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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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2 But let us leave these merchandizers of souls, and such as make traffic of poor silly consciences, and come we now unto that which the spouse here saith. Which is in sum thus much, that being past a little this watch she found her beloved whom she never left until she had brought him home to her mothers house, yea to her mothers own chamber: whereupon we are to reiterate that which we have above already noted, namely that when the Lord maketh us to seek him by recoiling as it were and drawing back from us, he doth it not therefore that he would frustrate that desire which he first formed in the hearts of such as are his: but because he would by that means sharpen their diligence, and cause us to esteem so much the more of him when we have found him: being an ordinary thing with men to contemn that which they came light by, whereof ⟨p. 336⟩we have still daily experience. For if himself seeketh after the sheep which is strayed, Psal. 119.176. Luk. 15.4. if he ran after Adam when Adam fled, Gen. 3.9. if he cause himself to be found of them which seek him not, Isaiah. 65. how will he neglect the perseverance of them, who seek after him?
2 But let vs leaue these merchandizers of soules, and such as make trafique of poore seely consciences, and come wee now vnto that which the spouse here saith. Which is in summe thus much, that beeing past a little this watch shee found her beloued whom shee neuer left vntill shee had brought him home to her mothers house, yea to her mothers owne chamber: whereupon we are to reiterate that which we haue aboue already noted, namely that when the Lord maketh vs to seeke him by recoiling as it were and drawing backe from vs, hee doth it not therefore that hee would frustrate that desire which he first formed in the hearts of such as are his: but because hee would by that meanes sharpen their diligence, and cause vs to esteeme so much the more of him when wee haue found him: beeing an ordinarie thing with men to contemne that which they came light by, whereof ⟨p. 336⟩