Before Before CHRIST prh. 2. & 8.4. + Heb of wine, + Heb. 1 adjure you. ech. 35 d ver. 17 a + Heb. flow risking e ver. 13 come away: Christ and his church. CHAP. III. IV. The graces of the church. 2 As the lily among thorns, so is my | them, but I found him whom my soul cir. 1014" love among the daughters. loveth: I held him, and would not let eir. 1014. 3. As the apple tree among the trees him go, until I had brought him into my of the wood, so is my beloved among the mother's house, and into the chamber Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds 5 Stay me with diagons, + comfort me 69 • Who is this that cometh out of d ch. 8. 5. 6 His left hand is under my head, fumed with myrrh and frankincense, with 7 t'I charge you, o ye daughters 7 Behold his bed, which is Solomon's; 8 $ The voice of my beloved! be-in war: every man hath his sword upon 9 King Solomon wade himself || a 10r, a bed. 9 *My beloved is like a roe or chariot of the wood of Lebanon. young hart: behold, he standeth behind 10 He made the pillars thereof of silour wall , he looketh forth at the windows, ver, the bottom thereof of gold, the cotshewing himself through the lattice. vering of it of purple, the midst thereof 10 My beloved spake, and said unto being paved with love, for the daughters me, "Rise up, my love, my fair one, and of Jerusalem. 11 Go forth, Oye daughters of Zion, crown wherewith his mother crowned CHAP. IV. I Christ selteth forth the graces of the EHOLD, thou art fair, my love; 3. ch. 1. 15.8 of the stairs, let me see thy countenance, is as a "Rock of goats, || that appear from bch. 6. 5- Gilead. 15 Take us the foxes, the little that are even shorn, which came up from , that spoil the vines: for our vines the washing; whereof every one bear have tender grapes. twins, and none is barren among them. 1 ch.6 3. & 16 'My beloved is mine, and I am 3 Thy lips are like a thread of scarlet, 17 * Until the day break, and the are like a piece of a pomegranate within shadows flee away, turn, my beloved, thy locks. hang a thousand bucklers, all shields of roes that are twins, which feed among my soul loveth: I sought him, the lilies. 6. Until the day + break, and the ch. 2. 17. 3 The watchmen that go about the no spot in thee. spouse, with me from Lebanon: look 2 N 3 ver. 10. 1 Or, that est of, &c. F.sk. 13.4 See Prov.se a lagi. 7.9 bea. $1. Before CHRIST Berore CHRIST cir. 1014 k Deut. 3.9. пису ту heart. I ch. 1.2. + Heb. A standard m Prov. 24. n Gen. 77. 27. Hosea 14. 6, 7, + Heb. barred. Ress, tbatis, + Heh. His p ch. 5.1. Christ's love to the church. SOLOMON'S SONG. The church's faith in Christ. Shenir *and Hermon, from the lions' | wounded me; the keepers of the walls cir. 104. dens, from the mountains of the leopards. took away my veil from me. 9 Thou hast || ravished my heart, my 8 I charge you, O daughters of JeruOr, taken sister, my spouse; thou hast ravished my salem, if ye find my beloved, tthat ye + Heb. whet. heart with one of thine eyes, with one tell him, that I am sick of love. 9 | What is thy beloved more than 10 My beloved is white and ruddy, 11 Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the + the chiefest among ten thousand. 13, 14. ch. so honeycomb: ""honey and milk are under 11 His head is as the most fine gold, barer. thy tongue; and the smell of thy gar- his locks are || bushy, and black as a raven. ments is " like the smell of Lebanon. 12 "His eyes are as the eyes of doves 4 .. 12 A garden + inclosed is my sister, by the rivers of waters, washed with the ta juha my spouse; a spring shut up, a fountain milk, and tfitly set. fily piscale sealed. '13 His cheeks are as a bed of spices, and set as a 13 Thy plants are an orchard of pome- as || sweet flowers: his lips like lilies, cupress, granates, with pleasant fruits; || camphire, dropping sweet smelling myrrh. with spikenard, 14 His hands are as gold rings set with perfumes 14 Spikenard and saffron; calamus the beryl: his belly is as bright ivory and cinnamon, with all trees of frank- overlaid with sapphires. incense; myrrh and aloes, with all the 15 His legs are as pillars of marble, chief spices: set upon sockets of fine gold: his coun15 Å fountain of gardens, a well oftenance is as Lebanon, excellent as the & 79. 