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

1 That the whole contentment of the spouse or Bride proceedeth from this, that the Bridegroom hath loved her first. 2 The work of creation is the first testimony of Gods love & dilection towards man. 3 The work of redemption is a more admirable testimony of this dilection, but is particularly belonging unto the spouse. 4 The testimony of this love is declared unto us in the holy Scriptures. 5 In what sense these dilections are preferred before wine, and why the spouse useth this word in the plural number. 6 The mutual and interchangeable dilection or love which is dew unto the Bridegroom, is the sum of the Law. And the principal abuses which are committed in dilection or love, and in hatred. 7 That God alone ought properly to be loved. 8 That knowledge must go before love, and how man before his fall knew and loved God. 9 Whether Adam and Eve had the knowledge of evil, thereby to have hated it, before their fall. 10 Men before they be regenerate, cannot, nor will not learn to love or hate aright. 11 The only spirit of God, which created us, teacheth the spouse this lesson, but yet not without resistance. 12 The marvellous combat of the Bridegroom for his Bride. 13 The war of the spirit against the flesh is not by and by ended. 14 How we ought to love one another, and the other creatures. 15 The hatred of us against the devil ought to be irreconcilable. 16 How we ought to hate the wicked. 17 Abuse in hating the creatures which are made for our use. 18 A conclusion of the treatise of orderly dilection and hatred.

1 That the whole contentment of the spouse or Bride proceedeth from this, that the Bridegroome hath loued her first. 2 The woork of creation is the first testimony of Gods loue & dilection towards man. 3 The worke of redēption is a more admirable testimony of this dilection, but is particularly belonging vnto the spouse. 4 The testimony of this loue is declared vnto vs in the holie Scriptures. 5 In what sense these dilections are preferred before wine, and why the spouse vseth this word in the plural number. 6 The mutual and enterchaungeable dilection or loue which is dewe vnto the Bridegroome, is the sum of the Law. And the principall abuses which are committed in dilection or loue, and in hatred. 7 That God alone ought properlie to be loued. 8 That knowledge must go before loue, and how man before his fal knew and loued God. 9 Whether Adam and Eue had the knowledge of euil, thereby to haue hated it, before their fal. 10 Men before they be regenerate, cannot, nor wil not learne to loue or hate aright. 11 The onlie spirit of God, which created vs, teacheth the spouse this lesson, but yet not without resistance. 12 The marueilous combate of the Bridegroome for his Bride. 13 The warre of the spirite against the flesh is not by and by ended. 14 How wee ought to loue one another, and the other creatures. 15 The hatred of vs against the diuell ought to be irreconciliable. 16 How we ought to hate the wicked. 17 Abuse in hating the creaturs which are made for our vse. 18 A conclusion of the treatise of orderlie dilection and hatred.