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

4 But not to stand any longer on them who are now the ⟨p. 291⟩firebrands & bellows of persecutions, nay persecutors themselves, how ever they shroud themselves under the mantle of devotion and religion, we ought to see and consider how the Lord had no sooner begun in our time, to take his vineyard into his own hands, but satan thrust in into it those foxes the Anabaptists and Libertines of many sorts, from whom sprang those vile & filthy heretics of the family of love, who shame not notwithstanding to cover themselves in speech with a more then Angelical perfection. On the other side, are crept into the world the Arians, as men zealous of the unity of one only God: others who fear least the humanity & manhood of Jesus Christ, should be kept as it were in prison in heaven, if we believe not that it is also really in his essence in earth with the bread and the wine of the holy Supper: and that the Sacrament would be annihilated and abolished, if we eat not the very flesh of Jesus Christ also with our mouths and teeth. Others there are who are jealous of the humanity of Jesus Christ, as they say: from whom notwithstanding are crept into the world, both Nestorians in severing of the two natures, and Eutychians in the confounding of the essential proprieties of them. In a word I know not whether there be at all any one old heresy which satan endeavoureth not to set a broach among us, or new yet to be invented which he hammereth not in the forge, so to break in upon this vineyard being yet young and tender, to hinder her fruit to come to maturity & ripeness.

4 But not to stand any longer on them who are nowe the ⟨p. 291⟩firebrands & bellowes of persecutions, nay persecuters themselues, how euer they shroud themselues vnder the mantle of deuotion and religion, we ought to see and consider how the Lorde had no sooner begun in our time, to take his vineyard into his owne handes, but satan thrust in into it those foxes the Anabaptists and Libertines of many sorts, from whom sprang those vile & filthy heretickes of the family of loue, who shame not notwithstanding to couer themselues in speach with a more then Angelicall perfection. On the other side, are crept into the world the Arrians, as men zealous of the vnity of one only God: others who feare least the humanity & manhood of Iesus Christ, should bee kept as it were in prison in heauen, if wee beleeue not that it is also really in his essence in earth with the bread and the wine of the holy Supper: and that the Sacrament would bee annihilated and abolished, if wee eate not the verie fleshe of Iesus Christ also with our mouthes and teeth. Others there are who are iealous of the humanity of Iesus Christ, as they say: from whom notwithstanding are crept into the world, both Nestorians in seuering of the two natures, and Eutichians in the confounding of the essentiall proprieties of thē. In a word I know not whether ther be at al any one old heresie which satan indeuoreth not to set a broach among vs, or new yet to be inuented which he hammereth not in the forge, so to break in vpon this vineyard being yet yong and tender, to hinder her fruit to come to maturity & ripenes.