Song of Solomon 4

Song of Solomon 4:1

faire] Christ here interchangeably seemes, as it were, rapt and ravished, and altogether enamoured with his beautiful Bride; sets her forth in all her parts, in her eyes, haire, teeth, lips, temples, neck and breasts, in that fairnesse, and comelinesse, which indeed he himself hath put upon her, Ezek XVI. 14.

Song of Solomon 4:7

no spot in thee] Ephes. V. 26, 27. Apoc. XIV. 5. Not such as Jude ver. 12. and Deut. XXXII. 5. no Leopard-spots: none that God will so account; though in many things we offend all, James III. 2.

Song of Solomon 4:8

Shenir and Hermon] Deut. III. 9. 1 Chron. V. 23. Of Hermon, see the Observations on Psal. LXXXIX. 12.

Song of Solomon 4:12

a fountaine sealed] For preservation from pollution, and for the excellencie of it, John IV. 14.

Song of Solomon 4:15

a fountaine, &c.] Or, Oh fountaine, &c. For some make this the Churches speech to Christ, acknowledging, that for all she is, or hath, the entire praise belongs to him alone, is derived from him, Psalme LXXXVII. 7. John XV. 5. Esay XXVI. 12. Hos. XIV. 8. Psalme CXV. 1.

Song of Solomon 4:16

Awake] The Church prayes, and accordingly beleeves, that these windes, the besomes of the world, may ever blow to the good of the garden, Christs Church, for her fruitfulnesse, that Christ may come and reap the pleasant fruits thereof, 1 Cor. IX. 7. He and she, make both one mystical Christ, 1 Cor. XII. 12.

Christ pleaseth to grant the request of his Church, and cometh, and accepteth her entertainment; yea, and bringeth his friends with him, and feasteth them, vers. 1. But this kindnesse, it seemes, is not so well improved by her as it deserved, but she is surprized by another fit of drowsie negligence, and tepidity; and so she is brought into a fresh danger of losing him, who after much patient waiting, knocking, and calling upon her, and her unkinde answer thereunto, becomes angry; and being not received when he tendered himself, departs displeased, and is hardly reconciled, though she testifie much care and importunity in seeking him, and therein suffereth losses, and wounds for his sake; And chargeth others to tell him that she is sick of love.