4. 10. living waters, and streams from Lebanon. cedars. 16 Ï Awake, O north wind; and come, 16 + His mouth is most sweet: yea, plste. CHAP. VI. 1 The church professeth her faith in Christ. 4 Christ sheweih the graces of the church, 10 and his love towards her. 2 The church having a taste of Christ's love is sick of love. 9 A description of Christ HITHER is thy beloved gone, "O ck13 by his graces. AM come into my garden, my ther is thy beloved turned aside? that we sister, my spouse: I have gathered my may seek him with thee. b ch. 4. 11. myrrh with my spice; "I have eaten my 2 My beloved is gone down into his honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk garden, to the beds of spices, to feed in 10. 50663 my wine with my milk: eat, O`friends; the gardens, and to gather lilies. 79. & 15.14 drink, || yea, drink abundantly, 0 beloved. 3."I am my beloved's, and my beloved bc.2.6. 2 I sleep, but my heart waketh: it is mine: he feedeth among the lilies. || they have overcome me: thy hair is das Or, they which go up from the washing, whereof 7 As a piece of a pomegranate are thy 643 5 I rose up to open to my beloved; temples within thy locks. and my hands dropped with myrrh, and 8 There are threescore queens, and ing, or; run my fingers with #sweet smelling myrrh, fourscore concubines, and virgins withupon the handles of the lock. out number. 7 * The watchmen that went about praised her. whi. a ch. 4. 16. | Or, and 1 Or, (as some read) 2 me. ming about. ech. 3. 1. feh. 3. 3. Before CHRIST Before CHRIST cir. 101+ + Heb. I hence not A further description of the church. CHAP. VII. VIII. The vehemency of love. the morning, fair as the moon, clear as CHAP. VIII. cir. 1014. the sun, 6 and terrible as an army with 1 The love of the church to Christ. 6 The banners? vehemency of love. 8. The calling of the 11 I went down into the garden of Gentiles. 14 The church prayeth for Christ's coming. nuts to see the fruits of the valley, and h ch.7.12 neto see whether the vine flourished, and that suche die herfreast my brother 12 + Or ever I was aware, my soul ther! when I should find thee without, 0.015, me || made me like the chariots of Ammi-nadib. I would kiss thee; yea, tI should not be Mob. they 13 Return, return, O Shulamite; re- despised. willing peo turn, return, that we may, look upon 2 I would lead thee, and bring thee thee. What will ye see in the Shu- into my mother's house, who would inhorario. Por lamite? As it were the company || of struct me: I would cause thee to drink two armies. of spiced wine of the juice of my pome- a Prov. 9. 2 CHAP. VII. granate. 1 A further description of the church's graces. 3 6 His left hand should be under my brace me. riots of say despise me. Gen. 32.2. b ch. 2. 6. a Ps. 45. 13. stir up, OT, d ch. 3. 6. bch.45 ech. + Or, crim. + Heb. bom. joints of thy thighs are like jewels, love, until he please. the wilderness, leaning upon her be2 Thy navel is like a round goblet, loved? I raised thee up under the apple taldeko mizo which wanteth not + liquor: thy belly is tree: there thy mother brought thee like an heap of wheat set about with lilies. forth; there she brought thee forth that 3 Thy two breasts are like two young bare thee. roes that are twins. 6 Set me as a seal upon thine Isai: 19. 16. 4 * Thy neck is as a tower of ivory; heart, as a seal upon thine arm: for Hag.2.23. thine eyes like the fishpools in Heshbon, love is strong as death; jealousy is by the gate of Bath-rabbim: thy nose is tcruel as the grave: the coals thereof Heb. hard. as the tower of Lebanon which looketh are coals of fire, which hath a most vehetoward Damascus. ment flame. 