Song of Solomon 8 · Geneva Bible Notes (1560) · Commentaries (Good Books Free)

¹ ^! The Church wil be taught by Christ.

¹ ^a The Church called of the Gentiles, speaketh thus to the Church of Jerusalem

¹ ^/ Or, me.

³ ^! She is vpholden by him.

³ ^b Read {Chap. 2, 6}

⁴ ^c Read {Chap. 3, 5}

⁶ ^d The spouse desireth Christ to be joyned in perpetual loue with him.

⁶ ^! The vehement loue wherewith Christ loueth her.

⁸ ^e The Jewish Church speaketh this of the Church of the Gentiles.

⁹ ^f If she be sure & fast, she is mete for the housband to dwele in.

¹⁰ ^g The Church promiseth fidelitie & constancie.

¹¹ ^! She is the vine that bringeth forth frute to the spiritual Salomon, which is Jesus Christ.

¹¹ ^h This is the vineyarde of the ord hired out, {Matt. 22, 33}

¹³ ⁱ Christ dwelleth in his Church whose voyce the faithful heare.

¹⁴ ^k The Church desireth Christ that if he depart from them, yet that he wolde haste to helpe them in their troubles.

Geneva Bible Notes (1560)Song of Solomon 8