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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.
And although our good God doth ordain all things, for the best to his creatures, and sendeth in a manner all calamities and miseries, to draw us from wickedness: yet because hypocrites and wicked people despise the counsels and admonitions of GOD, and neither will acknowledge God when he striketh, nor turn to him when he calleth them, all things do turn to their destruction (even as to them which love the Lord, all things work to the best) and therefore do they perish in their calamities: for in this world they feel the wrath of the Almighty God in most horrible punishments, and in the world to come, when once they are parted out of this life, do for ever bear far greater and bitterer pains, than any tongue can tell.
And although oure good God doth ordeyne all thinges, for the beste to his creatures, and sendeth in a manner all calamities and miseries, to drawe vs from wickednesse: yet beecause hypocrites and wicked people despise the counselles and admonitions of GOD, and neither will acknowledge God when hee striketh, nor turne to him when hee calleth them, all thinges doe turne to their destruction (euen as to them which loue the Lord, all thinges woorke to the beste) and therefore doe they perishe in their calamities: for in this world they féele the wrath of the Almightie God in most horible punishmentes, and in the world to come, when once they are parted oute of this life, do for euer beare farre greater and bitterer paynes, than any tongue can tell.
But if it happen that the wicked and ungodly sort, do not in this 1life, feel any plague or grievous affliction, then shall they be punished so much the sorer in the world to come.
But if it happen that the wicked and vngodly sorte, doe not in this 1life, féele anye plague or greeuous affliction, then shall they bée punished so much the soarer in the woorld to come.