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A locked up garden is my sister, my bride; A locked up spring, A sealed fountain.
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A Symbol of Purity
Commentators universally agree that the images of an 'enclosed garden' and a 'sealed fountain' represent the bride's purity and exclusive devotion. Just as a private garden was protected from intruders and a sealed spring was reserved for a king, the Church is set apart for Christ alone, cherished for her inviolable chastity and faithfulness.
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Song Of Solomon
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The loveliness and purity of the bride are now set forth under the image of a paradise or garden, firmly barred against intruders, filled with the …
19th Century
Anglican
A garden inclosed.—Compare with this passage Song of Solomon 4:12–15; Proverbs 5:15;[Refere…
Baptist
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. …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
A garden enclosed [is] my sister, [my] spouse At a little distance from Bethlehem are pools of water, and below thes…
Observe the gracious call Christ gives to the church. It is:
A precept: This is Christ's call to his church to come away from the w…
