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An exposition of the divinely prophetick Song of Songs which is Solomons beginning with the reign of David and Solomon, ending in the glorious kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ / adjusted to the expositor's line of time, and illustrating it, and composed into verse by T. Beverley.
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Beverley, Thomas.
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Wing B2143; ESTC R10740
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Meanness in which Christ was born and liv'd Notes explaining Words. 3 Triumphant Pillars of Divine Knowledge Power Grace but cover'd with the Smoke of outward Poverty and the malicious slanders of the Pharisees Like pillars of Smoke Perfum'd with Myrrh and Frankincense Notes explaining Words. 4 Richly yet perfum'd with all Heavenly Graces Notes explaining Words. 5 His very Infancy was Homag'd by the three Magi or Wise Men from far with Gold Myrrh and Frankincense as an Emblem hereof but the Glory of his own Divinity far excell'd With all the Powders of the Merchant Behold His Bed which is Solowons Notes explaining Words. 6 The humane Nature may be compar'd to a Bed where the Divinity lodg'd as in a Temple Notes explaining Words. 7 Angels continually attended upon Christ as his constant Guard when He bringeth his first Begotten into the World He said Let all the Angels of God Worship Him Threescorevaliant Men are about it Every Man hath his Sword on his Thigh because of Fear in the Night King Solomon made himself a Chariot of the Wood of Lebanon he made the Pillars thereof of Silver the bottom thereof of Gold the covering of it of Purple the midst thereof being pav'd with Love for the Daughters of Jerusalem Notes explaining Words and Senſe together. 1 Solomon's Royal Chariot is described with all its rich and costly Materials from top to bottom Notes explaining Words and Senſe together. 2 Solomon's Chariot was adorn'd with the most beautiful pictures of the Daughters of Zion to express his Love to them Notes explaining Words and Senſe together. 3 This was a faint Image of the Excellent Humane Nature of Christ in which even to the Death of the Cross He bare the Names of the People on his Heart and offered himself a whole Burnt-offering for them through the greatness of his Love Notes explaining Words and Senſe together. 4 The Crown of Christ is that which he receiv'd at his Resurrection when he was Annointed with the oyl of Joy above his Fellows as Solomon was Crown'd with highest Joy a Pledge of his Eternal Kingdom and Espousal to his Church Revel 19. 1. Go forth oh ye Daughters of Zion Behold King Solomon with the Crown Notes explaining Words and Senſe together. 5 As Bathsheba receiv'd the Crown from David for Solomon so God made good his Promise to Eve the Seed of the Woman c. by this Crown of Christs Resurrection and Kingdom Wherewith His Mother Crown'd Him in the Day of his Espousals and in the Day of the Gladness of his Heart Notes explaining the Senſe. a How admirably does this Description fit the Apostolick Church which had excellency of Beauty sufficiency of Spiritual Food signified by Teeth of purest Cleanness and Unity as wash'd and even shorn Durable clothing Garments of Justification and Sanctification numerous Off-spring in the multitude of the Converts Notes explaining Words. 1 To express singular Fairness the Word is doubled Behold thou art Fair my Love behold thou art Fair Thou hast Doves Eyes Thy Hair is a Flock of Goats that appear fron Mount Gilead Notes explaining Words. 2 The Apostolick Purity without outward Pomp or Splendor was cover'd like the Ark with Goats Hair despised by Jews as not having the Signs of a present Kingdom by the Gentiles as Foolishness but was indeed Expression of the Wisdom and Power of God Thy Teeth are as a Flock which come up from the Washing Notes explaining Words. 3 The Rumination or Chewing the Food of Life to prepare it for others by Expounding the Old Testament and farther Revealing the New was the Excellency of the Apostolick Church Notes explaining Words. 4 Pure in all Holiness of Doctrine Worship and Life and even without Ambition or loving Preheminence Bless'd with abundant Power of Converting Grace Notes explaining Words and Senſe together. a How far are all things in the Gospel from such a forg'd Supremacy of the Apostle Peter observe his Fall his being Reprov'd Gal. 2. his humble Style Compresbyter or equal Elder 1 Christs Blood in the Gospel Ministry is as Rahabs Scarlet Line twin'd within it as a Pledge of Redemption from Wrath. Thy Lips are like a thread of Scarlet Notes explaining Words and Senſe together. 2 I desire to know nothing but Christ and him Crucified Not the Wisdom of this World but the Wisdom which God ordain'd before the World to our Glory Notes explaining Words and Senſe together. 3 The many Seeds of the Pomegranate the Emblem of Wisdom yield a most pleasant Juice And thy Speech is comely Thy Temples are like a piece of Pomegranate within thy Locks Notes explaining Words and Senſe together. 4 The strict and holy Order of the Apostolick Church that as the best state of the Church of Ephesus the Type of that Church Apostolick tried those that said they were Apostles and were not but found them Lyars and that could not bear them that were Evil were like Locks gracing and guarding the Temples Thy Neck is as the Tower of David Notes explaining Words and Senſe together. 5 Those thousand Shields and Bucklers most fitly resemble the mighty Power of Miracles Gifts of Tongues and that severe Apostolical Rod which the Apostle Peter shew'd in the Death of Ananias and Sapphira and the Apostle Paul's delivery to Satan intimates all which bore up the majesty of that Church Builded for an Armory all Shields of mighty Men Notes explaining Words and Senſe together. 6 The Primitive Christians were resolved either to defend Christianity by these powers of Truth and Miracles or as Martyrs to dye in defence of it and so they were the Shields of mighty Men. Notes explaining Words and Senſe together. 1 The full Effect of the Apostolick Ministry and Miracles will not be seen till the New Jerusalem * c. 6. 10. Notes explaining Words and Senſe together. 2 The Doctrine of Christianity in the Apostolick Ministry was like two full Breasts deriving their Lillies Milk from the two Testaments in which as in Fields of Lillies they Feed as two young Roes According to which all the Apostlick Motions and the Churches settled by them were govern'd now these two Breasts as a double Sluce or out-let of Water send out their Streams Thy two Breasts are like two Roes that feed among the Lillies Notes explaining Words and Senſe together. 3 Atmosphere is the foggy black Air arising from Earths black Steams like Night which flying away Emblems this dark State removing and Christs Kingdom who is the bright Morning Star appearing Vntill the Day break and the Shadows fly away I ll get me to the Hill of Myrrh and the Mountains of Frankincense Notes explaining Words and Senſe together. 4 Just as Christ was seen by his Disciples in the Air Ascending upon their very earnest gazing so shall he be seen in his Return which is to be fix'd in the very point of time and of space in the Heavens or upper Regions where the Cloud received him For so the Angels Speech Implies This same Jesus taken into Heaven shall so return as ye have seen him go or going into Heaven upon that very point I say it is to be fix d and is Expounded by the Apostle of Christ Descending not upon the Earth but into the Air whither the Saints are caught up to meet Him and so to be ever with Him 1 Thes 4. 17. Notes explaining the Words and Senſe together. 1 Exil'd ever since the Fall of Man and the loss of the Sabbatism of Creation Notes explaining the Words and Senſe together. 2 According to Revel 19. 15. c. Notes explaining the Words and Senſe together. 3 The Decree of God in whose Power the time especially of this Kingdom is Reserv'd
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