A17183:1083
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.
For touching the causes of those calamities wherewith the wicked 1are tormented, they can be none other than the heinous crimes which they commit from day to day, and are therefore punished by Gods just judgement, to the end that all men may perceive that God hateth wicked men and wickedness alike. So we read that Pharaoh was afflicted. Saul fell upon his own sword, and was slain in the mount Gilboa, with many thousand Israelites, because he had sinned against the Lord, which purposed to destroy him for an example of his judgement, and a terror to them that should follow after. Antiochus Epiphanes, Herod the great, Herod Agrippa, and Galerius Maximianus the Emperor, were taken horribly with grievous diseases and died of the same. The reason was because they sinned against GOD and his servants, on whom he determined to take a vengeance, and to make them proofs of his just judgement: so to be examples for tyrants, to perceive what plagues remain for those, which seek the blood of the godly and faithful.
For touching the causes of those calamities wherewith the wicked 1are tormented, they can bée none other than the heynous crimes which they commit from day to day, and are therefore punished by Gods iuste iudgement, to the end that all men may perceiue that God hateth wicked men and wickednesse alike. So wée reade that Pharao was afflicted. Saul fell vppon his owne sword, and was slaine in the mounte Gelboe, wyth many thousand Israelites, because he had sinned against the Lord, which purposed to destroy him for an example of his iudgement, and a terrour to them that should followe after. Antiochus Epiphanes, Herode the great, Herod Agrippa, and Galerius Maximianus the Emperour, were taken horriblie wyth gréeuous diseases and died of the same. The reason was because they sinned against GOD and his seruaunts, on whome hee determined to take a vengeaunce, and to make them proofes of his iuste iudgemente: so to bee examples for tyrauntes, to perceiue what plagues remayne for those, which séeke the bloud of the godly and faithfull.
- 1The causes of afflictitions in the wicked sort.The causes of afflictitions in the wicked sorte.