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A29278 An exposition upon the Canticles, or Solomons song of songs written by an unworthy witnesse of the truth of the most high God, John Brayne. Brayne, John. 1651 (1651) Wing B4324; ESTC R35785 48,810 44

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Salomon speaks of another whilst he names himself he made himself or for himself a Throne What is a King without a Throne Christ as yet is without the Throne but now he is about to make one for himself which Throne shall be of the Wood of Lebanon That is the rule of Christ shall be that in the world was in the time of the Temples estate it is of the Wood of Lebanon and not a new Law to rule by 1. The Pillars of it are silver The Law was divided into two Tables which as Pillars hold up the Throne of Christ for it is said The Throne is established by Justice and then said to be silver because as Silver is to Gold so is the Law to the Gospel 2. Supporters That is those on which the Pillars stood were of Gold it being founded on the Will and upheld by the Power of this Almightiness of God and his Iustice 3. The seat thereof was Purple Purple being a rich and Kingly colour did set out the Authority Christ had received from God to rule by and that others had to rule under him 4. The middest of it was a Coal of Love To shew that that which was comprehended within the Pillars of the Law was Love a Love like that of Fire much water could not quench it and that Gods Throne of Justice was full of Love to the Daughters of Jerusalem or that God ruled in a way of Love over Men commanding love of men to himself and others 1. The Law being holy just and good not Tyrannous 2. Commanding Love condemning Envy Oppression Hate c. 3. In this it shews what manner of men they ought to be that ascend into this Throne to judge and what the judgement ought to be and how to proceed and whose it ought to be It is very noteable that God sets down the Daughters of Jerusalem that is those of the Gospel estate who indeed have the coal of love in them which kindled by Christ in them But now in this verse It is very noteable that God sets down the daughters of Jerusalem that is the Gospell estate who indeed have the coal of love in them kindled by Christ to God and man But now in this verse Ver. 11. He calls on the Daughters of Sion which I take to be those that shall injoy the Rule of the Law as the Jews once had and Gospell also or it may be the Jewish believers are meant in this place 1. The Spirit calls on them to go forth from their captivity of darknesse 2. And to see king Solomon that they may approve of his rule for all authority is now given the Son and shews that though when Christ came in the flesh they saw nothing in him now that he comes to raigne they shall behold another glory in him then before 3. It may be applied to the people and present state of the Jews that they on the giving up of the Kingdome by the Gentiles to Christ are called forth from their Dens of darknesse to see and behold what honor was now done to Christ to whom Solomon their most Royall King could no waies compare 4. Christ the true King of peace was now crowned with that crown that Solomon his Vicegerent was crowned by the Jews and so proved to be the Christ of which sales God against all the worlds great opposition yet have I set my King on my holy hill of Zion in which it appears that Zion was the place or Representative of Monarchy and the Rule of Christ to be as King in the world 5. It was the crown of his Metropolis for so {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} signifies a Metropolis which is some eminent place and people are to do for Christ Rev. 6.2 a thing not yet done and that people do it shall be as the Metropolis of the great King or his Mother 6. This is done in the day of his Espousalls that is in that day Christ is espoused as Lord to the people the people as servants to the Lord in that day Christ contracts affinity with a people that they which before were not a people do become the people of the living Lord and those under other rule and law are beasts 7. It was the day of the joy of his heart 1. Christs heart longs for this day it is the travail of his soul 2. We are not more glad of Christ then he is of us for his delight are with the sons of men John 1.7.23.27 That the love wherewith thou hast loved me may be in them Christ would have God love them as himself and that the sense of Gods loving him may be shed abroad in their hearts as loving them with the same love he loved him CAP. IV. Ver 1. BEhold thou art fair my Love behold thou art fair The Gentiles having set up the Mosaicall Rule and made Christ their King the Lord he commends her beauty under that administration 2. With her beauty she had simplicity in her Doves eyes not desiring any other Lord or Law but his 3. These eyes are said to be within her Lock Note She is not said to have any Head for Christ is the Head of the Church Estate not the worlds and therefore this here is spoke of the world 4. Her Hayre that is those of her constitution were Goats a Flock o Goats such as indeed the men of the world are from {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} which signifies fear they being held thereunder as yet Heb. 2.18 5. These are as those appear from Mount Gilead Mount Gilead was the place where Jacob and Laban made their Covenant and feasted and rolled a heap of stones See here by this the Nation as Goats first appear in making Covenant with God in which is known who the people are God hath chosen Gen. 21.48 Ver. 2. Thy teeth that is the Teachers of the Law were as a Flock Our translation adds of Sheep which is not in the Originall and omitted because not of the Church or Gospell fold as yet it being not set up among men 1. Again these Teachers seem to differ from the goats in the hair and are said to be shorn being such as had in some measure put off their old conversation and were come up from the washing of repentance and regeneration 2. Every one bears twins and none is barren among them they addicting themselves to fruitfullnesse in good works commanded by the Law and Gospell Ver. 3. As a thred are thy two lips The Law is fitly here compared to a line or thred and the two tables to the two lips who were to be spoke by as by a line thy speech is comly shewing that the Law taught now should be a comely a usefull thing to the people that were under the same to rule and govern them As a divided Pomgranat or a Pomgranat broken one half set on one side of the face and the other on the other so are thy temples The
