A17183:1068
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.
Now since this is so, it followeth 1consequently to beat out the causes of these calamities. For in so doing we shall be the better able to judge rightly of the miseries both of yt godly and wicked sort of people. The causes of calamities are many & of many sorts: but the general and especial cause is known to be sin. For by disobedience sin entered into yt world, and death by sin, and so consequently diseases, and all evils in the world. They are very lightheaded and vain fellows that refer these causes to I cannot tell what, blind constellations, and movings of Planets. For we by our evil lusts and corrupt affections, do heap up day by day one evil on an others neck. And at our elbows standeth the devil, who roundeth us in the ears & eggeth us forwards: and as helps to spur us on, there are a crew of naughty packs that never cease to train us in: and daily there do rise up divers instruments of tribulation, wherewith the most wise and just God doth suffer us men to be exercised and tormented.
Now since this is so, it followeth 1consequently to beate out the causes of these calamities. For in so doinge wée shalbe the better able to iudge rightly of the miseries both of yt godly and wicked sort of people. The causes of calamities are many & of many sortes: but the generall and especiall cause is knowen to be sinne. For by disobediēce sinne entred into yt world, and death by sinne, and so cōsequently diseases, and al euills in the world. They are very lightheaded and vaine fellowes that referre these causes to I cannot tell what, blind constellations, and mouinges of Planets. For wee by our euill lustes and corrupte affections, do heape vp day by day one euill on an others necke. And at our elbowes standeth ye deuill, who roundeth vs in the eares & eggeth vs forwards: and as helps to spurre vs on, there are a crewe of naughtie packes that neuer ceasse to traine vs in: and daily there doe rise vp diuers instruments of tribulation, wherewith the most wise and iust God doth suffer vs men to be excercised and tormented.
- 1The cau••s of calamities.The cau••s of calaities.