5 Thine head upon thee is like || Car 7 Many waters cannot quench love, mel, and the hair of thine head like pur- neither can the floods drown it: 'if á fProv. 6. 35. ple; the king is theld in the galleries. man would give all the substance of 6 How fair and how pleasant art thou, his house for love, it would utterly be O love, for delights! contemned. 8 I said, I will go up to the palm tree, our sister in the day when she shall be door, we will inclose her with boards of down sweetly, causing the lips ||of those towers: then was I in his eyes as one 107, of the that are asleep to speak. that found + favour. hamon; "he let out the vineyard unto 5 Matt. 21. 12 My vineyard, which is mine, is be12 Let us get up early to the vine-fore me: thou, O Solomon, must have a fci6.u. yards; let us see if the vine flourish, thousand, and those that keep the fruit + kleb, opens whether the tender grape tappear, and thereof two hundred. the pomegranates bud forth: there will 13 Thou that dwellest in the gardens, the companions hearken to thy voice: 13 The mandrakes give a smell, and cause me to hear it. Matt. 13. at our gates are all manner of pleasant 14 1 * + Make haste, my beloved, and "See Rer. fruits, new and old, which I have laid up be thou like to a roe or to a young hart 1 Heb. Flee for thee, O my beloved. upon the mountains of spices. + Heb. straightly. + Heb. peuce. a ch.2.16 . Gen. 30. i ch. 2. 14. away. THE BOOK OF THE PROPHET ISAIAH. Before CHRIST cir. 760. a Numb. 12. THAmox, which he saw concerning clean; put Nic. 3.4 a P. 668 b Deut. 32. 1. Jer. 2. 12. bloods. c Jer 44 d Jer. 8.7. e Jer. 23 Zech 796 f ch.5. 12. + Heb.of hegeiness. Matt. 3.7. Mic ... + Heb. alieunted, or, I's. 58. 3. Jer. 2. 30. & 5. 3. crease revole. 9. Ezek CHAP. I. assemblies, I cannot away with; it is lini- c ARIST 1 Isaiah complaineth of Judah for her rebel- | quity, even the solemn meeting. lion. 5 Hé lamenteth her judgments. 10 14 Your "new moons and your *ap- ! or, gries. He upbraideth their whole service. 16 He pointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a exhorteth to repentance, with promises and trouble unto me; 'I am weary to bear them. Lev. 2 ?, threatenings. 21 Bewailing their wicked 15 And ’ when ye spread forth your ch.14 ness, he denounceth God's judgments. 25 He promiseth grace, 28 and threateneth hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: Jobs destruction to the wicked. yea, when ye + make many prayers, I will provis THE "vision of Isaiah the son of not hear: your hands are full of + blood. Sero 16 Wash you, you 17 Learn to do well; seek judgment, ch.03 2 "Hear, 0 heavens, and give ear, 0 || relieve the oppressed, judge the father&6.9.& earth: for the Lord hath spoken, “I have less, plead for the widow. Mic. 1.2. nourished and brought up children, and 18 Come now, and 'let us reason to- *4 ech.s.1,2 they have rebelled against me. gether, saith the Lord: though your sins Amos: 3 The ox knoweth his owner, and be as scarlet, they shall be as white as 1 Pet. 3. 11. e Jer. 9. 3,6. the ass his master's crib: but Israel é doth snow; though they be red like crimson, idet not know, my people doth not consider. they shall be as wool. 4 Ah sinful nation, a people tladen 19 If ye be willing, and obedient, ye 10s, rishta g.ch.57.3.4. with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, child- shall eat the good of the land: ren that are corrupters: they have for 20 But if ye refuse and rebel, ye shall Pa sh? 21 'How is the faithful city become Jer. 14, separated, 59"Why should ye be stricken any an harlot! it was full of judgment; ch.9.13: more? ye will † revolt more and more: righteousness lodged in it; but now mur the whole head is sick, and the whole derers. * Heb. in, heart faint. 22 Thy silver is become dross, thy 6 From the sole of the foot even unto wine mixed with water: the head there is no soundness in it; but 23 i Thy princes are rebellious, and I Hess is wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores: companions of thieves: "every one lori Jer. 8. 