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Matthew Poole and continuators on Song of Solomon 4:11

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Song of Solomon4:11

11 Thy lips, O my spouse, drop as the honeycomb : honey and milk are under thy tongue , and the smell of thy garments is like the smell of Lebanon .

Thy Speeches both to me in Prayer and Praises, and to men for their Edification, are highly acceptable to me.

Words more sweet and comfortable than Honey or Milk.

By which Phrase he may possibly intimate, that her words were not uttered in Hypocrisie, or with evil design, as many fair and smooth Speeches are, but proceed from her very Heart which is under her Tongue, as mischief is said to be under his Tongue, Psal. 10. 7. who devised it in his Heart.

Of that Righteousness wherewith I have cloathed and adorned thee. Christ and the Graces of the Spirit are oft compared to Garments, as Rom. 13. 14. Eph. 4. 24. 1 Pet. 5. 5.

Which is also mentioned and commended Hos. 14. 6. which must needs be very sweet and grateful in regard of the great numbers of sweet-smelling Spices and Trees which grew in that Mountain.

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