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A17054	A commentary upon the Canticle of Canticles, written first in Italian by Antonio Brucioli, and now translated into English by Th. Iames fellow of New colledge in Oxford; Annotationi sopra i proverbii di Salamo. English	Brucioli, Antonio, 1487-1566.; James, Thomas, 1573?-1629.	1598 (1598)	STC 3928; ESTC S118389	80,311	190

loued of the righteous But let vs heare what those righteous mē are which he here speaketh of they are those which are restored againe into that former righteousnes wherein man was created at the first which he lost by sin he saith the righteous loue thee because it is not possible for any man to loue God vnles he be first brought backe againe vnto that righteousnes which he declined from by reason of the crookednes and peruersnes of sin Wherfore it is not without cause that they are called crooked and peruerse men which seeke after earthly things and they righteous which seek heauenly and celestiall things The Text. 4 I am black ô daughters of Ierusalem but comely as the tents of Kedar and as the curtains of Salomon 5 Regard ye me not because I am black for the sunne hath looked vpon mee The sonnes of my mother were angrie against me they made me the keeper of the vines but I kept not mine owne vine 6 Shew me ô thou whō my soule loueth where thou feedest where thou lyest at noone for why should I be as she that turneth aside to the flocks of thy companions The Commentarie The words of the Spouse vnto the yong virgins Lastly because she that would so faine be made partaker of the bridegroomes ointments must needs be partaker of his calamities and aduersities therefore the spouse by her owne example instructeth her virgins saying O daughters of Ierusalē that is to say O ye faithful soules I am blacke as who shold say you haue smelled the sweete sauour of Christs ointments you haue bene admitted into his chambers and secret places and all things please you because you seeke by all maner of meanes to glorifie the bridegrome saying the righteous loue thee but now my darlings I must tell you of one thing more you must study and indeuour as much as in you lyeth that you do not depart and slide away from that righteousnes which you haue obtained and attained vnto either for feare of any aduersity or crosse which shal be laid vpon you by the wicked which you must needs suffer and endure wil you nill you For marke you I my selfe which am the Church and his deare spouse as long as I liue in the flesh why I my selfe am blacke and as a cast-away afflicted of the reprobate and carnall minded men notwithstanding in the sight of God and iudgement of my dearest bridegroome I am comely and faire And so indeed the Church is made blacke and duskish that is to say deformed vnhandsom by the aduersities of her oppressiōs but is notwithstāding beautiful and welfauored by reason of the comelinesse seemlinesse of her vertues this is said in regard of the words before going the righteous loue thee For because she would shew her righteousnesse and strengthen the weake hearts of the faithfull which in this place she calleth daughters of Ierusalē that is daughters of the heauēly country she speaks vnto them after this sort Maruel not to see me blacke with oppressions for I am faire and beautifull in the desire of heauenly things true it is that I am black with the studie of humility but faire in the practise of vertues I am black in the eyes of fooles but faire in the vnderstanding of the wise blacke with the remembrāce of my sins but faire in the contēplation beholding of heauenly matters black vnto those who liue wickedly disorderly by setting before their eies the terrors horrors of eternal punishments faire vnto all those which liue righteously holily by promising thē the ioyes of heauē euerlasting blisse black in the vility humility of my body faire in the sanctity holines of the soule blacke here vpon earth but shall be faire in heauen blacke in suffering of momentary and temporary euils faire in expectation of eternall euerlasting goods S. Paul was black whē he was almost stoned to death but on the contrary side he was faire amiable when he was caught vp into the 3. heauens in the deformitie of his blacknes he said these words We are the very excrements of the world and sweepings as it were of all men in the pride of his beauty he said The vail being takē away we shal behold the glorie of God As the tents of Keaar Keaar was one of Ismaels sons frō whence the people of the Scythians were deriued which dwell in tents which are in outward shew dark obscure but within they contain many precious and costly things and euen thus no otherwise fareth it with me saith the spouse now at this present For I am outwardly afflicted seem to the eyes of mortall men obscure abādoned and despised both of God man although indeed both in respect of the bridegroms ointmēts wherwith he hath annointed me as also in regard of that rest of mind and peace of cōscience which he hath grāted vnto me I am within ful of beauty pleasure thus thē I am within my selfe a sinner an abiect or castaway but in my husband and bridegrome Christ iust glorious in my self of my self black in him faire beautiful As the curtains of Salomon Here it is takē for that vaile which he made in the tēple as those curtains within the temple were most fair so my beauty hādsomnes is hiddē internal inclosed within me because the ineffable vnspeakeable peace graces of my bridegrome are secret vnknown to the world but known to me for I content my selfe with thē knowing that the blacke clouds of my sins iniquities of my persecutions tribulations shal soone fade vanish away Regard ye me not The spouse being very careful for her yong maidēs fearing least they should be discouraged because she told thē that her beauty did not outwardly appeare cōforteth strēgtheneth thē with these cheerful sayings Do not you cōtemne or forsake me because my light is somewhat obscured darkned or because I liue in aduersity seem vnto the world to be a reprobate and castaway sinner because the sun looketh vpon me but what sun our Lord and Sauiour Iesus Christ the sonne of God the true sunne of iustice which is the true light that lighteneth euery man that cōmeth into the world Iohn chap. 1. And this is said because euery soule that stādeth in the heat of this sun must needs become blacke because of the exceeding great glory of his light that is must needs truly hūble prostrate her self before his face acknowledging that al her works euē the best of them are nothing els but darknes sinne notwithstanding in the ful confidence of her husband she perseuereth cōtinueth in doing wel but trusteth not in her merits or weldoings but reioyceth in them because the Sun doth blacken darken thē whilest that shee frō time to time doth mortifie the old man by humbling her self voluntary suffering of al maner of persecutions

