Song of Songs 4:2 (WEB)
Your teeth are like a newly shorn flock, which have come up from the washing, where every one of them has twins. None is bereaved among them.
Fathers and councils · 6
Cyril of Jerusalem
“…thou art fair: thy teeth are like flocks of sheep new shorn, (because of the confession of a good conscience: and further) which have all of them twins; because of the twofold grace, I mean that which is perfected of water and of the Spirit, or that which is announced by the Old and by the New Testament.” — editor's note: Ib. iv. 1, 2.
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Augustine of Hippo
“Of these teeth too of the Church it is said, “Thy teeth are as a flock of shorn sheep, coming up from the bath, whereof every one beareth twins, and there is not one barren among them.”” — editor's note: Sol. Song iv. 2, vi. 6.
Read the whole comment“For those former Churches were of such sort, as that of them it is said in the Song of Songs, “Thy teeth—are like a flock of shorn ewes going up from the washing, all of which do bear twins, and a barren one is not among them.”” — editor's note: Song of Sol. iv. 2.
Read the whole comment“…Church: “Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn, which come up from the washing; whereof every one beareth twins, and there is none barren.”” — editor's note: Song of Sol. iv. 2, vi. 5.
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Jerome
“His “teeth are like a flock of sheep that are even shorn which came up from the washing; whereof everyone bear twins, and none is barren among them.”” — editor's note: Cant. iv. 2.
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Ambrose of Milan
“And farther on: “Thy teeth are like a flock of sheep that are shorn, which are come up from the pool, which all bear twins, and none is barren among them, thy lips are as a cord of scarlet.”” — editor's note: Cant. iv. 2, 3.
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