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An Excellent Song Which Was Solomon’s
1 The familiar talk and mystical communication of the spiritual love between Jesus Christ and his Church. 5 The domestical enemies that persecute the Church. Let him kiss me with the kisses of his mouth: for thy love is better than wine.
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3 The Church desireth to rest under the shadow of Christ. 8 She heareth his voice. 14 She is compared to the dove. 15 And the enemies to the foxes. I am the rose of the field, and the lily of the valleys.
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1 The Church desireth to be joined inseparably to Christ her husband. 6 Her deliverance out of the wilderness. In my bed by night I sought him that my soul loved: I sought him, but I found him not.
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1 The praises of the Church. 7 She is without blemish in his sight. 9 The love of Christ towards her. Behold, thou art fair, my love: behold, thou art fair: thine eyes are like the doves: among thy locks thine hair is like the flock of goats, which look down from the mountain of Gilead.
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1 Christ calleth his Church to the participation of all his treasures. 2 She heareth his voice. 3 She confesseth her nakedness. 10 She praiseth Christ her husband. I am come into my garden, my sister, my spouse, I gathered my myrrh with my spice: I ate mine honeycomb with mine honey, I drank my wine with my milk: eat, O friends, drink, and make you merry, O well-beloved.
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1 The Church assureth herself of the love of Christ. 3 The praises of the Church. 8 She is but one and undefiled. My well-beloved is gone down into his garden to the beds of spices, to feed in the gardens, and to gather lilies.
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1 The beauty of the Church in all her members. 10 She is assured of Christ’s love towards her. How beautiful are thy goings with shoes, O prince’s daughter! the joints of thy thighs are like jewels: the work of the hand of a cunning workman.
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2 The Church will be taught by Christ. 3 She is upheld by him. 6 The vehement love wherewith Christ loveth her. 11 She is the vine that bringeth forth fruit to the spiritual Solomon, which is Jesus Christ. Oh that thou werest as my brother that sucked the breasts of my mother: I would find thee without, I would kiss thee, then they should not despise thee.