92. 'they have not been closed, neither bound eth gifts, and followeth after rewards: Jer.se up, neither mollified with || ointment. they judge not the fatherless, neither bestemt 7 *Your country is desolate, your ci- doth the cause of the widow come unto Mic. 31$ ties are burned with fire: your land, them. strangers devour it in your presence, and 24 Therefore saith the Lord, the LORD Zeca. } overthrow as it is desolate, tas overthrown by strangers. of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, 8 And the daughter of Zion is left 'as "I will ease me of mine adversaries, and B. Deretter a cottage in a vineyard, as a lodge in a avenge me of mine enemies: m Jer. 4. 17. garden of cucumbers, as a besieged 25 And I will turn my hand upon thee, city. and + 'purely purye away thy dross, and lebo 9 "Except the LORD of hosts had left take away all thy tin: very small remnant, we should 26 And I will restore thy judges 'as • Gen. 19. 24. have been as Sodom, and we should have at the first, and thy counsellers as at the 23 been like unto Gomorrah. beginning: afterward 'thou shalt be call-Jar; 10 Hear the word of the Lord, ye ed, The city of righteousness, the faithful p Dent. 32. 32. Ezek. ic rulers Pof Sodom; give ear unto the law city. of q 1 Sam. 15 our God, ye people of Gomorrah. 27 Zion shall be redeemed with judg 11 To what purpose is the multitude ment, and || her converts with righteous- ! O, they Prov. 15. 8. of your sacrifices unto me? saith the 66. 3. Ter . E. LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of 28 | And the ++ destruction of the Jobs Amos 5. 2., rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I transgressors and of the sinners shall be as 23. Mic.6.7, delight not in the blood of bullocks, or together, and they that forsake the LORD 1945 of lambs, or of the goats. shall be consumed. 12 When ye come t' to appear before 29 For they shall be ashamed of the 1-Exod. 93 me, who hath required this at your hand, oaks which ye have desired, * and ye shall 0.55 to tread my courts? be confounded for the gardens that ye 13 Bring no more 'vain oblations; in- have chosen. • Joel 1.14. cense is an abomination unto me; the 30 For ye shall be as an oak whose leaf new moons and sabbaths, the calling of fadeth, and as a garden that hath no water. Before CHRIST Before CHRIST cir. 760. z ch.43.17. quench them. 1 10. 22. i Or, and his work. sire. Or, the idols shall Mic. 4.1, ke. Jer. 23. 20. Ps. 68. 152 1 Heb. the Or. prepared. #Ps. 72. 8. ch. 7. 13. so. 5 2ecb. 8. 91, him. d ver. 19 Jer. 17.5 op A prophecy of Christ's kingdom. CHAP. II. IIT. The effects of God's majesty. 31 And the strong shall be 'as tow, 16 "And upon all the ships of Tarcit. 760.' ||and the maker of it as a spark, and they shish, and upon all + pleasant pictures. y Ezek. 32 shall both burn together, and none shall 17'* And the loftiness of man shall be u 1 Kings bowed down, and the haughtiness of men CHAP. II. shall be made low: and the LORD alone tures of de1 Isaiah prophesieth the coming of Christ's shall be exalted' in that day. kingdom. 6 Wickedness is the cause of God's 18 And || the idols he shall utterly a- y ver. !!. forsaking. 10 He exhorteth to fear, because bolish. of the powerful effects of God's majesty. 19 And they shall go into the ' holes metterly pass T: (HE word that Isaiah the son of Amoz of the rocks, and into the caves of t the , ver. 10. saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. earth, o for fear of the Lord, and for the Luke 3.3o. 2 And it shall come to pass bin the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth "to Rex. 6. 16 » Gen. 49. 