And this is it whereat principally Master Beza hath in these sermons of his aimed, namely, to the convincing of the adversary in the chiefest & most fundamental points controversed between the Papists & us, and especially touching the principal points concerning the true Jesus Christ (for there are false Christs gone out into the world, and many say, here is Christ, and there is Christ, but believe them not) and the true Church (for there is a false Catholic Church too, resembling the true only in name) and the certain and infallible marks both of the one and the other, which are the questions especially debated between our adversaries and us at this day. As in deed this is the principal end and scope which Solomon himself respected in this song of his, namely, to paint forth unto us in most lively colours, aswell the true and essential qualities of this Bridegroom, as also the native and lively portrait of this spouse, which is his Church. And therefore five of the sermons of this volume, which go ⟨image 4⟩no farther then the third Chapter of the Canticles (for the rest Master Beza hath promised if God will hereafter, and my self by the assistance of the same God will according to my leisure perform the translation of them when I shall receive them) concerning the description of Solomons Coach, and the crowning of him with a crown by his mother in the day of his fiaunsailes, are wholly touching the usurped tyranny of the Church of Rome over all Christendom, and the falsification, which the head thereof, who nameth himself the Lieutenant general in earth unto this king which is here crowned, useth, in all the ordinances and laws of God. And first in the law moral, throughout every commandment, first, second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, eight, ninth, and tenth: and then in the law ceremonial, thirdly in confounding the law with the Gospel, and causing men, to seek after their salvation in that which inditeth and condemneth them, showing and proving after this how Christ is degraded from all his estates & offices by this Apostatical See. And first of his dignity royal, then his state prophetical, thirdly his Priesthood.
And this is it whereat principally Master Beza hath in these sermons of his aimed, namely, to the conuincing of the aduersary in the chiefest & most fundamentall pointes controuersed betweene the Papistes & vs, and especially touching the principall points concerning the true Iesus Christ (for there are false Christes gone out into the world, and many say, here is Christ, and there is Christ, but beleeue them not) and the true Church (for there is a false Catholique Church too, resembling the true onely in name) and the certaine and infallible markes both of the one and the other, which are the questions especially debated betweene our aduersaries and vs at this day. As in deede this is the principall ende and scope which Salomon himselfe respected in this song of his, namely, to paint forth vnto vs in most liuely coloures, aswell the true and essentiall qualities of this Bridegrome, as also the natiue and liuely portraite of this spouse, which is his Church. And therefore fiue of the sermons of this volume, which goe ⟨image 4⟩no farther then the thirde Chapter of the Canticles (for the rest Master Beza hath promised if God wil hereafter, and my selfe by the assistance of the same God will according to my leasure performe the translation of them when I shall receiue them) concerning the description of Salomons Coche, and the crowning of him with a crowne by his mother in the day of his fiaunsailes, are wholy touching the vsurped tiranny of the Church of Rome ouer all Christendome, and the falsification, which the heade thereof, who nameth himselfe the Lieutenaunt generall in earth vnto this king which is here crowned, vseth, in all the ordinaunces and lawes of God. And first in the law morall, throughout euery commandement, first, second, third, fourth, fift, sixt, seuenth, eight, ninth, and tenth: and then in the law ceremoniall, thirdly in confounding the law with the Gospell, and causing men, to seeke after their saluation in that which inditeth and condemneth them, shewing and proouing after this howe Christ is degraded from all his estates & offices by this Apostaticall See. And first of his dignity royall, then his state propheticall, thirdly his Priesthood.
