Geneva Bible Notes: Song of Solomon 2

Song of Songs 2:2 ^a Thus Christ preserreth his Church aboue all other things.

Song of Songs 2:3 ^b The spouse testifieth her great desire toward her housband, but her strength failethher, and therefore she desireth to be comforted, & felt it.

Song of Songs 2:3 ^! The Church desireth to rest vnder the shadowe of Christ.

Song of Songs 2:7 ^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.

Song of Songs 2:8 ^! She heareth his voyce.

Song of Songs 2:8 ^d This is spoken of Christ, who toke vpon him our nature to come to helpe his Church.

Song of Songs 2:9 ^f So that we can not haue ful knowledge of him in this life.

Song of Songs 2:9 ^e For asmuche as his diuinitie was hid vnder the coke of our flesh.

Song of Songs 2:11 ^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.

Song of Songs 2:14 ^! She is compared to the dooue

Song of Songs 2:14 ^h Thou that art ashamed of thy sinnes, come & shewe thy self vnto me.

Song of Songs 2:15 ^! And the enemies to the foxes.

Song of Songs 2:15 ⁱ Suppresse the heretikes whiles thei are yong, that is, when thei beginne to shewe their malice & destroy the vine of the Lord.

Song of Songs 2:17 ^k The Church desireth Christ to be moste ready to helpe her in all dangers.