John Trapp on Ezekiel 16:8

Ver. 8. Behold thy time was the time of love] When thou waſt both fit for marriage, and deſirous of it. For as the man miſſeth his rib, ſo the woman would be in her old place again, under the mans arm or wing, See Ruth 3.1, 9.

And I ſpred my skirt over thee] See Ruth 3.9. with the Note. I covered thy nakedneſſe, and took thee into my care and company, as a wife. A marriage-rite is imported by this expreſſion.

Yea I ſware unto thee, &c.] So much adoe God hath with us, to make us believe. The Apoſtle mentioneth the work of faith: She hath ſomewhat to do before ſhe can faſten.