palati sua vitatem quam uberum foecunditatem praedicat nisi forsan discrimen sit infantiae virilis aetatis quarum illa pascitur uberibus haec institutis monitis parentum informatur in which ye may see the man hinted something at the mind of God but I rather take it thus O Church thy tasting the sweetnesse of thy Saviour in his love as Priest King and Prophet to thee becomes to Christ himself an unspeakable joy and delight and is to himself as the good wine is to thee 2. Hence the pallat which is the churches is placed in the head among the Royall Offices of Christ that it may dwell and be fed daily with the delights and sweetnesse thereof and that immediately it may be hers from God before it be mix'd with a carnall matter and called the joy of the Holy Ghost and the Kingdome of God 3. The palat is for the beloved that is the church should savor relish or delight in no other but Christ tast and see hovv good the Lord is it should be kept for him 1 Pet. 2.3 if ye have tasted hovv good the Lord is 4. It is said to go down to the heart and rejoyce it as well as please the pallat 5. Causing the lips of those that are asleep to speak which I rather read thus rectifying the lips of those that are asleep to speak 1. Brightman and others would have those here said to be asleep to be meant the Jews but without doubt this description is made of the Church after the call of the Jews and of the Jews Church who though she be called after the Gentiles to restore the Church yet the pattern here spoke of will be eminently seen to be among them 2. By those asleep I rather understand some of the membe●s of the Church which like David after some sinne are fallen asleep and against which the Apostle speaks 1 Thes. 5.6 3. That the Offices of Christ preached to these makes their lips to speak the praise of it 4. Of this vvord here comes {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} infamia or detractatio which then shews this that men asleep and know not Christ who therefore detract from him do no sooner come to tast the sweetnesse of it but it rectifieth their tongues and brings them to commend and honour the excellency of the Lord as Paul c. Ver. 10. The Church concludes in these words I am my beloveds by Covenant and by Redemption and none but his alone And his desire is towards me it is to be observed that in the fall God said to the woman That her desire should be to her husband and he should rule over her Gen. 3.16 the word for desire there and here are expressed by the same word and shews that as the womans desire after the fal was to be to the man so after the restoration Christs desire is to the Church The Church being heightned to this perfection it 's thoughts are to propagate and to constitute Churches either at home or among other Nations abroad which is the seventh part The seventh generall part Cap. 7. Ver. 11. 1. Come my beloved in which there is a call or invitation to Christ and shews that there is no company like Christs nor no good to be done without him in the work of God For Paul may plant and Apollo may water but it is God that gives the increase 1 Cor. 3.7 2. Let us we of the Ministery they going three together alwaies to set up Churches as in my letters written to the Assembly and printed I have set forth at large 3. We and thee let us go forth 2 Cor. 6.1 we as workers together with God we that is Paul Silvanus Timothy 2 Cor 1.19 as workers together in one Church not dividedly in many work with the beloved and cannot work at all without him 4. Let us goe forth of the Church into the field the world and shews the care of the Jews to distribute and convay knowledge among men that never heard of it which their dispersion now will notably help then after their call through their knowledge of the languages and those countrey customes of the world that never heard of Christ Brightman understands here by the field the desire the Iews had to have the unconverted Iews to be converted which I think to be too narrow and further that the Iews conversion will be admirable even in one year as it were brought to passe in most part of the world and those are not then perswaded perish among the Nations for their unbelief Esay 66.8 5. They go forth into the fields but lodge not there but in the villages that is with such as embrace the doctrine of repentance and the preparation of the Gospell Ver. 12. Let us be as the morning on the Vineyards to shew that men under the Law had not that clear manifestation of grace to them as the Church had but had a morning light in which their own nature and darknesse of estate was set forth and the love of the Lord Iesus in his call of them thence to his marvellous light for the call of men is from darknesse in the state of nature to light in the state of grace and is the first work of grace and Gospel effect of the Ministery on man and not baptism 1 Pet. 2.9 thus 2 Acts 38. repent be baptized so that repentance must go before baptism and the call before repentance as in Mark 2.17 I came not to call the righteous but sinners to repentance which is the key of the Kingdome now taken from the people that they enter not therein and the preparation of the Gospell both which light and darknesse is in that of John and Christ saying Repent there is the darknesse for the Kingdome of heaven is at hand 2. Let us see if the Vine flourish where it seems that the church shall have under Christ the oversight of the world and the government thereof as under Moses the flourishing whereof is the true and right administration of Iustice 3. Where the tender grapes appear the word {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} {non-Roman} signifies a tender grape that is a grape that hath lost his flower that is a poor soul that hath lost his own glory by the Law whose flower is fallen from him on whom Christ cast his eyes Esay 4. If the Pomgranats have sent out their buds that is the Apostles or men raised up of God to teach as the Apostles did the truth of Christ called the buds of them 5. There will I give saith Christ my loves unto thee so that ver. 11. was the churches call of Christ ver. 12. Christs call of the church who saith that where the Domgranats bud there Christ will give his loves in the plurall and no where else or not before Ver. 13. The Mandrakes give a smell I do not conceive that the Mandrakes here are those soporiferous herbs said to be like