Song of Solomon 2

^{2 a} Thus Christ preserreth his Church aboue all other things.

^{3 b} The spouse testifieth her great desire toward her housband, but her strength failethher, and therefore she desireth to be comforted, & felt it.

^{3 !} The Church desireth to rest vnder the shadowe of Christ.

^{7 c} Christ chargeth them which haue to do in the Church, as it were by a solemne othe, that thei trouble not the quietnes thereof.

^{8 !} She heareth his voyce.

^{8 d} This is spoken of Christ, who toke vpon him our nature to come to helpe his Church.

^{9 f} So that we can not haue ful knowledge of him in this life.

^{9 e} For asmuche as his diuinitie was hid vnder the coke of our flesh.

^{11 g} That is, sinne and error is driuen backe by the comming of Christ which is here described by the spring time, when all things florish.

^{14 !} She is compared to the dooue

^{14 h} Thou that art ashamed of thy sinnes, come & shewe thy self vnto me.

^{15 !} And the enemies to the foxes.

^{15 i} Suppresse the heretikes whiles thei are yong, that is, when thei beginne to shewe their malice & destroy the vine of the Lord.

^{17 k} The Church desireth Christ to be moste ready to helpe her in all dangers.