reformed Churches Notes explaining the Senſe. 2 It is not possible the state of the Reformation could be more notably described than by this Portraicture of Christ and the Churches harkning to it and seeking after Him This State shall last till the Year 1697 as is made out by the Line of Time Notes explaining the Senſe. 3 The one Church of the Reformation is Represented by three in regard of different Circumstances and especially different intervals of Time in which first Thyatyra then Sardis then Philadelphia have the ascendency successively and all with a Continuance near to the Glorious Kingdom of Jesus Christ Notes explaining the Senſe. 4 The Reformation of the Church of Thyatyra Rev. 2. 18. attended with Burnings alive Notes explaining the Senſe. 5 The Protestants of Hungary France and in other Popish Countries are the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the remaining sufferers till the Kingdom of Christ in every Eye to this Day * Revel 3. 24. Notes explaining the Senſe. 6 How far those Sufferings may spread over other Protestant Countries is known to God who knows the Secrets of all future Events Notes explaining the Senſe. 7 A certain Blessed End we know but what may fall out before is as to particulars concealed though we certainly know Then shall be a Church of Thyatyra of Sardis till the approach of Christs Kingdom Notes explaining the Senſe. 8 How much clearer and brighter shall Christianity and the knowledge of the Churches be when that Morning Star appears Notes explaining the Senſe. 1 Sardis is the state of the Protestant Churches where they are protected by States and Laws and so is ready to believe there is not to be a higher and a more glorious State of the Church in the World except its undefiled Names who look principally to the Appearance of Christ and bewail the Low State of the Church till then Notes explaining the Senſe. 2 Philadelphia rises out of the Suffering Saints in Thyatyra and those undefiled Names in Sardis who cannot be satisfied in any present state of the Church but wait for Christs coming It is settled upon the pure Laws and Ordinances of Christ resting upon the consent of Christians in that and in his Power and Favour working this brotherly Love of Christianity however it come to have the Favour of Princes and States also after it comes to its Interval Notes explaining the Senſe. 3 The Synagogue of Satan is that which rises out of the worst part of Sardis that contend hard for the old Antiquity not resting wholly on Gods Word and finding fault for want of Fasts Feasts Episcopal Power c. which is especially while the Church of Philadelphia is low and is not come to its proper Interval Notes explaining the Senſe. 4 The great Dispute hath been about Jurisdiction or the Power of the Keys Christ will resolve that by shewing this supreme Key of David 5 Philadelphia being as was said a Church that lyes scattered in the suffering Protestants of Thyatyra and the undefiled Names of Sardis its Door is endeavoured to be shut and not to be acknowledged by the Synagogue of Satan they are zealous for the Rites and Customs of the Primitive Church for the four first Centuries and would reduce all under pain of Excommunication and all severe Penalties to that Time not considering the Apostasie rose gradually from thence 6 But when Philadelphia comes to its proper Time Christ shows David's Key His Key of Supreme Jurisdiction and that Synagogue sits low and learns of Phidelph And All of the Reformed Churches seek Christ together Notes explaining the Senſe. 1 All Protestants agree concerning Christ the only Head and Supreme of his Church against Papal Tyranny but they differ'd where he was to be found whether in the present Order and Government of the Church or in a greater Glory of his Kingdom Notes explaining the Senſe. 2 It hath been look'd upon hitherto by too many as Faction and Schism to desire a greater Reformation of the Church than we see yet Notes explaining the Senſe. 3 When the Kingdom of Christ comes to be Proclaimed at 1697 it shall then be agreed by all the Reformed Churches to seek Him and wait for his coming in greater Glory Notes explaining the Senſe. 4 With how great Elegancy is Satan's Synagogue which gave the Elevation of the Apostasie in Smyrna again parallelled to that Over-zealous Contention to bring things in the Reformed Churches to that state again as the most perfect state whereas the Apostasie rose out of it but to show Christs Favour to all of the Reformation He brings these to acknowledge their Errour and to acknowledge also Christs Love to a Church settled by his Word and not by Antiquity which is here by this Song given in the Daughters of Jerusalem waiting so long to hear the Description of Christ's Person e'er they all agreed to seek him with the Philadelphian Church as we shall find they did agree in the following Chapter The Chorus by Salem's Daughters Whither is thy Beloved gone Oh thou Fairest among Women Whither is thy Beloved turned aside Notes explaining the Senſe. 5 Here is the very Worshipping of the sleepy Sardians even superstitiously fond of Antiquity at the Feet of Philadelphia express'd by owning her the Fairest of Women by seeking Christ with her as the True Spouse That we may seek Him with Thee Notes explaining the Senſe. 1 The 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Revel 3. 2. the Things that remain are properly Express'd by Remainders in order to the Kingdom of Christ which were to be strengthned in Sardis as ready to dye My Beloved is gone down into his Garden Notes explaining the Senſe. 2 It cannot but be observed by every Thoughtful Reader that the Account the Spouse gives of Christ Return'd is just opposite to the State of the Apostasie before Chap. 5. to v. 9. To the Beds of Spices Notes explaining the Senſe. 3 Before Christ had come into his Garden as a Time past and then could not be found To Feed in the Gardens and to gather Lillies Notes explaining the Senſe. 4 He had Eaten and gathered c. and left all to other Beloveds Now He is again returned to the Beds of Spices and to gather Lillies I am my Beloveds Notes explaining the Senſe. 5 Before the Church had put off its Coat and wash'd its Feet and could not open to Christ now it saith I am my Beloveds This is in Revel c. 14. 1. the Servants of God having his Name on their Fore-head Notes explaining the Senſe. 1 Before the Church could not find Christ now Christ is the Churches 2 It is very observable ch 2. v. 16. These Words are us'd but in another Order then it is first said My Beloved is mine For in the Captivity the Church was under Judgment not under Apostasie So the first Remarkable was Christ Return'd to his Church in Mercy which thereupon cried out My Beloved is Mine Here the Church having been under Apostasie Expresses first its own Loyal Return to Christ I am my Beloveds And as that was the Triumphal Note of the Return from Litteral Babylon so now with this Remarkable Alteration it is taken up again as the Motto of its Return from Spiritual Babylon And He is mine Notes explaining the Senſe. 3 The constant Allusion of this
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
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
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