1. last days, that the mountain of the LORD's shake terribly the earth. house shall || be established in the top of 20 "In that day a man shall cast this 3 And many people shall go and say, to worship, to the moles and to the bats; Hebr. 12.36. Jel: 31.6. Come ye, and let us go up to the moun 21 «To go into the clefts of the rocks, & 31. 27. tain of the LORD, to the house of the and into the tops of the ragged rocks, idols of his God of Jacob; and he will teach us of for fear of the Lord, and for the glory silver, $c: his ways, and we will walk in his paths: of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake they madefor * for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and terribly the earth. the word of the LORD from Jerusalem. 22 Cease ye from man, whose breath e ver. 10 , 19. 4 And he shall judge among the na-is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be Ps. 146. 3. tions, and shall rebuke many people: accounted of? 1. P...48.2 and they shall beat their swords into Zech. 's ia plowshares , and their spears into || prun, 1 The great confusion which cometh by sin. CHAP. III. 107, kytkes. inghooks: nation shall not lift up sword 9 The impudency of the people. 12 The hPa 72. 397. against nation, neither shall they learn pression and covetousness of the rulers. 16 war any more. The judgments which shall be for the pride 5 O house of Jacob, come ye, and let of the women. i Epla. 5. & us 'walk in the light of the LORD. hosts doth take away from Jeru- 8.37.21. ple the house of Jacob, because they be re- salem and from Judah "the stay and the b Lev. 26. The me plenished || * from the east, and are sooth-staff , the whole stay of bread, and the k Namb. az sayers like the Philistines, "and they || please whole stay of water, themselves in the children of strangers. 2 The mighty man, and the man of 24. 14. 7 "Their land also is full of silver and war, the judge, and the prophet, and the P12035. gold, neither is there any end of their prudent, and the ancient, 10r, abound treasures; their land is also full of horses, 3 The captain of fifty, and the tho- flebit children, sc. neither is there any end of their chariots: nourable man, and the counseller, and in counte 8 °Their land also is full of idols; they the cunning artificer, and the || eloquent 10r, skilful • Jer. 2. 24. worship the work of their own hands, orator. that which their own fingers have made: 4 And I will give children to be their Eccles. 10. 9 And the mean man boweth down, princes, and babes shall rule over them.. and the great man humbleth himself: 5 And the people shall be oppressed, p ver. 19, 2. therefore forgive them not. every one by another, and every one by 10 q 'Enter into the rock, and hide his neighbour: the child shall behave him1.16. & thee in the dust, for fear of the Lord, self proudly against the ancient, and the rch. 4. 1.& and for the glory of his majesty. base against the honourable. brother of the house of his father, saying, shall be bowed down, and the LORD alone Thou hast clothing, be thou our ruler, 4 18 * 3. shall be exalted 'in that day. and let this ruin be under thy hand: Jer. 30. 7,5 12 For the day of the LORD of hosts 7 In that day shall he tswear, saying, up the hand, Rain shall be upon every one that is proud and I will not be an fhealer; for in my 32 lofty, and upon every one that is lifted house is neither bread nor clothing: binder up. sir up; and he shall be brought low: make me not a ruler of the people. 13 And upon all 'the cedars of Leba 8 For o Jerusalem is ruined, and Ju- e Mic. 3. 12. 19. 71, non, that are high and lifted up, and upon dah is fallen: because their tongue and 116 leth all the oaks of Bashan, their doings are against the LORD, to 14 And upon all the high mountains, provoke the eyes of his glory. * Esek. and upon all the hills that are lifted up, 9 The shew of their countenance doth 15 And upon every high tower, and witness against them; and they declare [Gen, dan <= 30.55 upon every fenced wall, their sin as 'Sodom, they hide it not, 31. & 19. 3. 26. See 2Kings 2. Deut. 17. , 17. of speech. |