Master Bezaes sermons upon the three chapters of the canticle of canticlesMaster Bezaes sermons vpon the three chapters of the canticle of canticles

but this is to teach men to set all things whatsoever without exception, after the duty which they owe unto the Lord: whose promise is most liberal & bountiful unto them, who forsake for his sake houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands & possessions, how ever the world take and account them for fools and frantic.

but this is to teach men to set all thinges whatsoeuer without exception, after the dewty which they owe vnto the Lorde: whose promise is most liberall & bountifull vnto them, who forsake for his sake houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands & possessions, howe euer the worlde take and account them for fooles and franticke.

7 Neither serveth this lesson to teach us only that it is enough to depart out of those places where superstition or some what worse then that is. For it is to little purpose to change our place, if we change not our old skin: and if being come to another place to serve God better and with more freedom then before, we show it not indeed and effect when we are come thither. Which falleth not so truly out in all, as I must say it to my great grief, being but too too many found who in stead of changing themselves and their manners or profiting themselves better when they are come hither amongst us, become worse then before, so that being nothing else but an offence and stumbling block unto others, it were better both for us and them they had either never come here, or had returned strait way thither again from whence they came.

7 Neither serueth this lesson to teach vs onely that it is enough to depart out of those places where superstitiō or some what worse then that is. For it is to little purpose to chaunge our place, if we chaunge not our old skinne: and if being come to another place to serue God better and with more freedome then before, we shew it not indeede and effect when wee are come thither. Which falleth not so truly out in al, as I must say it to my great griefe, beeing but too too manie found who in steede of changing themselues and their manners or profiting themselues better when they are come hither amongst vs, become worse then before, so that being nothing else but an offence and stumbling block vnto others, it were better both for vs and them they had either neuer come here, or had returned strait way thither againe from whence they came.