University of Virginia Library

Search this document 
The canticles or Balades of Salomon

phraselyke declared in Englysh Metres, by William Baldwin
Baldwin, William (ca. 1518-1563?)
  
[epigraph]
  
[dedication]

collapse sectionI. 
The firste Chapter.
 i. 
i The Churche vnto Christ.
 ii. 
ii The Younglynges to Christ.
 iii. 
iii The spouse to the younglinges.
 iv. 
iv The younglinges to Christ.
 v. 
v. The Churche to the Younglinges.
 vi. 
vi The Spouse to her beloued.
 vii. 
vii Christe to his Spouse.
 viii. 
viii Christe to his Spouse.
 ix. 
ix. The Spouse to the Younglynges.
 x. 
x. Christe to his Spouse.
 xi. 
xi. The Spouse to her Beloued.
collapse sectionII. 
The .ii. Chapter
 xii. 
xii. Christe to his Spouse.
 xiii. 
xiii. The Spouse to her Beloued.
 xiiii. 
xiiii. The Churche to the Younglinges.
 xv. 
xv. The Spouse to the Younglynges
 xvi. 
xvi. The Spouse to the Younglynges.
 xvii. 
xvii. Christe to the Younglynges.
 xviii. 
xviii. The Spouse to the Younglynges.
 xix. 
xix. The Churche to the Younglinges.
 xx. 
xx. Christe to his Spouse.
 xxi. 
xxi. Christ to his Spouse.
 xxii. 
xxii. The Spouse to the Younglynges
 xxiii. 
xxiii. The Spouse to Christe.
collapse sectionIII. 
The .iii. Chapter.
 xxiiii. 
xxiiii. The new conuerted Spouse to the Younglynges.
 xxv. 
xxv. Christe to the Younglynges.
 xxvi. 
xxvi. The Frendes to the Younglynges.
 xxvii. 
xxvii. The Spouse to the Younglynges.
 xxviii. 
xxviii. The Spouse to the Younglynges
collapse sectionIIII. 
The .iiii. Chapter.
 xxix. 
xxix. Christe to his perfect Spouse.
 xxx. 
xxx. Christe to his Spouse.
 xxxi. 
xxxi. Christe to his Spouse.
 xxxii. 
xxxii. Christe to his Spouse.
 xxxiii. 
xxxiii. Christe to his Spouse.
 xxxiiii. 
xxxiiii. The Spouse to her Beloued.
collapse sectionV. 
The .v. Chapter.
 xxxv. 
xxxv. Christe to his Spouse.
 xxxvi. 
xxxvi. Christe to his Spouse.
 xxxvii. 
xxxvii. The Spouse to the Younglynges.
 xxxviii. 
xxxviii. Christe to his perfect Spouse.
 xxxix. 
xxxix. The Spouse to her Beloued.
 xl. 
xl. The Spouse to the Younglynges.
 xli. 
xli. The Younglynges to the Spouse.
 xlii. 
xlii. The Spouse to the Younglynges.
 xliii. 
xliii. The Churche to the Younglinges.
 xliiii. 
xliiii. The Spouse to the Younglynges.
collapse sectionVI. 
The .vi. Chapter.
 xlvi. 
xlvi. The Younglynges to the Spouse.
 xlvi. 
xlvi. The Spouse to the Younglinges.
 xlvii. 
xlvii. Christe to his Spouse.
 xlviii. 
xlviii. Christe to his Spouse.
 xlix. 
xlix. Christe to his Spouse.
 l. 
l. Christe to hys Spouse.
 li. 
li. The Spouse to her Beloued.
 lii. 
lii. The Spouse to the Younlinges.
 liii. 
liii. The Younglynges to the Spouse.
 liiii. 
liiii. Christe to the Younglynges.
collapse sectionVII. 
The .vii. Chapter.
 lv. 
lv. Christe to his Spouse.
 lvi. 
lvi. Christe to his Spouse.
 lvii. 
lvii. The Spouse to the Younglynges
 lviii. 
lviii. The Spouse to her Beloued.
 lix. 
lix. The Spouse to her Beloued.
collapse sectionVIII. 
The .viii. Chapter.
 lx. 
lx. The Spouse to Christe.
 lxi. 
lxi. The Spouse to the Younglynges
 [lxii]. 
[lxii] Christe to the whole worlde.
 lxiii. 
lxiii. The perfect Spouse to Christ.
 lxviii. 
lxviii Christe to the Churche.
 lxv. 
lxv. Christe to his Spouse.
 lxvi. 
lxvi. The Spouse to Christe.
 lxvii. 
lxvii. The Beloued to his Spouse.
 lxviii. 
lxviii. The Younglynges to the Spouse.
 lxix. 
lxix. Christe to his Spouse.
 lxx. 
lxx. Christe to his Spouse.
 lxxi. 
lxxi. The Spouse to Christe.
  
[conclusion]

collapse section Collapse All | Expand All expand section
previous section The .iii. Chapter. The canticles or Balades of Salomon
next section

xxvi. The Frendes to the Younglynges.

Whyle the newe conuerted Spouse resteth in the sweete peace of conscience, she waxeth dayly more perfect and perfect: ascendyng from fayth to fayth, from clerenes to clerenes vntyll she cum to perfectnes: so that in this world which is a desert voyde of good people, she in all loue, pacience, vertue, holynes and perseueraunce in truth so shyneth, that the fyrste Spouse as it wer amased therat: syngeth.

VVhat one is this that from the desert drye
Of vnbelefe, lyke to the vapours thicke
Of frankincence, in true belyef vp hye
Ascendeth swete: as myrrhe that burneth tricke
With poticary spice?

It is the Churche that hath obtayned rest
Of conscience, by fayth in Christes blood:
Whome though the worlde do vtterly detest,
Yet smokth she vp with wurkes that are as good,
As poticary spice.
previous section The .iii. Chapter. The canticles or Balades of Salomon
next section