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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
Sermon 26: THE XXVI SERMON. Our help be in the name of God &c. It is written as followeth in the t…
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12 Now touching this number of 60. we are not scrupulously to stand upon it, albeit that they who have written of numbers observe in this number a special perfection, for which cause the Astrologers did especially choose it for the easier & readier calculating their degrees & minutes: seeing a man may find in it without any fraction or broken number a moiety or half, which is thirty, a third which is twenty, a fourth which is fifteen, a fifth which is twelve, a sixth which is ten: all which numbers are found quoted in that material Temple built by Solomon, except the fifth which is the number of twelve. Besides this if we reckon in particular, all the Canonical books aswell ⟨p. 356⟩of the old as of the new testament, excluding the two latter Epistles attributed unto S. John, which are indeed as it were private letters, we shall find they make justly the number of 60. & those are in truth as it were, the true guard of this true Solomon, as shall be told you anon. But to take this more simply, it is likely that this was the ordinary number of the guard who watched by night, & were the nearest about the bed of Solomon.
12 Now touching this nūber of 60. we are not scrupulously to stand vpon it, albeit that they who haue written of numbers obserue in this nūber a special perfection, for which cause the Astrologers did especially chuse it for the easier & readier calculating their degrees & minutes: seeing a man may find in it without any fraction or broken nūber a moity or halfe, which is thirty, a third which is twenty, a fourth which is fifteene, a fifth which is twelue, a sixth which is ten: all which numbers are found quoted in that materiall Temple built by Salomon, except the fifth which is the number of twelue. Besides this if wee recken in particular, al the Canonicall bookes aswell ⟨p. 356⟩of the olde as of the newe testament, excluding the two latter Epistles attributed vnto S. Iohn, which are indeed as it were priuate letters, we shal find they make iustly the number of 60. & those are in truth as it were, the true gard of this true Salomon, as shall be told you anon. But to take this more simply, it is likely that this was the ordinary number of the garde who watched by night, & were the nearest about the bed of Salomon.