set with Chrysolits and pretious stones because that it is not possible for any mortall man to cōprehend the height depth of Gods omnipotent power Furthermore shee praiseth him for his belly vnderstanding by his belly his affections cogitations she saith that his belly is like white iuory couered with saphirs Because all the cogitations affections and purposes of Christ and the faithfull are and appeare in the presence of God most white most precious and most acceptable Iuorie is made of an Eliphants tooth very hard very durable or incorruptible and the Saphire is a kinde of pretious stone which shineth most brightly and euen so the iudgements of Christ and his elect are most sincere firme and incorruptible and furthermore they are bright and Orient Saphirs lightning the whole body of the Church with their good workes so thē men seeing them may glorifie God which is in heauen His legges are as pillars of marble set vpon sockets of fine gold his countenance as Lebanon excellēt as the Cedars His legges Here in this place the spouse goeth about to commend Christes legges Now all the strength and nimblenesse of a man is in his legges wherefore by the legges wee may note the inuincible strength and fortitude of Christ which is able both to breake all his enemies in peeces and preserue his seruants from all manner of euill and therefore they may be well likened vnto pillars of marble set vpon sockets of fine gold because they are inuincible and the strength of them can not bee ouercome for he came into the flesh and ouercame sinne death and hell it selfe because hee might subdue them vnto the faithfull and strengthen their fearefull hearts And hence it is that you may read in the holie Scripture that hee is called a rocke because of his exceeding great force and strength against the which nothing shalbe able to preuaile Thus then the force of Christ consisteth in this that he is a pillar of marble which hath none like vnto him or to be compared with him and as many as beleeue in him may truly bee sayd to bee pillars also So that as many as are strengthened and confirmed by him may bee sayd to be pillars of the Church And now after all this shee setteth foorth his beautie at large which onely the beleeuers see and are delighted with the beautie thereof and yet they see no more then it pleaseth him to reucale vnto them And his countenance is likened vnto Lebanon which is a most stately and pleasant place because indeed all the beauty and sweete smell of Lebanon that is to say of the Church which is mystically to bee vnderstood by Lebanon is hid in Christ and among all the trees of Lebanon he is compared vnto the high incorruptible and odoriferous Cedar for looke howe much the Cedar doth passe all other trees in height euē so much and more doth he exceed and surpasse all others in the Church because hee is more high more precious and more odoriferous then any other yea there is no good smell no pretious good thing whatsoeuer which is not deriued frō him as frō the fountain of all good His mouth is as sweet things and he is wholly delectable this is my welbeloued this is my louer ô daughters of Ierusalem His mouth c. Last of all she describeth the bridegromes mouth taking it for all his inward sweetnesse that is to say for that inestimable great loue which he bare vnto mākind in seeking their saluations his peace which passeth all vnderstanding the righteousnes of Gods eternall truth in a word his ineffable inestimable spirit Finally the spouse wondering at the altitude of Christs glory and seeing that all the praises that shee could heap and accumulate vpon him were many degrees inferiour vnto his deserts concluding much matter in few tearms she saith that he is wholly delectable indeed this is her principall intent purpose euery where in the Canticles to proue Christ to be most earnestly desired and sought after that she might inflame and kindle the loue of all men towardes him And it followeth in the text and this is my louer to shew howe greatly she did glorie in him The vvordes of the young virgins vnto the Spouse O the fairest among women whither is thy welbeloued gone whither is thy welbeloued turned aside that we may seeke him with thee Whither c. Consider that which went before how the elect not as yet wholly fully perfect but tainted with some small errors and faults haue a kind of forme of godlines and some certaine knowledge of God which they desire might bee increased euerie day more and more and they are willing to bee better informed taught better things The young virgins that is to say the faithfull seruants of the immaculate spouse had learned and heard before what Christ was now they desired to know where his abiding is whither he is gone and where they should finde him and they promise to seeke him with her and they may well say with her for no man can find Christ without he haue that which shal bring him vnto the knowledge of christ or confirme and strengthen him in it Nowe we know that a true faith is a true companion of the faithful Church spouse of Christ which he himselfe nameth the fairest among all women that is to say among all congregations and nations because she is most wonderfully perfect and excellent by reason of that vnspeakeable beautie which she receiueth from her heauenly husband and celestiall bridegrome Christ The sixt Chapter 1 My welbeloued is gone downe into his garden to the beds of spices to feede in the gardens and to gather lillies 2 I am my welbeloueds and my welbeloued is mine who feedeth amōg the lillies 3 Thou art beautifull my loue as Tirzah comely as Ierusalem terrible as an armie with banners 4 Turne away thine eyes from me for they ouercome me thine haire is like a flock of goates which looke downe from Gilead 5 Thy teeth are like a flocke of sheepe which go vp from the washing which every one bring out twinnes and none is barren among them 6 Thy temples are within thy lockes as a peece of a pomegranate 7 There are 60. Queenes and 80. concubines and of the damsels without nūber 8 But my doue is alone and my vndefiled she is the only daughter of her mother and she is deare to her that bare her the daughters haue seene her and counted her blessed euen the Queenes and the concubines and they haue praised her The Commentarie The words of the Spouse vnto the young damsels IT is a strange thing to see how the Church which but a litle since sought after her welbeloued whom she could not find charged the young damsels that is to say the faithfull that if they did find him they should bring her tidings of him because she was sick for the loue of him yet the