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Master Bezaes sermons upon the three chapters of the canticle of canticlesMaster Bezaes sermons vpon the three chapters of the canticle of canticles
Master Bezaes sermons upon the three chapters of the canticle of canticles wherein are handled the chiefest points of religion controversed and debated between us and the adversary at this day, especially touching the true Jesus Christ and the true Church, and the certain & infallible marks both of the one and of the other. Translated out of French into English by John Harmar ...Master Bezaes sermons vpon the three chapters of the canticle of canticles wherein are handled the chiefest points of religion controversed and debated betweene vs and the aduersarie at this day, especially touching the true Iesus Christ and the true Church, and the certaine & infallible marks both of the one and of the other. Translated out of French into English by Iohn Harmar ...
Oxford: printed by Joseph Barnes, 1587Oxford: printed by Ioseph Barnes, 1587
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
¶THE ARGUMENT OF THE XLV. Psalm, serving for an Argument and preface or abridgement of this book of the Canticle of Canticles or song of songs of Solomon.
¶THE ARGVMENT OF THE XLV. Psalme, seruing for an Argument and preface or abridgement of this booke of the Canticle of Canticles or song of songes of Salomon.
This Psalm as the whole book of the Canticle of Canticles is to be taken and altogether to be understood in a spiritual sense: and therefore there is no appearance or show of reason to take it as some have done, for a marriage song of Solomon and Pharaoh's daughter. For besides, that the title which is in Hebrew over many of the Psalms would have made some mention touching this point, we see how this marriage is condemned, and that worthily by the holy ghost, 1. Kings. 11. so far it is from all reason to take that alliance & marriage of his to have bin a figure of so holy & sacred a one as that is which is proposed unto us in this Psal. We have therefore in this psalm an excellent and most divine treaty touching the most strait and spiritual bond and alliance which is between Jesus Christ and his Church, every point thereof being prosecuted and continued under such forms and phrases of speech as are customarily used in the treaty of the conditions of a natural marriage between such persons as are of an high degree and quality: as the Prophets also have in many places retained the very same terms of Bridegroom and spouse and of marriage speaking of Jesus Christ and of his Church, as the Apostle hath likewise used the same, namely, Rom. 7.2. &