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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 29: THE XXIX SERMON. Our help be in the name of God &c. It is written as followeth in the t…
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14 And in this point is it also that the difference of these two kingdoms consisteth. For as for the affairs of this world, whereas all may be understood & governed by this light of natural understanding & wisdom it hath pleased God to leave unto men, according as it pleaseth him of his bounty to dispense it, they may ordain laws & statutes either to command or to forbid, & impose temporal pains on the transgressors of them: but so, that they must one day yield an account unto the king of kings. But as touching this spiritual regiment, the officers of this king have no other power nor authority, but to declare and publish the ordinances which he hath made, adjoining unto them the promises and threats such as he hath delivered unto them and left in writing, with the execution, either of absolution towards the repentant, or of condemnation towards the incorrigible rebels: but, in the name of this king according unto the tenor of the commission he delivered them, under pain of Nullity, Mat. 28.18. and all after a spiritual kind of proceeding, exhorting and reproving by the word, and binding and loosing by the same and no otherwise. And as touching ⟨p. 401⟩christian magistrates they being also commanded to do homage unto this king, Psa. 2.12. they are also officers truly of this spiritual kingdom, yea principal ones, but not to approach unto the altar, as that proveth which happened to Uzziah otherwise a good king and zealous, 2. Chron. 26.16. but to arm with their authority the spiritual ordinances of this king, as did David, Solomon, and their good successors, and to repress in due sort such as not willing to order themselves unto this king, & despising his spiritual officers, seek to overthrow the true service of the Lord, Deut. 13. As we shall find that neither any true Prophet usurped this authority, but always used this true preface, So hath the Lord said. And when some would have lifted up John Baptist unto this degree, he answered contrariwise and said, I am not worthy to unloose the shoes of his feet,