A17183:1069
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.
But the same causes of affliction are not always found to be in the 1holy worshippers of God, as are in the wicked despisers of his name. The Saints are often afflicted, that by their trouble the glory of GOD may be known to the world. For when the disciples of Christ did see y• blind man in the Gospel, which was blind from his mothers womb, they said to yt Lord: Master, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was borne blind? Jesus answered: Neither did this man sin nor his parents, but that the works of God might be made manifest in him.
But the same causes of affliction are not alwayes founde to bee in the 1holy worshippers of God, as are in the wicked despisers of his name. The Saintes are often afflicted, that by their trouble the glorie of GOD may be knowen to the world. For when the disciples of Christ did sée y• blind man in the Gospell, which was blind from his mothers wombe, they said to yt Lord: Maister, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was borne blinde? Iesus aunswered: Neither did this man sinne nor his parentes, but that the woorkes of God might be made manifest in him.
- 1The causes why the Saints •re afflicted.The causes why the Saints •re afflic•ed.
Likewise when the Lord heard say that Lazarus was sick: This disease (said he) is not to death, but to the glory of God, that by it the son of God may be glorified. And yet if we touch this matter to the quick, there can none in the world be found without sin, so that if the Lord will mark our iniquities, he shall always find somewhat to be punished in us. As it is at large declared in the book of Job.