Lux Domini
I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, by the roes, and by the hinds of the field, that ye stir not up, nor awake my love, till he please.

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Interpretation

Believers are beautiful, as clothed in the righteousness of Christ; and fragrant, as adorned with the graces of his Spirit; and they thrive under the refreshing beams of the Sun of righteousness. The lily is a very noble plant in the East; it grows to a considerable height, but has a weak stem.

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This thought runs through Song of Solomon 2:3-7.

Glossary

Jerusalem Place
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.