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A09998 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 ...; Sermons sur les trois premiers chapitres du Cantique des cantiques. English Bèze, Théodore de, 1519-1605.; Harmar, John, 1555?-1613. 1587 (1587) STC 2025; ESTC S101752 345,082 450

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also_o a_o will_n but_o replenish_v and_o fill_v with_o all_o wickedness_n and_o vanity_n by_o reason_n whereof_o the_o lord_n speak_v of_o this_o first_o grace_n use_v the_o word_n of_o newbirth_n joh._n 3.3_o which_o declare_v the_o first_o original_a and_o beginning_n of_o our_o spiritual_a life_n and_o be_v i_o mean_v touch_v these_o new_a quality_n of_o both_o part_n of_o the_o soul_n &_o not_o in_o respect_n of_o the_o essence_n of_o they_o to_o conclude_v therefore_o that_o which_o the_o apostle_n say_v that_o man_n before_o this_o first_o grace_n be_v sell_v under_o sin_n that_o be_v to_o say_v be_v make_v a_o slave_n of_o sin_n rom._n 7.14_o and_o that_o the_o natural_a man_n that_o be_v to_o say_v that_o the_o man_n which_o be_v not_o otherwise_o quicken_v &_o make_v alive_a in_o his_o soul_n they_o now_o it_o be_v natural_o in_o he_o can_v conceive_v the_o thing_n of_o the_o spirit_n of_o god_n be_v most_o true_a of_o man_n entire_o consider_v in_o his_o own_o nature_n 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than_o kiss_v we_o by_o join_v himself_o in_o such_o wise_a and_o so_o near_o unto_o we_o that_o the_o man_n who_o he_o have_v take_v unto_o himself_o be_v not_o only_o the_o image_n of_o god_n his_o creator_n as_o be_v the_o first_o adam_n but_o be_v true_a god_n &_o true_a man_n in_o one_o only_o person_n and_o that_o in_o such_o sort_n that_o this_o join_n and_o unite_n himself_o with_o our_o nature_n neither_o be_v nor_o shall_v be_v ever_o sever_v or_o break_v by_o this_o mean_v his_o mouth_n have_v ever_o &_o do_v yet_o remain_v as_o it_o be_v glue_v upon_o we_o by_o this_o holy_a kiss_n of_o he_o 5_o but_o yet_o this_o be_v not_o enough_o to_o understand_v this_o holy_a kiss_n which_o the_o spouse_n do_v so_o wish_v for_o and_o desire_n for_o albeit_o the_o son_n of_o god_n which_o be_v this_o bridegroom_n have_v take_v upon_o himself_o this_o nature_n common_a to_o all_o mankind_n yet_o have_v he_o not_o kiss_v all_o man_n no_o but_o his_o church_n only_o his_o only_a spouse_n 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