Song of Solomon 2:7

I charge you, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, in a very strong objurgation, 1 Samuel 17:55; 2 Samuel 11:11, by the roes and by the hinds of the field, fit symbols of tender and ideal love, that ye stir not up nor awake my Love till he please, literally, "awaken love till it please," all frivolous coquetry in the relation toward Christ being excluded.

The meaning is again clear. The Church praises the beauty which she has received from the Lord, and He not only agrees to her description, but even places her in contrast to the base growths of false churches, which try to sap the life of the Church with their doctrines of works. In an ecstatic monolog the bride now sets forth the excellencies of Christ, the safety of His protection, the richness of His blessings, the thought of which so fills her heart with bliss that it cannot contain it all. It is the great mystery of the relation between Christ and His Church, Ephesians 5:32. At such times, which are occasionally granted to the Church, the Lord does not wish her to be disturbed. The Church is in His keeping, even as she jealously watches over every indication of a false expression of affection toward Him.