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

and thirdly because it had a long journey to make, namely as far as Babel over so many rivers and troublesome ways, and minding also as it were to unthaw his people waxen stiff and benumbed with overmuch ease they sate at, it pleased him to guide them on foot even into Chaldea, using the Chaldeans as his Sumpters, to carry his vessel of gold and of silver, which he delivered them as it were in keeping. And as for his Coach, seeing it so villainously used and so il handled as it was, he would not only have it to be unharnessed as I said before, but also unpinned, disjointed and pulled asunder; but yet so that the pieces remained sound & good, as indeed in his good time he set it together again, & that by the appointment & ordinance of the Kings themselves otherwise his enemies and successors of them who had pulled it in pieces. If hereupon a man reply unto me the servitude of the people of God, I confess it, for they had well deserved it: but I add that during this very captivity, behold the people how captive and prisoner-like soever they were, governor of Babylon in great authority in the person of Daniel, behold the royal edicts for the worshipping of the God of Daniel, behold the tyrant himself brought to feed among the brute beasts, behold Babylon it self captive, and the people of god restored & restablished with great privileges, & restitution of their holy vessels. And what afterward? Is not this that King who beat down the Kings of Syria and of Egypt, though sometime he had given them an entrance even into his house there to take them and entrap them?

and thirdly because it had a long iourney to make, namely as farre as Babel ouer so many riuers and troublesome waies, and minding also as it were to vnthawe his people waxen stiffe and benōmed with ouermuch ease they sate at, it pleased him to guide thē on foot euen into Chaldea, vsing the Chaldeans as his Sompters, to cary his vessel of gold and of siluer, which he deliuered them as it were in keeping. And as for his Coch, seeing it so villanouslie vsed and so il handled as it was, he would not onely haue it to be vnharnished as I said before, but also vnpinned, disioynted and pulled asunder; but yet so that the peeces remained soūd & good, as indeed in his good time he set it together againe, & that by the appointment & ordinance of the Kings themselues otherwise his enemies and successors of them who had pulled it in peeces. If hereupon a man reply vnto mee the seruitude of the people of God, I confesse it, for they had wel deserued it: but I adde that during this verie captiuity, beholde the people how captiue and prisoner-like soeuer they were, gouernour of Babylon in great authority in the person of Daniel, beholde the royal edictes for the worshipping of the God of Daniel, beholde the tyrant himselfe brought to feede among the brute beastes, behold Babylon it selfe captiue, and the people of god restored & restablished with great priuileges, & restitution of their holy vessels. And what afterward? Is not this that King who beate downe the Kings of Syria and of AEgypt, though sometime he had giuen them an entrance euen into his house there to take them and entrap them?