Two very learned sermons of M. Beza, together with a short sum of the…Two very lerned sermons of M. Beza, togither with a short sum of the…

4 To deal with the reservation, circumgestation, or carrying it about, and with many other odd toys of their own invention, and largely lay out the inconveniences thereof, would require some proper and fit discourse for that purpose, but I will reserve it till another time, making hast now ⟨p. 226⟩to handle that, which shall be as the last, so in my judgement, not the least profitable part of this treaty, and that is, how a man should draw near unto such reverent mysteries, to gods glory, and his own good, and how he may best come, to reap and receive fruit and comfort by the same, specially sith it pleaseth God, to offer to him such excellent graces thereby, wherein I mind not to deal largely, because, as you see through all this discourse, I profess brevity and shortness, and to deal fully & perfectly I can not, both by reason of the excellency of the things to be handled, and also by mean of the maim, that we find in our knowledge in this life, in which we know in part, ¹and prophecy in part, as the Apostle saith. And yet not to say somewhat, sith the Lord hath made me to feel somewhat, were not only to deface the graces that God in the riches of his mercy, hath bestowed upon me poor and miserable wretch that I am, but to defraud my good brethren, and the people of God, of some either profitable instruction, or sweet comfort, that the Lord hath been pleased to acquaint me withal: wherein setting Gods glory, chiefly before mine ⟨p. 227⟩eyes, and the good of his children, I will, trusting in the multitude of his mercies assay, to utter that little, that I my self in some measure feel in this matter.

4 To deale with the reseruation, circumgestation, or carieng it about, and with many other odde toies of their own inuention, and largely lay out the inconueniences therof, would require some proper and fit discourse for that purpose, but I wil reserue it til another time, making hast now ⟨p. 226⟩to handle that, which shalbe as the last, so in my iudgement, not the least profitable part of this treatie, and that is, how a man should drawe neere vnto such reuerent misteries, to gods glory, and his owne good, and howe hee may best come, to reape and receiue fruite and comforte by the same, speciallie sith it pleaseth God, to offer to him such excellent graces therby, wherein I mind not to deal largely, because, as you see thorowe all this discourse, I professe breuitie and shortnes, and to deale fully & perfectlie I can not, both by reason of the excellencie of the thinges to bee handled, and also by meane of the maime, that wee find in our knowledg in this life, in which we know in part,