cellent | [Note o: _Iam. 5. 10. Hebr. 12.
Vertues[o]. All this Honour God | 1. & 13. 7. 1 Cor. 11. 1._]
allowes Her, that honours Him with |
His Feare[p]. But because all | [Note p: _1 Sam. 2. 30. Deut. 26.
Praise is properly in Words (as the | 19. Ioh. 12. 26. Esai. 8. 13.
Schoole-man teacheth[q]) and better | Timor Hominis, Dei Honor est.
words shee cannot haue to praise | Tert. de Poenit. c. 7_]
Her, than God himselfe speakes[r], |
therefore she shall be Commended in | [Note q: _Tho. Aquin. 22. q. 103.
no other, neither in regard of God, | a. 1. ad 3._]
nor of her Husband, Children, |
Kindred, Seruants, and Gods People. | [Note r: _Psal. 12. 6._]
|
First in respect of God, she shall | [Note s: _Psal. 16. 3._]
be praised for One of his |
Excellent[s], Hidden Ones[t]: for | [Note t: _Psal. 83. 3._]
one of his Iewels, which hee will |
make vp[u]: for His Daughter[x], | [Note u: _Mal. 3. 17._]
His Sister[y], His Mother[z], His |
Spouse[a], His Loue[b], His | [Note x: _2 Cor. 6. 18,_]
Doue[c], His Faire[d] one, as Faire |
as the Moone, as Pure as the | [Note y: _Cant. 4. 9._]
Sun[e]: as the Moone by inherent, |
and as the Sun, by imputed | [Note z: _Matth. 12. 50._]
Righteousnesse. To her Husband she |
shall bee commended, as the Louing | [Note a: _Hos. 2. 19._]
Hinde and pleasant Roe[f], the |
Desire of his eyes[g]; An Helpe | [Note b: _Cant. 2. 10._]
like vnto Himselfe[h]; His |
Companion[i]; for A Pillar of | [Note c: _Cant. 2. 14._]
rest[k], so that He shall haue no |
need of spoile[l]; for a Good | [Note d: _Cant. 2. 13._]
Portion[m], a speciall Fauour[n] |
and Gift of the Lord[o]; a Double | [Note e: _Cant. 6. 10._]
Grace[p], Doubling the number of |
his Daies[q], Fatting his bones[r], | [Note f: _Prou. 5. 19._]
and making him knowne in the Gates, |
when he sitteth among the Elders of | [Note g: _Ezek. 24. 16. Eccles.
the Land[s]: for a Tower against | 36. 22._]
Death vnto him[t]: A greater |
Blessing vnto him than either House | [Note h: _Gen. 2. 18. Eccles. 36.
or Inheritance[u], Aboue children | 24._]
and the Building of a Citie to |
continue his Name[x], yea for a | [Note i: _Mal. 2. 14._]
Crowne vnto her Husband[y], not a |
Gold-ring on his finger;