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Song of Solomon 6:12

Western Saints

Bede

I did not know, my soul was troubled within me, etc. I did not know the gifts of spiritual grace with which you were illuminated by the Lord to bring forth the fruits of faith among all nations. The internal anxiety of my mind troubled me because of the sudden introduction of the New Testament in place of the old, while the proclamation of the gospel suddenly filled the whole world instead of the books of the prophets and the law, which I knew to be divine and written by the Holy Spirit. …

Commentary on the Song of Songs ↗

Robert of Tombelaine

As if she were saying: Seeing so many miracles taking place in the holy Church, why did I not perceive them in so great a time? Why did I remain unbelieving? Why did I persist so long through my unbelief in the darkness of ignorance? But she is disturbed on account of the chariots of Aminadab, because at a certain point she is stirred up through the preaching of Christ to receive the faith. …

Commentary on the Song of Songs, Chapter 6 ↗