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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
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WE have hitherto as it were accompanied the Bridegroom & the spouse unto the feast & banquet of the fiansailes, now their holy discoursing & talking together, full of unspeakable comfort and consolation is here set down and declared. For who is he that can comprehend either the love which the bridegroom by inward effects testifieth unto his spouse, yea to every faithful & believing soul, or the joy & contentment, which the spouse thereby receiveth, considering aright and esteeming the price and value of that she receiveth, & the excellency of him who vouchsafeth her so great honour. Now seeing the consideration of so great a benefit constraineth such as are most ignorant to wish and desire it, and such as are most wicked to condemn themselves for despising and contemning of it, we must be so much the more diligent and attentive in heedful marking of these discourses of theirs, that so we may have our part therein.
WE haue hitherto as it were accōpanied the Bridegrome & the spouse vnto the feast & banquet of the fiansailes, now their holy discoursing & talking together, full of vnspeakeable comfort and consolation is here set downe and declared. For who is he that can comprehend either the loue which the bridegrome by inward effects testifieth vnto his spouse, yea to euery faithful & beleeuing soul, or the ioy & contentment, which the spouse thereby receiueth, considering aright and esteeming the price and valewe of that shee receiueth, & the excellency of him who voutchsafeth her so great honor. Now seing the consideration of so great a benefit constraineth such as are most ignorant to wish and desire it, and such as are most wicked to condemn themselues for despising and contemning of it, we must bee so much the more diligent and attentiue in heedful marking of these discourses of theirs, that so we may haue our part therein.
2 The Bridegroom therefore having called this spouse, his love, or well-beloved, testifieth unto her twice together, that she is fair, that she is fair. Let us therefore first consider the excellency of him who speaketh in this place. It is the everlasting son of God who is not deceived, to take that for fair which is foul, being abused with the form and fashion of this world,