...meaning of the earnest suit, and soul-humbling confession, of the spouse in the Song of Solomon; " Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon...fire, which hath a most vehement flame. Many waters cannot • quench love, neither can the floods drown it : if a man would give all the substance of...

...to tell her beloved so when they saw him. Hence her own description of her feelings at this time; " Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon...coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame." It is easy to see where the penman of the Song learnt this lesson. " And the Lord was angry with Solomon,...

...spirit that swallows up all peace and comfort, and the flame of it is as fierce as coals of juniper. "Jealousy is cruel as the grave : the coals thereof...coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame." Steward. The wise man was well acquainted with the great heat of that strange fire ; for, when he provoked...

...great latitude to a translator, the original term is but weakly rendered grave. Thus it is said M, Love is strong as death, jealousy is cruel as the grave. The grave, when personified, or used metaphorically, is more commonly, if I mistake not, exhibited as a...

...the name of the person -whose seal it was. Therefore when Christ says to his spouse, Cant. viii. 6. Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon thme arm; it is as much as to say, Let my name and image remain impressed there. The seals of princes...

...enjoyment of them, " his banner over me is love. Turn away thine eyes from me, for they have overcome me. Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon...grave ; the coals thereof are coals of fire, which have a most vehement flume. Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it," Cant....

...panteth my soul after thee, O God ! My soul thirsteth for God, for the livisg God!" chap. xlii. 1, 2. ** Love is strong as death. Jealousy is cruel as the grave. The coals thereof are coals of fire. Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it," Cant. viii. 6, 7. If religion hath...

...likewise will break through all barriers ; " Jealousy is the rage' of a man/' it must have vent. " Set me as a seal upon thine arm ; for love is strong as death, jealousy is as cruel as the grave: the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame," Song,...

...faints, and utters such exclamations as these, " I sleep, but my heart waketh. Set me as a seal upon thy heart, as a seal upon thine arm, for love is strong as death, jealousy a» cruel as the grave, the coals thereof are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame. Many...

...the apple tree : there thy mother brought thee forth : there she brought thee forth that bare thee. 6 Set me as a seal upon thine heart, as a seal upon...are coals of fire, which hath a most vehement flame. 7 Many waters cannot quench love, neither can the floods drown it : if a man would give all the substance...