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Fifty Godly and Learned Sermons (The Decades)
Fifty godly and learned sermons divided into five decades, containing the chief and principal points of Christian religion, written in three several tomes or sections, by Henry Bullinger minister of the church of Tigure in Switzerland. Whereunto is adjoined a triple or three-fold table very fruitful and necessary. Translated out of Latin into English by H.I. student in divinity.Fiftie godlie and learned sermons diuided into fiue decades, conteyning the chiefe and principall pointes of Christian religion, written in three seuerall tomes or sections, by Henrie Bullinger minister of the churche of Tigure in Swicerlande. Whereunto is adioyned a triple or three-folde table verie fruitefull and necessarie. Translated out of Latine into English by H.I. student in diuinitie.
London: printed by Henry Middleton for Ralph Newberrie, 1577London: printed by Henry Middleton for Ralphe Newberrie, 1577
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The second Tome, and first the sum or contents of the ten Sermons of the third Decade.
The second Tome, and firste the summe or contentes of the tenne Sermons of the thirde Decade.
1 OF the fourth precept of the second table, which is in order the eighth of the ten commandments: Thou shalt not steal. Of the owing and possessing of proper goods, and of the right and lawful getting of the same. Against sundry kinds of theft. 259 2 Of the lawful use of earthly goods: that is, how we may rightly possess, and lawfully spend the wealth that is rightly and justly gotten. Of restitution & alms deeds. 279 3 Of the patient bearing and abiding of sundry calamities & miseries: and also of the hope and manifold consolation of the faithful. 270 4 Of the fifth & sixth precepts of the second table, which are in order the ninth and tenth of the ten Commandments, that is: Thou shalt not speak false witness against thy neighbour, And: Thou shalt not covet thy neighbours house, &c. 318 5 Of the Ceremonial laws of GOD, but especially of the Priesthood, time, and place appointed for the Ceremonies. 327 6 Of the Sacraments of the Jews, of their sundry sorts of sacrifices, and certain other things pertaining to their Ceremonial law. 354 7 Of the Judicial laws of God. 387 8 Of the use or effect of the law of God, and of the fulfilling & abrogating of the same. Of the likeness and difference of both the Testaments and people, the old and the new. 400 9 Of Christian liberty, and of offences. Of good works, and the reward thereof. 440 10 Of sin, and of the kinds thereof, to wit, of original ⟨image 12⟩and actual sin, and of sin against the Holy Ghost. And lastly, of the most sure and just punishment of sins. 477
1 OF the fourth precept of the second table, whiche is in order the eighth of the ten commandements: Thou shalt not steale. Of the owing and possessing of proper goodes, and of the right and lawfull getting of the same. Against sundry kinds of theft. 259 2 Of the lawfull vse of earthly goods: that is, how we may rightly possesse, and lawfully spende the wealth that is rightly and iustly gotten. Of restitution & almes deeds. 279 3 Of the patient bearing and abiding of sundrie calamities & miseries: and also of the hope and manifold consolation of the faithfull. 270 4 Of the fift & sixt preceptes of the second table, which are in order the ninth and tenth of the tenne Commaundements, that is: Thou shalt not speake false witnesse against thy neighbour, And: Thou shalt not couet thy neighbours house, &c. 318 5 Of the Ceremonial lawes of GOD, but especially of the Priesthoode, time, and place appointed for ye Ceremonies. 327 6 Of the Sacraments of the Iewes, of their sundry sorts of sacrifices, and certeine other things perteyning to their Ceremoniall lawe. 354 7 Of the Iudicial lawes of God. 387 8 Of the vse or effect of the lawe of God, and of the fulfilling & abrogating of the same. Of the likenesse and difference of bothe the Testamentes and people, the old and the new. 400 9 Of Christian libertie, and of offences. Of good workes, and the reward thereof. 440 10 Of sinne, and of the kyndes thereof, to wit, of originall