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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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1687
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Wing B2143; ESTC R10740
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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
Sabbatism without Rent Notes explaining the Senſe. d The thousand Years are an entire Sabbatism without Rent Notes explaining the Senſe. a Undoubtedly Evenings and Mornings making Days are taken by the Spirit of God in Daniel from it self in Moses Leading the six Evenings and Mornings to the Seventh Day or Sabbath So these 2300 Ev. Morn lead to the great Sabbatism of the thousand Years Notes explaining Words. 1 The Beginning Notes explaining Words. 2 The End Notes explaining Words. 3 The World hath been generally supposed to consist of six Millenaries or Thousands answerable to the six Days of Creation and the Seventh thousand to be a Sabbath Notes explaining the Senſe. b According to general Computation an Objection may arise The sixth thousandth or Millenary wants two hundred forty one of the thousand To this may be Answered 1. Christ tells us the last time of the Tribulation of the Vials shall be shortned for the Elects sake when Philadelphia or the true Church shall be preserved from the Temptation that shall come on all the Earth 2. We know not what time may be after the thousand Years as in Recompence of that shortned Time Matth. 24. 22. Notes explaining Words. 4 The last end of Time Christ foretold shall be shortned Revel 20. 3. 8 9. Notes explaining the Senſe. c The Jews were too much naturaliz'd to those Heathen Countries that they needed many Call home to their own Notes explaining Words. 5 Dan. 9. 25. The Commandment going forth 6 Things given with great Life and in short as by the Art of Perspective Notes explaining the Senſe. d All those Calls were the Commandment going forth till all was finish'd by the Commandment of the God of Israel of Cyrus Darius Artaxerxes King of Persia Ezra 6. 24. Notes explaining the Senſe. e At the Word perfectly gone forth the seventy Weeks began viz. Artaxerxes his seventh Year Notes explaining Words. 7 Antiochus Epiphanes that Famous Tyrant over the People of God whose Tyranny is Related 1 Maccab c. 1 c. to his Death and by Josephus Notes explaining the Senſe. f The most eminent and renewed Trouble of those seventy Weeks was the Cruel Tyranny of Antiochus Epiphanes to which this Song now goes on Notes explaining the Senſe. a Although the Jews after their Captivity met with many Troubles and were a low Tributary Government as before declared by the Apple-tree Yet there was no Calamity from the days of Cyrus till Christ so renowned by Daniel's Prophecy and Explained by the Maccabean History and the History of Josephus provided by God on purpose as for that Tyranny of Antiochus Epiphanes and it s so Renowned that it might be a Type of Antichrist Notes explaining Words. 1 The Night of Adversity and Troubles Notes explaining Words. 2 Solomon's Temple was the Bed Notes explaining Words. 3 The Enjoyment of Christ By Night on my Bed I sought Him whom my Soul loveth I sought Him but I found Him not Notes explaining Words. 4 Who according to Daniel's Prophecy cast down the Sanctuary by his prophane Tyranny 1 Mal. c. 1. c. I will rise and go about the City in the Streets and the broad Ways Notes explaining Words. 5 The Temple so defil'd could not be used for Sacrifice But as Dan. foretold the Daily was taken away Dan. 8. 13. I will seek Him whom my Soul loveth Notes explaining Words. 6 The Multitude were corrupted by Fear and Flatteries according to Dan. 11. 31 32. Compared with the Maccabean History I sought Him but I found Him not Notes explaining Words. 7 The Priests whose Lips preserve Knowledge of which Judas Maccabeus was a Principal The Watch-men that go about the City found me I said saw ye Him whom my Soul loveth It was but a little I passed from them Notes explaining Words. 1 The Violence of the Tyranny of Antiochus was so great there was no publick Ministry But I saw him whom my Soul loveth Notes explaining Words. 2 Yet the Action and the Example was such and the Zeal for Truth and Resistance to that Corruption so bold that Christ soon appeared 1 Mac. c. 1. I held him and would not let him go Notes explaining Words. 3 Jacob wrestled with the Angel and would not let him go Gen. 2. 32. 28. c. Notes explaining the Senſe. a There is nothing so Remarkable in prophecy as the Re-settling Jerusalem after the Tyranny of Antiochus so that on that Account the Church is said to hold Christ and not to let him go till the Incarnation for notwithstanding the after Troubles of the Jews the Publick Worship of God was not disturbed till the very coming of Christ Vntil I brought him into my Mothers House Notes explaining Words. 4 The Body of Christ representing his Humane Nature He Calls a Temple John 2. 19. And into the Chambers of her that conceived me Notes explaining the Senſe. b There cannot be a more significant Representation of the Incarnation than of Christ brought into the House of the Churches Mother and into the Chambers of Her that Conceived the Church that is Eve the Mother of all Living from whom the Blessed Virgin descended and out of whose Chambers Christ came so peculiarly Notes explaining Words. 5 The Promise was especially vested in the Seed of the Woman of which Eve was the Mother Notes explaining Words. 6 The humane Nature of Christ was as private Chambers Notes explaining Words. 7 Christ began his Spiritual Reign in the Form of a Servant in the Preaching the Gospel Notes explaining Words. 8 In that Nature he Ascended on High I charge you O ye Daughters of Jerusalem by the Roes and by the Hinds of the Field That ye stir not up nor awake my Love till he please Notes explaining the Senſe. c There was no Offence of Christ so great at that time as not to wait the Messenger of the Covenant coming into his Temple and aright to prepare for Him who was as a Refiners Fire to Purifie the Sons of Levi to which the fore-nam'd Sects were such Enemies Notes explaining Words. 9 The Great Offence that at this time might provoke Christ was not waiting for the true Messiah and disacknowledging the true Signs of Him by those prejudic'd Sects among them viz. the chief Priests Scribes Pharises Sadducees and Sanhedrim of the Jews Notes explaining Words. 1 Seventy or seven Tens of Weeks making 490 Years Notes explaining the Senſe. a About the end of the sixty fifth of the seventy Weeks Christ was born Notes explaining Words. 2 Time is as it were Ambitious of the most noble Productions Notes explaining the Senſe. b The greatest Production Time can hitherto boast of is the Coming of Christ in the Flesh Notes explaining Words. 3 The Lord whom you seek shall suddenly come into his Temple But who may abide c. The Desire of all Nations so was the Reception of Christs Birth by the Angels the Shepherds and other holy Persons in the Gospel History Notes explaining the Senſe. c One of the greatest Mysteries of Religion is God Manifest in the Flesh Notes explaining Words. 4 Refine and exalt Nature unto a higher pitch Notes explaining Words. 5 Who can declare this Generation The Word was made Flesh John 14. 5. Notes explaining Words. 6 Schelom speaks in the name of the Saints Notes explaining Words. 7 Sing With Triumph Who is this that cometh out of the Wilderness Notes explaining the Senſe. a As nothing followed more fitly according to Daniel's Prophecy than the Incarnation of Christ Messiah on the troublous Times of Antiochus so all humane Wit and Phancy may be appeal'd to whether any thing can be more fitly express'd Notes explaining Words. 1 A Question of Holy Admiration Notes explaining Words. 2 In regard of the Solitude and