Song of Solomon 5

^{1 a} The garden signifieth the kingdome of Christ where he prepareth the banket for his elect.

^{1 !} Christ calleth his Churche to the participation of all his treasures.

^{2 c} Declaring the long pacience of the Lord toward sinners.

^{2 b} The spouse satih that she is troubled with the cares of the worldly things, which is ment by sleping.

^{2 !} She heareth his voyce.

^{3 d} The spouse confesseth her nakednes, and that of her self she hathe nothing: or seing that she is once made cleane, she promiseth not to defile her self againe.

^{4 /} Ebr. My bowels were moued towards him.

^{5 e} The spouse which shulde be anointed of Christ, shal not finde him if she thinke to anoint him with her good workes.

^{6 !} She confesseth her nakednes.

^{7 f} These are the false teachers, which wounde the conscience with their traditions.

^{8 g} She asketh of them which are godlie (for asmuche as the law & saluation shulde come out of Zion & Jerusalem) that thei wolde direct her to Christ.

^{9 h} Thus say they of Jerusalem.

^{10 !} She praiseth Christ her housband.

^{11 i} She describeth Christ to be of perfite beautie, & comelines.

^{14 /} Ebr. Tarshish.

^{17 k} Hearing of the excellencie of Christ, the faithful desire to knowe how to finde him.